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The Millennium Development Goals in Latin America and the Caribbean: Progress, Priorities and IDB Support for their Implementation

Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American …

The Millennium Development Goals were formalized in the Millennium Declaration, which was endorsed by 189 Heads of State and Government at the United Nations Millennium Summit of 2000. Achieving these Goals through sustainable growth and advances in key areas such as education, health,...

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The Economics of Sorruption and Cronyism: an institutional approach

Krug, B.; Hendrischke, H. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2001

Moral outrage was the response of the Chinese press, when Cheng Kejie, one of the country's highest officials, Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) and former Governor of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, was arrested on grounds of corruption on 25...

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On the Nature of a Cooperative: A System of Attributes Perspective

Feng, L.; Hendrikse, G.W.J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2007

enterprise as a system of attributes and the delineation of a governance structure in terms of ownership rights, control rights …

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Density And Strength Of Ties In Innovation Networks: A Competence And Governance View

Nooteboom, B.; Gilsing, V.A. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2004

This article studies density and strength of ties in innovation networks. It combines issues of â€˜competenceâ€™ with issues of â€˜governanceâ€™. It argues that in networks for exploration there are good reasons, counter to the thesis of the â€˜strength of weak...

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Organization and Strategy of Farmer Specialized Cooperatives in China

Hu, Y.; Huang, Z.; Hendrikse, G.W.J.; Xu, X. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2005

Zhejiang province, and the various attributes (governance, quality control system, and strategy) of a watermelon cooperative in … physical asset specificity in accounting for governance structure choice in the current institutional setting. …

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An Incomplete Contracting Model of Governance Structure Variety in Franchising

Hendrikse, G.W.J.; Jiang, T. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2007

For the purpose of explaining governance structure variety in franchising, we explore the impact of governance … governance structure uniquely allocates efficient ownership over assets. Whether dual distribution benefits are realized in a … dual distribution governance structure is a positive systemic effect, not the value of the brand name or location (or other …

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Entrepreneurial Orientation In Management Buy-Outs And The Contribution Of Venture Capital

Bruining, J.; Wright, D.M. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2002

This paper focuses on the development of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) after a management buy-out (MBO) and on the role played by venture capital firms in enhancing EO. It presents results of two exploratory case studies of divisional buy-outs with regard to their EO and the areas where the...

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Trust and Formal Control in interorganizational Relationships

Klein Woolthuis, R.; Nooteboom, B. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2002

There is a tendency to see trust and control by formal agreements as substitutes. According to transaction cost economics trust is unreliable, and some form of control is needed to reduce hazards of opportunism. According to others, high trust allows for a limited extent of formal control....

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A Matter of Development: How to Reduce Vulnerability in the Face of Natural Disasters

America, Economic Commission for Latin; Caribbean, the - Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2000

This document was prepared by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) for the "Confronting Natural Disasters: A Matter of Development" Seminar held in New Orleans on 25 and 26 March 2000. Vulnerability reduction is a key...

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Inter-American Development Bank Annual Report 2005

Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2006

This Annual Report contains a brief summary of the economic situation of Latin America and the Caribbean and a review of the Bank's operations in 2005. In addition, the Report contains a description of the Bank's operations - loans, guarantees, financings for small projects and technical...

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