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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Today, when majority of the former socialist countries in Central and Eastern Europe are summing up the results of transition, especially from privatisation process, some countries, e.g., Kosova, are only now dealing with ownership issue and privatisation. Thus, it is important to be aware, that this process represents a very complex task, but at the same time, this could be advantage because we can drew lessons from the privatisation experience of other transition countries that underwent this process. This Book will present a brief background on privatisation and will try to cover experiences, goals, challenges, and method of more than one decade of privatisation in CEEs, with an aim to understand and learn lessons for Kosova for its future (successful) implementation.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This work depicts the state of development of a village in Cameroon called Matoh. The main activity in Matoh Village is the cultivation of cocoa cash crop which is demanded both nationally and internationally. Despite the time dedicated by the farmers to their farms, it is regrettable that most of them are still poverty stricken. Moreover, the area is almost unreachable during the heart of the rainy season due to the poor state of the roads. This, therefore, hinders the convey of chemicals to the farmers and also hampers the transportation of farm produce to nearby markets. Worst still, the enclave nature of the area has dampened the chances of the farmers being exposed to modern farming techniques. This work therefore, addresses the challenges faced by this agricultural community and call upon development stakeholders and people of good cheer to make their valuable contributions such that these farmers could valorise their farm produce and thus improve their well-being.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -India is one of the top producers of yarns and fabrics in the world. Textile industry is an independent and self-reliant industry with great versatility and diversification. Textile is an important entity of human livehood and there is tremdous growth in term of production and research in the last a few decades. Enormous literature have been produced in filed of textile but these lituerature is scarred, it is, therefore, there is an urgent need to conduct biliomatric study of these litureature to know different aspect of textiles research in global era. This present study deals with bibliomatric study of 1336 artciles published during 2000 to 2015 in two renowed Journals of Journals of Textile Association and Journal of the Textile Insititute in SCOPUS database has been used to extract data on textile. The study covers different perspective of textile research including article distribution pattern, authorship pattern, geographical distribution, document type, length of articles and citation analysis etc. Paper concludes that a total of 1336 documents were produced during 2000 to 2015 in select aforesaid journals Journal of the Textile Association Manage have contributed highly arBooks on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Wood fuel is the most important energy source and forest product on which people depend for cooking, lighting and space heating. It is a renewable carbon-based fuel as long as harvesting does not exceed the rate of biomass replenishment. This study was aimed at assessing wood fuel demand and supply management practices in Debark Town. To achieve this objective, descriptive research design was used. The data was collected from a randomly selected sample of 167 urban households and purposive interviews of 5 governmental officials, 10 wood fuel sellers as well as 30 peri- urban farmers. The survey was administered using questionnaires and interviews to obtain quantitative and qualitative data. Wood fuel supply was estimated at established check points to measure the amount of wood fuel inflow into the town. The findings revealed that eucalyptus globules and olea africana contributed the lion¿s share of fire wood and charcoal consumption respectively. Eucalyptus globules was the most preferred tree species for tree growing to Consumption of wood fuel above supply implies the existence of wood fuel crisis which in turn leads to social , economical and environmental impacts.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The book focuses on the vision of education of sufi school of thought. Sufi school has performed a vital role in promoting peace and education. In the Indo-Pak subcontinent,a number of sufis promoted the cause of education and, through their magnetic personalities, changed the ruined lives of countless people.The Sufis focused on the teaching learning process in Islamic perspectives. The objectives of education were to prepare the students in all dimensions and to bring them in a position to face the incoming challenges.Sufis paid special attention on the acquisition of education. The sufi traditions in the Indo-Pak Subcontinent always promoted the process of teaching and learning to enhance the wisdom in Islamic perspectives to explore the mysteries of nature and to become nearer to Allah.For this purpose, they established the education institutes, formulated the objectives and content of education. Their was a specific criteria for getting admissions in the Sufis institutions of learning. Sufis had wonderfully discussed the characteristics of good teachers and students and explained the assessment procedure for students.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -'Ol'Daddy' is a thesis film that was made at The University of Texas at Austin in the spring of 2012 by Brian Schwarz. This masters report recounts and details the inspiration, the development, and the physical process of making 'Ol'Daddy.' Brian writes about the genesis of the story and the characters, the process of taking a feature length script and adapting it to a short script, as well as all the wonderful trials and tribulations it takes to make a short film, from script to screen, on a very small budget.