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Emerging Political Configurations in the Run-up to the 2020 Myanmar Elections

by Aung, Aung
[2019]

“...While facing international pressures relating to Rakhine State, and under tense civil-military relations, political parties are preparing for the 2020 Myanmar...”

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Congestion Control Design for Multipath Transport Protocols: A Survey

by Changqiao Xu Jia Zhao Muntean, Gabriel-Miro Published in IEEE Communications surveys and tutorials (2016-Fourthquarter)

“...High-quality services over wired and wireless networks require high bitrate network content delivery. Multipath transport protocols utilize multiple paths to...”

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What Do Independent Directors Know? Evidence from Their Trading

by Enrichetta Ravina Paola Sapienza Published in The Review of financial studies (01.03.2010)

“...We compare the trading performance of independent directors and other executives. The findings reveal that independent directors earn positive substantial...”

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The Effects and Unintended Consequences of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on the Supply and Demand for Directors

by James S. Linck Jeffry M. Netter Tina Yang Published in The Review of financial studies (01.08.2009)

“...Using eight thousand public companies, we study the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) of 2002 and other contemporary reforms on directors and boards,...”

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Is Diversity (Un-)Biased? Project Selection Decisions in Executive Committees

by Oraiopoulos, Nektarios Kavadias, Stylianos Published in Manufacturing & service operations management (01.09.2020)

“...Problem definition : Is a committee composed of more or less cognitively diverse members better at approving the “good” projects and rejecting the “bad” ones?...”

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Influencing the Bureaucracy: The Irony of Congressional Oversight

by Joshua D. Clinton David E. Lewis Jennifer L. Selin Published in American journal of political science (01.04.2014)

“...Does the president or Congress have more influence over policymaking by the bureaucracy? Despite a wealth of theoretical guidance, progress on this important...”

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Social capital, conflict, and adaptive collaborative governance: exploring the dialectic

by Cynthia McDougall Mani Ram Banjade Published in Ecology and society (01.03.2015)

“...Previously lineal and centralized natural resource management and development paradigms have shifted toward the recognition of complexity and dynamism of...”

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Investigating the President: Committee Probes and Presidential Approval, 1953–2006

by Kriner, Douglas L Schickler, Eric Published in The Journal of politics (01.04.2014)

“...Members of Congress have long sought to combat assertions of presidential power and alleged executive misconduct through committee investigations. But are such...”

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Board executive committees, board decisions, and firm value

by Vafeas, Nikos Vlittis, Adamos Published in Journal of corporate finance (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (01.10.2019)

“...We study board executive committees for which, despite their broad powers, there exists limited empirical evidence. We find empirically robust evidence that...”

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BOARD GOVERNANCE IN US FIRMS

by Martin J. Conyon Published in The Economic journal (London) (01.02.2014)

“...This paper investigates US executive compensation and governance. I find on average executive pay is positively correlated to firm performance and firm size...”

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‘Even if I am not here, there are so many eyes’: surveillance and state reach in Rwanda

by Purdeková, Andrea Published in The Journal of modern African studies (01.09.2011)

“...Based on seven months of fieldwork research, the present article explores the nature and ‘reach’ of the state in post-genocide Rwanda, and its effects on...”

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The Eyes that Bind: Junior Ministers as Oversight Mechanisms in Coalition Governments

by Lipsmeyer, Christine S Pierce, Heather Nicole Published in The Journal of politics (01.10.2011)

“...Research on multiparty governments has started to debate how coalition partners oversee each other’s policymaking. Due to the divergence of preferences among...”

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Women's Roles on U.S. Fortune 500 Boards: Director Expertise and Committee Memberships

by Craig A. Peterson James Philpot Published in Journal of business ethics (01.05.2007)

“...This study examines the presence and roles of female directors of U.S. Fortune 500 firms, focusing on committee assignments and director background. Prior work...”

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The Multiple Sites of Urban Governance: Insights from an African City

by Ilda Lindell Published in Urban studies (Edinburgh, Scotland) (01.08.2008)

“...Contemporary modes of urban governance involve a wide variety of actors. The present paper combines insights from several debates into a framework that...”

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Reflections on the Practice of Theorizing: Conditional Party Government in the Twenty-First Century

by Rohde, David W Published in The Journal of politics (01.10.2013)

“...This article focuses on the theory of Conditional Party Government (CPG). It seeks to recapitulate the development of the argument for CPG, pulling together...”

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