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Showing 1 to 20 of 46 for “"Local content"”.
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Management of regional local content regulations at Dell Computer Corporation
Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, 2003.
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Local content requirements in the South African extractives sector: Do South Africa's local content requirements for the mineral and mining sector promote foreign direct investment?
… African Government has formulated and imposed Local Content Requirements (LCRs) for the industry. This dissertation analyses the question of whether the LCRs formulated and imposed in the South African mineral and mining industry promote the attraction of FDI. The argument made is that the …
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Made in South Africa? An Assessment of Local Content within the Automotive Value Chain
… industry has experienced declining levels of local content in locally produced vehicles. This is partly a result of increasing international competition, worsening factor and overhead costs, and insufficient economies of scale. Prior to the global and national lockdowns prompted by the …
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A system thinking approach to addressing implementation challenges of local content policy in resource-rich countries.
… (CLD) and mixed-method methodology to address local content policy (LCP) challenges of infrastructure, human resource capacity (HRC), technology and finance in the Ghanaian oil industry. ST considered the challenges as a 'system', thereby providing a comprehensive approach to identifying and …
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Local content requirements and industrial development : economic analysis and cost modeling of the automotive supply chain
… in developing nations, focusing on the role of local content requirements. It proposes a theoretical framework to understand the impact of this policy on the decisions of firms and the welfare of the domestic economy, and offers a methodology to apply the analysis to the context of the …
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Accounting, accountability and governance in upstream petroleum contracts: the case of local content sustainability in the Nigerian oil and gas sector.
Local Content is an oil sector governance and sustainability policy that aims at check-mating the dominance of the foreign oil companies in host countries, and encouraging the participation of the local oil firms in the petroleum value-chain. It is a burgeoning concept applied in the upstream …
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The Motor Industry Development Programme and local content : has the MIDP's objective of increasing the local sourcing of components been achieved?
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 35-38).
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The motor industry development programme and local content: has the MIDP's objective of increasing the local sourcing of components been achieved?
… which were characterised by high tariffs and local content requirements were ·replaced by an import-export complementation scheme, which encourages competitiveness by the introduction of foreign competition and assistance for exporting. This dissertation investigates whether the MIDP has …
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A critical evaluation of the effectiveness of local content policy (LCP) and transparency practices in LCP implementation in the Nigerian oil and gas industry.
One of the aims of the Local Content Policy (LCP) is the economic development of Nigeria through the utilisation of local personnel and resources in the activities of the Nigerian oil and gas industry. Many studies have investigated the LCP, but limited work has been undertaken in investigating the …
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Has the Nigerian oil and gas local content development policy had any impact on the indigenisation of employment and job creation? A stakeholder analysis
… Government of Nigeria introduced the oil and gas local content development (LCD) policy so as to develop in-country capacity and indigenous capabilities and participation. Yet, the literature on Nigeria’s LCD appraisal remains scant. Indeed, to the author’s knowledge, to date, no study has …
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Enclaves, legacies and prospects for sustained development in mineral-rich Africa
… have, simultaneously, failed to jumpstart local development and industrialization, diversify economies, and create employment, as promised. Several ideas have been put forward by scholars as explanations for this paradox, which is popularly referred to as the “resource curse”, an exhaustive …
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Creating a Regional Content Framework for the Oil and Gas Industry: A Case Study of the East African Community
… leading to a resource curse. They have created a local capitalist elite class, at the expense of the population, creating an enclave in the oil and gas industry. However, Sub-Saharan African oil and gas producers have adopted and implemented policies such as the local content policy to crack the …
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Improving content delivery in low-resource networks: a case study of the African Internet Ecosystem
… evidence, to better understand the challenges of content delivery in African networks. The thesis starts by providing an understanding how the Internet is being used and consumed by low-income mobile Internet users in South African townships. By means of a mixed-methods study, combining …
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Automotive policy and the restructuring of the south african industry, 1990 - 2005.
… protection to anchor the domestic industry if local capacity is to be retained and developed. In South Africa, a gradual but sustained period of tariff liberalisation has been coupled with import-export complementation measures aimed at increasing exports and achieving a higher degree of …
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The role of SABC Television Locally Produced Programmes in transforming society through edutainment: A case study of Ulundi
The study examined the role of SABC television’s locally produced programmes in transforming society through edutainment. The focus was on the possible influence of the role of SABC in converting societal behaviour through entertainment-education (edutainment) in locally produced TV programmes. The …
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COST-CUTTING AT THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE: WHAT IMPACT HAS DECLINING CIRCULATION HAD UPON CRIME COVERAGE?
… circulation at the Houston Chronicle had upon local news coverage- especially crime coverage. In 1995, it became the sole daily metro newspaper in Houston. In the ensuing years it has seen a steady erosion of paid circulation and its publishers responded, as have many newspapers in the United …
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Tales of the tribes: animation as a tool for indigenous representation.
… design of Western origination with regard to content, presentation and art style. Consequently, modes of commercially driven animation are dictating the expectations of the medium in India, and have become widely regarded as the normative standard. The forces of global expansion have …
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Supplier Development framework analysis in South Africa's upstream oil & gas sector
… and micro-enterprises, and more specifically local content, very little relevant research has been undertaken in South Africa's upstream oil and gas industry with specific reference to an offshore supply base. In this research report, findings have been presented from 15 detailed interviews …
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An exploratory study of localisation drivers and barriers of oil and gas service firms: a case study approach.
… of this thesis is to explore and understand the localisation phenomenon from a geographical, cultural, technical and governmental theme to help explain why the level of local content in the oil and gas engineering and technical services private sector tends to flatten out at specific engineering …
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