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The role of the audit committee in resolving auditor‐client disagreements: a Malaysian study

Salleh, Zalailah; Stewart, Jenny - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 25 (2012) 8, pp. 1340-1372

Purpose – This paper aims to report the findings of semi‐structured interviews with management, external auditors and audit committee members in Malaysia concerning the role of the audit committee in resolving auditor‐client disagreements. Design/methodology/approach – An exploratory...

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Paths leading contractual disputes to litigation

Jagannathan, Murali; Delhi, Venkata Santosh Kumar - In: Built Environment Project and Asset Management 13 (2023) 6, pp. 846-861

such inherent challenges associated with litigation, it is observed that parties in construction disputes do resort to … litigation. This study attempts to understand the potential paths triggering litigation of contractual disputes in construction …), this study proposes and validates a model that identifies the paths to litigation of contractual disputes in construction …

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A trade dispute between the USA and Canada

Abboushi, Suhail - In: Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal 20 (2010) 1, pp. 43-51

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the issues in the US‐Canada trade dispute over lumber trade, to analyze the US and Canada's claims and positions in this dispute, and make projections of future possibilities regarding this dispute. Design/methodology/approach – The...

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Access to the law of pensions : The lessons from National Grid v. Laws

Nobles, Richard - In: Employee Relations 22 (2000) 3, pp. 282-285

This article uses the litigation in National Grid v. Laws to demonstrate two aspects of the law surrounding occupational pension schemes: the wide range of interpretations that are possible when construing pension scheme rules; and the enormous difficulties faced by scheme members when seeking...

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Industrial conflict in local government since 1997

Nolda, Charles - In: Employee Relations 26 (2004) 4, pp. 377-391

employers’ advantage, employers and governments learned how to win disputes, inflation fell and has stabilised at low levels … this context describes the background and the outcomes of the local government and fire disputes of 2002. …

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The UK fire services dispute 2002‐2003

Burchill, Frank - In: Employee Relations 26 (2004) 4, pp. 404-421

Brings together a sequence of negotiating events in the 2002‐2003 fire services dispute from the point of view of a participant. The author was appointed to the position of Independent Chair of the National Council for Local Authorities’ Fire Brigades in February 2001. Attempts to apply some...

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The labour dispute arbitration system in China

Shen, Jie - In: Employee Relations 29 (2007) 5, pp. 520-539

labour arbitration system and its role in settling labour disputes. Design/methodology/approach – The paper analyses official … paper finds that labour arbitration has become the most important mechanism for settling labour disputes in China since the … arbitration system in China and analyzes its role in setting labour disputes and its potential for improvement. …

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Internationalising industrial disputes: the case of the Maritime Union of Australia

Smith, Caroline - In: Employee Relations 32 (2010) 6, pp. 557-573

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the capacity for trade unions to mobilise internationally by considering how stevedores in Australia successfully internationalised a major dispute. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reports the findings of a single case study of the...

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Contemporary workplace occupations in Britain : Motivations, stimuli, dynamics and outcomes

Gall, Gregor - In: Employee Relations 33 (2011) 6, pp. 607-623

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the more militant response of a minority of workers to collective redundancy and restructuring in Britain since 2007. Design/methodology/approach – The paper deploys secondary sources to develop a series of grounded micro‐factors to help explain the...

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Redundancy and workplace occupation: the case of the Republic of Ireland

Cullinane, Niall; Dundon, Tony - In: Employee Relations 33 (2011) 6, pp. 624-641

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the antecedent influences and merits of workplace occupations as a tactical response to employer redundancy initiatives. Design/methodology/approach – The data are based on analysis of secondary documentary material reporting on three workplace...

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