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The sustainability balanced scorecard : its theory and applications to companies operating within the South African fishing industry
Esterhuyse, Willem Petrus - 2008
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Verskeie korporatiewe fiaskos gedurende die afgelope dekade het wêreldwye opskudding veroorsaakmet die gevolg dat daar vanaf ‘n nuwe oogpunt gekyk word na die wyses waarop korporasiesbestuur word. Terselfdertyd is daar ‘n wêreldwye belangstelling gekweek in...
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De Beers, diamonds and Angola : developing an understanding of the role of sustainable development and corporate citizenship in De Beers’ exploration strategy
Watson, Ingrid - 2007
The tensions in the definition and practical implementation of sustainable development are clear. A number of international codes outline the principles that are considered as good corporate citizenship, but are often based on the priorities of the developed ‘North’. Africa calls for a more...
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A study to determine to what extent companies in South Africa are prepared to use corporate social responsibility as a developmental tool to alleviate poverty
Scholtz, Louise - 2009
The negative impact of poverty on development and security in South Africa has been exacerbated by high food prices. However, high food prices have also had a positive effect in that it galvanised civil society into coalescing and finally playing an activist role. Looking at the development of...
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Testing the limits of inclusive capitalism : a case study of the South Africa HP i-community
McFalls, Ricarda - 2007
In the run-up to the Millennium Development Goals of 2015, the United Nations GlobalCompact and others are targeting major corporations to play an active leadership role inpromoting sustainable development. Increasingly, corporations are encouraged to do sowhile pursuing profit-making business...
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Australia : global sociopath
Mann, Scott - University of Western Sydney; College of Business; … - 2001
Ecological concerns have never been top of the list for Australian policy makers in recent years. Instead, they have struggled with issues of reliance on the export of primary commodities with declining terms of trade, dependence on the import of capital and shortages of managerial expertise....
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11.202 Gateway: Planning Economics, Fall 2002
Levy, Frank - 2002
globalization, and housing finance. Few incoming students have had prior exposure to these topics. The first two-thirds of the … Good and Externality Theory in Practice; Location Theory and the Economic Rationale of Cities; Globalization, Trade and …
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Sozialpolitik in der Transformationsphase Polens. Von einer gleichermaßen notwendigen wie möglichen Rolle der dortigen römisch-katholischen Kirche im Kontext dialogischer Formen de...
Schulz, Kai - 2007
, und gegeben die Defizite bürokratischer Sozialpolitik, werden die theoretischen wie praktischen Möglichkeiten der römisch …
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Verteilungswirkungen anreizorientierter Sozialpolitik : das deutsche Rentenversicherungs- und Steuersystem in der Perspektive dynamischer Lebenszyklusmodelle
Grub, Martin - 2005
Drei große Reformenpakete und eine Reihe kleinerer Begleitmaßnahmen prägen das renten¬politische Erbe der rot-grünen Bundesregierung. Einerseits greifen sie Trends in der Reformpolitik seit Beginn der 90er Jahre auf. So verstärkt die Rentenstrukturreform 2001 beispielsweise die...
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Indien: Ein Gewinner der Globalisierung
Wolff, Joerg - 2006
, mit der Teilhabe Indiens an der Globalisierung. Dabei stellt er fest, dass die Reformpolitik der letzten zehn Jahre trägt … Indian participation in the globalization. He assesses that the reforms in India lead to economic and social process of …
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Social Dumping: Theoretical and Empirical Aspects
Dimitrova, Teodora - 2006
analyzing the nexus labour standards - labour market outcomes - globalization. The first part, Chapter 2, is a theoretical … analysis of the effects of globalization on the equilibrium labour market policy, employment and wages. The policy instrument … considered is a minimum wage set by the government and influenced by two lobby groups. Globalization is modelled as an increase …
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