Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1980. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 470-488).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2002. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-93).

<p>In South Africa today those who lead sport are facing increasing scrutiny which has inevitably resulted in questioning governance practices. The transition of many sports from<br /> predominantly volunteer administered organizations anchored in an amateur ethos, to professionally managed entities catering to a more sophisticated market place has created<br /> unique challenges for the governance of sport sponsorship. This evolution gives rise to possible conceptual linkage between sport sponsorship and corporate governance or none<br /> thereof. This study focuses on the ABSA-Premier Soccer League (PSL) sponsorship transaction as a case study to explore this linkage. The research is aimed at finding the nexus<br /> between sport sponsorship and corporate governance principles, namely accountability and transparency in the conclusion of this transaction.</p> <p><br /> The research consists of four phases / literature review which provides a detailed analysis of all primary and secondary material available on this topic. The second phase is a qualitative<br /> case study research methodology which comprises of in-depth interviews with targeted stakeholders. The third part presents the research findings and discussion section, and lastly<br /> the way forward through reflections and recommendations including highlighting potential future research areas.</p> <p><br /> This work is timely when there has been generally a heightened evolution in sport sponsorship and its focus was to explore the nexus and compliance to the founding principles<br /> of the organizations (laws of governance). Factually, good corporate governance aims at ensuring a higher degree of transparency in an organization by encouraging full disclosure of<br /> transactions in the company accounts as well as accountability. Academics have been exploring the notion of sports sponsorship and corporate governance with much of the<br /> debates grounded on understanding its commercial value.</p> <p><br /> The focus for this study is on the conceptual nexus or non-thereof, between sponsorship and corporate governance. Information was collected through in-depth and experience interviews,<br /> documented reviews and analysis (such as the review and analysis of the constitution of the South Africa football Association, PSL, financial/banking sector policy regulations, South<br /> African Sports Act, corporate governance reports, annual reports, scholarly journals, academic books, conference papers and Parliamentary Monitoring Group documents etc. to<br /> mention but a few.</p>

<p>In South Africa today those who lead sport are facing increasing scrutiny which has inevitably resulted in questioning governance practices. The transition of many sports from<br /> predominantly volunteer administered organizations anchored in an amateur ethos, to professionally managed entities catering to a more sophisticated market place has created<br /> unique challenges for the governance of sport sponsorship. This evolution gives rise to possible conceptual linkage between sport sponsorship and corporate governance or none<br /> thereof. This study focuses on the ABSA-Premier Soccer League (PSL) sponsorship transaction as a case study to explore this linkage. The research is aimed at finding the nexus<br /> between sport sponsorship and corporate governance principles, namely accountability and transparency in the conclusion of this transaction.</p> <p><br /> The research consists of four phases / literature review which provides a detailed analysis of all primary and secondary material available on this topic. The second phase is a qualitative<br /> case study research methodology which comprises of in-depth interviews with targeted stakeholders. The third part presents the research findings and discussion section, and lastly<br /> the way forward through reflections and recommendations including highlighting potential future research areas.</p> <p><br /> This work is timely when there has been generally a heightened evolution in sport sponsorship and its focus was to explore the nexus and compliance to the founding principles<br /> of the organizations (laws of governance). Factually, good corporate governance aims at ensuring a higher degree of transparency in an organization by encouraging full disclosure of<br /> transactions in the company accounts as well as accountability. Academics have been exploring the notion of sports sponsorship and corporate governance with much of the<br /> debates grounded on understanding its commercial value.</p> <p><br /> The focus for this study is on the conceptual nexus or non-thereof, between sponsorship and corporate governance. Information was collected through in-depth and experience interviews,<br /> documented reviews and analysis (such as the review and analysis of the constitution of the South Africa football Association, PSL, financial/banking sector policy regulations, South<br /> African Sports Act, corporate governance reports, annual reports, scholarly journals, academic books, conference papers and Parliamentary Monitoring Group documents etc. to<br /> mention but a few.</p>

