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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2011 in the subject Politics - Miscellaneous, grade: A, , language: English, abstract: This is a research paper which deploys an interpretive approach and explores the impacts of education on conflict through extensive literature research. Of late, some scholars are in the opinion that education has both good and bad effects in the context of conflicts, particularly the ethnic and/or international ones. The paper is divided into relevant parts such as the introduction, literature research, analysis, conclusion and references. Reputable scholarly sources are used and expert opinions on recent qualitative researches have been given particular importance. The aim is to provide a holistic review of the impact of education on conflicts considering both the positive and negative aspects as revealed from academic literature.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 20 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 1999 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 2,0 (B), LMU Munich (Amerika-Institut), course: Proseminar: The Representation of the American Presidency in Contemporary Hollywood Movies, language: English, abstract: The President of the United States has been a subject of many moviesin Hollywood history. From the earliest days of cinema, in films such asThe Birth of a Nation (1915), The Fighting Roosevelts (1919) or Young Mr.Lincoln (1939), to the present day, in films such as Nixon (1990) and Dick(1999), many real-life U.S. presidents have been portrayed in the mostdifferent ways. In the years before crises like Watergate, Vietnam and thegrowing media coverage have demystified the presidency, most of these reallifeportrayals have shown the President as a wise heroic man, almost like asaint (Edelman 323). In the years after these events, Hollywood lost itsrespect for the presidency discovering that the man in charge was humanand that he also makes mistakes (323). Since Hollywood likes to adaptpolitics, it is no surprise that politics adapted Hollywood, too. The simplefact that Ronald Reagan was elected president in 1980 was subject forseveral jokes in one of the most successful movies of 1985, Back To TheFuture. In this time-travel film, Marty McFly (Michael J.Fox) accidentallytravels to the year 1955 where he tries to find the inventor of the timemachine, Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd), to help him get back to 1985.After having found him, Doc Brown does not believe Marty¿s story. In orderto find out, if Marty¿s story is true, Doc asks him the following question:Doc Brown: Then tell me, Future Boy, whös President of the UnitedStates in 1985 Marty McFly: Ronald Reagan.Doc Brown: Ronald Reagan The actor Ha! Then, whös Vice President Jerry Lewis I suppose Jane Wyman is the First Lady and JackBennetty is Secretary of Treasury !Marty McFly: Doc, you gotta listen to me !Doc Brown: I got enough practical jokes for one evening. Good nightFuture Boy.And later in the film, when Marty shows Doc Brown the recording of hiscamcorder, Doc Brown is amazed about this technological invention and criesout: ¿No wonder your president has to be an actor, he¿s gotta look good ontelevision.¿ [.]Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 20 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Miscellaneous, grade: 1 (A), , course: Englisch-Leistungskurs (LK), language: English, abstract: My interest in the question if Holly Golightly is an icon for modern women and why comes from my enthusiasm for the film ¿Breakfast at Tiffany¿s¿, which I like especially because of the main character Holly and my passion for New York City. Having already seen the film, I remarked several differences while reading the book and since then I wanted to discover their significances; so when I had to choose a topic for my research paper, the comparison of the Holly in the novella and the Audrey-Hepburn-version of her was one of the topics that I gave most preference to.In order to do that, I will first look at the author¿s life and summarize the storylines of novel and film adaptation so that one can find the content-related differences early in the examination. The second part will contain a characterization of Holly in the novel, followed by a comparison to the Holly in the film. The third part of this paper will explain the differences and conclusively try to find the influences that Holly Golightly has on modern women.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 24 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, University of Würzburg, language: English, abstract: In Kazuo Ishigurös The Remains of the Day the first person narrator Stevens, a butler on the verge of retirement, undertakes a journey to meet ¿ for what is likely the last time in their lives ¿ his former coworker and love interest Miss Kenton. At the same time, he tries to come to terms with his past by reexamining his memories of his life at Darlington Hall, the choices he made and the values he had. Throughout his account it becomes increasingly obvious that Stevens¿s narration cannot be trusted completely. His comments on, and interpretation of, past events in his life and his portrayal of himself and others in his tale expose him as an unreliable narrator. However, his attempts to deceive himself and others are possibly the most interesting and telltale aspect of the narrative. After all, ¿the use of an unreliable narrator draws attention to a character¿s psychology.