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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Project Report from the year 2015 in the subject Textile, Print, Crafting, grade: 1, Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences Mönchengladbach , course: Master Management of textile Trade and Technology, language: English, abstract: Recently electrically conductive textiles have been of increasing research interest due to their numerous possibilities for application in various fields of activity. These conductive textiles in future will be used in clothing to measure body parameters or in textiles used to protect against electromagnetic shielding. As this is an emerging field, there is still a lack of characterizing and evaluating the performance of these conductive materials. In the scope of this project work, different yarn materials are coated with Polypyrrole and Carbon (Graphite). These layers are applied to realize textile humidity and temperature sensors. Coated yarns are characterized in order to evaluate their behavior when being worn in every-day life. So, Literature study on electro-less coating of textile structures with Polypyrrole and Carbon (Graphite) coating of different yarn materials and Characterization of coated yarns is presented in this project work.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Essay from the year 2015 in the subject Communications - Journalism, Journalism Professions, grade: 7.8 (Niederlande), Tilburg University, language: English, abstract: Our society is constantly changing. Recently especially the rise and spread of new technologies such as the internet has left their mark on today¿s world: people have easy access to an abundance of data and the possibility to share their own information with almost the entire world with nothing but a small gadget which conveniently fits into their jeans pocket.Be it as an answer to shortcomings in the professional journalistic field, be it due to the simple human urge to participate in and shape the world around him: Utilizing the possibilities of our increasingly connected community, in the last years citizen journalism has emerged as an alternative, and by now already somewhat important form to accumulate and report on news.But while some scholars such as Bauman affirm that our increasingly complex and liquid modern society naturally makes a rethinking of the journalistic profession necessary, independent amateur journalists operating outside the mainstream media institutions nevertheless still encounter massive distrust and antipathy ¿ especially out of the lines of their professional colleagues.I believe, falling in line with an increasing number of renowned news institutions which are willing to give a liaison with citizen journalists a chance, that citizen journalism can actually be a great enrichment to our media landscape. Rather than seeing it as an assault on their class, professional journalists should embrace the opportunities of collaborative projects and the new diversity of news it implies.By acknowledging an increased involvement of citizen journalists, our media landscape could give a greater number of people the platform to tell their stories and to shine a light on issues which might otherwise be left unseen ¿ upholding democratic values and fostering their spread throughout a world which is not only as complex but also as interconnected as never before.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 16 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Geography / Earth Science - Physical Geography, Geomorphology, Environmental Studies, grade: A, Lund University (The Department of Human Geography and the Human Ecology Division, Faculty of Social Sciences), course: SIMM23 ¿ Theory of Science for the Social Sciences, language: English, abstract: In mainstream Western discourses, phenomena of environmental change such as climate change, loss of biodiversity or degradation of soils are often linguistically equated with value-laden terms such as 'environmental problems', or subsumed under titles such as 'environmental crisis'.Whereas these phenomena are widely researched and discussed in terms of their nature, their causes, their severity and potential solutions, the underlying assumption of this research and these discussions, namely the assumption that these phenomena are actually problematic and need to be averted, seems rarely to be considered.However, given the amount of research dedicated to phenomena of environmental change, it is crucial to investigate this assumption.This paper will discuss how different philosophy of science perspectives would deal with the question in how far phenomena of environmental change (such as climate change, loss of biodiversity, degradation of soils) are actually problematic. The perspectives that will be adopted are positivism, critical realism, social constructivism and feminism.The paper will be structured along the spectrum between realism and relativism on which positivism, critical realism and social constructivism can be located rather clearly.However, since ¿[t]here is no single feminist standpoint¿, 'feminism' as such can not be unitarily placed on this spectrum. Therefore, the feminist perspective will not be discussed in a separate section like the other perspectives, but will be taken up wherever it can enrich another perspective in its approach to the question. To provide an understanding of feminism, feminism will be shortly outlined before getting into the discussion of the question.