In this dissertation, I explore some facets of the strategic interaction between brand equity and distribution channels. Specifically, I examine how brand equity influences the firm’s channel governance and channel management strategies. In this regard, I address the following two general research questions: (a) does a firm’s brand equity influence the way it governs its distribution channel? How? (b) Does a firm’s brand equity influence the way it manages its distribution channel? How? Using a wide assortment of archival data sources (e.g., Bond's Franchise Guide, Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500, Factiva, LexisNexis, University of Chicago’s Center for Research in Security Prices, Compustat, Statista, firms’ annual reports, Bloomberg and Wall Street Journal databases, and companies’ official websites), two large multi-year data sets, a variety of econometric techniques (e.g., Event Study, Multiple Regression, Probit, Multi-level Mixed-Effects Linear Models, Multinomial Logistic Regression, Generalized Linear Models, Multinomial Probit, Maximum Likelihood, Bayesian Panel Vector Autoregression), and drawing on several theories from marketing, economics, business law, and strategic management, I uncover some interesting strategic interactions taking place at the brand-channel interface. This dissertation comprises five chapters: three empirical studies (chapters 2, 3, and 4), an introduction, and a conclusion chapter. In the introduction chapter, I provide a snapshot of the current state of knowledge in the brand-channel interface research domain and illustrate how I situate this dissertation within that body of research. Besides, I provide a more nuanced view about the specific research questions each study addresses and a glimpse into the findings and implications of each study, as an entry to the dissertation. In chapter 2, using a large panel data set of North American, franchise-level annual observations for the period from 2001 to 2009, I assess the causal link between brand equity and channel governance structure, and discuss the managerial implications of this relationship in the areas of channel governance and capital allocation decision-making. In chapters 3 and 4, I stay within the same overarching theme of this dissertation and delve into a business phenomenon taking place at the brand-channel interface – gray markets. Despite the interdisciplinary research interest in gray markets, it remains one of the least empirically researched topics in business management due to the well-known data accessibility issues. To circumvent those data barriers that impede empirical research on gray markets, I adopt a novel approach for data collection and analysis. To that end, I study the gray market combating behavior of more than 3,000 public companies, company-by-company, for a period of twenty years. Then, using a collection of archival data sources I assemble a unique data set to use in my analyses. In chapter 3, I undertake the first empirical inquiry into the effect of gray market combating on firm performance and the contingencies that govern this effect. In chapter 4, I conduct a comprehensive review of the gray market combating mechanisms present in the literature, review available theoretic arguments about them, posit theoretical relationships, and conduct the first assessment of the financial efficacy of those different combating mechanisms. Then, I identify a number of firm-level factors that may drive the firm’s choice of gray market combating mechanism. The findings of these two studies address some long-standing, focal research questions in the gray market literature, provide managers with many valuable, actionable insights and recommendations, and put before policymakers some novel, revealing scientific evidence that may help them in dealing with the gray market controversy (e.g., whether the net impact of gray markets on firm performance and social welfare is benign or harmful, the necessity and/or merit of an active legislative role). The conclusion chapter closes this dissertation by reflecting on the new knowledge created by this research and highlighting its significance to theory, practice, and policymaking. / Thesis / Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) / The relationship between brand equity and distribution channel strategy is recognized in practice and is of particular interest to senior managers. However, research in marketing on the topic is scant and our understanding of this relationship remains limited. This dissertation endeavors to advance our knowledge in that area by investigating how a firm’s brand equity affects its channel management and channel governance behavior. Using a variety of research methods and statistical techniques, along with two large multi-year, multi-sector data samples, I document some interesting strategic interactions taking place at the brand-channel interface. Notably, I detect a causal influence for brand equity on the way a firm governs its distribution network. Additionally, I observe that brand equity is not only a major driver of certain strategic channel management initiatives (e.g., gray market combating), but also a key determinant of the financial efficacy of those initiatives. The findings of this research pose significant implications for theory, practice, and policymaking and address some questions that puzzled practitioners and scholars for more than three decades.

