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Contested Streets: A Case-study Approach to Understanding Bicycle and Car Politics in Toronto, Canada

Hill, Jennifer - 2010

Using qualitative interviews, this thesis examines bicycle and car politics in Toronto, Canada to understand: i) how automobility affects those engaged in contesting and supporting cycling initiatives; ii) why the installation of cycling infrastructure has been politicized; and iii) whether...

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Incomplete information games of conflict and collective action

Shadmehr, Mehdi - 2011

My thesis consists of three essays that investigate strategic interactions between individuals engaging in risky collective action in uncertain environments. The first essay analyzes a broad class of incomplete information coordination games with a wide range of applications in economics and...

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Managerial perceptions of corporate environmentalism : interpretations from industry and strategic implications for organizations

Banerjee, Subhabrata Bobby - RMIT University; University of Western Sydney; College …; … - 2001

Environmental issues are becoming increasingly important in organization theory and practice. Corporate environmentalism is emerging as a process of addressing environmental issues facing business firms. In this paper I examine managerial perceptions of corporate environmentalism and describes...

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An institution theory approach to the relationship between organization and society

Gebhardt, Christian - 2011

Using sociological institutionalism the three articles constituting this dissertation scrutinize the relationship between organizations and their (social) environment at different levels of analysis and in the context of specific research questions. Drawing on qualitative research conducted in...

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Developing Intercultural Skills for International Industries: The Role of Industry and Educators

Gannon, J. - 2010

This case study explores intercultural awareness and communication skills as part of the essential skills set of managers operating in today’s international hospitality and tourism industry. The movement of labour across the world, encouraged by push and pull factors in different economies...

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Income Inequality and Racial/Ethnic Infant Mortality in the United States

Jesmin, Syeda Sarah - 2008

The objective of this study was to examine if intra-racial income inequality contributes to higher infant mortality rates (IMRs) for African-Americans. The conceptual framework for this study is derived from Richard Wilkinson's psychosocial environment interpretation of the income inequality and...

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Fairly satisfied : economic equality, wealth and satisfaction

O'Connell, Michael F. - 2004

. It was hypothesised that a greater association might be found between satisfaction and equality of income distribution … rather than between satisfaction and size of income. The interrelationship between wealth (GDPpc), equality of income and … mean satisfaction for fifteen EU states was assessed over a four year period (1995-1998). Equality of income was …

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