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Agency vs. Stewardship Theory in Local Government Contracted Mobile Apps
This paper examines citizen satisfaction levels with local government contracted mobile platforms and applies two theories of the contracting relationship to them: principal-agent and stewardship theory. It uses survey data to...
Published by: IGI Global
Makerspaces
The idea of makerspace in a library is one that has re-emphasized the importance of library spaces in today’s digitally controlled society. Makerspace as a concept promotes creative learning, critical thinking, communication...
Published by: IGI Global
Screening Job Candidates With Social Media
With the proliferation of social media, job candidate screening and evaluation professionals have new avenues to gather information regarding job candidates. Job candidates recognize that recruiters will examine their social...
Published by: IGI Global
Dear Data
Christopher Cumby
Oct 01, 2018
Dear Data is a project by Giorgia Lupi and Stefanie Posavec (2016), two strangers who met at a conference and decided to become friends by sending post cards to each other each week depicting hand-drawn data visualizations from...
Published by: The Morning Watch: Educational and Social Analysis
Charlemagne, Patron of Scholars
Christopher Winsor
Nov 10, 2018
The Carolingian Renaissance fostered a renewed interest in learning and education during the eighth and ninth centuries. This paper aims to examine the function of this learning for Carolingian administration and society...
The Effects of Task Service Fit on Brand Loyalty
Motivated by the role that branded apps play in enhancing customer perceptions of brands, this paper is developed to provide a better understanding of the extent to which task-service fit associated with branded apps influences...
Published by: IGI Global
Comparing Sexual Harassment Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms at Universities in Canada and the United States
Christopher Ivancic
Aug 22, 2017
The United States and Canada have markedly different legislation dealing with sexual harrassment policies on university campuses. In the States, there is a federal standard which publicly funded universities must meet, or they...
Political Science, Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Public Policy, Sexual Harassment, Feminism Sexual Harassment, University Harassment Policy
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Autoethnography of Work
Christopher Cumby
May 17, 2018
The purpose of this article is to explore the tensions between Queer experience and what Mizzi (2013) calls heteroprofessionalism within the corporate workplace. Using an analytic approach to autoethnography, this article...
Published by: The Morning Watch: Educational and Social Analysis
Ending Water Scarcity In The Desert
Christopher Wieczorek
Feb 27, 2020
This paper examines contemporary efforts to end water scarcity in the Israeli state. Although the supply of water was initially envisioned as a responsibility solely of the state and took on an almost religious importance...
Political Science; Environmental Studies Desalination; Water Scarcity; Israel; Technology; Public-Private Partnerships
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Men, Masculinities, and the Global Pandemic
This article reflects on and analyzes interlocking relations of power pertaining to the politics of masculinities during the initial stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Situated within the context of the current global pandemic, we...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Market Orientation, Alliance Governance, and Innovation
Relying on resource dependence theory and transaction cost economics, this article discusses the important role of alliance governance as a mediating mechanism in the relationship between market orientation and innovation, and...
Published by: IGI Global
“About Nothing Without Us”
Christopher B. R. Smith
Dec 29, 2016
Background: A growing body of literature demonstrates the value of autonomous organizations of people who use drugs (PUD) in education, mutual support, and policy debates. Simultaneously, over the past 10 years, Canada has...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Comparison of Reaction Time Between eSports Players of Different Genres and Sportsmen
Peter Bickmann, Konstantin Wechsler, Kevin Rudolf, Chuck Tholl, Ingo Froböse, Christopher Grieben
Jan 01, 2021
Quick reactions are considered important in both, traditional and electronic sports and research findings suggest that reaction time can be optimized by both sports activity and playing action video games. In this study...
Published by: IGI Global
Comparison of Multiple Object Tracking Performance Between Professional and Amateur eSport Players as Well as Traditional Sportsmen
Peter Bickmann, Konstantin Wechsler, Kevin Rudolf, Chuck Tholl, Ingo Froböse, Christopher Grieben
Jan 01, 2021
High performance in multiple object tracking paradigms is associated with well-trained visuo-spatial abilities, visual memory and divided attention. These abilities are essential for both traditional sport and esport. The...
Published by: IGI Global
Decrease in Soil Functionalities and Herbs' Diversity, but Not That of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, Linked to Short Fire Interval in Semi-Arid Oak Forest Ecosystem, West Iran.
The semi-arid forest ecosystems of western Iran dominated by Quercus brantii are often disturbed by wildfires. Here, we assessed the effects of short fire intervals on the soil properties and community diversity of...
The potential of ketamine for posttraumatic stress disorder
Anya Ragnhildstveit, Jeremy Roscoe, Lisa C Bass, Christopher L Averill, Chadi G Abdallah, Lynnette A Averill
Apr 09, 2023
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a devastating condition, for which there are few pharmacological agents, often with a delayed onset of action and poor efficacy. Trauma-focused psychotherapies are further limited by few...
Treatment Ketamine clinical evidence pharmacotherapy posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) esketamine rapid-acting antidepressant (RAAD)
Published by: Therapeutic advances in psychopharmacology
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