Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2006. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 258-275).

International travelling is moving full steam ahead and  Sweden as an international tourist destination plays an increasingly important role for Swedish industry. This is arguably even more so for peripheral areas where the word lay off has become an unpleasantly well-worn phrase. A cause of rejoicing is that these regions, at road's end, show a sprouting business activity utilizing what Sweden has in abundance - pristine nature. To say that what cannot be seen does not exist is to go to the extremes but marketing matters. It is paramount for successful business. The focus of this thesis is small companies whose marketing budget, alas, is corresponding to the size of their business necessitating a careful selection when deciding on marketing.   Against this background we settled on the purpose of this thesis; to look at how small tourism firms situated in the upper northern half of Sweden are marketing themselves today and to explore their knowlegde of causal relationships in their marketing. This described research aim was pursued by conducting a quantitative study by using semi-structured interviews, the latter formed in a deductive spirit.   The study indicates a widespread acceptance to cooperation but a somewhat worrying unawareness of the causal relationship for different marketing tools. There was a general belief in the benefit of undertaking marketing research but fewer that actually had conducted an analysis of the market. Strikingly many respondents stated better surrounding nature and level of service to be the distinguishing factors that put their company ahead of the competition. Can that many companies be better than the others? Someone is either telling lies or terribly wrong.

In July 1997 Selkirk First Nation Citizens or Selkirk First Nation Peoples in the community of Pelly Crossing, Yukon signed the Selkirk First Nation Final Land Claims Agreement (Modern Day Treaty) and the Selkirk First Nation Self-Government Agreement with the Government of Yukon and the Government of Canada. Prior to 1997 they were under the auspices of the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs (DIAND) and did not have the autonomy to create policy and law for land management. Rather, they were required to adhere to regulations that were mandated by the Yukon Wildlife Act and other institutions created by the Yukon or Federal Governments. The methodology employed in this study was aimed at providing an accurate assessment of change while at the same time ensuring that Selkirk First Nation perspectives remained uppermost. To achieve this, community and personal insights were gained through interviews, family group discussions and the observation of community activities. To ensure that these perspectives were positioned in an accurate historical and political context an examination of public, private, and government records were also undertaken. This research has provided the platform upon which I formed my conceptualizations that Selkirk First Nation Peoples are benefiting both culturally and traditionally. The significance of this research will provide alternatives for other First Nations who pursue land claims and who are building their hunting and fishing laws or Wildlife Acts upon cultural values and traditional pursuits that are distinct from those mandated federally, provincially, or territorially. It is also anticipated that First Nations who are in the process of negotiating Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements acknowledge that certainty regarding Aboriginal rights and title go above and beyond what is defined by the dominant Governments and the Courts.

This thesis looks at how the Cree people of Wemindji, James Bay, Québec, understand and live with ecological complexity and dynamism. The focus is on the interplay between variability, change, and continuity in the Canada goose (Branta canadensis) hunt. Looking at Cree goose-hunting in the light of cultural ecology and resilience thinking, the research suggests that Cree hunters are attentive and responsive to ecological fluctuations, fine-tuning local arrangements to local environmental conditions. Ecological variability and unpredictability, such as weather, goose population dynamics and migration patterns, are mediated by local management strategies in which goose hunting areas shift in space and time. However, whereas these strategies are still practiced nowadays, they are (to some extent) overwhelmed by changes occurring at larger scales. Some of these are related to climate change and anthropogenic disturbances; others are related to social-cultural changes that influence resource-use patterns. I discuss how these different drivers interact among themselves and impact the goose-hunt, and how the Wemindji Cree respond to these changes. / May 2008

In July 1997 Selkirk First Nation Citizens or Selkirk First Nation Peoples in the community of Pelly Crossing, Yukon signed the Selkirk First Nation Final Land Claims Agreement (Modern Day Treaty) and the Selkirk First Nation Self-Government Agreement with the Government of Yukon and the Government of Canada. Prior to 1997 they were under the auspices of the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs (DIAND) and did not have the autonomy to create policy and law for land management. Rather, they were required to adhere to regulations that were mandated by the Yukon Wildlife Act and other institutions created by the Yukon or Federal Governments. The methodology employed in this study was aimed at providing an accurate assessment of change while at the same time ensuring that Selkirk First Nation perspectives remained uppermost. To achieve this, community and personal insights were gained through interviews, family group discussions and the observation of community activities. To ensure that these perspectives were positioned in an accurate historical and political context an examination of public, private, and government records were also undertaken. This research has provided the platform upon which I formed my conceptualizations that Selkirk First Nation Peoples are benefiting both culturally and traditionally. The significance of this research will provide alternatives for other First Nations who pursue land claims and who are building their hunting and fishing laws or Wildlife Acts upon cultural values and traditional pursuits that are distinct from those mandated federally, provincially, or territorially. It is also anticipated that First Nations who are in the process of negotiating Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements acknowledge that certainty regarding Aboriginal rights and title go above and beyond what is defined by the dominant Governments and the Courts.

