{"title":"Controlling Information with Propaganda: Indoctrinating the Youth in Nazi Germany","authors":"Kelsey Danielle Appleby","doi":"10.5931/DJIM.V9I1.3344","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5931/DJIM.V9I1.3344","url":null,"abstract":"PROPAGANDA was a powerful tool used by Nazi Germany to indoctrinate and control its citizenry prior to and during WWII. This paper examines how Nazi propaganda was effectively used, and the results it achieved, especially in regards to the German youth. It reveals how the harsh terms dictated by the Treaty of Versailles created an impoverished and disgruntled German nation vulnerable to the ideologies promoted by the mass propaganda. This paper concludes that Adolf Hitler’s rise to power, as well as the commitment and loyalty shown to him from the German citizens, is a direct result of his effective use of propaganda.","PeriodicalId":430243,"journal":{"name":"Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management","volume":"6 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"113964369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bridging the Gap: An Inquiry into New Adult as a Viable Category of Fiction","authors":"E. Stewart","doi":"10.5931/DJIM.V9I1.3347","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5931/DJIM.V9I1.3347","url":null,"abstract":"This paper serves as an investigation into the burgeoning fiction category known as “new adult”, a category conceived to appeal to the current post-adolescent age bracket. It traces the category's origins to November 2009 from a submission competition held by St Martin's Press and addresses criticism of new adult that has arisen in the literary community over the past three years. The paper next examines the perspectives of authors of new adult, through commentary by author Hannah Johnson, and the intended audience of new adult, through the commentary of three readers who fall within the relevant bracket. It concludes that the evident hole in the literary market demands the fostering of the new adult category, especially in light of the historical success of the young adult category and also in light of marked reader demand for new adult content.","PeriodicalId":430243,"journal":{"name":"Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123012864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Canadian Waste Tire Practices and Their Potential in Sustainable Construction","authors":"Davin Kristofer St. Pierre","doi":"10.5931/DJIM.V9I1.3356","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5931/DJIM.V9I1.3356","url":null,"abstract":"This paper is an analysis of two provincial waste tire management programs and the potential that exists using repurposed tires in sustainable construction. In an effort to mitigate the environmental hazards waste tire piles present, Canadian provinces have responded in various ways to repurpose tires for several different uses. While the tire reprocessing programs of Nova Scotia and British Columbia produce a wide variety of different recycled-material products, they both depend on secondary industrial processes to break down the existing tire structure in to its bare components. To capitalize on the initial energy inputs that exist in tire fabrication and avoid further reliance on energy-intensive industrial reprocessing, waste tire use in sustainable construction is proposed. The pioneering architecture firm Earthship Biotecture is examined to highlight the potential that exists by reprocessing tires in rammed earth tire homes.","PeriodicalId":430243,"journal":{"name":"Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131414569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Digital Technology: Help or Hindrance? Remembering in the Twenty-first Century","authors":"Nicole Bloudoff","doi":"10.5931/DJIM.V9I1.3360","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5931/DJIM.V9I1.3360","url":null,"abstract":"People are adapting to technologies such as smart phones, portable hard drives, USB keys and online repertoires that are easy to acquire and use. We access the internet from almost anywhere, as well as store documents, pictures, artwork, journals, and records on our external devices. Digital technology is useful, but is it eliminating our brain’s ability to remember? This paper will identify possible future effects of digital technologies on human memory. The switch from physical to digital records has effectively changed our attitudes towards memorabilia, causing a proliferation of massive file storage, but less file usage. Humans are experiencing unique new ambivalence where their data is safe, yet always subject to technical malfunction. Message interruption research has shown negative results regarding average memory retention. Implications for information managers are also discussed–stressing the importance of creating backup copies, as well as introducing memory retention practices to the workplace.","PeriodicalId":430243,"journal":{"name":"Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121139466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Controlling the Clouds: Privacy Laws and Cloud Computing in Canada’s Legal Sector","authors":"Shauna Claire Hall-Coates","doi":"10.5931/DJIM.V9I1.3341","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5931/DJIM.V9I1.3341","url":null,"abstract":"This paper examines both the promises and problems posed by the legal profession’s adoption of cloud computing platforms in service of its business objectives. Cloud computing models, defined as third party managed software, are rapidly becoming ubiquitous within technology-centric businesses. The legal profession is ostensibly an excellent candidate for the integration of cloud computing models due to its deep-seated information management needs. Nonetheless, this profession finds itself within an unnerving position in the face of government-mandated privacy laws and professional ethical standards that make any compromise of private information potentially devastating to a wide reaching net of stakeholders. Exploring the tenuous line upon which the legal profession treads in relation to cloud computing, the author ultimately concludes that what is most conspicuously absent within this current debate is a developed information policy which would provide the legal industry directives on how it should negotiate its way through this complex issue.","PeriodicalId":430243,"journal":{"name":"Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132031388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Corbin, S. Cushing, Chantal de Medeiros, B. Mcdougall, Mary E. Walker, Dandan Xu
