https://hdl.handle.net/10419/273981 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:43:13 GMT 2026-10-01T14:43:13Z https://hdl.handle.net/10419/312685 Title: The Practice of Human Resource Management in Canada Authors: Barnetson, Bob; Foster, Jason Abstract: This introductory human resource management (HRM) textbook provides students with an overview of the major domains of human resource management (the "how-to") with a focus on the practical application of the most recent HRM research and best practices. Students will learn to understand, anticipate, and respond to how power, profit, and intersectionality shape the practice of HRM. Moving beyond the typical procedure-oriented textbook, Barnetson and Foster provide thought-provoking political analysis to better prepare students for the real-world practice of human resource management. Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10419/312685 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10419/281241 Title: A Sales Tax for Alberta: Why and How Editors: Ascah, Robert L. Abstract: The days of buoyant capital investment, jobs, and wealth are passing Alberta by as the boom-and-bust cycle runs its course and the global climate crisis becomes more acute. As the province scrambles to boost the dying oil economy and curb spending, one solution is all but ignored—a sales tax. In this collection, Alberta scholars and policy experts map out why and how a provincial sales tax can and should be implemented. They examine energy revenues, household incomes, and political support as well as opportunities for improving democracy and reducing the volatility of government revenues. Finally, this volume offers recommendations on structuring a consultative review process to improve Alberta's long-term fiscal sustainability. Contributions by Ergete Ferede, Ian Glassford, Kenneth J. McKenzie, Melville McMillan, Elizabeth Smythe, and Graham Thomson. Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10419/281241 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10419/273995 Title: Regime of Obstruction: How Corporate Power Blocks Energy Democracy Editors: Carroll, William K. Abstract: Rapidly rising carbon emissions from the intense development of Western Canada's fossil fuels continue to aggravate the global climate emergency and destabilize democratic structures. The urgency of the situation demands not only scholarly understanding, but effective action. Regime of Obstruction aims to make visible the complex connections between corporate power and the extraction and use of carbon energy. Edited by William Carroll, this rigorous collection presents research findings from the first three years of the seven-year, SSHRC-funded partnership, the Corporate Mapping Project. Anchored in sociological and political theory, this comprehensive volume provides hard data and empirical research that traces the power and influence of the fossil fuel industry through economics, politics, media, and higher education. Contributors demonstrate how corporations secure popular consent, and coopt, disorganize, or marginalize dissenting perspectives to position the fossil fuel industry as a national public good. They also investigate the difficult position of Indigenous communities who, while suffering the worst environmental and health impacts from carbon extraction, must fight for their land or participate in fossil capitalism to secure income and jobs. The volume concludes with a look at emergent forms of activism and resistance, spurred by the fact that a just energy transition is still feasible. This book provides essential context to the climate crisis and will transform discussions of energy democracy. Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10419/273995 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z