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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware 124 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Women of 21st Century French Horror chronicles the evolution of female characterizations in French Horror. Spanning from the works of the Marquis De Sade and Octave Mirbeau through New Wave Extremism. The book also surveys the violent and sexual objectification of women in film and the gradual shift that has brought about the new 'final girls' and 'femme fatales' in 21 st Century French horror. Films reviewed include; Un Chien Andalou, Les Yeux sans Visage, Baise-Moi, Dans Ma Peau, Haute Tension and A L'Interieur. 60 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This study gives a postcolonial exploration of the depiction of the African in selected Kenyan films. It assesses the extent to which the colonial experience influenced the portrayal of the African in the selected Western films. The study proceeds to find out how the portrayal of the African in the Western films has informed the re-presentation of the African in the Kenyan films. The overall methodological approach to this study is mainly qualitative in nature. The study is limited to four purposively sampled films namely, Out of Africa, Kitchen Toto, Kolormask and The Battle of the Sacred Tree. 112 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The question of reception and its application to thechanging dynamics of media industries has often beenpresented in various contexts. In Tanzania, fordecades, there is an occurring neo liberal economy.This type of economy demonstrates the availability ofevery type or genres of films for film audience sconsumption. In such a situation, therefore, onewonders what do the Tanzanian film audiences chooseto watch. This study used structured and unstructuredinterviews, observations, and survey as methods ofresearch. Questionnaire were also used in collectingdata. The study analyzes film receptions centered onthe following demographics; age, gender, educationallevel, occupation and income level and regions wherefilm audiences are found. The study put forward Dares Salaam film audience as a group of populationwhere such differences are a phenomenon. The study was able to reveal that the dynamism thatis taking place in Tanzania film industry at bothlevels of operations, that of production,distribution and exhibition, is caused also by theaudience s choice of films that they watch. 112 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The inadequacy of reach-all health budgets in many developing countries has usually been a matter of political and social concern in several countries affected by budgetary constraints.In a bid to achieve some level of equity in health care, Ghana officially introduced National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)in 2003.This study sought to investigate the attitude of health workers,its implications for the sustainability of the NHIS.The study shows that health personnel had limited experience with legal framework that established the scheme.It was also revealed that notwithstanding the increase in patronage of health services since the introduction of the NHIS,this has not been matched with require health infrastructure.Nonetheless,most health personnel are satisfied in responding to the needs of NHIS card bearers.The study also found that monetary reward as well as job satisfaction has influence on how a worker would react to a client.The attitude of health workers has either negative or positive implications for sustainability of the NHIS.Is therefore recommended the need to motivate health workers is key to the sustainability of the NHIS. 108 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The bullwhip effect is the phenomenon of increasing demand variability in the supply chain as one moves from the downstream (the retailer) to the upstream (manufacturer) that will cause the higher cost impact on each of the supply chain pipeline from supplier to distributor and lead to the higher price of the pharmaceutical products. Having the analysis from the four cause of Bullwhip effect will help to reduce the bullwhip effect on the pharmaceutical supply chain. There is a possibility to reduce the bullwhip effect by using modern ERP systems which implement Material Requirement Planning system in the production of finished goods. However, the bullwhip effect still occurred that came from demand and forecast updating as well as rationing and shortage gaming by the distributor. Additionally the higher forecast deviation will cause the higher cost impact in the production of finished goods. 104 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Information Communication Technologies have dominated the 21st Century. The current age is termed as information age. No sphere of human existence has been left untouched by the unprecedented growth of ICTs. All over the world, ICTs has been considered as an independent and also as a supporting tool for development and empowerment of the people. With all its potential to accelerate the pace of development and to make the process of development more inclusive for all sections of the population, actual realization of the potential of ICTs depends significantly upon the intentions and will of the governments about the way they use ICTs. Hence policy formulation for ICTs has become an important sphere for discussion among all stakeholders. The authors of the book have documented and analyzed the ICTs policy of Indian Government from a gender perspective with a case study of one of the most socially and economically challenged state of India. The book is useful for academicians, researchers, policy makers, those who implement the policy and for anyone interested in ICTs policy formulation and implementation from a gender perspective. 116 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The credit information system is a crucial prerequisite element for a healthy financial market, the sharing of borrower credit information can have several affects, the sharing of positive information can help to screen the borrowers and solve the adverse selection problem, whereas sharing only default information can work as a borrower discipline mechanism, the intermediate position i.e. sharing overall indebt ness of the borrower may reduce the incentive to over borrow from various lenders without any of them realising, moreover the credit information system can help in solving the start up problem for young entrepreneurs in developing countries, the borrower can build his/her reputation collateral which is viewed by some banks as of greater value than the physical collateral . 