Government-business interface: the case of the small technology-based firm††

Abstract. This article presents the findings of a recent study made of successful technical entrepreneurs with small be in the secondary manufacturing sector in Canada. A major purpose of the study was to ascertain the entrepreneurs' perception of the environment for entrepreneurship in Canada, with a view to determining the form that Canadian government assistance might take. The article, amongst other things, relates the findings of the study to the current discussion of an industrial strategy for Canada, the recommendations of the Senate Special Committee on Science Policy and the operations of the Canada Development Corporation. Twelve specific policy recommendations are presented in the article. These recommendations deal with the following topics: the provision of venture capital; taxation; the provision of management expertise; and the provision of information. The need to rationalize and market government assistance programs for small businesses is highlighted in the article. Sommaire. Cet article présente les conclusions d'une étude récente d'entrepreneurs techniques prospères, propriétaires de petites affaires appartenant au secteur de fabrication secondaire au Canada. L'une des principales raisons de cette étude était d'évaluer la perception qu'ont les entrepreneurs du milieu de l'entreprise, au Canada, afin de déterminer la forme que l'aide gouvemementale canadienne devrait prendre. Entre autres choses, cet article établit un rapport entre les conclusions de cette étude et les débats actuels sur I'élaboration d'une stratégie industrielle pour le Canada, les recommandations dun comité spécial du sénat sur la politique scientifique et l'exploitation de la Corporation pour le développement du Canada. L'auteur propose dans cet article dowe recommandations de politiques qui portent sur les sujets suivants: fourniture de capital spéculatif, fiscalité, fourniture & expertise en gestion et fourniture d'information. Cet article insiste sur la nécessité de rationaliser et de mettre sur le marché des programmes daide gouvernementale pour les petites affaires.     

Evangelical violence: Western Christianity and the use of force against the Third World

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Recognising the impact of religion on state action, this article identifies two variables that interact to affect the type and level of violence employed by Western states against Third World targets. First, variation in the degree to which the prominent Christian denominations and organisations within these states view evangelisation as either an individual-level or national-level process – Christian individualism vs Christian nationalism – has determined church support for using violence as a tactic. Second, the level of influence that churches and missionary organisations have over their home states affects the ability of Christian actors to directly impact state actions. Western violence against Third World peoples is expected to be lowest when churches and Christian organisations view evangelisation in primarily individualistic terms and have significant influence over the state. The article examines the relationships between concepts of evangelisation, Christian influence over state policies, and levels of violence against the Third World by examining British, French and German colonialism during the late colonial period of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.     

Shutting Down the United Nations War Crimes Commission

This article presents the struggle between factions in the executive branch of the US government over post-war relations with Eurasia in general and Germany in particular. It argues that the legal and moral divide between the groups concerned interpretation of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the limits of national sovereignty. It discusses the discontent of members of the UNWCC over US and UK efforts to close the Commission and how the United Nations dealt with the remaining UNWCC cases and records.     

Postfeeding Larval Dispersal Behavior of Late Season Blow Flies (Calliphoridae) in Southern Ontario,Canada

Postfeeding dispersal involves migration of larvae away from their food source in order to pupate. Puparia are difficult to find, yet are important for estimating PMI, and missing puparia during collection can result in inaccurate estimations. This study investigates the late season maggot dispersal patterns for blow flies at coyote carcasses in two habitats with an aim to improving puparia collection procedures. Puparia samples collected from various dispersal distances and directions tested the spatial distribution patterns of the various species using the variance/mean ratio (VMR). Lucilia illustris was the most common species to emerge, with a preferred minimum dispersal distance of more than 50.8 cm and an overall VMR value of 14.91, indicating this species had a clumped distribution pattern. These findings highlight that current collection procedures that use random sampling from under carcasses do not adequately account for the spatial distribution of larvae.     

Evolution of Political Branding: Typologies,Diverse Settings and Future Research

Political branding has developed into an established and vibrant sub-discipline of political marketing. Indeed, political branding research continues to push boundaries by critically applying consumer based branding theories, concepts and frameworks to the political environment. Recently, political branding scholars have segmented research into different categories such as corporate, candidate, leader, local-regional, internal or external in orientation. Despite this development, there continues to be limited research on alternative or different typologies of political brands. This study reaffirms political branding as a distinct area of research and discusses how political brands can be conceptualised and operationalised. Further, drawing on seven empirical and conceptual papers, which focus on different typologies of political brands from a range of international contexts including Canada, USA, Iceland, Indonesia and India, we reflect on the current political branding environment. We conclude that there are multiple relationships and numerous interconnected political brands, which represent an intricate environment or ecosystem. This study offers academics and political actors guidance on how to conceptualise political brands and provides a starting point to map out the ecosystems of political brands. Finally, this study provides explicit calls for further research in political branding.