¿ Paradoxically, the narrator reveals most about himself and his life when he is trying to obscure the truth.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 24 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Law - Civil / Private, Trade, Anti Trust Law, Business Law, grade: 1,3, University of Groningen, language: English, abstract: When examining the development of foreign direct investment and the effects of multinationalcorporations over the last decades, one has to come to the conclusion that the importance increased andgrew significantly. Until the 1970s most of the countries were opposed to foreign direct investment due toa fear of losing economic and political independence by allowing foreign control over their economicresources and their key industries. Since the 1990s, there has been a positive turn towards foreign directinvestment and its liberalization, because it is predominantly seen as requirement for economic growthproductivity increase, creation of export potential and technology transfer. As a result, the amount offoreign direct investment expanded faster than the world economy and the volume of international traderesulting in a need to control the investment flows and to regulate the area.1By virtue of the rather sensitive topic of foreign direct investments, it was impossible in the past for theinternational community to agree upon an uniform and harmonized international regime setting out thestandards for international investments. Hence, a multitude of national and international policy rules andprinciples govern the relevant aspects in this field resulting in a variety of international investmentagreements. As an example, more than 2670 bilateral investment treaties and more than 270 otherinternational investment agreements have been adopted globally until the end of 2008.2Nevertheless, the plurality of the different international investment agreements with their different scopesdifferent types, different signatories have led to a patchwork of treaties resulting in a highly fragmentedand incoherent international investment regime. As a result of this and the problems accompanying itsuch as a more and more complex structure and an increase in investment disputes due to theinterpretation and implementation of these treaties, the desire to adopt a general coherent framework forinvestment has been stirred, especially by international organizations like the WTO or the OECD.The OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) is an international economicorganization consisting out of 34 countries and was founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress andworld trade.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 24 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,7, Martin Luther University (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: Modernism and Its Others: U.S.-American Literature and Culture in the 1920s, language: English, abstract: When the French philosopher, critic and writer Jean-Paul Sartre concluded an essay on the American novelist John Dos Passos in 1938 with the words ¿I regard Dos Passos as the greatest writer of our time¿ it was quite clear that the author of the trilogy U.S.A. had joined the class of the most important and influential writers in American literature. The three novels of the trilogy are critical documents and portraits of the history and life of the American nation during the first three decades of the 20 th century. U.S.A. is a social and political work that is shaped by the stylistic experimentation of the author who treats art in the service of history 1 and therefore leaves him in a literary outstanding position. This term paper aims to explain and justify this position of Dos Passos by examining and analyzing The Big Money which was the final novel of U.S.A. First of all, this work will give an overview and assessment of the trilogy as a whole to facilitate an analytical insight into its meaning and purpose. Secondly, the four different styles of narration will be discussed. The third part of the paper will deal with The Big Money: What is the historical context of the novel Who are the main characters Finally, the themes of the novel will be shortly summarized in the fourth part of this paper. [.]BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 36 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, University of Constance, course: The Modernist North American Short Story, language: English, abstract: Eine vergleichende Analyse von jeweils einer Kurzgeschichte der Autoren Raymond Knister (Kanada) und Sherwood Anderson (USA) hinsichtlich ihrer Zugehörigkeit zum Komplex der 'modernen' nordamerikanischen Literatur unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Initiations-Motivs.