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Showing 1 to 20 of 78 for “"Stakeholder involvement"”.
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Voluntary Environmental Initiatives: Sponsorship and Stakeholder Involvement
… activities may be contingent on high levels of stakeholder participation. Little is known, however, about how different stakeholders have been involved in the development of these programs and how this participation varies for different types of VEIs. By conducting an Internet based survey to 63 …
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An evaluation of stakeholder involvement in the B.C. Ministry of Forests planning process
… of forestry plans. Calls continue for improved stakeholder participation and effective resolution of disputes and conflicts by the Ministry of Forests. At the same time, there is growing interest among decision-makers in alternative dispute resolution strategies, and particularly in the …
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A Multiethnic Approach of Stakeholder Involvement to Set Priorities for Oral Health Research
… a key component of an effective research system. Stakeholder involvement, both formal and informal, is crucial in this process. Only few studies focus on the challenges of engaging diverse populations, particularly those from different ethnic and linguistic backgrounds, or how their values and …
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Widening stakeholder involvement: exploiting interactive 3D visualisation and protocol buffers in geo-computing
… social, economic and environmental indicators. Stakeholder engagement tools provide a platform that can demonstrate the possible future impacts land use change may have to better inform stakeholder groups of the impact of policy changes or plausible climatic variations. To date some engagement …
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Stakeholder involvement in the development of genetically modified (GM) food labelling policy in South Africa
… relevant literature, in-depth interviews with 27 stakeholders from industry, government, NGOs and the academic and scientific community, and document analysis. A stakeholder analysis approach was used for framing and informing the research findings of this study. This framework provided a …
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Stakeholder involvement in the selection of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)-focussed voluntary standards within the food / agri-business industry
… findings inform the theoretical debate regarding stakeholder theory and the integration of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in business activity, particularly with regards to impacts on biodiversity. The theoretical positioning of the thesis is in two areas. Regarding stakeholder theory, the …
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A semantic system for stakeholder-sensitive planning and design of sustainable civil infrastructure systems
There has been an increasing demand for involving stakeholders in the development of sustainable civil infrastructure systems. It has been acknowledged that one key element of a project is stakeholder involvement. As such, failure to successfully involve the stakeholders of an infrastructure …
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Stakeholder-assisted modeling and policy design for engineering systems
There is a growing realization that stakeholder involvement in decision-making for large- scale engineering systems is necessary and crucial, both from an ethical perspective, as well as for improving the chances of success for an engineering systems project. Traditionally however, stakeholders …
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Impact of Delivery Method on Stakeholder Issues and Involvement Practices in Mega Projects: Evidence from Fixed Crossing Case Studies
… projects have increased, so too has the array of stakeholders either involved or impacted. Such projects often take years to come together and evolve with time through the actions of project sponsors and the engagement of various stakeholders. Stakeholders through engagement and input can help …
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Non-formal Educator Use of Evaluation Findings: Factors of Influence
… organizational characteristics and stakeholder involvement influence four types of evaluation use; instrumental use, conceptual use, persuasive use and process use. Factor analysis indicates ten types of evaluation use practiced by non-formal educators. Of the variables examined, …
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School Travel Planning in Canada: A Holistic Examination of Program Impact on Active School Travel
… and systematic STP model, multidisciplinary stakeholder involvement, designated facilitator, range of AST strategies, and length of implementation time. Overall, STP can promote increases in AST following one year of implementation. This dissertation informs future practice by identifying key …
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Strengthening Regional Tourism in Colwood, BC: An Examination of Effective Strategies for Leisure Attractions.
… of the study were to determine how community stakeholders and local businesses have been involved in the development of the Royal Bay-Latoria South Parks Plan, and to examine how effectively the plan has been implemented to attract tourists and identify the tangible outcomes achieved. The …
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A model for effective organisational stakeholder engagement : development and evaluation of a systematic approach to corporate-stakeholder engagement management
… corporate sustainability, community investment, stakeholder involvement, public participation and societal license amongst them) have focused the attention of communications academics and practitioners alike on the broad area of corporate social performance as a compelling element in the triple …
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Building Experiences - A Reflective Design Process for Media Architecture
… and proposes the need to engage with its multi-stakeholder audience from early on in the conceptual design stage. This practice-led design research presents a broad critical investigation into the emerging field of Media Architecture (Jaschko & Sauter 2006; Foth 2008; Haeusler 2009) spanning …
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Reaching out from within: Poet’s soft lightning delivered with thunder
… accountability, equity, and comprehensive stakeholder involvement. Ultimately, this work contributes valuable insights into effective mentoring strategies, proposing holistic, culturally competent frameworks that empower youth to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.
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Social Impact Program Evaluation
… programs and 2) the pros and cons of involving stakeholders throughout the social impact measurement process, and whether stakeholder involvement substantially changed the process and results. My third study further explored the social impact measurement process with additional consideration …
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Public participation GIS as a cultural process: cultural theory, participation references, and GIS-aided decision making among farmers in central Illinois
… part examination into the cultural influences on stakeholder involvement in participatory environmental decision-making processes, including public participation GIS (PPGIS), in the context of agricultural watershed management. The dissertation consists of three papers addressing theoretical and …
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The role of land reform and rural development in sustaining small-scale agriculture : a case study of the Comprehensive Rural Development Program (CRDP) in Dysselsdorp, Western Cape
… development in southern Africa revealed that stakeholder involvement within the CRDP structure is both a bane and a benefit to the progress of economic development in the community.
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Streamlining information and part flow by re-designing process flow to aid root cause analysis
… has been reviewed and discussed to encourage stakeholder involvement in order to develop a continuous improvement culture.
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