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Acknowledgements
Authors
Dayna Lee-Baggley, Ph.D., Chief of Research, Howatt HR Applied Workplace Institute, Adjunct
Professor, Saint Mary's University
Bill Howatt, Ph.D., Ed.D., Founder and CEO, Howatt HR Consulting
WSPS
Krista Schmid
Andrew Harkness
Territorial
Scott Borys
Flavio Ishii
Daren McLean
Funder
WSPS
Co-Sponsor
Johnston Group (Administrators of the Chambers of Commerce Group Insurance Plan)
Support
The authors also wish to thank the following individuals for their contributions to the research
project, including web design, data collection, data analyses, generating data tables and results,
review of literature, writing and reviewing, and providing feedback on draft versions.
Alexandra Dagher
Ehsan Etezad
Al Kingsbury
Audrey Kruisselbrink
Holly Truglia
Research oversight
This study was approved through Saint Mary's University Research Ethics Board (SMU REB
File #20-003) and met academic and ethical standards.