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 24 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Bachelor Thesis from the year 2011 in the subject History Europe - Other Countries - Middle Ages, Early Modern Age, grade: A, Lubbock Christian University, language: English, abstract: Henry VIII was a larger than life figure, and continues to be treated as such today, but what led to his break with Rome and his Royal Supremacy status in England Was it Anne Boleyn, the search for a male heir, or the need for financial security in England that ultimately caused the break Countless historians have taken on the task of answering this question and many theories have circulated. My poster will follow Henry through the Reformation and, in due course, conclude with the onset of the Reformation. I¿m especially interested in Henry¿s Seven Sacraments. As a result of my research, I believe that the real inspiration behind Henry¿s desire to divorce Catherine of Aragon was his yearning for a male heir. Anne Boleyn could not have been the prime reason or the instigator during the pre-Reformation time. I find conclusive evidence that shows Henry swaying towards a divorce before Anne was present at court and caught the eye of the king. Financial security for England is another theory that has been presented, but this security came with the Reformation; it was not the cause. Henry was more concerned with the security of the throne than fiscal worries when he first criticized Rome. There are several benefits in understanding the English Reformation and its foundations. Such understanding can help us discern the psychology of Henry VIII as a man, partially help the tarnished reputation of Anne Boleyn, and make clearer the history of England post-Reformation.Keywords: Henry VIII, Reformation, AnglicanBooks on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 24 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Bachelor Thesis from the year 2011 in the subject History Europe - Other Countries - Middle Ages, Early Modern Age, grade: A, Lubbock Christian University, language: English, abstract: Henry VIII was a larger than life figure, and continues to be treated as such today, but what led to his break with Rome and his Royal Supremacy status in England Was it Anne Boleyn, the search for a male heir, or the need for financial security in England that ultimately caused the break Countless historians have taken on the task of answering this question and many theories have circulated. My poster will follow Henry through the Reformation and, in due course, conclude with the onset of the Reformation. I'm especially interested in Henry's Seven Sacraments. As a result of my research, I believe that the real inspiration behind Henry's desire to divorce Catherine of Aragon was his yearning for a male heir. Anne Boleyn could not have been the prime reason or the instigator during the pre-Reformation time. I find conclusive evidence that shows Henry swaying towards a divorce before Anne was present at court and caught the eye of the king. Financial security for England is another theory that has been presented, but this security came with the Reformation; it was not the cause. Henry was more concerned with the security of the throne than fiscal worries when he first criticized Rome. There are several benefits in understanding the English Reformation and its foundations. Such understanding can help us discern the psychology of Henry VIII as a man, partially help the tarnished reputation of Anne Boleyn, and make clearer the history of England post-Reformation.Keywords: Henry VIII, Reformation, Anglican.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Business economics - Company formation, Business Plans, University of New England, course: Marketing Management, language: English, abstract: The purpose of the report is to develop a marketing plan for Virgin Australia based on the business analysis report prepared before by creating ideas for how the company can best conduct their marketing activities. Virgin can undertake market penetration strategy by a combination of competitive pricing strategies, advertising, promotion and perhaps more resources dedicated to personal selling. It can also expand its destinations to tap Qantas market share and can introduce new service dedicated to business travellers. To achieve its objective Virgin could improve in-flight services, introduce frequent flyer miles programme and tailor packages for young families, adventurers and students. Peak and off-peak pricing, student discounts, stand-by fares, early booking discounts could also be introduced as part of its pricing strategy. Advertising activity could include direct mail, TV, press, magazines, outdoor posters etc. A customer connection database can be used to information to send birthday greetings or information about the quality of customer service. Virgin has to extend its operations two fold if it wants to compete with Qantas. High quality first class private lounges with premium class private suite could be introduced for business customers. To position itself in the mind of business customers, it has to develop a two-brand strategy, targeting both the segments of leisure and business customer market. Attributes which may not be so important for leisure travellers have to given top priority to attract business customers. In order to facilitate an integrated approach for managing marketing resources different softwares could be used organization-wide such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Material Requirements Planning (MRP), and Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) systems etc. Integrated marketing communications (IMC) approach can be used to estimate the value of marketing mix executions based on the changes in customer behaviour these executions generate. The marketing strategy has to be divided into bits and pieces so that it could be handled easily. Communication channels have to be open to discuss new ideas, issues, challenges and opportunities. Additionally, any achievement has to be rewarded while repetitive failures have to be penalized.