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Wilson, Hugh David Economics Australian School of Business UNSW. "The Firm Size Effect: An Application of Hierarchy Theories." Awarded by:University of New South Wales. School of Economics, 2000. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/32642.
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In this thesis the positive relationship between firm size and wages is investigated through the application of hierarchy theories. Many different explanations have been proposed for this relationship, but have met only limited success at best. The strongest finding to date is that unobserved ability is a significant factor. The question of interest here is ???why do wages increase as the size firm increases???? Hierarchy theories take a different approach towards the analysis of firms in comparison to the alternate theories which have dominated previous investigations. As a result of their focus on the organisational relationships within a firm???s internal structure, hierarchy theories offer certain insights to the size-wage relationship which to date have been unnoticed. An empirical investigation into the size-wage differential incorporating structural considerations into an augmented wage equation offers strong support for the propositions of hierarchy theories. I find that half of the firm size effect for workers can be explained by controlling for some aspects of management structure, and that span of control has a discontinuous effect on wages. These results are completely consistent with the existing findings on unobserved ability and have the added attraction of providing economic as well as statistical explanatory power.
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Oudan, Rodney. "Market orientation benefits to firm and economic development, theories, concepts and methods." Saarbrücken VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2007. http://d-nb.info/985163828/04.
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Chen, Yuanyi. "Living together : business symbioses, symbiont heterogeneity and firm performance : testing competing organizational theories." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2009. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/1160.
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Hyung-Deok, Shin. "The role of uncertainty in transaction cost and resource-based theories of the firm." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1060713481.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2003.Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xi, 141 p.; also includes graphics. Includes abstract and vita. Advisor: Jay B. Barney, Dept. of Business Administration. Includes bibliographical references (p. 130-141).
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Okada, Masahiro. "Theories of the Firm: The Relationship between University Technology Transfer and New Venture Creation." Connect to resource, 1999. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=osu1261399545.
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Shin, Hyung-Deok Shin. "The role of uncertainty in transaction cost and resource-based theories of the firm." The Ohio State University, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1060713481.
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Borman, Mark. "Interorganisational networks, common knowledge and the reorganisation of production." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.389700.
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Ruiz-Porras, Antonio. "Institutional risk management, financial fragility and market structure in the banking firm : theories, regulation effects and international evidence." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2004. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/12969/.
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We study the behaviour of banking intermediaries focusing on the joint relationships among risk management, fragility and the market structure. Theoretically, we use the industrial organisation approach to analyse the relationships between banking behaviour and risk management goals and between banking behaviour and regulation effects. We develop and calibrate models to study the monopolistic competition effects on banking stability and to study the effects of asset and liability uncertainty on banking decisions. We extend such analyses to study the effects caused by portfolio restrictions and deposit interest-rate regulations on banking behaviour. Empirically, we characterise the financial and banking stylised facts associated to stable and unstable banking systems. Furthermore, we assess among competing theories and policy views regarding the relationships between banking stability and management practices, and between fragility and banking market structure. The empirical study relies on OLS regressions and random effects logit models for panel data. The dataset includes data for a sample of 47 countries during the period 1990-1997. Theoretically, we show that the optimal risk management asset allocation for banking firms depends on the banking market structure. We also show that the maximisation of long-term profits and the minimisation of financial distress are complementary and compatible management objectives. Furthermore, our findings suggest that the achievement of banking and regulatory goals may depend on the degree of competition in the banking market. Moreover, they also suggest that interest-rate instruments may be better than asset portfolio restrictions as regulatory devices. Empirically, our findings suggest that financial development is associated with market-based financial systems and non-competitive banking systems. We also provide evidence that banking competition enhances fragility. Furthermore, the analyses reject the bank-based policy view regarding the relationship between financial system and banking stability. Hence, the use of derivatives and cross-sectional risk sharing techniques might encourage stability.
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Pipíšková, Slamková Mária. "Alternatívne teórie firmy." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-85124.
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This thesis is focused on matters of alternative theories of a company in relation to their neoclasicistic model. It deals with view on profit maximization as traditional goal of a company and on different alternatives of this goal -- either reaching of satisfying amount of profit, or maximizing other economic indicators of a company or even on mission of a company to share with the community from its profit, which is above a company's primary function. This paper reviews function of a profit accross different theories and gives detailed overview on selected models of management and behavioral alternative theories. These points are later on followed by a section dedicated to corporate responsibility of companies. Its placing between alternative theories of company is preceded by an overview of relevant expert literature sources and by an overview of conditions, which current form and understanding of corporate social responsibility formed. The end of the paper is focused on JNJ Corporation and its environment, in which the company fulfills its social responsibility goals.
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Broll, Udo, Peter Welzel, and Kit Pong Wong. "The Firm Under Regret Aversion." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2017. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-219229.
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We examine the economic behavior of the regret-averse firm under price uncertainty. We show that the global and marginal effects of price uncertainty on production are both positive (negative) when regret aversion prevails if the random output price is positively (negatively) skewed. In this case, high (low) output prices are much more likely to be seen than low (high) output prices. To minimize regret, the firm is induced to raise (lower) its output optimal level. The skewness of the price distribution as such plays a pivotal role in determining the regret-averse firm\'s production decision.
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Junker, Lukas. "Equity carveouts, agency costs, and firm value /." Wiesbaden : Dt. Univ.-Verl, 2005. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/497325225.pdf.
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O'Hara, Mark William. "Foucault and Film: Critical Theories and Representations of Mental Illness." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1415896906.
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Tesoriere, Antonio. "Endogenous firm asymmetry vs symmetry in oligopoly models /." Louvain-la-Neuve : Univ. Catholique de Louvain, 2007. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/54345987X.pdf.
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Keizer, Arjan B. "The changing logic of Japanese employment practices: A firm-level analysis of four industries." Thesis, Erasmus University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/3727.
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YesIn previous decades, the perception of Japan¿s employment practices has been strongly intertwined with its economic fortunes. From the 1970s, Japan¿s employment practices came to be seen as one of the cornerstones of its economic success. However, this perception changed, albeit with a substantial delay, when the economy proved incapable of returning to its former path of growth after the `bubble¿ burst at the end of the 1980s. Like so many of its economic institutions, the employment practices became the subject of substantial criticism in a debate on the revitalisation of Japan¿s economy. This study takes its position within this debate by discussing the likelihood, character, and economic consequences of change. Environmental changes, like the ageing of the population and the substantial decrease in economic growth, require Japanese firms to adapt their human resource management. However, the embeddedness of national practices limits the scope of firms to make these adjustments; and change is determined by the dialectics between their strategies and existing practices. The firm, as an institution, thus experiences the impact of both the embedded employment practices and the economic impact of environmental changes. Accordingly, it is at the centre of this study. Theories of the firm are used to discuss the contribution of employment practices on efficiency, capabilities, and competitive strength. Case-studies from four different industries ¿ automobile, electronics, construction, and retailing ¿ describe the adaptations made by individual firms. Subsequently, these findings constitute the basis for a discussion of industry-specific employment practices and provide an answer to whether developments such as the rise in performance-based pay and labour mobility have altered the logic of Japanese employment practices.