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The twentieth century has been a century of unprecedented economic development and environmental change. Extensive debate has been on the relationship between development and environmental degradation in the past few years. Industrialization has provided for better economies and has sustained human development. However, this industrialization and development has occurred unevenly with increasingly destruction of world¿s natural resources. In this context, the question about the impact of industrialization and degraded resources is most relevant for developing country like India. During the last few decades there has been phenomenal increase in industries in India. Besides, India supports its population with only 2.3 percent of the world¿s land area. Taking into account the total land resources including hills, mountains, lakes, rivers and lands of all description, the availability of land per head in India comes to only 0.58 hectares and area of cultivation has been considerably reduced by the industrialization.Hence there need to analyze the degradation of land resources and prevent the lands for sustainable use.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Video-games is an important part of leisure and recreational time in today¿s societies. Since 1980, the start of the modern video game era, the development of technologies and internet has made video games accessible for every customer. The exchangeability of products in an affluent society forces producers to differentiate themselves from competitors. Therefore, a well-known brand helps companies to communicate to customers as well as it helps to keep existing clients loyal by adding value to the products. Brand awareness is essential to create a strong brand state, that it¿s an important part of brand equity, helping customers to identify the value of a brand. The author concentrated on brand awareness as a part of brand equity, as no research has been conducted on this topic for the video-games industry so far. The paper aims to investigate brand equity in the Video-Games Industry. The objectives are, to find out what the most known brands are, if there is a difference in level of awareness between France and Ireland and finally, if different level of exposure to marketing communication messages influence brand awareness and consumer patterns in the two regions.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Currently, there has been little research from a Health Economics as well as a Public Health perspective, which looks at the Economics of HIV and AIDS, and Risky Sexual Behaviour of Young Females in relation to poverty. Consequently a hot debate has resulted. This book uses dataset from the first wave of a study on young female adult (YAFAs) done in Balaka district in Malawi, by the University of Pennsylvania under the Tsogolo La Thanzi (TLT) project. The sample size was 1493.The decision to indulge in risky sexual behaviour is modeled as a choice model and estimated using a probit model. Among other things, the study shows that income, wealth status, HIV and AIDS knowledge, are insignificant in determining risky sexual behaviour. However, perception on condom uses, education, and employment status are found to be predictors of risky sexual behaviour. The conclusions drawn so far have far reaching implications for Health Economist and Public Health specialists as the results seem to be diverting away from the conventional beliefs, given the Malawian scenario.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 104 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -While the neoclassical school advocates that private investment is dampened by an increase in government spending, an increase in the government spending stimulates private investment in the Keynesian model. This study analyses the effectiveness of fiscal spending in the context of crowding out/in hypothesis for Namibia. Two models have been estimated by analyzing the unit root test, co-integration test and the error correction model. The first model used government expenditures, the second model used government budget deficit in the equation together with log of gross domestic product and lending interest rate. The time series data of 62 quarters, i.e. fiscal year of 1990:1 - 2005:2 has been used. The main findings of the study verify both the Keynesian and neoclassical views for Namibia. While increases in government spending are found to crowd in private investment, government budget deficits are found to crowd it out. The evidence has important implications for fiscal management.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The topic of destination branding has attracted academic interest only recently and the field remains in its infancy. Therefore, the aim of the book is to clarify the dilemma observed at conceptual and empirical levels concerning recent research findings in the area. Stemming from the main branding concepts and specific characteristics of a destination, the book introduces a two- dimensional approach to destination branding. Such proposed approach integrates brand identity and equity and enables different destination stakeholders to be included in the process. Theoretical concepts are empirically verified on the examined brand of Slovenia. Special consideration is given to the concept of customer- based brand equity for a tourism destination, which is investigated for Slovenia and its competitive country Austria from the perspective of two culturally heterogeneous tourist markets (German and Croatian). The book should be especially useful to academics and students interested in exploring the destination branding phenomenon and also to practitioners involved in the process of systematic development of destination brands.