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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"causal process tracing"”.
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The role of the bidding process in the corporate governance of bidding firms: the case of abandoned acquisitions
… addresses this gap, by investigating the causal mechanisms of abandoned acquisitions and their aftermath. The thesis develops an innovative, multi-dimensional conceptual framework, blending existing theories of acquisitions and corporate governance. This framework guides the empirical …
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LA FORMAZIONE PROFESSIONALE IN ITALIA IN PROSPETTIVA STORICO - ISTITUZIONALE, 1945 - 1978
This thesis investigates the processes that culminated in the institutional arrangement of the Italian vocational education and training (VET) system during the critical period of path formation 1945-1978. Among other industrial economies Italy represents an historical example of long …
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Historical Institutionalism and Defense Public Procurement: The Case of Other Transactions Agreements
… to triangulate the interview findings. Potential causal mechanisms are identified to support future research of the DoD OT program using causal process tracing. The study findings are used to offer policy recommendations to support the wider use of OTs by DoD.
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The limits of state building : the politics of war and the ideology of peace
… that specifies the mechanisms of the reform process. The theory is based on the interaction between the international administration, local elites, and the mass public of the post-conflict society. The mass public will protest when demands threaten nationalist goals, such as independence. …