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Jahn, Eric. "Essays on competitive analysis : firm strategies and market structure /." [S.l. : s.n.], 2007. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/55885964X.pdf.
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Nardone, Marco. "Theories of Charge Transport and Nucleation in Disordered Systems." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1295039642.
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Lowes, Bryan. "Control and directors' remuneration in large British companies : an empirical investigation of directors' shareholdings and remuneration, and the implications of remuneration patterns for managerial theories of the firm." Thesis, University of Bradford, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/4201.
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Literature on the divorce of ownership from control has emphasised the declining proportion of shares owned by salaried managers who control large companies. Because these salaried managers have negligible proprietarial interest in the companies they manage, some writers have suggested that they will have different motives to owner-managers. In particular, managers' direct pecuniary interests may cause them to pursue company growth at the expense of profit, for managers' salaries tend to be related to the size of the companies which they manage rather than the profitability of those companies. These alternate motivations were incorporated in various managerial theories of the firm developed in the late 1960's which emphasised company growth as a key objective. An investigation of the shareholdings and salaries of the directors of major British companies confirms that the proportion of total shares held by company directors has fallen over the years, though it is argued that shareholdings are still large enough to allow directors to exercise effective control over their companies. In addition, while the proportion of total shares held by directors is small, these shareholdings are often large in absolute terms and constitute a significant source of directors' income, though the size of directors' shareholdings varies considerably between industries. Combined dividend income and capital appreciation of shareholdings match the remuneration which directors receive as salary income. It is argued that these profit-related income elements are sufficiently large to cause directors to attach priority to profitability goals. This proposition is explored through statistical analysis of the relationship between directors' remuneration and company performance. Regression results show that as the definition of directors' remuneration is broadened to include dividends and capital appreciation as well as salary, company size variables diminish in importance as determinants of remuneration and profitability variables predominate. Managers do have an incentive to pursue profitability.
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Dobbs, Rhonda R. "The three musketeers : social process theories, feminism and violence in the mass media /." Thesis, This resource online, 1996. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02132009-172539/.
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Downey, Brian. "Impact of Lifecycle Stage of New Technology Based Firms on Existing Management and Innovation Theories." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2018. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/495247.
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Business Administration/Strategic ManagementD.B.A.
This study investigates the concept of lifecycle stage and how, specifically in New Technology Base Firms (NTBFs), lifecycle stage can provide a more refined understanding of many of the relationships people have investigated, and would like to investigate, around NTBFs. This paper is broken up into a series of studies looking at specific areas of existing research of NTBFs, namely the attributes of a CEO and their relationship with firm success as well as previously discovered determinants of innovation within NTBFs, and provides an understanding of how the lifecycle phase of a firm impacts the conclusions within this existing research. The objective of this research is to demonstrate the importance of lifecycle stage as a key variable to be considered when studying NTBFs, and to help increase the predictiveness and generalizability of existing research to enable it to be more effectively translated into best practices used by practitioners.
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Broll, Udo, Peter Wenzel, and Kit Pong Wong. "Multinational Firm, Exchange Rate Risk and the Impact of Regret on Trade." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2014. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-150460.
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This paper examines the behavior of the regret-averse multinational firm under exchange rate uncertainty. The multinational firm simultaneously sells in the home market and exports to a foreign country. We characterize the multinational firm's regret-averse preferences by a modified utility function that includes disutility from having chosen ex-post suboptimal alternatives. The extent of regret depends on the difference between the actual home currency profit and the maximum home currency profit attained by making the optimal production and export decisions had the multinational firm observed the true realization of the random spot exchange rate. We show that the conventional results that the multinational firm optimally produces less, sells more domestically, and export less abroad under uncertainty than under certainty holds if the multinational firm is not too regret averse. Using a simple binary model wherein the random spot exchange rate can take on either a low value or a high value with positive probability, we show that the multinational firm may optimally produce more, sell less domestically, and export more abroad under uncertainty than under certainty, particularly when the multinational firm is sufficiently regret averse and the low spot exchange rate is very likely to prevail.
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Nilsson, Maria. "Creating a Video Resumé - With the Aid of Theories of Self-representation and Narratology." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-23863.
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Följande undersökning behandlar uppbyggnaden av en CV-film med utgångspunkt isociologen Erving Goffmans teori om identitet och självrepresentation samtfilmteoretikern David Bordwells teori om narratologi. Goffmans teori har använts föratt ta reda på vad som ska framställas i filmen medan Bordwells teori applicerats påfrågan om hur filmen ska framställas. Inom det teoretiska ramverket finns även StuartHalls teori om representation för att kunna belysa teorierna av Goffman och Bordwellutifrån ett gemensamt perspektiv. Fokusgruppmetoden har använts för att kvalitativtsamla information om vad en CV-film bör kommunicera till skillnad från ett skriftligtCV. Samt hur den bör utformas för att vara så användbar som möjligt.Resultatet visade att filmen inte bör vara längre än 2-3 minuter för att behållapublikens intresse. Vidare utmärkte sig kopplingen mellan platser, personliga sakeroch personen som framställs. Vems film det är och dennes egenskaper måste framgåtydligt, annars förlorar filmen sitt syfte. Undersökningen visade också på olika sätthur detta kan uppnås, exempelvis genom textning i filmen och ett väl föreberettmanus. En ny genre kan inte påstås ha uppkommit men däremot en början till ett nyttformspråk och definitivt något som kan utforskas vidare.
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Bonhoure, Emilie. "Paris-Listed Firms at the Turn of the 20th Century : Did Modern Corporate Finance Theories Already Work?" Thesis, Toulouse 1, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020TOU10002.
