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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"private businesses"”.
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Black Business as Activism: Ebony Magazine and the Civil Rights Movement
… rights movement is an analysis of black-owned private businesses, also giving shape to the African American community. Black Business as Activism will highlight the contributions that Johnson Publishing Company (JPC) made for the African American community within the mass media in order to …
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Dudley Square : a public building as a catalyst for urban revitalization
… of the 1980's with the accompanying increase of private investment in Boston neighborhoods completely bypassed the minority communities because of racial discrimination, unkept promises, and bank red lining. Wit.h the arrival of the 1990's economic bust reduces the possibility of future private …
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Strategies for an integrated US industry response to a humanitarian disaster
… strategies to improve coordination between private businesses, relief agencies, and the government in order to deliver more efficient and effective disaster relief during major national disasters within the United States. We approached the study of humanitarian disaster relief using three …
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The future of national flag carriers in developing countries : air Botswana's privatisation struggle
… leave the airlines in the hands of the private sector because of national pride. On the other hand, many of those airlines that get into private hands fail and end up being closed down or go back into state hands. These airlines are also perceived to be development tools, in particular …
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Defining the Environmental Justice Dilemma: a Case Study of Northern Manhattan
… been well documented and substantiated by both private and government studies and reports. However, contemporary research concerning issue of environmental justice dilemma is often limited to race and income as the primary determinants of environmental injustice. A case study of the Northern …
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The role of e-leadership on remote decision making: key learnings from the COVID-19 pandemic
… competencies in decision-making processes within private businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic forced a rapid transition to remote work, necessitating a deeper understanding of how leaders adjust to virtual environments and employ e-leadership practices. Despite the growing …
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Corporate subsidies in Maine : what Mainers got for their money
… of business incentive payments by the State to private businesses has made possible an examination of how this money was spent. An analysis was conducted on publicly available data, which were derived from reports filed by 188 companies that received subsidies from the State of Maine in 1998. …
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Change leadership in the U.S. Coast Guard
… to organizations. Across the spectrum of private businesses, non-governmental organizations and the public sector, organizations are expected to adapt quickly to rapidly changing market and environmental conditions. Effective leadership is needed to successfully implement new programs that …
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The Effect of Chinese Industrial Investment Projects in Central Africa on the Perception of China’s Commercial Diplomacy in Foreign Policy
… by government ministries working in concert with private businesses partially directed by the wider foreign policy goals of the state. This paper discusses the Nigerian petroleum sector, particularly in regard to the constructive market impact of Chinese assistance and expansion. Further expansion …
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Visions of space exploration: a qualitative study of perspectives from the “private” sector
… analyzes perspectives from individuals in the private sector. It seeks to highlight themes, such as leadership and possible material benefits, so that researchers may begin to construct theories about the specific conditions under which the future of space exploration and development may be …
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Capitalizing China's Media Industry: The Installation of Capitalist Production in the Chinese TV and Film Sectors
… and those of the domestic and transnational businesses building the media sectors. Yet the alliance between the CPC and private businesses does not serve everyone; instead, it helps those on top of the social hierarchy much more than those at the bottom.
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Socially Responsible and Small: A Quantitative Study of Corporate Social Responsibility in Small and Medium Organizations in the United States
… Nations launched the Global Compact to encourage businesses to adopt socially responsible policies. In tandem, businesses became increasingly attentive to their social practices with the vast majority of executives declaring CSR important to their organization’s success. Despite this increase in …
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The impact of computer technology on accounting and auditing in the Middle East with special emphasis on Arabisation, transfer of technology and training
… use of technology by government agencies, private businesses and educational institutions. The improved economic conditions in the Middle East over the past decade have made it possible to acquire new technology, and at the same time made it necessary for accountants and auditors who do not …
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Leadership strategies employed in the public sector for promoting urban climate transition: the case of Cape Town, South Africa
… due to the involvement of diverse public and private actors who need to engage in collaborative climate action. Additionally, there is a lack of practical knowledge regarding how city actors implement climate leadership, highlighting a research gap in this area. This study examines the …
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Antecedents and Outcomes of the Investment in Internal Auditing and the Moderating Role of Family Business Culture
… about the function and related outcomes among privately held family businesses. However, family businesses play a leading role in economic production and employment in the U.S. and globally. The blending of family culture with organizational culture in family businesses is a key aspect that …
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Investigation of the Effects of Timber Harvest On Artifact Locations
… Management (CRM), with government agencies and private businesses spending millions of dollars annually -- 300 million as of 1999 (Patterson 1999:165) -- on impact assessments, mitigation and data recovery. While some activities such as flooding or earth moving, can be expected to have an …
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Privatization : problems of implementation in Egypt
… of privatization and implications of operating private businesses. A programme of persuading managers and offsetting the unfavourable effects is recommended as an outcome of the study. Five different phrases and words for the national Index to theses are: Egypt, privatization, implementation of …
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The Role of the Lessor s Tacit Hypothec and Accession as Common Law Protection Measures for Landowners in Solar Energy Power Purchase Agreements
The demand for renewable solar energy in private businesses is becoming a key component in everyday operations given today's energy climate in South Africa. A hurdle in integrating solar energy into a private business is the capital outlay required by the landowner to install the necessary solar …
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The last Levantine City : Beirut, 1830-1930
… from it being a financial investor-through private companies sponsoring the silk industry and other trades-in the early nineteenth century, to a major concession holder of various public works in the mid- to late-nineteenth century after the silk trade with the Levant had declined, to a …
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"At the end of empire: imperial governance, inter-imperial rivalry and ""autonomy"" in Wallachia and Moldavia (1780s-1850s)"
… In this respect, the local power holders’ private businesses with land estates challenged the authority of the three empires on the borderland, prompting the imperial central administrations to acknowledge such businesses in order to substantiate their own territorial claims. A study of the …
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