Lap lambert academic publishing aug 2010 (Más de 1800 resultados)

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Jewish American literature holds an essential place in the literary history of the United States. It is supposed to be the first ethnic literature that achieved great influence in the U.S. and reached its mature expression in the post-war 'Jewish American novels' of Henry Roth, Saul Bellow, J.D. Salinger, Norman Mailer, Bernard Malamud, Chaim Potok, and Philip Roth. This book concentrates on the work of the triad of authors - Bellow, Potok and Malamud. It explores the cultural pulls between secular society and Jewish tradition which were acutely felt by the immigrants who passed through Ellis Island and by their children and grandchildren. Their work is also analyzed in the context of Earl H. Rovit's theory of 'applicable past' which stresses the advantage of the cultural distinctiveness of immigrant authors whose background might serve as a goldmine for fictional themes. The analysis should reveal the ways in which these authors are concerned with Jewishness and the intentions the authors have for its interpretation. This book is meant for anyone who is interested in the ethnic cultural diversity and its influence on the creative writing such as fiction. 52 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Today, it is being said that our education system is not relevant to our needs and that its standards are falling. Parents complain of the deteriorating discipline of students. In the final analysis, a limitation suggests that there is need to overhaul educational programmes to suit our needs. All these point to the idea that we must look back at what was happening in our country during colonial time and compare this with what is happening today. We can then focus ahead in the future. By doing this, we think of corrective and remedial measures. If the policies were desirable, efforts can be made to maintain and even improve them. This has for many years been done by soldiers in wars, farmers with their crops and soils, and mechanics with their repaired vehicles. In essence, all these are indicators of measurement and evaluation. Measurement and Evaluation are important processes for improvement and avoiding further errors. Even God evaluated his creation each day and saw that it was good, proceeding the next day (Genesis 1: 1-31 and Koran 57:4). In this book, you will be introduced to Measurement and Evaluation, especially their meaning, significance and styles.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -The microstrip antenna (MSA) is one of the most widely used microwave antennas possessing several advantages. However, it presents a low impedance bandwidth, low gain, and tolerance problems. Probably the most direct way of improving the impedance bandwidth of a microstrip antenna is to attach a separate lossless matching network. The aim of the this study is to develop a new wide band matching systems for improving the electrical characteristics such as, low efficiency, low antenna gain and narrow band. In the research stage of this thesis, different microstrip antenna geometries, matching networks and theoretical models for analysis and design of microstrip antennas were investigated. Three different types of the matching circuits which are realized as the negative capacitance, the negative inductance and the Pi- matching circuit with RC mutator, have been proposed.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The microstrip antenna (MSA) is one of the most widely used microwave antennas possessing several advantages. However, it presents a low impedance bandwidth, low gain, and tolerance problems. Probably the most direct way of improving the impedance bandwidth of a microstrip antenna is to attach a separate lossless matching network. The aim of the this study is to develop a new wide band matching systems for improving the electrical characteristics such as, low efficiency, low antenna gain and narrow band. In the research stage of this thesis, different microstrip antenna geometries, matching networks and theoretical models for analysis and design of microstrip antennas were investigated. Three different types of the matching circuits which are realized as the negative capacitance, the negative inductance and the Pi- matching circuit with RC mutator, have been proposed.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -In this study, Dubai is the case the author selects to explore the phenomenon of largescale public entrepreneurship. In the world today, public individuals, institutes, and enterprises are acting as though they are running firms; taking high risks, innovating, creating their owns opportunities, and unsurprisingly¿ competing. The facts that they are policy¿makers, which have authorities to impose or even distort their own economies emerges a concern, what is the appropriate entrepreneurship level in the public sector ¿Megalomania'' is a word that ¿means madness marked by delusions of wealth or power''. Is there megalomania in Dubai In this investigation, the author observes that failing to recognize its resources and capacities on driving a too ambitious economic growth is chaos. The consequences are that it risks collapse its own economy, and most likely, under such a scenario, cause spillover effects to its stakeholders at large.