Lap lambert academic publishing jan 2011 (Más de 2000 resultados)

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -The study of EU foreign policy has devoted over the last years great emphasis to the conceptualization of the role of the Union as an international actor. This paper critically analyzes two overarching narratives - realist and interpretivist - about the role of the Union as an international actor employing insights from critical theory. By such narratives, it is meant those perspectives that have been developed in scholarship and have sought to answer questions about how the EU behaves in the international system and how it should behave. The method of critical reading implies uncovering the premises on which the international role of the EU was constructed within the two narratives, then underscoring their consequences and juxtaposing them to their founding principles. This endeavor highlights the purpose behind the different types of foreign policy constructed and promoted by the two narratives. Simultaneously, the study enquires into the shared commitment between the two narratives for the creation of a common foreign and security policy for the EU.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The study of EU foreign policy has devoted over the last years great emphasis to the conceptualization of the role of the Union as an international actor. This paper critically analyzes two overarching narratives realist and interpretivist - about the role of the Union as an international actor employing insights from critical theory. By such narratives, it is meant those perspectives that have been developed in scholarship and have sought to answer questions about how the EU behaves in the international system and how it should behave. The method of critical reading implies uncovering the premises on which the international role of the EU was constructed within the two narratives, then underscoring their consequences and juxtaposing them to their founding principles. This endeavor highlights the purpose behind the different types of foreign policy constructed and promoted by the two narratives. Simultaneously, the study enquires into the shared commitment between the two narratives for the creation of a common foreign and security policy for the EU.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -The study of EU foreign policy has devoted over the last years great emphasis to the conceptualization of the role of the Union as an international actor. This paper critically analyzes two overarching narratives - realist and interpretivist - about the role of the Union as an international actor employing insights from critical theory. By such narratives, it is meant those perspectives that have been developed in scholarship and have sought to answer questions about how the EU behaves in the international system and how it should behave. The method of critical reading implies uncovering the premises on which the international role of the EU was constructed within the two narratives, then underscoring their consequences and juxtaposing them to their founding principles. This endeavor highlights the purpose behind the different types of foreign policy constructed and promoted by the two narratives. Simultaneously, the study enquires into the shared commitment between the two narratives for the creation of a common foreign and security policy for the EU. 92 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The work of Peter Greenaway poses a complex challenge since it ranges from films to artworks and forces the limits usually accepted for both domains. The themes of his work, such as death, violence and sexuality, mixed with games and different kinds of measuring, can be polemical. Furthermore, the treatment that they are given eschews well-known solutions, thus impelling the viewer to play an active role. The Baroque is proposed as a key to relating different aspects of Greenaway s work that would otherwise seem chaotic and incoherent. The term Baroque refers to a historical period, but also to a topic that has been given attention by both art and film critics who do not limit it exclusively to the 17th century. This book identifies the basic strategies of Greenaway s work that resulted in different formal and thematic manifestations related to what has been conventionally qualified as a Baroque aesthetic. Film and artwork are analyzed together, with intention of showing how similar conceptions of an idea can be translated to different domains. The book ventures to decipher Greenaway s puzzles while assuming that critical writing can be an engaging game. 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The study of EU foreign policy has devoted over the last years great emphasis to the conceptualization of the role of the Union as an international actor. This paper critically analyzes two overarching narratives realist and interpretivist - about the role of the Union as an international actor employing insights from critical theory. By such narratives, it is meant those perspectives that have been developed in scholarship and have sought to answer questions about how the EU behaves in the international system and how it should behave. The method of critical reading implies uncovering the premises on which the international role of the EU was constructed within the two narratives, then underscoring their consequences and juxtaposing them to their founding principles. This endeavor highlights the purpose behind the different types of foreign policy constructed and promoted by the two narratives. Simultaneously, the study enquires into the shared commitment between the two narratives for the creation of a common foreign and security policy for the EU. 92 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Slovakia is an example of the many Central and Eastern European countries that have suffered from the legacy of media subordination to communist governments. The Slovakian media scene has come through a difficult developing process. In the past several years more and more Slovaks have turned to blogs, which are frequently modified Web pages containing dated entries listed in reverse chronological sequence. Blogs, within a short time period, have gone from relative uncertainty to enormous popularity not just because they enable easy, inexpensive self-publication of content for a potentially unlimited audience on World Wide Web. But indeed they enable Slovaks to open up new frontiers to negotiate the right to alternative sources of information and offer them new spaces of expression and deliberation that did not exist before. In this book, the author examines the phenomenon of blogs in Slovakia to uncover and analyse the unprecedented changes that are occurring within the Slovakian media landscape. This book is for everyone who thinks the media belong to masses not to the individuals. 