• Le Roux, C., & Charmaine du Plessis (2014). An exploratory Q study of corporate brand identity elements governing corporate brand image formation. Southern African Business Review, 18(3), 119-141. Abstract: Because of the growing demands on businesses to distinguish themselves from competitors, corporate brand identity and image are considered to be fundamental in enhancing the visibility…

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  • Saturday Social

    Saturday Social

    At 1:30pm, we will take a short walk to the boarding area and embark on a two-hour steamboat cruise on the fabled Mississippi River. Our tour will feature live jazz music and a buffet lunch of New Orleans cuisine. The cruise should end at approximately 4:30pm. The cruise has a cost of $45 (lunch included).

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  • Naspetti, Simona, Serena Mandolesi, and Raffaele Zanoli (2016). Using visual Q sorting to determine the impact of photovoltaic applications on the landscape. Land Use Policy, 57, 564–573. Abstract: In recent years, some European countries have experienced rapid growth of installation of photovoltaic systems. These systems can involve relevant, and in some cases quite radical, transformations…

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  • Park, Youngrye, Eun Ja Yen, & Yoon Young Hwang (in press). Subjectivity about sexual ethics among Korean undergraduate students using Q methodology. Asian Nursing Research. (DOI: 10.1016/j.anr.2016.05.002) (Available: http://www.asian-nursingresearch.com/article/S1976-1317(16)30023-8/pdf) Abstract: Most undergraduate students are in the phase of gaining mental and physical autonomy from their parents as they expand their worlds in college. The ways…

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  • Armatas, Christopher A., Tyron Venn, & Alan Watson (2016, May 12). Understanding social-ecological vulnerability with Q-methodology: A case study of water-based ecosystem services in Wyoming, USA. Sustainability Science. ePublication prior to print, DOI: 10.1007/s11625-016-0369-1) (Accessible: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11625-016-0369-1/fulltext.html) Abstract: A broad range of participatory methods can be employed to understand the vulnerability of social-ecological systems threatened by…

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  • Grover, Vijay Kumar (2015, August). Developing indicators of quality school education as perceived by teachers using Q-methodology approach. Zenith International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 5(8), 54-65. Abstract: This investigation is an attempt to assess indicators of ‘quality school education’ using Stephenson’s Q-methodology designed to deal with subjective issues like one under investigation. Methodology is alternative…

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  • Grover, Vijay Kumar (2014). Objective solution of subjective problems: Issue of methodological approach. Journal of Advanced Research in Psychology & Psychotherapy, 1(1), 10-21. Abstract: The paper is an attempt to find an objective solution to subjective problems of behavior. It explains nature of physical and behavioral science. The nature of subject decides nature of methodology…

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  • Strickert, Graham, Kwok Pan Chun, Lori Bradford, Douglas Clark, Patricia Gober, Maureen G. Reed, & Diana Payton (2016). Unpacking viewpoints on water security: Lessons from the South Saskatchewan River Basin. Water Policy, 18, 50-72. Abstract: Water is essential for human development and the environment; however, its security is challenged by factors such as competing uses,…

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  • Pereira, Mariana A., John R. Fairweather, Keith B. Woodford, & Peter L. Nuthall (2016, April). Assessing the diversity of values and goals amongst Brazilian commercial-scale progressive beef farmers using Q-methodology. Agricultural Systems, 144, 1-8. Abstract: This paper analyses the diversity of goals and values amongst 26 Brazilian commercial-scale beef farmers previously identified as exhibiting progressive…

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  • West, Simon, Rose Cairns, & Lisen Schultz (2016, May). What constitutes a successful biodiversity corridor? A Q-study in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa. Biological Conservation, 198, 183-192. Abstract: ‘Success’ is a vigorously debated concept in conservation. There is a drive to develop quantitative, comparable metrics of success to improve conservation interventions. Yet the qualitative,…

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