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 96 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Today, it is being said that our education system is not relevant to our needs and that its standards are falling. Parents complain of the deteriorating discipline of students. In the final analysis, a limitation suggests that there is need to overhaul educational programmes to suit our needs. All these point to the idea that we must look back at what was happening in our country during colonial time and compare this with what is happening today. We can then focus ahead in the future. By doing this, we think of corrective and remedial measures. If the policies were desirable, efforts can be made to maintain and even improve them. This has for many years been done by soldiers in wars, farmers with their crops and soils, and mechanics with their repaired vehicles. In essence, all these are indicators of measurement and evaluation. Measurement and Evaluation are important processes for improvement and avoiding further errors. Even God evaluated his creation each day and saw that it was good, proceeding the next day (Genesis 1: 1-31 and Koran 57:4). In this book, you will be introduced to Measurement and Evaluation, especially their meaning, significance and styles. 184 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The institution of nyai, or female religious leaders in pesantren, Islamic boarding school community of East Java, Indonesia, has been overlooked despite their significant roles. Their voices regarding women's issues are also unheard while they pose strategic position in shaping gender discourse in traditionalist Muslim community in Indonesia. This book is one of the few works specifically to study the discourse and functions of nyai in a gender context. The study will assess three aspects: first, nyai's leadership, second, nyai's attitudes on gender issues, such as polygamy, domestic violence and the state laws regarding marriage and violence in household; and third, the varieties of nyai discourse in promoting particular gender views to the broader Muslim community. Whether nyai can be agents of progressive gender education in the pesantren community or vice versa is the key question. The work provides indicator for measuring the development of gender awareness in pesantren community. This book is valuable for students and lecturers in gender studies, Asian studies, anthropologists, and those who have interest in women's issues in general. 104 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -When asylum seekers and refugees are displaced, how do they use communication technologies to maintain links with friends and family during flight and forced migration When they are detained, what role does technology play in the ways asylum seekers communicate with the outside' How do asylum seekers and refugees appropriate and use new communication technologies whilst establishing themselves in a new country This monograph presents the findings of a qualitative pilot research study that sought to answer these questions. It provides an insight into how asylum seekers use communication technologies during conflict, flight, detention and resettlement, to maintain links with their families and friends back home, with diaspora from their country of origin and with communities in the country where they are seeking asylum. It is also one of the first studies to examine how communication with the outside world occurs in immigration detention centres and to document asylum seeker perspectives on the communication restrictions encountered there. 60 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The form of production relations found in any society is fundamentally determined by who is the proprietor of the means of production.upon this lay the the decisive factors upon which definite political, juridical, ideological and institutional realities within any given society are established. Paradoxically, exploitation is inevitable and can easily be discerned in the rules, processes and institutional framework that administer the production and distribution process, which were instituted by the proprietors to safeguard their interests.The emergence and dynamics of IMF validate this theory. In pursuance of her interests, the United States led the economic negotiations that necessitated the emergence of IMF, its rules, structure, power relations and programmes or tranche. These were manipulated both in character and implementation to foster America's economic interest and consolidate her dominance. this book therefore focuses is on the political economy of IMF with a view to explicate it's nuances and implications/consequences. 104 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -More and more companies in the building sector are starting to realize the importance of using customer satisfaction as a tool to enhance their competitive advantage. Customer satisfaction brings several positive aspects to a company, which can contribute to a successful business. Primary data have been collected by conducting a randomly selected telephone survey. The analysis is based on statistical data generated from the survey. Central tendency values and multiple regression analysis makes it possible to explain which variables that affect customer satisfaction among Trivselhus customers. The outcome of the research signifies, that customer satisfaction among Trivselhus customers has not changed during the years that this research covers. There are several variables affecting customer satisfaction. These variables are included in different categories; Complaints, Expectations, Service Quality, Energy, Product Quality, and Image. There is not enough evidence to prove that energy efficiency and environmental friendliness affect customer satisfaction geographically. 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Customer loyalty is a topic of grave interest for both academia and practice and a base of loyal customers is found to be very beneficial and advantageous for the firms. It is always costly to attract new customers, so the managers always try to find ways to retain their current customers and concentrate on different factors which enhances the customer loyalty among the customers of the organizations. This research attempts to find the factors of customer loyalty and their relationships with banking industry in one of the developing countries i.e. Pakistan. Then analyzing the relationship among different factors a model for the customer loyalty is proposed at the end of the book.This book is really beneficial for the bank managers to formulate effective strategies to increase loyalty among their customers. 