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 16 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Didactics - English - Pedagogy, Literature Studies, grade: 2,3, University of Cologne, language: English, abstract: Theories about speech production and its underlying rules are of increasing interest for linguistic research and have been for many years already.Errors of speech play an important role in these theories, as do errors in reading and writing. Although latter error types deliver further evidence supporting the ideas presented in this paper, the considerations gathered will, in default of space, be restricted to slips of the tongue. This error type is by Boomer¿s and Laver¿s definition: ¿an involuntary deviation in performance from the speaker¿s current phonological, grammatical or lexical intention.¿Further distinctions will be made in respective chapters of this paper. Each error type will be illustrated by examples found in the appendixes of Fromkin¿s ¿Speech Errors as Linguistic Evidence¿ (1973) and Cutler¿s ¿Slips of the Tongue and Language Production¿ (1982). All of the presented examples will be indented and made up in the same way: the intended sentence, phrase or word is to be found on the left, the erroneous output follows after a symbol.Where it is possible, personal observations and own examples are added.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 20 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2014 in the subject Sociology - Basics and General, grade: 1,2, Reutlingen University (ESB Business School), language: English, abstract: This paper introduces the theory of social functional systems by Niklas Luhmann who is a great representative of systems theory in sociology.As his theory is based on the concept of autopoiesis, the original autopoiesis concept of Maturana and Valdera is shortly demonstrated as well as the way of how Luhmann shaped it into a general autopoiesis concept. This general introduction is followed by a detailed explanation of ideas of Luhmann¿s social systems theory.As his theory is communication-based rather than action-based, the element of communication is further explored. Additionally, the social systems of society, organization and interaction are defined whereas the main focus is on society as social system. Within this context, several subsystems of society are explicated together with their appropriate coding, program, medium and function. Furthermore, the idea of structural coupling which can be described as relation between systems and their environments is implemented.After having a complete picture of the theory, the paper focuses on the practical example of Apple and the problems within its supply chain. This scandal is analyzed according to Luhmann¿s social systems theory. As a last step, the role of ethics and morality within social systems theory are evaluated on basis of the Apple case. The paper finishes with a critical evaluation of Luhmann¿s whole theory which also includes important criticism.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 24 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Essay from the year 2015 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, , language: English, abstract: While it is important to understand the various objectives of firms, it is equally important also to note that some of these objectives may be inconsistent or incompatible with each other due to the principal-agent problem that normally exists between shareholders (owners of the firm) and managers (those who control the firm). This essay serves to analyse some managerial theories in light of the principal-agent problem and the conflict of interest between the shareholders and managers.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 12 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Essay from the year 2006 in the subject Communications - Media History, grade: High Distinction, James Cook University (James Cook University), course: History of Communication, language: English, abstract: The Industrial Revolution was characterized by two intrinsically linked social phenomena. Firstly, a social shift in the transformation of a traditionally agricultural society into an industrial and increasingly urban mass society; secondly, a technological shift resulting in the virtual explosion of the mass production of consumer goods. Towards the end of the nineteenth century these two events, large-scale changes in social structure and mass production, became the basis for the rise of consumer capitalism. This newly generated consumer market was made possible by a steady increase in mass production, characterized by large numbers of diversified goods, often with a built-in obsolescence, which stimulated the process of ongoing consumption. The need for a frequent replacement of commodities, in combination with the striving of urbanised individuals to fill the gaping void within his or her existence that resulted from the demotion of labour productivity in the framework of modern society, gave rise to consumer culture.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 32 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject Sociology - Culture, Technology, Peoples / Nations, grade: 3,0, University of applied sciences Dortmund, course: Interkulturelle Kompetenzen, language: English, abstract: Coming across the term culture it is most certain that people tend to think immediately of the picture they have already created in mind towards the other culture. Comparing east to west while talking to other people within my family and my class I got usually the same answers: ¿China ¿ isn¿t it the country were lots of people live like ants, drinking tea and eating almost everything, mostly rice and even your dog ¿ with chopsticks, driving with their bicycle through the streets smiling all the time; no matter what weather they have ¿Unfortunately I do not know any Chinese people but the prejudices about Germany are widely known. Germany is the country with less people than China. Germans love to grump about the