Thesis (M. Inst. Agrar.)(Agricultural Economics)-University of Pretoria, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references. Available on the Internet via the World Wide Web.

This research investigates the factors that affect the performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector of Harare, Zimbabwe. To achieve this objective, the research hypothesised that a lack of skilled human resources contributes to the poor performance of SMEs in the manufacturing sector of Harare, Zimbabwe. The research further hypothesized that poor management skills such as human resources, financial management, general management, production management and marketing management result in the poor performance of SMEs in the manufacturing sector of Harare, Zimbabwe. A research proposition was also stated which stipulated that the current hyperinflation environment affects the profitability of SMEs in the manufacturing sector of Harare in terms of profitability. This study is important because SMEs, despite their contributions to the Zimbabwean economy, have not been given due attention as the research of performance has been biased towards large enterprises. The results indicate that managerial aspects which are in short supply have negative effects on the performance of SMEs in the manufacturing sector. The results also indicate that the high rate of inflation and other economic factors such as foreign currency shortage, interest rate and exchange rate affect their performance negatively. Lastly, the study recommends that SMEs, the Zimbabwean government and other supporting institutions such Empretec, ILO and SEDCO take measures to ensure the survival, growth and development of this sector which has the potential to steer the economy. These measures are expected to improve the managerial skills in the SME sector and consequently result in improved performance.

The Statist Impulse: The Case of Petro-Canada seeks to find cause for the establishment and phenomenal growth of Canada's National Petroleum Corporation. The study argues that Petro-Canada is part and parcel of an historically constituted statist dynamic common to all advanced capitalist countries. Utilizing Marxist theory, the thesis contends that statism serves to resolve the problems or failures of capitalist economies, and is an essential prerequisite for the growth of capital. Such was the case with Petro-Canada. The international oil crisis of the early seventies, which resulted in so much economic disorder and concern about future energy security, caused governments to increasingly turn to state enterprise, in the hope of filling their national petroleum needs. The statist impulse was furthered by the fact that the private oil companies, particularly in the eyes of .the majority of governments, failed to respond to the crisis adequately or satisfactorily. After an examination of the western industrialized nations growing reliance on state capitalist forms for obtaining energy security, the thesis investigates Petro-Canada in more detail. The study develops the point that Canada's vigorous public enterprise tradition played no small role in the crown corporation's creation and success. It is then argued that although the NDP and nationalist wave of the late 1960's spawned the concept of a Petro-Canada, the Liberals and Federal state singlehandedly implemented the proposal. The Government wholeheartedly embraced Petro-Canada, not for the sake of the NDP, but for reasons having to do with state capitalism. Through Petro-Canada's subsequent participation in numerous joint ventures, the state has socialized part of the private oil industry's exploration and development risk so as to prod the petroleum corporations into greater activity. But the crown corporation has also acted as a substitute for the petroleum giants in certain areas, such as crude importation, so as to protect energy dependent general capital. The study contends that from a position of outright hostility toward Petro-Canada, the private sector gradually accepted state intervention into petroleum because of the lucrative joint ventures. Accordingly, it is argued that the state acted autonomously in setting-up Petro-Canada, without the support of the Canadian bourgeoisie. Finally, the study looks at the Tory effort to dismantle Petro-Canada and concludes that statism, in the form of the National Petroleum Corporation, proved too potent a force for the Conservatives to tackle. The issue of 'privatization' politically isolated the Tories from the majority of Canadians and became such a contentious internal issue that it divided and paralyzed the Conservative Government. In the end, Petro-Canada helped defeat the Tories and symbolizes the victory of state-capitalism over anti-statism. / Arts, Faculty of / Political Science, Department of / Graduate