Across industries, Computer-aided design (CAD) programs are used to create vehicle parts. Simultaneously, virtual reality (VR) has become more common. Can these two co-existing technologies benefit one another? This thesis investigates how CAD modeling can be enhanced with the help of VR. Specifically, it focuses on importing CAD models during the runtime of a VR application, visualizing those models in real size. An additional feature includes the ability to interact with the imported CAD models, enabling assembly simulations. This thesis specifically explores how parts of electric autonomous trucks can be assembled in VR.  The results are moderately satisfying, with users expressing both satisfaction and dissatisfaction with certain aspects of VR as a tool in this context. However, only two users evaluated the application, indicating the need for a more extensive evaluation. / I flera industrier är CAD-program vanliga för att modellera delar till fordon. Samtidigt växer virtual reality (VR) fram och blir allt vanligare. Kan dessa två teknologier samexistera och dra nytta av varandra? Det här arbetet undersöker om CAD-modellering kan dra fördel av VR som ett verktyg för visualisering. En av de mer unika aspekterna av detta arbete är hur import av CAD-modeller under körtid  hanteras. En annan funktionalitet som undersöks är möjligheten att interagera med de importerade CAD-modellerna, vilket också öppnar för möjligheter att simulera monteringsprocesser. Resultatet var någorlunda tillfredsställande enligt intressenterna som utvärderade den slutgiltiga VR-applikationen. Det fanns aspekter som inte var helt tillfredsställande samtidigt som det fanns delar som var bra. Det ska beaktas att det endast var två intressenter som utvärderade den slutgiltiga applikationen, vilket indikerar att det behövs mer utvärdering för att fastställa ett gediget resultat.

In hierdie studie word die ses Suid-Afrikaanse gevangenisbendes vergelyk met vyftien bendes uit oorsese lande of streke, tw. Amerika, Sentraal- en Suid Amerika, Kanada, Nieu Zeeland en Brittanje. As basis van vergelyking dien hul Oorsprong, Ontstaansdoel, Geslags- en Etniese samestelling, Eienskappe, Gesagstruktuur, Uitkenningstekens en Metodes van kommunikasie. Die verskillende bendes word ook vanuit Penologiese oogpunt beoordeel. `n Spesiale hoofstuk word gewy aan die uniekheid van die sogenaamde "Nommerbendes", tw. die 28, 27, 26, 25, 24 en 23 bendes. Verskeie aspekte soos die ontstaan, rituele en geheimhouding word volledig onder die soeklig geplaas. In die bespreking van die Nommerbendes word `n groot verskeidenheid geheime inligting vir die eerste maal geopenbaar. Die studie word afgesluit met enkele aanduidings van terreine wat roep om verdere navorsing. `n Vyftal bylaes dien om sekere aspekte van die navorsing en gevangenislewe verder toe te lig. / In this study the six South African prison gangs are compared to fifteen prison gangs from foreign countries, namely America, Central and South America, Canada, New Zealand and Britain. The comparison is based on their Origin, Original aim, Gender and Ethnic make-up, Characteristics, Authoritative structure, Gang identifiet·s and Methods of communication. The different gangs are then evaluated from Penological viewpoint A chapter is specially dedicated to the uniqueness of the so-called "Number Gangs", i.e. 28, 27, 26, 25, 24 and 23 gangs. Difierent aspects, such as their common origin, rituals and secrecy, are carefully described. In the discussion of the different Number gangs a large variety of secret information is exposed for the first time ever. The study concludes with some indicators for possible further research. Five Addenda serve to elucidate certain aspects of the contents. / Penology / M.A. (Penology)

Ce mémoire porte sur la continuité des rituels divinatoires païens dans le cadre du culte chrétien en Gaule du IVe au VIe siècle. Il comporte une introduction rapportant notre problématique, notre terminologie, notre méthodologie ainsi que nos sources principales. Par la suite, le développement aborde les rites divinatoires des Sortes Sanctorum, des Sortes Sangallenses et les rites d’incubation dans le culte de Saint Martin de Tours. Pour chacun de ces cas, nous étudions leur provenance, leurs sources, leur déroulement, leur évolution et les similarités qui permettent de faire un lien avec des rituels païens déjà existants. Nous avons vérifié l’existence de cette continuité et déterminé qu’elle passait par plusieurs phénomènes, l’acculturation gauloise des rituels gréco-romains, l’importation de rites christianisés en Orient et l’assimilation des pratiques païennes locales par le culte chrétien pour répondre à une demande de divination par la population. / This Masters’ thesis concerns