Thesis (M.B.A.)--Boston University / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / 2999-01-01

This paper addresses the charge made by environmental groups that oil companies, since the 1970's, have been acquiring alternative energy patents, to restrict these technologies from reaching the market. The purpose of these restrictions was to protect profits from oil, natural gas and coal. In addressing this charge, I reviewed the literature to ascertain if any conclusive study had been performed to substantiate this charge. To date, none had been performed. While no conclusive study had been performed to support the environmentalist position, an evaluation of economic theory along with an examination of actual U.S. Patent Office data strongly contradicts the environmentalist view. / Master of Arts

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Thesis (doctoral)--Université de Lausanne.

Univ., Diss.--Bayreuth, 2000.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1998. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 256-262). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1998. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 256-262). Also available on the Internet.

Submitted by Karen Britto (karenbritto@unipampa.edu.br) on 2018-11-20T14:17:03Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Carlos Hernan Rodas Cespedes - 2018.pdf: 1202988 bytes, checksum: a5116bad9be9f8dbe7e9d486c0098d29 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-20T14:17:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Carlos Hernan Rodas Cespedes - 2018.pdf: 1202988 bytes, checksum: a5116bad9be9f8dbe7e9d486c0098d29 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-02-22 / Este estudo investiga a demografia de empresas do Rio Grande do Sul no período de 2006 a 2013. Primeiro é quantificado o nascimento, a mortalidade e a rotatividade de empresas, além da sobrevivência delas ao longo do tempo. Depois, esses eventos demográficos são analisados segundo o tamanho, o setor e a localização geográfica das empresas. Para tanto, utiliza-se uma base de dados identificada, que possibilita o acompanhamento longitudinal de todas as empresas formais existentes no Rio Grande do Sul ao longo do período em estudo. / This study investigates the demographics of companies at Rio Grande do Sul State from 2006 to 2013. First, the birth, mortality and turnover of companies are quantified, as well as their survival over time. Then, these demographic events are analyzed by size, economic activity, and geographic location. For this purpose, an identified database is used, which allows the longitudinal monitoring of all formal companies existing in Rio Grande do Sul over the period under study.

The purpose of the study is to develop a project health check model to evaluate the status of projects within the coal mining industry. The model will be based on the Buttrick (2000) project health check model as described in his book “The Interactive Project Workout”. The model assesses the current “health” or status of a project. It looks at the full project environment and uses a set of question results in an assessment of the overall risk associated with the project. The model evaluates seven key project success factors which include: 1. Project Plan 5. Expertise 2. Resources 6. Clear Specification 3. Ownership 7. Top Level Support 4. Justifiable Case The model fulfils two roles: • As a checklist, and • As a tool to indicate where a project manager’s efforts should be directed. This study will give an overview of the coal mining industry and the way projects are being evaluated and prioritised. The Buttrick (2000) project health check model will be assessed and adapted to evaluate projects within the coal mining industry. The “new / adapted” model will be applied to the Douglas / Middelburg Optimisation (DMO) to evaluate the health status of the project which is currently at the end of definition (feasibility) stage within BHP Billiton Energy Coal South Africa. The results obtained from the new health check model showed that the DMO project was in a healthy state with a project health check score of 47.33. It could 4 thus be concluded that the DMO project is ready to move in to the execution phase of the BHP Billiton capital investment process. The results obtained from the project team member participants were split into management perception and team members’ perception. The overall health of the DMO project between the two parties gave similar results with the team members score of 43.76 being slightly lower than the management health score of 45.42. The only major difference was observed on the “Communication” project evaluation criteria where the management perspective on the communication effectiveness was higher than that of the project team members.

Research report to the SBL, Unisa, Midrand. / The research project aimed to establish whether corporate governance is important to investors from a value perspective. The implications and recommendations for further research were provided.