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Awad, Farkad. "L'amélioration des relations entre l'administration et les citoyens dans les droits français et irakien (étude comparative)." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017STRAA009.
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L’amélioration des relations entre l’administration et les citoyens demeure un sujet d’études valable à toute époque car il est en perpétuel devenir. On peut l’aborder par maints aspects, mais nous avons choisi de retenir les points qui, selon nous, sont les plus importants et méritent donc d’être examinés et approfondis. Il n’est pas étonnant de noter que le niveau d’approche de cette question, sa perception par les pouvoirs publics et les juridictions diffèrent selon que l’on s’intéresse au cas français ou à la situation irakienne. Notre démarche a donc pour objectif d’identifier autant que possible les atouts que le système français génère à l’avantage des citoyens, puis de discerner les éléments de ce dernier qui seraient susceptibles d’être transposés au régime administratif irakien. Cet ouvrage a pour visée à la fois de proposer un bilan critique des divers objets constitutifs de la relation entre les citoyens et leur administration et un appel aux responsables irakiens pour qu’ils se préoccupent d’établir une véritable réforme de cette dernièreThe improvement of relations between the administration and the citizens remains a subject of study valid at all times because it is in perpetual becoming. It can be approached in many ways, but we have chosen to focus on the issues that we believe are the most important and therefore deserve to be examined and deepened. It is not surprising to note that the level of approach to this matter, its perception by governments and jurisdictions, differs depending on whether one is interested in the French case or the Iraqi situation. Our aim is therefore to identify as much as possible the advantages that the French system generates for the benefit of citizens and then to discern the elements of the latter which could be transposed to the Iraqi administrative system. The aim of this research is to propose a critical estimation of the various objects that constitute the relationship between the citizens and their administration and an appeal to the Iraqi officials to concern themselves with establishing a real reform of the latter
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Gopeni, Amanda. "A feedback loop model to facilitate communication between citizens and local government in a smart city." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/2205.
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In recent years, an increasing number of people move into cities to search for better opportunities for themselves and their families. This movement is known as urbanisation and makes it difficult for the local government to fully understand citizens’ needs particularly pertaining to public safety matters. During the first phase of the Public Safety Smart City project, it was identified that there is a need for feedback loop to facilitate effective communication of public safety issues between citizens and local government. This means that EL citizens do not have a better channel in place to address their public safety issues to the local government. This could lead to the decisions made by the local government in public safety not fully communicated back to the citizens. The primary objective of the study is to develop a feedback loop model that will assist in more effective reporting of public safety issues between citizens and the local government. The study followed an interpretivism paradigm and the research methodology employed is the qualitative approach. This was influenced by the existing De Fleur model of communication, secondary data and also semi-structured interviews. The interviews were conducted with eleven citizens and four managers from the Department of Public Safety. It was ascertained that the lack of a feedback loop about public safety issues between citizens and local government is likely to increase public safety issues. Findings revealed that this is because citizens are not continuously updated about their reports and also about the state of public safety matters. Furthermore, the methods of communication utilised lead to poor communication of public safety issues. The study concludes that the introduction of an Information and Communication Technology enabled feedback loop between citizens and local government can help in reducing public safety issues and make public safety officials proactive rather than reactive.
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Noggle, Matthew K. "Win - Win: A Case Study of Collaborative Structures Between Labor and Management." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2009. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/64085.
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While society has begun its evolution from the industrial age to the information age, most teacher unions continue to pattern their behavior after the industrial model of unionism focusing almost exclusively on salary, benefits and working conditions. In some school systems, though, teacher unions and management are questioning the legitimacy of their adversarial relationships. They are beginning to abandon the belief in the separation of traditional labor and management roles, and replacing it with a collective operational model that offers promise for significant educational reform and improved employer-employee relations. This expanded scope of union activity is attempting to include non-traditional issues, such as teacher professional development, teacher quality, instructional delivery, student achievement standards and educational reform, as well as mechanisms that are highly flexible and reactive to immediate need (Koppich, 2005; Urbanski, 1998). The purpose of this case study was to uncover the events that led to formation of collaborative structures at each of the study sites, gain insight in the collaborative activity that is occurring, better understand the impact of collaboration on the collective bargaining process, and attempt to understand the various challenges to collaboration at each study site. Data collection for this case study relied heavily on intensive personal interviews. Study participants were selected from school systems that have strong collaborative relations between the district administration and the teachers' union. Care was given in the selection of diverse school systems and in different regions of the country. Contractual language from the negotiated agreement also provided additional supporting data. The convergence of this data resulted in a greater understanding on the formation and maintenance of collaborative structures. The results of this study exposed that there are, in fact, strong models of collaboration between labor representative groups and management. The work that is occurring in these school districts is significantly transforming labor relations and impacting student educational experience. Leaders for both management and labor have largely abandoned their traditional roles and relinquished power in favor of working more cooperatively for the betterment of all within the organization. At each site, many collaborative byproducts have emerged to address a plethora of identified needs and goals. The collaborative relationship has also impacted the collective bargaining process, as the parties attempt to more creatively address all issues that either party raises as a concern. Greater respect for the role of unions and management has also emerged, as participants began to realize that they shared more in common than previously thought. The participants in school systems with strong collaborative relations have also demonstrated that they are anxious to share their knowledge and experience with others, as evidence by their participation in informal networks like Teacher Union Reform Network (TURN), as well as with researchers interested in collaboration between labor and management.