56 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -To compete and to remain at the top of the ladder inthis era of cut throat competition, it is very muchimportant for the organizations to effectively managetheir resources. As one of the key resource anyorganizations, is the manpower. But at the same timemany organizations commit the blunder of neglectingthis key resource. It is imperative that in today stime not only this resource should be managedproperly but also timely up gradation in terms ofknowledge and skill should be imparted. This book isan endeavor in that direction. The key essence ofthis book is the training process effectiveness. Thisbook looks into various critical aspects of training.The text is supplemented with adequate statisticaltools to show the final results. In order to competesuccessfully, globally organizations are taking thehelp of information systems. Even the Indianorganizations can not afford to work in samerudimentary fashion. Indian organizations have toadopt the concept of information systems to sustainin this dynamic environment. Considering these factsthis book presents a comprehensive information systemmodel for training by taking into account all therelevant factors. 116 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Access to land is governed by tenure arrangements affecting the production and productivity of the farm. Gaining access through renting in has both positive and negative implications. In Nepal, sharecropping is widely practiced in Mid Western Region, but there is a gap in academic study as to whether this benefits the farmers and makes them food sufficient. In this context, this study attempts to find out the implications of land tenure concerning agricultural households on food sufficiency through a field study in the sampled area. The major findings are that while secured land tenure very importantly affects the livelihood of land-dependent people, this secured tenure alone is not sufficient for them to attain food sufficiency if that land is unproductive. Family size, land size, type of land and type of tenure governs land tenure system in such a way that these were found to have a tremendous impact in household food sufficiency. A more in-depth research in these areas is needed that would contribute to better understanding of the nexus between secured tenure and the household food security. 108 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The effect of food aid on food crop production has been subject to debate. Theoretical and empirical evidences have maintained contrasting views. While some schools of thought emphasized that food aid has a disincentive effect on food crop production, other parallel views suggest absence of the disincentive effects. This book aims at investigating whether the disincentive effects exist on maize crop production in Zimbabwe. The focus is on two agricultural sectors namely commercial and communal agricultural sectors which form up the agricultural sector of Zimbabwe. 72 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -While New Employee Orientation (NEO) programs have been shown to socialize newcomers and increase their knowledge, skills, and abilities, there has been little research on the way to go about developing an effective orientation program. This book is meant to explore ways to effectively develop a NEO program that both properly socializes and technically trains new employees. Findings show that a well developed NEO can enhance a newcomer s experience throughout their career and it contributes to the overall bottom line of an organization. A great deal of time and money is spent every year socializing and technically training employees, making sure this investment is well spent should be a central concern. 108 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Over the years, efforts have been made to increase the developmental strides of African countries. Many projects move from donor countries in the western world into Africa to help improve the lives of the people. However, these efforts have not been able to redeem Africa from abject poverty and indebtedness to the West. Various projects that are targeted towards the reduction of poverty are normally completed with no changes in the lives of the people. These projects, in my opinion, have not been scrutinised to assess their capabilities of meeting some stated target. This book compares the use of capital budgeting techniques by companies in three Western European countries and three West African countries, using data from firms in Western Europe and West Africa. The main aim is to analyse the use of capital budgeting techniques by companies in both economic blocs from a comparative perspective to see whether economic development matters in the choice of which technique to use. The empirical evidence show that Western European CFOs on average use more sophisticated capital budgeting techniques than their counterparts in West African. 76 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Criminal Procedure Code of Northern Nigeria and the Criminal Procedure Act of Southern States of Nigeria grant some powers to the Nigerian Police Force, apart from that of the provision of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1979 and also of the Police Act. The work examines the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code and that of the Criminal Procedure Act as they relate to the powers of the Nigerian Police for comparison. It also attempt to contrast them, as this will enable Law Students and other readers understand the comparison and contrast of both Codes so that differences are made clear. 84 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Participatory strategies have not always yielded therequisite outcomes despite its importance. Over theyears, issues such as elite capture, inadequateinformation for actors and window dressing by policymakers have plagued this development tool. In thisregard, the paper reviews citizen participation usingtwo donor funded programmes in India and Angola.Also, it analyses specific concepts linked to citizeninvolvement in the design, planning andimplementation of programmes. Accordingly, the studyrevealed that both projects improved the lives ofpeople and met a range of needs such as establishmentof credit schemes, schools and electrificationexpansion projects. Nonetheless, there werechallenges such as the low level of capacity ofcitizens and local bodies as well as lack ofcoordination of institutional actors. Despite themerits, participation ought not to be mandatory butused selectively. Additionally, it brought to lightthe significance of local government in communitydevelopment and the need to equip it with human andfinancial resources. This book is therefore a mustread for policy makers, development experts,non-governmental actors, academics and students. 