Magister Administrationis - MAdmin / A disaster always means a huge death toll, displacement and inconceivable destruction for a poor country such as Bangladesh. Recently, Bangladesh has taken a holistic approach to prioritising interrelated activities and the involvement of various organisations in disaster management. A number of disaster management committees (DMCs) have been formed to coordinate and implement risk reduction measures. But the levels of success of these organisations have varied in different regions. Improper consideration of local knowledge, corruption of actors, lack of coordination and capacity of actors, etc., are perceived as major causes of this. Primarily, this mini-thesis aims to measure the impact of self-organisation in disaster risk management. / South Africa

Magister Legum - LLM

Nowadays, employee benefit system is almost a must for all big companies. It is closely related with such areas as employee motivation and stimulation which are explained in details in the first chapter of the thesis. The following chapter is focused on employee benefits themselves taking into consideration legal and tax framework. After the theoretical introduction into the employee benefit problematic and related areas there is a case study of company Linde Gas a.s. The case study includes general overview about the company followed by the analysis of current employee benefit system. Final chapter suggests possible improvements for the employee benefit system of Linde Gas a.s.

M.Tech. (Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences), Vaal University of Technology. / The majority of mine health and safety authorities around the world agree that the quality of safety standards is of increasing importance to the mining industry across the world (Kleyn & du Plessis 2016:309). Mining companies in many countries such as New Zealand, (an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean), Australia, South Africa and China have taken up the challenges of guaranteeing liability and improving performance of the safety and health of their workers, aware that many workers are injured, if not fatally. These incidents result in production loss. This study provides not only an opportunity to evaluate the status of the safety control measures of the work system in a mining company, but also enables management to pinpoint the causes of poor safety performance and implement efforts that ensure safety improvement. The primary objectives of this study were to examine factors influencing the adherence and employee perceptions towards safety control measures in a mining company. Furthermore, the governments in many countries have tried to implement legislation to try to curb the scourge of industrial accidents. Safety disclosures of the annual reports from the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) of South African mining organisations, discloses 10 major mining accidents that happened in 2015 at Northern Cape mining companies. Six of these accidents occurring from a small mining sector and four from a large mining sector, except previous year’s safety records as detailed in this study. A quantitative approach was adopted for the study. The data were collected using a sample of 200 participants in which a survey questionnaire was administered to permanent mine employees and full time contractors in the mine. A simple sampling technique was used and data were then analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) version 25.0 to formulate frequency tables and descriptive analysis graphs. Furthermore, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and t-test were utilised to analyse the data and examine significant differences between employee perceptions and attitudes towards safety control measures, age and length of service (Willemse 2009:118-121). The results reveal that although the mine was considered compliant, with its employees showing a positive attitude towards safety control measures, ANOVA revealed different perceptions of employees based on their age and years of experience. However, no differences were found in relation to gender and occupation. Based on the findings, this study further recommends future studies to be conducted in order to explore the effectiveness of implementing an internal system of self-evaluation as a starting point in any safety improvement process. An effective system of internal self-evaluation will trademark the mining sector internationally and improve workers’ safety by improving effectiveness and assurance of the control measures and the level of control performance criteria. The system should create the awareness of adherence to safety control measures and deal with employee perception towards safety adherence in mining. In addition it should be a system that ensures a structured and standardised approach to learning from incidents and that all necessary steps are followed to safeguard against repeats of incidents and accidents through an effective incident investigation process (Van den Berg 2014:11). The findings of the study revealed that the leadership in the mine has a strong, positive and significant influence on the performance of safety. In this regard, this study recommends that an effective employee engagement system to be developed and that mine managers establish a safety control charter that must be understood by the mine workers, develop a code of ethics that requires ethical and honest behaviour from all employees in order to improve safety performance and learn from these accomplishments. Mine workers will take their cue from the attitude and example displayed by management, therefore, it is recommended that mine management develop an organisational culture, which assigns authority and responsibility to employees and organises and develops employees with direction provided by management that determines the type of culture in that mine. To minimise or reduce the risk of health exposure of each activity as highlighted under Regulation 9 of the Mine Health and Safety Act (29 of 1996), it is recommended that mine manager’s enforce the use of protective equipment. The leadership and human resources, mine workers and all persons who may be affected by the mining activities in the surrounding area of operation need to be aware of the factors that can impact their well-being. The study also presented managers, mine owner and other decision makers within the mining company with important insight on key areas of factors that may require particular attention in order to enhance their operational strategies towards zero harm in the mine.

