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Corporate governance changes, firm strategy and compensation mechanisms in a privatization context

Cuevas-Rodriguez, Gloria; Guerrero-Villegas, Jaime; … - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 29 (2016) 2, pp. 199-221

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze certain organizational changes that occur after privatization. More … study approach. A multiple case study enables the comparison of pre- and post-privatization periods in five Spanish … not suffer from variation after privatization. Second, the interests of the firms’ new ownership have an impact on firm …

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Structural reform programme of Egyptian state‐owned enterprises

Youssef, Samir M. - In: Journal of Management Development 15 (1996) 5, pp. 88-99

Presents and evaluates the current structural reform programme adopted by the Egyptian Government in order to abide by the requirements of international agencies. The programme aims at improving the performance of state‐owned enterprises for the purpose of improving their saleability....

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Evaluating the effectiveness of utility privatization effortsThe views expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Uni...

Braziel, Carlos; Thal, Alfred E.; Weir, Jeffrey D. - In: Journal of Facilities Management 5 (2007) 2, pp. 86-102

utility privatization as a way to efficiently operate and upgrade them. For utility privatization to be successful though … privatization efforts. Findings – The VFT MODA model was determined to be a suitable tool to evaluate a complex decision problem … such as utility system evaluation. The model captured 28 values and 47 measures relating to utility privatization program …

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Completing abandoned public facility projects by the private sector: results of a Delphi survey in the Iranian Water and Wastewater Company

Sarvari, Hadi; Cristofaro, Matteo; Chan, Daniel W.M.; … - In: Journal of Facilities Management 18 (2020) 5, pp. 547-566

Purpose Completion of abandoned public facility projects is one of the major concerns of governments struggling with budget issues. Various research studies have shown that this can only be solved with the help of the private sector. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the capacity of the...

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Strategic initiatives in a transitional economy

Taplin, Ian M. - In: Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management: An … 6 (2002) 1, pp. 44-52

This paper examines how Western management techniques have been introduced by a new owner to implement strategic initiatives in a newly privatized clothing firm in Hungary. In an attempt to reposition the firm in a higher value‐added niche and avoid the intense competition of a cost‐based...

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The privatisation process and evolving share ownership structure of Mainland China's leading state‐owned enterprises

McGuinness, Paul B. - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 14 (2006) 1, pp. 37-46

Purpose – China is in the midst of an aggressive privatisation process in which key state‐owned enterprises have already tapped, or have plans to tap, international capital through initial public offerings in Hong Kong. Aims to critically assess two major SOE bank IPOs, the Bank of...

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Privatising land in England

Layard, Antonia - In: Journal of Property, Planning and Environmental Law 11 (2019) 2, pp. 151-168

Purpose This paper aims to analyse the extent to which privatising – or denationalising land – has legal and policy effects. Design/methodology/approach It applies the law in context scholarship to the question of land privatisation. Findings Of all the recent privatisations in England, the...

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Ideology or economics: government banking in New Zealand

Cardow, Andrew; Tripe, David; Wilson, William - In: Journal of Management History 17 (2011) 3, pp. 299-314

Purpose – This paper aims to argue that in the short history of New Zealand banking, political experimentation, based at first upon socialist ideology of the 1940s led to the nationalisation of The Bank of New Zealand (BNZ), followed by a period of neo‐liberalism in the 1980s and early 1990s...

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Czechoslovakian Wine: Strategy in a Liberalized Economy

Jennings, David; Wood, Chris - In: International Journal of Wine Marketing 4 (1992) 3, pp. 16-25

Examines through a case study and commentary the strategic situation facing a large Czechoslovakian drinks producer, Vino Mikulov. The case material illustrates the extreme uncertainties and difficulties faced by wine producers in newly liberalized economies. Government continues to regulate the...

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The impact of private sector participation in infrastructure : lights, shadows, and the road ahead

Andrés, Luis (contributor) - 2008

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