Browsing by Subject "organizational culture"
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Change readiness of laboratory leaders in the system-level organization
(2020-02-06)Successful organizational change hinges on active engagement and endorsement by the change recipients. This research evaluated the change readiness of laboratory leaders from each of British Columbia’s public health authority ... -
Equal space on the flight deck : challenging the myth of the professional pilot
(2020-04-16)Currently, women in the field of aviation constitute less than six percent of the professional pilot population, while the demand for pilots is unparalleled. The purpose of this study is to understand how female pilots ... -
In spite of institution : community engagement and the lived experiences of Kearl oil sands workers in Northern Alberta
(2012-08-10)Prison or paradise is a matter of perspective; within the walls of a highly institutionalized work camp in northern Alberta, it is one that employees are constantly negotiating, as the boundaries that typically separate ... -
Lean and in-between : culture and discourse in a health-care system improvement Story
(2017-08-22)Background: Lean is a process improvement methodology born in automobile manufacturing and since applied to other manufacturing sectors and, more recently, the public sector. As the Government of Saskatchewan applies lean ... -
Organizing and conducting sporting events online : a study of the 2011 CrossFit Games
(2012-06-29)In a world where everything from dating to shopping to conducting business can be performed online, competitive sport has remained an activity in which its online component is mostly relegated to news, chat or fan forums, ... -
Pathways to transformation : mapping leadership language through one organization's journey
(2015-08-14)Organizational transformation is complex and challenging, as is a leader’s role in that transformation. This thesis examines the role of leadership communication in the success of organizational culture change in one ... -
Productivity constraints in residential housing operations: A case for enhancing management knowledge to mitigate founder-centrality and organizational inertia
(2020-06-25)Purpose. Firm level case using action research (AR) to investigate constraints to productivity improvements leading to sustainability (social, economic, environmental) to help organizations and municipalities understand ... -
Walking the talk : leading change-related communications in Girl Guides of Canada–Guides du Canada, British Columbia Council
(2017-09-21)This interpretive phenomenological study used an appreciative inquiry-based methods approach to explore how Girl Guides of Canada―Guides du Canada, BC Council could leverage its organizational values to communicate and ...