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Povlakic, Velija. "The relations between CRM, BPM, and IT : A study done on Swedish SMEs." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för industriell ekonomi, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-21935.
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Background SMEs are the backbone of the economies across the world, and the different markets they function in have been globalized in recent years. This has resulted even greater demands on SMEs different capabilities to give them the competitive edge they need to stay in front of competition. Some identified capabilities that can give them superior advantage to competition are information technology, business process management and customer relationship management. These capabilities have been studied in different context and on different levels. However, in this study the focus is on the different dimensions of IT and CRM in relation to BPM. More specifically the dimension of IT being IT knowledge and IT operations and the dimension of CRM being Customer interaction management. Objectives The goals of this study are to give further understanding into the characteristics of the SMEs IT knowledge, IT operations, Customer interaction management and Business process management. And the interrelationship between these capabilities. Methods Structural equation modelling was used for the analysis of the answers received on a questionnaire sent out to different SMEs performing in different sectors on the Swedish market. Results The study resulted in 195 gathered answers, whereof 169 were used, from SMEs working in 9 different sectors, the predominant sector was the manufacturing sector. The results suggest that the CIM capabilities is the strongest one, followed up by ITK, BPM and the lowest being ITO. The analysis suggested rejected the hypothesis of a positive direct impact between ITK and CIM and ITO and CIM. But it accepted the hypothesis of a positive direct impact of BPM on CIM. Conclusions The findings suggest that SMEs must rethink their BPM and ITK capabilities as negative correlations were found between ITK and BPM. Additionally, it was found that BPM mediated a negative effect between ITK and CIM. Future research should be done to understand where the misfits between BPM and IT lies in SMEs in different sectors.
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Muftic, Lamija. "Protection of human rights in the case of immigration related detention in the EU: Between international law and international relations." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-22392.
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The aim of this thesis is to explore the relation between the extent of abidance to human rights international law provisions in regard to the detention of immigrants in the countries of EU, and the motivations for doing so, as presented in the international relations theories. The principal research question is: Why are immigrants facing problems in obtaining human rights in the context of immigration related detention? The answers are implicitly found in the answers to the underlying question: Why do states crate and obey international law? Methodologically, the problematic is approached through the theoretical analysis of International Relation theories: Realist, Institutionalism, Liberalism and Constructivism. Each of these theories provides different factors as explanatory for the actions of the states, respectively: power, existence of institutions, interest of individuals and social practices. National law remains the key system in the protection of rights due to its enforceability. Despite the existence of provisions relating to the rights of aliens, national law primarily protects the rights of nationals. From the second half of the 20th century international law has developed rapidly and has influenced the development and advancement of human rights and standards. However, due to the lack of strength in its enforceability, its application is dependent of the political interest and motivation of individual states, both in their inclusion of international law provisions into their national legal systems and its enforcement, and in the use of the constellation of power in international relations in applying pressure on other states to do the same. Entities like European Union bring a new quality to this problematic, given its specific legal structure that has influenced the rethinking of national sovereignty as the uncontested authority in creating and abiding the law. Nonetheless, provision and protection of individual's rights remains tightly knit to and dependent upon citizenship.
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Magnusson, Marcus. "The Creative Networker : Predicted Relations between Network Behavior and Creativity." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-377155.
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The purpose of the present study was to analyze the significance ofcreativity for network behavior. Similar to other network behavioral studiesthe multidimensional approach was utilized where networking was dividedinto sub dimensions with external and internal counterparts. The domainspecific approach to creativity was used in order to attempt to determinewhich creative domain is significant for different networking behaviors.106 individuals participated in the study and the sample is considered anon-random convenience sample. The results showed that certain networkbehaviors interacted with different creative domains. The creative domainof everyday and verbal creativity were both unique predictors of networkbehavior and were the creative domains who were the most relevant.Structural facets in the form of work experience, organizational size andbiological gender were also explored. Work experience was shown to be aweak moderating variable to the relationship of network behavior andcreativity. Organizational size had no significant results and biologicalgender was significant for two of the creative domains: Math / scientificand artistic creativity. Results from the present study provide furtherevidence towards an area which is relatively new. The findings can be usedto create an empirical foundation in recruitment scenarios which mayrequire individuals with particular set of psychological traits.Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka interaktionen mellannätverksbeteende och kreativitet, samt att analysera om kreativitet är avsignifikant betydelse för nätverksbeteende. I linje med tidigare forskningom nätverksbeteende är denna studie av multidimensionell karaktär, därnätverksbeteende delas upp i interna samt externa komponenter. Dendomänspecifika paradigmen för kreativitet användes för att undersökavilka av de kreativa domänerna som är mest relevanta vidnätverksbeteende. 106 individer deltog i studien och urvalet var ettbekvämlighetsurval. Resultatet visade att några av de kreativa domäneninteragerade med nätverksbeteende, där vardaglig samt verbal kreativitetvar av högst relevans samt även unika prediktorer för nätverksbeteende. Destrukturella faktorerna arbetslivserfarenhet, organisationsstorlek samtbiologiskt kön undersöktes också. Arbetslivserfarenhet visade sig ha enmodererande effekt i relation till sambandet nätverksbeteende ochkreativitet, medan organisationsstorlek inte hade någon signifikant effekt.Resultatet för biologiskt kön indikerade att de kreativa domänenmatematisk/vetenskaplig och konstnärlig kreativitet var signifikanta, därmän skattade sig som något mer kreativa än vad kvinnor gjorde. Studiensresultat kan användas för att skapa en evidensbaserad grund irekryteringssammanhang samt i utformningen av psykometriska tester.