itself with the continuity of pagan divination rituals within the new context of the Christianized Gaul of the IVth to VIth centuries. It is composed of an introduction detailing our hypothesis, terminology, methodology and sources. Afterwards, we study three cases of divination rituals, the Sortes Sanctorum, the Sortes Sangallenses and the incubations within the cult of St. Martin of Tours. We detail their origins, sources, proceedings, evolution and the similarities linking them to previously existing pagan rites. In conclusion, we synthesize all elements and we were able to draw from our cases to establish the continuity of these rituals by several means, the Gallic acculturation of Greco-Roman rituals, importation of Christianized rituals from the East of the Empire and assimilation of local pagan practices within the Christian religion to answer the popular demand for divination.

A transferência internacional de tecnologia é operação que serve como base para o desenvolvimento tecnológico. Muito além da dicotomia desenvolvimento autóctone versus importação de tecnologia, verificamos que a importação de tecnologia é, também, geradora de parte das condições precedentes para o desenvolvimento de inovação localmente. Componente-chave de qualquer processo de transferência de tecnologia é a efetiva transferência de habilidades e know-how intangível que assegurem a capacidade produtiva. O canal de transferência de tecnologia não é uma forma fácil de construir capacidade de inovação. Por meio deste, as conseqüências da transferência de tecnologia serão determinadas pelos objetivos gerais das corporações que contratam, os quais certamente não englobam a disseminação da tecnologia para potenciais concorrentes. Dentro do contexto de conflito tecnológico norte-sul ainda existente, a harmonização do direito da concorrência e da propriedade intelectual em torno do interesse coletivo concentra-se justamente na administração da intenção dos países detentores da tecnologia de manter o seu monopólio e acesso restrito à tecnologia e o dos países receptores de terem amplo acesso e utilização da tecnologia. A política de intensificação da transferência de tecnologia internacional depende não somente de políticas regionais e internacionais, mas também de políticas nacionais. É preciso analisar caminhos viáveis para as políticas dentro da moldura nacional e internacional existente. A industrialização brasileira orientou-se no sentido de gerar capacidade produtiva com adoção de padrões tecnológicos relativamente atrasados e imposição de elevadas barreiras à entrada, impactando significativamente a capacidade do país de gerar, transferir e introduzir inovações tecnológicas. A regulação da transferência de tecnologia que a acompanhou tinha como vetores principais a substituição de importações paralelamente a controles fiscais e cambiais dos pagamentos das contratações, como forma de promover o equilíbrio da balança de pagamentos do país. Esta permanece em vigor, com alterações mínimas. Ao Governo cabe delinear de forma mais clara em sua política industrial o tipo e maneira de controles que pretende exercer sobre a importação de tecnologia para o país, e com qual finalidade. Adicionalmente, é preciso promover uma harmonização dos vários diplomas legais incidentes na operação para que expressem coerência entre si. A coerência será atingida na medida em que se escolham os vetores definidores da regulação de forma consistente. A regulação deve concentrar-se na absorção da técnica pela mão-de-obra local, sem desestimular o fornecedor estrangeiro. Ambos objetivos serão atingidos com a (i) matização da regulação na área tributária e cambial e a (ii) promoção de maior interatividade entre a regulação pela propriedade industrial e o direito concorrencial, que devem focar nos termos das contratações. Quanto à política da concorrência, é preciso distinguir entre uma política de concorrência baseada somente em inovação e aquela baseada em disseminação da inovação. Quando se foca somente na inovação e se impede a disseminação, esquece-se de que o bônus que se concede hoje à inovação implicará um preço no futuro. Uma política de concorrência com a intenção de promover a disseminação e absorção de tecnologia não pode ser tarefa para as autoridades da área concorrencial, somente. / The international transfer of technology is an operation that serves as a basis for technological development. Well beyond the contrast indigenous development versus importation of technology, the importation of technology also generates preconditions for the development of local innovation. A key component of any transfer of technology process is the effective transfer of expertise and intangible know-how that ensure the production capacity. The transfer