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Dans cette thèse, nous nous proposons d’examiner plusieurs théories modernes de financed’entreprise. L’objectif est d’étudier les résultats suggérés par les études récentes sur des sujets tels que les politiques de dividendes, les problèmes d’agence, ou encore le financement des entreprises, et testés sur des organisations modernes. Dans cette optique, nous étudions plus particulièrement les firmes qui étaient cotées à Paris au début du XXème siècle.Tout d’abord, nous avons concentré cette étude sur le contexte général de la théorie d’agence, et tenté d’examiner si ce modèle pouvait être appliqué aux firmes de la période précédant la première guerre mondiale. Nous montrons ainsi que c’était le cas. Certains éléments mis en lumière par des études récentes sur ces firmes montrent que ce qui est aujourd’hui appelé « problèmes d’agence » constituait déjà un risque majeur pour elles. De surcroît, les écrits contemporains de ces entreprises du début du XXème siècle ou avant avaient parfaitement identifié ces problèmes comme étant majeurs pour elles mais aussi pour les investisseurs potentiels prêts à participer à leur financement. Dans ce contexte général d’asymétrie d’information et des « problèmes d’agence » potentiellement sévères en résultant, nous nous interrogeons également sur le financement de l’innovation et donc sur la contribution des marchés financiers à leur croissance. Nous montrons que les firmes innovantes de l’époque (soit les firmes de la 2nde Révolution Industrielle) bénéficiaient d’un soutien mitigé de la part des marchés-actions parisiens. Si l’on mesure ce soutien potentiel par le Q de Tobin, ces entreprises de la 2nde RI bénéficiaient de conditions avantageuses quant à leur financement. Au contraire, s’il est mesuré par le taux de dividende, ce soutien est beaucoup moins clair.Les entreprises ayant déjà trouvé un financement devaient ensuite rémunérer leurs actionnaires : elles devaient en particulier leur distribuer des dividendes. Les dernières parties de cette thèse étudient ainsi les politiques de dividendes mises en place par les firmes de la place de Paris au début du XXème siècle. Nous étudions d’abord les politiques de dividendes effectivement mises en place et montrons que ces dividendes étaient payés dans le but de diminuer les coûts d’agence, et en particulier dans le but de réduire les coûts de speculative monitoring. Dans un deuxième temps, nous comparons ces politiques réelles à celles fixées dans le cadre d’une règle statutaire de distribution des profits, qui déterminait l’allocation d’un certain montant de ces profits aux actionnaires. Cette comparaison pourrait permettre d’estimer si et à quel point ceux qui « contrôlaient » la firme suivaient strictement cette règle, et s’ils n’utilisaient pas les exceptions possibles à celle-ci pour en extraire des bénéfices privés au détriment des actionnaires extérieurs et minoritaires. Nous montrons qu’ils allouaient une part des profits cohérente avec celle qui était attendue en moyenne par tous les actionnaires. Si plusieurs interprétations de ce phénomène sont possibles, une explication pourrait résider dans le fait que la règle statutaire constituait un bon moyen de limiter les conflits entre ceux des actionnaires qui contrôlaient la firme et les autresThis thesis offers to explore several modern corporate finance theories in a historical context. The rationale behind is to assess whether the findings recently suggested about topics like corporate dividend policies, agency issues, or firm financing, and tested on very modern corporations could be applicable to an earlier and different context. To do so, we examine the companies listed on Paris stock markets at the turn of the 20th century.First focusing on the general agency framework, we examine whether this model could be atplay within pre-WWI companies. We do find that this was the case. Specific features highlighted by recent studies about earlier corporations indeed provide support for the fact that the today-called “agency” issues were already critical to them. Further, contemporary authors did identify these issues as particularly salient for companies but also for the investors potentially willing to participate in their emergence. In this general context of high asymmetry of information and of resulting critical “agency” conflicts, the financing of innovation and thus the contribution of financial markets to growth are questioned. In particular, we show that the innovative firms of the time (the ones operating in 2nd-IR sectors) benefitted from a mixed support from Paris stock markets. Measuring potential favourable financing conditions by a higher Tobin’s Q, we find that 2nd-IR companies did benefit from a sort of help from these markets in financing their growth. On the contrary, measuring it by the dividend yield provides a less clear result.The firms already financed had to compensate their shareholders for the risk they took. They thus had to pay dividends out. The last parts of this thesis examine the dividend policies implemented by Paris-listed firms at the turn of the 20th century. Focusing first on the ones actually implemented, we provide further support for the agency explanation of dividends, notably showing that these dividends were mostly paid to decrease one specific type of agency costs, speculative monitoring ones. Second, we compare these actual payout policies with the ones fixed in a statutory rule of profit allocation, which committed to the distribution of a certain percentage of profits to shareholders. Doing so could help to assess whether firm controllers strictly followed this statutory rule and did not take advantage of the potential and allowed deviations from it to extract as many benefits as they could at the expense of outsiders and minority shareholders. We show that they did allocate a percentage of profits consistent with the one expected in average by all shareholders. Although several interpretations could be made of this result, it could be explained by the fact the statutory rule was a good way to mitigate conflicts between firm controllers and outsiders
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Minsch, Rudolf. "Relative prices and inflation : an empirical analysis of firm-level price data from selected Swiss service industries /." Bamberg : Difo-Dr, 2002. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/356765334.pdf.
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Kaiser, Christian. "Factors determining firm survival : empirical evidence from Swiss manufacturing, construction, trade and service industries /." [S.l. : s.n.], 2004. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/470795077.pdf.
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Bartl, Daniel. "The strategic management of coherence : how to keep a firm on track under uncertainty /." [S.l. : s.n.], 2008. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=017049650&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.
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Waite, David Andrew. "The economic development of second-tier city-regions in the United Kingdom : using 'absorptive capacity' to theorise the 'firm-territory nexus'." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/7070.
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The economic development challenges facing second-tier city-regions in the United Kingdom reflect a critical dimension of policy debates concerning spatial rebalancing. The integration of multi-location firms at second-tier territorial contexts is an important aspect of rebalancing narratives, and this thesis examines what such integration may entail for the economic development of these places. Given the label of the “firm-territory nexus” by other economic geographers (Dicken and Malmberg, 2001), integration brings into focus a complex set of factors, processes and conditions. In order to grapple with and order such complexity, the conceptual framework of city-region absorptive capacity has been proposed and developed in this research. Four case studies across two second-tier UK cities, Edinburgh and Manchester, comprising interviews with elites and the collection of extensive documentary material, provides the empirical material for framework development. The research hinges on an analytical process that: first, deploys the functional form of “absorptive capacity” to provide language and broad parameters by which to approach the empirical object; and second, generates abstract categories from the empirical data to flesh out a contextually sensitive conceptual framework. Network position relative to London and labour appear as important integrating mechanisms across the case studies, though the conceptual framework demonstrates contingencies in terms of territorial and relational processes, shifting moments of structure and agency, and the overlapping institutional mosaics at play. By providing portraits of city economies in the middle ground of global economic networks, the need to articulate economic geographies of the “outside” and “inside” are also given emphasis.
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Smith, Cynthia Joseph. "An anthropological investigation of three information technology firms using James C. Scott's theories related to everyday forms of resistance to power /." The Ohio State University, 1998. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487953567772242.
