95 research outputs found
Remembering to Forget: The Historic Irresponsibility of U.S. Big Tobacco
No full textSociety increasingly demands corporations to be accountable for their past misbehaviours. Some corporations engage in forgetting work with the aim of avoiding responsibility for their wrongdoings. We argue that whenever social actors have their past actions called into question and engage in forgetting work, an ethics of remembering takes place. A collective project of social forgetting is contingent on the emergence of coordinated actions among players of an industry. Similarly, sustained efforts of forgetting work depend on the continuity of the project through various generations of employees, which presumes the existence of frameworks of remembering in place. We analysed this paradox through a historical case study of the U.S. tobacco industry. We conclude that forgetting work may be a double-edged sword. It might be beneficial in the short run, to the extent that corporations can successfully maintain the public ignorance about their deceitful pasts. In the long run, however, it creates additional layers of historical irresponsibility and may turn into a compounded liability in the event the memory of the collective strategy of social forgetting becomes public
The loss of personal privacy and its consequences for social research
No full textThis article chronicles more than 30 years of public opinion, politics, and law and policy on privacy and confidentiality that have had far-reaching consequences for access by the social research community to administrative and statistical records produced by government. A hostile political environment, public controversy over the decennial census long form, media coverage, and public fears about the vast accumulations of personal information by the private sector were catalysts for a recent proposal by the U.S. Bureau of the Census that would have significantly altered the contents of the 2000 census Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS). These events show clearly that science does not operate independently from the political sphere but may be transformed by a political world where powerful interests lead government agencies to assume responsibility for privacy protection that can result in reducing access to statistical data
Get mad, stay mad : exploring stakeholder mobilization in the instance of corporate fraud and Ponzi schemes
No full textviii, 85 leaves : ill. ; 29 cmUsing a multi-case study, three Ponzi schemes were investigated: Road2Gold, Bernie
Madoff’s empire, and the Earl Jones affair. This grounded study used an inductive
bottom-up methodology to observe and describe stakeholder mobilization in reaction to
corporate fraud. This research on stakeholder behaviour in Ponzi schemes articulates
new theory for describing stakeholder behaviour and possible determinants for successful
mobilization to action. The data presented here point to a useful distinction in the
stakeholders in a corporate fraud: reluctant and engaged stakeholders. Reluctant
stakeholders seek only interest-based ends, whereas engaged stakeholders have additional
identity and ideological goals shared by a mobilized group
Work-family interface in Iranian women : the roles of religiosity and gender-role ideology / Arezou Elliyoon
No full textviii, 89 leaves ; 29 cmThis research assessed the effect of religious orientation on experiences of Iranian women in balancing their work and family roles. Based on the proposed relationships among main variables of this study which are religiosity, gender-role ideology, work-family conflict and work-family facilitation, it was also hypothesized that gender-role ideology would mediate the relationships between religiosity and work-family conflict/facilitation. The participants of this study were 221 Iranian female employees working in the Wood and Glue Industry. The results supported some of the developed hypotheses. For instance, they showed that women with stronger religious beliefs felt the extra time spent on work responsibilities would have been better devoted to family roles. Further, the women who indicated that the role of religion is highly significant in their lives experienced less conflict between the behaviors performed at home and those performed at work. The results did not support the hypothesized mediating role of gender-role ideology
A qualitative disaggregation of faculty perceptions of workplace bullying initiatives: an intensive case study of a Canadian university
No full textNumerous universities around the world have policies and procedures in place to
deal with workplace bullying. However, the effectiveness of these HR interventions often
depends on the perceptions of the university employees (Chang, 2005). This thesis
attempts to disaggregate the different factors that lead to the creation of employee
perceptions in the faculty sub-set, with regards to their organization’s workplace bullying
policies and interventions. This study is conducted using exploratory qualitative
interviews of faculty at a mid-sized Canadian university and is analyzed using thematic
coding analysis
Disrupting the academy: how we move from mere Indigenous inclusion to decolonization indigenization.
No full textThis research takes place in a period of reconciliation which is a conversation in Canada that has increased with the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Final Report and its 94 Calls to Action. This has encouraged educational institutions to endeavor in Indigenization efforts. This study uses an Indigenous paradigm as articulated in the work of Shawn Wilson (2008) and Margaret Kovach (2009) to expand on current theory and frameworks targeting Indigenization within the academy along with exploring student perspectives on Indigenization with the intent to expand and provide greater context for the process of Indigenization in post-secondary institutions. Indigenous Knowledge should be welcomed, supported, celebrated and valued within the academy and this research is an example of moving the academy in that direction
Sustainability identity management: a case study of Curitiba
No full textThis study is an in-depth case analysis of Curitiba, Brazil, that describes the city’s efforts in maintaining an identity centered around sustainability on social media. I use Multimodal Discourse Analysis to gather and interpret data from the city’s Facebook fanpage for 30 days. As a theoretical framework I utilized Social Identity Theory and concepts derived from Place Identity. The data showed that the city’s novel and deliberate communication strategy is successful in engaging with users and maintains the idea of the “Sustainable City” in 4 ways: Creation of a cohesive ingroup; alignment between resident expectation and image being portrayed on social media; creation of an open forum and encouragement of participation; and indication of desired behaviours. In addition, this study identified and addressed current gaps in the literature such as the importance of modern typologies for governmental communication strategies and the necessity of qualitative analysis in studying social media engagement
Gender-inclusive registration for youth soccer: a case study
No full textThis case study assessed the lived experiences of staff and volunteers following the implementation of a gender-inclusive registration policy at a youth soccer club. Policymakers at other youth soccer clubs, the provincial and national organizations were also interviewed to add to the depth of the landscape regarding policy development and implementation.
Results showed that while policy development, including language, is still in its early stages, decision-makers at all levels were open to discussing the topic and their lived experiences. Policies set by these organizations are used as examples by other youth sports to aid in their respective inclusivity policy development
Mental health needs of working immigrant women in Calgary: the intersections of influences
No full textThe increasing population of working immigrant women in Canada demands special considerations surrounding their mental health. This exploratory-descriptive qualitative research has investigated the influences on the mental well-being of 14 working immigrant women in Calgary. Participants were interviewed to describe their unique experiences at the intersections of race, gender, religion, work, and social class, and to discuss useful interventions that support their mental wellbeing. The findings demonstrated that migration to Canada had provided participants with high awareness about mental health; however, stigma, religious beliefs, financial concerns, and discriminatory behavior in healthcare services were barriers to pursue mental health care. Racism, microaggressions, intersectional discrimination, language barriers, and employment difficulties had adversely affected their mental well-being. Conversely, freedom, security, and multiculturalism were some of the advantages of living in Canada. Ultimately, working immigrant women's needs were discussed as individual/micro-, meso-, and macro-level interventions based on ecological model
Pursuing sustainable energy development via community engagement in cross sector sustainable partnerships: a case study
No full textThere now exists extensive literature on how community-led cross sector strategic partnerships can make meaningful contributions towards sustainable energy development. However there exist many gaps, identified through a literature review, around community involvement in energy partnerships in North America, Canada and specifically Southern Alberta in available research. Through an intensive case study of a community led sustainable energy project in Southern Alberta, this study aims to address this gap in literature and build theory for actionable policy directives by government and future renewable energy partnership stakeholders in the region
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