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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Disclosure of information"”.
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Improving Investigative Interviews: Facilitating Disclosure of Information through Implicit Means
… to intelligence collection. However, eliciting information from subjects is challenging when they are not motivated to cooperate. Psychological research has examined social influence tactics that may influence an interviewee's forthcomingness, however, there has been no focus on implicit methods …
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Disclosure in Annual Reports: An Agency Theoretic Perspective in an International Setting
Over the recent years 'transparency' or better information disclosure has been the buzzword of various corporate governance bodies due to the failures of the system of corporate governance, which arise from an agency relationship. However, there are arguments by 'free market' advocates suggesting …
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The implementation of procedural environmental rights: the BTC case study on the implementation of procedural environmental rights
… related to the implementation and exercise of procedural environmental rights. The BTC Pipeline was constructed to transport oil from Azerbaijan, through Georgia, to Turkey. More specifically, this dissertation aims to examine: the obligations of state with regard to the implementation of …
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Secondary Debt Prevention Measures in Terms of the National Credit Act 34 of 2005
… discusses in general, a historical overview of progressive development of consumer credit legislation that laid the foundation for the National Credit Act. It constitutes of an overview of consumer credit legislation that governed credit agreements prior to the National Credit Act. It …
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The Organic Unity of Revelation: Towards a Biblical, Historical, and Theological Understanding of the External and Internal Nature of Revelation
Because of the neglect and dichotomization in evangelical theology, this dissertation provides an evangelical ressourcement for the external and internal reality of revelation. By using resources from Scripture, the history of the church, and systematic theology, it argues that revelation includes …
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A review of knowledge as an integral prerequisite of informed and legal consent
This study explores the doctrine of informed consent and its application in South African medical law. The advent of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, introduced democracy and human rights, specifically the rights to human dignity, privacy, and freedom and security of the …
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Four Essays on Technological and Organizational Change in Health Care
… thread resumed in each chapter. The interaction of patient, physician and insurer in the health care market is analysed in different contexts. Chapter 2 studies the physician's decision to adopt new technologies in a situation where patients have control over the amount of health care consumed. …
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The regulation of the private equity fund in South Africa
… face governance challenges, including a lack of transparency and disclosure to investors. Investor protection in leading jurisdictions ranges from voluntary self-regulation, to minimal regulatory measures and an exhaustive regulatory approach. These approaches have, however, proven limited …
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A study of company characteristics associated with financial disclosure practices in India
The objective of the study is to examine firms characteristics associated with aggregate financial disclosure practices of listed Indian manufacturing and trading companies for the financial year 1999-2000. Eight research hypothesis were developed. It is hypothesised that firm size, size of the …
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Protecting the creditors of limited liability companies: a comparative view of the United States and China
… relating to creditor protection, governance, and information disclosure in limited liability companies of the United States and China and proposes new ideas for the protection of the rights of creditors of limited liability companies in terms of strengthening the protection of their right to …
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Controlling PM2.5 in Chengdu: Analysis and Recommendations from the China, U.S. and California Experience
… rapid economic growth and urbanization at a cost of serious air pollution problems. China has developed a series of policies to reduce PM2.5 emissions and to reform energy structure. However, problems exist which may prevent effectively implementation of the PM2.5 policies, include poor PM2.5 …
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The impact of political connectedness on corporate governance disclosure : empirical evidence from Pakistan
… influences the corporate governance disclosure practices of listed companies. The research also explores the process of preparation of annual reports and seeks explanations on decision making, regarding the level and nature of corporate governance disclosure. This research uses annual …
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Ethical Problems Encountered by Nurse Practitioners in the Primary Care Setting
<p>The purpose of this non-experimental, descriptive, comparative design study was to identify ethical problems encountered by nurse practitioners in primary care settings and to describe how they dealt with these problems. The framework was based on the review of literature and the research tool. …
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Fiduciary duty in the relationship of aboriginal peoples and the Canadian military.
This thesis is a legal analysis of the fiduciary duty in the relationship between the Crown and Aboriginal Peoples in Canada as it specifically applies to the exercise of power by the Federal Government for national defence under section 91(7) of the Constitution Act, 1867, the federal power of …
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Exploring the relationship between social network sites and the consumption of cultural goods through the lens of affordances
This thesis presents research theorising the use of social network sites (SNS) for the consumption of cultural goods. SNS are Internet-based applications that enable people to connect, interact, discover, and share user-generated content. They have transformed communication practices and are …
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Corporate governance deficiencies in the regulation and disclosure of director remuneration in the South African context of mergers and acquisitions
One of the first times the controversy of director remuneration reared its head was during the financial crisis of 2008 which was described as the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930’s. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the United …
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Mineral Asset Valuation Codes: Towards an International Standard
To facilitate an efficient process of asset price determination in minerals industry markets, participants require materially complete, accurate, and timely disclosure of information. The standardization of reporting related to mineral assets evolved out of a recognition of the need for such …
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Whistleblowing at work : the legal implications for employees of making disclosures of confidential information
The thesis examines the nature and extent of protection available to "whistleblowers", employees who disclose to outside bodies wrongdoing or malpractice at work. It begins with a consideration of the philosophical basis for providing protection for such employees. The legal rights of the …
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Memory As First Breath: Critiquing and Disrupting the Lingering Politics of Memory of the Francoist Regime Through an Artistic Practice Involving a Personal Archive of Photographs
… examines and critiques the memory politics of the Francoist regime and the post-Franco era, looking specifically at the flooding and displacement of Faió, a village in a region called la Franja in South Aragon at the border with Catalonia. Academic literature emphasises the Pact of …
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Parties to gamete donation: from bounded selves to relational persons.
The task of legally characterising complex interpersonal relationships presents a challenge to lawyers, legislators and academics. In law, relationships between parties are commonly characterised in terms of competing sets of rights. The parties are characterised as adversaries, in conflict, and …
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