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This paper investigates the influence of intergranular friction and grain size distributions on the initial void ratio of a granular sample subjected to isotropic compression loading. In the field of geomechanics, besides the loading path and evolution of microscopic properties, the initial void ratio is a crucial and key factor that governs the mechanical behavior of geomaterials.

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The research reported herein has demonstrated that pervious pavements can be introduced as a sustainable stormwater management initiative and as a key Water Sensitive Urban Design feature to deliver numerous benefits to the environment. The outcomes from the study will be useful in designing environmentally friendly car parks, pedestrian paths, light traffic drive ways, sporting grounds and public areas in the future.

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The research questions that guided the adopted research methodology are: 1 - What are the main governance and management practices associated with family business continuity identified and advocated by the lessons learned and best practice approach in the wider family business literature? 2 - What are the main sources of the practices, their provenance, and their theoretical underpinnings, if any? 3 - Is it appropriate to characterize family business lessons learned (local knowledge of what works) as best practices (universal knowledge of what works)?...

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Work experience is a key factor in hiring decision of managers. However, empirical evidence that early life experience matters is very limited. This thesis fills in the gap by examining how work experience affects managerial performance and managerial style in mutual funds. Using a sample of Chinese fund managers, we find performances and styles vary across managers of different career backgrounds. Notably, managers of research and especially government backgrounds show higher risk adjusted returns while taking on less systematic risk.

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The primary aim of this study is to determine the extent to which external auditors, in exercising their responsibilities under the Australian Auditing Standards, conduct additional audit work (proxied by audit fees) when audit clients have experienced known misappropriation of assets (MOA) fraud. The research is motivated by three key factors. The first being the mounting concerns by the Australian government and others in relation to audit quality.

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The research "Beyond board capital: probing inside the black box of Australian board recruitment and dynamics" addresses the overarching question: What is the nature of board capital in the Australian context and how does board recruitment and dynamics influence the formation and utilisation of board capital? In so doing this thesis provides answers for the following questions: What are the contextual factors that shape the creation of board capital? What are the key considerations in the recruitment of board members? What are the human and social capital characteristics of board members? W...

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Identify the key components of total quality management; testing the mediating role of technology absorption capacity, innovative culture in the relationship between total quality management and quality outcomes; recommending governance implications in order to improve the quality performance through total quality management, technology absorption capacity, innovative culture...

29p kethamoi12 15-05-2021 28 3   Download

In this paper, an attempt has been made to identify how far the skill development programmes have achieved success and what are the major problems faced by the youth in initiating the skill development programmes launched by government.

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Despite the financial industry crash of 2008 not just in Ireland but on a global scale, the financial services industry remains a key cornerstone of the Irish economy and an important element of the Irish Government’s foreign direct investment strategy. However, research has been relatively limited in the context of the Irish Financial services industry, in terms of gaps in service quality and any potential opportunities that may exist.

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Small and Medium Enterprises are the driving force for the promotion of an economy. Due to its significance, all the countries either, developed or developing, are concentrating on the development of SME‟s. It is admitted fact that encouraging entrepreneurship is a key to improve competitiveness, boost trade volume, fostering economic activities and creation of job opportunities. Small enterprises are considered as main driver for innovation, poverty reduction, employment generation and social integration.

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This paper is aiming to point out some of the characteristics of the changing role of the government in this 38 years, devided into three different periods (the period of 1975 – 1985: time of recovering after wars; the period of 1986 – 2006: time of Doi Moi; and the period of 2007 – 2013: time of restructuring the economy), in terms of economic development. Using the paradigm shift approach, we call each period a paradigm, and try to apply the policy analysis perspective to each paradigm to understand and analyze the change in economic development via public policies.

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Chapter 7 - Performance mearsurement and management. Learning objectives in chapter: To be aware of the evolution of performance measurement and management in the public sector, to understand the key concepts in performance measurement, to understand the key concepts in performance management, to understand the main lessons learned in performance management, to be able to identify the main traps in performance management.

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Chapter 8 - Quality management. In this chapter, students will be able to: To be aware of the differences of quality management in the public and private sectors, to understand the key issues associated with quality measurement in the public sector, to be aware of the major quality assessment instruments used in the public sector, to understand the key obstacles to and success factors in quality improvement in the public sector, to understand how the quality of public governance might be assessed.

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Chapter 9 - Governance and government: Networking with external stakeholders. Learning objectives in chapter: To understand the key concepts of public governance, to be aware of how the role of governments is changing from policy making towards policy moderating, to be able to identify important stakeholders in public governance, to understand networks as a specific mode of public governance.

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We have looked at protocols for distributing and establishing keys used for authentication and confidentiality But who should you give these keys to? Who should you trust? What are the rules governing when to and not to give out security credentials In this lecture, we will look at the broad area of secure and trusted systems We will focus on access control models These methods are often used to abstract the requirements for a computer system But, they hold for general systems where security is a concern (e.g. networks, computers, companies…) ...

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To enhance the local capacity for teaching, research and extension in agriculture and rural development, the QBII, AFFS, DPI proposes to focus its project on the key priority area of agriculture, and livestock improvement in Vietnam, and within these areas, to deliver activities in the disciplines of biotechnology and genetic improvement as highlighted as a priority area by the Government of Vietnam (GOV) in the Vietnam - Australia Development Cooperation Program, CARD Program Guidelines.

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Cashew is an important crop in Vietnam, and the government has assigned the development as a national priority gia.Nang cashew productivity has been increased since 2002, but the widespread use pesticides has caused health problems for farmers, animals and the environment. Article IPM program using ants as a key component in the development of Charles Darwin University (CDU) does not use toxic pesticides, but high-yield results. This project is using the CDU of IPM to develop and implement an IPM program that will work in conditions of Vietnam....

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his report identified stakeholders Macadamia important industry, both government and private enterprise. It also identifies the areas of capacity in the nursery, growing field of research and commercial sectors. The report then attempts to estimate and evaluate the capacity, in the field by 3 goals and an estimated 1-5 most important measures of key stakeholders. It should be noted that the estimated performance measures for each key stakeholders is based on field observations, conference report, the question feedback and assessment teams in Australia.

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Cashew is an important crop in Vietnam, and the government has assigned the development as a national priority gia.Nang cashew productivity has increased since 2002, but the widespread use of drugs pesticides has caused health problems for farmers, animals and the environment. Article IPM program using ants as a key component in the development of Charles Darwin University (CDU) does not use toxic pesticides, but high-yield results. This project is using the CDU of IPM to develop and implement an IPM program that will work in conditions of Vietnam....

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Cashew is an important crop in Vietnam, and the government has assigned the development as a national priority gia.Nang cashew productivity has increased since 2002, but the widespread use of drugs pesticides has caused health problems for farmers, animals and the environment. Article IPM program using ants as a key component in the development of Charles Darwin University (CDU) does not use toxic pesticides, but high-yield results. This project is using the CDU of IPM to develop and implement an IPM program that will work in conditions of Vietnam.

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