lap lambert academic publishing apr 2011 (Más de 1.300 resultados)

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Experts generally agree that increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere will result in changes in climate. Increased attention by policy makers to this threat of climate change has brought with it considerable attention to the possibility of using forests as a means of sequestering and reducing emissions of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Forestry is an important sector in Kenya. Long term development of the forestry sector will affect the future amounts of carbon sequestration and emission of the country. The purpose of this study was to provide an understanding of the role that Kakamega forest can play in the mitigation of climate change. It confirms the huge atmospheric carbon dioxide that can be offset by the Kakamega forest, indicating the potential of Kenya to participate in carbon trading for both its economic and environmental benefit. The results can expedite policy decisions regarding Kenya's participation in carbon trading through the CDM as well as providing benefits to the national forestry sector, and participants in the community forestry, in terms of an overall increase in income, and achieving self-sufficiency. 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -There is a divide that exists in India both digitally as well as socially. So the question that one may ask here is how to make technology really relevant in a country where over 70 percent of the people live in rural areas or in circumstances where social and developmental issues such as poverty, illiteracy and health problems are rampant. That is what has been asked by many academicians and researchers' alike, but no sufficiently appropriate answer has emerged. At the same time hundreds of Information and Communication (ICT) led development projects have sprung up around the country armed with the assumption that these tools carry with them at least a part of the solution to India's developmental problems. This research conducted over months of study in various villages around India aims to answer the question as to whether mere access to these tools is enough to make a real difference to a society grappling with a variety of socio-economic problems or does it take more than just that. 100 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This Book is given to acquaint students with types of information systems that help business organizations get aggregate information as well as managing the information systems with in the organization. This Book give knowledge about Fundamentals of Information systems, solving business problems with information systems, a systems approach to problem solving, developing and implementing a solution, key components of IT, managing IT.After learning this book You can get Acquire skills regarding information technology,Acquire skills of using information ,technology in business and management decision making and Acquire skills of managing information technology. 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Financing health-care has gone through a chequered history in Ghana. Like other developing nations in modern times, the Government of Ghana has no choice but to establish a sustainable health-care financing policy for all Ghanaians. The aim of this book is to examine whether the introduction of a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) will provide and deliver and improved health-care service in Ghana. The introduction of the NHIS is to help reduce the financial barriers which have denied ordinary people access to healthcare for decades. While the health system appears to be making progress in meeting the basic needs of the people of Ghana, the continuing exodus of trained health workers, lack of leadership, corruption and weak institutional capacity remains a major obstacle. There are also many persuasive reasons why the NHIS should be a success. Some of the laudable points are the philosophy of the NHIS, the popularity of the policy, the institutional components which are in place and the overall State commitment to the scheme. 92 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This study sought to determine on an empirical basis, whether cash management influences the financial performance of hotels in Uganda.The objectives of the study were to examine the effect of cash planning, cash flow management and cash surplus management on the financial performance of IGH. A survey was conducted on a sample of respondents drawn from IGH in order to consider statistically significant relationships between financial performance and components of cash management at length. The data were analyzed using SPSS. Empirical findings of the study reveal a significant positive relationship between cash management and financial performance with cash planning predicting 64.2%, cash flow management 69.7% and cash surplus management 76.9% of the variance in financial performance in IGH respectively. However when considering the sub components of these variables, were not significant predictors of financial performance in IGH. The study concluded that there was a need for IGH to improve policies on cash budgeting,cash cycle planning, cash surplus investment as well as deficit cash financing since these were found to have a significant effect on its financial performance. 112 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book addresses concerns about gender inequalities, democracy and deteriorating urban living conditions in Zambia. It presents a study of the reality facing youth born and raised in a peri-urban area, George compound in Lusaka. Changes in political and community organisation and deteriorating living conditions affect young women and men differently, and gender relations have to be re-negotiated. The report voices the youths' concerns about their family situation and gender identity. Male gender identities based on breadwinning and sexual activity become problematic in times of unemployment and HIV. Young women tie their identity to motherhood, but some of those who get an education aim for a working career and relative independence before marriage. Existing gender inequalities are challenged but often recycled in slightly different forms. 