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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Corporate practices"”.
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Sexual Orientation In The Workplace: Examining Human Resources Conceptions Of Diversity
This study sought to determine the differences in corporate practices of Cox's three organizational types in addressing the issue of diversity in the workplace and to compare the outcomes each has experienced as a result of their diversity efforts. Ten Human Resource professionals representing a …
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Media globalization in Greater China : strategies of transnational media players and the regional television space
… It presents an overview of the transnational corporate practices and the resulting transformation of the Greater China's television industry. The objective of this dissertation is threefold. It analyzes the development of the television industry in Greater China, examines the corporate …
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Just Another PR Tactic?: Discourse, Expertise, and Social License in the “License to Farm” Campaign
… garner and maintain public approval of industry/corporate practices. The License to Farm campaign responds to the public pushback regarding industrial farm practices, and claims to educate the public on Canadian farming. in I analyze the campaign to reveal the discursive reproduction of power in …
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DO COMPANY CHARACTERISTICS INFLUENCE THE QUALITY OF INTEGRATED REPORTING? A STUDY OF SOUTH AFRICAN JSE TOP 100 LISTED COMPANIES. LISTED COMPANIES
… relationship exists between a company’s corporate characteristics and the quality of its integrated report. The JSE Top 100 companies are used as the study population, with the Ernst & Young Excellence in Reporting ratings used as the framework for assessing integrated reporting quality. …
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Branding Beyond the Rainbow: An Exploration of Authentic Advertising for Gen-Z's LGBTQ+ Community
… of LGBTQ+ liberation through inauthentic corporate practices. While previous studies suggest that there is no one-size-fits-all answer to authentic corporate messaging, this study expands upon our understanding of what is valued by an important subset of Gen-Z through the lens of signaling …
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Interpreting global justice : variations in perspectives of U.S. environmental organizations on environment, human rights, and social equity
… which has led them to target corporations and corporate practices. These organizations have become involved with the global justice movement from the anti-corporate point of view. Other environmental movement organizations have explicitly incorporated human rights and social equity concerns in …
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Effects of telecommuting on employee motivation and productivity during COVID-19 pandemic: A case of New Era Publication Corporation, Namibia
… still resort to telecommuting as one of the best corporate practices as it increases productivity and can help with cost cutting in times of financial crisis
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Culture and corporate governance in South Africa.
… main objective of this thesis is to investigate corporate governance practices in South Africa listed companies. Specifically, the thesis strives to achieve the following objectives. First, it investigates the extent of compliance with the best corporate governance practices as recommended by the …
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The influence of Ancient Chinese Wisdom on Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure: A study of DAQO
… Daoism, and Buddhism—on the CSR disclosure practices of Chinese Concept Stock companies, focusing on Daqo New Energy. A novel framework aligns these philosophical principles with Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) indicators to create a unique CSR scoring index. Using an exploratory …
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Essays in Behavioural Corporate Finance
… characteristics and behaviour in different corporate finance contexts. The first chapter introduces a novel proxy for managerial conservatism trait by utilising the hand-written signature styles of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and Chief Financial Officers (CFOs). The proxy is motivated …
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Evaluating commercialisation models in the water supply sector: a comparative case analysis of LWSC, Aguas Andinas and Johannesburg Water (2001-2014)
… to adoption of market principles and good corporate practices. The research established that private service delivery with strong state involvement outperformed public service delivery in terms of efficiency, accessibility, reliability and affordability. Privatised Aguas Andinas exhibited …
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The Role of Corporate Governance to Foreign Direct Investments on Emerging Countries in Southeast Asia
… ASEAN financial crisis in 1997-1998 and 2008, corporate governance has become an imperative issue with foreign direct investments (FDIs). This topic has been lingering within the research communities and many major investment entities across the globe. Although significant inflow of FDI …
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Firm Performance: State of the Art and Perspectives in Social, Environmental and Sustainability Performance Management
… measuring the financial dimension of corporate performance. In parallel, thousands of companies, and especially the listed ones, have introduced, developed and implemented different practices of non-financial reporting. So, what is the state of the art with regard to the most important …
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Problematising Big Food’s appetite for policymaking the case of childhood obesity
… health policy is increasingly entangled with corporate practices. In 2011, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland began a process to regulate the advertising of ultra-processed food to children in an attempt to address childhood obesity. This study takes Big Food’s response to this policy …
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Empowering Indigenous Culture Through Benefit Sharing Agreements: Study of Companies and Communities in the Alaskan Arctic
… improvements to creating and maintaining corporate partnerships with indigenous communities through equitable benefit sharing. Benefit sharing constitutes a legal resource for local communities and a ‘social license’ for companies looking to operate on indigenous land (Wilson, 2016). …
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A salient stakeholder-driven model for integration of sustainability education into the accounting curriculum in Jordan
… in its ability to enhance future sustainability practices. The study also shows that sustainability education meets the aims of Jordanian higher education, which should support the integration process. In addition, the study shows that stakeholders in Jordan want to see sustainability education …