76 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In this paper, the impact of power interruption on capacity utilization is considered and investigated at Kality Food Share Company. Interview was conducted to different line managers of the company and officials of Ethiopian electric Power Corporation. The result reveals that power interruption was the prominent problem of the company for the last three years. During these three years EEPCo was using power rationing scheme extensively. The company's production cost and profit level were highly influenced by power interruption. To alleviate the problem and to reduce the possible costs of power interruption the management of KFSC has taken different measures. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Georgia was the most multi-ethnic country when it declared independence from the Soviet Union. With more than 80 ethnic groups represented in Georgia, the issue of national minorities is considered to be very delicate and politically risky. Georgia's Azeri and Armenian minorities are underrepresented in almost all official decision-making structures and remain considerably alienated from the socio- economic and political life of Georgia. These minorities exhibit a poor knowledge of Georgian language and it effectively hinders their access to higher education, information, representation in public affairs, especially government. The bloody conflict experiences in South Ossetia and Abkhazia have created fears among Georgians, who think other minorities also seek further disintegration of Georgia and have hidden nationalist cravings . President Saakashvili has indeed taken some steps to improve the lives of minorities, but the reforms are mainly half-hearted and insufficient when a significant part of the population still does not speak the same language and feel alienated. 56 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This research investigated the extent to which the Decentralization Policy of Ghana which has been implemented since 1988 conforms to international best practice, the degree to which the policy lends itself to achieving its objectives and the extent to which the implementation has achieved policy objectives. The research has revealed that the policy falls short of best practice as prescribed by the World Bank and USAID and which has been implemented by other countries which have been successful in achieving the intent and objectives of decentralization and local governance . It has also been discovered that implementation deviates widely from the policies that are supposed to guide the practice. The analysis was done under the three main types of decentralization: Political, Administrative and Fiscal with recommendations for improvement given under each type of decentralization 76 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -What specific opportunities and risks do immigrants face in a labour market oriented towards flexibility How different are their experiences depending on origin country, legal status, gender, or socioeconomic background Building on first-hand empirical research in three cities of the Netherlands, the life and work stories of migrants coming from Brazil are compared and discussed. Attention is paid to the particular case of domestic and care services, their recent expansion in the European Union and their bonds with transnational labour. By bringing together the voices of migrants and some very influential contributions from social theory, Manuel Abrantes addresses important questions regarding the actual operation and consequences of territorial, organizational and citizenship borders. The concluding suggestion is that borders are dividing not only the origin and destination countries of migrants: they are also dividing migrants themselves based on their specific position in legal and social structures. 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Managing stable macroeconomic environment is a critical challenge to many developing countries. The gap both in theoretical and empirical knowledge about macroeconomics in the context of developing countries only aggravated the problem. This book tries to narrow the gap. The relationship among three important macro variables in the Ethiopian economy - GDP, price and money is investigated. The empirical estimates are based on data covering the period 1964-2005. Longrun neutrality test results from bivariate SVAR models depend on identifying assumptions. The CVAR approach applied to the data suggests that the longrun path of output has been independent of the monetary shocks. Moreover, money stock is found to have a significant effect on the longrun price level. However, the hypothesis that every nominal shock will ultimately result in a proportionate increase in the price level is rejected. Impulse-response analysis is carried out to assess the dynamic impact of monetary shocks. Shortrun dynamics matching the regularities in previous studies on developed countries are uncovered. Potential explanations are offered focusing on the structure of the Ethiopian economy. 116 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Transnational corporations are the most powerful actors in the socio-economic scenario. And in the recent years these companies are getting more powerful. Their high mobility has provided Corporations with a power that they never had. These expanded powers allow them to significantly affect a nation-state's actions and direct them as they want. That is why their activities' impact on the world is continuously discussed and debated. 