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Kleinová, Martina. "Srovnání motivačního systému vybraných firem." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2010. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-85792.
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The topic of the diploma thesis Comparison of incentive system of selected companies is a comparison of companies's motivation programmes and motivational factors in the company branches to improve the work performance of employees. The theoretical partdeals with a definition of terms. The practical part is focused on Move One Inc. In the research part, the employee satisfaction in the company and suitable ways of motivation are verified by using a questionnaire and a personal interview. In the conclusion of the thesis, a motivational programe is proposed, including changes which should contribute to a more effective motivation of the employees.
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Creme, Phyllis. "The playing spectator : a study on the applicability of the theories of D.W. Winnicott to contemporary concepts of the viewer's relationship to film." Thesis, University of Kent, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.387045.
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This thesis presents an exploration of the relationship of the viewer to film from the perspective of the theories developed by the English psychoanalyst D. W. Winnicott (1896-1971) on playing, transitional objects, potential space, and a view of the subject that includes a concept of the True Self or Self. The transitional object is defined as the baby's first play object which it uses to achieve subject-object differentiation. Potential space is the transitional psychic area between subjective and objective reality, which Winnicott posits as the location of cultural experience, the adult's form of playing. Playing involves a creative relationship with the subjective and the objective worlds and encompasses both specific, cultural activities and a general orientation to living. These concepts are applied to film through a model of a playing spectator, whose wish for cinema is to take a full part in the film-play as agent and as maker. The vicissisitudes of the spectator's playing from the opening to the ending of the film are traced through analyses of Meet me in St. Louis (Minnelli, 1944, USA), which is explored as both a musical and a melodrama. The specificity of the notion of a playing spectator is clarified through a comparison with contemporary film studies of spectatorship. It has similarities with theories that stress process and movement in the film viewer relationship while the differences arise from the differences between Winnicott's views of subjectivity and those adopted in film studies. The playing spectator engages with a film in ways that partake of both conscious and unconscious processes and makes use of it as her play object to obtain an experience of the Self. From this perspective an argument is made for the psychic significance and value of the experience of cinema for the viewer.
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Černohorská, Lenka. "Metodika měření společenské odpovědnosti firem." Doctoral thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-233739.
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The starting point of Corporate Social Responsibility is the understanding and the acceptance of fact, that organization is a part of the society, in which it develops its activities. There are many companies, which are conducting in accordance to superior performance of the obligations in the area of social responsibility. These organizations truly think about their surroundings. The problem can occur in the measuring the social responsibility level of each CSR pillars, consisting of economic, social and environment areas. Measurement and evaluation of CSR could be conducted by some exact methods (i.e. standards and norms). In organization is needed to set up measurement mechanisms of all the areas of corporate social responsibility. The organization could use for reporting “structures” of already existing standarts, however the complexity of these standarts is the reason why it is not easy to apply them in the Czech Republic. The following project presents the metodology of measuring Corporate Social Responsibility
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Su, Xin. "Ideas of film authorship : a study of theories and concepts of agency and subjectivity in film authorship, with a conclusion on the possible configuration of a future theoretical model of feminist film authorship." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2010. https://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/1101.
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Budziszewski, Przemyslaw. "Our enemy, ourselves: Political conspiracy in American cinema, 1970-present." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2003. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4269/.
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This thesis is an examination of "paranoid conspiracy" films, a film noir subgenre that emerged in mainstream American cinema in the early 1970s and turns on vast, shadowy conspiracies located within U.S. "power structures" (government agencies, the military, the media) and directed against the American public. Specifically, it focuses on the emergence of these films in the 1970s, their almost complete disappearance during the Reagan presidency, and subsequent reemergence in the early 1990s. Placing representative texts in the context of U.S. political and social reality of the last three decades, it analyzes the relationship between the conspiracy theory genre, the "crisis of confidence" in the American society, and the process of formation of American national identity.
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Sfez, Flora. "Le marché des euro-obligations de 1963 à 2008 : une organisation au risque de la bureaucratie." Phd thesis, Conservatoire national des arts et metiers - CNAM, 2010. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00923001.
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Les marchés financiers sont traditionnellement considérés comme le lieu où se confrontent une demande et une capacité de financement. Le développement des intermédiaires financiers a toutefois contribué à complexifier les transactions et les nœuds de relations sur les places. L'objet de cette thèse est d'examiner le marché des euro-obligations non plus comme le lieu de rencontre d'une offre et d'une demande dans l'exercice d'un jeu concurrentiel, mais comme une organisation dans laquelle des membres adoptent des rationalités et des modes d'action diversifiés et évolutifs. La méthodologie utilisée articule une étude historique événementielle et une analyse des pratiques inscrite dans la longue durée. Les observations tirées de cette double appréhension sont confrontées, dans le cadre d'une démarche abductive, à des cadres conceptuels constitutifs de la théorie des organisations. Cette confrontation s'opère en trois étapes. Tout d'abord, l'évolution et les pratiques sont étudiées pour montrer en quoi le marché euro-obligataire se comporte comme une organisation, et pas seulement comme un lieu de transaction. Ensuite, les formes prises par cette dernière au cours de son histoire sont identifiées. Enfin, le modèle firme semblant le plus approprié pour caractériser la morphologie ultime du marché étudié, la question du mode de coordination mis en œuvre est envisagée. Au final, il est établi que le marché euro-obligataire s'apparente à une bureaucratie professionnelle. De ce fait, les risques dominants sur ce dernier ne sont plus des " risques de marché " à proprement parler. Ils émanent au contraire de problématiques typiquement organisationnelles : la maîtrise du comportement des membres et la gestion du changement.Ces résultats de recherche doivent contribuer à renouveler le regard porté sur des marchés financiers qui, du fait de la dérégulation, tendent à s'aligner sur ce qui faisait jusqu'à aujourd'hui la singularité euro-obligataire. Ces regards sont avant tout ceux des régulateurs, dont la capacité de contrôle sur les intermédiaires financiers demeure désormais limitée. Ils sont aussi ceux des emprunteurs qui, de facto, s'adressent plus à un fournisseur de fonds qu'ils n'en lèvent auprès d'un marché.
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Kroužková, Michaela. "Uplatnění konceptu společenské odpovědnosti ve firmě." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-223902.
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The thesis deals with the Corporate Social Responsibility concept (CSR) in the theoretical part. It describes particular steps within the implementation of the concept. The practical part concentrates on applying the concept in a company; the proposal of various CSR activities has been worked out taking into consideration financial situation of the company.
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Floch, Yvon. "Endettement et valeur de la firme au regard des theories de l'agence et de l'economie des couts de transaction. (illustration sur un echantillon de deux cents firmes americaines)." Rennes 1, 1998. http://www.theses.fr/1998REN11019.
