Geschlechterunterschiede im Zentralabitur? Fairness von High-Stakes-Tests für Jungen und Mädchen im Fach Englisch in Nordrhein-Westfalen im Kontext der Educational Governance [PDF]
, 2016 The shift from decentralized to centralized A-level examinations (Abitur) was implemented in the German school system as a measure of Educational Governance in the last decade.
Lorenz, Ramona
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Strengthening Investment Climates Through Governance Reforms: Insights from Rwanda
KAS African Law Study LibraryThis paper investigates the role of governance reforms in enhancing investment climates, drawing insights from the Rwandan context. It examines major methods and techniques used by the Rwandan government to attract and maintain investment by conducting a
Rosette Umutoniwase
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Who Governs the 'Ungovernable'? Examining Governing Relations in Urban Informality [PDF]
, 2018 For several decades now, Metro Manila’s Baclaran district has been home to thousands of street vendors who have capitalised on its functions as a commercial centre, a transport node, and a Filipino Catholic devotional site. This presence of informal hawkers, which some government officials consider as an urban blight, has generated a range of policies ...
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Big data: A case study of disruption and government power [PDF]
, 2017 Although it is part of core government business to collect information about its citizens, ‘big data’ has increased the scale, speed and complexity of data collection and use to such an extent that it is arguably qualitatively different from the record ...
Galloway, Kathrine
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China's Approach to Cross-Border Data Flow Governance in the Context of Global Competition [PDF]
中国工程科学Currently, the digital power struggle centered around cross-border data flows has entered a critical phase, with the global competition landscape taking shape.
Wanxiu Xu, Xiaodong Zuo
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'To bring the work to greater perfection': systematising governance in the Church of Scotland, 1696–1800 [PDF]
, 2014 Following the confirmation of Presbyterian government in the Church of Scotland in 1690, a number of attempts were made to codify the governance practices that were to be followed in the various ruling bodies of the church.
Alistair Mutch +4 more
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Examining Water Governance: A New Institutional Approach [PDF]
Journal of Geography & Natural Disasters, 2013 This paper conducts a synthesis of case studies on different aspects of water governance. Although the concept of water governance encompasses a complex mix of institutions at multiple levels and scales, we consider four elements of governance: public participation, equity, accountability, and transparency in our analysis.
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Marine DevelopmentThrough continuous practical exploration and optimization, the marine environmental governance system has become increasingly refined, embodying the concepts of stable structure, effective organization, and value-added efficiency.
Qi Wang, Xiaoyao Ren
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Examining IT Governance through Diffusion of Innovations
Information Resources Management Journal, 2017 There are many best practices frameworks and international standards such as CobiT (Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology), ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) TOGAF, and ISO/IEC 38500:2015 which are available in the industry.
Thami N. Batyashe, Tiko Iyamu
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Corporate response to distress: evidence from the Asian financial crisis [PDF]
This paper provides a comprehensive examination of corporate responses to financial distress during an economy-wide crisis, specifically through the restructuring of assets (through asset sales, mergers, or liquidations) and/or liabilities.
Mara Faccio, Rajdeep Sengupta
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