of technology vehicle is not a simple form of building innovation capacity. Through it, the consequences of the transfer of technology are determined by the overall purposes sought by the companies that convene this and certainly does not cover the dissemination of the technology to potential competitors. Within the context of the northsouth technological conflict that still exists, streamlining of antitrust law and of intellectual property law considering the public interest lays precisely on the management of the intention of the countries that own the technology to sustain their monopoly and restrict the access to the technology and the intention of the acquiring countries to have broad access and use of the technology. The policy of incrementing transfer of international technology depends not only on regional and international policies, but also on national policies, being necessary to analyze viable courses for the policies in the existing national and international framework. The Brazilian industrialization was guided in the direction of generation of production capacity adopting international standards that were relatively obsolete and by imposing obstacles to imports, substantially affecting the countrys capacity to generate, transfer and adopt new technologies. The technology transfer regulations that accompanied it had as its main pillars the replacement of imports and tax and currency exchange controls over the payments of the agreements to stabilize the countrys foreign trade deficit. This continues to exist, with minimal changes. It is incumbent on the Government to clearly outline in its industrial policy the type and form of the control that it intends to use in the importation of technology into Brazil and with what purpose. Further, it is necessary to harmonize the several statutes that apply to the operation so that they reflect coherency among each other. Coherence shall be attained upon selecting the vectors that define the regulation in a consistent manner. The regulation should concentrate on the absorption of the know-how by the local workers, but without discouraging the foreign supplier. Both goals would be met upon (i) softening the regulation under the tax and exchange aspects, and (ii) fostering greater interaction between the regulation in the intellectual property and antitrust laws areas, which should focus on the contractual clauses. As regards the antitrust policy, it is necessary to distinguish between an antitrust policy that is based solely on innovation and that which is based on the dissemination of the innovation. When only innovation is focused and dissemination is hindered, the bonus that is now being conferred to innovation and that will have a toll in the future is ignored. An antitrust policy that is intended to foster the dissemination and absorption of technology cannot be a task borne only by the antitrust authorities.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T20:26:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Cristiano Maciel Carneiro Leao.pdf: 392528 bytes, checksum: 1252eccfde01f96d3495999f83348d64 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-10-25 / The present work has the purpose of analyzing the amendments to the 1988 Federal Constitution resulting from the Constitutional Amendment n.º 33/2001, more specifically as regards to the ICMS Importation [State Goods and Services Circulation Tax]. As it is known, it is not a new matter that the States and the Federal District are trying to collect the ICMS Importation on every and any entrance of assets or goods to the country. They were lacking only the indispensable constitutional authorization in order to do that. The legislator of the aforementioned Amendment, on its side, tried to make effective the intention of the States and the Federal District, taking steps for the amendment of the constitutional archetype of the ICMS Importation so as such tribute could be collected at the time of every and any importation, regardless the nature of the operation arranged abroad, who/which is fostering it and, finally, the utilization to be given to the imported assets. It seems to us that the intention, as referred to, was very successful as regards to some of its purposes as the newest ICMS Importation can be collected by means of the in abstracto tribute levying as regards to assets or goods, not taking into account the utilization that will be given to them. However, the purpose of the Constitutional Amendment n.º 33/01 was not fully reached. This problem so happened because the Amendment had not the ability of modifying the archetype of the ICMS Importation so as such exaction could have an incidence over merely physical circulations. Due to that reason, it is our conclusion, and the conclusion of the present work, that in spite of the modification as implemented by the Constitutional Amendment n.