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71	Creating competitive advantage through combined assurance in South African organisations Madondo, Lancelot Nyaradzai 02 1900 (has links) South Africa has institutionalised the application of combined assurance’s Three Lines of Defence Model (TLDM) through the 3rd and 4th editions of the King Code. Albeit, failure of the TLDM has been documented in recent corporate governance scandals in South Africa. These failures point to the inadequacy of the model in its theoretical underpinnings that place more emphasis on compliance than moral development (acts vs virtue ethics). In this research study, the adequacy of the TLDM was assessed, as well as its effectiveness in dealing with Agency. It was further sought to establish whether competitive advantage could be created through TLDM implementation in South African organisations and to quantify in relative terms, the scope for competitive advantage creation through TLDM application. A mixed research methodology (convergent design) was used to gather quantitative and qualitative insights from governance practitioners in South Africa (concurrently over a cross-sectional time frame). 204 survey respondents and 11 interviewees participated in the study. A statistically valid model for creation of competitive advantage was developed from the quantitative findings while a framework for competitive advantage was developed from the qualitative findings. The findings of the study confirm the inadequacy of the TLDM that it lies in poor implementation by South African organisations than in the model’s theoretical underpinnings. It was concluded that competitive advantage can be created though TLDM implementation in South African organisations, and the scope for creation of competitive advantage is relatively significant. The implementation of TLDM with compliance fixation mediates the creation for competitive advantage through TLDM, while moral development focus in TLDM implementation moderates the relationship between TLDM Adequacy in ethics underpinnings and competitive advantage creation. While the inadequacy of the TLDM was established through this study, the support for the TLDM was still overwhelming, although support for additional levels as contemplated in the Five Levels of Assurance Model (FLAM) was considerable. / Graduate School of Business Leadership / D.B.L. (Strategy and Governance) Competitive advantage Combined assurance Three lines of defence Corporate governance Agency Ethics Compliance Morality Corporate social responsibility King code Corporate scandals Governance failures Stewardship Governance practitioners Impropriety Board of directors Organisational value Stakeholders Organisational reputation 658.4220968
72	From Governors to Grocers: How Profiteering Changed English-Canadian Perspectives of Liberalism in the Great War of 1914-1918 Targa, RYAN 20 September 2013 (has links) The war against Germany was perceived by the majority of English Canadians as a necessity to defend the British Empire, democracy and justice. However, it became increasingly evident to the public that some individuals were being permitted to prosper, while others — particularly those of the working class — endured immense hardship. These individuals who prospered at a level judged excessive became known as "profiteers." Initial criticisms of profiteering were connected to graft, jobbery and patronage apparent in government military purchases. However, as public sacrifices intensified, the morally acceptable extent to which individuals and businesses could profit came to be more narrowly defined. Criticisms of profiteering expanded to challenge the mainstream liberal notions of private wealth and laissez-faire policies as being inequitable and undemocratic. The federal government's unwillingness to seriously implement measures against profiteering led to rising discontent. Consequently, working-class English Canadians aspired to form a 'new democracy' that was worth the sacrifices of the war. / Thesis (Master, History) -- Queen's University, 2013-09-19 19:02:13.077 food controller world war one military contracts scandals 1914-1918 inflation profit liberalism patronage corruption profiteers profiteer conscription big interests income tax great war income war tax business profits war tax liberal order taxation conscription of wealth combines graft jobbery first world war english canada patriotism working class equality equality of sacrifice regulation shell committee imperial munitions board profiteering liberal trusts great war veterans association laissez-faire democracy board of commerce canada food board
73	Strategies of Sexual Reproduction in Aphids / Fortpflanzungsstrategien der Sexuellen Generation von Blattläusen Dagg, Joachim 30 October 2002 (has links) No description available. 570 Biowissenschaften, Biologie Mathematics and Computer Science Strategie Kopulationsdauer Spermienkonkurrenz Spermien-Kooperation Marginal Value Theorem Paarungsverhalten Partner-Bewachung Partnerwahl Konkurrenz Geschlechter-Verhältnis Geschlechter-Verteilung springende Gene Transposons; strategy copula duration sperm competition sperm co-operation marginal value theorem courtship mate guarding mate choice mate competition kin competition sex ratio sex allocation jumping genes transposon ancient asexual scandals paradox of sexual reproduction replicator interactor Uroleucon cirsii Uroleucon cichorii Euceraphis betulae Schizolachnus obscurus Rhopalosiphum padi; 42.21 Evolution 42.66 Ethologie 42.67 Fortpflanzung 42.75 Insecta 42.97 Ökologie: Sonstiges
74	Governing Gambling in the United States Garcia, Maria E 01 January 2010 (has links) The role risk taking has played in American history has helped shape current legislation concerning gambling. This thesis attempts to explain the discrepancies in legislation regarding distinct forms of gambling. While casinos are heavily regulated by state and federal laws, most statutes dealing with lotteries strive to regulate the activities of other parties instead of those of the lottery institutions. Incidentally, lotteries are the only form of gambling completely managed by the government. It can be inferred that the United States government is more concerned with people exploiting gambling than with the actual practice of wagering. In an effort to more fully understand the gambling debate, whether it should be allowed or banned, I examined different types of sources. Historical sources demonstrate how ingrained in American culture risk taking, the core of gambling, has been since the formation of this nation. Sources dealing with the economic implications of gambling were also studied. Additionally, sources dealings with the political and legal aspects of gambling were essential for this thesis. Legislature has tried to reconcile distinct problems associated with gambling, including corruption. For this reason sports gambling scandals and Mafia connections to gambling have also been examined. The American government has created much needed legislature to address different concerns relating to gambling. It is apparent that statutes will continue to be passed to help regulate the gambling industry. A possible consideration is the legalization of sports wagering to better regulate that sector of the industry. Gambling Sports wagering Economics Indian gaming Lotteries Casinos Las Vegas Kefauver Committee Indian Gambling Regulatory Act of 1988 boxing Horse racing Gambling scandals Mafia Federal Wire Act Illegal Money Transmitters Act of 1992 Model Anti-Gambling Act Bookmakers (Gambling) American Politics American Popular Culture Antitrust and Trade Regulation Constitutional Law Cultural History Cyberspace Law Entertainment and Sports Law Growth and Development Indian and Aboriginal Law Law and Economics Law and Society Legal Political History Politics State and Local Government Law United States History

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