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Koldas, Umut. "A Tale Of Two Villages: A Gramscian Analysis Of The Hamula And The Relations Between The Israeli State And Palestinian Arab Citizens Of Israel." Phd thesis, METU, 2008. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12610066/index.pdf.
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Drawing on empirical data from the two Palestinian Arab villages of Abu Ghosh and Umm al Fahem, this dissertation assesses the nature of relationship between the Israeli state and its Palestinian Arab citizens from a Gramscian perspective. In this respect, a particular emphasis is given to the analysis of impact of local socio-economic and political structures on the relationship between the villagers and Israeli state and dominant classes especially following a hegemonic crisis during post-al Aqsa Intifada. Based on Gramscian methodology and empirical data, it is concluded that hamula structures could act as an agent of hegemony in internalization and reproduction of of consent based Israeli hegemony. Conditions, dynamics and consequences of this agent-structure relationship is also assessed in detail.
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Kuvshinikov, Joseph Timothy. "A study of the relationship between dimensions of national culture and generalized disposition to trust." Thesis, Gannon University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3592424.
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This study explored relationships between national culture and generalized disposition to trust. Cultural differences were assessed using Hofstede’s (2001) dimensions of national culture: power distance (PDI), individualism (IDV), masculinity (MAS) and uncertainty avoidance (UAI). Trust was operationalized as four disaggregated subconstructs in McKnight, et al.,’s (2002) foundations of trust model: generalized benevolence belief (GBB), generalized integrity belief (GIB), generalized competence belief (GCB) and trusting stance. The research question considered whether generalized disposition to trust is a culture bound construct or a function of individual difference. Surveys were administered to graduate business students in Poland, United States, and Uruguay between May and September 2012. A levels-of-analysis approach utilized qualitative analysis to explore relationships across country borders; quantitative, individual-level analysis to explore relationships within specific countries. Significant differences were found among the three countries on all four dimensions of culture and three trust subconstructs. Comparisons of national culture to disaggregated dimensions of trust revealed a complex pattern of relationships: PDI and MAS showed negative relationships with GIB and positive relationships with GCB. IDV had a negative relationship with GCB. UAI revealed negative relationships with both GBB and GIB. PDI displayed a negative relationship with GBB among Uruguayan students and a positive relationship with TS among Polish students. UAI showed a negative relationship with three dimensions of trust (GBB, GIB and GCB) among Uruguayan students. Findings suggest elements of trust may be differentially bound to national culture and individual difference, with relationships dependent upon the cultural dimension, trust subconstructs and method of analysis.
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Çolak, Hasan. "Relations between the Ottoman central administration and the Greek Orthodox Patriarchates of Antioch, Jerusalem, and Alexandria, 16th-18th centuries." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2013. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3968/.
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This dissertation seeks to understand the relations between the Ottoman central administration and the Eastern Patriarchates. Against the current literature submitting these patriarchates to the authority of the Constantinopolitan patriarchs in the period following the Ottoman conquest, we suggest that such exclusive focus on the role of the Constantinopolitan Patriarchate prevents one from seeing the true networks of power in which the Eastern Patriarchates were engaged. To that end, in addition to the major patriarchal and missionary sources a large corpus of unpublished and unused Ottoman archival documentation has been consulted. During the first centuries of the Ottoman rule the Eastern Patriarchs benefited largely from the local Ottoman legal and administrative bodies, semi-autonomous provincial rulers, and foreign courts. In early 18th century, alongside the rise of Catholic missions among the Orthodox flock and hierarchy, and of a wealthy and powerful lay class supported by the central administration, a patriarchal elite class with close affinities to Istanbul began to interact with the Eastern Patriarchates. Getting closer to the offers of the central administration, in both administrative and economic terms, these patriarchates’ relations which were formerly dependent on local and foreign dynamics were largely replaced by the new networks supported by the central administration.
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Ou, Wei Qiang. "Assessing the strategic partnership between China and the European Union (2003-2010)." Thesis, University of Macau, 2011. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b2554719.
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Schlemmer, Jimmi Joe. "THE INTERSTATE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND CHILE : A case study of the PRC’s foreign political and economic relations." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Statsvetenskap, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-141920.
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In the recent years, the PRC has demonstrated strong economic growth and intensified its diplomatic connections with the globalized world. The Deng reforms of the 1970s were the starting point for this ‘open-up’ approach. The particular relevance for the LAC region became an utmost important part in the development of the PRC in the 21st century. Therefore, natural resources are the driving force of their economic growth and a high supply of agricultural products is essential to feed their growing population. These two economic aspects are in the center of the foreign political and economic interests of the PRC. However, the intentions of nation states are always unclear, which gives room for various theoretical interpretations. The possible threat of the rising PRC is consequently contrasted by the perspective of a ‘peaceful rise of the PRC’. It is inevitable that the LAC region looms large over this debate. This research will analyze and contribute towards a better understanding of the rise of the PRC. To be able to provide a precise contribution, this research focuses on the case of the China-Chile economic and foreign political relations after the coming into force of the FTA in 2006. Based on a conceptual analysis of the foreign and economic relations of the PRC with Chile, this research will also apply defensive neorealism and neoliberal institutionalism to provide a better understanding of the strategies and motivations of the PRC towards Chile. Even though Chile is an independent country of the LAC region, this research will also partly integrate the research finding into the bigger picture of the relations between the PRC and the LAC region in general.
