Lap lambert academic publishing sep 2011 (Más de 3700 resultados)

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -One crustacean shell and 24 gastropod shells related to 13 different families are collected and described from Ras Sudr region (northeast Gulf of Suez), Egypt. These are one species from cirripedia, one species from vermetidae, three species from Trochidae, one species from Turbinidae, one species from Neritidae, one species from Turritellidae, five species from cerithiidae, three species from Strombidae, one species from Fasciolariidae, one species from Melongenidae, four species from Muricidae, two species from Cypraeidae and one species from Naticidae. Thirty three bivalved shells related to 18 different families are collected and described from the Red Sea in the Ras Sudr region (northeast of the Gulf of Suez), Egypt. Three species from the Arcidae, 3 species from the Mytilidae, one species from the Glycymerididae, one species from the Limopsidae, one species from the Pteriidae, one species from the Plicatulidae, one species from the Pectinidae, one species from the Spondylidae, 6 species from the Chamidae, one species from the Lucinidae, 3 species from the Cardiidae, 2 species from the Tridacninae, one species from the Mactridae, one species from the Mesodesmatidae, etc. 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Ivan Spassov is one of the premiere Bulgarian composers and conductors of the 20th century. He systematically integrates elements of the rich Bulgarian folklore into his music. His style also exhibits influences from the contemporary Western European compositional tradition. The mastery of his craft shines in the use of aleatoric technique, cluster harmonies, and polyphonic elements, uniquely combined with the rhythmic, melodic, and modal intricacies of the Bulgarian folklore. This book examines Spassov s songs for women s choir, in the Bucolics From The Pirin Region collection, and how they relate to their original folk versions. Areas of study include a brief examination of Bulgarian musical folklore in relation to the uniqueness and inter-regional influences of the rhythm, meter, mode, melody and text, and an analysis of the musical scores. This analysis should provide evidence that Bucolics From The Pirin Region are examples of late-twentieth-century musical art that remain typically Bulgarian and preserve the individuality of the traditional folklore, and should be particularly useful to conductors, music educators and anyone else interested in multicultural choral music. 120 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The UGC (User Generated Content) revolution of Web 2.0 brought the application of this new paradigm into the enterprise and professional environment. This phenomenon is called Enterprise 2.0 and in these last years has drawn the attention of many experts in the fields of organization and knowledge management. In this context, Wiki systems and other social networking applications represent an important shift on the way in which people work: at the opposite of other previous IT technologies in this field, the Enterprise 2.0 is not about simple devices of office automation, but requires (and brings to) a dramatic organizational culture shift. In particular Wiki offers new possibilities and opportunities in order to exploit in a more effective way the entire potential of the collaborative work coming from the active participation of all the individuals that are present in a workplace. This dissertation wants to contribute to the current debate on the cultural shift that the introduction of this tool in a workplace is able to produce: we will see that, for a Wiki or any Enterprise 2.0 tool being effective it has to activate a virtuous circle able to create new knowledge. 120 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In our contemporary world, the urban areas are categorized as slum and non-slum areas mainly on the basis of structural quality of housing and sanitation. The living environment in the slum areas are unhealthy. Similarly, the sanitation facilities are also not good as compared to non-slum areas. This book explores the living condition in slum a and non-slum areas and attempts a comparative analysis of both areas of India. It not only provides a comparative picture of living environments of slum and non-slum area but, also compares distinct morbidity in both areas of India. It is unique in the sense that no study of such type has been conducted so far taking all major cities of India. The study finds that prevalence of different diseases among women and children is high in comparatively small cities. In addition to that the study shows that the sanitation environment and household environment is significant contributor for different diseases. This book is useful for people studying Demography and Public Health. Alternatively, the book is also handy for those studying Geography and Urbanization, particularly, Urban Planners. 124 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Cambodia has been politically bedeviled by pervasive patronage, and the power-money-morality relations are at issue. Patronage politics has crippled the performance of government in terms of serving the public interest. Pervasive patronage must be put on the political agenda in order to find ways to limit or reduce its powers. Cambodia urgently needs to professionalize public bodies by creating special classes and drawing a baseline on the one hand for legitimate and legal public appointments, and on the other hand purifying the merit-based public employment. A strong political will and intention to deal with patronage, based on commitment to noble ends, remains the prerequisite for Cambodia s civil service. This also necessitates tightening an independent system of checks and balances in an effort to prevent the misuse of power of the executive branch, and to convince it to cooperate with the legislative and judicial branches in serving the public. Also, cooperative efforts of the media and academic institutions must be a necessity, not an option. The following work might offer a basis for argument for those interested in the patronage system in Cambodia. 