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Malgre les theses ayant defendu le principe de la neutralite de la structure financiere, la prise en consideration des conflits d'interets au sein de la firme montre que certains actifs devront etre finances par la dette alors que d'autres ne le pourront pas. Il est aussi verifie que l'augmentation du ratio "dette a long terme / fonds propres" permet de reduire les frais generaux engages par les dirigeants et qu'en depit d'un accroissement de la variabilite des resultats net et d'exploitation entrainee par les dettes, ces dernieres ne penalisent absolument pas la capitalisation boursiere de la firme. L'endettement, en augmentant les menaces qui pesent sur les dirigeants, peut de plus signaler les meilleures entreprises. La dette peut donc servir d'outil de controle, d'information, de motivation et de financement.
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Bahri, Armand Mohammadmahdi. "Apports des théories de la firme à l'étude des décisions d'internalisation de la production de la formation professionnelle." Thesis, Paris 9, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015PA090073.
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Malgré les enjeux stratégiques de l’organisation de la production de la formation professionnelle, très peu d’études empiriques ont été effectuées sur ce sujet. Cette lacune est particulièrement visible sur les choix de gouvernance, qui concernent la mobilisation des ressources et compétences internes ou le recours à des prestataires externes pour assurer les différentes étapes de conception et d’animation d’une action de formation. L’objectif de cette recherche est d’étudier les facteurs qui influent sur la décision d’internalisation ou d’externalisation de la production de la formation, à l’aide d’un modèle théorique issu des principales théories de la firme, à savoir la théorie des coûts de transaction et la (les) théorie(s) des ressources et compétences. Il me en évidence le lien entre les caractéristiques d’une action de formation (spécificité transactionnelle, spécificité foncière, récurrence, incertitude environnementale et interdépendance) et la décision d’internalisation. Cette relation est expliquée par un certain nombre de variables médiatrices liées à la perception des décideurs quant aux risques d’opportunisme et aux aptitudes de production et de coordination dont ils disposent en comparaison avec les prestataires externes. Le modèle théorique est mis à l’épreuve des faits à travers une étude de cas sur la direction de la formation du groupe Veolia. Nous avons mené dans un premier temps une étude qualitative pour mieux comprendre la façon dont les concepts du modèle émergent, prennent forme et influent sur la décision des praticiens dans le contexte de la production de la formation. Pour vérifier la validité des hypothèses avancées, nous avons ensuite conduit une démarche quantitative centrée sur un échantillon de 140 actions de formation, en mobilisant la méthode d’équations structurelle PLS (PLS-SEM). Les résultats obtenus apportent un éclairage significatif à l’analyse des décisions de gouvernance en matière de production de la formation professionnelle continue, et permettent également de souligner un certain nombre de lacunes sur les théories mobiliséesThe aim of this research is to study the factors that impact the decision to insource or outsource the production of vocational training programs, by using a theoretical model from the main theories of the firm, namely Transaction Cost Theory and Resources and Capabilities Theory. In doing so, we link the characteristics of a training program (transactional specificity, firm specificity, frequency, environmental uncertainty and interdependence) and insourcing decision. This relationship is explained by some mediating variables related to the perception of decision makers about the risks of opportunism and their productive and coordinative capabilities in comparison with external training providers. The theoretical model was tested through a case study on the training direction of Veolia group. We first performed a qualitative study to better understand how the concepts of our model, emerge, take shape and influence the decision of practitioners in the context of training production. Then, in order to test the validity of our hypothesis, we conducted a quantitative study based on a sample of 140 training programs, by using the method of structural equations modeling. The results provide both a detailed analysis of training production governance and a critical assessment of the theories of the firm
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Scheuermann, Arne. "Zur Theorie des Filmemachens : Flugzeugabstürze, Affekttechniken, Film als rhetorisches Design /." München : ed. text + kritik, 2009. http://deposit.d-nb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?id=3086618&prov=M&dok%5Fvar=1&dok%5Fext=htm.
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Schroeter, Jens. "Zur Geschichte, Theorie und Medienästhetik des technisch-transplanen Bildes 3D." Paderborn München Fink, 2008. http://d-nb.info/991577922/04.
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Olivier, Louise. "Integrating motion media in the instruction of English literature : outcomes-based guidelines." Thesis, North-West University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71509.
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In the age of digital literacy, teachers need to seek out the best practice in the use of technology so that the digital divide between teachers and learners can be bridged. This study proposed to look at ways to implement motion media (specifically the moving image) technology effectively as a supplementary instructional medium for literature study and to set guidelines for FET (Further Education and Training) English teachers so that learning outcomes could be achieved easily by all learners in the South African English literature class. The aim of this study was to provide guidelines for teachers in order to make optimal language (specific literature) learning possible and enjoyable through the application of motion media technology. In addition to the literature study, qualitative research was done through case studies and by conducting interviews with teachers who teach English Home Language and English as an Additional Language in the FET-phase. The problem addressed in this study is that even though educational technology (especially moving image technology) is easily available to most teachers, they do not implement it in their literature lessons as they are not adequately trained to incorporate it into their lessons. This makes the digital divide between teachers and learners even bigger. The dilemma for many teachers in the twenty-first century is that they have to teach learners print-based literature in an era where everything is technological. The pedagogical potential of moving image media within the English curriculum was explored in this study. The nature and scope of English as a subject area was discussed and various types of literacies were identified. A case was made for moving image education to become central to English literature teaching. Guidelines, strategies and techniques were proposed for teachers who are not technologically trained. Resources for teaching literature with the moving image were also identified. It became evident from the data received from the interviews conducted, that most teachers did not possess the knowledge and skills to use technology effectively in their English literature lessons. They did, however, express the need to receive training so that their literature lessons could be enriched with media other than just print. They wanted to empower themselves so that they in return could empower their learners. This study aimed to be of assistance to the pedagogy of English Home Language and Additional Language literacy teaching so that using the moving image in teaching does not add to teachers' workload, but enriches lessons in such a way that both the teachers and learners can obtain productive outcomes. The research also established that technology can be infused in English literature classes in a way that does not interfere with the content pedagogy, but supports it in a way that actively involves learners and prepares them with the technical and pedagogical skills for creating the new learner-centred classroom.
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Althini, Ida, and Malin Tedblad. "Revidera Mera : en analys av små aktiebolags val av revisionsbyrå." Thesis, Högskolan Kristianstad, Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-15653.
