From institutions to boundaries: work and carriers in Canada's oil sands

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dc.contributor.advisorBowen, Frances
dc.contributor.advisorGrøgaard, Birgitte
dc.contributor.authorDillabough, Jessica Jasmin
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-18T22:31:15Z
dc.date.available2017-12-18T22:31:15Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 153-168en
dc.description.abstractIn this dissertation I explore environmental practices and environmental regulations in Alberta, Canada's in situ oil sands industry. The in situ oil sands industty provides an interesting context for studying these two phenomena because it was undergoing a period of high growth and subject to immense public scrutiny, particularly in regards to environmental issues. I begin by asking the question: Who does what institutional work on environmental regulations and practices in Canada's oil sands? I explore this broad research question using analytic induction, a qualitative research method that allows the researcher to explore phenomena from a pre­determined theoretical lens. In my case, this lens is institutional work. I include many different types of organizations in my san1ple of 67 semi-structured interviews. As I progress through my analysis I discover that much of the work done on practices and regulations involves boundaries. Boundary work emerges as an important aspect of institutional change, as does the type of actor doing the work and the boundary being worked on. I develop propositions based on the strength of boundaries, the position of actors in the field of in situ oil sands, and the boundary the work is done on.
dc.format.extentxiii, 188 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationDillabough, J. J. (2012). From institutions to boundaries: work and carriers in Canada's oil sands (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4748en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/4748
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/105749
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
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dc.titleFrom institutions to boundaries: work and carriers in Canada's oil sands
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineManagement
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 2084 627942956
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