Canadian Public Administration articles from September 2007

Canadian Public Administration archives from September 2007

Organizational learning among senior public-service executives: an empirical investigation of culture, decisional latitude and supportive communication.(Author abstract)(Report)
September 22, 2007... Over the last ten years, organizational learning has been a staple concept in management research. (1) The reason for this emphasis is that survival of an organization depends on its capacity to adapt to environmental changes, and this capacity...

La collaboration internationale : un element essentiel dans la conception des programmes de formation en securite aeroportuaire.(Canadian Air Transport Security Authority)(Author abstract)(Report)
September 22, 2007... La plupart des attaques terroristes visent ou utilisent les transports. Le transport aerien en particulier est une cible privilegiee, car il permet de maximiser l'impact de l'action terroriste. Les terroristes poursuivent deux objectifs :...

Impacts of a law fostering training development: lessons from Quebec's experience.(Author abstract)(Report)
September 22, 2007... For many years now, worker training has been a major issue both in terms of worker employability and company competitiveness, as well as a country's economic performance. Globalization has reinforced this issue, since jobs are now increasingly...

Les caracteristiques du conseil d'administration et la gestion strategique des resultats: une etude menee aupres des societes d'Etat du Canada.(Author abstract)(Report)
September 22, 2007... Introduction La gouvernance des entreprises occupe depuis quelques annees une place importante dans l'agenda des politiciens, des organismes de reglementation des marches financiers et des principaux acteurs du monde des affaires. De...

The project-funding regime: complications for community organizations and their staff.(Author abstract)
September 22, 2007... In Canada, social services to the public are delivered through a mix of state and non-profit initiatives, with the federal and provincial governments often contracting community organizations. Community organizations perform four key functions...

Ethics and good urban governance in Toronto: the Bellamy report and integrity in public service.(RESEARCH NOTE / NOTE DE RECHERCHE)(Denise E. Bellamy)(Author abstract)
September 22, 2007... Political ethics has been an issue for academics and all those studying the public service, but it also became a major public issue at the federal level in the last election campaign, and ethical violations have been cited as the reason for the...

Digital State at the Leading Edge. IPAC Series on Public Management and Governance.
September 22, 2007... Digital State at the Leading Edge. IPAC Series on Public Management and Governance By SANDFORD BORINS, KENNETH KERNAGHAN, DAVID BROWN, NICK BONTIS, PERRI 6 and FRED THOMPSON. Toronto. University of Toronto Press. 2007. Pp. x, 446,...

Racing to the Bottom? Provincial Interdependence in the Canadian Federation.
September 22, 2007... Racing to the Bottom? Provincial Interdependence in the Canadian Federation Edited by KATHRYN HARRISON. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 2006. Pp. xi, 320, bibliographical references, index. Public policy analysts venturing...

Towards North American Monetary Union: The Politics and History of Canada's Exchange Rate Regime.
September 22, 2007... Towards North American Monetary Union: The Politics and History of Canada's Exchange Rate Regime By ERIC HELLEINER. Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press. 2006. Pp. xii, 333, bibliographical references, index This book...

Governing Development across Cultures: Challenges and Dilemmas of an Emerging Sub-Discipline in Political Science.
September 22, 2007... Governing Development across Cultures: Challenges and Dilemmas of an Emerging Sub-Discipline in Political Science Edited by R.B. JAIN. Opladen, Germany, and Farmington Hills, Mich.: Barbara Budrich Publishers. 2006. Pp. 282, bibliographical...

Law and Ethics in Biomedical Research: Regulation, Conflict of Interest, and Liability.
September 22, 2007... Law and Ethics in Biomedical Research: Regulation, Conflict of Interest, and Liability Edited by TRUDO LEMMENS and DUFF R. WARING. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 2006. Pp. viii, 267, bibliographical references, index. Biomedical...

The People's House of Commons: Theories of Democracy in Contention.
September 22, 2007... The People's House of Commons: Theories of Democracy in Contention By DAVID E. SMITH. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 2007. Pp. xii, 217, bibliographical references, index. No one--pundit, academic, bureaucrat, garden-variety citizen...

Reinventing Canadian Defence Procurement: A View from the Inside.
September 22, 2007... Reinventing Canadian Defence Procurement: A View from the Inside By ALAN S. WILLIAMS. Montreal and Kingston: Breakout Educational Network. 2006. Pp. xxiii, 168, index. In the United States, defence procurement has long been viewed as key...