116 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -It has been acknowledged that many prevention campaigns against HIV/AIDS in Mozambique have not reached their goal in changing people's behavior in terms of condom use. One of the reasons advanced is that messages presented in those campaigns were not adapted to the local reality and culture of the targeted population. This research intends to validate that addressing the cultural orientation of the individuals (in terms of individualism versus collectivism orientation) increases the effectiveness of the message in terms of attitudes and intentions towards using condoms. Moreover, it aims at distinguishing which regulatory focus of the message, between prevention and promotion, is most effective according to the cultural orientation of the individuals. In fact, little is known about the interaction of these two factors in the effectiveness of a message in changing behaviors. The research was conducted in Mozambique with 145 Mozambican participants. The results show that the cultural orientation should be addressed when designing messages to achieve maximum effectiveness. 92 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Microfinance Institutes and its activities have once again come to the lime light after its pioneer Nobel Laureate Prof. Mohammad Yunus was accused of corruption by the Norwegian State TV (NRK). This research shows how such microfinance institutes, especially the Islamic Microfinance Institutes (IMFIs) and the RDS of the IBBL as a sample, can really contribute to the development of the society, in terms of alleviating poverty, improving lifestyles, and most importantly filling the gaps of basic human needs'. The research focuses on the problems of poverty in Bangladesh, and suggests that the IMFIs need to improve in terms of developing mechanisms, creating jobs as a mean of poverty alleviation and not providing cash loans, and educating the rural mass towards shifting them to real human capitals. It also shows that the IMFIs, with a growth rate of more than 10 percent, have the potentials to soon reach a global arena, and wide open the opportunities to replicate them in other Muslim nations. This book on Islamic Microfinance in Bangladesh should therefore, especially be useful for students, researchers, and professionals related to Islamic Finance and IMFIs industries. 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The velocity of income (V1) is considered for the United States over the past century, and more thoroughly examined within the current context of the financial crisis. With all inference based on 1 percent significance testing, a Granger Causality relationship from velocity growth to real income growth formalizes velocity's importance. Its long- and short-run behavior is estimated reserving a role for previous empirical literature and current extraordinary stimulating packages. Fiscal policy in terms of public debt accumulation appears to be substantially negatively influencing velocity behavior. A negative Granger Causality linkage from public debt growth to velocity growth makes a case for a gradual run-down in public debt. 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In Uganda, just like other parts of the world, the debate over whether Female Headed Households (FHHS) are poor has been wedging on with inconclusive results. In addition, it is not clear as to the intensity of poverty and the nature of household conditions in such female headed household. This book examines the poverty status of FHHs in Uganda and explores the attributes of such status with regard to household conditions and urban areas. Data from the Uganda National Household Survey provided by Uganda Bureau of Statistics provides the basis of analysis. Individuals, international, government and Civil Society Organisations involved in poverty alleviation especially with disaggregated groups like women and Female heads of households will greatly benefit from this book. 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In this modern time, the legal academia says that establishing different layers of government needs not only division of powers but also a framework in which these layers of government interact as independent and interdependent institutions. Such system is indispensible for realization of the objectives these spheres of governance are established for. One aspect of this system is supervision by central governments over activities of subnational units. Such supervision is of a particular significance where the central government is where important laws and policies are made and the others are implementers of same, and where subnational imbalance has found a solid foundation. This book focuses on supervision by central governments in two decentralized African states with such facts in comparative perspective. It would be important to researchers, educators and students of constitutional law, federalism and intergovernmental relations, in particular. 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -A daughter seeking approval from her mother and siblings through proximity to the family land; a separated woman returning to the village to attend to her aged parents; and a wife wanting to gain parity with her husband in their joint property. These stories highlight the nuances of intra-household gender relations and illustrate the highly symbolic yet contested nature of land as a social and economic resource in the Philippines. The book examines how subject positions in gender are employed to legitimize public land claims in Leyte Province, Philippines, through the national government's Land Administration and Management Program. Analytical focus is given on the role of inherited land in parental and marital relations in providing social security, creating enterprise and enhancing the status of women after marriage. Findings indicate that women are active claim-makers to land, but they do so depending on their subject positions within these relations and vis-à-vis the source of power and authority in their families. Land claims are thus also crucial to the maintenance of trust, reciprocity, obligations, and social relations. 