On the Lower Carboniferous Rocks, or Gypsiferous Formation of Nova Scotia

Fire ecology of a Late Carboniferous floodplain, Joggins, Nova Scotia

The facies distribution and palaeobotanical identity of fossil charcoal is described from the Upper Carboniferous (Westphalian A–B) Joggins section, Nova Scotia, in order to examine the fire ecology of early Westphalian floodplains. Three charcoal assemblages are noted. Assemblage (1) consists of channel sandstone bodies, containing beds of calcrete breccia, cordaite logs (up to 3 m long), and ...

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 Internet and Internationalization: Nova Scotia SMEs*

Internationalization processes in the context of the Internet economy are examined. Case study research was conducted with six Nova Scotia SMEs. Findings from this exploratory study include (1) stage-based theories do not reflect company experience, (2) multi-domestic marketing strategies appear dominant, and (3) location and country-of-origin effects persist, in the online environment. Thus, w...