Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The modern world faces a number of social, economic, and environmental sustainability challenges. Since businesses are assumed to have a role in causing such problems, they must also play a role in finding solutions.</p><p>In Canada, the extent to which corporate social responsibility is institutionalized in the oil and gas industry remains a contentious issue among… more Full Text: Assessment of Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance: A Study of Two Canadian Oil and Gas Corporations A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of …
Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Car-sharing may have the potential to contribute to a more sustainable transportation system. The current research sought to answer the question: what are university-aged Millennials' perceptions and attitudes toward the adoption of vehicle sharing and private vehicle ownership? The research consisted of hosting six interactive focus group sessions with Millennial students, who… more Full Text: University-Aged Millennials’ Attitudes and Perceptions Toward Vehicle Ownership and Car-Sharing A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and …
Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>ABSTRACT</p><p>Rewiring the State: The Privatization of Information Technology in the Ontario Public Service (1972-2003)</p><p>David Rapaport</p><p>Senior managers in the Ontario Public Service (OPS) and neo-liberal public policy advocates rationalize the privatization of Information Technology (IT) as an organizational quest for new efficiencies,… more Full Text: Rewiring the State: The Privatization of Information Technology in the Ontario Public Service (1972-2003) A Dissertation Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in …