La mia tesi in questo lavoro di ricerca è che le università possono costituire attori di sviluppo grazie ad un'azione immediata e diretta su un'area problematica locale condotta attraverso partnership e reti con altri attori pubblici e privati. L'obiettivo è di creare due fattori di sviluppo: capitale sociale e capitale umano. Ho contestualizzato questa idea nella letteratura dell'istruzione superiore, relativamente ai termini del dibattito intorno a un ruolo innovativo e attivo dell'università contemporanea nel contesto sociale. Di questo mi occupo nel capitolo 1. Nel capitolo 2 analizzo il problema di secondo livello, ovvero l'aspetto organizzativo che può assumere una forma innovativa di funzione sociale: le partnership pubblico-private. Le ipotesi che emergono nei primi due capitoli vengono testate nel terzo sul caso di studio, la partnership tra Boston University e il distretto scolastico di Chelsea, MA: un esperimento unico nel quale un'università privata ha gestito sistematicamente per due decenni un distretto scolastico pubblico. Benché il caso di studio sia unico nel suo genere, e quindi non comparabile, ho voluto contestualizzarlo nel capitolo 4 attraverso l'analisi di altri due casi relativi a problemi affini: riforme scolastiche per la qualità dell'istruzione, e le politiche e la missione delle istituzioni di istruzione superiore. Tutti i casi presentati in questo lavoro appartengono alla prospettiva statunitense. / My thesis in this work is that the universities could be active agents of development, intervening successfully on a local problematic area by networking with public and private actors in order to generate two specific factors of development: social and human capital. I set this idea in the context of the literature on higher education and the debates on innovative and active social functions for the contemporary university. This is the focus of Chapter 1. In Chapter 2 I approach the problem on a deeper level, in its organizational terms: I analyse the public-private partnerships as instruments for the universities to self-assign and re-interpret their local engagement for the creation of human and social capitals. The hypothesis presented in the first two chapters are tested in Chapter 3 on my case study: the Boston University-Chelsea Partnership, a unique example of the day-by-day management of a public district (the Chelsea public schools, MA) by a private university (the Boston University). My case study is set in context in Chapter 4, through the provision of other cases that, albeit not comparably, address similar concerns (quality of education and systems reform, and higher education policies and mission). All these cases are US-focused.

Šiuolaikinės įmonių teisės modernizavimo bei liberalesnio reguliavimo tendencijos lėmė naujo teisinio instituto įtvirtinimą Lietuvos įmonių teisės sistemoje. Kaip kiekvieno naujo socialinio teisinio reiškinio, taip ir mažosios bendrijos įtvirtinimas šiandieninėje praktikoje lemia tam tikrą neaiškumą, neapibrėžtumą, mokslinių žinių stygių apie naują Lietuvos įmonių teisės institutą. Šiame darbe, remiantis Lietuvos bei užsienio doktrinos analize, siekiama atskleisti mažosios bendrijos sampratą, požymius bei reikšmę Lietuvos įmonių teisės kontekste. Pirmoje šio darbo dalyje autorė atskleidžia mažosios bendrijos bei naujų užsienio valstybių verslo vystymo formų atsiradimo priežastis. Antrojoje dalyje yra analizuojama partnerystės bei iš jos kildinamos mažosios bendrijos sampratų santykis, atliekant lyginamąją pastarąsias sampratas kvalifikuojančių požymių analizę, atskleidžiami mažosios bendrijos ir partnerystės koncepcijų skirtumai. Trečioje dalyje charakterizuojami pagrindiniai mažosios bendrijos reglamentavimo ypatumai. Šioje dalyje atskleidžiami mažųjų bendrijų reguliavime per plačiai taikomo asmeninėmis savybėmis grįsto bendradarbiavimo principo trūkumai, ribotos dalyvių atsakomybės doktrinos įtvirtinimo priežastys ir reikšmė mažosios bendrijos teisiniam savarankiškumui, kapitalo palaikymo doktrinos eliminavimo bei lanksčios valdymo struktūros įtvirtinimo tikslingumas. Mažosios bendrijos bei kitų panašių užsienio valstybių naujų verslo vystymo formų ypatumų analizė... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The tendencies of modern company law modernization and more liberal regulations have resulted in the consolidation of a new legal institute in the legal system of Lithuanian company law. As with each new social legal phenomenon, the consolidation of a small partnership in today’s practice results in particular ambiguity, uncertainty, the lack of scientific knowledge about a new Lithuanian company law institute. With reference to the analysis of Lithuanian and foreign doctrine, this paper aims to reveal the concept and characteristics of a small partnership, and its importance in the context of Lithuanian company law. In the first part of this paper the author reviews the origin causes of a small partnership and business development forms of new foreign countries. The second part analyses the relation between partnership and a small partnership that derives from it. The comparative analysis of characteristics that qualify the latter concepts, the differences between small partnership and partnership concepts are revealed. The third part characterizes the main features of a small partnership regulation. This part describes the lacks of collaboration principles that are based on personal characteristics and widely applicable in the regulation of small partnerships, this part also reviews the reasons for consolidation of a limited liability doctrine, the importance for a legal autonomy of a small partnership, the expedience of the elimination of capital maintenance... [to full text]

