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• Examining the factors influencing organizational creativity in professional sport organizations 

  Smith, Natalie L. (2016-11-22)

  Increasingly, globalization and the adoption of a market economy have made innovation fundamental for the success of organizations (Eklinder-Frick, Eriksson, & Hallén, 2014). Beyond market share, an innovative organization ...

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• The impact of structural systems on perceptions of legitimacy and the experiences of female hockey players 

  Morris, Erin Leah (2016-11-16)

  Women’s participation in ice hockey has grown exponentially in the last 25 years. In 1991 there were only 5,500 female players registered with USA Hockey (USA Hockey, 2012; the governing body of hockey in the United States), ...

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• The roles of leisure attitudes and self-efficacy on attitudes toward retirement among retirees: a sense of coherence theory approach 

  Lee, Chung Sup (2016-06-21)

  Retirement has become a common phenomenon in our society. However, it still is a major life transition especially to older adults, since it affects their lives in many ways. Antonovsky (1987) asserted that coping well with ...

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• Utilizing the non-profit sector to advance social and environmental justice 

  Fernandez, Mariela (2015-07-16)

  Local parks and recreation provisions have been instrumental in meeting residents’ recreational needs, increasing community engagement and social capital, promoting positive health outcomes, and improving property values. ...

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• Representational Politics of Plantation Tourism: The Case of the Hampton Plantation 

  Buzinde, Christine N. (2006)

  Through the examination of promotional brochures, the commemorative inscriptions and the docent narratives that findings indicated that the plantation past was mediated and constructed as heritage through deflective ...

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