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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Contractual Agreements"”.
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Knowledge acquisition in international strategic alliances among Malaysian manufacturing firms
… non-equity involvement are firms that engaged in contractual agreements. Using empirical evidence from 65 international alliances gathered through a survey conducted in high-technology manufacturing sectors, several factors that influence the process of knowledge acquisition are examined. The …
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Resource-for-Infrastructure Investment agreements between resource-rich Sub-Saharan African Countries and corporate developers : a cooperative pursuit of mutual interest poisoned chalice?
… in bridging the infrastructure gaps in SSA. R4I agreements are a mechanism through which a state can procure critical infrastructure without having to produce enough revenue to support its financing. This model is used when a government wants to involve the private sector in resource projects, …
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STUDY OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND DYNAMICS OF THE STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS MARKET
… markets, wherein individuals enter into contractual agreements to settle a personal injury case through the delivery of an annuity issued by a highly rated insurance carrier. This dissertation examines the characteristics of structured settlement markets, their similarities to other …
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The conflicts and risks in BOT projects
… see how risks are allocated through different contractual agreements.
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Analysis of future ticketing scenarios for transport for London
… in the years 2010 or 2015, when the existing contractual agreements for are open to change. With the aim of understanding the future requirements of ticketing systems, TfL wants to explore ticketing policy and technology options that would be effective and feasible over the next 5 to 10 years. …
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An analysis of foreign military sales logistical support
… on providing aviation logistical support through contractual agreements as another method of creating revenue and maintaining production lines. Third party companies have emerged as an important entity in the logistical support field, providing specialized support to the Department of the Navy, …
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Management and governance of external developer platforms - at the example of Akamai, Inc. and Uber Technologies, Inc.
… product development process. Externally, legal agreements around terms of use shift control from the developer to the platform provider. Access limitations can serve as a supporting gatekeeper for access, or punitive penalty in case of violations of agreements. In support of contractual …
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A response taxonomy and cost model for advanced metering infrastructures
… of the electricity market, and violations of contractual agreements among stakeholders. Finally, we present a realistic im- plementation of the cost model using ArcGIS for topology generation and GridLAB-D for grid simulation.
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Reaching Net Zero: Three Essays on Energy Conservation in Commercial Real Estate
… to adverse energy consumption outcomes in contractual agreements where the tenant is responsible for energy payments. Nevertheless, a reduction in the variability of energy consumption and an increase in the rent premium are uncovered for this type of lease arrangement, suggesting that …
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Last-time-build strategies of spare parts with the advent of 3D printing technology
… routinely build buffer stock to avoid missing contractual agreements, with extremely high penalties for running out of stock. Thus, Last-Time- Build strategies have been expensive and non-profit yielding. With the advent of 3D printing technology and its superiority in terms of the ability to …
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Risk in global infrastructure project financing
… be easily prevented by adopting appropriate contractual agreements. Based on the results of a survey conducted with the major US commercial banks, lenders account for most of these risks. And when involved in international infrastructure financing they do hedge part of their risk exposure …
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Dynamics of National Morality: Negotiating Values and the State
… that moments in which new values transform into contractual agreements represent dynamics in social power structures. The analysis focuses on the military moral contract and discovers tensions and overlapping interfaces between subcontracts. In the negotiation dynamics, commitments and …
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Coopetition as an emerging organisational strategy for supply chain resilience: an exploratory study of the UKCS oil and gas sector.
… presence of a dedicated alliance function and contractual agreements are critical antecedents in the formation of a coopetitive alliance, including emergent coopetition. The study also highlights its limitations and recommends areas for further research.
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PROCESS AND TECHNO-ECONOMIC MODELING FOR WASTE-TO-ENERGY PROCESSES TO IDENTIFY EFFECTIVE FACILITY SCALING
… contracts in securing a stable feedstock supply. Agreements with municipalities or private suppliers that dictate wood procurement affect both operations and cost. The economic trade-offs of different contract structures are analyzed, focusing on how contract duration, seasonal variations, and …
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Coming to Terms: Nineteenth -Century British Women Writers and Their Publishers
… include novels and biographies as well as contractual agreements, reader's reports, and personal and business correspondence from the archives of the Bentley firm (1829--1898). My study is historically based, and forms part of the recent inquiry into Victorian publishing conditions and …
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The proposed Gariep Transfrontier Conservation Area : conservation overlay evaluation of the South African section
… TFCA is privately owned and land purchases or contractual agreements with landowners will be required before conservation activity can be carried out. With limited resources available for conservation, and competition between conservation and other activities for a limited supply of land, it is …
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Political Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporations Ethics in the Confessional Democracy System of Lebanon
… delivering public services by means of contractual agreements with the Lebanese government. It sheds light on corporate responses to social needs and services in a failed government setting and a dynamically complex social, political and multi-sectarian setting. This thesis provides a …
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A Preliminary Analysis of how a Software Organization’s Maturity and Size Affect its Intellectual Property Portfolio
… small businesses often do not honor IP contractual agreements at first and then hope they do not get sued because they are too small to warrant the litigation costs. The SLR research indicated, that with respect to IP, economists agree about copyright and trade secrets for practicing …
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The art of dealing: commercial galleries in Paris towards the end of the nineteenth century.
… the commercial galleries and the development of contractual agreements between artists and dealers. Art dealers promoted the transition from public to private patronage actively and must therefore be p:;v~ntral to the development of the modern art market.
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Project Finance Contracting, Transaction Costs and Capital Structure
… other business contexts where long-term contractual agreements are crucial to firm survival and success. Because project finance-based firms exhibit a relatively transparent and measurable link between transactional hazards and governance mechanisms to reduce those hazards, the findings …
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