Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report on a research project, using intervention research (IR), which aims to identify how a higher education institution could develop process improvement (PI) capability. Design/methodology/approach: The paper adopts a practice perspectives of...

Neben Prognosen der Gesamtzahl der sozialversicherungspflichtig Beschäftigten besteht ein großer Bedarf an Prognosen auf regionaler Ebene für die unterschiedlichen Berufsfelder. In dieser Arbeit werden Prognosen für sämtliche Arbeitsagenturbezirke für die Jahre von 2011 bis 2015 erstellt,...

Nearly three years ago, in a case brought against the Jamaican Government with the support of the Opposition, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council decided that the legislation introducing the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as Jamaica's final appellate court was invalid. The correct...

The potential for multiplicity of proceedings under international investment treaties has been the subject of concern and much recent debate. One of the most significant drawbacks identified is the possibility of inconsistent outcomes. Cases with materially identical facts and causes of action...

This chapter assesses the scope, in terms of personal property, of Articles 6 and 105 of the Basic Law of Hong Kong. It examines the meaning of personal property, the extent to which the Hong Kong legislature can lawfully limit such property and the occurrence and scope of deprivation and...