{"title":"Collaborative public transportation feasibility study: Development of a database prototype","authors":"J. Corbin, S. Cushing, Chantal de Medeiros, B. Mcdougall, Mary E. Walker, Dandan Xu","doi":"10.5931/DJIM.V9I1.3361","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5931/DJIM.V9I1.3361","url":null,"abstract":"The Ecology Action Centre (EAC) has recognized the need for a collaborative information-based transit service that would connect users and transportation providers in the Maritime Provinces. From this need, a multi-disciplinary research partnership between the EAC and Dalhousie University was developed. The research team developed a basic functioning prototype for a web-based transit service. Four main methodological thrusts define the transit database project: first, a review of transit database precedents; second, a usability study of potential database users (n=6); third, a feasibility study reaching of transit providers (n=10); and lastly, web-expert consultation. Additionally, a number of potential funding sources for this project were identified, including community and government grants, web-based advertising and cooperative membership fees. Moreover, the identification of an effective entity under which the Go Maritimes service will be operated (i.e. multi-stakeholder cooperative or private sector enterprise) has been a high priority. This research project has equipped the EAC with the tools it needs to plan, manage, and move forward with the Go Maritimes project.","PeriodicalId":430243,"journal":{"name":"Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management","volume":"249 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124747841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stillborn: Regulated midwifery in Nova Scotia","authors":"B. Taylor","doi":"10.5931/DJIM.V8I2.243","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5931/DJIM.V8I2.243","url":null,"abstract":"Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management Abstract: The purpose of this article is to investigate why midwifery policy has failed in Nova Scotia in spite of its success elsewhere in Canada. The primary method of investigation will be to analyse the policy and its implementation through Paul Sabatier and Daniel Mazmanian’s framework for policy implementation analysis. The subsequent examination will make clear that the failure of regulated midwifery in Nova Scotia is due to poor implementation, and in particular, the statutory factors that affect implementation. Despite more recent government announcements, regulated, accessible, and effective midwifery care for Nova Scotians remains an unrealized policy creation that lacks government support. Stillborn: Regulated Midwifery in Nova Scotia","PeriodicalId":430243,"journal":{"name":"Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122065341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sea level rise impacts in coastal zones: Soft measures to cope with it","authors":"P. Linares","doi":"10.5931/DJIM.V8I2.282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5931/DJIM.V8I2.282","url":null,"abstract":"Normal 0 Sea level rise impacts are projected to cause multiple negative consequences in coastal zones such as coastal erosion, flooding, flood-related health problems, property damage and social-economic impacts. Thus, it is imperative to assess adaptation measures to minimize these devastating projections. Several responsive strategies to sea level rise (i.e. Retreat, Accommodate, Protect) have been developed. Within the Protect Responsive Strategy, ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ adaptation options have been widely implemented in coastal zones. This paper examines several ‘soft’ adaptation options (beach nourishment, dune restoration, afforestation and reforestation, and marine soft engineering technology), which provide interesting alternatives to address sea level rise in coastal zones. Advantages and disadvantages of these soft options are analyzed from an ecological and socio-economic perspective. The paper concludes with some proposed recommendations that could support soft structure approaches in coastal zone areas. Normal 0","PeriodicalId":430243,"journal":{"name":"Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125747858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Seafood Ecolabels: For Whom and to What Purpose?","authors":"Kaitlan Lay","doi":"10.5931/DJIM.V8I2.211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5931/DJIM.V8I2.211","url":null,"abstract":"Ecolabelling is regarded as an important tool used as a means of promoting sustainable fisheries around the world, as they provide consumers with the opportunity to exercise a choice between different seafood products and producers, and encourage the purchase of ecologically sustainable products. Consumers are generally considered to be the main drivers behind ecolabels, as they are the end buyers of the products; however, there is very little existing peer reviewed research supporting this idea. This paper seeks to address the question of who is responsible for the market drive of seafood ecolabels. Through the examination of issues surrounding seafood ecolabels, this paper argues that the initiation and proliferation of ecolabels was a result of the interaction between non-government organizations, producers, purchasers and retailers, as the labels act as a useful insurance policy and marketing tool.","PeriodicalId":430243,"journal":{"name":"Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management","volume":"110 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132064730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluating the uses and realizing the benefits of social media use in politics","authors":"Catherine McGoveran","doi":"10.5931/DJIM.V8I2.370","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5931/DJIM.V8I2.370","url":null,"abstract":"Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management Abstract: Social media use in politics is evolving to become significantly more complex. The increased use of social media in a political context presents several challenges. Among these are the impact of social media on the control of information, information literacy, and the digital divide. At the same time, the opportunities for sharing, collaboration, and engagement provided by the medium of social media are crucial to understanding how and why these tools can and should be used in politics. Evaluating the uses and realizing the benefits of social media use in politics","PeriodicalId":430243,"journal":{"name":"Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management","volume":"2019 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114627126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}