Zugl.: Osnabrück, Universiẗat, Diss., 2007.

Zugl.: Regensburg, Universiẗat, Diss., 2009.

Zugl.: Freiburg (Breisgau), Universiẗat, Diss., 2005/2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [338]-369) and index.

Zugl.: Bayreuth, Univ., Diss., 2009

Universiẗat, Diss., 2007--Gießen.

This diploma thesis is a comprehensive and up-to-date review of public private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects at the municipal level in Germany. Public private partnerships use the know-how and the skills of the private sector for the construction and operation of infrastructure and for the long-term provision of public services. The overall goal of this thesis is to discuss the municipal government's approach to PPP infrastructure projects. The theoretical part of this thesis includes informations and fundamental characteristics of public private partnership project types and the most widely used financial instruments in Germany, as well as the obstacles, challenges and prospects of success for the PPP Programme. The thesis further deals with the legislation and the institutional framework of this cooperation, including the establishment of the Partnerschaften Deutschland und other PPP units in central and local government to promote and manage projects. In particular we focus on the possibility of the involvement of private partners in public private partnerships to clear the backlog of investment and to satisfy local authority investment needs. The empirical part of this work describes the efficient, beneficial and cost-effective delivery of what is currently one of Germany's biggest PPP projects in the field of public- sector building construction: refurbishing, financing and operating the 90 schools in the district of Offenbach in the south of Hesse.

Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are being seen by governments, increasingly, as important engines of economic growth. They are viewed as sources of innovation and employment creation. Technology innovative SME’s commercialization strategy often includes forming a partnership with a large company (LCO). This is because what the SME lacks in terms of market links, marketing and distribution channels, the LCO can often provide. LCOs, on the other hand, need to be innovative in order to survive in a dynamic and ever changing business environment. LCOs are therefore open to new ideas, being in the form of knowledge and capabilities. The reality is, however, that many partnerships fail. For an SME whose growth is dependant on a partnership with an LCO, understanding how it can influence the partnership such that it will result in success is critically important. This research sets out to gain a better understanding of this topic. Research Problem Technology innovative businesses operate in the knowledge economy where the one sure source of competitive advantage is knowledge (Takeuchi and Nonaka, 2004). However, knowledge is a high risk commodity and can be easily appropriated by an opportunistic company. A major risk in collaboration is that the partners can gain access to the knowledge and skills of the company (Littler et al, 1995) – this is termed knowledge spillover. Where this is unintentional, it can result in the company exposing its knowledge and skills being made very vulnerable. Furthermore, the high rate of partnership failure is attributed to a lack of cooperation and the opportunistic behaviour of partners (Das et al, 1998). It is important, therefore, for SMEs wishing to partner with an LCO, to understand both what attracts the LCO to partner with them in the first instance, as well as what safeguards need to be in place to protect themselves against possible opportunistic behaviour by the LCO. Methodology A sample of 43 technology innovative SMEs was interviewed by means of a structured questionnaire. The frequencies of the variables were analysed and compared with findings in the literature. In order to improve the variation of the dichotomous responses, the independent variables were compounded into the following variables: competencies, ability capabilities, awareness capabilities, formal safeguards and informal safeguards. The relationship between the number/level of competencies and capabilities and partnership success was determined, as well as the influence of formal and/or informal safeguards on this relationship. Backward conditional logistic regression was performed on the compounded variables in order to determine which model best fitted the data, in other words which predictors most affected partnership success. To better understand the negative relationship between ability capabilities and perceived partnership success, as well as the positive relationship between awareness capabilities and perceived partnership success, cross tabulations were performed on all the individual items to determine the Phi Square. An explanation was provided for those items that proved to be statistically significant. Because of the small sample used for this quantitative study and in order to verify the major findings, four case studies were conducted on SMEs that had participated in the original survey. The findings of the survey were then compared with the findings of the case studies. Main findings The main findings from the survey were the following: 1. SMEs’ abilities rather than their competencies, appeared to influence the success of the partnership 2. the more ability capabilities an SME had, the lower the perceived success of the partnership. This was influenced by where the SME had developed its own IP; and where the SME had segmented is potential market in accordance with Moore’s (1999) market segmentation strategy for hi-tech products 3. a positive relationship between awareness capability and partnership success was influenced by the SME having an understanding of the LCO’s SWOT, but this same relationship was negatively affected by the LCO preferring to enter into a JV with another LCO when sourcing technology 4. the relationships listed in items 2 and 3 above were influenced by safeguards, namely: 4.1 the greater the number of safeguards (formal and informal) that were put in place, the more positive will be the relationship between increasing numbers of awareness capabilities and the perceived success of the partnership 4.2 the greater the number of safeguards (formal and informal) that were put in place, the less negative will be the relationship between increasing numbers of ability capabilities, and the perceived success of the partnership 4.3 formal safeguards were more effective at moderating the relationship between capabilities and partnership success than informal safeguards The main findings from the case studies were as follows: 1. having ability capabilities, awareness capabilities and competencies was associated with high levels of partnership success (not in support of the survey findings) 2. above average levels of capabilities/competencies were associated with low levels of partnership success (in support of the survey findings) 3. there is a positive relationship between the level of safeguards and the association between capabilities/competencies and partnership success (in support of survey findings) 4. both formal and informal safeguards are important in ensuring a positive association between capabilities/competencies and partnership success (not in support of survey findings). In conclusion, the findings from the case studies did indeed validate some of the findings of the survey, namely, in the absence of safeguards, above average levels of capabilities/competencies are associated with low levels of partnership success; and there is a positive relationship between the level of safeguards and the association between capabilities/competencies and partnership success. / Thesis (PhD (Technology Management))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Graduate School of Technology Management (GSTM) / PhD / unrestricted

Alleviating poverty is central to the Sustainable Development Goals. It is emphasized that strong partnerships are required for achieving this goal. While governments are responsible for reducing the poverty in their countries, the potential of national civil society organisations (CSOs) in solving social problems in the areas they work in allows them to be effective partners in alleviating poverty. Noting that Jordan’s poverty rate Grew between 2010 and 2018. This thesis examines the literature about the multidimensional poverty of the Jordanians and the Syrian refugees in Jordan to access their basic needs of sufficient food and nutrition, water and sanitation, basic healthcare, and basic education. It also analyses the partnership between the Jordanian government and national philanthropic CSOs by interviewing representatives of two Royal CSOs and two non-Royal CSOs that work to help the poor access their needs and improve their income. The study shows that access to basic needs is more challenging for the Syrian refugees than the Jordanian poor in all dimensions, before and during COVID-19. For Jordanians, the income dimension is more challenging than other poverty dimensions, compared with the Syrian refugees. Moreover, the partnership between the national CSOs and the government is not a strategic partnership. National CSOs are the implementers of the partnership’s projects. They are the accountable. They do their own monitoring and evaluation. They do not receive funds from the government. Their communications with the government are not effective for the partnership. Thus, to improve the partnership and facilitate the national CSOs’ work, the study suggests that the partnership’s terms be renegotiated, the communications and interactions are strengthened, and have common and periodic evaluations and monitoring for the different timeframes.