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Despite the proliferation of scholarly work on the capability approach, and its wide endorsement as a theoretical framework in a variety of applications, there are very few sufficiently detailed accounts of what the capability approach exactly is. This is unfortunate, since a more robust...
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On 16 July 2001 the Australian Government referred a range of legislation and associated regulations relating to spectrum management processes which are provided for under radiocommunications and other legislation, to the Commission for inquiry and report. The Commission was to focus on those...
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In the article by N. Schmitt, F.L. Oswald, B.H. Kim, M.A. Gillespie and L.J. Ramsay entitled "The Impact of Justice and Self-serving Bias Explanation of the Perceived Fairness of Different Types of Selection Tests" in Volume 12, Numbers 1/2 of International Journal of Selection and Assessment,...
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La Fageda is a manufacturer of high-quality, naturally-made yogurts in northern Catalonia, Spain. La Fageda is substantially different from its main competitors such as multinational Danone in that it is a 270-person workers' cooperative with 60 percent of its membership made up of mentally...
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Talismark, which helped its customers manage their waste, was considering re-engineering its business fundamentals to dramatically increase profitability by changing its sales and information processes. Implementing the changes would be expensive and would interrupt its new customer acquisition...
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Examines characteristics of entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship from a psychological perspective. Intrapreneurship is a hybrid form: entrepreneurs in an existing corporate setting, and sharing the same entrepreneurial spirit. The psychological characteristics of entrepreneurs are summarized...
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In 1931, during one of the worst economic crises in US history, Du Pont announced the discovery of an innovative rubber synthetic product - neoprene. Yet at the time of the announcement, Du Pont did not have any neoprene to sell. Manufacturing facilities were still being erected and production...
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When we speak of depoliticizing an administrative agency, what we mean is insulating it from direct presidential control. The resulting distinction between executive and independent agencies, however, is essentially invisible to Congress. All the mechanisms of control that Congress exercises...
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Kevin Laracey, founder of Paydiant, needed to figure out how to launch a payment processing company with a new technology based on smart phones. Consumers had increasingly turned to electronic payment methods such as credit cards and debit cards to make purchases. Retailers, however, felt that...
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This Essay makes three contributions to the blockchain and law literature. First, this Essay explores technical security aspects evolving with various governance mechanisms across blockchain networks. Next, this Essay analyzes digital assets under U.S. securities laws and executive enforcement...
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