Essays about: "Anglo-saxon model"

Showing result 6 - 8 of 8 essays containing the words Anglo-saxon model.

  1. 6. Family Controlled Firms on the Stock Market : Do family-controlled firms show a convergence in corporate governance systems?

    University essay from IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Miguel Ángel Mártires; Kamil Sawicki; [2008]
    Keywords : Corporate Governance; Family-controlled firms; Convergence; Board of directors; Ownership structure;

    Abstract : Background: Family-business is considered to be the most frequent and complex form of business organization around the world. However, recently there has been a large number of corporate scandals in such firms especially at the board level (e.g. Parmalat). READ MORE

  3. 7. European Social Model: New Social Policy Paradigm

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Acar Kutay; [2006]
    Keywords : European Social Model; ; Welfare State; ; New Social Policy Paradigm; ; European Employment Strategy; Activation.; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The rhetoric of the "European Social Model" came into existence in 1990s. On the one hand it emphasizes the social character of the Europe which is based on the embedded liberalism- regulation of economy through institutions-, and de-commodification- not letting alone the individual against the market forces. READ MORE

  4. 8. The New Public Management Reform in Municipal Governments as Crucial Catalyst for Transition to Grassroots Electoral Democracy in China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Yufeng Jian; [2005]
    Keywords : new public management; democratization; China; municipal governance; local government reform; electoral democracy; accountability; participation; demokratisering; Kina; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Town and country planning; Stads- och glesbygdsplanering; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This research approaches public administration reform in China from a domestic perspective. Whereas recognizing that the mechanisms behind the nature differ from the principle of New Public Management (NPM) of Anglo-Saxon tradition, the reform initiatives are similar. READ MORE