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 292 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -ICT has become an integral part of our daily life. The blessings of ICT are used by many for performing evil purposes. These evil acts can be coined as technological violence. Usually women and girls are the primary targets. Masculinity is traditionally related with the enactment of violence. Through various norms, cultural practices and given standards young boys are taught to become masculine. The social factors, peer group, technology, family and educational institutions play a vital role in shaping the gender identity of a boy. ICT is one such factor that influences the construction of masculinity among young men. The objective of this study is to identify the interaction among ICT, masculinity and violence. Technological advancement influences the mindset of young men and boys who are always affiliated with various technological products. So, these factors influence young men to practice dominant behavior. This study endeavors to create an opportunity to answer the unknown facts regarding how and why young men¿s construction of masculinity leads them to engage in violent acts towards women and how these young men in Dhaka city are using ICT as a tool for perpetrating violence.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 92 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) is unique among UN agencies. From the creation to till now, the UNHCR has been central off to the international debates about human rights and international responsibility, conflict resolution, mutual diplomacy as well as delivery of humanitarian assistance. Though the UNHCR has had many successes over the past 50 years, it has also many failures too. Since, its inception in 1951, the UNHCR has sustained remarkable growth in its budget, staff and expansion of its mandate. But for the contemporary demand, there have been insufficient to establish a more effective UNHCR. This paper shows how world's refugees are being treated with regard to their creeds and castes, international relations, interest of the world dominating countries, in particular in Asia, Africa or some parts of Europe too.This research work understands the global financial crisis that had been affected the UNHCR. This book also uses the concepts of financial innovation, current budget imbalances, as well as to find the roots of the crisis. At the same time it emphasizes the need for international recognition, especially at a time of global recessions.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book investigates the housing price determinants and possibilities of housing price bubbles in the residential real estate markets of Central and Eastern Europe before and during the economic crisis of 2007-2009. Using data from international institutions, national central banks and national statistical offices three quantitative methods are applied (price-to-income ratios, panel data models and vector autoregression. Main factors influencing the housing prices are determined and various periods of housing price bubbles are identified. Under the VAR method Each country is modeled separately and there is evidence of substantial differences between the countries. Poland is the only country that does not exhibit housing price persistence and dynamics in Austria are less volatile as compared to the new EU members in the sample. The work benefits from insights of staff from IES under Charles university in Prague and has been reviewed by members of the Czech National Bank, doc. Ing. Lubö Komárek, Ph.D., MSc., MBA and Michal Franta, Ph.D.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 104 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Irish government policy towards refugees and asylum seekers is increasingly restrictive and geared towards confining their participation in and excluding them from Irish society. This is evident from a regime created through institutions and policies that stratify rights in accordance with race-based administrative categories, with refugees and asylum seekers occupying the lowest levels. This trend is also reflected in the media in Ireland where negative framing of refugee and asylum issues as threats to security and to the moral fabric of society has normalised these policies of exclusion. The fact that the media is mainstream society¿s main source of information about marginalised groups like asylum seekers and refugees, and the fact that the government and policy-makers have the greatest voice within the media has important implications for the way in which the public view refugees and asylum seekers.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Given the sine-qua-non nature of savings to economic development, augmented with the pain in the squeeze of government budget to support its pensioners, both developed and developing economies have partially if not totally abandoned the Defined Benefit pension scheme for the Contributory Pension scheme; where pension finance can be accumulated by both the worker/employees (while in service), Their employer and the operating government. Thus creating an amassment of fund, which if 'well invested', would facilitate capital markets and economic growth. However, what effect would it have on current private saving, since the scheme is a form of compulsory saving; does the contributory pension scheme reduce savings . with flagging issues of pension fraud, and mismanagement, what effect does it have on the capital market and economic growth This is what this book seeks to uncover.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 100 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -A book that helps the organization staying in the market and selecting the best alternative move will help in staying in the top ranks of the industry. A synchronized view to the data for all internal and external shareholders is critical. There can be no meaningful discussion about performance improvement if different users are measuring data points against different metrics. However, this is challenging since every company operates differently, follows different processes, and interprets data in different ways. Again, good technology choices will help the organization in this endeavor. This analysis provides both an offensive and defensive strategic context through which to identify opportunities and threats. Competitor profiling coalesces all of the relevant sources of competitor analysis into one framework in the support of efficient and effective strategy formulation, implementation, monitoring and adjustment.