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Sedan lagändringen år 2010, gällande avskaffandet av revisionsplikten för små aktiebolag, ställs numera företag inför ett val. Likt samtliga företag så krävs ett ställningstagande om vilken revisionsbyrå som väljs att anlitas. Ett litet aktiebolag antas, på grund av mindre resurser, behöva överlägga för- och nackdelar i högre grad än större företag. Vilket leder till studiens syfte som är att ta reda på vilka faktorer som påverkar små aktiebolags val av revisionsbyrå. Tidigare forskning och redovisningsteorier tyder på att det inte bara är små aktiebolags värderingar som leder till vilken revisionsbyrå som väljs, utan också företagets struktur påverkar valet. Därför är studiens avsikt att både analysera revisionsbyråers skiljande faktorer samt företagsstrukturen hos små aktiebolag. Detta görs med hjälp av en enkätundersökning som skickas ut till slumpmässigt valda företag i Sverige. Studiens resultat bekräftar en del av tidigare forskning. Det påvisas att sannolikheten att ett litet aktiebolag väljer en revisionsbyrå inom Big 4 ökar med företagets storlek samt företagets skuldsättningsgrad. Vidare tyder resultatet på att desto mindre priskänsligt företaget är och desto mer de värdesätter kvalité, personlig relation och varumärke, ju troligare är det att Big 4 väljs. Studien ämnar att ge en bättre förståelse kring revisionsvalet samtidigt som både små aktiebolag och revisionsbyråer kan fokusera på de faktorer som inverkar valet. Som framtida forskning anses revisorn som oberoende vara ett intresseväckande område att fördjupa sig mer i.Since 2010 when the accounting laws in Sweden cha four nged, small businesses are now facing a choice whether to be audited or not. Like all businesses, this includes a choice regarding what auditing firm to hire. Small businesses must consider the pros and cons in greater extent than bigger businesses because of their overall lower resources. This leads to the purpose of the study which is to find out what factors affect the choice of selecting an auditing firm. Previous research and accounting theories suggest that, in addition to the factors of the auditing firm, the business’ corporate structure can affect their choice. Therefore, the study is aiming to analyze both the auditing firms various characteristics and the corporate structure of the business. This is performed by sending out a survey to randomly selected small businesses in Sweden and analyzing the data once received. The result of the study partly confirms the previous studies conducted in the same field. It indicates that the probability for a small business to choose an auditing firm within Big four increases with the business size and the gearing ratio. Further, the result indicates that the less price sensitive a business is. So, the higher they value auditing quality, personal relationship and that the auditing firm is well-known, the higher is the probability that they will decide to hire an auditing firm within Big firms. The research is aiming to increase the understanding regarding auditing choice and help both the auditing firms and the companies to understand what factors can affect the choice. As a topic for future research, we find that the auditors’ independence would be interesting, since this research indicates the relevance of it.
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Pinto, Fernando Bichara. "Vigilância e controle nas organizações do século XXI: uma análise sob a ótica do filme “O Grande Chefe”." Niterói, 2017. https://app.uff.br/riuff/handle/1/3806.
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Instituto de Lógica, Filosofia e Teoria da Ciência. Niterói, RJ
Este trabalho de dissertação teve como objetivo principal utilizar o cinema como ferramenta epistemológica para o entendimento dos mecanismos de vigilância e controle nas organizações do século XXI. O estudo do filme O Grande Chefe (2006), de Lars Von Triers, relacionou-se com o referencial bibliográfico numa via de mão dupla: a análise fílmica suscitou questões e novos entendimentos acerca do controle nas organizações, e a revisão teórica foi lapidando o quadro argumentativo da ferramenta epistemológica oferecida pela obra cinematográfica. O que pudemos concluir é que analisando os mecanismos de vigilância e controle nas teorias organizacionais, à luz do materialismo histórico, isto é, encarando a Administração e o saber científico criado nas teorias organizacionais em sua totalidade e levando em conta suas as condições materiais e seu papel no desenvolvimento capitalista, é que nas organizações do século XXI, representadas pela empresa retratadas no filme, coexistem sofisticados discursos ideológicos, que combinam preceitos toyotista e da administração flexível, e técnicas de controle coercitivo, onde impera a utilização ora da força, ora da formação de consentimento, conforme a teoria gramsciana de dominação, contemporânea à predominância do fordismo como teoria administrativa hegemônica no mundo, tanto em termos de saber científico quanto em aplicação nas indústrias.
This dissertation aimed to use the film as an epistemological tool for the understanding of monitoring and control mechanisms in the twenty-first century organizations. The study of the film The director of it all (2006), from Lars Von Triers, was related to the bibliographic reference in a two-way street: the filmic analysis raised questions and new understandings of control in organizations, and theoretical review was chiseling the argumentative framework of epistemological tool offered by the cinematographic work. What we can conclude is that analyzing the surveillance and control mechanisms in organizational theories in the light of historical materialism, that is, facing the administration and the scientific knowledge created in organizational theory in its entirety, taking into account their material conditions and their role in capitalist development, is that the organizations of the twenty-first century, represented by the company portrayed in the film, coexist sophisticated ideological discourses that combine Toyotist and flexible management principles, and coercive control techniques, dominated by the use now of force, sometimes the consent of training, according to Gramsci's theory of domination, contemporary to the predominance of Fordism as administrative theory hegemonic in the world, both in terms of scientific knowledge and in application in industries.
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Pospíšilová, Klára. "Motivace a stabilizace klíčových zaměstnanců ve firmě Česká zbrojovka a.s." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-224011.
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This master thesis focuses on the problem of motivation, stimulation and stabilization of the key employees in the company Česká zbrojovka a.s. The main aim of this thesis is to identify insufficiencies in the current system of employee motivation and to suggest potential changes leading to its improvement and assessment from the economic impact of the proposed improvements to the company. The theoretical part of the thesis contains the fundamental knowledge and base of the human resources management and also discusses various theories of work motivation. Reviewed problems of demotivation and unwanted employee turnover follow. The practical part of the thesis shows a qualitative analysis of the current system of the staff motivation in Česká zbrojovka a.s. There is also linked and combined theoretical knowledge with the corporate practice. The final part of the thesis is based on facts found from the survey which identifies imperfections in the existing system and formulates potential recommendations for improving employee motivation and stabilization in the analysed company in order to improve work performance, enhance job satisfaction and loyalty of employees to Česká zbrojovka a.s.
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Scheuermann, Arne. "Zur Theorie des Filmemachens Flugzeugabstürze, Affekttechniken, Film als rhetorisches Design." München Ed. Text + Kritik, 2006. http://d-nb.info/988123002/04.
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Meier, Glen, and Manuel Staehli. "Taking off from Switzerland : A qualitative study of how Swiss Start-Ups internationalize into foreign markets." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-56256.
