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The new consumer advocates for safer chemicals: mandating healthy products

Bollheimer, Meredith - In: Journal of Business Strategy 36 (2015) 3, pp. 3-10

existing and proposed international and domestic legislation. The author also reviewed topical literature and numerous …

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Monitoring directors' remuneration, fat cat packages and perks of office

Abugu, Joseph E.O. - In: Journal of Financial Crime 19 (2011) 1, pp. 6-19

Purpose – This paper revisits existing regulatory approaches in tackling the practices of bogus and extravagant company directors' remuneration packages, often called “fat cat packages” which erode company capital and dividend return to shareholders. It explores the efficacy of existing...

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Policy implications of different theoretical approaches to organised crime

Williams, Guy W.E. - In: Journal of Financial Crime 19 (2012) 4, pp. 400-409

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to better understand the origins and forms of organised crime and develop policy conclusions for deterrence efforts. Design/methodology/approach – The paper begins by contrasting two theories of justice and evaluating their merits with respect to...

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Adult protection in Scotland in 1857 and in 2015: what have we learned?

Campbell, Martin - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 18 (2016) 2, pp. 96-108

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare recent developments in adult protection legislation, policy and … need for overarching legislation were common factors in the development of both the “The Lunacy Act” of 1857 and the Adult … Support and Protection (Scotland) Act of 2007. Both pieces of legislation also had the common aim of “asylum”, and shared some …

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An analysis of recent trends in Australian local government

Worthington, Andrew C.; Dollery, Brian E. - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 15 (2002) 6, pp. 496-515

Over the past decade Australian local government has undergone drastic change. The sheer pace of reform has made it difficult for practitioners and scholars alike to document and evaluate these rapid changes and even most recent extant analyses are now dated. Given the urgent need to review...

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Understanding occupational (sub) culture – a precursor for reform

Barton, Harry - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 16 (2003) 5, pp. 346-358

reforms within the English and Welsh police service. The latest Labour government proposals have resulted in new legislation …

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US “say‐on‐pay” legislation

Hemphill, Thomas A.; Lillevik, Waheeda - In: International Journal of Law and Management 51 (2009) 2, pp. 105-122

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the issues surrounding “say‐on‐pay” legislation in the USA; evaluate … the corporate governance alternatives to “say‐on‐pay” legislation; recommend a policy encouraging enhanced executive …‐on‐pay” legislation in the USA and offering an alternative corporate governance approach to enhancing executive performance. Findings …

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The UK Companies Act of 2006, the Sarbanes‐Oxley Act of 2002, and important reviews of 2009

Paulo, S. - In: International Journal of Law and Management 52 (2010) 6, pp. 469-480

studied in order to establish whether the CEC(NPV) was able to satisfy the requirements of this legislation and these …

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Revisiting the social construction of family in the context of work

Alexandra Beauregard, T.; Ozbilgin, Mustafa; Bell, Myrtle P. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 24 (2009) 1, pp. 46-65

are not accounted for by employment legislation and thus organizational work‐family policies. These include same … identifies current failings in employment legislation and suggests improvements so that both governments and organizations can …

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Central clearing for credit default swaps

Cerulus, Stan - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 20 (2012) 2, pp. 212-244

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to answer a specific research question: How have EU and US regulators translated the idea of central clearing into law? Design/methodology/approach – A meticulous legal research is carried out. First, the pre‐crisis regulatory regime for credit...

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