The impact of environmental disclosure on initial public offering underpricing: sustainable development in Singapore by Kang, Eugene, Lam, Nguyen Bao

“…This study applies signaling theory to examine the impact of environmental disclosures on equity underpricing at initial public offerings (IPO) when private firms list on stock exchanges. …”
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Why do Chinese firms go public abroad and how do they perform? by Yuan, Mengying

“…In this thesis, we attempt to solve an interesting question of why Chinese firms go public abroad and how they perform. In order to fully understand this issue, we conduct three essays in this field from the institutional background, policy change, and data analysis to empirical study and result interpretation. …”
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Adding value to organizations : an examination of the role of senior public relations practitioners in Singapore. by Yeo, Su Lin.

“…It was only in the last 25 years that work perfomed by public relations practitioners can be said to be given its due recognition. …”
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Initial public offering : voluntary disclosure and its effect on United States IPOs. by Koh, Wee Meng., Lim, Junrong., Ong, Peng Kiat.

“…We examine the Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) in the United States (U.S.) for the relationship between the voluntary disclosure of the use of proceeds (i.e. dollar details specificity and primary reason for listing) and the i) first day underpricing ii) post-IPO accounting performance and iii) post-IPO long run stock performance. …”
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Investigate how the park and ride scheme serves to encourage public transport usage by Chua, Desmond Beng Chee.

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Catastrophic risk analysis and management for Public-Private Partnership (PPP) infrastructure systems by Qian, Qiyu

“…Globally, there is an increasing trend in adopting a Public-private partnership (PPP) scheme to develop large-scale infrastructure. …”
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Management contracting with design & build' procurement method adopted in public and private sector by Leaw, Yee Ching.

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Are privately owned shipping companies more succesful than public listed ones? by Zhang, Allen Tongren

“…Public listed companies always give a glamourous image that a company could ever become. …”
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Understanding Public and Nonprofit Managers' Motivation Through the Lens of Self-Determination Theory by Chen, Chung-An, Bozeman, Barry

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Earnings management : evidence from intial public offerings of equity carve-outs. by Chua, Elizabeth Cheng Lian., Koh, Cheryl Chea Lin., Lee, Lian Fen.

“…In the presence of more public information on equity carve-outs as compared to pre-listed ordinary firms, this paper hypothesizes that carve-outs manage their earnings upward prior to initial public offerings in the face of management incentives. …”
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An empirical analysis of 4 aspects of board composition in Singapore public-listed companies. by Koh, Hwee Hong., Sim, Shireen Yan Shan., Wong, Lai Yin.

“…Our sample includes 404 Singapore Public-Listed companies as at 31 December 2001.…”
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Promoting public health and nutrition in Asean countries: the need to improve the mass media by Israel, Ronald C.

Subjects: “…DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social and public welfare…”
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Simulator : a pilot interactive simulation program for use in teaching public relations by Pavlik, John V.

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A lifecycle analysis of complex public procurement: an agency-institutional theory perspective by Forster, Rick, Lyons, Andrew, Caldwell, Nigel, Davies, Jennifer, Sharifi, Hossein

“…Purpose: The study sets out to demonstrate how a lifecycle perspective on complex, public-sector procurement projects can be used for making qualitative assessments of procurement policy and practice and reveal those procurement capabilities that are most impactful for operating effectively. …”
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An approach to establishing a multi-organisational public sector security operations centre by Brett, Mark

“…This paper presents a conceptual approach towards a public sector security operations centre capability at a regional level. …”

Understanding the private-public school performance gap in PISA: evidence from Portugal by Colaço, R, Freitas, P, Nunes, LC, Reis, AB

“…We analyse the PISA-reported convergence in the performance of private and public schools in Portugal. When PISA sampling weights are used, the number of students enrolled in those types of schools and specific grades/tracks of study differs significantly from official population figures. …”

Guaranteeing safe drinking water services for public schools in Kenya (Briefing Note) by Nyaga, C, Hope, R, Charles, K, Nowicki, S, Katuva, J, Mugo, P, Hoque, S, Olago, D, Thomas, M, Mumma, A

Beyond fare evasion: the everyday moralities of non-payment and underpayment on public transport by Muñoz, D, Lee, K, Plyushteva, A

Introduction to the Special Issue: ‘The public good of higher education: A comparative study’ by Brewis, E, Marginson, S

“…The research studies reported here compare approaches to public good outcomes (or their nearest lexical equivalents) in Chile, China, Finland, France, Japan and Poland, as well as Canada and England. …”

Partnerships with principles: putting relationships at the heart of public contracts for better social outcomes by Ball, N, Gibson, M

“…There is increasing recognition that relationships are important to improving the delivery of public services and hence social outcomes. Practitioners have observed that a ‘transactional’ approach to contracting may not always be appropriate. …”