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Xiao, Yan. "Exploring the Intricacies of International Performing Arts Exchange: Case Studies of Arts Programs between U.S. and China." The Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1575479293045226.
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Hegwood, Robert Alan. "Erasing the Space Between Japanese and American: Progressivism, Nationalism, and Japanese American Resettlement in Portland, Oregon, 1945-1948." PDXScholar, 2011. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/151.
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This study examines the return of Japanese Americans to Portland, Oregon, following their mass incarceration by the United States Federal government between 1942 and 1945. This essay examines the motivations of both returning Japanese Americans and various groups within the white community with equal focus in the hopes of writing a history that provides agency to both groups. The return of Japanese Americans to Portland was an event with broader implications than a mere chapter in the history of Japanese Americans. The rise of the Japanese Exclusion League and other groups interested in preventing the return of Japanese Americans to Oregon had their roots partly in the Oregon progressive coalition of the 1930s known as the Oregon Commonwealth Federation (OCF). Unified behind the cause of public ownership of electricity distribution, racially exclusive progressives such as Oregon Governor Walter M. Pierce and civil rights progressives such as American Civil Liberties Union lawyer Gus J. Solomon sought to protect Oregon's producer class of farmers and workers from exploitation by Portland business interests. After the dissolution of the OCF in 1940 and the attack on Pearl Harbor, the two progressive factions took opposite sides on the issues of the rights of Japanese Americans. In 1945, anti-Japanese organizers across the state, including Pierce, American Legion officials, and Portland politicians called for the permanent exclusion of Japanese Americans. The racist rhetoric of these organizers drew the ire of the Portland Council of Churches, civic leaders, and War Relocation Authority officials, who formed the Portland Citizens Committee to Aid Relocation, the main white group to help returners find housing and employment. Their arguments for tolerance depended heavily on the story of Japanese American military service during World War II. Responding to the shape of debates within the white community, returning Japanese Americans community leaders, especially Toshi Kuge and George Azumano of the Portland Japanese American Citizen's League (JACL), used the rhetoric of military service to demonstrate their Americanness after World War II. The rhetoric of valorous military service provided the ideological center of both remerging Japanese American leadership organizations and connections between the Nikkei community and white civic leaders. After the reestablishment of Japanese American community organizations in Portland, Issei leaders lead a successful fundraising campaign to support a legal challenge to overturn the Oregon Alien Land Law and fund the Portland JACL. Subsequently, between 1946 and 1948, the Portland JACL served as liaisons between the Japanese American community and the white Portlanders interested in overturning laws that challenged Issei social and economic rights. Despite their efforts, Japanese Americans in the early postwar period, along with other Portland minority groups,faced significant discrimination in housing options, employment, and even blood supply. Their experience demonstrates both the power and limitations of arguments for racial tolerance in the early postwar period.
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Dogan, Talip. "La notion de risque contentieux." Thesis, Paris 2, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018PA020036.
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Le risque contentieux est une incertitude prévisible. Il peut se définir comme la probabilité de survenance d’une cause contentieuse multipliée par l’ampleur des conséquences attachées à cette survenance. Le risque contentieux pèse d’abord sur le décideur public et les administrés. Son traitement s’effectue en deux phases. La première phase correspond au stade où le risque contentieux est éventuel, c’est-à-dire un risque connu mais non manifesté. Il s’agit alors de prévenir les causes contentieuses en sécurisant la décision publique. Pour y parvenir, la personne publique peut compter sur ses propres moyens ainsi que sur la compétence technique que les tiers peuvent lui apporter. Le risque contentieux devient probable au moment de l’introduction du recours contentieux. Il est alors un risque manifesté mais non encore concrétisé. Le procès est la phase où il convient de gérer le risque contentieux dans le contentieux, notamment par des actions curatives ou palliatives. Ces dernières ont pour objet d’éviter que le risque contentieux se réalise (par l’annulation d’un acte, une condamnation…) ou de limiter les conséquences contentieuses. Et le juge est loin d’être étranger à l’anticipation du risque contentieux. Il y est de plus en plus sensibilisé. Il prévient également les risques contentieux. In fine, ce risque conduit à faire supporter une charge sur la partie perdante et, corrélativement, à rétablir la partie adverse dans ses droitsLitigation risk is a foreseeable uncertainty. It can be defined as the probability that a cause of action will occur, associated with the extent of the consequences attached to this occurrence. First, litigation risk hangs over policymakers and citizens. It is carried out in two-steps. The first step corresponds to stage when the litigation risk is potential. The risk is known but has not yet actualized. The issue is then to prevent litigation cause by securing public decision-making. To reach this goal, decision makers can, count on their own resources, but also on the expertise of third parties. When a court case is filed, litigation risk becomes probable. That is to say, litigation risk exists but it is not yet materialized. Secondly, the trial is the step in which litigation risk must be handled through remedial or mitigating actions. These actions aim at avoiding the realization of the litigation risk –quashing of an act, condemnation- or containing the consequences of the litigation. Furthermore, judges play a major role in the anticipation of litigation risk: not only are they increasingly aware of it, but also becoming more involved. Ultimately, the risk leads to burdening the losing party, and correlatively, to restoring the rights of the opposing party
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Elliott, Nickola. "U.S. Immigration Reform: A Policy Analysis of the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act Between 2001 and 2012." Diss., NSUWorks, 2019. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/shss_dcar_etd/128.
