Melita Ptashnick
Biographic Data
| ID | 77865 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melita Ptashnick |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melita |
| FAMILY NAME | Ptashnick |
| SIGNATURE | PTASHNICK M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Lagging behind in suburbia: Suburban versus urban newcomers’ employment settlement service outcomes in Metro Vancouver, Canada
Suburbanization is reshaping the context of immigrant settlement in Canada. Newcomer immigrants are increasingly settling initially in suburban communities as opposed to traditional receiving neighborhoods in urban centers. However, the quality of settlement services for newcomers to suburban neighborhoods has lagged behind, creating a mismatch between newcomer settlement patterns and service provision. As settlement patterns are recognized as si…
To Live Apart or Together: Integration Outcomes of Astronaut Versus Dual-Parent Household Strategies
Certifying voluntary living wage employers
Purpose – Living wage campaigns are popular responses to counter increasing inequality in advanced industrial countries. The purpose of this paper is to examine how voluntary living wage employer certification engages business in multi-sectoral coalitions to reduce poverty. Design/methodology/approach – The authors utilize qualitative interviews with 30 members of a living wage employer certification program in Vancouver, Canada as a case study t…
Mobilising for safer care: Addressing structural barriers to reducing healthcare-associated infections in Vancouver, Canada
Programs and reforms to prevent healthcare-associated infections encounter structural barriers that affect their adoption and effective implementation. This article is based on interviews with 55 frontline healthcare providers, infection control and quality experts, and policymakers from 2010–2013 primarily in Vancouver, Canada. This article reports the perceptions of participants regarding the consequences that structural barriers, including phy…
In Search of a Better Life: The Experiences of Working Poor Immigrants in Vancouver, Canada
We utilized data from 72 in‐depth interviews with immigrant hotel and hospital support workers employed in the service sector of Vancouver, Canada to analyse migration decisions and subsequent experiences after arrival. We found that migrant social networks were centrally important, both as a stimulus for migration and in shaping post‐arrival experiences. At the same time, the working conditions faced by immigrants after arrival, such as low pay …
The deleterious consequences of privatization and outsourcing for hospital support work: The experiences of contracted-out hospital cleaners and dietary aids in Vancouver, Canada
In Search of a Better Life: The Experiences of Working Poor Immigrants in Vancouver, Canada
We utilized data from 72 in‐depth interviews with immigrant hotel and hospital support workers employed in the service sector of Vancouver, Canada to analyse migration decisions and subsequent experiences after arrival. We found that migrant social networks were centrally important, both as a stimulus for migration and in shaping post‐arrival experiences. At the same time, the working conditions faced by immigrants after arrival, such as low pay …
Lagging behind in suburbia: Suburban versus urban newcomers’ employment settlement service outcomes in Metro Vancouver, Canada
Suburbanization is reshaping the context of immigrant settlement in Canada. Newcomer immigrants are increasingly settling initially in suburban communities as opposed to traditional receiving neighborhoods in urban centers. However, the quality of settlement services for newcomers to suburban neighborhoods has lagged behind, creating a mismatch between newcomer settlement patterns and service provision. As settlement patterns are recognized as si…
The deleterious consequences of privatization and outsourcing for hospital support work: The experiences of contracted-out hospital cleaners and dietary aids in Vancouver, Canada
In Search of a Better Life: The Experiences of Working Poor Immigrants in Vancouver, Canada
We utilized data from 72 in‐depth interviews with immigrant hotel and hospital support workers employed in the service sector of Vancouver, Canada to analyse migration decisions and subsequent experiences after arrival. We found that migrant social networks were centrally important, both as a stimulus for migration and in shaping post‐arrival experiences. At the same time, the working conditions faced by immigrants after arrival, such as low pay …
The deleterious consequences of privatization and outsourcing for hospital support work: The experiences of contracted-out hospital cleaners and dietary aids in Vancouver, Canada
Certifying voluntary living wage employers
Purpose – Living wage campaigns are popular responses to counter increasing inequality in advanced industrial countries. The purpose of this paper is to examine how voluntary living wage employer certification engages business in multi-sectoral coalitions to reduce poverty. Design/methodology/approach – The authors utilize qualitative interviews with 30 members of a living wage employer certification program in Vancouver, Canada as a case study t…
Mobilising for safer care: Addressing structural barriers to reducing healthcare-associated infections in Vancouver, Canada
Programs and reforms to prevent healthcare-associated infections encounter structural barriers that affect their adoption and effective implementation. This article is based on interviews with 55 frontline healthcare providers, infection control and quality experts, and policymakers from 2010–2013 primarily in Vancouver, Canada. This article reports the perceptions of participants regarding the consequences that structural barriers, including phy…
Lagging behind in suburbia: Suburban versus urban newcomers’ employment settlement service outcomes in Metro Vancouver, Canada
Suburbanization is reshaping the context of immigrant settlement in Canada. Newcomer immigrants are increasingly settling initially in suburban communities as opposed to traditional receiving neighborhoods in urban centers. However, the quality of settlement services for newcomers to suburban neighborhoods has lagged behind, creating a mismatch between newcomer settlement patterns and service provision. As settlement patterns are recognized as si…
To Live Apart or Together: Integration Outcomes of Astronaut Versus Dual-Parent Household Strategies
Economics (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Immigration (3 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (3 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (3 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (2 works)