Business Development
Program of study - required and electives courses
Specialization Course
- LED 611 Industrial Location Theory and Concepts (winter term)
Elective Courses
During the program, certain elective courses may be of interest to students with an interest in business development. These courses are listed below:
- LED 612 Land Development Planning (fall term)
- LED 688 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development
- ECON 645 Industrial Organization
- ECON 651 Labour Economics (winter term)
- ECON 681 The Economics of Electronic Commerce
- SOC 759 Sociology of Work and Occupations
- LED 615 Community Economic Development (winter term)
- LED 621 Environment and Business
- GEOG 635 International Development: Theories and Practices (fall term)
Past Research Papers
Here are some samples of research papers
of past students with an interest in business development:
- Ali, G. (1999) Telecommunication Companies' Community Economic Development Activities in Canada and the United States
- Anderson, P. (2004) Managing the Challengers of a Changing Agricultural Community: A Study of the Declining Tobacco Economy in Norfolk County
- Becks, D. (2001) A Shift-Share Analysis of the St. Catherinies-Niagara CMA 1987-1999
- Boseovski, J. (2001) Human Capital, Evaluation and Local Economic Development Initiatives
- Britten, A. (1998) An Analysis and Evaluation of the Health Technology Industry in London, Ontario
- Buck, M. (2005) The Development of a Resident Attraction Strategy in a Rural Amenity Location: A Case Study of Collingwood, Ontario
- Caravaggio, S. (1999) Economic Development and the Service Sector Case Study of Market Research firms in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo
- Chang, J. C. Y. (1995) Tourism Promotion and Local Economic Development: The Case of the Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival
- Chen, M. (2000) Place Promotion and Downtown Revitalization in Windsor, Ontario
- Choi, D. (2003) Workforce Development Issues: Local Economic Development and Community Training and Education Perspectives
- Donner-Shirizly, I. (1999) Evaluation of Local Economic Development Activities and Programs
- Fan, V. (Chuncui) (2005) Labour Migration Impacts on the Employment Structure of the High-Tech Industries in Dalian, China
- Fowler, C. (2001) The Interaction Between Municipal Planners and Municipal Economic Developers: Conflict or Compliment
- Gao, L. (2006) An estimate of the Financing Sources on Investment of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in China
- Gouldsborough, A. (2007) Setting the Stage: Community Participation, Socioeconomic Development and the Classic Theatre, Cobalt
- Goodram, J. (2006) Encouraging Greyfield Redevelopment
- Greenwell, B. (1993) An Approach To Identifying Business Opportunities Using Commercial Sales Analysis
- Grewal, J. (2005) Entrepreneurship and Local Assistance in a Knowledge-Based Economy: A Case Study of Waterloo Region and the ICT Sector
- Hammond, B.T. (2000) The Economic Impact of Cami Automotive on Ingersoll, Ontario
- Hsu, C. A. (1993) The Role of the Business Immigrant in the Canadian Economy
- Janthur, M. (1996) The Access to Financing for Small Business: Urban versus Non-Urban Lending Practices Within the Canadian Chartered Banking System
- Johnston, W. (2008) Analysis of the Relationship between Electricity Prices and Economic Growth
- Kalam, A. K. M. (2006) Impact of Globalization on Regional-Local Economy: a Case Study of Waterloo Region
- Kanji, A. A. (2002) Industrial Target Market Study of Quinte, Ontario
- Kershaw, D. (1994) Economic Development Office Involvement in Japanese Direct Investment - a Case Study of the Toronto Region
- Lahey, P. (2006) Evidence and Implications of Creaming in the Targeted Wage Subsidy Program: A Qualitative Study
- Lakshmikanthan, V. (2000) Practices in Economic Development Marketing
- Lambert, B. (2007) Piecing Together the Parking Puzzle: An Exploration of the Relationship between Parking Supply, Policy, Land Use Density and Economic Vitality in a Mid-Sized Community
- Legault, L. (2005) An Evaluation of Strategic Economic Development Planning in Mid-Sized Cities
