Browsing by Subject "ownership"
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(2024)This thesis explores the concept of ownership competence in the context of family businesses through an integrative literature review. Family businesses are crucial to the global economy, contributing significantly to employment and wealth creation. Despite their prominence, the concept of ownership competence has been relatively unexplored in the existing research. This study synthesizes the existing literature by defining ownership competence as the specific knowledge, skills, and behaviors necessary for family business owners to manage ownership tasks effectively. This study focuses on the dimensions of ownership competence, identifying both hard and soft competencies. Hard competencies include general business skills, functional capabilities, decision-making skills, industry knowledge, (tacit) business knowledge, matching and governance competence, while soft competencies encompass emotional and relational skills, communication and entrepreneurial skills, motivation, and conflict management. The study also examines how ownership competence is acquired, emphasizing internal learning through mentorship, family governance, strategic involvement, and external learning through, for example, education, networking, and work experience outside the family business. This thesis concludes with the proposed framework for ownership competence. It identifies gaps in the current research, calling for a multilevel approach to further understand the individual, familial, and organizational aspects of ownership competence in family businesses. The findings aim to inform academics and practitioners about the critical role of ownership competence in ensuring business continuity and competitive advantage in family businesses.
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(2022)Leveraging new satellite communication technology, the European Commission published in February 2022 a proposal for a regulation which would facilitate the creation of a European space-based secure communication system serving EU institutions and agencies, Member States as well as EU citizens. In terms of Member States intra-governmental use, several public and private entities in the EU have expressed interest in supplementing national public authority networks with the technology that the proposed system uses. However, public authority networks are strictly regulated due their critical function in terms of safety and national security. An issue of regulatory and policy compatibility thus arises. After demonstrating why Finland is a relevant object to study, this thesis proceeds to analyse and compare relevant national legislation and policy with the proposed regulation and related documents, in order to assess whether, and to what extent, the proposed system is compatible, particularly in the context of control, security and ownership. While the research identified several issues relating to transparency, procurement, financing, ownership, access and control, the thesis ultimately finds that these concerns do not merit a conclusion of incompatibility.
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(2011)This thesis studies national and local ownership of Namibia’s education and training sector improvement programme ETSIP. ETSIP is a 15-year programme implemented during 2005-2015 following a sector-wide approach. The aim of the programme is to facilitate the transition of Namibia into a knowledge-based economy. This study aims to provide insight into how ownership of the ETSIP policy process is realised nationally and locally, in particular how regional officials in the Namibian education sector view the ETSIP policy process, how they see their role in it and to which degree to they have been able to influence and control the process. The approach in this study is qualitative and the viewpoint constructionist looking at reality constructed through people’s perceptions, interpretations and actions. The data consists of interviews and informal discussions with regional and national education officials, newspaper articles and ETSIP policy documents. The study highlights that national ownership is a vague term due to many actors and views within a country. It confirms Castel-Branco’s argument that ownership has to be understood in context, in a contested and changing environment. A new strategic plan for the Ministry of Education is being prepared and this might affect ownership to ETSIP. The rhetoric of ownership in ETSIP policy documents follows international commitments of increasing aid effectiveness but the documents lack a comprehensive analysis of how national and local ownership would be realised. The documents reflect a narrow understanding of ownership as commitment to predetermined policy choices. Whitfield’s and Frazer’s distinction of narrow and broad definitions of ownership is found in the interviews. Commitment to ETSIP is regarded essential but insufficient for ownership. Local commitment to ETSIP principles and aims is realised fairly well but if ownership is viewed broadly, as influence and control, then ownership is weak. There has been little influence from regional level in the ETSIP planning process and there is lack of control over the implementation of ETSIP, in particular lack of control over financial resources. Tujan’s notion of democratic ownership highlights the need to change and broaden the ownership agenda to consider the local level. This study suggests that an enabling environment for local ownership would require changes in institutional culture and the strengthening of institutional legitimacy. It would require political leadership, trust, a culture of responsibility and accountability, enhanced information sharing, broad participation, dialogue and collaboration. Most importantly there is a need and demand for local control over decision-making and resources.
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