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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Case studies (Research methodology)"”.
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Role of evolving Web Technologies in the discovery of Entrepreneurial Opportunities in technology-based organisations
… and eBay on the other. However, there is limited research that investigates the role of web technologies for entrepreneurial opportunities discovery (EOD). The findings of a systematic literature review reveal that prior EOD research has mostly investigated different factors such as prior …
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The City of Colwood : how can this community, with no functional ALR or other agricultural land, move towards greater food security?
… by-laws to increase local food security. In this case study, The City of Colwood has little functional agricultural land but a significant opportunity to expand its urban agriculture activities. Although the community supports such initiatives, the local government has not yet implemented …
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Assessing Yukon's current approach to regional land use planning : perspectives from the North Yukon planning process
… since 1993. Through qualitative, interview-based research, I explore possible factors that either hinder or facilitate successful planning. I used the North Yukon regional land use planning effort as a case study example of the first plan to be successfully approved in Yukon history. A number of …
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Corporate strategy and corporate environmental responsibility in Canada : multiple descriptive case studies
… paper is a collection of multiple descriptive case studies focusing on how Canadian best in sectors in the mining, oil and gas, telecom, finance, hospitality, and retail industries are integrating corporate environmental responsibility into their corporate strategy. Many areas for further study …
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On the road to sustainable community forestry: a case study of three British Columbia forestry-dependent towns
… towns in British Columbia, have, in many cases, resulted in effectively eliminating the local primary industry. Communities have lost the economic and social base that sustains families, the municipal tax base and the local retail market, and the local forest expertise has been forced to …
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Policy reconciliation methodology to create an Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) for Canadian municipalities
… of an ICSP? The Town of Oakville is used as a case study to investigate the method of reconciling master plans and policies to develop an ICSP. The research methods include a case study, interviews, the analysis ofICSP toolkits and municipal ICSPs. The research identifies successes, …
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Sustainable coffee certification programs and coffee cooperatives in Guatemala : a small-scale producer perspective
This descriptive, phenomenological case study presents the perspectives of small-scale coffee producers in Guatemala regarding cooperative membership, sustainable coffee certification programs and the role of ANACAFE. The viewpoints of two producer cooperatives are described based on participant …
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Carex establishment on reclaimed oil sands landscapes : a case study at Suncor Energy Inc.
… establishment on reclaimed oil sands landscapes. Research compared diversity and habitat variables between natural ecosystems and reclaimed landscapes, and examined the colonization mechanism for Carex establishment on reclaimed landscapes (i.e., ingress from adjacent natural ecosystems or …
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Potential impacts of an energy crisis on waste management systems
… by limited supply or increased cost of energy. A case study was created based on the Alberta Capital Region using literature review, surveys and interviews to identify how energy is used throughout the various phases of waste management, from collection through to disposal and diversion, and what …
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Social media enter the stadium : a case study on the political economy of media at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Just prior to the opening of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games, a 21-year-old Georgian luger died after his sled left the Whistler Sliding Centre track travelling at 140 kilometres an hour. The following paper uses Critical Discourse Analysis and the Bahktinian notion of intertextuality to examine …
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Playing with dolls : use of simulation technology in the Thompson Rivers University respiratory therapy program
This descriptive case study examines the use of medical simulation technology in the three-year Thompson Rivers University respiratory therapy training program. Qualitative analysis of data gathered from 78 participants through interviews, observations, and discussion groups reveal a wide variety …