The Research Problem Sample Clauses

The Research Problem. A possible reason for a franchisee exiting a franchise relationship is lack of trust and commitment between franchise partners (Hall and Xxxxx, 1988). Xxxx and Xxxxxxx (2008) noted that there are some psychological problems affecting franchise relationships. For example, franchisors may try to have excessive control over franchisees and sometimes they ignore franchisees‟ opinions. Moreover, Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx (2005) note that conflicts in the franchising relationship regarding the services offered by the franchisor may be responsible for franchisees exiting the system. However, franchisees may face financial and resource constraints as reported by Xxxxxxxxx (2003) and that may affect their ability to offer the standards required by the franchisor. Therefore, a franchisee's perception of franchisor value, and vice versa, changes over time and has an impact on the hospitality industry as there is a lifecycle in the hotel franchise relationship which is variable over the contract period (Grünhagen and Xxxxxx, 2003). However, Xxxxx (2005) and Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx (2005) indicate that there is a lack of research that examines the relationship between franchise partners. This study will address this research gap in order to investigate how to effectively manage the hotel franchise relationship. In line with the above research problem, the following research questions were devised:
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The Research Problem. Diverse views are voiced by different organizations, researchers and activists about the current wave of global large-scale land acquisition. The World Bank (2010), for instance, has argued that large-scale investment in agriculture will result in a win-win solution for both investing and hosting countries, provided that inward investment is well managed. The argument is based on the assumption that large tracts of idle land are available globally that can be used for agricultural investment and offer potential for recipient countries. Xxxxxx et al. (2013, p. 169) called this view a ‘regulate to facilitate land deals’ position and it is also held by mainstream economists. Xx Xxxxxxxx (2011, p. 250) argues that although inward investment may be well managed, it has ‘high opportunity cost and less poverty-reducing impact’ compared with situations in which the land is put to an alternative use by the local farming community. The Washington-based International Food Policy Research Institution (IFPRI) has argued that large-scale land deals are inevitable and mechanisms should be sought to maximize 2 The Agricultural Investment Support Directorate (AISD) was re-structured in late 2013 and now goes under the name of the Agricultural Investment and Land Administration Agency (AILAA). The Agency is directly accountable to the Minister of Agriculture. Under its previous structure, the AISD reported to the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and operated with fewer than 35 staff. The Agency is expected to have about 165 staff in its new form. In all discussions hereafter, the term AILAA is used throughout the text, and not AISD. opportunities while mitigating negative impacts (Xxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx-Xxxx 2009). Supporters of the win-win position have developed Codes of Conduct (Xxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx- Xxxx 2009), Voluntary Guidelines based on a human-rights approach (FAO 2012a), Principles for Responsible Agricultural Investment (PRAI) (World Bank 2010, xxvii) and Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food System (Committee on World Food Security 2014) to ensure investments in large-scale farming achieve win-win benefits. Xx Xxxxxxxx (2010) has argued that the World Bank’s PRAI are simply instruments to ‘destroy the peasantry responsibly’ and has suggested promoting smallholder-focused agriculture that has pro-poor and poverty-reducing effects. He is supported by activist groups that warn that the development model of large-scale plantation agriculture displa...

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  • Research Project 3.1 These Materials and Data will be used by Recipient's PI solely in connection with the Research Project, as named and described in the attached research application (insert Research Project name below):

  • Collaboration We believe joint effort toward common goals achieves trust and produces greater impact for L.A. County’s youngest children and their families.

  • Research Use The Requester agrees that if access is approved, (1) the PI named in the DAR and (2) those named in the “Senior/Key Person Profile” section of the DAR, including the Information Technology Director and any trainee, employee, or contractor1 working on the proposed research project under the direct oversight of these individuals, shall become Approved Users of the requested dataset(s). Research use will occur solely in connection with the approved research project described in the DAR, which includes a 1-2 paragraph description of the proposed research (i.e., a Research Use Statement). Investigators interested in using Cloud Computing for data storage and analysis must request permission to use Cloud Computing in the DAR and identify the Cloud Service Provider (CSP) or providers and/or Private Cloud System (PCS) that they propose to use. They must also submit a Cloud Computing Use Statement as part of the DAR that describes the type of service and how it will be used to carry out the proposed research as described in the Research Use Statement. If the Approved Users plan to collaborate with investigators outside the Requester, the investigators at each external site must submit an independent DAR using the same project title and Research Use Statement, and if using the cloud, Cloud Computing Use Statement. New uses of these data outside those described in the DAR will require submission of a new DAR; modifications to the research project will require submission of an amendment to this application (e.g., adding or deleting Requester Collaborators from the Requester, adding datasets to an approved project). Access to the requested dataset(s) is granted for a period of one (1) year, with the option to renew access or close-out a project at the end of that year. Submitting Investigator(s), or their collaborators, who provided the data or samples used to generate controlled-access datasets subject to the NIH GDS Policy and who have Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval and who meet any other study specific terms of access, are exempt from the limitation on the scope of the research use as defined in the DAR.