116 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In Nigeria at large and Benue State in particular, the problem of subsidized credit in capital resource use has stalled or at best distorted the flow of credit in the agricultural sector. Opinions are divided on the use of credit made available to all categories of farmers particularly the small-scale farmers. Some people are in favour of government policy on subsidizing agricultural credit while others are against the policy. This book therefore, addressed the capital resource mobilization methods and allocation efficiency of small-scale Cereal crop farmers of Benue State, Nigeria. It explained that a high proportion of agricultural credit to the small-scale cereal crop farmers were used directly for financing agricultural activities like hired laboure, purchase of seeds, fertilizers, agro-chemicals and farm impliments/tools. It further explained that a smaller percentage not directly invested in agricultural activities were invested in projects like family health finances and payment of school fees. These projects are forms of capital accumulation in the industry. 84 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The book analyzes the United States' foreign security policy and its changes since the end of WW II until the present day. The first part describes foreign security concepts of the USA during the Cold War and in the 'chaotic' 90s. The second chapter represents the core of the book; it analyzes the metamorphosis of the US foreign policy after the attacks of 9/11 with emphasis on the Bush doctrine embodied in the National Security Strategy of the United States of America (2002) and its subsequent impacts on the international community. Finally, the last chapter is devoted to President Obama's foreign security strategies, looking at whether it represents a real shift from his predecessor or just a change of rhetoric. 92 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Ferbrache provides a much needed analysis of the growing area of virtual team leader emergence. By designing an objective model, Ferbrache has created the first means to objectively measure leadership in virtual teams. He also provides evidence of the possible benefit of the delegation by default theory thought to be related to poor performance. The results of this study prove to be useful for anyone seeking to improve virtual team productivity and goal completion. 60 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -From 2002 to 2006 European Customs seized over 100 million fake goods with a value of over 1 billion Euro. This has increased by over 900% since 2001. Why has the sales of counterfeit goods increased dramatically The Republic of Ireland is seen to be a small country on the periphery of Europe but it is not immune to the consumption of counterfeit products. In 2007 there was an estimated 5 million worth of counterfeit goods seized in the Republic of Ireland. Counterfeit goods are not solely confined to the clothing and accessories market. Pharmaceutical, computer sofware, music and film sectors have also been targed by the counterfeiters and some of these have proved to be extremely profitable for the traders of counterfeit goods. This book aims to uncover the motives, perceptions and attitudes that individuals may have towards the purchasing and consuming of counterfeit products. What are the main factors that influence an indivdiual to seek out places where counterfeit products are sold Are consumers and potential consumers aware of the dark side' of counterfeiting 104 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Poverty is one of the most fundamental issues, and urgently needs to be addressed. Moving people out of poverty forms a basis of much international development policy. Getting rid of poverty is a tremendous challenge for the global community. Although everyone agrees on the goal of poverty lessening, policies often remain contentious or futile. Given that livelihoods of millions are at stake, there is an imperative demand to reconsider the causes and remedies of poverty in developing countries context. 256 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The book analyzes the Rights of prisoners upon incarceration. It is a critical analysis of the fact that once one is put behind bars there is a basic residium of rights upon which the state cannot encroach, and these include the right to marry and found a family. The book goes on to show that the state has a duty to provide for conjugal rights of prisoners so as to safeguard the marital rights of every prisoner as well the rights of the law abiding spouse and the children who are not incarcerated. Further the book examines the advantages that are deeply embedded in the provision of conjugal rights to prisoners such as prevention of rape, institutional homosexuality, and the spread of HIV and AIDS in prisons, the reduction of recidivism rates and safeguarding the dignity of prisoners and most importantly safeguarding the family which is the most important unit in society that cannot be over emphasized. 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -There has been a growing body of literature examining the role that the tourism industry plays on the lives of women employees. These studies have tended to focus on women in Western countries and developing countries. Both positive and negative aspects of tourism employment have been addressed. However, there has been relatively little attention paid to the employment of Muslim women in the tourism industry in the Middle East, North Africa or the Arabian Peninsula. Therefore, this book will help to bridge this gap in the literature in understanding the experiences and meanings of tourism employment for Muslim women, including the positive and negative aspects of this form of employment. Theoretical analysis of the study provides new ways to understand the potential role of tourism employment for women in Muslim societies, which includes exploitation versus empowerment, resistance and social change. Hence, the book provides a stepping-stone towards understanding the changing role of Muslim women, and should be especially useful for academic professionals and tourism policy makers, or anyone else who may be interested in the area of Muslim women and tourism employment studies. 