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Improving corporate governance in state-owned corporations in China: which way forward? [PDF]

, 2006
This article discusses corporate governance in China. It outlines the basic agency problem in Chinese listed companies and questions the effectiveness of the current mechanisms employed to improve their standards of governance.
Arun TG, Baer HL, Baird DG, Barberis N, BBC News, Berle A, Cheah FS, Cheung SYL, Clarke D, Classens S, Dyck A, Estrin S, Farrar J., Filatotchev I, Gillies J, HW Hu, Jing LH, Jobome, Jobome G, Lau AKL, Law C, Lehman EE, Liu GS, Mallin C, McCarthy DJ, Miles L, Miles L, Miles L, Pivovarsky A, Plafker T, Pucko D, Qiu XQ, Schipani CA, Skeel DA, Stiglitz JE, Tam, Tam OK, Tomasic R, Walker G, Watts S, Wei YW, Xiao Liang Wu, Yang XH, Ying Z, Zhang CH, Zhang WG, Zhang WY   +46 more
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Critical Success Factors for the Adoption of Health Management Information Systems in Public Hospitals in Zimbabwe

Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice, 2023
The Zimbabwean healthcare sector faces huge challenges due to increased demands for improved services for a growing number of patients with fewer resources. The use of information and communications technologies, prevalent in many industries, but lacking
Caleb Manjeese, Indira Padayachee
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Talent development as a source of sustainable competitive advantage for higher education institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic

SA Journal of Human Resource Management, 2022
Orientation: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had profound consequences on all sectors of the economy. This global pandemic threatens the sustainability of all sectors, including higher education.
Lawrence Abiwu, Isabel Martins
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Governance of Offshore IT Outsourcing at Shell Global Functions IT-BAM Development and Application of a Governance Framework to Improve Outsourcing Relationships [PDF]

, 2010
The lack of effective IT governance is widely recognized as a key inhibitor to successful global IT outsourcing relationships. In this study we present the development and application of a governance framework to improve outsourcing relationships.
A. Gopal, A. Schwartz, A.R. Hevner, C. Brown, D.-H. Yang, E. Beulen, J. Bon van, J. Luftman, L. Looff de, M.C. Lacity, P. Weill, P. Weill, R. Aron, R. Mirani, S. Cullen, T. Kern, T.R. Holcomb, V. Sambamurthy, W.R. King   +18 more
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A framework for closed-loop supply chain adoption by small, medium and micro enterprise fashion retailers in South Africa

The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, 2022
Background: The implementation of closed-loop supply chain strategies is increasing as the focus grows on the sustainability challenges of the fashion industry.
Chenai Muhwati, Roger H. Salisbury
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Towards an Adaptive Strategic IT Governance Model for SMEs

Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research, 2022
Information technology (IT) can have a direct and indirect impact on business performance. New technologies change the risks at the strategic and governing levels of an enterprise.
Aleš Levstek, Andreja Pucihar, Tomaž Hovelja   +2 more
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Governance for sustainability: learning from VSM practice [PDF]

, 2015
Purpose – While there is some agreement on the usefulness of systems and complexity approaches to tackle the sustainability challenges facing the organisations and governments in the twenty-first century, less is clear regarding the way such approaches ...
Espinosa, Angela
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To steal or not to steal: Firm attributes, legal environment, and valuation [PDF]

, 2003
Newly released data on corporate governance and disclosure practices reveal wide within-country variation, with the variation increasing as legal environment gets less investor friendly. This paper examines why firms practice high-quality governance when
Durnev, Art A., Kim, E. Han
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To govern IT, or not to govern IT? [PDF]

Communications of the ACM, 2015
Business leaders may bemoan the burdens of governing IT, but the alternative could be much worse.
Carlos Juiz, Mark Toomey
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Effective strategy execution for enhanced service delivery in south african municipalities

Africa’s Public Service Delivery & Performance Review
Background: The research specifically focusses on an African perspective, acknowledging the unique challenges and context of public sector organisations in Africa.
Nyashadzashe Chiwawa, Henry Wissink
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