weather when it is raining, they love to drink beer and eat Bavarian veal sausages. In fact the prejudices of Germany mostly deal with the Bavarian part of Germany leaving the impression within peoples mind that all Germans are wearing a Dirndl all day and are distinct individuals.Having a look at the above mentioned images, illustrating people¿s usual thoughts of the other culture towards a certain topic it is more a generalized attitude towards a certain country or culture. Today people define the term culture very differently. If they are asked ¿What does the term culture mean ¿ we can hardly get exact answers. In fact culture can be expressed in different ways. It can be seen in the language of a country, in its history and art but also in food, music and education. These things are all visible for our eyes but what about cultural behavior and ways of thinking How do different cultures express their emotions and how are they living together All these factors in one are illustrating a certain view on a culture for us.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 28 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2015 in the subject Computer Science - Applied, grade: 1,0, Technical University of Berlin, course: AIM1: Advanced Information Management I Heterogeneous and Distributed Information Systems, language: English, abstract: Most of today¿s information systems are highly heterogeneous and complex. High efforts and costs are put into interlinking systems to let systems communicate to each other and thus overcoming heterogeneity. The semantic web plays a significant role in the way it covers and links knowledge, making the web¿s content understandable for machine-to-machine interactions. Hereby, ontologies serve as a technology to cover, infer and verify knowledge and making it available to accomplish a common understanding among participating agents.This paper describes how ontologies are used in practice to support the overcoming of heterogeneity in information systems. After a revision of basic semantic technologies and standards like OWL and SPARQL we discuss a variety of methods and tools of the semantic web. In more detail, we investigate ontology editors, especially the Protégé tool as a well-established open-source application to create, edit and share ontologies. At last, we discover a variety of practical applications where ontologies are of high use.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 28 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Pedagogy, Literature Studies, grade: 1,3, University of Kassel (Anglistik), course: Englische Fachdidaktik, language: English, abstract: Second language acquisition, in particular English, is nowadays more important than ever before. As a consequence, it is of great importance to improve second language education at school. In order to do this, learner factors as for instance age, motivation or aptitude have to be considered more closely.The present research paper considers the question if second language learning can be affected by age, particularly if there is a critical period that can affect the learning success in a negativeway. The common sense that children are the most successful language learners will be examined and compared to contrary opinions. In a last step, the results will be used to drawconclusions for second language instruction.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 32 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Bachelor Thesis from the year 2013 in the subject Business economics - Offline Marketing and Online Marketing, grade: 1,3, University of Mannheim (Fakultät für Rechtswissenschaft und Volkswirtschaftslehre, Abteilung Volkswirtschaftslehre), language: English, abstract: The entry of low-cost carriers (LCCs) in the early 1990ies revolutionized the European airline industry. Before the LCCs entered the European short-haul market, incumbent full service carriers (FSCs) were able to operate relatively unhindered. Supported by many deregulations, LCCs set their focus on a cost base as low as possible, so they were able to offer fares tremendously lower than incumbent players. Even though they took some market share from the FSCs, the main success was based on the ability to reach new customer segments. Passengers, previously travelling by car or long-distance busses, took advantage of newly affordable airline fares and were willing to incur limited comfort.Now, around 20 years after the first entry of European LCCs, the short-haul market is not expected to continue growing significantly. Hence, if the LCCs want to continue their expansion, they need a ¿new market¿, and it seems just like a question of time until they add long-haul routes to their route network. Nevertheless, the long- and short-haul market are comparable just to a limited amount. As we will see in the following analyses and discussions, several specific characteristics require fundamental changes in the current LCC business model, which is optimized for short-haul operations.The focus point of this thesis is the development of an auspicious entry mode, based on theoretical economic frameworks. In comparison to the short-haul market, competitive interactions between incumbent FSCs and entering LCCs are expected to be much more intense on long-haul routes. This is based on the fact that LCCs will not be able to sustain their high cost advantages also on long-haul routes. For long-haul flights it is also not possible to reduce provided comfort and additional services in such a way the LCCs currently do on their short-haul operations. Hence, on long-haul routes, entering LCCs and incumbent FSCs will be active much more in the same market than they currently do, which implies a much higher degree of competition. This provides several points of contact for game theoretical considerations, as we will see in the following chapters.