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In this marketing plan, we first analyze the current situation and market trends by providing a Market Summary with its demographics, needs and trends. This is followed by a SWOT analysis and some critical issues that the product faces. The next sections then detail the marketing strategies financial information and controls of the project. The appendices contain numerous specific details, include the extended financial forecast data, with various scenarios and competitor and market information. If this plan is followed, in three short years, Spectrum Explorer® will have captured significant market share in the RF spectrum monitoring field and will have succeeded in realizing its stated goals. Additionally, Communications Research Centre (CRC) will position Spectrum Explorer® as the 'expert's' tool in the mind of the consumers.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Small Business Management is a concise, reader-friendly, introductory management book that covers a wide variety of organization settings. The main aim of this book is to give a brief idea & understanding about Small Business Management in the context of small business settings. This exciting text offers readers the opportunity to reflect & understand Small Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Integrity, Business Plan, Marketing Plan, Financial Plan, Product and Distribution Plans, Pricing and Credit Decisions, Global Marketing, Managing Operations etc. I am sure this book will help students, teachers, and researcher of business administration, management or related filed to enable & understand the basics of small business management.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book will introduce the basic concepts of sociology and its importance to health care delivery services as well as the different views of sociology and its analytical usefulness in studying human diversity along with understanding of culture, health and illness behavior. And it will introduce the ways in which health practice,the health profession and health technology are embedded in society and cultureBooks on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 116 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book discusses about decentralization and public officials in Indonesia. Nowadays decentralization is one of fruitful topics in all around the world and also in Indonesia. Since Indonesia applies decentralization system in 1999, many new local governments were established and every new local government needs new public officials. Then many recruitments of public officials occur in Indonesia and tend to become massive recruitments however this conditions generate bad public officials. The bad public officials undermine decentralization system in Indonesia. This is my hypothesis in this book. The big questions are why the bad public officials emerge in Indonesia What are the impacts of bad public officials in Indonesia Why the public officials could undermine decentralization This book is tried to answers these questions and the hypothesis.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Gender Based Violence (GBV) is not only a violation of women's fundamental human rights but also poses a huge challenge to countries committed to achieving the Millennium Development Goals by 2015 as well as targets set in the national plans of action. We undertook this baseline study because we value generation of empirical evidence as a basis for developing proactive strategies for meeting the needs of communities and addressing GBV. Through this research, we sought to understand the GBV situation in Kibera by checking community awareness of GBV and the Sexual Offenses Act; establishing the extent of GBV; understanding the causes and pre-disposing factors; identifying the existing interventions by the community and other actors; and establish the gaps and challenges slowing the efforts to eliminate GBV and how to address them. We hope that the findings of this research will be beneficial to organizations and development partners and will form a base for best practices that would aid in mitigation of GBV. Let us move away from gender violence on women and open avenues for empowerment.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 120 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book examines carefully the Lebanese-Syrian relations upon the end of the French mandate, and prior to, during, and after the Lebanese civil war. It systematically discusses the Syrian military intervention in Lebanon during the Lebanese civil war and its consequences on Lebanon as a sovereign country which have led to plenty of hegemonizing joint Syrian-biased agreements, accords, pacts, and treaties, in addition to a Syrian-controlled puppet regime installed in Lebanon whose impact continues to be seen to the present days, on the freedom of speech, human rights, international laws, and political repressions. This book approaches the problem of Syrian hegemony over Lebanon from the theory of political hegemony of modern political economy which analyses and evaluates the control of wealth, the control of resources and raw materials, and the control of the market exerted by the Syrian government over LebanonBooks on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 120 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The situation obtaining in Zimbabwe at the turn into the 21st Century can be described best as a crisis situation. This was characterised by economic, political and socio-cultural turmoil which had a far reaching impact not only to the society in Zimbabwe but also to the international community. The book traces the origins of the crisis arguing that factors that contributed to the crisis situation are rather complex.