The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the process of introducing unlimited tariffs by O2 Czech Republic a.s. as to the Czech telecommunications market. The focus of this topic has two perspectives, perspective of the innovative companies and competitors' view. In the assessment perspective, there is also the view of customers. In the first part, I have dealt mainly with the general theory of introducing innovative products to the market, which is related to business surveys that were conducted, in particular the analysis of competition and the market. In the practical part, I focused on the very process of implementation, including the initial assessment of the market situation, setting pricing policies or communication tools that were used. In conclusion, I compared previous expectations with real impacts.

Factors associated with rank position are poorly understood whereas even fewer studies assessed if benefits were associated with increased rank position when resources were unlimited. I assessed whether age, body mass, size, and testosterone levels were important in rank establishment among 132 captive female white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). I also assessed if the benefit metrics of improved body condition, decreased stress level, and earlier parturition date were related to rank position. Deer in each of 9 study pens had a linear hierarchy with a mean h Πof 0.39 (SD = 0.09). Rank position was moderately related to age (P < 0.1) and was strongly related to body mass and size (P < 0.01). There was no relationship between benefit metrics and rank position (P < 0.1). Although increased body mass, size, and age improved rank position there were no benefits associated with increased rank when resources were unlimited.

Even though the Youth Opportunities Unlimited program has been in effect for ten years, there exists no current, comprehensive, effectiveness research on YOU. Such analysis is needed to determine the value of the YOU program. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the YOU program. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods are used in this study. Quantitative analysis is provided through factual data collected through an alumni survey. Qualitative analysis is provided through personal opinion information obtained from YOU alumni through the survey and by personal interview. The YOU program at UNT is a successful compensatory education program that helps improve the education and the lives of America's at-risk students.

Personal corporations and their character The purpose of this thesis is to examine Czech legal regulation of personal corporations, i. e. unlimited partnership and limited partnership, in force. The reason for the research is to focus on some crucial provisions concerning the above mentioned corporations which may seem ambiguous, permit various interpretations and therefore cause difficulties in legal practice, to explain different positions of Czech legal experts and judicial authorities concerning the interpretation and to support the interpretation which seems most likely to be intended by the legislator. Sometimes relevant legal regulation in some foreign countries is mentioned to be compared with the Czech legal system. The thesis is composed of four chapters, each of them dealing with different aspects of Czech legal regulation of personal corporations in force. The Introduction briefly describes what the term personal corporations stands for and mentiones the bill on business corporations which is currently being discussed in the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament and which is being mentioned to enter in force on 1st January 2013. Chapter One shortly examines the history of personal corporations legal regulation on the territory of today's Czech Republic. It is subdivided into two parts,...

The thesis clarifies the operation of the limited partnership in the Czech law system. In particular, it explains the establishment, the operation and the expiration of the limited partnership. There are stated the basic characteristics of the limited partnership and there are described the differences between unlimited partner and limited partner. The establishment of the limited partnership from the limited liability company by the change of the legal form is explained on the concrete example. In conclusion, there is the explanation of the various manners of expirations.

Este texto faz uma re-leitura do modelo dual proposto por Lewis em 1954 (1) adicionando considerações sobre a competição entre firmas, o progresso tecnológico e sobre alguns outros elementos do comportamento mercado de trabalho (mobilidade, qualificação e dinâmica salarial). O texto tem como objetivo é propor elementos à serem incorporados a dinâmica original, de forma a tentar entender se, em uma dinâmica de desenvolvimento como esta, existe possibilidade de que excessos de oferta de mão-de-obra persistam, resistindo a acumulação de capital. / This dissertation reviews the dual economy model presented by Lewis in 1954 (1), adding to the discussion aspects about the competitive dynamics between firms, technological progress, and other elements of the labor market (labor mobility, qualification and wage dynamics). Its goal is to propose new elements that could, once incorporated into the original model, explain the possibility of a persistent labor surplus (a surplus that would be resistant to the accumulation process).

Este texto faz uma re-leitura do modelo dual proposto por Lewis em 1954 (1) adicionando considerações sobre a competição entre firmas, o progresso tecnológico e sobre alguns outros elementos do comportamento mercado de trabalho (mobilidade, qualificação e dinâmica salarial). O texto tem como objetivo é propor elementos à serem incorporados a dinâmica original, de forma a tentar entender se, em uma dinâmica de desenvolvimento como esta, existe possibilidade de que excessos de oferta de mão-de-obra persistam, resistindo a acumulação de capital. / This dissertation reviews the dual economy model presented by Lewis in 1954 (1), adding to the discussion aspects about the competitive dynamics between firms, technological progress, and other elements of the labor market (labor mobility, qualification and wage dynamics). Its goal is to propose new elements that could, once incorporated into the original model, explain the possibility of a persistent labor surplus (a surplus that would be resistant to the accumulation process).

