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Privatization ‐ The myth of free market orthodoxy in sub‐Saharan Africa
Nwankwo, Sonny; Richards, Darlington C. - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 14 (2001) 2, pp. 165-180
The phenomenal spread of privatization initiatives in sub‐Saharan Africa since the 1980s created the impression that …
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Demystifying Privatization in Developing Countries
Basu, Prahlad K. - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 7 (1994) 3, pp. 44-55
consequences, a developing country′s agenda for privatization includes restructuring, reform, commercialization, management … institutional framework, the pace and sequence, planning and preparation and financing of privatization, with transparency of …
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Privatizing road maintenance in developing countries
Larcher, Paul - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 11 (1998) 2/3, pp. 116-129
Over the past decade, there has been growing international interest in utilising private contractors to improve efficiency and reduce costs of road maintenance. In developing countries the existing private contracting sector is often too weak to take on this work. Accordingly projects to foster...
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Privatisation in a developing country: insights from the Gambia
Hamilton Forster, Thomas; Suchitra Mouly, V. - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 19 (2006) 2, pp. 250-265
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the privatisation process and its impact on organisational change in the electricity industry in the Gambia. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative methodology was used for the study as qualitative techniques make use of a holistic...
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Management accounting in less developed countries: what is known and needs knowing
Hopper, Trevor; Tsamenyi, Mathew; Uddin, Shahzad; … - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 22 (2009) 3, pp. 469-514
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate management accounting research in developing countries and formulate suggestions for its progression. Design/methodology/approach – This is a desk based study of existing literature analysed through a framework of management control...
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Privatizing state‐owned enterprises: a model for developing countries
Luqmani, Mushtaq; Quraeshi, Zahir - In: International Journal of Commerce and Management 21 (2011) 3, pp. 256-272
) in developing countries. Design/methodology/approach – The privatization model, developed within the context of selection … responsible and contribute to economic development. Illustrative examples and cases drawn from the Pakistani privatization … for privatization in developing countries to succeed. Targeted marketing strategies, together with financial …
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Privatization and distributional equity: the case of Brazil
Ayres, Ron - In: International Journal of Social Economics 22 (1995) 12, pp. 36-48
little influence on the privatization implementation process. Suggests that privatization eeds to be accompanied by effective …. Highlights the danger that privatization is being used as another way of allocating the cost of structural adjustment and …
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Performance of initial public offerings and privatized offers
Peter, Suren - In: Managerial Finance 33 (2007) 10, pp. 798-809
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate returns of initial public offerings (IPOs) in an emerging market and differences in the returns of privatized and non‐privatized offerings. Design/methodology/approach – Market‐adjusted return is computed as daily cumulative excess...
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Destinationsmanagementorganisationen als Sozialunternehmen
Arne, Schuhbert - In: Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft 6 (2014) 2, pp. 147-168
Zusammenfassung Der vorliegende Artikel verfolgt die Zielsetzung, im Kontext langfristig global erodierender, komparativer Wettbewerbsvorteile von Entwicklungsländer-Destinationen auf theoretisch-konzeptioneller Basis Möglichkeiten zur Institutionalisierung von nachhaltigen...
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Collective and individual conflicts in five European countries
Jefferys, Steve - In: Employee Relations 33 (2011) 6, pp. 670-687
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore comparatively the relationship between the employment relations contexts and trends in collective conflicts based at the workplace and conflicts handled individually in employment tribunals outside the workplace. Design/methodology/approach –...
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