Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore how the institutional context influences human resource management (HRM) policies in the public and private sector in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach: The convergent parallel mixed methods approach was adopted for this study. Survey data...

A history of patents -- Private bill procedure -- The beginnings -- The protection of inventions by enactment -- The non obstante clause and the right to work -- The restriction and regulation of company patents -- The specification and its concealment -- The prolongation of patents -- The grant...

Privatised Law Reform: A History of Patent Law through Private Legislation, 1620â 1907- Front Cover -- Privatised Law Reform: A History of Patent Law through Private Legislation, 1620â 1907 -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on sources -- Table of cases --...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline certain currents in the assessment of qualitative research management and organizational research and briefly position this journal in relation to these developments. Design/methodology/approach – The argument draws upon contemporary debates...