º 33/01 regarding the ICMS Importation, the exaction, as referred to, may not have an incidence over mere physical circulation, but only over operations that have to do with juridical circulation that is made effective only with the transfer of the ownership of the asset or good / O presente trabalho tem por objetivo analisar as alterações da Constituição Federal de 1988 produzidas pela Emenda Constitucional n.º 33/2001, mais especificamente em relação ao ICMS Importação. Não é de agora que os Estados e o Distrito Federal vêm tentando operar a cobrança de ICMS Importação sobre toda e qualquer entrada de bens ou mercadorias no país. Faltava-lhes tão-somente a indispensável autorização constitucional para tanto. A Emenda tentou realizar o anseio dos Estados e do Distrito Federal promovendo a alteração do arquétipo constitucional do ICMS Importação, de modo que tal tributo pudesse ser cobrado por ocasião de toda e qualquer importação, independentemente da natureza da operação entabulada no exterior, de quem a promove e da destinação dos bens importados. Parece-nos que a intenção foi bem-sucedida em relação a parte de seus objetivos, pois o novel ICMS Importação pode ser cobrado mediante a instituição do tributo in abstracto relativamente a bens ou mercadorias independentemente da destinação que lhes for dada, o que afeta, necessariamente, o rol das pessoas que podem ser contribuintes de tal exação. O objetivo da Emenda Constitucional n.º 33/01, todavia, não foi alcançado integralmente. Isso porque a mesma não teve o condão de modificar o arquétipo do ICMS Importação para que tal exação pudesse incidir sobre circulações meramente físicas. Em razão disso, é nossa conclusão, e conclusão do presente trabalho, que, a despeito das modificações implementadas pela Emenda Constitucional n.º 33/01 quanto ao ICMS Importação, a pretendida exação não pode incidir sobre mera circulação física, mas tão-somente sobre operações que contemplem circulação jurídica, que só se opera com a transferência da titularidade de bem ou mercadoria

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T20:27:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Valeria Zotelli.pdf: 627077 bytes, checksum: f40e89302f675e48a68ba4e95adf2173 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-06-02 / This study aims to the constitutional definition of the creditor of ICMS incident on transactions related to the circulation of goods, including imported commodities, as well as an analysis of the constitutionality of the terms of article 11, I, "d" of the Complementary Law 87/96. According to the literal disposition of the above mentioned article, the tax is due to the State in which the establishment of physical entry of the goods is located. Nevertheless, this determination represents an inconsistency with the complementary law which establishes as the event of levy the accomplishment of any operation involving mere legal circulation of goods. We have also searched for a systemic interpretation of the referred legal command, in light of the role assigned by the Federal Constitution to the complementary laws. Finally, we have also analyzed some decisions of Federal Supreme Court under the matter, in order to offer judicial solutions for the problem object of the present study / O presente trabalho tem por objetivo a definição constitucional do sujeito ativo do ICMS incidente sobre operações relativas à circulação de bens (gênero), inclusive mercadorias (espécie) importadas do exterior e a análise da constitucionalidade dos termos do art. 11, I, d , da Lei Complementar 87/96, que prevê que o imposto é devido ao Estado no qual esteja o estabelecimento onde ocorrer a entrada física do bem importado, determinação que destoa da própria lei complementar, que prevê como hipótese de incidência do tributo a realização de operação que implica mera circulação jurídica de bens. Busca-se, também, a realização de interpretação sistêmica de referido comando prescritivo, levando-se em conta o papel atribuído pela Constituição Federal às leis complementares. Por fim, são analisadas decisões do Supremo Tribunal Federal sobre a matéria e sugeridos os caminhos a serem trilhados em âmbito judicial para solução do problema estudado

