Initial public offering (IPO): An initial public offering (IPO) is a type of public offering where shares of stock in a company are sold to the general public‚ on a securities exchange‚ for the first time. Through this process‚ a private company transforms into a public company. Initial public offerings are used by companies to raise expansion capital‚ to possibly monetize the investments of early private investors‚ and to become publicly traded enterprises. A company selling shares is never required
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The Humiliation of Elizabeth Bennet And Mr. Darcy Susan Fraiman in her essay “The Humiliation of Elizabeth Bennet” argues that Elizabeth Bennet‚ the protagonist of Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice‚ is disempowered when she marries Fitzwilliam Darcy who succeeds Mr. Bennet as controlling literary figure. Fraiman claims that Elizabeth is a surrogate-son to her father trapped inside her female body during an age when gender roles were rigorously fixed. Judith Butler in her essay of 1990
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An IPO is the first public sale of a company’s stock. The shares are sold on a securities exchange‚ and as a result‚ a private company becomes a public company. This dissertation will examine the reasons for using an IPO and some of the advantages and disadvantages of an IPO. It will also examine the procedure that is undertaken to execute the IPO. Lastly‚ Facebook’s recent IPO will be used to help delineate some of the concepts of an IPO. A company uses an IPO because once its stock is listed
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Public broadcasting is defined as broadcasting that is controlled and financed by the public for the public. There is no government or commercial institutions directing and influencing programming content so as to influence the public. It is therefore free from political influence and commercial pressure. (UNESCO) A “Public Broadcaster Services” (“PBS”) has the role of broadcasting in the interest of the public. The SABC in South Africa owns fifteen PBS radio stations of which eleven of its PBS
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Public-Private Partnerships(PPP): A Reality Check and the Limits of Principal Agent Theory Arie Halachmi‚ PhD 2011-2011 Distinguished Fulbright Professor Abstract Can partnership and contracting out of the production and delivery of what used to be performed by government improve public sector productivity? However‚ the reality does not always follow the theory. Using an actual case study and a Principal Agent Theory the paper explores and articulates possible limitations of Principal
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What is public health? What makes a good public health practitioner? Word count: 658 The health of an individual is highly determined by the health of the population in defined settings. Therefore‚ we should widen our vision to go beyond the individual level and incorporate the health of the population i.e. public health. Public health is more about collective actions and implies the science and the art of enabling‚ and organizing the community so as to prevent disease‚ prolong life and promote
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------------------------------------------------- Public Private Partnerships Strategic Finance Assignment 1) What are Public Private Partnerships? A public–private partnership (PPP) is a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies. Public Private Partnership is an arrangement between a government / statutory entity / government owned entity on one side and a private sector entity on the other‚ for the provision of public assets
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As a relationship‚ it involves a person or body in a position of authority assigning or negotiating with others the performance of certain responsibilities‚ ideally based on agreed-upon expectations and standards. -Paul G. Thomas To the Public‚ accountability is… A general subjective sense of responsibility‚ the upholding of professional values and standards even in the absence of external scrutiny‚ a demonstrated responsiveness to particular clients or to the community at large‚ and
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3 Theory of Bureaucracy The public concept of bureaucracy suggest the need for sweeping reforms in the public sector to avoid concentrating power on the in nonelected institution‚ to forge a strong link between citizens preference and government action‚ and to bring the political system generally into a closer embrace of democratic value (Ostrom 1985:242 public choice argues that such reform should rely on the introduction of market force into the arena of public service provision. Competition and
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MZUMBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT RESEARCH PROPOSAL ON: TITLE: SUPERVISORY FUNCTION OF PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION IN PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SERVANTS IN TANZANIA A CASE STUDY OF PUBLIC SERVICE INSTITUTION A RESEARCH PROPOSAL SUBMITTED FOR THE PERMISSION TO CONDUCT A RESEARCH OF A MASTER DEGREE PROGRAMME PREPARED BY: PRINCILIN A. MAN REG. NO 110500026/T.11 MSC HRM 2011/2012 Email: manrero@yahoo.com
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