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Stewardship and Public Service: A Discussion Paper Prepared for the Public Service

by Jim Armstrong - Commission of Canada. James L. Armstrong and Associates. March , 1997
"... Our discussion about stewardship and public service begins with a critique of market based reforms that have profoundly reshaped the public service world-wide during the past two decades. While it is maintained that these reforms were necessary and have resulted in many positive outcomes, the centr ..."
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to be understood about learning organizations and how they can be nurtured within the public service. These emerging issues provide us with a set of beacons that point toward the central issue of this discussion-that is finding an approach to governance that balances the capacity to sustain, the public interest

Media Reform in Latin America: Communication Policies and Debate

by Rodrigo Gómez García
"... Latin American media policies are shaped by two historical facts. First, Latin American political systems started to open up in the late 1980s. Liberal democratic politics are thus a comparatively recent development (Smith, 2005). In the majority of countries, media systems had been controlled by co ..."
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) constitutionally entrenched rights of communication; b) legal support for the growth of third sector media (community and indigenous media, non-profit

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by Harmeet Gill
"... While surrounded by neighbors struggling with conflicts, such as Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia continues to maintain a peaceful environment. However, political and economic instability of the region has had an effect on Zambia’s own growth. Despite the peace, Zambia continues t ..."
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for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Council, a non-political, independent non-profit organization founded by young African professionals and experts and in which all 50 African countries are represented, also believes that there is a need for a fiber optic backbone for Africa. The NEPAD Council argues

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by Pasquale De Meo A, Giovanni Quattrone A, Giorgio Terracina B, Domenico Ursino A
"... IOS Press Utilization of intelligent agents for supporting citizens in their access to e-government services 1 ..."
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IOS Press Utilization of intelligent agents for supporting citizens in their access to e-government services 1

A Service of zbw A Comparative View on the Tax Performance of Developing Countries: Regional Patterns, Non-Tax Revenue and Governance

by Christian Von Haldenwang
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performers, even though the statistical evidence is less clear (see Governance levels The size of the public sector and the quality and quantity of public services may reflect structural constraints, but they may also be the outcome of choice. If a country is governed in a democratic and transparent manner

A Service of zbw Do capital expenditures determine debt issues?

by Federico Galizia , Dermot O'brien
"... Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen: Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden. Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, ..."
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independently. Otherwise, their omission implies a loss of information on the overall volume of the borrowing and investing activities of the companies in our sample, since these entities are typically set up to raise funds in order to finance specific capital expenditures. Whether a systematic bias in our

A Service of zbw R&D-Persistency, Metropolitan Externalities and Productivity The authors have benefited from comments

by Hans Lööf , Börje Johansson , Zoltan Acs , Cristiano Antonelli , John Cantwell , Jaques Mairesse , Pierre Mohnen , Bart Verspagen
"... Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen: Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden. Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, ..."
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to size, innovation, productivity, profitability and growth. This view relates to an evolutionary theory of firms and markets (e.g. The strategic choice and resource base of a firm can be classified as internal factors that affect the performance. External factors that may influence a firm

22.10.2009 Implementation of a Peer-to-Peer Multiplayer Game with Realtime Requirements

by Gutachten Alej, Ro Buchmann
"... Massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) have become increasingly popular in the recent years, particularly in the form of online role-playing games (MMORPGs). These games support up to several ten thousand players interacting in a virtual game world. The current commercially successful games are ..."
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Massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) have become increasingly popular in the recent years, particularly in the form of online role-playing games (MMORPGs). These games support up to several ten thousand players interacting in a virtual game world. The current commercially successful games

Reducing Costs Through the Appropriate Use of Specialty Services Authors: Baker Consulting

by MD Neil Baker , MD John W Whittington , MD, IHI Roger K Resar , Senior Fellow , RRT, MPA, Director, IHI Frances A Griffin , Kevin M Nolan , Ma , 2010
"... , or visit our website at www.IHI.org. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is a not-for-profit organization leading the improvement of health care throughout the world. IHI helps accelerate change by cultivating promising concepts for improving patient care and turning those ideas into a ..."
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, or visit our website at www.IHI.org. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is a not-for-profit organization leading the improvement of health care throughout the world. IHI helps accelerate change by cultivating promising concepts for improving patient care and turning those ideas

A Service of zbw Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft Leibniz Information Centre for Economics Optimizing incentive plan design: A case study Optimizing Incentive Plan Design: A Case Study Optimizing Incentive Plan Design: A Case Study

by Alec ; Levenson , Cindy ; Zoghi , Michael ; Gibbs , George Benson , Alec Levenson , Cindy Zoghi , Michael Gibbs , George Benson , Alec Levenson , Cindy Zoghi , Michael Gibbs , George Benson , Michael Gibbs
"... Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen: Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden. Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, ..."
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for increased sales, but only indirectly for sales growth, and their commission does not vary with the growth rate. Setting of sales targets for employees at various levels is done using a complex combined topdown and bottom-up approach, which we now describe in some detail. This approach applies to setting
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