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Ecotourism, community development, and local autonomy : the experience of Shan-Mei aboriginal community in Taiwan

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Lee, Pei-Yao

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Shan-Mei, a Tsou aboriginal village in Taiwan, is widely known as a legend of environmental conservation, where ecotourism has been successfully combined with integrated community development. Indigenous knowledge containing "ecological wisdom" and decision-making based on consensus are perceived to be the greatest contributors to this achievement. I conducted three months...

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Masters Thesis

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AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Pei-Yao Lee for the degree of
Features of boardrooms and conference rooms in Pacific Northwest organizations

Creator:

Foltz, Andrew L.

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This study examines selected cultural elements of the negotiating environment in seventeen organizations having home or branch offices in the Northwest United States. Conference room and boardroom design, intentional placement of meaningful artifacts, arrangement of seating, and providing of refreshments are compared. Observations and interviews of organizational representatives in nine...

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Masters Thesis

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the culture of the company. Alan Davies, in "Office Design Is a Tool For Growth," (2005) agrees that
Cooperation and small to medium sized enterprises in Oregon's forest product industry

Creator:

Brown, Nicole A.

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This thesis examines perceptions of cooperation among small to medium sized enterprises (SME) in western Oregon's forest products industry. Recent changes in the industry, such as corporate consolidation, global marketing, and government regulations have created an environment in which many SMEs find it difficult to stay competitive. Cooperation among SMEs...

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Masters Thesis