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 44 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Essay from the year 2014 in the subject Business economics - Miscellaneous, grade: 70, Robert Gordon University Aberdeen (PG Business School), course: MSc Finance and Accounting, language: English, abstract: International Banking can be defined as banking transactions crossing national boundaries. The activities involves like international lending; claims of domestic bank offices on foreign residents, claims of foreign bank offices on local residents, claims of domestic bank offices on domestic residents in foreign currency are the major activities involved in International Banking.The evolution of banking history dates back to 2000 BC in Assyria and Babylonia; while the modern banking systems originated in Renaissance Italy. The major incentive for the growth of international banking was migration of domestic customers who were MNE's growing foreign activities and the impacts of regulatory differences. The report is comprised of Liquidity risks, market risks, credit risks of Standard Chartered Bank Plc. The company also demonstrates the firm efficiency of the firm using CAMEL RATING SCALE. The overview of the analysis states that the firm is operating proficiently under the guidelines of BASEL. 24 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2015 in the subject Business economics - Miscellaneous, FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie und Management gemeinnützige GmbH, Hochschulstudienzentrum Freiburg, course: Management Decision Making, language: English, abstract: The most important job of any executive is making decisions. It is also the toughest and riskiest job, because bad decisions can damage a business and a career, in some situations irreparably. In many cases these bad decisions occur when alternatives were not clearly defined, the right information was not collected, the costs and benefits were not accurately weighed, or the decision maker himself was sabotaged by the human brain. In the present complex environment, the executives call for a way to cope with the myriad factors that affect the achievement of goals and the consistency of the judgement the decision makers use to draw valid conclusions. (Harvard Business Review 2011, p. 1, Saaty 2013, p. 6)Many difficulties like uncertainty about the future, variation of consequences of different actions, difficulties because of too few or too many available alternatives, and complexity of a decision situation, if more factors have to be taken into account, make it more important to support the decision makers with procedures and tools that have been developed for a systematic selection of requirements and processing of relevant information.The general approach of decision making ranges from the highly complex problems to the relatively simple choices but ensures its applicability and can be helpful in various decisions. So it is not only relevant to executives and managers but also to physicians, politicians, judges, and engineers to structure analytical thinking which supports decision making perceived as rational and well-founded. (Eisenfuhr et al. 2010, p. 3)This assignment introduces different ¿easy to handle¿ decision making techniques that help to decide rather on intuition than on structured analysis and methodical dissection.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 32 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Bachelor Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Business economics - Offline Marketing and Online Marketing, grade: 1,3, University of Mannheim, language: English, abstract: Modern consumers are concerned about more than quality and price of the products they purchase. They demand concrete and credible information about the entire procurement process. Unsubstantiated company statements on the sustainability and safety of sourcing processes have proven to be insufficient to meet those demands (Hofstede, 2003). More and more companies increase the transparency of their supply chain (SC). However, in order to reach customers and to fulfill their needs, companies have to effectively communicate supply chain transparency (SCT) to the end consumer (New, 2010). This thesis focuses on transparency in the apparel and food industry because especially here consumers claim insights into the global supply networks (Meise, 2011, p. 138). It analyzes tools to enable SCT and provides an overview of practical methods that are available to the apparel and food industry for communicating transparency to consumers. Moreover, the paper evaluates these methods based on their effectiveness at meeting consumer demand and illustrates how different approaches for enabling and communicating SCT can be combined. The presented information was obtained through extensive literature research and website analyses. An exhaustive review of the particular laws and regulations relating to transparency is out of the scope of this thesis. First, this paper defines the concept of SCT and analyzes current consumer demand in the apparel and food industry. It explains how certain industry characteristics and recent SC scandals drive this demand. The following chapter deals with tools and methods employable by producers to gain the necessary information for fulfilling consumer demand. On the one hand, tracking and tracing within a supply network is analyzed. On the other hand, two methods for analyzing SC sustainability are addressed. In a next step, this thesis evaluates different approaches to how apparel and food companies can communicate the demanded information to consumers and, thereby, make SCs more transparent. In doing so, the concept of labeling in the apparel and food industry is analyzed. Subsequently, the use of company websites and social media for supplying customers with SC information is addressed as well. Before drawing a conclusion, the paper proposes a framework that shows how methods for obtaining SC information can be integrated with different communication channels to meet consumer demand for SCT.