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In this study, the policies and legislation connected to the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act between 2001 and 2012 were reviewed and analyzed to identify how the DREAM Act perpetuates structural violence. The DREAM Act purported to assist many undocumented immigrant children and young adults in becoming legal residents of the United States of America. This study applied both the qualitative content analysis approach and a policy analysis methodology guided by David Gil’s methodology for analysis and development of social policies. Data collection sources included legislative bills crafted on the DREAM Act, research articles and studies, progress reports, films, and archived newspaper articles, prior interviews, and memoranda.
The theory of structural violence presented in this study was analyzed in terms of Johan Galtung’s account, particularly pertaining to undocumented children who are unserviceable or remain within the gray areas of the DREAM Act’s policies and legislative efforts. Additionally, the goals and objectives of the Act were evaluated against the disqualifying factors with which otherwise eligible children are faced, leading such children and young adults to become confined to substandard social and economic conditions. The leading research question was, “What is the impact of the DREAM Act policies on undocumented immigrant young adults?” The single follow-up question was, “How does failure to pass the DREAM Act affect undocumented children?” The study also aimed to detect signs, symbols, and traits of structural violence found through the analysis of the DREAM Act.
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Ostrowska, Alicja. "War is Peace : A Study of Relationship Between Gender Equality and Peacefulness of a State." Thesis, Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation, Högskolan i Jönköping, HLK, Globala studier, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-27663.
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Based on the previous studies, the hypothesis of this research is that the higher the level of gender equality in a state, the higher level of its peacefulness. It is a quantitative study using linear regression analysis with three variables, namely Global Peace Index (GPI) as a dependent variable, Gender Inequality Index (GII) as an independent variable and Human Development Index (HDI) as a control variable. The data of 139 states from year 2013 were submitted into Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. The result shows a significant and positive linear relationship between gender inequality and a high level of conflict, which confirms the hypothesis. However, HDI shows to be less reliable as a control variable due to issues with multicollinearity (heavily related independent variables). Further studies should replace the HDI with another control variable.
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Le, Teuff Béatrice. "Census : les recensements dans l'empire romain d'Auguste à Diocletien." Thesis, Bordeaux 3, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012BOR30071/document.
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Le recensement provincial est une institution centrale de l’Empire romain. Né avec le Principat, il était destiné à estimer les ressources humaines et matérielles des territoires sous domination romaine, et s’est imposé comme la clé de voûte de la fiscalité provinciale. Néanmoins, il demeure mal connu. Cette situation vient de la faiblesse numérique des sources et de leur nature. En dehors de l'Égypte, les cens provinciaux sont essentiellement connus grâce à des inscriptions dédiées aux sénateurs et chevaliers ayant participé à ces opérations. Pour étudier le recensement à l'échelle de l'empire, il nous donc a paru nécessaire de diversifier les points de vue et de ne pas nous limiter à l'approche la plus fréquemment adoptée dans les études consacrées au census, l'analyse prosopographique. Bien que cette dernière s'impose comme la plus naturelle étant donné la nature de la documentation qui nous est parvenue, elle limite le champ d'étude aux seules provinces dans lesquelles sont attestés des censiteurs impériaux et peine à rendre compte de la logique d'ensemble de l'institution comme des modalités selon lesquelles l'information était collectée. Notre objectif était d'écrire une histoire fiscale et politique du recensement, mais aussi une histoire de ses procédures et non pas seulement de ses agents. Nous avons donc choisi d’élargir l’angle d’approche et d'inclure dans notre corpus toutes les sources littéraires, papyrologiques et juridiques susceptibles de nous éclairer sur cette institution. La première partie est consacrée aux aspects fiscaux et tente de comprendre le fonctionnement de l’impôt provincial. Dans quelles mesures le recensement se prêtait-il à la collecte des informations nécessaires à la levée des tributa ? La deuxième s'intéresse au déroulement des opérations dans les diverses provinces. Notre objectif est d'identifier les différents niveaux de collecte de l'information tout en rendant compte des différences régionales dont témoignent les sources. Au coeur de cette partie se trouve une réflexion sur la complémentarité entre le niveau local et le niveau provincial et sur les documents qui étaient produits aux divers échelons. Enfin, nous abordons dans un troisième temps les aspects institutionnels et politiques afin de comprendre dans quelles mesures cette institution était caractéristique du nouveau régime qui vit le jour avec Auguste. Cette partie est également consacrée à l'étude des relations entre les agents en charge des opérations et les provinciaux qui y étaient soumisThe provincial census is a key institution of the Roman Empire. Instituted by the first Princeps, Augustus, it was aimed at estimating the human and material resources of the territories which were under Roman control, and thus proved to be a cornerstone of the Roman fiscal system. Nevertheless, it remains mostly unknown to this date, which can be explained by the lack of sources and by their nature: apart from Egypt, provincial censuses are mostly attested through inscriptions dedicated to senators and knights who took part in these operations. In this dissertation, we chose to tackle the subject from novel perspectives and not to limit ourselves to the prosopographic approach that remains so far the most frequently adopted one. Despite its relevance given the nature of the sources, it restricts the study to the provinces in which census officials are known, and fails to give a comprehensive idea of the institution and of the methods through which information was collected. Our goal was not only to write a fiscal and political history of the census, but also to describe its process and identify its agents. To this end were included into our corpus all the literary, papyrological and juridical sources that might improve our understanding of this institution. Firstly, we focused on the two main provincial taxes, i.e. tributum soli and tributum capitis, in order to describe the fiscal system at work in the provinces and to identify the criteria on which these tributa were imposed. Secondly, we studied the way information was collected during the census. Our goal was to unravel the levels (local, provincial) through which data transited, their interactions, and the documents each one of them produced. At the same time, we wanted to emphasize the differences that existed between provinces, and to explain them. Finally, we addressed the institutional and political aspects of the provincial census: to what extent was this institution representative of the new regime that appeared with Augustus, and an opportunity for the provincials to initiate a dialog with the Princeps through his representatives?