56 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book examines, using DEA, the productivity performance trends of the Indian commercial banks for the post transition period: 1997 2001. Our broad empirical findings are indicative in many ways. First, the increasing average annual trends in technical efficiency for all ownership groups indicate an affirmative gesture about the effect of the reform process on the performance of the Indian banking sector. Second, the higher cost efficiency accrual of private banks over nationalized banks indicate that nationalized banks, though old, do not reflect their learning experience in their cost minimizing behavior due to inefficiency factors arising from government ownership. This finding also highlights the possible stronger disciplining role played by the capital market indicating a strong link between market for corporate control and efficiency of private enterprise assumed by property right hypothesis. And, finally, concerning the scale elasticity behavior, the technology and market-based results differ significantly supporting the empirical distinction between returns to scale and economies of scale, often used interchangeably in the literature. 76 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book is divided into two parts. Part I begins with a theoretical revision of family-work relations, taking the perspective of its importance throughout an historical social path starting with research on role conflicts up until the most recent approaches of balance of multiple roles. Since this issue ought to be analysed in the light of a cultural context, the practice of family and work balance in Portuguese families is analysed in more detail. Contexts and resources of support to the balance multiple roles in different generations are debated. Part II is devoted to a study conducted with Portuguese families with an adult child that aimed to analyse the generational differences between generations on gender roles, family and work attitudes and strategies to reconcile work and family, for both generations and according to gender. Results proved that strategies to reconcile work and family of the parents' and the offspring are different and influenced by gender roles pointing out the importance of gender as a moderate variable in this process. Suggestions for further research and implications for the research on work- family relations are presented. 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The objective of this report or thesis analysis is to discover strategic problem McDonald could face in Afghanistan, causes attribute to these problems, and provide comprehensive information and solution for the company's future growth and expansion. In recent years, McDonald expanded and increased its operation and growth in some other countries for the first time such as Kazakhstan, Montenegro and Algeria during the 2003 to December 2008; meanwhile, the corporation allows interested franchisees to open chains only to places approved by them to make sure that entrepreneurs can reap the biggest financial benefits, and the core competency of McDonald's is provision of standardized fast and cheap food through its wide franchising networks. So in this case if McDonald's come to Afghanistan and start its franchises over there, could McDonald's reap the biggest financial benefits or not. 60 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In the past decade,there has been a dramatic change in the way consumers have altered their way of shopping. Online shopping is popular now. wherein customer is able to compare the price quoted by different suppliers and choose the best deal from it. Internet marketing is conceptually different from other marketing channels and internet promotes a one to one communication between the seller and the end user with round the clock customer service. It is very important for businesses to understand the customer satisfaction and loyalty because some the customer satisfaction and loyalty are two required things for the well being, profit and long term growth of the firms.In case of Norway, e-commerce has grown tremendously in the recent years. The results of the survey reveal that while a good percentage of Norwegians are satisfied with online shopping only less than half of them stay loyal to their online sellers. The customers will be loyal and can be retained only when online businesses constantly bring improvement in product information on websites, quality and timely delivery of goods and importantly effective website designs. 84 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Recent years have seen an increase in the exploitation of hydrocarbon resources in the subsoil of the territorial sea and continental shelves of coastal states. Where a hydrocarbon reservoir is discovered which traverses the delimited or disputed maritime boundary of two or more coastal states it is required to be developed jointly according to the principles of international law. While an international legal regime in respect of unitization or joint development is not set out in statute, international treaties and principles guide the process. This work examines the international legal principles relating to the rights and obligations of coastal states in the territorial sea, continental shelf and exclusive economic zone and considers joint development arrangements in delimited as well as disputed maritime boundaries. Key issues of the negotiating process are addressed. It explores the ongoing Trinidad and Tobago /Venezuela unitization process. A relatively new phenomenon in the oil and gas industry, only eight unitization/joint development agreements have been concluded to date. 