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Publication date: 1 February 1997

David Peacock

The disappearance of the offence of fraudulently misusing a document signed in blank (abus de blanc‐seing) in the new penal code has raised the question of the statutory basis of…

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The disappearance of the offence of fraudulently misusing a document signed in blank (abus de blanc‐seing) in the new penal code has raised the question of the statutory basis of prosecutions that were based on the former s. 407 of the criminal code. (This read: ‘Whoever, misusing a document signed in blank, fraudulently writes on it an obligation or discharge, or any other matter that may compromise the person or financial standing of the signatory, shall be subject to the penalties stated in section 405. In the event that the document signed in blank shall not have been delivered to him, he shall be prosecuted as a forger and punished as such.’)

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Journal of Financial Crime, vol. 4 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1359-0790

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Publication date: 1 February 1995

David Peacock

Problems to do with the authenticity or otherwise of works of art arise in all jurisdictions and it is normally the purchaser who cries foul when seeking to escape a bad, or even…

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Problems to do with the authenticity or otherwise of works of art arise in all jurisdictions and it is normally the purchaser who cries foul when seeking to escape a bad, or even (see elsewhere in this journal) fraudulent bargain. Here we look at how the relevant provision of the French Civil Code worked to the advantage of the seller of a painting, a Poussin, and sec the workings and delays of the French judicial system in operation: though there is no suggestion of fraud (‘dol’) made, the Court of Appeal of Versailles, which finally decided the case, was not fooled by pleadings made that seemed of doubtful trustworthiness.

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Journal of Financial Crime, vol. 3 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1359-0790

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Publication date: 1 March 1996

David Peacock

Banqueroute, or fraudulent bankruptcy, is the most serious criminal offence that may arise out of insolvency proceedings, known as redressement judiciaire: this single procedure…

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Banqueroute, or fraudulent bankruptcy, is the most serious criminal offence that may arise out of insolvency proceedings, known as redressement judiciaire: this single procedure unifies earlier procedures (Statute 85–98 of 25th January, 1985). It is punishable as a ‘misdemeanour’ (or délit correctionnel) and may be committed by debtor or company directors alike. Previously French law had distinguished between negligent bankruptcy (banqueroute simple) and fradulent bankruptcy (banqueroute frauduleuse); these were drawn together by historical evolution and are merged into a limited number of instances by the statute of 25th January, 1985. A second, more diverse category of offences, may be committed by ‘procedural bodies’, the debtor's relatives, creditors, even third parties.

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Journal of Financial Crime, vol. 4 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1359-0790

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Publication date: 1 March 1997

David Peacock

In a study dedicated to the cost of crime, the Centre for Sociological Research on Law and Criminal Institutions (Cesdip) highlights the scale of white‐collar offending, such as…

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In a study dedicated to the cost of crime, the Centre for Sociological Research on Law and Criminal Institutions (Cesdip) highlights the scale of white‐collar offending, such as tax evasion and economic and financial crime. In 1991 these invisible crimes cost the community dearly: tax evasion entailed lost revenues totalling Ffl38bn — equivalent to the 1991 budget deficit — while economic and financial crime represented a cost of more than Ff6bn. The cost of these offences has gone up continuously — a Ff20bn increase for tax evasion alone between 1988 and 1991. These amounts must be compared with the losses deriving from traditional crimes like thefts; in 1991 the cost of this offence was FD.5bn, that is about half that of economic and financial crime.

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Journal of Financial Crime, vol. 5 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1359-0790

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Publication date: 1 March 1996

David Peacock

The provisions of s. 10–1 of the ordinance of 28th September, 1967, likewise those of EC directive 89/592 of 13th November, 1989, forbid persons who, in virtue of their profession…

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The provisions of s. 10–1 of the ordinance of 28th September, 1967, likewise those of EC directive 89/592 of 13th November, 1989, forbid persons who, in virtue of their profession or office, have available to them ‘privileged information’ concerning possible future changes in the price of a transferable security from carrying out dealings in the market before this knowledge becomes public: such information must be precise, confidential, of a kind to influence the price of the security and give rise to the transactions effected. In a judgment of 26th June, 1995 the Court of Cassation, quashing the Court of Appeal's ruling, held that the privileged character of the information within the meaning of the texts could not depend on the analysis that the person receiving and using it could make, but that this character must be determined objectively, excluding any arbitrariness, and in relation to its content alone.

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Journal of Financial Crime, vol. 4 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1359-0790

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Publication date: 1 December 1992

David Peacock

During the past three decades, as the Offshore Industry has developed its capabilities and capacity, there has been a corresponding drive to strengthen its weakest resource �…

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During the past three decades, as the Offshore Industry has developed its capabilities and capacity, there has been a corresponding drive to strengthen its weakest resource — materials. Much research has been directed both to metallurgical and corrosion problems encountered in the hostile offshore working environment and there have been many repeated and expensive failures. Progressively more corrosion resistant alloys have been selected to replace the lowest cost industrial materials first selected. Frequent changes in the composition of stainless steels and copper based alloys have regularly, and in the event falsely, raised user expectations of performance. Very large quantities of new alloy formulations have been nastily put into service, with no track record of performance. Most operators today recognise that their materials package represents at best no more than a compromise and there is a continuing awareness of many problems still unsolved.