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Nilsson, Peter. "NGO involvement in the UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm 1972. Interrelations Between Intergovernmental Discourse Framing and Activist Influence." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Management and Economics, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-2201.
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The UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm 1972 has been recognized as bringing political attention to environmental problems. Researchers have acknowledged the importance of NGO activities during the conference, initiating a trend of engagement of NGOs in official global meetings. But NGOs were not permitted to speak at the plenary or participate in working groups in the official Conference. The influence of NGOs could still be substantial but in another arenas delivering perceptions, knowledge and information to the general public and officials, directly or through the intense media coverage of the conference. NGOs engaged in these parallel activities and individuals in the official initiating process are central to this research.
The purpose of this study is to analyze how Swedish NGOs and their related networks influenced environmental discourses during and following the UN conference on the human environment in Stockholm 1972. The purpose is also to analyze how they in turn were effected by the conference process and the context in which NGOs function.
This study is concerned with how social movements became engaged in official global meetings and the effects of this process. It is a study of the interrelations between intergovernmental discourse framing and activist influence. To understand this we take in consideration what motivated the actions of relevant actors, how actors selected strategies to obtain there purposes and how diverse frames of understanding emerged.
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Hsiang-Yang, Sung, and 宋向陽. "Relations Between Perceived Risk and Risk Reduction Strategies-- An Example of Car Buying Decisions for Taipei Citizens." Thesis, 1995. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/05241906616706436728.
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LEE, KUO-SHOU, and 李國壽. "Research on The Competition Relations Between Obama Administration Asia-Pacific Strategies With China." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/44472171508787105121.
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碩士國立中正大學
戰略暨國際事務研究所
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Ever since the end of Cold War in the 1990s, the United States has become the world's most important hegemonic country in political, economic, military and technological powers. After the "911 event" in 2001, the US government has committed to global anti-terrorism strategy. However, through more than eight-year international war on terrorism, particularly the wars carrying on in Afghanistan and Iraq, has seriously drained America's strength; in addition, the international financial crisis occurred in 2008 also directly damages and deepens the US economic and social problems; on the other hand, the success of China's economic reform has significantly increased its economic and military capabilities, and international influence. China has now gradually become a potential threat to the hegemony of U.S. During the period of Obama administration, the U.S. has proposed strategy of "Returning to Asia" or “Rebalancing" in Asia-Pacific region, with a desire to expand regional mechanisms and construction partnerships as well as to adjust its military deployment structure in order to achieve US strategic objectives. In response to the challenges of China's rise, there are many contradictions and differences exist between the United States and China, yet also with a wide range of common interests. The competition and cooperation relations between these two countries have severe impacted on US hegemony position in the region and its regional interests.
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Baijnath, Kavita. "The African renaissance : what can be done to improve trading between South Africa and Africa." Thesis, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/1246.
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The fundamental aim of this study has been to analyze the experiences of fifteen small South African companies that are currently trading with Africa. The sample included Durban based businessmen who frequently travelled to the respective countries in Africa. Their responses were analyzed against the major documented challenges that are faced when trading in Africa. A wide range of literature has been consulted in order to familiarize the researcher with current business strategies practiced in South Africa, the bodies that have been set up to assist free trade between Africa and South Africa and business practices that are inherent to Africa. The recommendations conclude that the small businessman battles with on-the-ground trading, and even though much has been done by the South African government to "get his foot through the door", the smaller businessman battles with the day to day intricacies of trading in African countries. These problems have to be addressed, as it is the private sector, which is the engine for growth in Africa.Thesis (MBA)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2006.
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Chen, Hung-chen, and 陳鴻鈞. "The Competition and Cooperation between Big Powers-U.S.-China relations in the George W. Bush Administration." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/9avd47.
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博士東吳大學
政治學系
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This dissertation explored the competition and cooperation between China and the United States in the George W. Bush Administration, and discussed the impact of China’s rise. During the presidential campaign, President Bush identified China as a strategic competitor. After the EP-3 and 911 events, the Bush Administration gradually adjusted its China policy to a candid, constructive, and cooperative relationship. In the anti-terror campaign, China and the U.S. cooperated bilaterally and multilaterally in dealing with the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, but disagreed with each other on war in Afghanistan and Iraq. On North Korea, Washington supported U.S.-Japan missile defense and Proliferation Security Initiative, but Beijing had reservations. However, they cooperated in Six-Party Talks to prevent North Korea from developing nuclear weapon. The Bush Administration supported Taiwan’s democracy and U.S.-Taiwan military cooperation, but China objected to these two policies. Nevertheless, they dissuaded Taiwan from holding referendums in 2004 and 2008. Although they had different perspectives of the Doha Round, trade deficit, Renminbi and intelligent property rights, they initiated U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue to narrow their differences. In addition, they disputed with each other over military, diplomacy, human rights, and the Tibet issues. In short, the relationship between China and the United States was a combination of competition and cooperation in many dimensions. In the United States, there are various opinions on peaceful rise theory which Beijing has advocated. Washington has urged Beijing to be a responsible stakeholder, and to adopt a cooperative foreign policy. In power transition theory, the relationship between the hegemony and rising country is not fated to go to war. It depends on the policy they adopt and the interaction they are having with each other. It is possible that their relations are cooperative and peaceful, like U.S.-Britain relationship in the beginning of the twentieth century. In the twenty-first century, when the shift of global power configuration is in forming, the relationship between the U.S. and China is worthy of further studies. The interactions between China and the U.S. in the Bush administration indicated that they both adopted cooperative policy even under competition, implying the validity of power transition theory.
