1,463 research outputs found
An overview of the Canadian and Australian industrial relations systems
No full text25, 2 leaves ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 22-25). ; "February, 1987." The author wishes to acknowledge the financial assistance provided by the Labour Studies Programme, McMaster University and the Canadian Construction Association, as well as the comments of Roy J. Adams on an earlier draft of this paper.</p
Subsystems in the dual labor market
No full text31 leaves ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 26-28). ; This research was supported in part by a grant from the Arts Research Board, McMaster University.This article presents a revision of the dual labor market theory by introducing subsystems based on full-time and part-time employment. Using Statistics Canada Survey of Union Membership data and dividing the primary and secondary markets into full-time and part-time subsystems, the author attempts to present that return on investment in human capital is different for full-time and part-time workers in each occupation and market segment. The resuits suggest the existence of subsystems in the dual labor market.</p
Part-time and other non-standard forms of employment: why are they considered appropriate for women?
No full text14 p. ; Includes bibliographical references (p. 11-14). ; "November, 1991"; International Industrial Relations Association Ninth Worid Congress Sydney, 31 August - 4 September 1992. This study is partially supported by the Arts Research Board of McMaster University.Focusing on part-time and other non-standard employment forms, this paper examines the relationship between these employment forms and the macro-economic environment, and initiates the debate on why part-time and other non-standard forms of employment are created primarily for the female workforce rather than the male workforce. Arguments in this study are based on the author's accumulated knowledge on this topic and her survey of part-time work in unionized organizations in Ontario, Canada. The study concludes that patriarchal values, and the economic and social structures of our society established under the influence of these values create the inferior position of part-time and other non-standard workers in their employing organizations. The author recommends that first, our view that child/ elderly care and home management are women's issues or problems should change to both 'men's and women's issues' and second, our -concept- that only full-time work is valuable and all other work is peripheral should change. The author argues that to eliminate the low opinion the employers, in particular, but the society in general, have of part-time and other non-standard employees, female and male workers' consciousnesses have to be raised on this issue. They have to work together to change the perceptions that condone the peripheral position of these workers.</p
McMaster Grid Scheduling Testing Environment
No full textTitle: McMaster Grid Scheduling Testing Environment, Author: Majd Kokaly, Location: ThodeWith the phenomenal growth of the Internet and the advancement of computing hardware,
grid architectures have been developed to exploit idle cycles in large networks of
computational resources. One key aim of resource management (scheduling) schemes
is to find mappings of incoming workload to machines within the grid to maximize
the output. The first contribution of this thesis is the construction of a tool to aid
researchers in testing and improving scheduling schemes, namely the McMaster Grid
Scheduling Testing Environment (MGST). The Linear Programming Based Affinity Scheduling Scheme (LPAS_DG) was introduced
by researchers at McMaster, and simulation results have been promising
in suggesting that this scheduling scheme outperforms other schemes when there is
high system heterogeneity and is competitive under lower levels of heterogeneity. The
second contribution of this research is providing suggestions to improve this scheme,
based on the results of experiments where the LPAS_DG scheme was actually deployed
on the MGST test bed.ThesisMaster of Applied Science (MASc
Neuroculture, Memory and the Aging Brain: Sociological Reflections on Cognitive Health
No full texthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjW3fSNF5G8&feature=youtu.beStephen Katz is Professor of Sociology at Trent University. He is author of Disciplining Old Age and Cultural Aging: Life Course, Lifestyle and Senior Worlds, along with numerous book chapters and articles on the sociology of aging. His current research is on the cultural aspects of memory and will be part of a new book on Age, Mind and Self in Later Life. In 2009 he received the prestigious Trent University Distinguished Research Award for his work in critical aging studies.Labarge Optimal Aging Initiative at McMaster Universit
Thinking Ahead: Will extended and second careers become the norm?
No full texthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=738M6rv2zZY&list=PL3eLSKVraEeCiI6o2677_ZKADqDQVPpyH&feature=share&index=8his public panel discussion moderated by Steve Paikin, anchor and senior editor of TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin, included five panellists: Sherry Cooper, former chief economist and executive vice-president of Bank of Montreal; Parminder Raina, McMaster researcher leading the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging; Samir Sinha, director of geriatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital and Provincial Lead of the Ontario’s Seniors Strategy; Ian Thomas, singer, songwriter, actor and author; and Brian Williams, sports broadcaster for CTV and TSN.Labarge Charitable Foundatio
The building trades: Canadian labour congress dispute
No full text8, [6] leaves ; Includes bibliographical references (leaf [9]) ; "September, 1982". The author wishes to thank Eugene Giannattasio and Natalie Harvey for their research assistance
Statutory expedited grievance arbitration: the case of Ontario
No full text36 leaves ; ; The author wishes to acknowledge the research assistance of Laurie Swackhammer and the comments provided by Roy Adams, Gary Cll.aison and seminar participants at Cornell University on an earlier draft of this paper.</p
Part-time and occasional teachers in Ontario's elementary school system
No full text27 leaves ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 25-27). ; "March, 1989".; The author would like to thank school boards and teachers' associations for their assistance and participation in this survey, and Liz Brown and Christine Peters for research assistance. This study is partially supported by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. This paper is prepared for the book entitled Part-Time Work: Opportunity or Dead-end? by Katherina Lundy and Barbara Warme (eds), Praeger Publications, forthcoming in 1991.</p
Responsible conduct and documentation of research: a standard operating procedure template that can be customized
No full textIf you have comments or suggestions for improvements, please direct these to the corresponding author, Catherine Hayward ([email protected]).This standard operating procedure (SOP) document was prepared as a template that individual researchers can customize for their own use. Prior to publication, this SOP underwent peer review by the McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences Research Council. The Council has endorsed the publication of this SOP to encourage researchers to develop procedures that encourage best research practices and can be customized to meet specific needs.
Should you decide to customize this SOP for your own use, please acknowledge the original authors, who include Ms. D’Andra Parker and Mr. Asim Soomro (graduate students in the Hayward laboratory). All items highlighted in yellow in the SOP must be customized.
This procedure outlines the steps involved in proper recording keeping in the laboratory. This SOP applies any/all data generated while in the laboratory, and any/all the laboratory records
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