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -To lessen the environmental impact of our housing and reducing energy consumption in buildings, it is crucial that energy efficient measures are included not only in new buildings but also when renovations are made of older buildings. This publication deals with how energy efficiency can be incorporated in public procurement and building organization processes in relation to the renovation phase. 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Geographic market definition has become increasingly important in many industries. This is due not only to its managerial implications, but also because of its importance in antitrust policy. The effect of different geographic definitions on market share and the systematic differences among them is the major focus of this research. The analysis is conducted at the store-level on five geographic market definitions, in seventeen metropolitan areas, for two large retail grocery chains. Market share is measured on two dimensions. One measure is sales per week for each store. The second measure is square feet of selling area for each store. The sample consists of 11,420 supermarkets from the 1997 Trade Dimensions database. 64 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -For over two decades now, much has been learned about the scourge of the HIV/AIDS pandemic and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), especially in the most advanced societies. But although sub-Saharan Africa continues to bear the brunt of the global HIV/AIDS pandemic and other sexually transmitted diseases, very few studies in the region and for that matter Ghana have systematically and exclusively examined adolescent risky sexual behaviour in a manner that is theoretically consistent with the unique socio-cultural norms that govern sexuality in the society. Given that involvement in risky sexual behaviour constitutes sexual deviance in the Ghanaian context, and from the ontological position that behaviour is a product of structure and human agency (Sewell 1992), this study employs the theories of social control (Hirschi 1969), power control (Hagan et al. 1979, 1985,1987, 2002; McCarthy et al. 1999) and rational choice (Cornish and Clarke 1986) in examining the predictors of risky sexual behaviour among Ghanaian adolescents. Overall findings suggest a mixed support for the theoretical expectations. Policy implications and direction for future research are also addressed. 120 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Nepal has experienced more than a decade of armed conflict between the Nepal government and the non-state entity, the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M), since 1996. During the conflict, children were used as child soldiers by both conflicting parties, and even after the peace deal, many child soldiers are not formally reintegrated. This study finds that child soldiers are recruited through abduction or indoctrination, and some children join because they influenced by the cultural and political programs, peer pressure, forceful conscription, or because of lack of security. Many children are motivated to join the CPN-M because of the attraction of being involved in cultural programs (performing song, dance, and theater). Most of the child soldiers entered as cultural program performers, or supporters in political activities, and their duties increased from supporter to combatant. Hence, the causes of recruitment of child soldiers are multidimensional and not only based on socio-economic factor/influences. 116 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -A developed capital market is a critical pillar of economic growth in a country.It provides an important alternative source of long-term finance for long-term productive investments.This helps in diffusing stresses on the banking system by matching long-term investments with long-term capital. It also offers avenues for investment prospects which encourage a thrift culture critical in rising domestic savings and investment ratios which are essential for rapid industrialisation. Additionally, it encourages broader ownership of productive assets by small savers enabling them to benefit from the country's economic growth and wealth distribution. An informed investor is a protected investor which is stressed by the form of market efficiency of the trading platform determined using the Efficient Market Hypotheses-EMH. There are three forms of hypotheses that is 1- weak form; 2- semistrong form and strong form, with the later form being the best option for an investor. An efficient market improves the efficiency of capital allocation through competitive pricing mechanism for beter utilisation of scarce resources for increased economic growth. 92 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This research was undertaken with a primary objective to investigate on the factors which are influencing FDI flow to Armenia. Despite of quite liberal FDI policy and the fact that inflows and stocks of foreign total investment to Armenia grew by 43 percent in 2009, Armenia still is not a favorable place for real foreign investors, compared with neighboring countries. Most of the FDI to Armenia are still made by Diaspora investors based on patriotic reasons. For the first phase of the research, secondary information is obtained through examining relevant literature, concerning Armenia. In the second phase, the Dunning eclectic paradigm or the so called OLI paradigm model is applied to determine what factors affect FDI flow to Armenia. For this reason primary research through questionnaires has been conducted with fully or partially foreign companies operating in Armenia. In total 35 questionnaires were collected through e-mails and personal meetings. The results of the research indicate that taxation factors are the most important factors, followed by market and infrastructure factors affecting FDI flow to Armenia. 