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 32 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2015 in the subject Engineering - Industrial Engineering and Management, grade: 1,0, Technical University of Berlin (Wirtschaftsinformatik - Information Systems Engineering (ISE)), course: Seminar: Hot Topics in Information Systems Engineering, language: English, abstract: During the last years NoSQL databases have been developed to ad-dress the needs of tremendous performance, reliability and horizontal scalability. NoSQL time series databases (TSDBs) have risen to combine valuable NoSQL properties with characteristics of time series data encountering many use-cases. Solutions offer the efficient handling of data volume and frequency related to time series. Developers and decision makers struggle with the choice of a TSDB among a large variety of solutions. Up to now no comparison exists focusing on the specific features and qualities of those heterogeneous applications. This paper aims to deliver two frameworks for the comparison of TSDBs, firstly with a focus on features and secondly on quality. Furthermore, we apply and evaluate the frameworks on up to seven open-source TSDBs such as InfluxDB and OpenTSDB. We come to the result that the investigated TSDBs differ mainly in support- and extension related points. They share performance-enhancing techniques, time-related query capabilities and data schemas optimized for the handling of time-series data.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 48 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Master's Thesis from the year 2013 in the subject Business economics - Miscellaneous, grade: 8,5 (NL, äquivalent zu 1,2), Utrecht University (Law, Economics and Governance), course: Mergers & Akquisitions, language: English, abstract: The number and volume of pharmaceutical companies¿ mergers and acquisitions have reached exorbitant magnitudes in the last decade, with estimations of over 1,300 deals worth US$ 690 billion between 2000 and 2009.1 The biggest transaction, valued at US$ 66.7 billion2, occurred in 2009 when Pfizer bought Wyeth. The sheer dimension of transactions in this sector, being subject to significant public interest, poses questions about the motivations behind these deals, which are mostly believed to be countermeasures for patent expirations, as well as the impact on drug innovation.Even though, the regular object of interest regarding mergers is the shareholder value, in this specific case drug innovation is of particular interest as it does not only influence the future prospects of the pharmaceutical companies but also long term public health. Hence, the objective of this thesis is to discover what the impact of pharmaceutical mergers on R&D intensity and efficiency of the acquiring organization and on the pharmaceutical industry as a whole is.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2014 in the subject Business economics - Offline Marketing and Online Marketing, , language: English, abstract: Luxury represents a product category that seemingly was able to weather the storm of financial and economic crisis hitting global markets in 2008 better than could be expected. In this scientific essay, the author Angela Alunni credits two main factors for this trend: Successful luxury companies cater to the emerging markets of the nouveau riches, which are at the center of nurturing the demand for these goods. Internationalization provides the financial and managerial framework for these Italian companies, while not betraying the essence of the luxury concept per se. The portrayal of the Bulgari case highlights these strategies and at the same time points to the challenges that the luxury industry Made in Italy has to face as a whole.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 48 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 1999 in the subject Business economics - General, grade: 1,0, Berlin School of Economics, course: Competitive Strategy and Business Perfomance, language: English, abstract: The clothing market environment is characterised by strong competition, low demand and declining margins. As prices deflate, many manufacturers are producing premium products. The present paper analyses the German clothing company JIL SANDER AG, which is then compared to BOSS AG and ESCADA AG. Despite their different size they all pursue a similar strategy to survive in a highly competitive surrounding: they built up a strong brand, diversify in other lifestyle segments and distribute their products through own mono-brand shops as well as through franchise partners.The main task is to assess the performance of a company like Jil Sander in pursuing this strategy, especially considering its size constraints. This is done by qualitative as well as quantitative analysis in view of a environmental analysis, a financial analysis and a scenario analysisImplementing this strategy, it should be kept in mind that it means less control over franchise partners and factories. The push is on to answer the 'management question' by strengthening the second management level, as a tight control over sales channels will not be possible by the person Jil Sander itself.