60 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Ethiopian migrant workers, a great majority of whom being women, travel through regular and irregular channels to get to some of their major destination countries in the Middle East and the Gulf. These migrant workers primarily engage in low skilled areas of domestic and care services which are often left out of a right based discourse. Domestic and care works, often occupied by migrant domestic workers, are not regarded as work proper and therefore they are not regulated by the domestic labor laws of destination countries. However, the major problems faced by migrant domestic workers are violations of those basic rights, which are suppose to be protected under International Human Rights instruments and the international law on migration. This book analyzes the body of international human rights instruments and international law on migration and their applicability to migrant workers in general and migrant domestic workers in particular including those in irregular situation. Furthermore, it expounds on the history, trajectory, push and pull factors of Ethiopians labor migration as well as the abuses and violations that this group suffers in all stages of the migration process. 112 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Affiliate marketing is a network-based e-commerce strategy which has attracted extraordinary attention both in theory and practice over the past few years. All web-oriented firms can benefit from this strategy with full understanding of its mechanism and strategic planning. However, in spite of this fact, in developing markets the state of understanding and managerial attention to this context is still at a low level which negatively affects the strategic development of e-commerce in the society as a whole system. For instance in Malaysia, although e-commerce is being applied, but there is no prior work devoted to affiliate marketing of service SMEs in particular ICT sector firms. This lack of knowledge in the literature poses a challenge for decision makers and policy implementers. 116 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Fiscal decentralization has formed an important component of recent institutional innovation, being widely adopted in many countries. But, in the empirical literature, there is little agreement in its effect on a number of policy goals. Accordingly, this study aims at evaluating the effects of fiscal decentralization on social services access in Ethiopia, which undertook a massive shift of fiscal resources to regions in 1994 and to districts in 2002. The results suggest that although the decentralization has been characterized by some kind of vertical and horizontal fiscal imbalances, it has had significant effects on primary gross enrollment rate, childhood immunization and infant mortality rate. Moreover, the policy has achieved a satisfactory equity in terms of both equality of opportunity and inter-regional equity by reducing disparity in access to social services between previously underserved and better-off regions, suggesting that fiscal decentralization has been a pro-poor policy. Thus, the study urges policy makers and development agencies to close the existing fiscal gaps, possibly via fiscal equalization approach, for better social service access at the grassroots level 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This is a data assisted study that explores direct and indirect approaches to advertising persuasion focusing on the language of advertisements. The language of advertisements has been largely defined as persuasive and manipulative. Some scholars however hold different views. For this reason, I have decided to explore this topic by analysing the creative methods used by the copywriters of certain advertisements and then deciding whether or not these are useful in determining the persuasive value of the language used by advertisers. The decision to study advertising language was also motivated by the fact that this area of study has received little attention in the research literature, and that the use of powerful persuasive messages influence our decision as a consumer society in buying certain products and services. The focus of this study was on the language of selected newspaper, magazine, billboard and television/radio advertisements. To achieve the objectives of the study, a desktop study was carried out. 104 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Industrial Relations: In-depth Analysis of Important Terms and Concepts provides a detailed exploration of some of the vital aspects of industrial relations in Malaysia. Chapters in the book cover the key issues and present an overview of the concepts of contract for service, concept of service, the right to strike as well as justice in employment relationships. This book will provide valuable information, both for organizations or employers and also employees on the rights and responsibilities of both parties in order to gain mutual benefit from their employment relationship. 64 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The purpose of this study was to investigate the misconceptions and difficulties that grade nine students have of the concept of function using a descriptive survey method. Mixed research approaches were used to explore the students difficulties in this study. The number of students and teachers that participated in this study was from four General secondary schools in west showa zone. The major data collection tools were test, interview, teachers questionnaire, and classroom observation. Frequencies and percentages were used to analyze quantitative data. The finding of the study reviled that students see a function as any relation between two sets, any correspondence between two sets, any map between two sets, an equation with two variables x and y, and also consider it as any ordered pair between two sets without considered the value of the second coordinate. The students have also difficulty in verbal representation of function and graphical representation of function. This could be because of mode of instruction, Students attention to the lesson, and background weakness from the previous classes. Based on the findings of the study, different recommendations are suggested. 