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Saara Liinamaa

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Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, University of Guelph

Culture change is more multifaceted than recent conversations about Hockey Canada might suggest. It’s a complex process, not a readily packaged product or an easily revised strategic plan. (Shutterstock)

November 1, 2022

Culture change at Hockey Canada is about more than replacing those in charge

Saara Liinamaa, University of Guelph

There have been calls for a culture change at Hockey Canada in the wake of sexual abuse allegations. But what does that mean? And how do organizations change their culture?

A new study shows helping strangers is part of ice skating. (Sunyu Kim/Unsplash)

December 17, 2020

Head to the local ice skating rink to meet and mingle this COVID‑19 winter

Mervyn Horgan, University of Guelph and Saara Liinamaa, University of Guelph

Canadian skating rinks are diverse meeting and mingling places and seem to nurture respect, support and sociability, a new study stays.

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