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Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, vol. 39 no. 12
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0003-5599

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Publication date: 17 November 2017

David Peacock

Institutional ethnography (IE) is a social ontology pioneered by Dorothy Smith, the Canadian feminist-sociologist. Conceptualizing discourse as social relations that are organized…

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Institutional ethnography (IE) is a social ontology pioneered by Dorothy Smith, the Canadian feminist-sociologist. Conceptualizing discourse as social relations that are organized by the activities of people and are empirically investigable, IE has been increasingly employed by researchers outside of sociology in fields such as education and health. The goal in these cases has often been to explicate the effects of power flowing through textually mediated discourses that work to reconfigure local practices to align with official policy mandates. Yet the discourse analysis performed in much IE to date has not paid close linguistic attention to the way specific actors utilize texts in an active appropriation of what Smith calls the “ruling relations” constituting official discourses. Using data from an IE of student equity practices in Australian higher education, this chapter illustrates how a Fairclough-inspired critical discourse analysis (CDA) of the “orders of discourse” assembled within a relay of university and government texts is able to provide useful analytical purchase on how equity policies are actively appropriated within a university outreach practice. It demonstrates how the accomplishment of student equity outreach involves the hybridizing of equity and excellence discourses in ways that bolster the dominant position of an Australian university. This working together of distinct IE and CDA approaches offers possibilities for more nuanced accounts of individual and collective agency in the process of semiotic and social change.

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Perspectives on and from Institutional Ethnography
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ISBN: 978-1-78714-653-2

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Perspectives on and from Institutional Ethnography
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Publication date: 5 December 2022

Christopher Hajek

This study explores aspects of entrepreneurial social identity that are made salient in communication, and that are related to positive group distinctiveness.

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Purpose

This study explores aspects of entrepreneurial social identity that are made salient in communication, and that are related to positive group distinctiveness.

Design/methodology/approach

The study employs a thematic analysis methodology, and the analysis is sensitized by social identity theory and related concepts. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 43 entrepreneurs in several US cities. The women and men discussed the nature of their entrepreneurial identities, and the relationship of past intra- and intergroup conversations to their realizations of a positively-distinct entrepreneurial identity. Open and axial coding of the entrepreneurs' verbal conversational content was conducted.

Findings

The analyses revealed four themes (and nine accompanying sub-themes) that represented dimensions of entrepreneurial social identity that were related to positive group distinctiveness.

Practical implications

Findings may prove useful for mutual understanding among current and aspiring entrepreneurs, and for educators and managers with an interest in encouraging entrepreneurial mindsets through training program development.

Originality/value

This study is unique not only in its adoption of an intergroup comparison approach to entrepreneurship that integrates recalled past communication, but also in its focus on positive in-group distinctiveness. The desire for this psychological state may be one motivating force guiding the content of entrepreneurial identity, and it may, for some individuals, be one factor that drives the pursuit of entrepreneurship itself. This study offers themes that break new ground in illuminating dimensions derived from recalled conversational content that entrepreneurs considered key to positive identity salience.

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International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, vol. 29 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1355-2554

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Publication date: 5 April 2013

Chandana (Chandi) Jayawardena, David McMillan, David Pantin, Martin Taller and Paul Willie

This paper aims to analyse the evolution, current challenges, best practices, and trends in the international hotel industry.

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Purpose

This paper aims to analyse the evolution, current challenges, best practices, and trends in the international hotel industry.

Design/methodology/approach

The foundation for this paper was laid during a well‐attended Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes (WHATT) roundtable discussion between industry leaders and hospitality educators in May 2012. International hoteliering is discussed in the context of the theme for the 2012 Canadian WHATT roundtable and the strategic question: “What innovations are needed in the Canadian hotel industry and how might they be implemented to secure the industry's future?”

Findings

Through analysis of past and present trends, the paper predicts that current challenges such as labour shortages will continue to affect the industry in the near future.

Practical implications

In the conclusion the paper advocates innovative approaches for hospitality education, and states that Canada should learn from international trends and become more innovative and competitive if it is to secure the industry's future.

Originality/value

The paper draws on the vast experience in international hotel management of the co‐authors. As the team of authors represents both industry and academia, this paper will be of immense value to students, educators, researchers as well as managers. The co‐authors include a former president of the world's largest professional association for hotel managers (HCIMA/Institute of Hospitality) and a former CEO of the world's largest trade association for hotel managers (International Hotel and Restaurant Association).

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Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, vol. 5 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1755-4217

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