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The practice of Mothering is largely persuaded by some specific expectations whether the woman is employed or not. Such assertions are more provident in case of care work and particularly for Child care work. Present study explores the dynamics of child care options for service holder urban mothers in Bangladesh. Available formal and non-formal options to raise pre-school children are brought in to focus. Government policy interventions are also examined in this regard. The large-scale entry of women into the work force in last two decades has vitally changed the fabric of work and family life in Bangladesh. Present study investigates the other side of economic empowerment; the space of mothers in between family and work. In fact it is an attempt to unlash, how care works pave the way from a successful, long aspired career to non-employment and downward occupational mobility; how an employed mother pays to perform politically induced set of social roles centered on care work Finally, it sets forth the notion that mothering and care work is fascinated in much extent 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The dividends are the compensation, strewed earnings or the capital stock paid out to the shareholders for risk bearing on the investment. The managers are confronted with the challenge in earning s management when arriving at the investment and the dividend decisions. Normally, the investment decision is preferred to the dividend one. Due to the wobbly corporate governance and the weak legal system, the growth is not being transformed properly to the investors. As a result the funds are exploited by the management for its own ends. It is an effort to put some light on the dividend paying behavior of the companies in the developing countries particularly in Pakistan. 60 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Argument on the functionality of literature has continued to resonate. African writers have dismissed the concept of art for art s sake as deodorized dog shit ,insisting that art must address socio-political realities. African writers are seen as the voice of vision ,of their people. What voice or language,then, should the African writer use;impeccable foreign language,and fail to reach the majority of Africans who lack western education Or ethnic language in a multiracial continent like Africa and still fail,incidentally,toreach yet a majority of the peoples of Africa Ola Rotimi successfully addressed the socio-political and economic realities of Nigeria cum Africa,and toned down the English language,in order to make it accessible.This book has analysed Rotimi s IF.A TRAGEDY OF THE RULED,HOPES OF THE LIVING DEAD,OUR HUSBAND HAS GONE MAD AGAIN,and MAN TALK, WOMAN TALK because the texts exude remarkable commitment,on the writer s part,to issues of societal relevance and significance. Scholars and students of African literature and indeed anybody interested in the socio-political realities of post-colonial Africa should find this book very helpful. 92 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Natural resource booms can be important catalysts for development in poor countries, and abundance in natural resources should intuitively lead to increased economic growth for the country with such lucky endowments. However, developing countries that are blessed with natural resources are, paradoxically and with a few exceptions, likely to experience slow economic growth, repress their people and suffer from frequent conflict. This research paper discusses if and how the discovery and extraction of natural resources in Sudan has affected the motivation and dynamics of the country's violent civil conflicts. By using resource curse theory together with conflict theory and empirical data from Sudan, this paper argues that natural resources have had strong aggravating effects on the country's conflicts. These effects have been both direct (through changing the economic means and motivations behind the conflicts) and indirect (through the mechanisms of the resource curse). 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The project entitled EVOLUTION OF WARANA BEYOND THE LUCKY GOLD STAR GROUP is the project done on the WARANA BAZAAR and WARANA BANK which are the part of the well recognized Warana Co-operative Complex which is located in Warananagar, Kolhapur. The core objective of this endeavour is to study the development of these two organizations i.e. the Warana Bazaar and the Warana Bank starting from the Warana Co-operative Sugar Factory and which has now departed from the sugar factory to other organizations like the dairy, bank, bazaar and the poultry which is beyond the development of South Korea s giant Lucky Goldstar group. 84 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Customer's awareness has become an important elementtowards business development as it will lead them tobe satisfied to the products and services offered.Previous research indicated that most dominant factorthat influenced customer's awareness is knowledge;followed by information, demography, and intention ordesire. Therefore, this study intended to examine therelationship of independent variables(knowledge,customer intention or desire and demography) tocustomer awareness towards fund management companies.A total of 150 respondents were selected as samplesand they were evaluated on their awareness to theproducts and services provided by the companies. Theresults of the study illustrate that the threeindependent variables are significant and positivelyrelated to customer awareness. Knowledge anddemography factor provide the highest impact oncustomer awareness. Overall, its can be concludedthat customer's are fairly aware to the products andservices provided. 64 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -As the main refugee-recipient country for the post-2003 Iraqi exodus, Syria warrants interest for anyone concerned with the transnational security implications of refugee flows from countries experiencing internal strife. Which are most important of pre- or post-displacement factors for Syrian domestic security The author of this field-based study of predominantly Christian Iraqi refugees in the Damascene suburb of Jaramana, critically examines theory on refugee involvement in political violence in light of his own qualitative data. The author offers a theoretical critique and argues that the question of domestic security in Syria seems to be largely a matter of meeting the socioeconomic needs of urban refugees and locals. Consequently, he argues, relief and development should be linked and Syria must start capitalizing on Iraqi human capital by allowing its refugees to lead more productive lives. 