112 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In this study, newspapers from contemporary Turkish press newspapers such as Hürriyet, Milliyet, Radikal are considered liberal or left leaning as well as newspapers such as Akit, Milli Gazete, Vakit and Zaman are considered conservative or Islamic newspapers. The news items of the newspapers mentioned above are categorised as presented in the tables prepared. Through these tables, a general perspective on the press coverage in Turkey is revealed by the analysis of the evaluations of the general features of this coverage on homosexuality and homosexuals. An extensive textual analysis is carried out by analysing the news texts regarding three common events covered in most of the newspapers mentioned above to reflect a more accurate and detailed account of the representation of homosexuality and homosexuals in the Turkish Daily Press. In-depth interviews are conducted with homosexuals to find out their point of view on the portrayal of themselves in the Turkish Daily Press. Te findings of the analysis of the press coverage of homosexuality and homosexuals, and the findings of the interviews are compared. 108 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -It is widely believed that a part of the Serbian intellectual elite should be held responsible for the outbursts of nationalism in the 1980's, justification of the Greater Serbian ideas in the 1990's, and for hindering the europeisation of Serbia by reviving old hatreds and constructing the new ones. This paper concentrates on the role and impact of some of the most exposed intellectuals from the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and examines their political role in the post-Milosevic period. 72 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -We appreciate the guidance and help from our supervior Barbara Cornelius, the professor of USBE, Umea University (Sweden). She encourged us to challange ourself all the time. So at this point, we could say that our thesis is an attempt to apply grandstanding concept on underwriting business in China. During the whole thesis, we collect the newest market data from 2006 to 2010. So the results can reflect the newest condition and environment in China IPO market. 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Management of African Boundary Dispute probes the interface between Ethiopia and Eritrea over the borders and territory around Badme. It delved into ways of understanding and managing border conflict by taking an excursion into the early history and treaties entered into by the two nations beginning from the period when Eritrea was a colony of Italy. The study argues further that, aside the improperly delimited and demarcated boundary line, territories and resources are in some cases the overt reasons why nations fight each other. In another vein, some international territorial dispute cases prove that they might be other latent reasons that may take nations to war. In that stead, symbolic value of territory is also a major reason why some nations would want to go to war, as our case study - the Ethiopia-Eritrea war over Badme portrays. However, the emotions and passion attached to the territory and the non-implementation of the decision of the Ethiopia-Eritrea Boundary Commission has tended to lead to the recurrent tension in the region as well as forestalled the peace process. 184 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This study assesses the impact of the international debt burden on Cameroon's development. It is revealed in the study that Cameroon embarked on external borrowing in order to meet domestic expenditure and ensure a stable and viable local economy for meaningful development. Against this background series of international loans were contracted in order to uplift the living standards of Cameroonians. The underdevelopment theory is used as the theoretical framework to guide the study and test the propositions. The findings showed that Cameroon's international debt is a curse rather than a cure as the country devotes a greater part of its resources and revenue to the management of these loans and consequently cannot raise financial capital capable of fostering development. The study recommends the collective will of African countries to build self-sustaining local economies, reject massive expropriation of local resources and capital flight and the consequent rejection of external loans which often come with stringent conditionality meant to perpetuate underdevelopment. 92 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This dissertation researches the applicability of the existing literature, theories and models on generic strategies for small entrepreneurial firms in today's economy. All well known literature, theories and models on generic strategies are reviewed. As result two main theories are highlighted as the cornerstones and foundation of today's understanding on generic strategies. These papers were written around 1980, which makes them outdated. Therefore several modern papers are used to make amendments to these older theories and take them into the digital era. The combination of the prior mentioned papers and amendments form the theoretic framework for a new model, which is tested through a research among 219 SMB firms in the Netherlands. The research affirms the applicability of parts of the new model and proposes a reduced model. This reduced model represents the strategic choices of entrepreneurials start-up firms in today's economy. Finally the underlying conditions of the strategic choices are addressed. The research identifies several significant conditions. 