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Showing 1 to 20 of 53 for “"governance processes"”.
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The charity hospice: a theory of governance processes
The study considers the processes by which a charity hospice reconciles internal, external and governmental tensions in the provision of public healthcare services. Thus the focus is on change, decision-making and relationships with public sector partners. The study is practice-based utilising a …
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Exploring the transformative potential of citizen science in marine governance processes
… two key challenges facing regimes of marine governance: (i) knowledge rationalisation and (ii) the marginalisation of local communities. Although participatory research is far from a new process of producing environmental knowledge, key social and transformative aspects of citizen science …
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The effects of personality trait diversity of UK company directors on board governance processes and board task performance : an empirical study
… traits on a board of directors enhances the processes and outputs of that board. The question of whether homogeneity or heterogeneity of director characteristics is better suited to positive board outcomes has a rich history (Milliken and Martins, 1996; Williams and O’Reilly, 1998; Nielsen, …
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Beyond rights : developing a conceptual framework for understanding access to coastal resources at Ebenhaeser and Covie, Western Cape, South Africa.
… demands made for access, as well as fisheries governance processes, this thesis examines local resources users’ access to fisheries resources. The study identifies and analyses various mechanisms harnessed to maintain access to fisheries resources, as well as the various strategies put forward …
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Power and democracy: the politics of representation and participation in small-scale fisheries governance on the Cape Peninsula
… and Outcomes of marine and coastal fisheries governance processes. However, this thesis Argues that prominent contemporary approaches to fisheries theory tend to promote a neoliberal vision of 'politics without politics', in which emphasis is placed on inclusive, de-centred and collaborative …
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The influence of plural governance systems on rural coastal livelihoods: the case of Kosi Bay
… biodiversity protection. Statutory conservation governance in rural areas in South Africa often operates in parallel to traditional and customary systems of governance. This results in confusion and conflict emanating from the plurality of governance systems, actors and institutions whose powers, …
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Linking Governance and Performance: ICANN as an Internet Hybrid
… ICANN represents a new, emerging Internet self-governance model in which the private sector takes the lead and the government sector plays a more marginal role. Little is known, however, about what is actually happening in this new organization. The dissertation (a) systematically assesses …
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Investigating the role of information technology in resolving governance challenges in a transition state - the case of Tanzania
… adopting Information Technology (IT) to address governance challenges. International bodies and donor countries demand that countries demonstrate how they use IT to provide access and inclusion for all and also to ensure effective governance. However, measuring the role of IT in governance …
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Challenges of Transformative Adaptation: Insights from Flood Risk Management
… disruption, place attachment and perceptions of governance processes are understood in response to transformative change and; iii) how incremental adaptation proceeds when transformation fails, using two case study locations of flood risk management in Ireland as examples of adaptation in …
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A Case Study of Shared Governance at Imperial Valley College
… and groups responsible for implementing shared governance at Imperial Valley College. Consequently, this investigation sought to establish (a) who was directly involved with the governance process, (b) how the process was operationalized, and (c) the benefits, drawbacks, and unresolved issues …
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Towards deliberative environmental governance: Rethinking participation
… for management of the environment, deliberative governance approaches are failing to build the institutions that scholars and leaders advocate as solutions to the complex pressures. While the practice of participation has become a mandatory principle in the conduct of environmental governance, …
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Corporate governance in the Australian Football League: a critical evaluation
Corporate governance has received considerable attention from academics, regulators and the wider business community for several years. This attention intensified following significant corporate failures such as Enron and HIH Insurance. These failures, as well as general perceptions of lack of …
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Who shapes agricultural transformation in Africa? exploring the case of the alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) from a think tank perspective
… have become key actors in modern environmental governance systems. Since many African countries have a high proportion of smallholder farmers who experience daily food insecurity and poverty, the transformation of African agriculture has been prioritised in the agenda of many think tanks, …
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State-movement coalitions for building labor market systems at scale
… tactics: organizing tactics (building statewide governance structures and modifying governance processes over time), cultural tactics (providing new frames and building social accountability), and political process tactics (creating new policies and piloting and broadening the set of stakeholders …
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Spring Break: The Economic, Socio-Cultural and Public Governance Impacts of College Students on Spring Break Host Locations
… significantly impact the economic, public governance and socio-cultural processes of their Spring Break host locations. This dissertation explores the process of how and why students choose these locations and the impacts that occur as a result. A quantitative approach is used to determine …
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Implementing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA): policies, regulations, laws and institutions required for development
… and (where necessary) reforming the trade governance processes in the state parties. It is against this background that this study probes into the implementation of the AfCFTA in the context of select case studies; Nigeria, Kenya and Ethiopia. The study combined doctrinal research with …
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Implementing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA): policies, regulations, laws and institutions required for development
… and (where necessary) reforming the trade governance processes in the state parties. It is against this background that this study probes into the implementation of the AfCFTA in the context of select case studies; Nigeria, Kenya and Ethiopia. The study combined doctrinal research with …
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Extending environmental governance: China's environmental state and civil society
This thesis is a study of environmental governance reform in China. It investigates how new governance policies and arrangements are being introduced in order to overcome problems associated with China’s sizable environmental protection ‘implementation deficit’. Using an analytical framework based …
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Accelerating value capture of SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) system : governance model and process
… planning, sourcing, manufacturing, and delivery processes. After a few single-site PRISM deployments, in 2009, Raytheon launched its biggest deployment yet, to 7,000 users and two business units in California and Texas. This thesis explores effective governance models and post-deployment …
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The Acclimation Processes for New, First-time Presidents at Public, Master’s-level Comprehensive Institutions: Lessons Learned
… in their understanding of campus culture, governance processes, operational practices, regional partners, and state policy climate to lead their organizations forward. With experience they learned that acclimation took longer than they expected. The study found higher rates of female or …
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