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Publication date: 28 March 2024

Sonia Virginia Moreira, Nélia R. Del Bianco and Cézar F. Martins

The expansion of connectivity on a national scale in Brazil, whether through mobile Internet or fixed broadband, is described as one of the factors that can lead to social and…

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The expansion of connectivity on a national scale in Brazil, whether through mobile Internet or fixed broadband, is described as one of the factors that can lead to social and economic benefits for large parts of the population who do not have a network connection. It can also help to reduce poverty by improving the infrastructure of services and increasing Internet use for education purposes. It also provides people with the ability to communicate with online administrative services – local, regional, and national. In Brazil, the main difficulty facing an effective universalization of telecommunications has been limitations in accessing services. This chapter demonstrates the relevance of small Internet providers for the expansion of fixed broadband in less commercially attractive regions (in terms of subscribers, income, and distance) who have been growing over recent years and are now present in 70% of Brazilian municipalities and whose role is paramount to reducing the digital divide.

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Geo Spaces of Communication Research
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ISBN: 978-1-80071-606-3

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Disruptive Activity in a Regulated Industry
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ISBN: 978-1-78973-473-7

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Silicon Valley North
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ISBN: 978-0-08044-457-4

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Silicon Valley North
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ISBN: 978-0-08044-457-4

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Publication date: 26 December 2016

Patrick Mooney and John Mactaggart

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Angel Financing in Asia Pacific
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ISBN: 978-1-78635-128-9

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Publication date: 28 March 2024

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Geo Spaces of Communication Research
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ISBN: 978-1-80071-606-3

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Information Services for Innovative Organizations
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ISBN: 978-0-12465-030-5

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Publication date: 1 January 2008

Clinton Free and Norman Macintosh

At the time of its demise in 2001, the Enron Corporation could boast of its comprehensive, state-of-the-art management control and governance systems. Yet these controls were…

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At the time of its demise in 2001, the Enron Corporation could boast of its comprehensive, state-of-the-art management control and governance systems. Yet these controls were rendered ineffective in the company's last few years. This article identifies the radical change in Enron's corporate culture that took place from the Lay-Kinder era (1986–1996) to the Lay-Skilling era (1997–2001). It argues that this was a major cause of neutralizing these controls, which in turn proved to be a major factor in Enron's fall into bankruptcy. The article draws on Schein's (1993, Legitimating clinical research in the study of organizational culture, Journal of Counselling and Development, 71, 703–708; 1996, 2004) framework of cultural practice to develop our analysis. Thus, it supports Simon's (1990, 1995) urging to more meaningfully include corporate culture in management control research studies. The article contributes to the literature by drawing attention to the rich but untold story of Enron's governance and control and also extends the research linking corporate culture and control systems.

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Advances in Management Accounting
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ISBN: 978-1-84855-267-8

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Supply Networks in Developing Countries: Sustainable and Humanitarian Logistics in Growing Consumer Markets
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ISBN: 978-1-80117-195-3

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Government and Public Policy in the Pacific Islands
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ISBN: 978-1-78973-616-8

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