Institutional changes

The book summarises previous research into family business, and situates many aspects of family business - such as their strategies, contribution, failure and decline - in an economic, social, political and institutional context. It will be of key interest to students of economic history and business studies.

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This collection focuses on the ways in which federalism has affected and been affected by economic reform, especially global integration. The editors and contributors focus in particular on the political economy of institutional and economic change - how the division of authority between national and subnational governments shapes debates over policy changes, as well as how the changing economic environment creates incentives to modify the basic agreements between levels of governments.

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Ebook "Social entrepreneurship: New models of sustainable social change" is a term that has come to be applied to the activities of grass-roots activists, NGOs, policy makers, international institutions, and corporations, amongst others, which address a range of social issues in innovative and creative ways.

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As part of the research related to the improvement of the portfolio theory of H. Markowitz, J. Tobin, and W. Sharpe for use in established as well as developing modern stock markets, the authors proposed a concept and a numerical algorithm to choose the priority sequence of financial portfolios of non-institutional investors, taking into account their preferences and projected changes in the parameters included in financial portfolios assets.

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Continuous changes in social demand and development provide an acute and continuous pressure on universities. The question is whether higher education institutions (HEI) in Ecuador deliver graduates with the competences to provide timely economic, ecological, and sustainable solutions.

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Scientific culture has been a concern for decades in the developed world, giving rise to conceptual changes known as paradigms. The first one is the longstanding literacy paradigm, defined by the skills and knowledge acquired at the education institution. It has been followed by the public understanding of science paradigm, related to the scientific understanding and an allegedly subsequent positive attitude towards science.

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One of the main trends in the law development is its digitalization under the supply chain strategies, which is manifested both in the digitalization of legal regulation, legal technologies, legal processes and law enforcement. In the emergence of regulations affecting the issues of the digital economy, electronic state, information security.

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This study was designed using a quantitative approach through a survey questionnaire (self-administered). A total of 389 police personnel participated in this study. The data analyzed using the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM), by involving the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Applying the SEM approach, this study found that the variable of planned change, organizational climate, and transformational leadership has a significant relationship toward personnel and institution performance. Also, personnel performance plays a role as a mediator variable to institution performance.

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Within the increasingly competitive markets and the rapid changes in business all over the world today, it has become imperative for organizations to reconsider supply chain management (SCM) strategies due to the fact that the same SCM strategy may not appropriate for all organizations. This research conducted on the existence of alms, infaq, and charity institutions in Serang district and poverty of the people whose existence must be considered in the aspect of life, the potential for improving education for the poor. The research method is carried out with a qualitative approach.

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This article analyzes the changes in the role of accountancy profession to meet new requirements for knowledge and skills in the process of digital transformation. The implications to improve the quality of accountancy training and education adapting to emerging technologies are proposed based on IFAC’s and other institutes’ framework for accountancy profession.

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Ebook "General concepts in integrated pest and disease management" originated during a short term visit of Professor Mukerji to the Plant Protection Institute of CNR at Bari, Italy, in November 2005. Both editors agreed on the need to produce a volume focusing on recent advances and achievements which changed the practice of crop protection in the last decade.

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Ebook "Transformation and sustainability in agriculture: Connecting practice with social theory" shows that for upscaling novel practices and organizational models it is important to include meso-level regime aspects in analysis and practice. The argument presented is that our understanding of the human and social dimensions of transformation processes can be enriched by anchoring practice and policy in social theory. A focus on transitions offers a clear view on the direction and velocity of change.

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Ebook "Financial reporting in the UK: A history of the accounting standards committee, 1969-1990" covers a range of topics, including: the formulation of standards on specific topics; the evolution of the institutional machinery of standard-setting; the politics of standard-setting; the theory of accounting standardization; the emergence of a conceptual framework for financial reporting.

457p tuongnhuoclan 28-11-2023 8 5   Download

Continued part 1, part 2 of ebook "Corporate governance failures: The role of institutional investors in the global financial crisis" provides readers with contents including: against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain, the limits of corporate governance in dealing with asset bubbles; real estate, governance, and the global economic crisis; the sophisticated investor and the global financial crisis; the role of investment consultants in transforming pension fund decision making; funding climate change;...

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Ebook "Governing finance: East Asia's adoption of international standards" containing lessons for any agency or country attempting to implement lasting change in financial governance, Walter emphasizes the limits of global regulatory convergence in the absence of support from domestic politicians, institutions, and firms.

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The article provides illustrative examples for integrating climate change education in 11 different subjects, with a defined process. Research results show that teaching with climate change education not only helps learners understand the lesson deeply, but also promotes positivity, initiative, creativity and problem - solving capacity.

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Continued part 1, part 2 of ebook "Innovation and entrepreneurship: Practice and principles" provides readers with contents including: the practice of entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial management; the entrepreneurial business; entrepreneurship in the service institution; the new venture; entrepreneurial strategies; changing values and characteristics;...

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Part 1 of ebook "Handbook of agricultural economics - Vol 1A: Agricultural production" provides readers with contents including: production and supply; uncertainty, risk aversion, and risk management for agricultural producers; expectations, information and dynamics; the agricultural innovation process - research and technology adoption in a changing agricultural sector; structural change in agricultural production - economics, technology and policy; land institutions and land markets;...

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New globalizing forces make our world increasingly interconnected. Similar issues affect us all: discover the tension between the needs of the individual and society, the changing workplace, and the role of everything from government to mass culture in our lives. To explain each concept, The Sociology Book makes each topic crystal clear using quirky graphics, pithy quotes, and step-by-step summaries. It defines terms such as "liquid modernity" and "communitarianism", and explains the theories of seminal thinkers from Karl Marx and Auguste Comte to Sharon Zukin and Judith Butler.

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Ebook Socially responsible investing for dummies: Part 1 presents the following content: Chapter 1 investing the socially responsible way; chapter 2 the socially responsible enterprise: understanding and monitoring performance; chapter 3 understanding why institutions invest the way they do; chapter 4 how to research responsible investments; chapter 5 lights, research, action! using your research to influence your investments; chapter 6 close to home: supporting community development; chapter 7 scrutinizing governance: how is the company run?; chapter 8 evaluating environmental investing; c...

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