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The SHG-Bank Linkage Programme (SHG-BLP) in India was conceived to fill the gap existing in the formal financial network by extending the outreach of banking to the poor in an affordable way. The programme which was initially started as pilot project has now become a movement throughout the country over the period of two decades, covering around 10 crore poor households. Notwithstanding the remarkable progress, geographically there has been a skewed development of SHG-BLP. There is wide regional disparity both in terms of the spread of SHGs and amount of loan outstanding to these groups. In order to overcome unbalanced geographical growth, NABARD in 2005 identified 13 priority states accounting for 70% of Indiäs poor for special efforts. However, even after 5 years of special efforts not much have been achieved. In fact the share of these 13 states together in number of SHGs credit linked with banks declined marginally from 39 percent during 2004-05 to 36 percent in 2009-10. Therefore, keeping the slow progress of SHG-BLP in mind in these states, the book examines the reasons for slow progress and assessing scope for healthy growth under the programme.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 120 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Public relations is a distinctive management function which helps establish and maintain mutual lines of communication, understanding, acceptance and cooperation between an organization and its publics; involves the management of problems or issues; helps management to keep informed and responsive to public opinion; defines and emphasizes the responsibility of management to serve the public interest; helps management to keeps abreast of and effectively utilize change, serving as an early warning system to anticipate trends; and uses research and sound and ethical communication techniques as its principal tools. In this context this study tries to explore two-fold path. The first attempts to understand the way Public Relations and Corporate Communication departments are structured in organizations and the functions they perform in meeting the challenges of contingent environments. The second focuses on the management-induced constraints, if any, experienced by Public Relations or Corporate Communication personnel. core focus area of this book is to, broadly explore the structure and functions of Public Relations/Corporate Communication departments of small and large industries.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 116 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Women are being struggled under the triple burden jobs, childcare and housework all over the world. Most women are forced to greater extend then men to compromise on either families or careers. Women often seek only part time work or jobs with low demands. This is not limit their career opportunity also cost the country a substantial part o its potential labor capability. From this perspective, the main purpose of the book is to explore the triple burden role of married female workers perspectives from all class. The book reveals the impact of this triple burden role on women from social, cultural, physical and psychological context. However women are guarantee equal rights in Bangladesh constitution but it is clear that they carry a disproportionate share of the burdens of everyday life. The married working women is expected to juggle marriage, children, household and career successfully in society that, inspire a wide social welfare net, offers little to ease their load. Women have to work outside and inside the home which cost them extra with physical problems and mental dissatisfaction. Though they get social prestige and economic power but most are still controlled by men.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book was well researched book and contains very current information on executorship and trusteeship accounting. In this book, the author focuses on the nature and purpose of executorship accounting, testacy on the will, administration of estates, accounts of personal representatives abd distribution of his relevant account, Estate distribution and legacies. He further discussed Advancement and Hotpotch, trusteeship and Trust laws and Trust Accounts for MinorsBooks on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 104 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Decision making is a fundamental tool for managers and enable them to make logical decisions in critical situation between different options. This thesis concentrates mainly on seller selection problem or in some cases it also refers to vendor or supplier selection problem (SSP) and demonstrates how the multiple attribute decision making (MADM) methods can be effectively used for vendor selection decision in various situations of project management and supply chain environment. A case study has been carried out within two different countries (Sweden and Iran) in order to help practically managers to choose the best alternatives among their preferences. In this regard, AHP as one of major tools of MADM is also deployed.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This contribution analyzes the decentralization project in Zimbabwe. It in particular focuses on the appointment and role of provincial governors. Further, the study critically examines the country¿s provincial governance system and its efficacy for bringing about democratic pluralism, ensuring downward accountability, and empowering citizens at the local level. The contribution argues that provinces should be run by democratically elected governors rather than by political appointees. It further maintains that in order to enhance the role of subnational governments in development and democracy, sub-national levels of government, including provinces and local government, should be accorded constitutional recognition. Moreover, it calls for a decentralization of adequate powers and resources to provincial government and other decentralized units. It further maintains that there should be clarity in the definition of the powers and functions within and among the various levels of government in the country.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.