- Leier, K. D. (2006) Impacts of Hosting a Major Event on Annual Events and Festivals
- Lin, W. (2005) The Manufacturing Specialization in the Canadian Border Region: A Case Study of the Niagara Region's Manufacturing Sector
- MacLaughlin, D. (2008) Overcoming Latecomer Disadvantage: The Case of Taiwan's Wind Manufacturing Industry
- MacNeil, R. T. (2006) Heart-Strings and Economic Gravity: Migration in Canada's Local Health Regions
- Madill, J. (1995) The Role of Economic Developers in Influencing the Growth of Small and Medium Sized Businesses
- Mak, J. (2000) Brownfields: The Challenge of Redeveloping Contaminated Sites
- Manson, I. (1997) Common Ground: Spheres of Influence in the Canadian Locational Decision Making Process
- Maskell, J. (1990) An Exploration of the Primary Market for Professional Economic Development Education in Canada
- McCorquodale, P. (2008) Niche Markets: Organizations as a Tool for Downtown Revitalization
- Miller, J. L. (2001) Public Participation in Strategic Planning: Enhancing Cross-Cultural Communication in Sioux Lookout
- Murr, M. D. (1992) The Town of Markham's International Business Survey: Understanding the Present and Future Directions of Local Export Development Strategy
- Oakes, D. (2005) Brownfield Developments in North America: A Case Study of St. Catharines, Ontario
- Poch, S. (2003) Public Policy and Brownfield Development in Canada
- Power, A. (2007) The Reurbanization of a Stagnant Population: Exploring the Relationship between Urban Growth Management and Net Migration in Canada's Stagnant Mid-Sized Cities
- Rajk, M. I. F. (2002) Downtown Revitalization and Economic Development Initiatives in the City of Kitchener, 1991-2001
- Sadouzai, T. (2004) The Social and Economic Dimensions of Engaging Low Skilled Immigrant Women in Paid Employment: A Case Study of Cambridge's Pashtoon Community
- Sainsbury, K. (1998) Clusters, Business Networks and High Tech Enterprise: Stimulating Economic Growth in Waterloo Region
- Scaman, M. (2007) Assessing the Impact of a Rural Farmers' Market on the Community: A Case Study of Mossbank, Saskatchewan
- Scott, I. (1990) Analysis of Commodity Flows for Economic Development Opportunity Identification
- Sellar Voll, M. L. (2006) Financing Knowledge Based Firm Start-Ups with Local Private Investment
- Smith, S. (2000) The Perceived Telecommunication Needs of Businesses in Canada's Technology Triangle
- Sudeyko, D. W. (2005) Monitoring and Evaluation: The Next Step for Business Improvement Areas
- Suphal, S. A. (2002) The Community Immigrant Task Force Towards a Multicultural Local Economy and Labour Force
- Teichroeb, A. (1991) An Analysis of the Strategic Alliance Concept and Its Role in Local Economic Development
- Thompson, S. (2001) An Evaluation of Internet-Enabled Economic Development Information systems: Components, Applications and Development
- Trotter, R. A. I. (2006) Trends and Economic Implications of Student Lodging Houses in the City of Waterloo
- Turvey, L. (1995) Women in the Informal Economy
- Turvey, R. (1995) Local Economic Development Practice: Survey of Tools and Techniques
- Van Dooren, C. (2000) A Community-Based Approach to Enhancing the Employability of Youth: Employment and Volunteer Activity of Grade 12 Students in the Hamilton-Wentworth Region
- Van Kampen, D. (2003) Economic Base Analysis Using LQ and MR Methods: A Study of Bruce County, Ontario
- Van Koughnett, S. (1996) Universities, Knowledge Transfer, and Local Economic Development
- Vanlooyen, D. (1997) An Estimate of the Economic Impact of Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest on the Kitchener-Waterloo Area
- Wallace, A. (2006) Supporting Small, Medium and Micro-Enterprises Through Local Business Support Centres: A Review of Policy and Practice in Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa
- Yuzwa, J. (2008) What is the Meaning of Neighbourhood as Lived Experience in the Context of a History of Economic Decline?
- Zelaya-Olivas, O. (1999) Microcredit and Local Economic Development
- Zhou, T. H. (2003) Promoting Growth in the Waterloo Region High-Technology Sector - Potential for an Online Techmap
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