Šio tyrimo tikslas – išsamiai ir sistemiškai išanalizuoti įmonės, kaip civilinių teisių objekto, teisinę prigimtį bei civilinį apyvartumą, nustatyti aktualiausias teorines ir praktines šio instituto aiškinimo ir taikymo problemas ir, remiantis užsienio valstybių patirtimi bei pasaulinėmis tendencijomis, pateikti pasiūlymus ir rekomendacijas šioms problemoms spręsti bei esamam teisiniam reguliavimui tobulinti, taip papildant nacionalinės teisės doktriną šioje srityje. Disertacijoje nagrinėjama problema aktuali tiek moksliniu, tiek praktiniu požiūriu, nes iki šiol Lietuvos teisės doktrinoje įmonės, kaip civilinių teisių objekto, specifika yra beveik nenagrinėta, išskyrus fragmentišką atskirų sandorių, kurių objektas yra įmonė, (pvz., įmonės pirkimą-pardavimą, įmonės įkeitimą) aptarimą. Šioje disertacijoje pirmą kartą Lietuvoje pateikiama visapusiška, nuodugni ir sisteminė įmonės, kaip civilinių teisių objekto, ypatumų analizė, todėl toks kompleksinis tyrimas, pirmiausia, yra reikšmingas teoriniu-doktrininiu požiūriu. Be to, šis tyrimas svarbus ir praktiniu požiūriu. Tyrimo metu išanalizuoti nacionaliniai ir užsienio valstybių teisės aktai, doktrina ir teismų praktika, susijusi su įmonės, kaip turtinio komplekso, teisinio statuso išskirtinumu bei sudaromų sandorių specifika. Šios analizės pagrindu suformuluoti praktiniai pasiūlymai Lietuvos įstatymų leidėjui, siekiant supaprastinti ir taip padidinti įmonės, kaip turtinio komplekso, civilinį apyvartumą (pvz., dėl kreditorių... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The purpose of the research is thorough and systematic analysis of the legal nature and civil turnover of enterprise as an object of civil rights, identifying the most relevant theoretical and practical problems in interpretation and application of legal norms regarding enterprise, providing with suggestions and recommendations for resolution of identified problems and improvement of existing legal regulation according to the experience of foreign countries and contemporary global trends, and contributing to the national legal doctrine. The subject-matter of the research is relevant both, in scientific and in practical terms, as the peculiarities of enterprise as an object civil rights lacks thorough analysis in the legal doctrine of Lithuania. Apart from several narrow problem-orientated publications regarding separate transactions with enterprise (e. g. sale-purchase and mortgage of enterprise), until now the legal doctrine of Lithuania lacks sufficiently profound analysis of peculiarities of enterprise as an object of civil rights. For the first time in Lithuania this dissertation delivers a thorough and systematic analysis of peculiarities of enterprise as an object of civil rights, thus such integrated research, firstly, is relevant in theoretical terms. Moreover this research is also relevant to legal practice. During the research the legal acts, court practice and legal doctrine of Lithuania and foreign countries regarding the peculiar legal status and specific... [to full text]

2 v. : col., photos., tables ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Psychology, 1979

Thesis (M.B.A. (Rhodes Investec Business School)) - Rhodes University, 2008. / Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Business Administration of Rhodes Investec Business School.

M.Cur (Professional Nursing) / This study of patient acuity level plans (PALP) to determine nursing levels for in-patients units was carried out by means of an exploratory, descriptive instrumental study within the context of a nursing situation with the literature study serving as background, a patient acuity level plan (PALP) was designed, according to accepted criteria, to find data on which to base post determination for nursing staff. This descriptive, instrumental study was done at a private research hospital in Johannesburg where all the patients and nursing staff (first- as welI as second-in-command) were involved. The patient acuity level plan (PALP) -instrument was designed by the researcher, and under supervision of the researcher it was implemented in seven nursing units in the hospital. (The instrument proved to be highly reliable i. e. 0,999). The difference between nursing post determination as recommended and determined by PALP, and nursing post determination as determined by means of a pragmatic subjective approach by the nursing service manager of the, hospital proved to be statistically insignificant. The PALP instrument showed, however, that more nursing staff were needed in four of the seven units. The quality of the nursing was not studied nor was a productivity study carried out. The grand total difference between the recommended and actual nursing hours needed for all the nursing units shows a statistically significant difference (p = 0,0001) on a 1% significance level. This instrument could also positively contribute towards a more cost-effective post determination in nursing.

Insider threat by employees in organizations is a problematic issue in today’s fast-paced, internet-driven society. Gone are the days when securing the perimeter of one’s network protected their business. Security threats are now mobile, and employees have the ability to share sensitive business data with hundreds of people instantaneously from mobile devices. While prior research has addressed social networking topics such as trust in relation to information systems, the use of social networking sites, social networking security, and social networking sharing, there is a lack of research in the mindfulness of users who spill sensitive data contained within images posted on social networking sites (SNS). The author seeks to provide an understanding of how non-malicious spillage through images relates to the mindfulness of employees, who are also deemed insiders. Specifically, it explores the relationships between the following variables: mindfulness, proprietary information spillage, and spillage of personally identifiable information (PII). A quasi-experimental study was designed, which was correlational in nature. Individuals were the unit of analysis. A sample population of business managers with SNS accounts were studied. A series of video vignettes were used to measure mindfulness. Surveys were used as a tool to collect and analyze data. There was a positive correlation between non-malicious spillage of sensitive business, both personally identifiable information and proprietary data, and a lack of mindfulness.

