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Universal banking and US banking in the 1990s

Cameron, Colleen W. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 22 (1995) 4, pp. 12-19

Results of a test for differential performance applied to data for universal and non‐universal banks revealed that the performance of universal banks was not superior to that of the non‐universal banks. The study, therefore, does not support the performance theory as a basis for the global...

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Models of aboriginal communities in Canada’s north

Elias, Peter Douglas - In: International Journal of Social Economics 24 (1997) 11, pp. 1241-1255

Reveals that in recent years, four models of northern Canadian aboriginal (Indian, Inuit and Métis) communities have been persuasive guides to shaping development strategies. Here they are called the dual economy model, the political economy model, the mixed economy model, and the cultural...

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The concept and measurement of social wellbeing

Alam Choudhury, Masudul - In: International Journal of Social Economics 24 (1997) 11, pp. 1256-1289

Indian people in Canada against the hegemonic models instituted by the Federal Department of Indian Affairs and Northern … Development. Analyses a factual survey done by Statistics Canada to highlight the various kinds of socio‐economic problems being … new land rights being signed between the Federal Government and the Native Indians in Canada. Introduces a concept of …

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Active partners: education and community development

MacIntyre, Gertrude - In: International Journal of Social Economics 24 (1997) 11, pp. 1290-1301

States that community development has been promoted as a process, a method, a programme, a movement and a paradigm, but that efforts at definition tend to divert attention from the key concern in this field: what kinds of organizations are most effective in actually doing community development?...

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A policy‐theoretic analysis of sample survey of the Mi’kmaq People of Cape Breton in the light of the knowledge‐based world view

Alam Choudhury, Masudul; Mohammad Noor, Hanapi - In: International Journal of Social Economics 24 (1997) 12, pp. 1439-1469

Carries out a statistical and economic analysis of socio‐economic survey results on the Mi’kmaq People of Cape Breton in the light of the criterion of the social wellbeing function. Focuses on studying the social wellbeing criterion with the socio‐economic variables involved in the surveys...

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The knowledge economy and the social economy

MacLeod, Greg; McFarlane, Bruce; Davis, Charles H. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 24 (1997) 11, pp. 1302-1324

Posits that most contemporary interest in the university‐industry linkages stems from a concern to increase the birth rate of new technology‐based firms and/or the velocity with which indigenous scientific capability is translated into commercial technologies. Notes that many analysts of...

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Trying to stay Canadian ‐ maybe

Pike, Robert M. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 25 (1998) 6/7/8, pp. 1279-1299

English Canada, of inexpensive shows from the USA. Recent policies have focussed upon increasing the number of Canadian cable …

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A comparative study of perceptions toward “scratch and save” promotions in Canada and Korea

Choi, Sungchul; Kim, Moontae - In: Journal of Product & Brand Management 17 (2008) 4, pp. 265-271

) promotions (which are characterized by uncertainty of savings outcomes) between Canada and Korea, where the promotion tool is … examine cross‐cultural differences in SAS promotion evaluations between Canada ( n =77) and Korea ( n =78). Findings – SAS … promotions effectively stimulate favorable shopping intentions in Canada, a country with a low uncertainty avoidance culture …

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Wine label design and personality preferences of millennials

Elliot, Statia; Barth, J.E. (Joe) - In: Journal of Product & Brand Management 21 (2012) 3, pp. 183-191

Purpose – To better understand the unique preferences of the newest segment of wine consumers, the purpose of this paper is to explore the design and brand personality of wine labels, and their appeal to the millennial market. Design/methodology/approach – The study methodology comprised two...

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The performance appraisal process of pharmaceutical product managers in Canada: an empirical study

Prevel Katsanis, Lea; Pitta, Dennis A. - In: Journal of Product & Brand Management 8 (1999) 6, pp. 463-493

Examines the way in which the performance of the pharmaceutical product manager is evaluated. Attempts to provide a picture of the principal functions on which the Canadian pharmaceutical product manager is evaluated, as well as of performance appraisal systems currently used in the...

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