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Showing 1 to 20 of 154 for “"Regulatory Environment"”.
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The regulatory environment for foreign investments in Nigeria
… breach of investment laws. Nigerian investment regulatory laws were made to provide security and protection of investors’ interests, but these laws are ignored due to their technicality. There is no doubt that the regulatory environment for investment will work better and more securely when …
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The interactive television: Developing a favorable regulatory environment in Singapore
This paper will examine how the various media regulatory policies affect the development and implementation of the Interactive Television (ITV) in Singapore by gathering both primary and secondary information from its national media regulatory agency, the Media Development Authority (MDA). This …
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The cost of equity capital in a regulatory environment: an international comparison
… equity methodology was found to be in line with regulatory methodology, although its lack of consideration of alternatives and its relative lack of disclosure into the estimation does result in less transparency and potentially less reliable estimates of the cost of equity. Until a definitive …
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Florida growth management--the developer's planning approach in a changing regulatory environment
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1990.
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Implications of the market and regulatory environment in China on multinational water companies
… Chinese municipal water sector to understand how regulatory changes and the market environment has affected the way foreign multinational water companies operate in China. In particular, we analyze the activities of Veolia Water and Suez Environment, seeing how the liberalized regulations …
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An analysis of the regulatory environment governing electronic evidence in South Africa: suggestions for reform
Technology has developed rapidly over the last three decades. Information is regularly transmitted and stored electronically – and only electronically. The use of mobile phones, email, social media, and various electronic messaging services are ubiquitous. However, there are several areas of …
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Dynamic Relational Contracts Within a Regulatory Environment: An Examination of State Utility Regulators and Their Constituents
This study examines state regulatory agencies in the context of the dynamic relationships they hold with consumers, the electric utilities they regulate, and politicians at the state level. Two questions addressing regulatory efficacy are examined.
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Exploring the aggregate, mandatory and voluntary financial disclosure behaviour under a new regulatory environment : the case of Jordan
… study discusses implications of the increased regulatory environment, recommendations for improving disclosure in Jordan and suggests areas for future research.
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Considerations for domestic law enforcement implementation of a UAS program in the proposed FAA regulatory environment of integration into the national airspace system
This thesis identifies the potential future mission profile of an unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) program within a domestic law enforcement agency after implementation of UAS regulations, a task currently in progress by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). First, the author reviews current …
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Building world-class Chinese companies
… Chinese-owned companies. From analysis on the regulatory environment. corporate governance structure and management incentives, we discuss the challenges of building world-class companies in China. The paper is in two parts. In the first part, we use the frameworks of supply chain and …
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Puppets in chaos: airlines, regulators and strings
… business such as airports. The European and US regulatory approaches to these changes differ greatly. European competition policy has a very proactive, prescriptive nature, holding airlines accountable through self-regulation, whereas US antitrust is far more reactive, as breaches are dealt with …
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Cape Town clothing workers' attitudes towards key aspects of and alternatives to regulation by the Bargaining Council
… formal and informal clothing workers toward the regulatory environment and possible alternatives to current regulation by the bargaining council. The research aimed to explore worker understanding of the regulatory environment, in particular the wages versus job-security trade-off; to find out …
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Scope for use of tax havens by South African residents in international tax planning
… given recent changes both in the international regulatory environment and in the South African legislation including the Income Tax Act.
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Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) in the Banking Sector: Evidence from Bangladesh
… (ERM) diffuses in the banking sector under a regulatory environment. Second, to explore how this regulatory diffusion triggers incremental change and how banks adapt to this incremental change. Finally, to investigate how this diffusion influences the “MCS (Management Control Systems) …
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Will CARICOM countries be vulnerable to financial crises as a result of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA): the Cotonou Agreement?
… (of leadership, economic thought and a weak regulatory environment). This study seeks to establish whether financial crises may occur when the variables of globalisation, volatility risk and hubris within a weak regulatory environment coincide within the framework of the Economic Partnership …
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Pilot Validation of VSMOKE with Implications for Smoke Management Regulations
… these simplistic regulations, and help promote a regulatory environment in which scientific tools and knowledge are used to prohibit only activities for which the evidence suggests there will be adverse consequences. This research was divided into three parts that consisted of: (1) a pilot …
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Public policy and barriers influencing SMEs' market expansion
… to procurement contracts, access to funding, regulatory frameworks, and access to market information) on the market expansion of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in a setting that includes both private and public institutions instead of only public institutions. To that end, the …
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Gambling with regeneration: seaside resort regeneration and casino development
… conceived casino spaces was explored through the regulatory environment at the national, regional and local levels of governance. The perception of how casino spaces should be produced to arrive at culturally compatible representations and identities for consumption followed. It was found that the …
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Business Exits and Reentry: Demand and Supply Explanations of Entrepreneur Career Choices
… business failure, masculine norms) and formal (regulatory environment) institutional contexts. On the supply side, I develop propositions about cognitive aspects of business exits that influence the motivation of experienced entrepreneurs to engage in serial entrepreneurship. I ask the following …
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Analysis of investment prospects for Chinese private equity firms in the U.S. market
… plans of Chinese companies and a supportive regulatory environment further boost the demand for such deals. This thesis examines prospects for such firms to invest in the United States (U.S.), the world's best-established PE market. It analyzes the demand of Chinese PE firms to make global …
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