116 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Ancestral Spirits: Spirituality as Feminist Praxis in 20th Century Black Women's Literature, explores how spirituality is at the very heart of feminist epistemology for the 20th Century Black female protagonist. It further underscores that whether she is slave, mother, wife or survivor she is driven by an unseen, unknown force that compels her to rise up against all odds; and that it is this spirituality that is the basis of her unconscious and wholly acted upon, feminist praxis. 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Internet banking has become a global phenomenon.It is the fastest growing service that banks can offer in order to gain and retain new customers. However, the issue of adoption behaviour by final consumers seems to be a pivotal issue in the successful implementation of Internet banking. In some countries, Internet banking has proved to be very reliable and efficient whilst in some others, they are found to be extremely dormant due to adoption behaviour. This study tried to investigate if there are differences in Internet banking adoption behaviour between Ghana and Sweden. One bank each from Ghana and Sweden was selected for this study. The study employed the extended technology acceptance model and it was based on using both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Questionnaires were accordingly administered to some selected Internet banking customers of the two banks selected for this study. The study concludes that there is only a marginal or subtle difference in the adoption behaviour in Internet banking between Ghana and Sweden, and that, the low patronage of Internet banking in Ghana as compared to that of Sweden is due to reasons other than customers' adoption behaviour. 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -After the revolutionary arguments of relevance lost (Johnson and Kaplan, 1987) the traditional management accounting practices have gone through huge debates. Management accounting tools like target costing, kaizen costing, competitor analysis, balanced scorecard, value chain analysis, quality costing, just in time and others got great responses from the academicians. But when the issue of practical applicability came, it was found that, in so many cases, these revolutionary new tools and techniques of management accounting did not get much importance from the part of the practitioners. Another important matter that was found is that the popularity of these tools varied across the countries. The monograph concludes that there is a divergence in the use of management accounting practices among the industries and among the national cultures because of the fact that these contemporary management accounting tools demand some prerequisites to get applied and these prerequisites are not available in the same level in different countries. 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In this book, Eugene Rukaranghira examines the causes and consequences of the 1994 Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi and challenges convetional wisdom atributing the genocide to ethnic hatred by highlighting the role of government in the planning and execution of this terrible tragedy. He argues that the concept of human development rather than economic development provides a superior insight into the possible causes and long term consequences of this failure of humanity to intervene in Rwanda. 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The concept of transparency has in recent years become increasingly relevant in a world characterized by its ever-growing complexity. Within a variety of spheres, calls for greater levels of transparency have become common-place, leading to the implementation of a number of transparency mechanisms aimed at promoting a higher degree of information disclosure. The Western European conventional arms sector - conceptualized here as a regime comprised of a particular set of principles, norms and procedures - is one such sphere which in the post-Cold War era has come to be regulated by a variety of transparency mechanisms that seek to control, monitor and evaluate transparency-related matters. The most recent of these mechanisms and the subject of this thesis, is the European Union (EU) Council Common Position 944 on Arms Exports. The object of this thesis will be to conduct an evaluation of the appropriateness of the Common Position's transparency provisions for the specific framework of norms, principles and procedures governing the conventional European arms regime. 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Africa has long been a forgotten continent, suffering the brutality of slavery and slave trade, colonialism, and consequences of the Cold-War between two blocs.This book raises the question: Why are the three major players in Africa are competing at this particular time after a long period of neglect The Clash of the Major Powers in Africa is presented in the context of historical and modern events. The author analyzes the main reasons behind their engagement beyond routine and normal involvement, external and internal factors, how they view Africa and how Africa views them, the reaction of Africans toward each of them, and the expectation of African people from their policies. Africa, with huge natural resources, triggered the current competition among three major players in Africa: the U.S., the EU, and China. This book attempts to address these issues by identifying one of the policies which could have a chance to succeed in Africa. The research is intended to help inform researchers who are interested in the Africa's relationships with these major powers and foreign policy makers in Africa, the United States, the European Union and China. 