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Mikro-Zertifikate
Müller, Olaf L. - 2009
Wie müsste eine faire Lösung des Klimaproblems aussehen? Wie sollten wir Pflichten und finanzielle Lasten der nötigen CO2-Reduktionen verteilen, wenn es dabei gerecht zugehen soll und keiner übervorteilt werden darf? In meiner Antwort auf diese ethischen Fragen stütze ich mich auf einen...
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The Political Determinants of the Depth of Banking Crises
Winkler, Nicolas - 2006
Seit dem Ende der Bretton-Woods Ära haben zahlreiche Bankenkrisen Volkswirtschaften immense Kosten auferlegt. Die vorliegende Studie beschäftigt sich mit den politökonomischen Einflussfaktoren auf die Tiefe dieser Bankenkrisen. Es wird argumentiert, dass nur schnelle und tiefgreifende...
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An institution theory approach to the relationship between organization and society
Gebhardt, Christian - 2011
results of an extensive ethnographic field study of the 2006 to 2008 Siemens corruption scandal. We find that this event did … corporate corruption with regard to its regulative, normative, and cultural-cognitive dimensions. It is therefore particularly … perspective we reconstruct the development of the institutional context of the phenomenon corruption as well as its effects on the …
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Corruption and Central Banks
Schinke, Michael - 2005
welfare through their decisions. Yet, cases of central bank corruption abound. The dissertation provides examples of ?pure …? corruption in central banks. Only a few studies address corruption and similar, but not necessarily criminal, behavior of central … bank employees and governors, even though corruption in the central bank is obviously possible. By the very nature of their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009484798
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Three Essays on Anti-Corruption Legislation and Reform
Nell, Mathias - 2007
in and that put their clout for the fight against corruption in question. Against this background, three novel anti-corruption …. What is more, legislation can also take advantage of these chinks to fight corruption effectively.In Section II it is … United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) are used as benchmarks. In addition, the respective legal provisions …
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Lean supply chains, JIT and Cellular manufacturing – The Human Side
Alony, I.; Jones, M. - 2008
Lean manufacturing has been widely adopted by many production companies. Apart from the operational difficulty associated with conversion from a traditional, functional based operation, adoption of Lean manufacturing involves significant organizational transformations. It requires formation of...
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First Name Office Culture and Employee Behavior in Work Places
Ugwuzor, Miebi - 2016
Abstract The examination of the behavioural responses of the reciprocal first name exchange as a policy in firms in Nigeria was the main objective of this research. It was also the intent of this empirical work to highlight the challenges and issues of the transferability and applicability of...
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Improving Organisational Health and Safety Performance: Theoretical Framework and Contemporary Approaches
Pillay, Mani - 2016
This paper is reviews accident causation, prevention and occupational health and safety (OHS) management as an opportunity for improving organisational performance. A theoretical framework based on a periodization scheme is introduced first. This is then used to examine theoretical and practical...
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An evaluation of open source software adoption by UK SMEs in the IT industry
Mijinyawa, K - 2010
This study evaluates the adoption of Open Source Software (OSS) by IT Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the UK. The growing popularity and acceptance of OSS continues to draw much attention in research and practice. However, researchers and IT practitioners within the UK SME sector...
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Labor turnover in the child-care industry: voice and exit
Hatch, Lynn A. - 2009
What relationship exists between working conditions and teacher turnover in child-care (early care and education) programs? Research has shown high staff turnover is a major factor affecting the quality of care. Using a new survey and data set I designed of union and randomly selected non-union...
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