Based on interviews, surveys and testimony, officials and stakeholders have identified a number of governance -related challenges facing the CALFED program and the Bay-Delta Authority. Previously, the Commission summarized the issues and problems associated with the current governance structure. This document 1) identifies underlying tensions that influence the governance discussion; 2) summari...

The significance of governance has been recognized in IT Outsourcing (ITO) research and practice. While the concept of governance is rooted from various reference disciplines, as a leading knowledge resource for outsourcing, the discipline of IS has contributed to the conceptualization of ITO governance with multiplex interpretations and from different aspects. To synthesize these contributions...

Although practitioners have begun to implement Green IT into their companies, the governance of Green IT varies significantly. No research has been done to explain these differences in Green IT governance. Building upon contingency theory and IT governance, we develop a contingency model for Green IT governance which demonstrates the fit between contingencies and the company-specific configurat...

Economic performance depends crucially on how parties adapt to changing circumstances. We therefore study how the organization of economic activity can facilitate such adaptation. We focus on settings where spot transactions would produce inefficient adaptation, so we ask whether alternative governance structures (allocations of control) facilitate relational contracts that improve on spot adap...

Governance is a central concern of forest policy development, and the prospect of governance reform provides a major justification for donor interest in the forest sector. This paper addresses the governance implications of recent initiatives in the sector, particularly in the area of ‘forest law enforcement, governance and trade’ (FLEGT). The focus is on institutional dimensions, in terms of t...

Background and Aim: Hospital accreditation is “an external evaluation of a hospital’s structures, processes, outputs and outcomes by an independent professional accreditation body using pre-established optimum standards”. Accreditation is a strategy for ensuring the quality and, safety of hospital services. An accreditation program’s efficacy depends on the validity of its governance, methods, ...

Literature on non-traditional firms has focused on behavioral differences with for-profit firms. Less attention has been given to the variations in behavior among non-traditional firms. This paper examines differences across three types of Uruguayan non-profit health care organizations. This paper draws on a unique dataset of Uruguayan health care organizations during the period 1982-1990, as w...

n research and development (R&D) alliances, the partner firms must balance the tension between knowledge sharing and knowledge leakages because knowledge sharing, designed to support the alliance's technology development goals, can often lead to unintended and potentially damaging knowledge leakages. Governance structure is a well-understood knowledge protection strategy designed to reduce know...

Business expansions along with number of new companies being engaged in variety of industries aimed at getting bigger market share, underscored the role of corporate governance within the financial sphere. One of the important issues in corporate governance is acquisition. Due to the significant impact of companies in refining and petrochemical sectors on capital market and whole economy, their...