This study investigated the dual role of the principal as an employee of the Department of Education and as an ex officio member of the governing body. The South African Schools Act distinguishes between professional management and school governance. This distinction may however give rise to conflict between the principal and the governing body, more especially if roles are not clearly explained, known and understood. For the purpose of this qualitative study, a multiple case study was considered to be the most appropriate research design strategy. Interviews, document analysis and observation were used to collect data. Chapter 1 gives a general view of the study while Chapter 2 focuses on the literature review. Chapter 3 deals with data collection and data analysis. Chapter 4 focuses on the synthesis of the findings and presents the recommendations of the study. The findings in Chapter 4 reveal that in many schools there is a power struggle between the principal, teacher and parent governors. It seems as if many of the problems experienced by principals and governors are due to the fact that they cannot distinguish between the concepts of professional management and school governance. Extensive training programmes for schools’ governors will be necessary to improve the quality of governance. / Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Education Management and Policy Studies / unrestricted

of the diploma thesis The exercise of copyright by a person other than the author (heir of the author) The diploma thesis The exercise of copyright by a person other than the author (heir of the author) deals with the Czech legal framework of a work created by an employee and a collective work in terms of their specific position in the Czech legal framework resulting from the legal restriction of the exercise of the exclusive economic rights of an author and partly the exclusive moral rights of an author of a work within broader context with the German legal framework of a work created by an employee and a collective work, and with the legal framework copyright of the United States of America, especially a work created by employee under the legal doctrine "Work made for hire" and a collective work. The aim of the diploma thesis is to anchor the Czech legislation in a broader sense by including the conservative German legislation based on the continental legal system and by including the legislation of the United States of America symptomatic of the common legal system. The first chapter, based on the conceptual framework of the continental and the common legal system, incorporates the concept of the authorship, the position of the author and the author's work in the Czech Republic, Germany and the...

