A number of studies have been done in the past decade regarding the importance of transparency and accountability and the major role they play in influencing a business. In a study, Fox (2007) argued how both transparency and accountability have a certain link or relation between them. Fox went on and simplified this relation by explaining how accountability is considered a dependent variable depending on transparency which is the independent variable. Hale (2008) acknowledged that since both transparency
aCHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ________________________________________ 1.1 DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING Distributed computing is a field of computer science that studies distributed systems. A distributed system consists of multiple autonomous computers that communicate through a computer network. The computers interact with each other in order to achieve a common goal. A computer program that runs in a distributed system is called a distributed
such as in competition the many suppliers bid their goods for lower bid. In such cases the quality of the product is not considered at all. So the advantage of the two stage bidding is to select the suppliers who meet all the buyer preferences at first stage and then only those suppliers are invited for second stage of bidding such as non technical parameter bidding. After the second stage of bidding to evaluate the supplier the Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) Technique that is grey system
country does not compensate their conditions of living and their rights are discarded. The present study will aim at analyzing in depth the different labour conditions existing in Mauritius, some
formal recruitment, known as RUSH. Those who choose to rush are introduced into the world of the Greek system. They endure days of recruitment, skits, and getting to know those who are members of the various houses in hopes of receiving a bid. Those who receive a bid from a house are welcomed in and endure a period of pledge ship leading up to initiation. When rushing there are many questions one may have about Greek Life due to the stereotypes that many fraternities and sororities are labeled with
Key Learning: The following points found unique and interesting after reading the case study Why the merger / joint venture took place? The reasons for it are as
United States operations in Southeast Asia (A+E Networks 2009). Thus in this case public opinion affected foreign policy lingeringly. Considering the fact that Richard Nixon was re-elected in 1972, i.e. before withdrawal of forces from Vietnam, this case does not prove our first hypothesis. Accordingly, desire toward public support, in this particular case, wish to be elected once again did not change foreign policy decision of Richard
auction-like transaction of mergers, the bid goes to the firm that provides the highest price. Since the estimated price of the overconfident manager is higher than the intrinsic value of the bid, the winner overpaid the deal and losses money (Thaler, 1988). This phenomenon is also referred as the winner curse. After the hubris theory has been proposed, Hayward and Hambrick (1997) examined the relationship of CEO’s hubris and the premium paid in acquisitions. The study found the strong positive relationship
The study examines the multiple dimensions of the physical transformation of Dubai and its main social consequences in growing inequality and a lagged shift in identity. Dubai was and still is run as a corporation, and the transformation of its physical environment
Introduction The united states court system operates at federal and state level. The federal courts hear and decide cases that involve constitutional law, and disputes involving states. They also handle cases involving admiralty or maritime law as well as bankruptcy cases. The court system analyzes what happened in a particular way and decide what way to resolve the issue and what punishment will be accorded to the guilty perpetrator, as per the provisions of the united states constitution. The