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2018-09-03T12:58:29Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Anselmo Zilet Abreu.pdf: 1596111 bytes, checksum: b985891d6bada91ae42b3072344a404e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-03T12:58:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Anselmo Zilet Abreu.pdf: 1596111 bytes, checksum: b985891d6bada91ae42b3072344a404e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-08-16 / The Federal Constitution of 1988, when predicting that it is the responsibility of the complementary law to exclude from the incidence of the ISS the exports of services abroad, signaled by the adoption of the principle of destination for the tax, as it did with other taxes that affect circulation or consumption. However, unlike social and intervention contributions and ICMS, for the ISS, the CF did not foresee immunity for exports, nor did it expressly provide for the taxation of imports. The task was referred to the complementary legislator, who made the adoption of the principle with the edition of LC n. 116/2003, ruling that the tax is not levied on exports and that it is levied on the service coming from outside the country or whose service has started abroad. For the export, the norm brought an exemption, generating great controversy, because, instead of defining what exports of services are, prescribes that the services developed in Brazil are not included as exports, if the result of which is verified here. Due to the imprecision of the expression "result of service", two currents were formed: (i) which results is the execution of the service itself, in which case it would only be considered export if the service is performed outside the country; and, (ii) that result is the enjoyment of the service, so that there would be considered export even if the service was provided in Brazil, if the utility occurs abroad. The first interpretation does not give meaning to the existence of the norm, ecause the service provided outside the country would no longer be taxed, in view of the principle of territoriality. Thus, one must understand the result as fruition, occurring the export when the service is sent abroadand its usefulness is outside the country, which is the only interpretation that makes the principle of destiny effective. As far as the taxation of the importation of servicesit would have been perfectly possible if the supplementary law had provided for such cases, the fruition of service as an incidence hypothesis and the service taker as a taxpayer, which would be permitted by CF / 88. However, the law describes as an incidence hypothesis only the provision of services and as a taxpayer only the provider, having provided the service taker or the intermediary as tax substitutes. For services initiated abroad, the forecasts are valid, and it is possible to levy the tax, because the tax fact is practiced here by the taxpayer. But in the case of services from abroad, the incidence is not valid, because contrary to territoriality, LC n. 116/2003 attempts to reach a fact that occurred outside the spatial scope of the incidence hypothesis and reach a person who is not related to the tax authorities, with no valid connection element for taxation / A Constituição Federal de 1988, ao prever que cabe à lei complementar excluir da incidência do ISS as exportações de serviços para o exterior, sinalizou pela adoção do princípio do destino para o imposto, assim como o fez com os demais tributos que incidem sobre a circulação ou o consumo. Todavia, diferentemente das contribuições sociais e interventivas e do ICMS, para o ISS, a CF não previu uma imunidade para as exportações, nem dispôs expressamente quanto à incidência nas importações. A tarefa foi remetida ao legislador complementar, que efetivou a adoção do princípio com a edição da LC n. 116/2003, disciplinando que o imposto não incide nas exportações de serviços e que incide sobre o serviço proveniente do exterior do País ou cuja prestação se tenha iniciado no exterior. Para a exportação, a norma trouxe uma isenção, gerando grande polêmica, pois, ao invés de definir o que é exportação de serviços, prescreveu que não se enquadra como exportação os serviços desenvolvidos no Brasil, cujo resultado aqui se verifique. Devido à imprecisão da expressão “resultado do serviço”, duas correntes se formaram: (i) que resultado é a própria execução do serviço, caso em que só haveria exportação se o serviço for executado fora do país; e, (ii) que resultado é a fruição do serviço, de modo que haveria exportação mesmo que o serviço fosse prestado no Brasil, desde que a fruição ocorra no exterior. A primeira interpretação não dá sentido à existência do dispositivo, pois o serviço prestado fora do país já não seria tributado, face ao princípio da territorialidade. Assim, deve-se entender resultado como fruição, ocorrendo a exportação quando o serviço seja destinado ao exterior, e sua utilidade se dê fora do país, sendo esta a única interpretação que efetiva o princípio do destino. Já no que se refere à tributação da importação de serviços, seria perfeitamente possível acaso a lei complementar houvesse