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper del año 2013 en eltema Romanística - Estudios españoles, Nota: 1,0, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen (Romanisches Seminar), Materia: Landeskunde Katalanisch - Història i cinema - El segle XX a Catalunya, Idioma: Español, Resumen: Die vorliegende spanische Arbeit handelt von dem katalanischen Film 'Les veus del Pamano'. Nach einleitenden Informationen zum Film (z.B. Ort, Schauspieler) und einer Zusammenfassung der Handlung wird abschließend der Film einer kritischen Perspektive unterzogen.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 12 pp. Spanisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Bachelor Thesis from the year 2015 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 1,3, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, language: English, abstract: The purpose of this study is to illustrate how Fintech startups and other non-financial institutions reshape the finance industry as they take advantage of recent technology trends and lifestyle shifts affecting customers¿ expectations.The thesis aims to show how the competitive landscape changes and to what extent digital attackers grab parts of the value chain. The study also maps out the Fintech landscape, highlights important growth trends and gives an overview of the services and products with which Fintech startups are currently edging into the market.Moreover the study points out the specific drivers and barriers relevant to Fintech companies.A further objective was to find out whether Fintech startups pose a serious threat to traditional providers and if so, which generic approaches exist to deal with these attackers. Apart from that the aim was to identify how peers address digitization as well as what strengths traditional banks can rely on. Last but not least the study demonstrates what banks and other institutions can learn from Fintech startups and how the future of finance could develop and look like in 2020.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Master's Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Business economics - Company formation, Business Plans, grade: 2,3, University of Southern Denmark (Department of Marketing & Management), course: Management of Innovation Processes, language: English, abstract: Technological discontinuities have been characterizing many markets for several years. Essential drivers for that are the Internet and startups, which make use of this technology in order to create new business models. This progress is quite often challenging established firms and call for them to leave their ¿comfort zone¿. In contradiction to this competitive perspective, this paper aims to highlight the synergies between companies that have already been operating for many years and new market entrants. By doing so, it is examined how both may interact with the aim of commercializing products and sustaining innovation. Thereby, corporate incubators, corporate venture capitalists and non-equity relationships between established firms and startups are considered as forms of cooperation. In addition to that and by using the data of a conducted survey, insights into the experiences and expectations of incumbents and startups will be also provided. Following this, managerial implications shall serve as a base for future cooperation and the management of technological discontinuities.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 132 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Master's Thesis from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Supply, Production, Logistics, grade: 1.6, King`s College London, course: Supply Chain Management, language: English, abstract: This dissertation seeks to investigate how the Swiss hospital industry can face the upcoming budgeting restrictions set by the Swiss government. Following an analysis of the political and economic environment of the industry the paper focuses on hospitals¿ material management, demonstrating that this is an area with substantial savings potentials.At first the study examines the industrial approach of supply chain management (SCM) as a way to realize those savings potentials, reviewing the comprehensive secondary literature about SCM. Findings from different authors who investigated the specifics of procurement in the hospital industry are compared and complemented with results from in-depth interviews with four experts from the Swiss healthcare industry. The comparison allows formulating how a SCM approach for hospitals should be customized to meet industry specific requirements.Subsequently, the dissertation designs a SCM model for hospitals that encompasses the business functions, the corresponding organisational structure and the flow of key processes. The drafted business framework is then compared with the findings of a case study research that investigates a Swiss hospital project. This project has been awarded by an international organisation for logistics management and standardization as ground-breaking for the Swiss hospital industry. The comparison substantiates that the principles of the designed SCM model are widely consistent with the hospital¿s solution and helps to further customize the model.Finally, the strategic relevance of the drafted SCM approach for Swiss hospitals in general is evaluated. It is demonstrated why the principles of the model are appropriate to help Swiss hospitals to eliminate their weaknesses in material management procedures and thus to achieve the necessary savings.