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 20 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 1,0, University of Frankfurt (Main) (Amerikanistik), course: 20th Century Adoles/Scenes, language: English, abstract: The term ¿adolescence¿ describes the phase of life between late childhood and adulthood. It contains not only the physical maturation but particularly the psychological and mental development from a child to an autonomous, responsible adult. Also literature has ever and anon created adolescent protagonists who have to deal with typical problems of coming of age. A prime example for such a novel of initiation is ¿The Catcher in the Rye¿. This novel nearly fulfils all aspects a novel of initiation has to deal with. Although ¿The Catcher in the Rye¿ was published sixty years ago, it still finds general approval to people all over the world. Another very successful novel of initiation is DBC Pierre¿s ¿Vernon God Little¿ which was written in 2003 and won the Man Booker Prize in the same year. The Daily Mail described the 15-year old protagonist Vernon Gregory Little as ¿one of the most engaging narrators since Catcher in the Rye¿s Holden Caulfield¿1 and Sam Sifton from the New York Times says that Vernon Gregory Little is a ¿Holden Caulfield on Ritalin¿2. There is no doubt that these two novels have considerable similarities: In both novels, the main character is a male adolescent who tells his story as a first person narrator. Both stories have their sets in the United States and both deal with issues concerning adolescence. I want to research which further similarities these two books have, in particular concerning adolescence. Therefore I am going to take a deeper look into typical issues these two adolescents have to deal with. First of all, I am going to give a short overview about the plot to the reader so the reader understands further issues of my work. Then, I will examine typical signs for adolescence like external and internal conflicts and language use of the protagonists of ¿Vernon God Little¿ and ¿The Catcher in the Rye¿ as well as the historical context of these two books. I am going to examine all these aspects in order to find out how the two novels explore the problems associated with adolescence and the narrators¿ messages regarding society.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 32 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Essay from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Investment and Finance, grade: 1, University of Bradford (School of Management-Business School), course: Capital Market Investment And Finance, language: English, abstract: ¿In an efficient market, security (example shares) prices rationally reflect available information¿ (Arnold 2005, p.684). The efficient market hypothesis (EMH) refers to share price movement with respect to available information and thus no trader will be presented with an opportunity of making supernormal profits (except by chance), therefore their profits on a share will reflect the riskiness associated with that shares (Pike and Neal 2009). However, ¿detailed investigations using advanced econometric techniques, larger data sets, increasingly powerful computing ability, and alternative theoretical models have in the last few years revealed a range of anomalies when the unpredictability-of -returns hypothesis is tested. Financial markets are often predictable to some extent, but the crucial question is whether this predictability can be exploited to make excess profits from trading in the markets¿ (Mills 1992, as cited by Coutts, 2000, p.579).Warren Buffet, known as one of the most successful investors in history, is convinced that stock markets are inefficient. ''I think it's fascinating how the ruling orthodoxy can cause a lot of people to think the earth is flat. Investing in a market where people believe in efficiency is like playing bridge with someone who has been told it doesn't do any good to look at the cards'' (Buffet, 1984, as cited by Davis, 1990, p.4).Buffet is referring to the fact that market price movements are often caused by emotional purchases and sales of stocks, resulting to an inefficient market, in other words, irrational market prices (Buffet, 1984). However, there are financial economists who see it the other way round. They agree with the ¿Efficient Market Hypothesis¿ which states that security prices rationally reflect only available information (Arnold, 2005, p. 684) (see fig 1) therefore inhibiting the possibility of beating the market. According to this theory, there does not exist under- or overvalued shares, only true and fair values. It is difficult to say which side is right and which side is wrong, as both are based on logical reasoning and transparent facts. This paper will therefore, evaluate both concepts using different theories and ideas from those for and those against the EMH in order to find a conclusion which is reasonable and flexible enough to support a constructive point of view (based on pragmatism) and to better understand if Buffet¿s statement is true or false or maybe both.