  • Development Activities The Development activities referred to in item “b” of paragraph 3.1 include: studies and projects of implementation of the Production facilities; drilling and completion of the Producing and injection xxxxx; and installation of equipment and vessels for extraction, collection, Treatment, storage, and transfer of Oil and Gas. The installation referred to in item “c” includes, but is not limited to, offshore platforms, pipelines, Oil and Gas Treatment plants, equipment and facilities for measurement of the inspected Production, wellhead equipment, production pipes, flow lines, tanks, and other facilities exclusively intended for extraction, as well as oil and gas pipelines for Production Outflow and their respective compressor and pumping stations.

  • Research Use Reporting To assure adherence to NIH GDS Policy, the PI agrees to provide annual Progress Updates as part of the annual Project Renewal or Project Close-out processes, prior to the expiration of the one (1) year data access period. The PI who is seeking Renewal or Close-out of a project agree to complete the appropriate online forms and provide specific information such as how the data have been used, including publications or presentations that resulted from the use of the requested dataset(s), a summary of any plans for future research use (if the PI is seeking renewal), any violations of the terms of access described within this Agreement and the implemented remediation, and information on any downstream intellectual property generated from the data. The PI also may include general comments regarding suggestions for improving the data access process in general. Information provided in the progress updates helps NIH evaluate program activities and may be considered by the NIH GDS governance committees as part of NIH’s effort to provide ongoing stewardship of data sharing activities subject to the NIH GDS Policy.

  • Development Phase contractual phase initiated with the approval of ANP for the Development Plan and which is extended during the Production Phase while investments in xxxxx, equipment, and facilities for the Production of Oil and Gas according to the Best Practices of the Oil Industry are required.

  • Commercialization Intrexon shall have the right to develop and Commercialize the Reverted Products itself or with one or more Third Parties, and shall have the right, without obligation to Fibrocell, to take any such actions in connection with such activities as Intrexon (or its designee), at its discretion, deems appropriate.

  • Development Milestones In addition to its obligations under Paragraph 7.1, LICENSEE specifically commits to achieving the following development milestones in its diligence activities under this AGREEMENT: (a) (b).

  • Clinical Trials The studies, tests and preclinical and clinical trials conducted by or on behalf of, or sponsored by, the Company, or in which the Company has participated, that are described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, or the results of which are referred to in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, were and, if still pending, are being conducted in all material respects in accordance with protocols, procedures and controls pursuant to, where applicable, accepted professional and scientific standards for products or product candidates comparable to those being developed by the Company and all applicable statutes, rules and regulations of the FDA, the EMEA, Health Canada and other comparable drug and medical device (including diagnostic product) regulatory agencies outside of the United States to which they are subject; the descriptions of the results of such studies, tests and trials contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Prospectus do not contain any misstatement of a material fact or omit a material fact necessary to make such statements not misleading; the Company has no knowledge of any studies, tests or trials not described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus the results of which reasonably call into question in any material respect the results of the studies, tests and trials described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or Prospectus; and the Company has not received any notices or other correspondence from the FDA, EMEA, Health Canada or any other foreign, state or local governmental body exercising comparable authority or any Institutional Review Board or comparable authority requiring or threatening the termination, suspension or material modification of any studies, tests or preclinical or clinical trials conducted by or on behalf of, or sponsored by, the Company or in which the Company has participated, and, to the Company’s knowledge, there are no reasonable grounds for the same. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there has not been any violation of law or regulation by the Company in its respective product development efforts, submissions or reports to any regulatory authority that could reasonably be expected to require investigation, corrective action or enforcement action.

  • Development Plan document specifying the work program, schedule, and relevant investments required for the Development and the Production of a Discovery or set of Discoveries of Oil and Gas in the Contract Area, including its abandonment.

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