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Having a successful innovation process is crucial for any competitive enterprise. Being able to rapidly prototype and validate new concepts can reducethe time and cost from the specification-phase to a final product. This thesisinvestigates how open source hardware and software can accelerate the ideavalidation of proprietary systems.The development of a microcontroller shield and open-source-based softwareis described and how this artifact can take advantage of the open source community, thus making innovation more flexible and concept validation quicker.This thesis followed a five-stage development process, and is evaluated withtwo controlled experiments.The resulting artifact was shown through these controlled experiments thatit was able to improve the idea validation of proprietary systems. The resultof the controlled experiments showed that a new concept could be validatedfaster.

The Low-Fee Private Schools (LFPS) sector is globally contested. The debate takes place at the academic and policy levels and calls into question the ethics of deriving a profit from a public good. Several theoretical constructs in educational privatization have informed the debate. These include contract failure, transaction costs, moral hazard, and the obsolescing bargain. Yet, the debate does not acknowledge LFPS types. To this end, the dissertation examined the histories and pathways of different types of LFPS, presented a typology, and investigated to what extent the numerous types of LFPS varied in terms of delivering access, equity, and quality of education. The theoretical framework framing this dissertation was centered on the six pathways to privatization. A case study design was applied to conduct exploratory, inductive research in two research sites—low-income and mixed-income neighborhoods in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. I first implemented a multi-tiered sampling strategy to identify LFPS. This involved conducting on-site school mapping to locate 87 educational institutions, including unregistered LFPS, in the research sites. I then identified 26 LFPS by forwarding a definition of LFPS in Pakistan and assessing which private educational institutions met the parameters of an LFPS. Among other elements, LFPS were defined as private educational institutions that charged a maximum of 24 USD a month in school fees. The data for the dissertation included site visits to, and surveys at 17 LFPS, 45 interviews at the school level, with Rawalpindi educational authority representatives as well as a multilateral agency. Finally, I reviewed 19,320 Facebook pictures uploaded by LFPS, and visually analyzed 1,343 to triangulate claims made in the surveys and interviews. Through this research design, LFPS that were differentiated on the parameters of structure—whether LFPS are part of nation-wide chains or independent entities that have a legacy rooted in the country’s colonial history—and fee range. I found six different types of LFPS: Cheap, Medium-range and Costly Independent LFPS and Cheap, Medium-range and Costly Chain LFPS. The established typology is generalizable to urban areas in Pakistan. An analysis of the histories and pathways of the identified LFPS further revealed that there was a proliferation of LFPS starting in 2004, particularly during two periods—2004 to 2007 and 2015 to 2019—under a supportive enabling environment. Chain LFPS types are competitors to Independent LFPS types in contexts in which they are able to proliferate, such as the mixed-income neighborhoods, where no Independent LFPS has been established since 2017. Path six—De facto privatization in low-income countries—was found to be applicable to Pakistan as the government did not patronize sectoral expansion, and until recently, did not undertake efforts to regulate it. Despite sectoral expansion in recent decades, a trade-off in access, equity, and quality of education at the different types of LFPS was found. If an LFPS enhances access and equity, which was found at Cheap Chain LFPS and Medium-range Chain LFPS, it comes at the expense of quality of education. If an LFPS delivers strongly on educational quality, which is the case as Medium-range and Costly Independent LFPS, it comes at the expense of quality of education.

Software firms can use open source development model combined with proprietary development model to increase their profitability. Open source development models can help software firms create products with better technical features at a lower price. Since open source development is a community based development method the popularity of the software among customers will also increase. Using open source development method with proprietary method will also require firms to sell the product at a lower price. This creates a challenge for the firms to find the optimal price and level of openness to maximize their profit. Using the systems dynamics methodology, development, employment and customer choice for a typical software firm was captured in a simulation model to understand the dynamics of the software firm in a competitive market and to find the optimal level of openness and price. The model was built based on previous research literature, various software models and from the author's understanding of the software industry. Our analysis suggests that in a fast evolving market where customers spend less time researching and shopping for a software product (Antivirus market VS Operating Systems market), companies should maintain lower level of openness and higher proprietary type development to increase the Net Present Value of the organization. The software firm could benefit from a higher level of openness in a market where the customers base their purchasing decision on the popularity and compatibility of the software and strong network effects are present (e.g. Business intelligence software). / Master of Science

Yes / This study investigates the mechanism by which knowledge spilled over from a firm’s research publication consequently spills into the focal firm as a form of proprietary knowledge when it is engaged in an emerging science-related technology. We define the knowledge spillover pool (KSP) as an evolving group of papers citing a paper published by a firm. Focusing on the recent development of artificial intelligence, on which firms have published actively, we compare the KSP conditions related to the increase in patents created by the focal firm with those created by external actors. Using a Cox regression and subsequent contrast test, we find that both an increasing KSP and an increasing similarity between the idea published by the focal firm and KSP are positively related to the proprietary knowledge creation of both the focal firm and external actors, with such relations being significantly stronger for the focal firm than for external actors. On the contrary, an increasing proportion of industry papers in the KSP is positively associated with the proprietary knowledge creation not only by the focal firm but also by external actors to a similar degree. We contribute to the literature on selective revealing and to the firms’ publishing strategies.