previsto, para esses casos, a fruição do serviço como hipótese de incidência e o tomador como contribuinte, o que seria permitido pela CF/88. No entanto, a norma descreve como hipótese de incidência apenas a prestação de serviços e como contribuinte somente o prestador, tendo previsto o tomador ou o intermediário dos serviços como substitutos tributários. Para os serviços iniciados no exterior são válidas as previsões, sendo possível a incidência do imposto, já que o fato tributário é praticado aqui pelo contribuinte. Mas, no caso dos serviços provenientes do exterior, a incidência não é válida, pois contrariamente à territorialidade; a LC n. 116/2003 tenta atingir fato ocorrido fora do âmbito espacial da hipótese de incidência prevista e onerar pessoa que não se vincula aos entes tributantes, não havendo elemento de conexão válido para a tributação

In hierdie studie word die ses Suid-Afrikaanse gevangenisbendes vergelyk met vyftien bendes uit oorsese lande of streke, tw. Amerika, Sentraal- en Suid Amerika, Kanada, Nieu Zeeland en Brittanje. As basis van vergelyking dien hul Oorsprong, Ontstaansdoel, Geslags- en Etniese samestelling, Eienskappe, Gesagstruktuur, Uitkenningstekens en Metodes van kommunikasie. Die verskillende bendes word ook vanuit Penologiese oogpunt beoordeel. `n Spesiale hoofstuk word gewy aan die uniekheid van die sogenaamde "Nommerbendes", tw. die 28, 27, 26, 25, 24 en 23 bendes. Verskeie aspekte soos die ontstaan, rituele en geheimhouding word volledig onder die soeklig geplaas. In die bespreking van die Nommerbendes word `n groot verskeidenheid geheime inligting vir die eerste maal geopenbaar. Die studie word afgesluit met enkele aanduidings van terreine wat roep om verdere navorsing. `n Vyftal bylaes dien om sekere aspekte van die navorsing en gevangenislewe verder toe te lig. / In this study the six South African prison gangs are compared to fifteen prison gangs from foreign countries, namely America, Central and South America, Canada, New Zealand and Britain. The comparison is based on their Origin, Original aim, Gender and Ethnic make-up, Characteristics, Authoritative structure, Gang identifiet·s and Methods of communication. The different gangs are then evaluated from Penological viewpoint A chapter is specially dedicated to the uniqueness of the so-called "Number Gangs", i.e. 28, 27, 26, 25, 24 and 23 gangs. Difierent aspects, such as their common origin, rituals and secrecy, are carefully described. In the discussion of the different Number gangs a large variety of secret information is exposed for the first time ever. The study concludes with some indicators for possible further research. Five Addenda serve to elucidate certain aspects of the contents. / Penology / M.A. (Penology)

A transferência internacional de tecnologia é operação que serve como base para o desenvolvimento tecnológico. Muito além da dicotomia desenvolvimento autóctone versus importação de tecnologia, verificamos que a importação de tecnologia é, também, geradora de parte das condições precedentes para o desenvolvimento de inovação localmente. Componente-chave de qualquer processo de transferência de tecnologia é a efetiva transferência de habilidades e know-how intangível que assegurem a capacidade produtiva. O canal de transferência de tecnologia não é uma forma fácil de construir capacidade de inovação. Por meio deste, as conseqüências da transferência de tecnologia serão determinadas pelos objetivos gerais das corporações que contratam, os quais certamente não englobam a disseminação da tecnologia para potenciais concorrentes. Dentro do contexto de conflito tecnológico norte-sul ainda existente, a harmonização do direito da concorrência e da propriedade intelectual em torno do interesse coletivo concentra-se justamente na administração da intenção dos países detentores da tecnologia de manter o seu monopólio e acesso restrito à tecnologia e o dos países receptores de terem amplo acesso e utilização da tecnologia. A política de intensificação da transferência de tecnologia internacional depende não somente de políticas regionais e internacionais, mas também de políticas nacionais. É preciso analisar caminhos viáveis para as políticas dentro da moldura nacional e internacional existente. A industrialização brasileira orientou-se no sentido de gerar capacidade produtiva com adoção de padrões tecnológicos relativamente atrasados e imposição de elevadas barreiras à entrada, impactando significativamente a capacidade do país de gerar, transferir e introduzir inovações tecnológicas. A regulação da transferência de tecnologia que a acompanhou tinha como vetores principais a substituição de importações paralelamente a controles fiscais e cambiais dos pagamentos das contratações, como forma de promover