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The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate how Start-Ups from Switzerland pattern their expansion to foreign markets and how prevalent traditional internationalization models are among Start-Ups. In order to conduct the research, the term Start-Up has been defined in comparison to other forms of enterprises. The first part of the literature review has been conducted regarding key concepts within the field of international business such as psychic distance or the choice of the right entry mode. The second part of the literature review has been conducted regarding relevant traditional internationalization theories as well as the international entrepreneurship theory, as counterpart to traditional internationalization theories. The theories have resulted in a conceptual framework that reveals the relations between the different theories. The thesis is built on a qualitative approach on the basis of a multiple case study by means of three interviews with Swiss Start-Ups. Further the thesis has followed a deductive approach to first build a profound knowledge about the internationalization process of Start-Ups. The authors of this thesis consider a good pre understanding of the research area as relevant to observe a pattern from the empirical observations. In the analysis chapter the differences and similarities between the theory and the empirical findings were discussed. The structure of both chapters, empirical findings and analysis, are structured in accordance with the conceptual framework. On the basis of the analysis, the conclusion chapter presents the responses of three research questions. Further the final chapter consists of theoretical and practical implications and recommendations as well as limitations and ends with proposals for a further research.
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Priesterová, Lucia. "Spoločenská zodpovednosť firiem." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2010. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-74389.
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The main goal of this Diploma thesis is to find out, on the basis of research, how the companies from Czech and Slovak Republic perceive and apply in praxis the concept of corporate social responsibility. The work consists of theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part is included in the first three chapters. The first chapter defines the term CSR and illustrates the historical development of social responsibility. The second chapter presents various theories and approaches in the area of CSR, describes the main as well as alternative concepts of CSR, advantages and disadvantages for the firm which decides to behave socially responsibly. It also mentions the approach of the European Union and the debate if the concept of CSR should still remain voluntary. The third chapter is focused on CSR in the company's praxis. It describes the pillars of CSR, explains the terms like corporate ethics or corporate philanthropy as well as the instruments for measurement and evaluation of corporate social responsibility. The practical part is contained in the last fourth chapter. It follows the done research among the companies from Czech and Slovak republic which main aim is to find out if there exist some differences in approach to CSR among the companies on the basis of their owner's structure, size or branch of enterprise. Consequently, the conclusions about the posture and an approach of Czech and Slovak companies are done from the results of research. It also emphasizes the areas where the companies do very well and areas where exists a space for an improvement.
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Lefevre, Jean-Christophe. "Les associations du support à la firme : applications au secteur de l'hôtellerie-restauration." Thesis, Aix-Marseille, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013AIXM1131.
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Le secteur associatif a pris une place considérable dans nos sociétés contemporaines. C’est un objet d’étude de la sociologie. L’accroissement de la sphère collective, sociale et publique fait aussi de l’association, une organisation utile pour la Société Civile et la firme. Sous différentes dénominations, elle s’est imposée pour réguler des professions, des métiers, des activités commerciales, des produits, des marchés voire des firmes. Dans le secteur des Cafés Hôtels et Restaurants, le potentiel stratégique d’associations de support à la firme telles que la Société des Meilleurs Ouvriers de France, les coopératives publicitaires des réseaux de franchise, les Disciples d’Escoffier, le Comité Français de Modernisation de l’Hôtellerie ou encore la Fédération des Franchisés ACCOR est analysé. Quatre groupes de théories (théories sociologiques, théories de la nature de l’association, théories des Institutions et théories des Organisations) permettent de mettre en évidence sa raison d’être et son utilité pour la firme. A des spécificités propres à ce mode d’organisation correspond une approche managériale autonome qui emprunte au management des affaires publiques et privéesThe voluntary sector has taken an important place in our contemporary societies. It is a topic of study for sociology. The increase of the collective, social and public sphere also makes of the association, a useful organization for the Civil Society and the Firm.Under various names, she was imperative to regulate occupations, jobs, businesses, commercial activities, products, markets and even firms. In the sector of Coffees, Hotels and Restaurants, the strategic potential of associations of support to the firm such as the Company of France’s Best Workers, the advertising cooperatives of the franchise networks, the Escoffier’s Followers, the Hospitality Modernization French Committee or the ACCOR Franchisees Federation is analyzed. Four groups of theories (sociological theories, theories of the nature of the association, Institutions theories and Organizations theories) allows to highlight its purpose and its utility to the firm. At the appropriate specificities of this type of organization corresponds an independent management approach which borrows from the management of the public and private affairs
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Loyola, Salcedo William Vladimir. "Integrating Knowledge in Organizations: A Lessons Learned Case Study." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Ramon Llull, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/121467.
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El paper del coneixement comú a les organitzacions (CKO, en la sigla en anglès) és creixent en la literatura com un tema important; tanmateix, la seva formalització és lenta. Aquesta tesi presenta un model de CKO que descriu la seva relació amb la capacitat organitzativa en el context de les teories de l’empresa.
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Tenint en compte l’estat no sistematitzat del coneixement a les organitzacions i els diversos enfocaments de què és objecte la capacitat organitzativa, en aquest treball s’analitzen textos de les teories del coneixement i de les teories de l’empresa, seguint mètodes de codificació de la grounded theory, amb vista a emmarcar un model per tal d’observar i avaluar casos de CKO que participen en la pràctica productiva.
El component de recerca empírica d’aquesta tesi segueix l’estratègia de l’estudi del cas per a la recopilació de dades i de la grounded theory per a la seva anàlisi. El cas correspon a un programa de cooperació internacional interuniversitari, que va durar deu anys, en què s’integren els coneixements en forma de lliçons apreses. Les dades inclouen l’extensa documentació del programa, tres sèries d’enquestes, 16 entrevistes filmades i 36 històries. Aquí, la grounded theory segueix el concepte de sensibilització de Charmaz (2000)per guiar la codificació inicial utilitzant com a referència el marc conceptual desenvolupat.
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El CKO es caracteritza per: a) la tensió en la integració dels coneixements en la pràctica productiva; b) la lògica d’instrumentalitzar eines organitzacionals (OT), y c) els processos pels quals es reconeixen els coneixedors. El CKO funciona com a mediador entre les OT (directives, plans, estructura, arquitectura i rutines) i l’eficiència de la capacitat organitzativa. El CKO apareix no com una eina organitzativa, sinó com els processos relacionats que els instrumentalitzen i per mitjà dels quals els coneixedors són reconeguts i donen forma al sistema interpretatiu de l’organització.