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The book is written based on anthropometric measurements and the collected data is compared with other social and economic factors to find out relations between gender difference and status of malnutrition in rural Bangladesh. The World Health Organization approved National Center for Health Statistics (NCSH) standards of measuring malnutrition is used to compare the nutritional status of the rural children. Three types of malnutrition is measured they are, Weight for Age (Underweight), Height for Age (Stunting) and Height for Weight (Wasting). Collected data are analyzed using Epi info soft ware recommended from Food and Nutritional Department of University of Dhaka. It is found, a higher probability of child s malnutrition in rural area than that of general nutritional status of children in all over the nation. Parent s educational status and economic condition or family income is found highly correlated with children s nutritional status. Mother s knowledge of child rearing and health awareness is also positively impacted on children s malnutrition. It is recommended to increase awareness of parents and ensure equal opportunity to rural people for a better nourished nation. 112 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In the dissertation, a local currency and trade networks in Asian Pacific Region have been constructed based on the real data. The topology and dynamics are studied, based upon which the impacts of US financial crisis on the structural and behavior pattern of the regional trade web; the synchronization of the currency network are then investigated. Furthermore the regional service trade barriers are measured and their impacts are estimated. Finally the behavior of foreign banking in China are examined using the most recent data. 104 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The objective of this book is to examine the relationship between executive compensation and bank performance. We study the executive pay structure of the U.S. largest 100 bank holding companies during period 2002-2009. Our data analysis describes differences between behaviour of TARP recipients and the banks that did not receive state financial help with consideration of financial crisis effect. We use econometric model to test the dependence of bank performance measures and particular elements of executive remuneration total sum, bonus, stock award and option award. The relationship is generally considered as weak, but we also find linkage between TARP recipients compensation and Market Capitalisation and on the other hand non-TARP bank appeared to define compensation according to earning per share. A special attention is devoted to executive remuneration structures of TARP recipients with weakest results and their comparison with Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act and TARP standards. 92 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In this modern era, family expenditures and cost of living have increased substantially together with other matters related to family requirements. These phenomenons have contributed to the participation of women in the workforce. The increases of women in the workforce however have not result a huge shift on their household responsibilities. Women even those employed full time remains a central figure duty of care and food preparation as food plays an important part in the production of family identities and preparation of home cooking is part of the communication of devotional love to family. This monograph highlights the empirical investigation on the routine of cooking among Malaysian working women. 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The purpose of this guidebook is to gain an understanding of project management and to give a brief overview of the methodology that underpins most formally run projects. Many organizations do not employ full time Project Managers and it is common to pull together a project team to address a specific need. While most people are not formally skilled in project methodology, taking a role in a project team can be an excellent learning opportunity and can enhance a person's career profile. 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Much research to date has focused on how international mediation affects the likelihood of reaching a negotiated agreement, while the long term-effects of international mediation have been understudied. This thesis aims to contribute to filling this gap by examining how style of mediation influences the prospects for both peace and durable peace. More specifically, the effectiveness of two different mediation processes will be compared: the United States mediation style during the Dayton peace talks and Australian s and New Zealand s mediation style during the Bougainville peace talks. It follows from this comparison that the way third-parties contribute to making peace significantly shapes the prospects for durable peace. The style of mediation employed in the Bougainville peace process is preferable in terms of sustainability; yet, due to contextual factors - such as a high conflict intensity - a mediation style closer to the one employed during the Dayton peace talks may be necessary. Knowing how international mediation works under particular circumstances and under which time horizon is therefore essential to the success of third-party conflict involvement. 