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 24 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, University of Augsburg (Philologisch-Historische Fakultät), course: Fiction and Film - Literary Texts and Their Filmic Adaptions, language: English, abstract: Diese Seminararbeit, geschrieben auf Englisch für das Hauptseminar Fiction and Film an der Universität Augsburg, befasst sich mit der Musikalität des Werkes A Clockwork Orange - in jeweils der Novelle von Anthony Burgess sowie der Verfilmung von Stanley Kubrick. Dabei wird auf die Intermedialität des Textes eingegangen, etwa die häufige Nennung von Musikstücken, aber auch auf die Musikalität der Sprache selbst. Dies wird Verbunden mit der filmischen Darstellung Kubricks des Textes. Auch hier werden die klangvolle Sprache und die musikalischen Elemente des Textes übernommen, sodass der Film, wie auch das Buch, eine ganz eigene Form der Rezeption zulassen.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 32 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1.3, University of Regensburg (Institut für Amerikanistik und Anglistik), course: 'Sunday, Bloody Sunday.': Roots, Present State and Literary Evaluation of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, language: English, abstract: In my paper which has the topic ¿Bloody Sunday and its evaluation in the press¿ I intend to give a chronological summary of the events preceding and following Bloody Sunday in order to frame the historical background. Furthermore is it my purpose to show how the British Press, in particular The Times and The Observer, cope with this topic immediately after it occurred. Next I will analyse how the British and the Irish press deal with the anniversaries of the occurrence. In this case I will concentrate on The Irish Examiner, The Irish Independent, The Telegraph and The Guardian. Finally I will compare their representations in the next item.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 28 pp. Englisch.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Master's Thesis from the year 2011 in the subject Musicology - Miscellaneous, grade: 1, University of Music Freiburg im Breisgau, language: English, abstract: What we call classical music has developed in Europe for centuries, thanks to numerous influences and experiments. It spread around the world with European colonizers in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, becoming important in all the regions where occidental culture remained until today. More recently, ¿our¿ music gained great popularity in Asia, mostly in China, Japan and Korea. But in the last decades, South-America has been the theater of an initiative of great scope, opening new ways for thinking occidental classical music.The source of this initiative takes place in Venezuela and is known as ¿El Sistemä, The System, formally ¿Fundación del Estado para el Sistema Nacional de las Orquestas Juveniles e Infantiles de Venezuelä, short FESNOJIV, State Fondation for the National System of Youth and Children Orchestras of Venezuela.The first part of this essay will be dedicated to the description of this movement. In the second part we will examine its workings, and in the third part we will try to determine how this experience could profit other music education systems.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 1998 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0 (A), Grinnell College (English Studies), course: The Tradition of English Literatue, language: English, abstract: 1. Introduction:In the following, the notions of ¿good, true, and beautiful¿ in Oscar Wilde¿s The Picture of Dorian Gray will be examined, both separately and as they relate to one another. These adjectives carry a positive meaning, and they create a distinct contrast to the critiques and accusations that have been raised against the book and its writer. The Picture of Dorian Gray is in many ways a ¿pivotal work¿ (Lawler 285) in Oscar Wilde¿s life and career. It sums up his major influences of the 1870s and 1880s, and anticipates the style of his celebrated comedies to come.Why was the public¿s opinion, which meant his ruin in the end, so important to Oscar Wilde To answer this question it is necessary to look at Wilde¿s audience and environment. Wilde was ¿the epitome of a new type of professional writer¿ (Small 3). Thus The Picture of Dorian Gray and the scandal it provoked have to be situated in the context of late Victorian social institutions of journalism, advertising, homosexual communities, criminology, etiquette, and theater (Gagnier, Cambridge Companion 27). Wilde had always been a great borrower and collector of literary culture, and therefore was often accused of plagiarism, but he transformed everything into his own way of expression. It is the blending of original invention and existing art that enables Wilde to create new effects and moods. This blending helps to explain how The Picture of Dorian Gray embraces the range from classic Greek and Latin masters to contemporary English, French, and German writers. From its first appearance in the spring of 1890, The Picture of Dorian Gray has suggested to readers parallels to other works, ancient or modern, in English or any other language.To specify the focus, the novel can be regarded as a study of various Victorian art movements corresponding to different stages in the development of Victorian human nature, and the main characters are meant to be personifications of these art movements and psychological states (Nassaar 37). This paper tries to shed light not only on Wilde¿s paradoxical style, but also on the 1890s society by answering the following questions: Which are the major art movements at the end of the 19th century; how far do they affect Wilde¿s work To what extent is the book good, true, and beautiful Or are the opposites more appropriate [.]Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 48 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Master's Thesis from the year 2010 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 1,6, University of applied sciences, Duisburg, course: Strategic Management, language: English, abstract: Companies engaging in CSR do better: they tend to benefit from lower costs, better reputation, more motivated employees, improved stakeholder relationships, in short a better performance, reputation and competitive advantage. The problem is: Most companies still do not know how to integrate CSR into their existing business processes and infrastructure. Some miss to select appropriate activities and instruments, others do not go far enough. The knowledge and insight from leaders and best practices in their field remain ignored. The study at hand seeks to verify the initially stated hypothesis. The purpose is to identify what CSR concept is suited for what industry and company as well as parallels and differences among industries regarding CSR strategy and their implementation. As enticing CSR appears as new key concept in business and management, there is little research and literature, in particular when looking at empirical cross-industrial analysis. The study at hand seeks to adress that black spot in CSR knowhow and theory by proceeding in four steps: First, the theoretical background and the concept of CSR is explained; second, the empirical resesarch and cross-industrial is conducted; third, based on the analysis an evaluation is made, results and conclusions are stated, and fourth a concrete recommendation in form of a CSR modell is given. The greater framework is given by explaining the theoretical background in form of concepts and models such as sustainability and triple-bottom line (TBL) since the CSR concept can be derived from the political arena that is transferred as a business ethics and compliance subject into the corporate/business context. By selecting best practices a cross-industrial analysis was conducted: With BMW as the leading brand in the currently technology-wise changing automotive sector, Deutsche Bank as strongly socially engaged big player with a fantastic yield-rate in the currently turbulent banking industry and Bayer as strongly subdivsioned and traditional performer in the pharmaceutical industry that is demographically seen said to be in a long-term upward trend. [.]BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 104 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Bachelor Thesis from the year 2012 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: B+, University of Portsmouth, language: English, abstract: The focus of the dissertation will be the discussion of the difficulties that the translator encountered when faced with translating humour using the subtitled comedy sketch show Little Britain as a case study. For the benefit of the reader, the first part of this dissertation is going to shed led on various theories of humour. Moreover, it will discuss how humour is created in the comedy sketch show Little Britain and by taking a linguistic approach will show thus how humour can be produced. In addition, as subtitles will be used for the analysis of the case study, limitations and constraints will be discussed as the translator cannot merely focus on the linguistic features and possible problems like she/he would do in any other form of translation. The second part will discuss a theory of translating humour established by Attardo (1994). Using this theory, the dissertation will aim to explore and focus on aspects that raise a certain degree of difficulty, if not the highest, always in relation to humour that is seen in a comedy sketch show. Furthermore, translating humour linked to culture will be discussed, as one of the major difficulties for the translator was to overcome the vast amount of culture-specific terms and expressions. The last part will concentrate on the case study of Little Britain and examples will be drawn on each aspect of translating humour that was discussed in the previous chapter. The reader will understand how this particular aspect of translation poses difficulty for the translator and he/she will be shown, where necessary, possible alternative solutions that the translator could have chosen when tackling a particular situation. Concluding, the dissertation is set to confirm the high degree of difficulty the translator faces when dealing with translating the humour that is seen in this particular comedy sketch show.