Aquesta tesi ofereix criteris de gestió orientats a l’eficiència del CKO (sorgits d’aquesta concepció), amb vista a aplicar eines organitzatives que integren el coneixement en la pràctica productiva, i proposa: a) una visió organitzacional integral de les teories existents del saber; b) un model d’observació d’instàncies del saber a les organitzacions; c) un esquema per tal d’emmarcar les teories de l’empresa, i d) un model per entendre el rol del coneixement comú a les organitzacions.El papel del conocimiento común en las organizaciones (CKO por sus siglas en inglés) se acentúa en la literatura como un tema importante; sin embargo su formalización está rezagada. Esta tesis presenta un modelo de CKO que describe su relación con la capacidad organizacional en el contexto de las teorías de la firma. Diseño, metodología y enfoque: Teniendo en cuenta el estado no-operacionalizado del conocimiento en las organizaciones y los variados acercamientos a la capacidad organizacional, este trabajo entrevista textos de las teorías del conocimiento y de las teorías de la firma, siguiendo métodos de codificación de “grounded theory”, para enmarcar un modelo para observar y evaluar instancias de CKO que participan en la práctica productiva. El componente de investigación empírica de esta tesis sigue la estrategia de estudio de caso para la recopilación de datos, y “grounded theory” para su análisis. El caso corresponde a un programa de cooperación internacional Interuniversitario, que duró diez años, en el que se integra conocimientos en lecciones aprendidas. Los datos incluyen la extensa documentación del programa, 3 sets de encuestas, 16 entrevistas filmadas y 36 historias. Aquí, “grounded theory” sigue el concepto de sensibilización de Charmaz (2000) para guiar la codificación inicial utilizando como referencia el marco conceptual desarrollado. Hallazgos: CKO está caracterizado por la (a) tensión en la integración de conocimientos en la práctica productiva, (b) la lógica de instrumentalizar herramientas organizacionales (OT) y (c) los procesos por los cuales se reconocen a los conocedores. CKO funciona como mediador entre OT (directivas, planes, estructura, arquitectura y rutinas) y la eficiencia de la capacidad organizacional. CKO emerge, no como una herramienta organizacional, sino como los procesos relacionados que los instrumentalizan, y por medio de los cuales los conocedores son reconocidos y dan forma al sistema interpretativo organizacional. Esta disertación ofrece criterios de gestión orientados a la eficiencia (surgidos de esta concepción) de CKO) para aplicar herramientas organizacionales que integran el conocimiento en la práctica productiva, y propone (a) una visión organizacional integral de teorías existentes del saber, (b) un modelo de observación de instancias del saber en organizaciones, (c) un esquema para enmarcar teorías de la firma, y (d) un modelo para entender el rol del conocimiento común en las organizaciones.
The role of common knowledge in organizations (CKO) is emphasized in literature as an important topic; however, its formalization has been neglected. This dissertation presents a model of CKO that depicts its relationship with the capability of the organization within the context of theories of the firm. Design/methodology/approach: Considering the un-operationalized status of knowledge in organizations and the several approaches to organizational capability, this work interviews text of the theories of knowing and the theories of the firm, following grounded theory coding methods, to frame a model to observe and assess CKO instances that participate in the productive practice. The research empirical component of this dissertation follows case study strategy for data collection and grounded theory for data analysis. The case corresponds to a ten-year International Inter-university Cooperation Program that integrates knowledge into lessons learned. Data include program extensive program documentation, 3 sets of surveys, 16 filmed interviews, and 36 stories. Grounded theory follows Charmaz (2000) sensitizing concept approach to guide initial coding using the developed framework. Findings: CKO is characterized by the (a) tension of integrating knowledge into the productive practice, (b) logic of instrumentalizing organizational tools (OT), and (c) processes by which knowers are recognized. CKO also operates as mediator between OT (directives, plans, structure, architecture and routines) and the efficiency of the organizational capability. CKO emerges, not as an organizational tool, but as the related processes that instrumentalize them, or by which knowers are recognized and shape the organizational interpretative system. Dissertation offers efficiency oriented managerial criteria (emerged from the CKO conception) for applying organizational tools to integrate knowledge into the productive practice, and proposes (a) an integrated organizational view of extant theories of knowing, (b) a model for observing knowing instances in organizations, (c) a scheme for framing theories of the firm, and (d) a model for understanding the role of common knowledge in organizations
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Pantenburg, Volker. "Film als Theorie Bildforschung bei Harun Farocki und Jean-Luc Godard /." Bielefeld : Transcript, 2006. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/65166689.html.
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NSANA, PIERRE GUY R. "Theorie de la firme bancaire, diversification d'activites et couts d'intermediation bancaires." Rennes 1, 1994. http://www.theses.fr/1994REN11013.
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Les mutations financieres recentes se sont accompagnees d'une modification de la structure des activites et constituent pour les banques un nouveau defi. Les banques ont reagi par la diversification de leurs activites notamment vers les activites dites de marche en vue de reduire leurscouts d'intermediation et les risques inherents a leurs activites en realisant un arbitrage entre diversification d'activites et couts d'intermediation. L'objectif central de notre these est d'apprecier la pertinence de la theorie de la firme bancaire comme outil d'analyse de ces evolutions. L'etude se presente comme une reflexion analytique et theorique sur la firme bancaire avec des aspects empiriques sur les donnees des banques francaises. Les developpements sont fructueux et permettent de tirer des enseignements essentiels. En particulier, la firme bancaire est analysable par recours aux concepts de l'economie industrielle. Elle est alors comparable a toute entreprise en competition, guidee par la recherche d'efficience productive en termes d'economies d'echelle et de gamme en vue de realiser des gains de diversification. Or, la firme bancaire n'est pas une entreprise comme les autres et certains aspects de son comportement n'apparaissent pas dans cette approche (specificite des couts d'intermediation, comportement de marge, reglementations, variabilite des taux). Aussi, une approche par la comptabilite bancaire portant sur des concepts specifiques aux banques est-elle proposee pour essayer de pallier ces insuffisances et apporter un nouvel eclairageThe recent financial transformations go together with a modification of the structure of activities and constitute a new challenge for the banks. The banks have reacted to this by diversifying their activities, particularly towards what is called market activities with a view to reducing their intermediation between diversification of activities and intermediation costs. The main objective of our thesis is to asses the aptness of the theory of the banking firm as a means of analysing these develomments. The study is presented as an analytical and theoretical reflection on the banking firm with empirical aspects of the french banks data. The expositions are fruitful and enable us to draw important lessons. Particularly, the banking firm is analysable through the concepts of the industrial economy. It can therefore be compared to the competitive firm, guided by the search for productive efficiency in terms of economies of scale and scope with a view to making diversification profits. Now, the banking firm is not an enterprise like others and certain aspects of its behaviour do not appear in this approach - intermediation costs specificity, margin behaviour, government restrictions, interest rates variability - a financial banking approach focusing on specific banking concepts is also put forward to attempt to make up for these inadequacies and to provide a new light
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Schnakenburg, Igor. "Symmetries of supergravity theories and quantum field theories." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.397449.
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