[pt] Nos últimos anos, a Primeira Infância entrou na agenda pública. Além do aumento da atenção por parte da academia, de órgãos internacionais e de organizações não governamentais, a agenda pública também passou a valorizar a temática, tendo como seu principal resultado a promulgação do Marco Legal da Primeira Infância (MLPI, Lei 13.257 de 2016). Partindo dessa constatação, essa dissertação teve como objetivo analisar os fatores que contribuíram para a escolha de políticas e ações que priorizam a Primeira Infância na agenda pública brasileira. Para analisar os fatores que fundamentam o surgimento e intensificação de políticas e ações voltadas para a garantia dos direitos das crianças na Primeira Infância, esta investigação, de caráter qualitativo, partiu da contribuição dos Estudos da Infância que veem a infância como construção social que se modifica ao longo do processo histórico. Para tanto, foram abordados aspectos relativos à construção social da Infância e da Primeira Infância; as principais abordagens que influenciaram as narrativas, legislações e programas sociais voltadas para a Primeira Infância; os ciclos das políticas públicas, formação de agenda e as diferentes maneiras como os diversos atores sociais se relacionam, além de uma análise do contexto socioeconômico brasileiro dos indicadores acerca da Primeira Infância. Concluiuse que, apesar do MLPI ter partido do princípio de garantia dos direitos, o discurso dominante no Brasil parte majoritariamente das perspectivas da neurociência e da economia no que tange à importância do investimento na Primeira Infância. Ademais, apesar da Primeira Infância ter entrado na agenda pública brasileira, estas conquistas ainda pouco se refletem nas vidas das crianças brasileiras. / [en] In recent years, Early Childhood has entered the public agenda. In addition to increased attention from academia, international organization and nongovernmental organizations, a public agenda has also started to value the issue, with the main result being the enactment of the Legal Framework for Early Childhood (MLPI, Law 13,257 of 2016) . Based on this finding, this dissertation aimed to analyze the factors that contributed to the choice of policies and actions that prioritize Early Childhood in the brazilian public agenda. To assess the factors that underlie the emergence and intensification of policies and actions aimed at guaranteeing the rights of children in Early Childhood, this qualitative investigation starts from the contribution of Childhood Studies that see childhood as a social construction that changes. throughout the historical process. To this end, aspects related to the social construction of Childhood and Early Childhood were analyzed; the main approaches that influence narratives, legislation and social programs aimed at Early Childhood; the cycle of public policies, agenda setting and how the different social actors relate to each other, in addition besides one to an analysis of the Brazilian socioeconomic context of indicators relating to Early Childhood. It was concluded that, despite the MLPI starting from the principle of guaranteeing rights, the dominant discourse in Brazil are mostly from the perspectives of neuroscience and economics. Furthermore, despite Early Childhood having entered the Brazilian public agenda, these achievements are still little reflected in the lives of Brazilian children.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação V.Final (1).pdf: 1302201 bytes, checksum: 1f2dfad7f4b4a0f0de9eff39be289abf (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-12-01 / Purpose - The work consists in the accomplishment of a qualitative study regarding the technological partnerships signed within SUS and the opportunities brought to the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation's partnerships with the advent of the "new legal framework of science and technology" (Law 13243/2016) under the Constitutional Amendment 85/2015. Design/Methodology - In this aim, the work initially seeks to delimit the term "technological partnerships", defining what “technological” activities are and what are considered "partnerships" for the purposes of the study. From the delimitation, the work then places such covenants in the ambit of the SUS, highlighting its relevance in facing the current challenges of the sector, the so-called " challenges of the SUS " (FIOCRUZ, 2015), in which Fiocruz emerges as one of the protagonists. At the end, the study then goes on to identify, from a descriptive and explanatory perspective, the new opportunities that opened up for Fiocruz, as a Public Scientific, Technological and Innovation Institution (ICT) of the SUS, with the new S&T legislation. Findings - From the systematic analysis of the entire normative body modified by the new legal framework, the study identifies the new legal opportunities for Fiocruz and presents a specific contracting model for the Foundation's technological partnerships. Research limitations - The main limitations of the study are the terminological imprecision of the terms "partnership", "technological" and "opportunities", the confidentiality of data and its qualitative nature, which gives a certain degree of subjectivity to its conclusions and propositions. Practical implications- The study presents technical and objective proposals before the new legal perspectives to optimize the use of these instruments in the fulfillment of the institutional mission of Fiocruz. Social implications- The study presents a set of propositions for exploring the entire "mosaic" of new legal opportunities for the benefit of Fiocruz, as a public ICT of the SUS, in the achievement of its institutional mandate and in the best interests of Brazilian public health. Originality - The work deals with an extremely recent legislation with poor specific bibliography, mainly under a Public Administration approach and, to our knowledge, does not have any institutional precedent / Objetivo- O trabalho consiste na realização de um estudo qualitativo a respeito das parcerias tecnológicas firmadas no âmbito do SUS e das oportunidades trazidas para as parcerias da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz com o advento do “novo marco legal da ciência e tecnologia” (Lei 13.243/2016) sob os auspícios da Emenda Constitucional 85/2015. Metodologia - Nesse desiderato, o trabalho busca inicialmente delimitar o que são propriamente as chamadas “parcerias tecnológicas”, definindo o que compreendem atividades “tecnológicas” e o que são consideradas “parcerias” para fins do estudo. A partir da delimitação o trabalho então situa tais avenças no âmbito do SUS, destacando sua relevância no enfrentamento de desafios atuais do setor, os chamados “desafios do SUS” (FIOCRUZ, 2015), no qual a Fiocruz desponta como um dos protagonistas. Ao final o estudo passa então à identificação em abstrato, sob uma perspectiva descritiva e explicativa, das novas oportunidades que se abrem para Fiocruz, na qualidade de Instituição Científica, Tecnológica e de Inovação (ICT) pública do SUS, trazidas pelo indigitado “novo marco legal de C&T”. Resultados - Da análise sistemática de todo o corpo normativo alterado pelo novo marco legal o estudo identifica quais são as novas oportunidades legais para Fiocruz e apresenta um modelo de contratação específico para as parcerias tecnológicas da Fundação. Limitações – As principais limitações do estudo são a imprecisão terminológica das expressões “parceria”, “tecnológica” e “oportunidades”, a confidencialidade de dados e a natureza qualitativa do estudo que confere certo grau de subjetividade às conclusões propugnadas. Contribuições práticas - O estudo apresenta propostas técnicas e objetivas ante às novas perspectivas legais para otimização do aproveitamento desses instrumentos na consecução da missão institucional da Fiocruz. Contribuições sociais – O estudo apresenta um conjunto de proposições para exploração de todo o “mosaico” de novas oportunidades legais em proveito da Fiocruz, como ICT pública do SUS, na consecução de sua missão institucional e, bem assim, no melhor interesse da saúde pública nacional. Originalidade – O trabalho trata de legislação extremamente recente, carente de bibliografia específica, mormente sob o enfoque da Administração Pública e, pelo nosso conhecimento, não possui precedente em âmbito institucional

