viurr: Recent submissions
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Alberta municipal sector leadership development
(2020-05-28)This inquiry engaged chief administrative officers from Alberta cities, towns, and villages to explore: How might the perspectives and experiences of senior leaders in Alberta municipalities inform leadership development ... -
Building trust and connection between leadership and employees at Briteweb
(2020-05-20)As the pace of change in organizations continues to increase, business leaders need to build strong, emotionally connected teams to successfully achieve growth. However, this rapid growth presents many challenges, particularly ... -
Life in action : Conversations on making and being
(2020-05-19)This is a study of thresholds. Pay attention as you cross, and especially as you return because you will always be somewhere new, and you will never be the same person. My research draws on qualitative material from ... -
Revolutionizing through polarity management
(2020-05-12)Through this organizational leadership project I investigated how Next Architecture (Next) could manage the ongoing balance between traditional and revolutionary practices to position them for growth as they evolve into a ... -
The intersection and divergence of new urbanism and environmental psychology: An exploration
(Frontiers, 2020-05-12)Using the limited literature comparing the findings of New Urbanism and environmental psychology as to the desirable characteristics of neighborhoods and resident satisfaction, and with a focus on an urban inner-city ... -
Nurses' perception of readiness for mass casualty events involving children
(2020-04-24)After a mass casualty event, there is an expectation that hospitals will safely care for all patients—adults and children alike—who require medical and non-medical attention, regardless of any challenges they may face. ... -
Dome is where the heart is : exploring intentional community in Victoria, B.C.
(2020-04-23)This ethnographic research was conducted to better understand how living in an intentional community may be promoting environmental integrity, personal and community well-being and to gain insight into the intentions and ... -
Knowledge management and non-profit organizations : catalyzing sustainable international development initiatives
(2020-04-22)Though small and medium-sized non-profit organizations have a great deal to contribute to the delivery of international development initiatives with sustained outcomes and impacts, there remains the prevailing issue of ... -
A storied life : learning from the voices of youth with developmental disabilities
(2020-04-21)Youth in transition in the province of British Columbia are individuals aged 14-25 who have IQs below 70. Within the province, youth in transition, or individuals with developmental disabilities, are disadvantaged by the ... -
Primex manufacturing : culture informing strategic succession planning
(2020-04-21)Primex Manufacturing’s management team was engaged in an exploration of the drivers of their organization’s culture and a review of the systems in place that support the culture, informing the inquiry question: How might ... -
Engaging people with lived experience of opioid use
(2020-04-21)This inquiry explored the research question: How can the Fort St John Community Action Team (CAT) create a safe environment to ensure peer input? The Northern Health Authority acted as a partner in this research. This ... -
The socialization of academic promotion policies in East Central Alberta
(2020-04-18)This research examined how attitudes and subjective norms influence behavioral intentions and socialization of the academic promotion policies and procedures in five school divisions located in East Central Alberta. This ... -
Asymmetry, volatility, and escalation : the potential for American military responses to Chinese offensive action in space
(2020-04-18)The potential for conflict in space or related to space systems is an under-researched issue. Space conflict could dramatically affect States and individuals, and therefore can be situated in the escalation, great power ... -
A journey to kiscâyâwin ᑭᐢᒑᔮᐃᐧᐣ : belonging within us, around us and between us a co-created exploration into cultivating collective belonging for young people
(2020-04-17)Alongside young people, our research explores the meaning of belonging and unearths its role in igniting action in our communities today and for our future. It creatively explores our collective journey to kiscâyâwin ᑭᐢᒑᔮᐃᐧᐣ ... -
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 ... -
Member retention in Alberta's Freemasons
(2020-04-14)The Grand Lodge of Alberta (GLA) supports and oversees all elements of Freemasonry in the Province of Alberta, Canada. The GLA’s membership has declined approximately 5.5% annually for the last decade, with similar challenges ... -
Tsunami warning communication and its relationship to evacuation in Coastal British Columbia
(2020-04-07)This thesis explores the communication of tsunami warning information and its influence on residents’ evacuation behaviour during the January 23, 2018 tsunami warning event in British Colombia. The experiences of residents ... -
Interpersonal skills in Canadian engineering : understanding professional needs and curricula
(2020-04-02)The engineering profession’s need for communication skills is acknowledged by the Washington Accord in relation to academic elements. This pragmatic study sought to better understand the issues through a broader examination ... -
Addressing cost-related nonadherence : our experiences supporting patients in a tertiary healthcare organization
(2020-04-02)The foundation of Canada’s health care system is the notion of universal access, which means all citizens have access to medical care according to need rather than ability to pay. This idea, however, does not capture the ...
