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A Review of Dining‐out Patterns in Britain
O′Connor, John - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 5 (1993) 5
Explores how eating‐out patterns have changed over the last 50 years. From a food‐rationed wartime Britain through to the 1960s with the advent of the Chinese restaurant invasion, closely followed by the mushrooming Indian and Italian restaurants, highlights present‐day dining‐out habits...
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„Das bisschen Haushalt ... sagt mein Mann“ - Die politische Regulierung von Haushaltsarbeit und Implikationen für die geschlechtliche Arbeitsteilung / Just a bit of housekeeping......
Heimeshoff, Lisa-Marie; Schwenken, Helen - In: Arbeit 22 (2013) 3, pp. 199-211
Dienstleister. In der EU wird der Sektor als Wachstumsmarkt begriffen. Der Beitrag analysiert Ansätze der politischen Regulierung … providers. In the EU, this sector is seen as a growing market. This article analyzes various approaches of regulation of …
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Aktuelle Entwicklungen der europäischen TK-Regulierung
Westermeier, Andreas - In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 63 (2014) 1, pp. 15-39
Abstract This article deals with current developments concerning the regulation of telecommunication in Europe (e. g …. Mobile Termination Rates, Roaming). It argues that current regulation is led by political aims and less by economic theory …
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The Independent Banking Commission (Vickers) Report: squaring the circle?
Ghosh, Saptarshi; Patnaik, Swetketu - In: International Journal of Law and Management 54 (2012) 2, pp. 141-152
with various issues and sectors in financial and banking regulation.  …
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Enterprising health
Exton, Rosemary - In: Journal of Health Organization and Management 24 (2010) 5, pp. 459-479
‐existing modes of regulation, which interact with individual behaviour, generating strategies differentiated as entrepreneurial or …
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Lessons from the Northern Rock affair
Keasey, Kevin; Veronesi, Gianluca - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 16 (2008) 1, pp. 8-18
Purpose – This paper seeks to analyse reasons behind the difficulties faced by Northern Rock (NR) and the UK financial system and proposes a return to a more traditional/prudent banking business model, based on a sound balance between sources and uses of funds. Design/methodology/approach –...
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Developing a financial services planning profession in the UK
Gaskell, John; Ashton, John - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 16 (2008) 2, pp. 159-172
inhibited by the current regulatory system. Secondly, current regulation of financial services sales through a market mechanism … behaviour in retail financial services sales conflicts with the current model of regulation. Originality/value – This research … paper both reviews the wider arguments surrounding the regulation of retail financial services sales and forwards new …
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Defined contribution pensions: dealing with the reluctant investor
Byrne, Alistair; Harrison, Debbie; Blake, David - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 16 (2008) 3, pp. 206-219
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of key issues in the governance of defined contribution pension schemes, with a focus on investment matters, and to recommend best practices. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on the results of an online survey of the...
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Has regulation killed off the defined benefit scheme as a cost effective tool for human resource management?
Hudson, Robert - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 16 (2008) 3, pp. 220-229
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of regulation on both the cost of defined benefit … and details how ongoing regulation has impinged on the use of DB schemes in this area. Findings – Many years of heavy … regulation have not only increased the costs of DB schemes but reduced their utility in the field of human resource management …
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Retail depositors, conduct of business and sanctioning
Cartwright, Peter - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 17 (2009) 3, pp. 302-317
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider whether a move from self‐regulation in the form of the Banking Code … to statutory regulation by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) of retail banking conduct of business is to be … FSA. Findings – The paper concludes that, while a move to statutory regulation is to be supported, there is concern about …
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