<p>This dissertation explores the colonization of wildlife in nineteenth and early twentieth century British India. It discusses hunting and colonial policies on wildlife to explore the political, social and cultural concerns that influenced British interactions with Indian wildlife, with their compatriots and with natives. Hunting, I argue was deeply implicated in the exercise of power in all these interactions. British policies on wildlife in the nineteenth century favored a neat categorization of wild animals as "vermin and "game." By the beginning of the twentieth century however, with decreasing numbers of carnivores and native opposition, the perceived complementarily between game preservation and vermin extermination was shattered. While the colonial administration continued both these policies, they also actively sought to formulate policies to protect all animals in areas designated as sanctuaries and national parks. Colonial hunting as it emerged from the late nineteenth century reflects the changing nature of the colonial state and a new imperial ideology of dominance. I also argue racial differences between the colonialists and colonized were articulated in the domain of hunting. While hunting represented domination of nature and natives, the "colonial hunt" also came to signify a paternal benevolent British rule. The importance given to hunting and to the notion of fair play in their hunting served to "identify" the moral and physical superiority of British rulers. The new ideology of paternalism was realized in the figure of the hunter-officer, the Sahib who in hunting dangerous carnivores was seen to act as a protector of the native. The changing nature of the colonial state and creation of racial differences also had a profound impact on colonial society which became increasingly self conscious of its own identity and image. Given the metropolitan engagement with social Darwinism and their location on the fringes of civilization as it were, colonialists became the center of metropolitan preoccupation with racial contamination. The emphasis on fair play, I argue reflects the efforts of the colonial elite to enforce a model code of conduct on its members and reassure an anxious metropole of the racial distance with the native. Policing behavior of their own, through categories like fair play was therefore essential to the agenda of creating racial differences. Due to a perceived connection between hunting, power and privilege, hunting also played an important role in social relations in colonial society. As hunting came to be regulated by laws by late nineteenth century, it often became the focal point of tensions in class and power within the colonial elite on the question of access to animals.</p> / Dissertation

Abstract This study attempts to investigate and analyze the ¡§Executive Search¡¨ (ES) industry in Taiwan today, a field in which there is a serious shortage of academic research. The main purposes of this study are to reveal the business processes involved in ES, and to identify the characteristics of both clients and candidates. In order to reveal a complete picture of the industry¡¦s development in Taiwan, expert interviews were used as the main method of investigation. Initially, we studied foreign research papers on ES, after which five ES consultants and four corporate Human Resources managers were interviewed. A number if interesting facts were uncovered by this research: 1. ES consultants in Taiwan tend to follow the approach of consultants in American and Europe. 2. The size of ES industry in Taiwan is not yet sufficient for the needs of the economy and, in addition, a greater degree of specialization is required. 3. Young, well-educated managers with characteristics such as good interpersonal skills, strong loyalty, intelligence and aggression, are those most sought after by ES clients. 4. Clients of the ES industry are companies with an urgent need for talented people, and include high tech companies, professional management firms, subsidiaries of international corporations in Taiwan, and companies run by second-generation entrepreneurs. At the end of this study, we suggest three issues for further research: 1. A comparison between the performance of managers found through ES and those found through other recruiting methods. 2. The relationship between Human Resource Managers and ES Consultants. 3.The potential for integration between the ES industry and network technology.

Current study is based on literature of Employer Brand studies. This research is conducted by implementing questionnaire. By using ¡§the most admired entrepreneur¡¨ from a renowned, quality business magazine in Taiwan, author has looked into the perception of college and post graduate senior students (NCCU, NCTU, FJU, TKU, NKUAS, NUTN) regarding CEO celebrities and their companies. The study has showed that most dimensions of Cable and Turban study have positive effect on Organization Attractiveness and potential employee¡¦s job hunting attempt. The result of current research has proven CEO celebrity¡¦s positive effect on human resource the corporate can recruit.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2000. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 316-324). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Thesis (M.A.)--Northern Michigan University, 2009. / "14-62728." Bibliography: leaf 66.