Public-Private Partnerships to Disrupt Financial Crime: An Exploratory Study of Australia’s Fintel Alliance

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Chadderton ◽  
Simon Norton
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Financial Crime

Public University Use of Social Infrastructure Public–Private Partnerships (P3s): An Exploratory Examination

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 298-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L. Levey ◽  
Ashley W. Connors ◽  
Lawrence L. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Public University ◽  
Student Housing ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Housing Project ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Deep Dive ◽  
History Of ◽  
Using Data

Using data from the 50 states, this exploratory study looks at public university use of public–private partnerships (P3s) for a particular type of social infrastructure, student housing. The relation between state social infrastructure P3s enabling legislation and public university P3 student housing project closures is analyzed. A deep dive is conducted into the legislative requirements of four states (California, Florida, Georgia, and Virginia) that have specific enabling legislation governing public university use of P3s for social infrastructure. The study finds that public universities have a 20-year history of utilizing social infrastructure P3s for student housing. A relationship is found between state social infrastructure P3 enabling legislation and increased public university use of P3s for student housing. The study also finds that states with specific public university P3 social infrastructure enabling legislation place decidedly different requirements on their use.

scholarly journals Belgian Multinationals and Public–Private Partnerships in Economic Diplomacy

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-50
Author(s):  
Jennifer Kesteleyn
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Institutional Context ◽  
Multinational Companies ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
Corporate Political Activity ◽  
Economic Diplomacy ◽  
The Subject

Summary This article analyses public–private partnerships in Belgium’s economic diplomacy from the perspective of multinational companies (mncs). The concept of corporate political activity (cpa) is therefore introduced. cpa is seen as a part of business diplomacy (bd), which companies use in order to defend their interests. Eight stock-listed Belgian multinationals (bmncs) were interviewed using single, semi-structured interviews. This exploratory study focused on whether or not companies contact public officials, which strategies they use and how these strategies are organized in order to defend their interests abroad. The empirical data revealed that bmncs enter into relationships with national and supranational actors. Information-sharing is the central aim of these relationships, because of the mutual realization that these contacts are important. This was less so, however, at the international level. In short, bmncs will, depending on the subject and/or the institutional context, rely on the services offered by Belgian economic diplomacy. They will initially, however, also include diplomatic functions of their own.

Characteristics of financial crime investigation reports by fraud examiners

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 57-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petter Gottschalk
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
White Collar ◽  
Financial Crime ◽  
Public Prosecution ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Police Investigation ◽  
Crime Investigation

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present results from an exploratory study of private investigations by fraud examiners in Norway. The activity of private investigations by fraud examiners is a business of lawyers, auditors and other professionals who investigate suspicions of financial crime by white-collar criminals. Design/methodology/approach – This article presents results from an empirical study of investigation reports. Findings – The available sample consists of 21 reports produced mostly by auditing firms such as PwC. Suspicion of financial crime led to police investigation, public prosecution and jail sentence in two cases. Originality/value – Empirical studies of private investigations are rare.

scholarly journals Privatization

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith M. Dunlop
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Public Funding ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Municipal Governments ◽  
Social Welfare Services

Privatization of social welfare services in Canada is promoted by national, provincial, regional and municipal governments through initiatives that emphasize public-private partnerships. Together with encouraging these partnerships as a privatization strategy, government also reduces public funding and replaces it with private sector contracting for social provision. An exploratory study of the Healthy Babies/ Healthy Children (HBHC) program found an increasing acceptance of privatization by service providers in Ontario. These findings illustrate the argument that government creates the context for market-based solutions. But can market-based solutions really solve social problems, and is this the intention of government social policy?

Classifying Disfluencies in Preschool- and School-Age Spanish–English Bilinguals Who Do Not Stutter: An Exploratory Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-130
Author(s):  
Raúl Rojas ◽  
Farzan Irani
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Medium Effect ◽  
Bilingual Children ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Total Percentage ◽  
Narrative Production ◽  
Language Measures ◽  
Mean Length Of Utterance

Purpose This exploratory study examined the language skills and the type and frequency of disfluencies in the spoken narrative production of Spanish–English bilingual children who do not stutter. Method A cross-sectional sample of 29 bilingual students (16 boys and 13 girls) enrolled in grades prekindergarten through Grade 4 produced a total of 58 narrative retell language samples in English and Spanish. Key outcome measures in each language included the percentage of normal (%ND) and stuttering-like (%SLD) disfluencies, percentage of words in mazes (%MzWds), number of total words, number of different words, and mean length of utterance in words. Results Cross-linguistic, pairwise comparisons revealed significant differences with medium effect sizes for %ND and %MzWds (both lower for English) as well as for number of different words (lower for Spanish). On average, the total percentage of mazed words was higher than 10% in both languages, a pattern driven primarily by %ND; %SLDs were below 1% in both languages. Multiple linear regression models for %ND and %SLD in each language indicated that %MzWds was the primary predictor across languages beyond other language measures and demographic variables. Conclusions The findings extend the evidence base with regard to the frequency and type of disfluencies that can be expected in bilingual children who do not stutter in grades prekindergarten to Grade 4. The data indicate that %MzWds and %ND can similarly index the normal disfluencies of bilingual children during narrative production. The potential clinical implications of the findings from this study are discussed.

An exploratory study from the patients' perspective of living with allergies

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 371-377
Author(s):  
Wendy Zernike ◽  
Tracie Corish ◽  
Sylvia Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Patients Perspective
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