72 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -'Financing IPP's in Nigeria: Can the Island Model be an Alternative ', chronicles a historic perspective of the Nigerian Power Sector Pre 2005 Power Sector Reforms; the challenges of implementing the reforms and the economics of financing post reform projects. The author, Tonna Ejiofor, highlights the peculiarities of the post reform Nigerian Power Sector Industry with specific focus on the challenges faced by project developers in raising the required project finance. Using the CAPEX and OPEX profile of a standard 100MW project, the 'Island Model' is proposed as a compromise to both investors and project finance bankers. Detailed review of credit enhancements and risk mitigation instruments ensure an engaging read. 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In this globalized world, more and more companies expand their businesses to China,and optimize resources utilization. There are many researches on what the barriers are, and what mode should be chosen to enter Chinese market. In contrast, there's not much study on topics like how a foreign company can survive in the competitive Chinese market, or how to gain more profit after successfully entering Chinese market. Since most high-tech companies use joint venture mode to enter developing cities instead of developed cities in China, the research question for the book is: does improvement of key internal strategic factors in high- technology joint venture firms which entered developing cities in China within five years lead to higher financial performance The book uses deductive and quantitative methods to analyze data from 99 top managers in high-tech joint venture companies in Tongzhou. The results are found that sales and R&D have significantly positive relationship with financial performance; besides, integration is also a correlated factor. 84 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This study is based on the comparative content and discourse analysis of the coverage of the 1932-1933 Ukrainian famine-genocide in the Soviet and British press. It identifies the visibility and framing of the disorder in the Ukrainian countryside news on the domestic news agenda in the Soviet Union and on the foreign news agenda in Great Britain between March and June 1933, when the famine-genocide claimed the highest death toll in the Ukrainian history. The findings of the study are discussed in the light of the libertarian and Soviet communist theories of the press (Siebert, Peterson and Schramm, 1956) to find out the extent to which these theories could explain the pattern of the famine-genocide coverage displayed by the British and Soviet media. The findings suggest that the disorder in the Ukrainian countryside was framed by the Soviet journalists in such a way that mass starvation and millions of deaths were totally disguised. In the British press the disorder in the Ukrainian countryside was framed in such a way that the famine and military terrorism were disclosed, but this topic was hardly visible on its foreign news agenda. 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In the book the author has investigated the most important aspects of having international cooperation between universities. The book has been based on the knowledge transfer or knowledge exchange approach. It starts with a description of the methodology of the whole study. A case study approach is chosen. In addition, the author defines the most appropriate theories that can be applied. To get empirical evidence to the theories applied, mainly interviews have been used. This has been done with direct interviews with the Danish side and using electronic communication tools with the Latvians. A common interest field was eventually found - satellite technologies. The satellite technology perspective is then applied to see, how the defined cross-border barriers affect the cooperation possibilities. 72 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Gender refers not to women or men per se, but to the relations between them, both perceptual and material. Gender is not determined biologically, as a result of sexual characteristics of either women or men, but is constructed socially. It is a central organizing principle of societies and often governs the processes of production and reproduction, consumption and distribution. On the other hand gender roles are the socially ascribed roles of women and men, which vary among different societies and cultures, classes and ages, and during different periods in history. Gender-specific roles and responsibilities are often conditioned by household structure, access to resources, specific impacts of the global economy, and other locally relevant factors such as ecological conditions 60 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In the form of an exploratory essay, this book outlines historical and current thinking and scholarship about nonhuman consciousness and cognition, new anthropological understandings of animist worldviews, and discussions of the attribution of selves to animal characters in juvenile literature in order to paint a picture in broad strokes of what animal selves may be and how we may already know them. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The case study was made in the area of Kiru Valley, Tanzania, in order to study the conflicts over the water in the river Dodumera, and also to understand how the villages Mawemairo, Matufa and Mapea have been affected by the construction of the IFAD irrigation scheme. The aim was to connect the conflicts in the area with a general view of how water can create such conflicts. The method used in the case study was semi-structured interviews. The results from the interviews made with farmers and officials in Kiru Valley was analysed through general theories about water conflicts and theories about governing common-pool resources, such as Ostrom's eight principles and the theory the Tragedy of the Commons. The analysis was also made through the IFAD poverty reduction strategy programme (PRSP). The IFAD project has been very successful and has contributed to an increase of livelihood and development in the villages. However, the scheme has contributed to a decrease of water availability in the Dodumera River for Mapea. On the other hand, the scheme has helped to reduce the conflicts between the farmers in Mawemairo and Matufa. 60 pp. Englisch.…