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Tesis del año 2015 en eltema Pedagogía - Otras, Nota: 20, , Materia: 5to año, Idioma: Español, Resumen: El presente trabajo de investigación tiene como principal objetivo de estudio la influencia de la actividad física en el cociente intelectual. De forma objetiva, la investigación que se presenta tiene como finalidad brindar recomendaciones constructivas para el desarrollo del cociente intelectual de todo individuo mediante la práctica de cualquier actividad física con un fin beneficiario que les permitirá a todos los individuos que practiquen alguna en específico saber de qué manera esta influye en el desarrollo de su cociente intelectual. En este mismo sentido, el planteamiento y desenvolvimiento de la presente investigación se basa en una interrogante esencial que da entendimiento a todos los planteamientos desarrollados a lo largo de la misma. Esta interrogante es la siguiente: ¿Cuál será la influencia de la actividad física en el cociente intelectual Ahora bien, es importante mencionar que siempre ha existido una relación actividad física-cociente intelectual. Esto se debe a que, en las diferentes actividades físicas es necesario pensar, tomar decisiones, analizar lo cual conlleva al constante uso de nuestra mente, pensamientos, es decir, cociente intelectual. En el mismo orden de ideas, a lo largo de la historia se han realizado estudios por numerosos científicos que demuestran la validez de la problemática planteada en el presente trabajo de investigación, donde se dedujeron puntos como los siguientes: 'Hay algo en la actividad física asociado con una mejor capacidad cognitiva' Otro estudio, permitió enlazar la aptitud física con la actividad mental, dando como resultado que el ejercicio intenso a edades tempranas mejora, con la disminución de las capacidades cognitivas entre los 43 y 55 años de edad en el individuo.Así, el sentido final de esta tesis es hacerle ver al lector de la misma como mediante la práctica de diferentes actividades o ejercicios físicos se puede alcanzar un mayor nivel intelectual, el cual puede ser de vital ayuda para afrontar los diversos obstáculos de la vida 80 pp. Spanisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper de l¿année 2005 dans le domaine Histoire Europe - autres pays - Nouvelle Histoire, Union européenne, note: 1,7, Istitut d¿Etudes Politiques de Grenoble, cours: Cours spécialisé, langue: Français, résumé: « Outre son importance économique, il [le secteur audiovisuel] joue un rôle social et culturel fondamental : la télévision est la plus important source d¿information et de distraction dans les sociétés européennes puisque 98% des foyers sont équipées de téléviseurs et que le citoyen européen moyen regarde la télévision plus de 200 minutes par jours. »Suivant cette citation l e secteur audiovisuel est très important dans la politique culturelle. La télévision est la plus influente des médias parmi les médias audiovisuels . À la suite je considérerai donc les relations et la collaboration dans le domaine du audiovisuel entre la France et l¿Allemagne. D¿abord j¿ébaucherai le développement de la politique culturelle de l¿Union européenne, car la politique franco-allemande ne peut pas être analysée sans prendre en compte une perspective européenne.L¿étude de la chronique de la politique culturelle soulève quelques questions : Quelle intensions dirigent cette politique Quelle relation existe entre l¿audiovisuel et les identités en Europe Existe-t-il ou veut-on construire une identité commune Quelles difficultés envisage la politique européenne vis-à-vis l¿audiovisuel Après avoir travailler sur les questions précédents, je présenterai dans la deuxième Partie la politique audiovisuelle entre la France et l¿Allemagne. À la suite c¿est la cha îne franco-allemande « Arte » qui est au centre de mes études : sa fondation, son objet, sa programmation et son public. Puisque le côté économique n¿a pas d¿influence sur l¿épanouissement d¿une culture spécifique, les aspects financiers seraient laissés à côté.Pour conclure, j¿essayerai de répondre aux questions posées au début de mes recherches.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 24 pp. Französisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Tesis del año 2015 en eltema Sociología - Relaciones y Familia, Nota: 6,3, , Idioma: Español, Resumen: En la presente investigación se busca comprender algunas de las representaciones y vivencias fundadas en torno a la práctica de la Ginecología Natural en Chile, que se llevan a cabo en talleres o círculos de mujeres, y cómo esta práctica podría ser considerada una forma de lucha por la autonomía del cuerpo femenino frente a la ideología patriarcal y la administración bio-política de los cuerpos en occidente.Transitando por la historia de los movimientos feministas y los procesos de modernización de la medicina, se dará cuenta de cómo estas transformaciones políticas y sociales que apuntan al control de la reproducción de la ¿especie¿ humana impiden a las mujeres ejercer su autonomía y libertad de decidir sobre el devenir de sus propios cuerpos.Finalmente se espera responder a los siguientes cuestionamientos: ¿De qué manera los talleres de ginecología Natural representan una práctica performativa por la autonomía del cuerpo Y con ello, ¿Puede la práctica de la Ginecología Natural transformar las representaciones sociales sobre los cuerpos femeninos Para todo lo anterior, se han realizado entrevistas a expertas y grupos de discusión conformados por mujeres que han participado de algún taller o círculo de ginecología natural.