Magister Commercii - MCom / In South Africa today those who lead sport are facing increasing scrutiny which has inevitably resulted in questioning governance practices. The transition of many sports from predominantly volunteer administered organizations anchored in an amateur ethos, to professionally managed entities catering to a more sophisticated market place has created unique challenges for the governance of sport sponsorship. This evolution gives rise to possible conceptual linkage between sport sponsorship and corporate governance or none thereof. This study focuses on the ABSA-Premier Soccer League (PSL) sponsorship transaction as a case study to explore this linkage. The research is aimed at finding the nexus between sport sponsorship and corporate governance principles, namely accountability and transparency in the conclusion of this transaction. The research consists of four phases; literature review which provides a detailed analysis of all primary and secondary material available on this topic. The second phase is a qualitative case study research methodology which comprises of in-depth interviews with targeted stakeholders. The third part presents the research findings and discussion section, and lastly the way forward through reflections and recommendations including highlighting potential future research areas. This work is timely when there has been generally a heightened evolution in sport sponsorship and its focus was to explore the nexus and compliance to the founding principles of the organizations (laws of governance). Factually, good corporate governance aims at ensuring a higher degree of transparency in an organization by encouraging full disclosure of transactions in the company accounts as well as accountability. Academics have been exploring the notion of sports sponsorship and corporate governance with much of the debates grounded on understanding its commercial value. The focus for this study is on the conceptual nexus or non-thereof, between sponsorship and corporate governance. Information was collected through in-depth and experience interviews, documented reviews and analysis (such as the review and analysis of the constitution of the South Africa football Association, PSL, financial/banking sector policy regulations, South African Sports Act, corporate governance reports, annual reports, scholarly journals, academic books, conference papers and Parliamentary Monitoring Group documents etc. to mention but a few. / South Africa

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T20:49:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Olivia Maria Bullio Mattos.pdf: 922804 bytes, checksum: 3e7bae29d19a9a942f72caf436c16254 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-05-19 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / In mid-2007, the world faced one of the biggest crisis capitalism ever experienced, called the subprime crisis, which originated in the US housing market. The Federal Reserve (Fed) had to act promptly, trying to rescue the markets. However, the Federal Reserve, which had always been pragmatic, found itself in great distress when the traditional tools of monetary policy were not enough to stop the liquidity crisis. The Fed had to act aggressively both as a lender of last resort and expanding the monetary base to halt the risk of a widespread "default" in the inter-bank market. Using changes in the size and composition of the Fed's Balance Sheet From July of 2007 to September of 2009, this dissertation analyses the actions taken and new tools created to fight the crisis. Initially, the dissertation presents the prevailing thesis up to the subprime crisis, which were the financial deregulation and the monetary authority's goal of price stability. The dissertation then discusses the Post- Keynesians and Minsky's take of the capitalistic economy, a more adequate view to understand the crisis and the preceding financial processes. In conclusion, the lessons learned from the subprime crisis are that we should rethink how we regulate financial institutions and products created by such institutions in pursue of profit; we should also rethink the way we do monetary policy and its objectives / Em meados de 2007, o mundo se viu a frente de uma das maiores crises financeiras já vividas pelo capitalismo, a chamada crise subprime, que teve sua origem no mercado imobiliário norte-americano. Foi necessário que o Federal Reserve (Fed) agisse e tentasse resgatar o mercado. No entanto, o Banco Central americano, que sempre foi pragmático, se viu em dificuldades quando os instrumentos tradicionais de política monetária não mais conseguiram conter a crise de iliquidez. Foi preciso então atuar agressivamente como emprestador de última instância e expandir a base monetária para conter os riscos de inadimplência generalizada no mercado interbancário. Através da análise das mudanças na composição e tamanho do Balance Sheet do Fed de julho de 2007 a setembro de 2009, esta dissertação analisa as ações e novos instrumentos criados para conter a crise. Inicialmente apresenta-se as teses dominantes até então, que eram de desregulamentação do mercado financeiro e de mandato de estabilidade de preços para a autoridade monetária. Em seguida, discute-se o entendimento de Minsky e dos pós-keynesianos da economia capitalista, uma visão mais adequada para compreender a crise e os processos financeiros precedentes. Conclui-se que as lições tiradas da crise mostram que deve-se repensar o formato de regulação das instituições financeiras e dos produtos criados por elas para busca de lucros; deve-se rever a maneira como é feita a política monetária e seus objetivos