100 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -With the changing world scenario, the need for effective and efficient managers has increased manifold. The organizations require managers with analytical and problem solving abilities enabling them to exploit the opportunities presented. Today, the most important pre-requisite for managers is to have well-developed communication skills so that they not only are able to communicate within the organizations but also with the groups outside the organization, customers, suppliers, government and the community. The development of these skills not only requires strong theoretical knowledge but also a practical experience. Although the four weeks internship program has not fully developed these abilities but it has at least given me a feel of the market. It has, to some extent, enabled me to see the relevance and applicability of various tools and theories of management. Moreover, this training has created an awareness of the various career opportunities available in the market as well as the tough competition. We, the students of commerce, have to face in securing jobs. 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Information and communication technology has direct role to play in education and if used appropriately can bring many benefits to the classroom. ICT use in school management is important if its impact has to be felt in education. The perception and experience of teachers and school administrators play an important role in adoption of ICT schools. Computer use in Kenyan schools is still in its early phase despite the introduction of ICT the 70s. The potential of ICT as a tool to aid administration of schools has not been fully exploited.Despite the efforts by the stakeholders to integrate ICT in schools,the level of integration is low. Hence it is crucial to investigate the issues pertaining to the low level of adoption of ICT in schools. This study investigated the adoption and use of ICT enhancing efficiency in management of public secondary schools. The study findings are expected to be helpful to educational managers, policy makers and scholers interested in ICT use in schools and education sector in general. 116 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Sustainability has become one of the most important challenges of today s society. Companies feel the external pressure to include principles of sustainable development in their business and often also have a strong internal drive to improve on sustainability. The activities of many companies are organized by projects, but in project management literature, the concept of sustainability has not been recognized yet. Projects are a main part of business, and therefore, it is evident that when the strategy of a company is to act sustainable, this has to result in actions in their projects. In this research, a new framework was designed: The Sustainable Footprint Methodology . This framework analyzes and determines several relevant social, environmental and economical impacts of a project for different phases of project management. The new framework was successfully used for TAQA s Bergermeer Gas Storage project. 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This essay looks at the various differentiation strategies for a company in the fashion industry. Zara has been chosen because it is a relatively new company which has grown quickly and today has a big market share. The aim of this thesis is to decide which differentiation strategies are the more relevant ones for Zara to attract new customers. This will be done through a discussion and analysis of all five of the differentiation strategies which are; product-, channel-, image-, service- and personnel differentiation. The theoretical framework gives an overview of the differentiation strategies; it also provides the reader a description of branding, consumer decision process, competitive advantage, strategic customer and key competitors.In the analysis chapter the differentiations strategies will be combined with the empirical information gained through personal interviews with the managers of Zara. The conclusion will provide an answer to research question and some advice for improvement. 64 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The study entitled The Role and Status of the Women in the Laladighirpar Slum: A Study is basically a qualitative study substantiated by quantitative data. The major objectives of this study are to know about the socio-economic status of women in slums, investigate the role of women in family and outside family, identify the level of awareness about the role and status of women among the people living in slums, examine the present status of women in the slums areas with special reference to employment, education, skill and social status, And investigate the reasons as to why the slum women is unable to play their appropriate role within the family as well as seek the suggestions of women living in the slum for increasing their status and also making them capable to play their due roles. Laladighirpar slum is located in Sylhet City Corporation of Bangladesh, selected as the study area of conducting our study. This is basically an explotaratory research. For conducting that study we intended to use data collection methods, like:- interview schedule, observation, focused group discussion, case study,etc. 72 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Recently,the importance of intellectual property in Malaysia has been attracting significant attentions by the government and university policy makers. Spin-off formation is a result of the manipulation of university intellectual property. Spin-offs originate from universities and research institutions established by the students and employees of these organizations. Universities are powerful drivers of innovation that can change this world through science and technology breakthrough and job creation. Having explained the significance of spin-offs, this book looks into the factors influencing the decision making process in creating spin-off companies in Malaysia,analyze reasons and identify who are involved the decision making process in spin-off formation. 104 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book highlights the nature of forest dependency of the 'Santal' Tribe of West Bengal and its impications to livelihood and rural poverty. Based on a primary survey, this study also examined the determinants of common property resource extractions alongwith the Gender and management dimensions of resource use and conservation.This book would be a useful document for the discipline of Economics, Resources, Environment and sociology. It is expected that the findings of the study would be usful to the academicians, planners and policy makers. 