116 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -As an explanatory study, which aims to reveal information in an area not previously researched in Turkey, this study aims to provide insights on the history of internationalization of management consulting, selects a certain model as an efficient way to explain such internationalization and seeks to provide evidence for that model in the emerging Turkish management consulting market which is more and more open to global players every other day. 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -I found her in a pink house in a small city in center of Sweden. It was amazing to see the family who moved from slums in Golshahr, Mashhad to this beautiful doll-house in Sweden! These Afghan women moved a long way in world. Having a part in facilitation of their resettlement process as a staff of UN Refugee Agency, I could meet them as urban refugees in their slums in refugee populated areas in Iran. Then, I found them in Sweden and met them in their nice clean houses. This book tries to dig into the experience of migration for the women coming from a traditional society marked by extreme poverty and lack of education and their efforts to integrate in highly modernized Swedish society. I followed women headed Afghan families who are resettled as quota refugees from Iran to Sweden. However, access to facilities and the material abundance is part of the integration game. These women have a long way to be a real part of the new society. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In light of increasing calls for corporate governance of banks and the current financial crisis rooted in failures of governance mechanisms, this paper investigates the structure of the internal control system of banks. I have used a sample of nine leading banks operating in the Italian market to understand the most important characteristics and the mechanisms of integration concerning the internal control system. According to the empirical evidences, various mechanisms and elements of the internal control system were found to contain weaknesses. In particular, the first-level of control appears scarcely structured and lacks a clear definition of roles and responsibilities. Moreover, the mechanisms of organizational and operating integration were developed in only a few cases. Therefore, the Italian banks must promptly focus their attention on strengthening these two areas through tailored actions to ensure the safe and sound management of corporate risks. This paper also suggests to banking industry professionals a framework and some recommendations for the implementation of an effective and integrated internal control system in banks. 116 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The World has come a long way with the private sectorbeing touted as the engine of growth.Entrepreneurshiphas become a sine qua non in our quest to lubricatethe aforementioned engine of growth. This empiricalstudy of women entrepreneurship development is togive us an insight into entrepreneurship from women'sperspectives. This study exposes and unveils thepitfalls in the ways women are are equipped withentrepreneurial skills. 104 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -After reviewing the main theories on the importance of innovation for development( Neoclassical Economics and the problem of innovation, The Austrian School and the Schumpeterian Dynamic Equilibrium, A step forward: the evolutionist school and The latest developments and the Triple Helix Paradigm) the books looks at the implementation of Theory (The Lisbon Strategy and the problem of innovation at the European level). Managing Innovation is then analysed, from the firms' side, the Governments' side and the Research Institutes. Then, thanks to three case studies the theory is put into practice and reccomandations are given to policy makers (Cases analysed: The Case of the Free State of Thuringen, the Case of VBN Via Baltica Nordica and the Case of Shannon Development, Ireland). 104 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Women empowerment has been discussed by different scholars but there are still gaps in literature. This piece of work presents an assessment of factors hindering economic empowerment of female clients who have managed to graduate to the higher levels of loan. It reveals that in some aspects, credit has been effective in empowering women economically and socially, but on the other hand factors such as low confidence, social cultural roles, low level of education, high interest rates and limited access to Information Communication Technology (ICT) are hindering effectiveness of micro-credit in empowering women economically. Therefore continuous education is still needed for different stakeholders to understand the importance of women empowerment to the country's economy. Micro Finance Institutions therefore should integrate with policy making bodies to support women in legal rights so that social and political empowerment can be increased and ultimately reduce gender imbalances in various aspects like access to assets. 108 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -World-wide there are 851 properties inscribed on the World Heritage List. Out of these 851 properties, 660 are cultural, 166 natural and there are 25 mixes World Heritage Sites. In 1972 an international agreement adopted by the General Conference of the UNESCO was set up to found a Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. The Dutch gave a recognition to this agreement in 1992. Since then, the country has six World Heritage Sites. There are a lot of stakeholders involved in the management of the World Heritage Sites. Cooperation is important for knowledge of each other and what each can mean to each another, the World Heritage Sites can learn from each other. With good cooperation amongst the stakeholders more efficiency can be given to funding, marketing, promotion and the implementation of rules and regulations. In this way more time and money can be saved and used for the preservation of the World Heritage Sites. The possible benefits of cooperation amongst the World Heritage Sites in the Netherlands and its stakeholders can be important for the future preservation. 76 pp. Englisch.…