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Chih-Ping, Chou, and 周治平. "Military organization and relations between military command military administration on the Constitution of the Empire of Japan." Thesis, 2000. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/32644410897862339502.
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"Understanding Intercultural Transitions and Migrant-Host Relationships: How Empathy, Social Support, and Intercultural Competency Facilitate Positive Intercultural Interactions Between German Citizens and Refugees." Doctoral diss., 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.44427.
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abstract: In 2015, Germany was at the center of one of the largest displacements in history as upwards of a million refugees, many from Syria, fled to Germany. In my study, I was fortunate enough to spend three months living in Germany and interacting with Germans and refugees to hear their stories of positive intercultural interaction. Through the integration of Acculturation Theory (Berry, 1980), Cross-Cultural Adaptation Theory (Y.Y. Kim, 1980), and Coordinated Management of Meaning Theory (Pearce & Cronen, 1980) I conducted a qualitative research project where I interviewed 44 individuals representing both German citizens (25) and refugees (19) and collected their stories of positive intercultural interactions with one another. These stories affirmed the importance of intercultural competency, social support, and empathy as core elements of positive interaction providing a platform to create future initiatives grounded in these elements as others engage in intercultural transitions and develop migrant-host relationship. Furthermore, this research underscored the need to address both host and migrant experiences during intercultural transitions being sure not to privilege either group when seeking positive paths to facilitate interaction.Dissertation/Thesis
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Tselangoe, Mmuso Israel. "The impact of the merger between the office of the premier and North West communication services on labour relations / Israel Mmuso Tselangoe." Thesis, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/11219.
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The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of the merger between the Office of the
Premier and the North West Communication Services on Labour relations with a view to
provide recommendations to the management of the Office on how to resolve grievances
and disputes arising from the merger. The study focuses on the Office of the Premier.
A qualitative research design which made use of data obtained from the Management of
the Office, Advisory Committee, NWCS staff and a union representative was used in this
study. The memoranda and other correspondence on the merger were analysed. The
population in this study was confined to the Office of the Premier.
The investigation conducted showed that the grievances/dispute lodged by the NWCS
staff arise out of the merger. The merger negotiations were conducted in an atmosphere
that was not conducive to proper negotiations, which consequently had adverse effects on
labour relations.
Employees who were absorbed from the NWCS into the Office of Premier had their
benefits discontinued. This gave rise to litany of grievances/disputes wherein the
grievants accuse the Management of the Office with unilateral change of terms of
conditions of employment.
There is a need to re-negotiate the terms and conditions of employment of the employees
affected by the merger to ensure a smooth completion of this process. The amended
Labour Relations Act, Section 197, on transfer of a business as a going concern allows
parties to the negotiation to enter into an agreement regarding new terms and conditions
of employment. It is an option that the office is advised to pursue to bring the merger
process to finality .M.Admin. (IRL) North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2005
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Pang, Lung, and 龐龍. "Relations between the Students Satisfaction Degree and Brand Image, Administration Service quality, and Teaching Quality - A Case Study of a Vocational School in Miao-Li." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/3d9n5d.
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碩士國立雲林科技大學
工業工程與管理系
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The twelve-year compulsory education program is a milestone program to Taiwan educational model transfer. It will affect not only the education downward to elementary and junior high school but also upward to the senior high school and future university development. Private high school may face stress of student recruiting problem. We found that how to increase student’s enrolled intention will be one of most important task to private senior high school. The purpose of this article lies in exploring construction of brand image of private senior high school and increasing student’s learning satisfaction to schools. The objective of this study was taking example of commercial and household vocational high school. The instrument of the questionnaire was follow by family background of students, scale of brand image, quality of teaching, administration and learning satisfaction. All of the data and ideas were analyzed by the statistical procedures, such as frequency distribution, t test, one-way Anova, factor and regression analysis. The findings of questionnaire are shown that most of student has no positive comment on brand image, quality of teaching, administration of the school. In particular, factor analysis and multiple regression analysis can be used to explore and the view has been confirmed that brand image, both quality of teaching and administration has strong positive correlation between learning satisfaction of student.
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Kao, Stephen C. F., and 高家富. "A study of the political system reformation of the Chinese Communist Party─ With reference to authority structure of the party organization , relations between party and administration." Thesis, 1996. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/86680149050105131220.
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Papadopoulou, Evangelia. "Bridging the gap between citizens and institutions : Is the Europe Direct Network a competent means to reconcile the trust of Europeans for the Europe of the 28? The Spanish case." Thesis, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-229063.
