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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"contractual relationships"”.
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Regulating for the equitable remuneration of music artists in Kenya
… earnings of powerful intermediaries. These contractual relationships are often shaped by unequal bargaining power, favouring intermediaries who control transactions and set remuneration terms. Some scholars argue that disparities are inherent in the music business model and unrelated to …
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Congestion on the Internet : operator responses, economic analysis, and improving the network architecture
… argue that inefficient congestion management and contractual practices of network providers are not unexpected given the limitations of the existing Internet architecture. Indeed, managing network traffic based upon transport and application layer content are likely to become more prevalent as …
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An integrated model of a representative defense contractor
… for output segment describes the output and contractual relationships of the buyer and the seller. The financial segment relates the balance sheet and the income statement to the structure of the firm. A discussion of decision rules for the behavior of the defense contractor operating at …
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Incentive Compatibility and Efficiency in the Contractual Insurer-Provider Relationship - Economic Theory and Practical Implications: The Case of North Carolina
… is concerned with the efficient organization of contractual relationships between health insurers and providers. An introduction to relevant aspects of contract theory is followed by their adaptation to the characteristics of the health care system. The focus lies on an ex ante alignment of …
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The feminist pornography debates: Civil rights v. civil liberties
… particularly in the context of privatized contractual relationships.
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An Investigation of Change to Key Provisions in the AIA A201 and its Impact on Perceptions of the Value-added Benefit of the Design Professional during Construction
… the construction phase, thus impacting the contractual relationships between owners, architect/design professionals, and general contractors. The increasing complexity and size of projects, the multiple-contract interfaces, and the changing times have transformed construction practices and …
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TIES OF POWER: A NETWORK ANALYSIS OF CONTRACTUAL AND KINSHIP RELATIONS BETWEEN MERCENARIES AND REGIONAL STATES IN THE WARFARE MARKET OF RENAISSANCE ITALY.
This dissertation examines contractual relations between mercenaries (condottieri ) and Italian regional states and kinship relations among mercenaries between the late 14th to the beginning of the 17th centuries. In line with Granovetter’s theory of embeddedness (1985), this research emphasises …
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Communitarian perspectives on corporate governance
… how governors control the governed through contractual relationships, economic decision making and control over cultural values. These theories, however, were unable to provide satisfactory explanations for the empirical data discovered during this study. It became necessary to consider …
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Private sector role in community development: a case study on Martin & East (Pty) Ltd approach to "responsible business"
… argument for what RB is, lies within the unique contractual relationships that exist between the business enterprise and its stakeholders. It is within the identification of the business' relationships with various stakeholders and in particular, for the purpose of this research, the community as …
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Essays on changing nature of work and organizations : implications for the U.S. labor market
… developments have shaped inter-organizational relationships and norms in the industry to bring about a very different system of labor markets than was traditionally understood. I contend that such a multifaceted employment model with a diverse set of exchanges among multiple actors has profound …
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Alternative Freight Contracts: Data-driven Design Under Uncertainty
… As such, firms emphasize the need to form strong relationships with their carriers. This becomes difficult due to the two-sided, non-binding nature of TL contacts; shippers are not required to offer the stated contract volumes - causing uncertainty and cost escalations for carriers - and carriers …
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From Collaborative Creation to Implementation: The Evolution of a Contract for a Model Program to Finance Child Welfare
… prominent role in government reform efforts are contractual relationships; these relationships continue to increase. Virginia Tech, through the implementation of the Federal Reimbursement Unit (FRU), has had a long-term contractual relationship with a local government in implementing government …
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Regulating contracts in the independent television production industry
… have so far accommodated norms that sustain contractual relationships and which have emerged to safeguard quality in television programming. But as independent production firms increase their commercial orientation, television programming is reconfigured as a commodity, with significant …
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The role of good faith in the South African law of contract
… that public policy is invested in equitable contractual relationships and not only in upholding the principle of pacta servanda sunt. This study shows that good faith has a more active role to play in the law of contract as there is a duty upon courts to develop the common law so as to bring …
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Towards an Integrated Model for the Judicial Regulation of State Contracts in South Africa
… state actors and private parties within these contractual relationships. The prevailing functional approach classifies conduct as either public or private, and then applies the corresponding legal regime to the exclusion of the other. This binary method uses five factors: (i) statutory source …
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Critical success factors and contractual risks for Private Finance 2 (PF2) projects implementing Building Information Modelling (BIM)
… networking, information integration, and contractual relationships. The emergence of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the construction industry is an immense achievement that can potentially assist the industry players to mitigate risks in PF2 projects. Notwithstanding such …
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An Analysis of Petroleum Contract Renegotiation under Changed Circumstances
… public interest on top of its agenda, prefers contractual flexibility and seeks economic development through the investment. The need for renegotiation of petroleum contracts derives from the necessity of introducing flexibility into petroleum agreements, while maintaining contractual …
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Effects of IFRS adoption on the financial statements of Nigerian listed entities: the case of oil and gas companies
… explores the impact of IFRS adoption on the contractual relationships between Nigerian Government and Oil and Gas companies in terms of Joint Ventures (JVs) and Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) as it relates to taxes, royalties, bonuses and Profit Oil Split. A Paired Samples t-test, …
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U.S. Competition of Hard Spring Wheat Characteristics
… through integration, strategic alliances, and contractual relationships. Particularly greater vertical integration has occurred between the millers, county elevators, and export and country terminal elevators. The greater integration of the milling sector has raised concerns by the Department …
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