84 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Performance appraisal is a formal management system that provides for the evaluation of the quality of an individual's performance in an organization. A few decades ago, the appraisals of an individual's performance in an employment setting were known as merit ranking, employee evaluation, service record of rating, character role, employee evaluation, performance audit etc. which were used to evaluate the performance of an employee based on the assigned tasks set by the organization. 64 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Over the past decade, many scholars have predicted perpetual struggles among East Asian states-China, Japan and Korea. Due to the bitter historical legacy among the East Asian states, the rise of the nationalism seems to be inevitable. However, collective identity as one nation cannot be understood through the nature of international politics alone. Very little academic literature exists on the ever-present triangular tension in the context of the cultural imagination-the binary construction of the 'self' and 'the others.' This book, therefore, examines how Korea's collective memory and desire work together to create the 'oneness' as an autonomous nation. It is surprising how Korea's fervent desire for a sense of autonomous community and nation paradoxically consolidates her common and shared cultural heritage with China. Moreover, Korea's interactions with Japan during the colonial years have been an integral part of the creation and definition of Korea's self-knowledge. This book should be especially useful to professionals in cultural studies or East Asian studies, and anyone else who remains skeptical about peace and solidarity in East Asia. 56 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -There is a consistent view, supported by the environmental Kuznets curve and popularized by the World Development Report, that middle-income countries place less value on the quality of environmental goods than rich countries. This book, therefore, investigates whether people in Ukraine, lower-middle-income country, do pay attention to air quality or not, comparing to people in high-income countries. Estimation of marginal willingness to pay for the air quality improvement using hedonic price analysis is conducted for housing market in Kyiv (Ukraine). The analysis should be especially useful for policy makers, who could compare costs associated with the reduction in air pollution and benefits from improving the air quality while implementing environmental policies, real estate specialists, and economists. 64 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Information Technology has brought about a change in the ways people carry out various activities whether at workplace or at home. The new generation is net savvy and prefers working on Internet much more as compared to any outdoor activities. This has affected the business operations. The advertisement industry is also influenced by such a change and global marketers need to understand the influence of culture on advertising, Companies now prefer advertising on internet as larger section of society is accessing it at regular intervals. The advertisements are also affected by the cultural values of the country. This book highlights the role of Cross Cultural issues on Internet advertising. In this context this book compares the perception of Iran with American Internet Users to find out the different aspects involved. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -With the increasing recognition of the limitations of conventional development efforts, many development practitioners have shifted their view of development from a primarily economic and growth-centred approach to a more people-centred approach, where the emphasis is on people taking ownership of the developmental process. This shift has triggered the proliferation of development discourses that incorporate complex concepts such as empowerment, participation, capacity-building and self-reliance. This research deals with the concept of self-reliance, and how different stakeholders within the Sankuyo Tshwaragano Management Trust perceive the degree of self-reliance achieved by the Trust. The findings of this research draw attention to the importance of self-reliance to people-centred approaches to development. Development through dependence on outside agents is the predominant model for development through tourism in the Okavango Delta where the Trust operates. The value that increased self-reliance has for community-based eco-tourism initiatives such as the STMT is discussed. 108 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The scope of this study is focused on the formal institutions such as VIP Project under ADP Program delivering microcredits over last 5 years. The research has been conducted with 50 sampled credit member households, who are involved in agriculture activities. Two villages are selected in order to have adequate number of samples or households who have availed credit. Main finding of this research is that rural households require more credit for investment in agriculture production due to limited credit for each of activities from the credit institutions or microcredit projects. In addition, rural poor need credit not only for agriculture and non-agriculture purposes but also for consumption, for daily needs, to compensate for lack of knowledge and skills that affect productivity, and for solving problems due to natural disasters. The research concludes that, limited credits are the major problems faced by the credit sources (VIP under ADP programs) as evidenced from the credit members. 112 pp. Englisch.…