Thesis (M.B.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M. Sc. (Urb. Plan.))--University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 137-142).

Thesis (M.B.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana--Champaign, 1996. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 240-246).

Thesis (M.A.)--Thammasat University, 2001. / "A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Economics (English Language Program), Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand, May 2001." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 74-77).

Depuis les années 2000, l’émergence de nouveaux acteurs issus des industries de lacommunication a été suivie de profonds bouleversements au sein des industries de la musique. L’hypothèse développée dans cette recherche suggère que, par l’intermédiaire d’un mouvement d’influence réciproque des musiciens et des acteurs de la musique, s’opère un déplacement vers la création du centre de gravité de l'industrialisation de la musique. L’adaptation des logiques socioéconomiques des musiciens, en phase avec les stratégies industrielles des acteurs de l’intermédiation numérique, indique la montée en importance des dimensions de rationalisation et d’idéologisation au sein des mondes de la musique. La démarche méthodologique adoptée s’appuie sur une analyse des discours et des pratiques socio-économiques des musiciens, au moyen d’une série d’entretiens semi-directifs réalisés en France et au Royaume-Uni. Les résultats de ces analyses mettent notamment en lumière chez les « musiciens connectés » étudiés, la disparité des pratiques, des compétences et des représentations à l’égard des activités de diffusion et de communication sur internet. Les disparités de ces pratiques font alors ressortir les enjeux relatifs à la construction de la figure contemporaine du musicien. Mots-clés : théories des industries culturelles, industries de la musique, industries de la communication, internet, Web 2.0, genres musicaux, pratiques communicationnelles, compétences, représentations sociales, rock, musiques électroniques, France, Royaume-Uni. / Since the 2000s and the emergence of new players from the communication industries, profound changes have occurred within the music industry. The hypothesis developed in this research suggests that, following a movement of mutual influence between musicians and economic players, there has been a shift in emphasis towards the industrialization of music, which is now concerning the creation itself. The adaptation of the musicians’ socio-economic logics, in line with the industrial strategies of the actors of the digital world, indicates the growing importance of rationalization and ideologization in the music worlds. The methodological approach is based on the analysis of discourses and socio-economic practices of musicians, using semi-structured interviews made in France and the United Kingdom. The results of these analyses highlights the the great disparity of the practices, skills and representations of these ‘connected musicians’, with regard to dissemination and communication activities on the internet. These practices’ disparities outlines the issues relating to the construction of the musician’s contemporary figure.

The search for promising mineral deposits and their development into producing mines require the expenditure of much larger sums of money than was formerly necessary for success. Mining is recognized as a risky business, and the suppliers of venture capital must be adequately compensated for assuming this risk. With the progressive development of a prospect, the uncertainty regarding its value is reduced and capital is more readily available at lower cost. As capital requirements have increased, greater reliance has been placed upon the internal resources of established producers. Equity capital is still supplied by the public for the hazardous first stages of prospecting and exploration, but later development and production financing is likely to be obtained from operating companies or financial institutions. Government guarantees, loans, and purchase agreements have been important in the financing of several large ventures. The development of a mining property is a stochastic production function, the outcome of which is probabilistic. In order to optimize this output, no more should be spent on a property than the expected realization of its present worth. This requires the continuous assessment of the probability of various outcomes and their financial results at each stage of the decision process. The purchase of information to further reduce the uncertainty of future earnings may be necessary before making the final commitment to production. The developer must also be assured of sufficient capital to complete mine development and plant construction. / Business, Sauder School of / Graduate

The hypothesis of this study is that the optimal plant size for a mining venture is dependent upon both uncontrollable and controllable variables. Examples of variables which are uncontrollable to the firm are characteristics of the orebody, capital and product markets, projected price levels, and tax structure. Controllable variables in determining plant size are rate of recovery, level of recovery, capital costs, and operating costs. The primary purpose of this study is to delineate the effects of these variables, both singly and jointly, upon plant size and to present a model which will interrelate the variables with that scale of plant which will maximize the value of the firm. A secondary purpose of the study is to compare the impact of both Canadian and United States tax laws upon the profitability of a given operation, and upon the optimal grade-capacity combination to be employed for a given orebody. The difference of the impact of Canadian and United States tax laws with respect to the conservation of resources is also considered. After each of the controllable and uncontrollable variables is defined and analysed, a detailed analysis is made of various methods of mine valuation, with the objective being to identify the valuation method which most closely relates to the value of the firm. Then a model is constructed which will give the mine-life annual cash flows for a given orebody under various concentrator-capacity--cut-off-grade combinations. These cash flows are then converted to internal rates of return and benefit-to-cost ratios, which are contoured for various cut-off grades and concentrator capacities under various metal prices. The model assumes an orebody with a tonnage of 40e ⁽²ˉ ⁵x⁾ million tons, where x is the cut-off grade, in percent copper. Contour plots of benefit-to-cost ratio and internal rate of return were constructed for cut-off grades ranging from 0% to 1% copper, and for concentrator capacities ranging from 5000 tons-per-day to 50,000 tons-per-day, at net smelter returns of 40¢ per lb. to per 46¢ per lb. of contained copper. The tax system under which the highest profits are attained is Canadian tax laws with pre-1968 British Columbia taxes. The operation is least profitable under United States tax laws. However, optimal plant size is least sensitive to changes in metal price under United States tax laws, and most sensitive to price changes under Canadian tax laws with pre-1968 British Columbia taxes. Similarly, optimal cut-off grade is most insensitive to changes in metal price under Canadian tax laws with pre-1968 British Columbia taxes, and most sensitive to product price changes under United States tax laws. Therefore, it can be shown that under United States tax laws, the response of an operation to changing product prices would be to change the optimal cut-off grade, while in Canada, particularly under pre-1968 British Columbia taxes, the response would be to change the optimal operating capacity. Therefore, American tax laws provide the greatest flexibility for responding to changes in product price. The tax system which produces the greatest degree of conservation of resources, as is reflected by completeness of ultimate extraction, is the American case. The lowest extraction level would result under Canadian taxes, with pre-1968 British Columbia/taxes. / Business, Sauder School of / Graduate

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2009. / Title from first page of PDF file (viewed July 9, 2009). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin, 1969. / Typescript. Vita. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.