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book attempts to analyse the importance of education for the economic growth of a country. It outlines the time series analysis of education growth in India along with the growth of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), exports, social sector expenditure and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). This book focuses on the regional disparity in attaining education in different states of India by applying convergence analysis. It is visualized that the findings of the study would be useful in particular to the students of economics, researchers in education sector as well as academicians interested in analyzing the economic growth and productivity. 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 brought international repercussions unlike any previous attacks. The Global War on Terrorism was launched in response to these attacks. Nine years after the GWOT was lunched, the international community views the military approach as ineffective, as a war against Muslims and as a means for US dominance. The international community doubt the intentions of the US government and view the western media as insensitive to non-westerners; as the GWOT has had little impact on reducing international terrorism. In addressing the root causes of international terrorism we have to look at general issues such as oppression, military interventions, unresolved conflicts and authoritarian regimes supported by Western imprealist rather that only focusing on more immediate causes and circumstances that motivate and facilitate specific campaigns and acts of international terrorism. 120 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The effect of Motivation on labour turnover is an inspiring book that will help you to understand concrete how salaries, benefits, working Conditions, recognition, career development and team work affects the people to move in and out of the organization. By situating a case from Tanzania institutions, the book provides the systematic and scientific approach on how to measure the extent of the stated variables on how they influence labour turnover and its implication on the context of Human Reources Practices, an opportunity not found in the majority of researches done in context of Tanzania which lack the appropriate context for scholars and readers in both Tanzania and Africa in general. 112 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The book explores one of the most critical concepts in gender theories. It attempts to understand the 'agency' of the diasporic subjects. It locates agency in the personal narratives of two generations of Bangladeshi immigrant women in the United Kingdom (UK). The author problematizes the liberal notion of autonomy which considers religion as an obstacle to women's agency. She uncouples agency from resistance, choice and the provision of change without nullifying the latter concepts within agency. The book defines agency as the 'strategies' that women use to lead their lives in different ways. One of the central arguments of this book is that there is none without agency, nor is someone with more agency or with less agency. Everyone has agency, but everyone has different forms of agency. This is an important book for the academics, gender specialists, development practitioners and policymakers who are interested in 'gender and migration' issues. 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The liberalization of the financial sector in Kenya has brought about increased competition emerging from new entrants to the market, as well as the existing ones adopting the use of highly competitive trading practices. The major players in this market are the mainstream banks, rural and urban Saccos and Micro-Finance institutions that offer homogeneous as well as differentiated financial products and services. The said institutions target similar markets and clients. Saccos operating in the rural environment have been made to re-invent their competitiveness from the traditional practices to modern business approaches and operations to remain afloat and relevant.This book illustrates competitive strategies that Saccos have adopted in rural Kenya for business survival. It also captures the need to re-engineer business processes such as marketing, new product development, technology adoption and market development for competitive advantage. 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Private equity has heen dominating the news recently both as an asset class and a tool to facilitate market efficiency in South Africa. Many private equity funds have had good returns in recent limes. However, many pension funds still shun away from this asset class, mainly due to lack of understanding of the risk inherent in this asset class, and in its potential overall risk diversifying characteristics. Regulation 28 of the Pension Fund Act, prescribes maximum allocation of five percent to unlisted assets and that includes private equity as an asset class.One of the reasons why investors don't understand this asset class is the lack ofcomparabJe data relative to the listed asset classes such as listed equities and listed bonds. From these asset classes, people get data on a daily basis and they are able to Wlderstand the daily prices and values of their portfolio. They can also try to value the individual stocks within their portfolio by using variables such as price:earnings ratio and dividend yields, as that information is freely available. This research tries to use the listed private equity companies to establish a Private Equity Index. 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The concept of mutual funds is not new in India. UTI started India's first mutual fund in 1964 to mobilize household savings and investing the funds in capital markets. There are many type of mutual funds like equity, debt, balanced etc. SEBI has issued guidelines for the working of mutual funds. There are various risks associated with them but the returns are also high. The growth which accrues by investing in mutual funds is adding to the importance of mutual funds. Association of Mutual Funds (AMFI)has been created in 1995 to maintain professional and healthy environment in the market. Many companies like ABN AMRO, HDFC,UTI,TATA, ICICI are operating in this field. The Indian mutual fund industry has evolved from a single player monopoly in 1964 to a fast growing, competitive market on the back of a strong regulatory framework. The growth in this sector is tremendous and in future it has great prospects. Though, there are certain obstacles in the growth of mutual funds yet, regulatory framework and global competition will certainly improve upon. I Hope that this analysis will definitely contribute to the research by academicians,industry practitioners and students on the topic. 