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The primary agenda of this book is to introduce new measurement tools- Customer Loyalty Risk Measurement (CLRM), Customer Expectation(CEP) and Customer Perception (CPR) based on six market variables: Brand name, Quality, Price, Design, Durability and Product Origin in related to manufacturing products. The new formula is very simple and easy to apply for any manufacturing companies. Thus, according to the new concept firs we need to calculate the value of Customer Expectation(CEP) and Customer Perception (CPR) so as to get the final results of Customer Loyalty Risk Measurement (CLRM). Therefore, after we find the result of CEP and CPR using the those six key variables, we need to give description for each values. Thus, after we find the value of CEP and CPR and if Customer Expectation Customer Perception = Positive number, it means Customers are Dissatisfied. If the result is Zero, it means customers are Satisfied and if the result is Negative, this means customers are Highly Satisfied or Delighted. Based on this concepts in the book you will find calculations relating Chinese footwear products in Ethiopia market how the customers react on it from the loyalty perspectives. 88 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book examines the impact of human capital on economic growth in case of Pakistan. Various issues relating to human capital are discussed in detail. This book is very useful for those students and researchers who are involved in broader areas of human capital formation. Before the partition 1947, the main objective of education system was to train people for lower level government jobs so that these low level attitudes of local population can better serve the elite class of west. In order to accomplish their objective, they successfully separated local-language-medium schools for the masses and exclusive English-medium schools for the elite class. As we got independence from British rule, now more horizons of employment were open and we were free to build our indigenous system of education as according to modern skill and latest knowledge. The economy s requirements for a large variety of skills and knowledge were continuously rising. Beginning of 1960s, economists began to seriously study labour not as a homogeneous factor of production, but as a differentiated and moldable factor of production, that is, human capital. Human capital is one of the biggest explanatory variables 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Coffee has always been a commodity of great importance for the Global South. After the collapse of the International Coffee Agreement in 1989, the global coffee price plummeted. During the coffee crisis, the fair trade brand began to take form. This new form of activism, which encouraged consuming certain products, instead of boycotting them, developed with a promise of helping the Global South. This book explores the effect of fair trade coffee on households and communities in the Kagera region in North-West Tanzania. This book sheds light on how fair trade works within the coffee industry, what parts of the fair trade system which is effective and what external forces limit the full effect of fair trade. 84 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The paper explores coffee retailing chains and coffee drinking culture trends in Riga. The research design consists of qualitative interviews with coffee retailing chains representatives, collection of marketing materials about the companies, overview of coffee related articles in media, statistics about coffee and survey about demand for coffee among coffee consumers. The results were analyzed and discussed with help of Marketing Mix, Porter s Five Forces Analysis and Strategic Group Analysis. The main findings show that key players dominate in the market; new entrants bring more competition and variety; coffee drinking culture is developing; new trend, take-away coffee, is becoming popular; there are unfilled niches in the coffee retailing industry in Riga. The research can be used for marketing purposes by the existing companies or new entrants. 64 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The author of Anatomy of Investment Projects identifies the frequently asked questions on project evaluation and feasibility reports. He goes further to evaluate them and provide the essential literature on the topics. The book consists of thirteen chapters, the last of which is a synthesis of the earlier twelve. Professor McDubus work is an excursion into the broad area of revenue and cost ascertainment necessary for the entrepreneur. It is worth the shelf price. 108 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Service quality is a critical component of customer perceptions about the service. Customers perceive services in terms of its quality and how satisfied they are overall with their experiences. In retail in particular, margins are tightly squeezed and therefore customer service quality may be the key indicator of added value. RSQS is the model specifically designed to measure the service quality of Retail Stores. Using dimensions i.e., physical looks, convenience, reliability, personal interaction, problem solving and general policy, this model is used to measure service quality at SportsDirect in Wrexham. The primary or principal data collected in this study has been from two branches of SportsDirect in Wrexham. These have been collected from 300 customers using convenience sampling. From the gap score analysis carried out, it was found that, the overall service quality is low as perceived by customers in SportsDirect stores and hence no customer satisfaction is observed. Also consumers receive less than expected experience from the SportsDirect stores. 80 pp. Englisch.…