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- the ability to compel others to obey. Power refers to an authority or influence over others which, in an organizational context, may be derived from the holder's rank or status,...
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- Visibility, accountability and discourse as essential to democracy: the underlying theme of Alan Dershowitz's writing and teaching
- I have been writing about the law and justice for half a century. My first published law review piece appeared in 1960 as a student note in the Yale Law Journal. (1) Since that time, I have published nearly thirty books and hundreds of articles covering a wide range of...
- Research articles 2008-06-22
- Storm data and unusual weather phenomena
- Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena June 2008 Time...
- Research articles 2008-06-01
- Pentecostalism beyond belief: trust and democracy in a Malawian township
- ABSTRACT The concept of belief, when applied in its strong sense, assumes an inner state that sets believers apart from non-believers. This article suggests that a concept of trust is more appropriate for the study of the religious orientation among Pentecostal Christians in Chinsapo, an impoverished township in Malawi's...
- Research articles 2007-09-22
- From Canadian corporate elite to transnational capitalist class: transitions in the organization of corporate power
- INVESTIGATION OF THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION of corporate power has deep roots in Canada. Well before John Porter published The Vertical Mosaic (1965), activists and journalists were documenting and criticizing the enormous concentration of economic power that issued from the formation of corporations such as the Canadian Pacific Railway in the...
- Research articles 2007-08-01
- Works planners read: findings from a Canadian survey
- Abstract This article reports on a survey of the readings that have most influenced the professional development of Canadian planning practitioners. Results indicate that influential writings originate from a wide diversity of sources, both inside and outside the discipline. We also detect a relationship between the age of respondents...
- Research articles 2007-06-22
- Competition law, adjudication and the High Court
- [This article explores the statutory interpretative practices and debates in recent competition law cases considered by the High Court. While these debates appear to centre on 'textual/literal' versus 'contextual/purposive' interpretative practices, further examination reveals that these theoretical differences do not adequately predict outcomes. Instead, these practices often mask undisclosed policy...
- Research articles 2006-12-01
- Exelon: Loving the Earth AND money
- Exelon isn't just green for show. One of the largest operators of nuclear generated electricity, Exelon is taking global warming seriously.
- Videos 2008-04-21
- Gordon Gould of ThisNext.com: The Power of Social Networking
- Gordon Gould knows that consumers have the power. His site ThisNext.com seeks to take on giants like Amazon and eBay by bringing the power of social networking to shopping. Here Gould talks about raising money, generating interest, and listening to the real experts: customers.
- Videos 2007-10-29
- Books received but not reviewed: January-December 2004
- Allinson, Gary D., Japan's Postwar History. Ithaca, New York, Cornell University Press, 2004. xiv, 223 pp. Anderson, Mary J. (ed.), The Life Writings of Mary Baker McQuesten: Victorian Matriarch. Life Writing Series. Waterloo, Ontario, Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2004. xxii, 337 pp. Andrew, Rod Jr., Long Gray Lines:...
- Research articles 2004-12-01
- Books received
- BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCE: Adams, Alison, Stephen Rawles, and Alison M. Saunders. A Bibliography of French Emblem Books. Vol. 2: L-Z. Geneva: Librairie Droz S. A., 2002. xxii + 760 pp. illus. bibi. n.p. ISBN: 2-600-00676-1. Ferriss, Suzanne, Shari Benstock, and Susanne Woods. A Handbook of Literary Feminisms. New...
- Research articles 2002-12-22
- Low-level radioactive waste issues in Michigan: 1980-2000
- INTRODUCTION Michigan-based nuclear power companies, universities, and industries generate enough low-level radioactive wastes LLRW to qualify the state as a major producer. The volumes vary from year to year, but Michigan has ranked among the largest generating states since the 1980s and in the top ten all but one...
- Research articles 2002-01-01
- Landscapes, memory, monuments, and commemoration: Putting identity in its place
- ABSTRACT/RESUME This paper addresses the issue of how nation-states re-imagine themselves in local and global contexts. In particular, attention will be directed to how Canada has invented itself through strategies that have attempted to integrate a people separated by geography, history, ethnicity, class, and gender in the complex setting...
- Research articles 2001-09-22
- The contrasting traditions of farming and railway work in Australian rural communities
- Introduction Relationships between rural communities, the nation state and global capital are often brought into focus when the future of rural communities is considered, particularly amid the current fascination for 'the local and the global' as a means of interpreting rapid change. Social relations within communities, seen here as...
- Research articles 2000-09-22
- Emergence of "Asian Canadian literature": Can Lit's obscene supplement?
- WRITING IN ENGLISH by Canadians of East Asian ancestry has a historical depth that is rarely recognized or discussed in contemporary scholarship, which has to date largely bypassed the archival work needed to situate the present moment in some sort of historical context. Among the early writers we know about...
- Research articles 1999-03-22
- New realist research on alliances: refining, not refuting, Waltz's balancing proposition. (Kenneth M. Waltz)(response to article by John Vasquez, in this issue, p. 899)
- John Vasquez misread Randall L. Schweller's article on bandwagoning in international politics as a rebuttal of the balancing proposition offered by Kenneth N. Waltz. Scheweller's paper adds unit-level variables to Waltz's proposition to tranform it from a theory of international politics into a foreign policy theory. The bandwagoning argument of...
- Research articles 1997-12-01
- Mary Astell (1666-1731), critic of Locke. (John Locke)
- High Church Tory pamphleteer Mary Astell was both shunned and respected by her peers for being one of the early systematic critics of John Locke's 'Two Treatises.' A review of Astell's analyses and rebuttals on a number of major arguments introduced by Locke is presented. How Locke appears in Astell's...
- Research articles 1995-09-01
- 7 Magic Words to Up Your Persuasive Power
- No matter your business, you need to persuade others of the value of your ideas and products without coming across as sleazy or manipulative. Being good at this isn't some innate talent, insists author Kevin Hogan. You can increase your persuasive power by learning to use just seven key words....
- Blog posts 2009-11-20
- The Added Value of Design
- The power of design and how to use it to achieve greater success in the market place is currently misunderstood and undervalued. This paper discusses four principles that will help companies recognize the value of design and how to successfully integrate it into a wider business strategy. The four concepts...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Higher Gas-Mileage Rules Give Turbos a Big Boost
- Time was, automakers added a turbocharger for more power, with worse fuel economy. Today's thinking stands that logic on it head, using a turbo to achieve the same power and better mileage. by Jim Henry
- Blog posts 2009-10-16
- Planning Your Emergency Power Needs
- Don't wait for disaster to strike before you think about securing emergency electric power generators. Most plant managers consider planning ahead for temporary power to be one of their key responsibilities, but there are others who wait until the last minute to secure the equipment needed when utility-supplied power goes...
- White papers 2003-01-01
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