o equilíbrio da balança de pagamentos do país. Esta permanece em vigor, com alterações mínimas. Ao Governo cabe delinear de forma mais clara em sua política industrial o tipo e maneira de controles que pretende exercer sobre a importação de tecnologia para o país, e com qual finalidade. Adicionalmente, é preciso promover uma harmonização dos vários diplomas legais incidentes na operação para que expressem coerência entre si. A coerência será atingida na medida em que se escolham os vetores definidores da regulação de forma consistente. A regulação deve concentrar-se na absorção da técnica pela mão-de-obra local, sem desestimular o fornecedor estrangeiro. Ambos objetivos serão atingidos com a (i) matização da regulação na área tributária e cambial e a (ii) promoção de maior interatividade entre a regulação pela propriedade industrial e o direito concorrencial, que devem focar nos termos das contratações. Quanto à política da concorrência, é preciso distinguir entre uma política de concorrência baseada somente em inovação e aquela baseada em disseminação da inovação. Quando se foca somente na inovação e se impede a disseminação, esquece-se de que o bônus que se concede hoje à inovação implicará um preço no futuro. Uma política de concorrência com a intenção de promover a disseminação e absorção de tecnologia não pode ser tarefa para as autoridades da área concorrencial, somente. / The international transfer of technology is an operation that serves as a basis for technological development. Well beyond the contrast indigenous development versus importation of technology, the importation of technology also generates preconditions for the development of local innovation. A key component of any transfer of technology process is the effective transfer of expertise and intangible know-how that ensure the production capacity. The transfer of technology vehicle is not a simple form of building innovation capacity. Through it, the consequences of the transfer of technology are determined by the overall purposes sought by the companies that convene this and certainly does not cover the dissemination of the technology to potential competitors. Within the context of the northsouth technological conflict that still exists, streamlining of antitrust law and of intellectual property law considering the public interest lays precisely on the management of the intention of the countries that own the technology to sustain their monopoly and restrict the access to the technology and the intention of the acquiring countries to have broad access and use of the technology. The policy of incrementing transfer of international technology depends not only on regional and international policies, but also on national policies, being necessary to analyze viable courses for the policies in the existing national and international framework. The Brazilian industrialization was guided in the direction of generation of production capacity adopting international standards that were relatively obsolete and by imposing obstacles to imports, substantially affecting the countrys capacity to generate, transfer and adopt new technologies. The technology transfer regulations that accompanied it had as its main pillars the replacement of imports and tax and currency exchange controls over the payments of the agreements to stabilize the countrys foreign trade deficit. This continues to exist, with minimal changes. It is incumbent on the Government to clearly outline in its industrial policy the type and form of the control that it intends to use in the importation of technology into Brazil and with what purpose. Further, it is necessary to harmonize the several statutes that apply to the operation so that they reflect coherency among each other. Coherence shall be attained upon selecting the vectors that define the regulation in a consistent manner. The regulation should concentrate on the absorption of the know-how by the local workers, but without discouraging the foreign supplier. Both goals would be met upon (i) softening the regulation under the tax and exchange aspects, and (ii) fostering greater interaction between the regulation in the intellectual property and antitrust laws areas, which should focus on the contractual clauses. As regards the antitrust policy, it is necessary to distinguish between an antitrust policy that is based solely on innovation and that which is based on the dissemination of the innovation. When only innovation is focused and dissemination is hindered, the bonus that is now being conferred to innovation and that will have a toll in the future is ignored. An antitrust policy that is intended to foster the dissemination and absorption of technology cannot be a task borne only by the antitrust authorities.