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Publication date: 1 August 1981

DAVID SHELTON

Although the article is oriented towards the agriculture industry its message applies to all industries and to a wider community. For those interested in promoting change and…

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Although the article is oriented towards the agriculture industry its message applies to all industries and to a wider community. For those interested in promoting change and those people who are studying what society must do to adapt to new technology this report can be taken as a case study on how to integrate an institution of higher education into the working life of the community and, as such, it has a major contribution to make to the debate on OPEN TECH. The author wishes to acknowledge the help extended to him by the Douglas Bomford Trust in the making of this tour.

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Industrial and Commercial Training, vol. 13 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0019-7858

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Publication date: 1 August 1972

CHRIS ELGOOD

The training world is getting quite regulated. It has its law‐givers and disciplinarians and pupils. Some would say it has bureaucracy. I want to defy a few rules by describing…

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The training world is getting quite regulated. It has its law‐givers and disciplinarians and pupils. Some would say it has bureaucracy. I want to defy a few rules by describing something that started by accident, is as yet incomplete and cannot be proved to have met the conventional objective. This is the Do‐it‐yourself Statistics School. It involves participation by certain students in the preparation and conduct of a course. By including them in the partnership it drastically alters the emotional climate in which the event takes place. (People who feel themselves to be non‐numerate don't have to switch off here: I am dealing with method and process, touching only lightly on content.)

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Industrial and Commercial Training, vol. 4 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0019-7858

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Publication date: 1 February 1990

David W. Shelton

The implementation of the Financial Services Act1986 has forced retailers of investment productsto become tied to a single insurance company orto act as an independent by…

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The implementation of the Financial Services Act 1986 has forced retailers of investment products to become tied to a single insurance company or to act as an independent by selecting the best product for the customer from the entire market. As a result of this many retailers of investment products have become tied to single insurance companies leading to a significant change in the relationship between the manufacturers and retailers of financial products. In addition there has been a sharp reduction in the levels of business transacted through the independent channel and the availability of independent financial advice. This has affected manufacturers in different ways depending upon their existing sources and mix of business. In the longer term this is likely to lead to a reduction in the number of life offices and the more rapid creation of financial conglomerates based upon the top ten banks and building societies.

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International Journal of Bank Marketing, vol. 8 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0265-2323

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Publication date: 1 May 1990

David Shelton

The purpose of this paper is to consider the size and structure of the retailers of financial services and the impact of the Financial Services Act (FSA) upon the availability of…

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The purpose of this paper is to consider the size and structure of the retailers of financial services and the impact of the Financial Services Act (FSA) upon the availability of independent financial advice. As is widely known retailers of life assurance, investments and pensions have been required under the FSA to make decisions in relation to polarisation ‐ either to act as “independents” retailing the products of a range of manufacturers or to become “tied” to a single manufacturer. As a result of the polarisation decisions important changes have occurred, particularly in relation to accessibility to independent advice for the wider public.

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Managerial Finance, vol. 16 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0307-4358

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Publication date: 1 June 1995

David Shelton

Examines changes in the life and pensions industry in the UK withparticular regard to distribution. Reviews changes at the industry andproduct level and the major impacts these…

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Examines changes in the life and pensions industry in the UK with particular regard to distribution. Reviews changes at the industry and product level and the major impacts these have had on customer attitudes and service and the way in which distribution strategies have failed to put the customer first over the past 20 years. Argues that new entrants have changed the benchmarks for distribution in terms of productivity and customer orientation and that existing companies and distribution channels will face an increasingly difficult challenge to remain competitive. Concludes that there will be rationalization of the life and pensions industry and, along with it, a shift towards more acceptable and innovative forms of distribution with traditional direct sales being the major loser and bancassurance and direct writing being the main winners.

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International Journal of Bank Marketing, vol. 13 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0265-2323

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Publication date: 7 September 2015

Amy Burchfield

– This selected annotated bibliography guides users to print and online tools for researching international human rights law.

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Purpose

This selected annotated bibliography guides users to print and online tools for researching international human rights law.

Design/methodology/approach

To research international human rights law, users may need to access a wide range of resources that represent varying levels of depth and analysis. Thus, this selected annotated bibliography reviews a selection of dictionaries, handbooks, nutshells, encyclopedias, guides and Web sites that will be useful to scholars, students, practitioners and the general public. The results of a trial search for information on the women’s human rights are included for each resource.