The genesis of the informal sector in Mozambique is similar to the way it emerged in many other countries in the world, starting mainly with small businesses performed by unemployed people, peasent families, street vendors among others as their self employment. The informal sector offers a striking illustration of the strengths and weakness of enterprises in Mozambique. A simple and transparent legal framework, properly enforced is indispensable for the long term success of the informal sector to turn to formal sector. Taxation is controversary in the informal sector. The existing tax system in Mozambique is distorced and naturally contribute to a host of economic and social problems. The needed for the reform of taxation system has been acknowledged for instance the recent implementation of VAT system in Mozambique still on process of implementation. Taxes generated by the informal sector could contribute to the budget of the State. / Mercantile Law / LL.M.

The promotion of sustainable development is an objective shared by African Union (AU) member states and the pursuance thereof is expressly mandated by the Constitutive Act of the African Union, 2000 and the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community, 1992. Lack of access to modern energy sources, such as electricity and the heavy reliance on traditional biomass as primary energy source are factors contributing to the non-achievement of the promotion of sustainable development. These factors are collectively referred to as energy poverty. The African Continent as a whole has limited, and in some instances, lack access to modern energy sources while the majority of its population relies heavily on traditional biomass as primary energy source. Africa can accordingly be classified as an energy poor region–a situation which does not bode well for the promotion of sustainable development. Access to reliable, affordable, economically viable, socially acceptable and environmentally sound energy services and resources is fundamental to socio-economic development. Mitigating the impacts of energy poverty and more specifically lack of access to modern energy sources on the sustainable development of Africa depends upon ensuring increased access to modern energy sources. The above-mentioned instruments furthermore contain provisions which link regional cooperation on the formulation of coordinated regional law and policy on areas/matters of common concern with the achievement of the objective of promoting sustainable development in Africa. One of the areas of common concerns listed is that of energy. Regional cooperation must accordingly be geared towards the effective development of the continent‘s energy and natural resources; promoting the development of new and renewable energy in the framework of the policy of diversification of sources of energy; and establishing an adequate mechanism of concerted action and coordination for the collective solution of the energy development problems within the AU. The formulation of coordinated energy law and policy should take place with reference to the specific sources of energy to be regulated. In this regard, the provisions of the Abuja Treaty and other sub-regional energy access initiatives list various sources of energy as forming part of a diversified AU energy mix – one of which is nuclear energy. In this study recommendations are made as to what should be embodied in a coordinated AU regional nuclear legal framework aimed at regulating increased access to nuclear energy capable of contributing towards the promotion of sustainable development. The recommendations are based on an examination of relevant international, regional and sub-regional legal instruments and other initiatives. / PhD (Law), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014