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The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of principals and school board members (SBMs) regarding their working relationship in the Zambezi region of Namibia. Not much research about this area has been conducted in the Zambezi region and Namibia at large. The reviewed literature posits that principals play a major role in creating effective working relationships with SBMs. It also argues that positive working relationships between principals and SBMs are at the heart of making a school extraordinary. This working relationship can be fruitful if there is a closer understanding of the roles and responsibilities between the principals and SBMs. Three leadership theories that seemed to suit the study were analyzed and discussed. The transformational leadership, partnership and Dewey’s theory of democracy in education were relevant to this study. The three leadership theories guided the study in exploring the perceptions of principals and SBMs regarding their working relationships in the Zambezi region. They also guided the study to clarify the challenges that contributed to the lack of trusting working relationships between principals and SBMs in the Zambezi region in Namibia. The study is located in the interpretive paradigm, where a qualitative case study approach to the research problem was employed. For the purpose of the study, the researcher selected six schools, two primary schools, two combined and two senior secondary schools, as sites to explore the research problem. It is important to mention that the findings of the study cannot be generalized to all school boards in Namibia, since the research was limited to six schools in the Zambezi region only. The researcher summarized the findings of the study according to the four research questions. The findings derived from this study revealed that the majority of principals and SBMs perceived their working relationship as collegial. However, the study also revealed that some SBMs did not have a good working relationship with the principals. SBMs were not aware of how the finances of the school were utilized. Furthermore, they accused principals of not being transparent when it came to staff appointments. The findings from this study also revealed that, when there was a good working relationship between principals and SBMs at the school, it became easier to maintain discipline among learners and that learners performed better. There needs to be good communication between principals and SBMs, as principals and SBMs are important partners when it comes to the smooth running of a school. There were consultations between principals and SBMs on matters regarding school development. It was, furthermore, learnt that, where there were consultations between principals and SBMs, unity and trust were developed. The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture (2001:15; 2016:2) in Namibia clearly points out that “For every state school, a school board must be established to administer the school affairs and promote the development of the school and learners of the school” and to “ensure the school is effective in its teaching and learning programme”. However, the study revealed that principals and SBMs were not working in accordance with the Education Act, Act 16 of 2001. SBMs lost interest in participating in school activities. It became evident that SBMs did not seem to be attending school board meetings when invited and rendered many excuses. It emerged from the findings that parent SBMs wanted to be given sitting allowances when attending school board meetings. The findings from the study indicate that there should be good communication between principals and SBMs. Regular school board meetings could help build a good working relationship between principals and SBMs. School board training should be organized for principals and SBMs. To mitigate the challenges faced by principals and SBMs regarding their working relationship in the Zambezi region of Namibia, recommendations associated with understanding of and adherence to policies, working together, communication, trust and fear among SBMs, are that all schools should have scheduled school board meetings that are communicated very early to everyone concerned and SBMs should be given sitting allowances. The researcher recommends that principals and SBMs receive compulsory and appropriate training that will help them to understand and perform their roles and responsibilities well. Where necessary, school board trainers should use a vernacular language (or seek the services of an interpreter) so that parent SBMs who are not fluently bilingual can understand and grasp all essential concepts of the training programme. In addition, the researcher recommends that community members, who are educated and knowledgeable but do not have children at the school, should be co-opted to serve on the school board. There should be clear policies and processes regarding the recruitment of staff who works at the school. The researcher posits that effective communication can be enhanced by employing vernacular languages in meetings to ensure that parent SBMs understand all the proceedings and are involved. It is advisable for the principal and other SBMs to communicate effectively, keep to what they say and always follow through with tangible actions. To reduce fear demonstrated by Learners’ Representative Council (LRCs) serving on the school board during meetings, it is advisable to give appropriate training so that they can gain a better understanding of their roles and responsibilities. In order for principals to work in harmony with SBMs, it is essential to have well-defined roles, as well as to treat everyone fairly and respectfully. / Educational Management and Leadership / D. Ed. (Education Management)