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劉細良. / Thesis (M.A.)--香港中文大學. / Manuscript (computer printout) / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [5-13] (last group)). / Liu Xiliang. / Thesis (M.A.)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue. / Chapter 第一章 --- 導論 / Chapter 1) --- 問題的提出 --- p.1 / Chapter 2) --- 理論架構 --- p.22 / Chapter a) --- 新傳統主義的批評 --- p.23 / Chapter b) --- 理性選擇理論 --- p.29 / Chapter 第二章 --- 一九八四年後的國營企業 / Chapter 1) --- 企業內權力分配 --- p.42 / Chapter 2) --- 廠長的理性選擇 --- p.59 / Chapter 3) --- 改革後國營企業的內部矛盾 --- p.68 / Chapter 第三章 --- 工人的集體意識與偏順序（perference order） / Chapter 1) --- 工具性取向（instrumentalism） --- p.109 / Chapter 2) --- 糢糊階級意識 --- p.115 / Chapter 3) --- 特殊主義取向 --- p.122 / Chapter 第四章 --- 工人的理性選擇─不同解決方法的效用結構 / Chapter 1) --- 工會與職工代表大會 --- p.137 / Chapter 2) --- 罷工與怠工 --- p.155 / Chapter 3) --- 離職與兼職 --- p.169 / Chapter 4) --- 主從關係網路 --- p.185 / Chapter 第五章 --- 結論 / Chapter 1) --- 工人理性選擇與工人政治 --- p.231 / Chapter 2) --- 中國國家 （state）的特色 --- p.247 / Chapter 3) --- 中國國家合法性的性質 --- p.256 / 註釋 / 附錄〈一〉論文資料 / 附錄〈二〉參考書目

by Kim-sau Chung. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 65-66). / Table of symbols --- p.3 / Introduction --- p.4 / Chapter Chapter one: --- On v-informativeness of informers --- p.9 / Chapter Section one: --- Introduction --- p.9 / Chapter Section two: --- Verifiability structure --- p.12 / Chapter Section three: --- Principal-informer-agent problem --- p.17 / Chapter Section four: --- On v-informativeness of informers --- p.23 / Chapter Section five: --- Conclusion --- p.30 / Chapter Chapter two: --- Idiosyncratic or uniform contracts for the Chinese state enterprises --- p.32 / Chapter Section one: --- Introduction --- p.32 / Chapter Section two: --- The model --- p.36 / Chapter Section three: --- Complete information case --- p.40 / Chapter Section four: --- Incomplete information with type I informer --- p.41 / Chapter Section five: --- Incomplete informaticri with type II informer --- p.45 / Chapter Section six: --- Incomplete information with type III informer --- p.58 / Chapter Section seven: --- Incomplete information with type IV informer --- p.59 / Chapter Section eight: --- Comparative values of mid-tier governmental units to the central government --- p.59 / Chapter Section nine: --- Conclusion --- p.63 / Reference --- p.65

彭慶東. / "2002年8月21日" / 論文 (哲學碩士)--香港中文大學, 2002. / 參考文獻 (leaves 90-95) / 附中英文摘要. / "2002 nian 8 yue 21 ri" / Peng Qingdong. / Lun wen (zhe xue shuo shi)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 2002. / Can kao wen xian (leaves 90-95) / Fu Zhong Ying wen zhai yao. / Abstract --- p.i / 論文摘要 --- p.ii / Chapter 第一章 --- 論文簡介 --- p.1 / Chapter 第二章 --- 毛澤東時期的左傾思想 --- p.19 / Chapter 第三章 --- 生產力理論 --- p.29 / Chapter 第四章 --- 社會主義市場經濟理論 --- p.43 / Chapter 第五章 --- 初級階段論 --- p.50 / Chapter 第六章 --- 所有制 --- p.58 / Chapter 第七章 --- 國有企業改革 --- p.72 / Chapter 第八章 --- 總結 --- p.79 / 參考書目 --- p.90

張家偉. / 論文(哲學碩士) -- 香港中文大學硏究院政治與行政學部, 1997. / 參考文獻: leaves 107-116. / Zhang Jiawei. / Chapter 1. --- 緖論 --- p.1-15 / Chapter 2. --- 中國國有企業的福利制度 --- p.16-32 / Chapter 3. --- 國有企業的福利擴張趨勢 --- p.33-60 / Chapter 4. --- 中國政府對福利擴張的控制 --- p.61-74 / Chapter 5. --- 福利擴張揭示的現象-- 工人與企業經營者的關係 --- p.75-90 / Chapter 6. --- 總結 --- p.91-97 / Chapter 7. --- 附錄一：山東省某國有企業的個案硏究 --- p.98-106 / 附錄二：中國國有企業職工福利發展相關大事記 / Chapter 8. --- 參考文獻 --- p.107-116

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2004. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (PhD) - Faculty of Business and Enterprise, Swinburne University of Technology, 2007. / A thesis is submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Business and Enterprise, Swinburne University of Technology - 2007. Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-343).