scholarly journals Barriers And Challenges Restraining Zimbabwean Banks In Going Multinational

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 297
Author(s):  
Courage Mlambo ◽  
David Mapondera ◽  
Morris Tenderere
Keyword(s):  
Information Asymmetry ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Cultural Distance ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
Barriers To Entry ◽  
Policy Information ◽  
Banking Institutions ◽  
Regulatory Barriers ◽  
Barriers And Challenges ◽  
Multinational Banking

This paper investigates the barriers and challenges restraining Zimbabwean banking institutions in going multinational. The paper drew attention from the fact that although multinational banking had increased drastically in the last two decades, Zimbabwean banks have failed to go multinational. Findings from this study indicate that cultural distance, government policy, information asymmetry, level of technology, legal and regulatory barriers and barriers to entry are the main challenges that restrain Zimbabwean banks from going multinational. The paper also examines policy options to address the challenges faced by Zimbabwean banks when going multinational.

Barriers to Entry and Implications for Competition Policy

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Roberts
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Vertical Integration ◽  
Competition Policy ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Productive Capacity ◽  
Barriers To Entry ◽  
Access To Finance ◽  
African Context ◽  
Regulatory Barriers ◽  
Consumer Switching

Competition requires rivals. While this rivalry may come from imports, the development of local capabilities and productive capacity for rivalry, including by black industrialists in the South African context, means understanding the barriers to entry that local producers must overcome. Barriers to entry are also critical for the correct balance between the risks of over- and under-enforcement and are one reason why it has been recommended that countries should adopt different standards for competition evaluation. This chapter draws on studies of barriers to entry in different markets in South Africa to consider the nature and extent of these barriers and the implications for competition policy. It highlights issues related to regulatory barriers, consumer switching costs and branding, routes to market, and vertical integration, as well as economies of scale and access to finance.

Precarious Labor and the Contestation of Policymaking in Japan

2020 ◽  
pp. 90-108
Author(s):  
Saori Shibata
Keyword(s):  
Government Policy ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
Political Elites ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
The Public ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
Precarious Labor ◽  
The Impact

This chapter examines the impact of Japan's precarious workers' movement on policymaking in Japan, highlighting three cases through which one can witness the effects of opposition mobilized by Japanese nonregular workers on policy outcomes. In each case, one witnesses political elites being forced to respond to successful mobilizations by precarious workers and organizations that have emerged to represent their interests. These mobilizations have served to attract public attention to the impact that neoliberal government policy has on precarious workers. When faced with criticism and opposition from the public, on each occasion governments were forced either to compromise on policy goals or proposals or to abolish or postpone policies to reduce criticism. While precarious workers were not always able to achieve all of their goals, collectively they have become an important actor that is able to gain concessions or raise significant obstacles to the implementation of neoliberal policy options so that their demands must be accommodated in some way.

scholarly journals Government Policies To Improve Tobacco Farmers Business Results

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 06007
Author(s):  
Hezron Sabar Rotua Tinambunan ◽  
Hananto Widodo
Keyword(s):  
Transaction Costs ◽  
Product Quality ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Business Results ◽  
Banking Institutions

Warehouse Receipt System suggest the potential that can be utilized on the implementation of the Warehouse Receipt System primarily in support of the financing, the minimization of price fluctuations, increase farmers’ income, credit mobilization, improvement of product quality and so on. However, implementation of warehouse receipt system in the agricultural sector is still faced a number of obstacles including transaction costs, inconsistencies in the quantity and quality of agricultural products, the lack of support banking institutions, and the still weak farmer institutions. With institutional farmers are not organized properly, the rules of the warehouse receipt system is still seen as too complicated so that the necessary simplification of procedures so that the warehouse receipt system could be used by farmers. In addition, the socialization of the Warehouse Receipt System and conducive government policy support will be an important factor so that the warehouse receipt system can be implemented optimally.

scholarly journals Information asymmetry, government ownership, and dividends from the building construction from Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
Musdalifah Azis ◽  
Siti Amalia ◽  
Dio Caisar Darma
Keyword(s):  
Information Asymmetry ◽  
Dividend Policy ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Government Ownership ◽  
Panel Data Regression ◽  
Data Regression ◽  
Policy Information ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigated to examine the relationship between information asymmetry and government ownership to dividend policy. Information asymmetry is measured using bid-ask spreads, while government ownership is measured using the number of government shares divided by the number of outstanding shares multiplied by 100 %. This study uses purposive sampling with a total sample of 9 sub-companies construction and building listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (ISE) in 2016-2019. The data used is quantitative data and data sources were taken from the company's annual financial statements. Descriptive statistics and panel data regression are used as data analysis tools. The results showed that information asymmetry has a positive and significant effect on dividend policy, government ownership does not have a significant negative effect on dividend policy, and the interaction of information asymmetry and government ownership moderates the dividend policy.

scholarly journals THE FINANCING OF R&D: CHALLENGES FOR ROMANIAN FIRMS

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihaela Diaconu
Keyword(s):  
Government Policy ◽  
Statistical Evidence ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
External Funding ◽  
External Finance ◽  
Innovation Modes ◽  
Innovative Firms ◽  
The Government

This paper provides a review regarding the financing issues of innovative firms in Romania. The financing resources used by innovative firms are closely interdependent with innovation modes adopted by firms (R&D and non-R&D innovations). In the context I highlight the difficulties in attracting external funding resources and the implications for government policy. In this respect, I begin by describing some of the unique features of R&D investments. Then I discuss the various theoretical arguments why external finance for R&D might be more expensive than internal finance, going on to review statistical evidence on the support of this hypothesis and the solutions that have to be developed and adopted by the government. The paper concludes with a discussion of policy options.

Civic Engagement via E-Government Portals

2008 ◽  
pp. 205-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Che Chen ◽  
Daniela Dimitrova
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Political Activism ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Perceived Benefits ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Access Service ◽  
Policy Information

This exploratory study examines civic engagement with e-government via Web sites. It provides an analytical framework that integrates both the supply and demand sides of citizen interaction with e-government. In modeling three dimensions of online civic engagement (government information access, service transactions, and contributing to government policy-making processes), the study framework incorporates a number of variables, including political activism, civic involvement, perceived benefits and difficulties, information channels, and demographic characteristics. Based on a national sample of Internet users, the study highlights the importance of the supply side (availability of e-government) for promoting civic engagement. Furthermore, political activism is found to be positively related to accessing government policy information and contributing to policy-making processes. The study results also confirm the significant impact of perceived benefits in fostering online civic engagement. Future research can benefit from this study by utilizing a more comprehensive model, treating various dimensions of online engagement separately, and conducting an in-depth analysis of the elements of perceived benefits.

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