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The major focus of this book is to analyze the impact of bank-based measures of financial sector development on economic growth in Zimbabwe using the error correction econometric methodology. Empirical analysis revealed that bank-based measures of financial sector development employed significantly impact on economic growth in Zimbabwe. The main conclusion in the book is that, for the period of analysis, the ratio of private credit to total credit had a positive and significant impact on economic growth at 5% while the ratio of total bank credit to GDP was only significant at 10%.The book concludes by recommending that more credit should be channeled to the private sector rather than to the government.However, the book also recommends the importance to monitoring the activities related to public expenditure closely so as to enhance productive investment of the public sector. The book attracts wider interest from Africa and other developing countries. 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The English Premiership, EPL has become much more than just a league to those that follow the game of football. It has become a way of life for these followers that it is arguably one of cult status because of its strong enduring appeal and elevation to worship by those who follow the game. With the 'big four' teams of the EPL carrying massive debt profile capable of fully industrializing some developing nations, with local fans groaning under the ever increasing cost of attending matches and buying replicas, and the growing demand to remain highly competitive, there is need for these clubs to look at a diverse source of revenue generation. The EPL, tagged 'The Greatest Show on Earth' has an estimated half a billion followers from over 200 nations and with a fanbase of such magnitude, researching the feasibility of their foreign fans as the future and key to bigger money is highly welcomed. The analysis should give to those concerned (and even to sports marketing professionals, and anyone who love the game of football), a better perspective of the issues in questions, a future outlook and how plans can be affected to address them. 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The potential for intra-SADC trade expansion exists and is quantifiable. In statistical terms, current levels of intra-SADC trade amount to an estimated 6% of the region's total trade. The book focuses on intra-industry trade between Zimbabwe and SADC member states. SADC has established itself as an international trading bloc. Current levels of trade between selected SADC countries reveal imbalance in trade patterns, in favour of RSA, which exports several times the volume of its imports, and to some extent of Zimbabwe. Very few studies have been done on intra industry trade in SADC. There is no study so far that has been done to determine the factors that influence Zimbabwe's IIT with SADC. The non-existence of attention given to IIT and Zimbabwe has increased the author's curiosity to explore the factors that influence IIT between Zimbabwe and its trading partners within SADC. This book aimed at identifying those variables that influence intra-industry trade between Zimbabwe and a selected number of SADC member states: Botswana, RSA, DRC, Mauritius, Malawi, Namibia, and Zambia. The book attracts a wide range of readership, from high school to university level. 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Within March 5th 2008 and April 3rd 2009, the All Share index of the Nigerian Stock Exchange dropped by 69.94%. The decline (though at varying levels) was also witnessed among emerging and developed stock markets. While various factors could be responsible for the performance observed, this study examined the role of selected emerging and developed stock markets on the performance of the Nigerian stock exchange. The philosophy of the study is premised on the increasing linkage of financial markets across the globe and the likely implication of such interdependence on their performance. Within the context of financial crisis, the major findings from the study were in two folds: first, the Nigerian stock exchange was more integrated to the developed stock markets during the crisis period hence, declining performance observed during the period studied in the Nigerian stock market, can be attributed to the financial crisis. Lastly, contrary to the role that counter cyclical policies are expected to play in stabilizing business circles, the Nigerian stock market was more responsive to oil market policy adjustments than to the monetary policy actions during the financial crisis. 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This document aims at better presenting the reasons behind the success of cameroonian SMEs in foreing market. We started out from a literature, according to which Cameroonian SMEs are characterized by limited financial resources, unqualified staff, weak commercial power, insufficient research-development and innovation, low turnover and ageing technologies in comparison to their competitors from other continents. Such characteristics cannot enable a SME to stay abreast in a sustainable manner in foreing market. Yet, other studies reveal the existence of Cameroonian SMEs with markets abroad that have already gone beyond the start-off point (5 years).The objective of this work is to identify the strategies of these enterprises and their performances. To attain this objective, we have mobilized existing work. These were completed by an empirical study on forty-one Cameroonian SMEs. The results obtained indicated that Cameroonian SMEs remain in foreign markets because they tailored to the environmental requirements. This shows that ultimately the Cameroonian SMEs have undergone a transformation under the effect of the threat to their survival due to increased competition. 116 pp. Englisch.