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 108 pp. Spanisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Tesis del año 2014 en eltema Pedagogía - Pedagogía de los medios, Nota: -, , Idioma: Español, Resumen: El propósito de la presente investigación fue proporcionar actualización en eluso de las herramientas tecnológicas interactivas (HTI) a facilitadores de laLicenciatura en Educación Mención Docencia en Idioma Inglés del NúcleoPalo Verde, de la Universidad Nacional Experimental Simón Rodríguez. Ellogro de los objetivos propuestos favorece tanto a docentes como aparticipantes, en la formación acorde con los avances tecnológicos delmilenio. Se propuso la actualización mediante un curso virtual basado en undiseño tecnológico instruccional, cuyo contenido comprende la planificaciónejecución y evaluación de actividades interactivas. El estudio constituye unproyecto especial, enmarcado en el paradigma positivista, con unainvestigación de campo y un diseño no experimental descriptivo. Contó conuna población finita de catorce (14) profesores y doscientos ochenta y un(281) estudiantes; con una muestra de la misma cantidad de docentes y de 60participantes. Para la recolección de la información se aplicó una encuestacon escala tipo Likert y preguntas abiertas. Se evidenció en los resultados elelevado uso de medios tradicionales por parte de los docentes, mientras quelos estudiantes demostraron el empleo de HTI por su cuenta para mejorar elaprendizaje del idioma. En las conclusiones y recomendaciones se sugirió alos facilitadores el empleo e incorporación de las HTI en su praxis educativaparticipación en actividades de actualización tecnológica e incentivo a susinstituciones para la dotación de equipos y recursos multimedia.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 192 pp. Spanisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Mémoire (de fin d'études) de l¿année 2014 dans le domaine Informatique - Software, note: Très bien, Université de Maroua, Cameroun (Institut Supérieur du Sahel), langue: français, résumé: Le présent document présente le processus de réalisation du Système d¿Information Foncière que nous avons mis en ¿uvre au cours de quatre mois qui ont suivi notre stage de fin d¿études dans l¿entreprise X, spécialisée dans le génie logiciel. Notre système est constitué d¿une base de données géographiques contenant des informations sur les parcelles, les propriétaires et les titres fonciers. Les utilisateurs (dirigeants, chercheurs, investisseurs, grand public) peuvent accéder à ces informations via une interface web offrant des fonctionnalités telles que la recherche et l¿affichage sur une carte des parcelles. Ce Système d¿Information Géographique est conçu entièrement en utilisant des outils libres tels que GeoServer, PostgreSQL/PostGIS et OpenLayers.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 80 pp. Französisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Zusammenfassung aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Jura - Öffentliches Recht / VerwaltungsR, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Dieses Skript befasst sich mit den Eilverfahren im Verwaltungsrecht. Der vorläufige Rechtsschutz i.S.d. 80, 123 VWGO wird schematisch erklärt.Aus dem Inhalt:Grundlegende EinführungDer vorläufige RechtsschutzEröffnung des VerwaltungsrechtswegsZulässigkeitBegründetheitDer Sonderfall des 80 a VwGO.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Unterrichtsentwurf aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Didaktik - Sachunterricht, Heimatkunde, Universität Regensburg (Institiut der Didaktik der Geschichte), Veranstaltung: Didaktik der Geschichte - Das lange 19. Jahrhundert, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Umsetzung einer Unterrichtsstunde bezüglich des Themas der sozialen Frage wird in dieser Arbeit anhand der Maxhütte in Sulzbach- Rosenberg im 19. Jahrhundert beschrieben. Die Methode der Bildbetrachtung und -analyse werden im Besonderen verwendet und den Schülern eine abwechslungsreiche Unterrichtsform dargeboten. Lernziele: Die Schüler sollen unterschiedlicher Methoden zur Arbeit mit Bildern kennenlernen und anwenden können. Die Arbeitsverhältnisse von Fabrikarbeitern im 19. Jahrhundert sollen durch die Bildarbeit vom regionalen Standpunkt aus auf ganz Deutschland ausweitend erfahren werden. Ein Ausblick auf die allgemeine soziale Lage der Arbeiter soll erfahren werden und zum Nachdenken über Möglichkeiten zur Verbesserung anregen. Die soziale Kompetenz der Schüler soll gefördert werden, sie sollen somit in der Lage sein als Gruppe einen Arbeitsauftrag zu bearbeiten und anschließend zu präsentieren.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 24 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Medien / Kommunikation - Film und Fernsehen, Note: 1,0, FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management gemeinnützige GmbH, Düsseldorf früher Fachhochschule, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Als Auswuchs des digitalen Zeitalters mit seinen umfangreichen Entwicklungs- und Innovationsmöglichkeiten schreitet seit Beginn der 1980er Jahre das Geschäftsfeld des Pay-TV zunehmend voran. Während in den deutschen Anfängen (seit 1991) die tragende Säule des Pay-TV die Übertragung der Fußball Bundesliga war, lässt ich vor allem in den letzten Jahren eine rasante Erschließung neuer Geschäftsfelder feststellen.Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, die Geschäftsformen des Pay-TV vorzustellen und am Beispiel des deutschen Platzhirsches Sky Deutschland AG eine ökonomische Analyse von deren Funktionsweise, Erfolgsfaktoren und Möglichkeiten durchzuführen. Eine pauschale ökonomische Analyse des Geschäftsmodells Pay-TV ist im Rahmen dieser Arbeit aufgrund der Vielzahl an Geschäftsformen und -akteuren nicht möglich. Folglich liegt der Fokus auf der am deutschen Markt agierenden Sky Deutschland AG.Zunächst werden dazu im zweiten Kapitel Definitionen erläutert und verschiedene Geschäftsformen des Pay-TV skizziert. Im dritten Kapitel wird ein Überblick über die Bedeutung von Pay-TV am deutschen Markt geschaffen. Der Hauptteil befasst sich mit der ökonomischen Analyse der Sky Deutschand AG in Anlehnung an das Geschäftsmodell von Stähler. Abschließend werden die Ergebnisse des Hauptteils zusammengefasst und mögliche zukünftige Potentiale und Risiken des Pay-TV am Beispiel der Sky Deutschland AG aufgezeigt.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 24 pp. Deutsch.