Nova Scotia Library Association Establishes a New Award; Presents Student Prizes

Nova Scotia University of Windsor

Commonly recognized as one of the most significant innovations in the information systems (IS) area, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have been widely adopted by organizations in both public and private sectors worldwide. Their widespread adoption marks a paradigm shift in the organizational approach to IS, as the adopting organizations in most cases have moved from a proprietary made...

WHO IS DEFENDING NOVA SCOTIA'S COASTLINE? A Paper by the Royal United Services Institute of Nova Scotia Halifax Nova Scotia

ASAC 2008 Halifax, Nova Scotia

The upper echelon theory (Hambrick and Mason 1984) posits that the firm is a reflection and extension of the entrepreneurs that manage it. As such, the firm’s strategic choices, behaviours, and performance are, to a large extend, influenced by the demographic characteristics of the entreprenurs (Smith et al. 1996), their social connections (Geletkanycz and Hambrick 1997), their perceptions of t...

The New and Revised Nova Scotia Prenatal Record

T h e N S P r e n a t a l R e c o r d o f f e r s p r e n a t a l c a r e p r o v i d e r s a s t a n d a r d i z e d f o r m a t t o document assessment , inves t iga t ion and treatment during pregnancy. The prenatal r eco rd : · O u t l i n e s a s y s t e m a t i c , s e q u e n t i a l a p p r o a c h t o p r e n a t a l c a r e · Prov ides i n fo rma t ion r ega rd ing s c r e e n i n g a...

New Coleoptera records from owl nests in Nova Scotia, Canada

A preliminary study of boreal owl, Aegolius funereus richardsoni (Bonaparte), and northern sawwhet owl, Aegolius acadicus acadicus (Gmelin), nests from Nova Scotia, Canada revealed the presence of 14 species of Coleoptera, several of which represent significant extensions of their known ranges. Atheta (Datomicra) celata (Erichson) is newly recorded for North America; Atheta irrita Casey is newl...