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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
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Employee Attitudes on Corporate Social Responsibility at the Frontline Level of an Energy Transportation Company
DownloadSpring 2014
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) reflects the commitment businesses voluntarily undertake to integrate ethical behaviors and societal matters within their operating contexts, decision-making processes, strategies and corporate values while simultaneously maximizing economic objectives. As...
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Fall 2015
In this dissertation I aim to gain a better understanding of employee voice and taking charge through the interactions between employees’ attitudes, personality, and experiences with leaders. To this end, the studies presented herein investigate how transformational leadership; different types of...
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Employees’ Behavioural Responses to Workplace Mistreatment and Person and Workplace Factors Influencing Their Responses
DownloadSpring 2019
Media reports have testified to the frequency and profound consequences of workplace aggression, focusing attention on this behaviour. Workplace aggression involves behaviour with an intention to harm others in a work-related context. In this dissertation, I used the General Aggression Model to...
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Employees’ Perceptions of Anti-Harassment Training Program Design: Whole Person Pedagogical Approach
DownloadFall 2021
The purpose of this study was to explore reasons why workplace harassment continues to increase despite the widespread implementation of compulsory anti-harassment training programs in the workplace. The primary objective of the research was to explore trainees’ perceptions of attending the...
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Employer attitudes and the employment of people with disabilities: an exploratory study using the Ambivalence Amplification Theory
DownloadSpring 2010
Labor force statistics and other evidence have demonstrated that people with disabilities are under-represented in the work place in Canada and abroad. While an assortment of factors likely contributes to this disparity, the attitudes of employers towards hiring people with disabilities are often...