Le droit de la concurrence connaît une évolution fondamentale. Le contentieux prouve incontestablement que le débat initial sur l’existence d’une infraction a été remplacé par celui sur l’amende. Or, au centre du débat sur l’amende, se trouve la pleine juridiction du juge de l’Union sur les décisions de la Commission européenne infligeant une amende. En droit de l’Union, cette compétence est donnée au juge dans le droit primaire, par l’article 261 TFUE et dans le droit dérivé, par l’article 31 du règlement n°1/2003. Le juge peut supprimer, réduire ou majorer l’amende infligée. D’un côté, les pouvoirs conférés au juge par les textes sont vastes, ce qui laisse place à une jurisprudence imprécise, qui divise, tant à propos des conditions que de l’exercice de la pleine juridiction. D’un autre côté, alors qu’en droit de l’Union, la pleine juridiction renvoie à une compétence du juge sur le montant de l’amende, en droit du Conseil de l’Europe, la pleine juridiction correspond à un standard de contrôle qu’exerce le juge sur la décision adoptée. La question qui innerve cette étude reste celle de savoir si, en droit de l’Union, la compétence de pleine juridiction exercée par le juge satisfait-il au standard de contrôle de pleine juridiction, au sens de la Convention ? C’est, d’une part, le constat que la pleine juridiction, en droit de l’Union, souffre d’une conception désormais faussée. D’autre part, parce que la jurisprudence n’est pas uniforme, c’est une application dynamique de la pleine juridiction qui est encouragée, à travers un modèle de solutions pratiques applicable de manière systématique, dans un but de plus de cohérence et de sécurité juridique / EU competition law has fundamentally changed. The developments in competition litigation prove clearly that the initial debate about breaches of substantive competition law has now been replaced by a debate over the fine. The EU courts’ unlimited jurisdiction is now central to the debate over fines. In EU law, unlimited jurisdiction of the Court of justice regarding the penalties is granted by article 261, TFEU and by article 31, regulation no1/2003. On one hand, the powers granted to the EU courts are broad and vague. Which means unlimited jurisdiction results from a case-law construction of an evolutive and open nature. On the other hand, under human rights law, unlimited jurisdiction is a standard of control while under EU law, unlimited jurisdiction is merely a competence over the level of the fine. Therefore, the underlying question remains whether the judicial review in EU law does comply with the criteria of unlimited jurisdiction as established by the ECtHr? The objective of this study is to bring light to the fact that the definition of unlimited jurisdiction in EU law is blurred based on the misapprehension of its nature and more importantly, given the conflicting case law in this matter, we would like to promote a dynamic approach of the EU courts’ unlimited jurisdiction through practical solutions in a systematic perspective in the interests of legal certainty and judicial coherence

This thesis explores Zanzibari fishing practices and the fishermen’s relation to the ocean, within the context of the global political economy. The study focuses on catching small pelagic fish, locally known as dagaa, which has become vital for food security in Zanzibar. By combining anthropological theories of phenomenology and political economy, the thesis identifies capitalism and the need for cash as constituting a metabolic rift that alienates fishermen from the ocean, where the ocean is seen as more of an industrial landscape to earn a wage rather than a landscape to dwell with. The thesis further expands the analysis to discuss overexploitation in relation to the global economy with a worldview of unlimited goods.

This thesis tells the previously untold story of how environmental activists in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the 1980s waged a nearly decade-long and ultimately losing battle against a plan to pump water from the free-flowing Delaware River. As a case study of grassroots community activism during the presidential administration of Ronald Reagan, the struggle known locally as “Dump the Pump” and spearheaded by a nonprofit organization called Del-AWARE supports and provides a regional take on recent scholarship that has illuminated the vibrant underlying dynamics of local civic engagement occurring amid the overshadowing political conservatism of the Reagan years. Also a case study in public history, this thesis demonstrates how collective historical memory fueled not only Del-AWARE’s protracted struggle, but its enduring legacy in public policy and community life. It concludes with suggestions for preserving the history of Del-AWARE before it is lost forever. / History