Findings

As recent world events such as the Arab Spring and the Syrian Civil War make headlines, the need for understanding international human rights law continues to be essential to life in a just society. The resources reviewed here help researchers, practitioners and the general public better understand the human rights implications of the events happening around them today, as well as past events.

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This is an original bibliography that aims to select and review tools for researching international human rights law from a variety of types and formats. It may be valuable to librarians working in academic, school and public libraries who handle questions about human rights, legal issues and world events.

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Reference Reviews, vol. 29 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0950-4125

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Publication date: 28 October 2001

David H. Sinason, Jefferson P. Jones and Sandra Waller Shelton

The purpose of this study is to examine the duration of the auditor’s relationship with a client and factors that affect audit firm tenure. The duration of the auditor and client…

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The purpose of this study is to examine the duration of the auditor’s relationship with a client and factors that affect audit firm tenure. The duration of the auditor and client relationship has been cited as possibly affecting the risk of a loss of auditor independence. Also, audit firm tenure has been used as an independent variable in several studies with variations on the characterization of a “long auditor‐client association.” However, little is known about the duration of the auditor’s relationship with a client. Generally, no empirical justification is provided for the treatment of the variable and no consideration is included for auditor or client factors that may affect the relationship. This study evaluates the duration of the auditor relationship with a client and determines which factors contribute to changes in that relationship. In an examination of 16,976 COMPUSTAT companies over a twentyyear period, the mean duration of audit tenure is found to be more than six years. However, audit tenure is affected by client size, client growth rate, and type of audit firm involved in the change of auditor. Audit tenure is not affected by audit firm size, client risk, or audit opinion.

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American Journal of Business, vol. 16 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1935-519X

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Publication date: 1 June 1974

Andrew Robertson

The innovation process is not homogeneous, but highly variable according to industrial sector and the level of abstraction of the innovation itself. This level of abstraction from…

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The innovation process is not homogeneous, but highly variable according to industrial sector and the level of abstraction of the innovation itself. This level of abstraction from existing products while not precisely measurable, can be graded, thus giving some guidance as to the probability of success according to the size of investment and the risk involved. The complexity of the new product and its technological level (the monograph confines the argument to product innovation) will also determine how the innovating organisation handles the innovation. Much research has now been done into the innovation process, and some of the leading projects and their findings are analysed. Supporting the basic argument there are two case histories, one of a successful scientific instrument, together with reference to an unsuccessful attempt to launch it, and one of a failure with a new material, in spite of highly successful technology.

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Management Decision, vol. 12 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0025-1747

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Publication date: 1 October 2003

Charlotte D. Shelton, Richard F. Hall and John R. Darling

The past two decades have been characterized as a time of merger mania. Unprecedented numbers of consolidations have occurred. Paradoxically these mergers have typically failed to…

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The past two decades have been characterized as a time of merger mania. Unprecedented numbers of consolidations have occurred. Paradoxically these mergers have typically failed to achieve the targeted results. From a general point of view, the financial track record of recent mergers is, in fact, abysmal. It appears that the proposed efficiencies of scale often do not materialize. Yet, the merger frenzy continues. Globalization is a contributing factor. However, the cultural, political, psychological and geographical hurdles of cross‐cultural integration are enormous. This article explores the challenge of global integration by examining the much‐publicized DaimlerChrysler merger. The authors discuss innovative integration strategies and present a set of quantum skills that can be used to neutralize cross‐cultural barriers, thus enabling global leaders to create high performance organizations.

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European Business Review, vol. 15 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0955-534X

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Publication date: 7 June 2019

Rob Kitchin

This chapter considers how to, following David Harvey (1973), produce a genuinely humanizing smart urbanism. It does so through utilizing a future-orientated lens to sketch out…

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This chapter considers how to, following David Harvey (1973), produce a genuinely humanizing smart urbanism. It does so through utilizing a future-orientated lens to sketch out the kinds of work required to reimagine, reframe, and remake smart cities. I argue that, on the one hand, there is a need to produce an alternative “future present” that shifts the anticipatory logics of smart cities to that of addressing persistent inequalities, prejudice, and discrimination and is rooted in notions of fairness, equity, ethics, and democracy. On the other hand, there is a need to disrupt the “present future” of neoliberal smart urbanism, moving beyond minimal politics to enact sustained strategic, public-led interventions designed to create more-inclusive smart city initiatives. Both tactics require producing a deeply normative vision for smart cities that is rooted in ideas of citizenship, social justice, the public good, and the right to the city that needs to be developed in conjunction with citizens.

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The Right to the Smart City
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-78769-140-7

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