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Information has always been strategically relevant for the European Commission, especially during the last thirty years with discussions about a gap in communication and the possible democratic deficit propagating. For that reason, communication was introduced as a policy after 2000. In order to reach specific interests in the Union, the Commission highlighted the importance of the partnership with civil society in 2005 through the “Plan D for Democracy, Dialogue and Debate” and its “going local” approach. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the communication strategy of the EU through the lens of one of its regional communication instruments, the Europe Direct relays of information. The relays are a first-hand portal for the citizens to enter into the Union not only by acquiring information but also by transferring their comments and suggestions to Brussels. They form, therefore, a debate platform between citizens and institutions under a European “public sphere.” Nevertheless, research has identified two critical points in their function: the host structure, which intervenes in their administration role, and the European Commission, which provides them with financial support and information services. This thesis seeks to ascertain the success or not of the relays in relation to those two variables. In order to achieve that, the Spanish study case is examined. It will be finally verified if, according to the guidance of the European Commission, the relays fulfill their role in fostering national involvement in supranational activities.
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Tigere, Hatiziwi L. "Can the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) initiative between the USA and eligible sub-Saharan African countries be considered a success?" Thesis, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/1786.
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Angumuthoo, Maryanne. "An examination of the university as a disciplinary institution in terms of Michel Foucault's postmodernist concept of disciplinary power, with specific reference to the nature of power relations between students and faculty." Thesis, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/5174.
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Kmochová, Romana. ""I přišli k nám tito soldáti..." Město Slaný za třicetileté války optikou pramenů městské kanceláře." Master's thesis, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-331383.
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During the Thirty Years War the life of the inhabitants of Central Bohemian Town Slaný was (like the life in other central European towns in this period) mainly influenced by soldiers and various war events. Nevertheless, many changes in their lives were brought by the pawn and subsequent sale of the town to nobleman Jaroslav Bořita z Martinic. This thesis is mainly focused on the municipal administration, especially on war events impacts on the town government and also on the new elements in municipal administration related to the change of its legal status, respectively on encroachment of the new manorial lords on the municipal administration. It also deals with mechanisms used by municipal officials (authorities) to protect the lives and property of town's inhabitant against the rampage soldiery. It is not omitted the interactions occurred between the townspeople and soldiers including self-preserving mechanisms and adaptation strategies that allow them cope with soldiers presence as well.
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Mafini, Chengedzai. "The relationship between organisational resources and organisational performance in a national government department." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10352/280.
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D. Tech. (Business, Faculty of Management Sciences), Vaal University of TechnologyOrganisational performance in the public sector has emerged as a critical topic in the post-1994 era in South Africa. This could ostensibly be attributed to the inability of the majority of most public organisations in the country to deliver a satisfactory standard of service to the public. An intense controversy has also emerged the world over on the selection of performance measures that are appropriate for use in public organisations. This debate is actuated by the existence of a multiplicity of performance measurement indices as well as frameworks that can be applied to manage performance in organisations. The existence of these multiple measurement mechanisms tends to confound the entire process of managing organisational performance. Another unresolved controversy focuses on the extent to which various organisational resources impact on organisational performance. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between organisational performance and three organisational resources; specifically, the human factor, organisational systems and organisational processes. A quantitative design was adopted in which a survey questionnaire was administered to 272 managers and employees of a South African National Government Department. Respondents were selected using a blend of purposive sampling and convenience sampling approaches. Data were analysed using the Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences (SPSS version 20.0). Reliabilities were measured using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Exploratory factor analysis was used to identify the human factors, organisational systems and organisational processes. Spearman’s correlation and multiple linear regression analyses were used to investigate the relationship between organisational performance and the sub-elements under each of the three organisational resources. The impacts of each of the three factors on organisational performance were compared using the mean-score ranking technique. Performance of the National Government Department was measured using the four performance yardsticks of the Balanced Scorecard; namely, customer satisfaction, financial performance, innovation and learning, and internal processes The findings of the study revealed that performance of the National Government Department was highest in four strategic areas; which are the promotion of good corporate ethics and values, client satisfaction, service quality and relations with external organisations. However, performance shortfalls were observed in four key areas; namely, organisational speed, attrition of manpower, overloading of employees and the overburdening of divisions with high workloads. Correlation analysis showed that there were positive relationships between organisational performance and the five human factor components; life satisfaction, quality of work life, ability utilisation, creativity and autonomy. Regression analysis indicated that there were significant and predictive relationships between organisational performance and three human factor elements; namely, quality of work life, ability utilisation and life satisfaction. Among the five human factor elements, life satisfaction exerted the greatest impact on organisational performance. Significant, positive and predictive associations were also found between organisational performance and three organisational system factors; quality, innovation and inter-organisational systems, with quality exerting the greatest impact on organisational performance. Significant, positive and predictive relationships were further observed between organisational performance and the four organisational process factors identified in the study; namely, organisational structure, organisational change, team processes and organisational change. Among these, team processes exerted the greatest influence on organisational performance. Overall, the human factor applied the greatest impact on organisational performance, followed by organisational processes with organisational systems having the least impact. Based on these findings, recommendations were made and implications for further studies were suggested. The findings of the study provide empirical confirmation of the effectiveness of the Balanced Scorecard as a tool for the measurement and management of performance in public sector organisations. Additionally, managers in different public organisations may enhance the performance of their organisations by optimising the sub-elements of the three organisational resources examined in this study.