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 48 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Bachelor Thesis from the year 2012 in the subject Leadership and Human Resource Management - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,0, LMU Munich, language: English, abstract: IntroductionThere is a growing consensus that companies should promote entrepreneurship within their organizational boundaries. This way, established companies are in a position to preserve and reinforce the innovativeness and flexibility from which many young enterprises benefit. The business strategy pursued by organizations which intentionally engage in various entrepreneurial activities is referred to as a corporate entrepreneurship (CE) strategy. The CE strategy implies the continuous development of new products and technologies as well as the flexible adjustment of internal organizational structures and processes. Thus, the pursuance of a CE strategy generally helps those organizations acting in dynamic business environments to enhance their competitiveness and economic viability. Given that today¿s business environments are increasingly characterized by ¿rapid technological evolution, glob- alization, and progressively sophisticated competitors¿ (Schmelter et al., 2010, p. 716), the CE strategy is recommendable for more and more companies. Nonetheless, although researchers paid increased attention to the field of CE over the last three decades, still little is known about how organizations can consciously stimulate and promote their entrepreneurial activities. Assuming that the activities conducted by organizations are substantially determined by their individual members, the more concrete question arises of how an organization can strengthen the entrepreneurial mindset and behavior of its employees. Therefore, the final aim of this thesis is to examine how human resource management (HRM) can effectively support the implementation of a CE strategy. In the course of this, the beneficial employee characteristics and behaviors for CE will be identified, the compatible HRM practices will be determined, and the mediating roles of both organizational culture and leadership between HRM and an effective realization of a CE strategy will be analyzed. The research question will be answered with the help of a theoretical approach and the results from expert interviews.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Bachelor Thesis from the year 2012 in the subject Business economics - Accounting and Taxes, grade: 1,3, Martin Luther University, language: English, abstract: Recently Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) gained pretty much attention in the media and in the business world, mostly because of the corporate scandals, like of Enron or Lehman Brothers, financial market crisis and environmental concerns as well as sequential discussion of CSR and CSR reporting on different levels. This paperanswers the questions if CSR reporting is important and significant topic and if so, then why it is important and why the companies are motivated to report. These answers are gained through analysis of the relevant academic literature, with the help of the statistical data and are illustrated with the real world example, CSR report of German telecommunication company Deutsche Telekom AG. The results present that there are few supporting arguments that show that CSR reporting is important to the companies, society and government. Although there are many problems and stumbling points in CSR reporting, which are also partially presented and discussed in this paper, the CSR reporting is of a large interest and is still growing.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 1998 in the subject Computer Science - Software, grade: 0, University of Kaiserslautern, language: English, abstract: The first step during the software development, requirements engineering, is very critical because of the high effort (in time and costs) that has to be made to correct mistakes detected later that have been made in this early phase of software life-cycle. In order to support the aim of high-quality software, the goals of requirements engineering are developing a complete as possible specification, providing integrated representation formalismsand accomplishing a common agreement on the specification.The very first activity that has to be passed through is requirements elicitation. There are existing three main problems: the problem of defining the scope, the problem of understandingthe users¿ needs and the problem of requirements volatility over time. You can follow several heuristics and guidelines to find solutions to these problems. In addition, several techniques and methodologies have been suggested to support the process ofrequirements elicitation. They differ in several ways: the kind of problem they intend to solve, the methods used for achieving this aim, the kind of people involved, the level of abstraction and precision the requirements have to be formulated in.In this report, a selection of these techniques and methodologies is chosen and they are classified into a classification scheme worked out. The techniques and methodologies can coarsely be divided into four classes: interview-oriented approaches, objective andgoal analysis-oriented approaches, viewpoint analysis-oriented approaches, and scenario analysis-oriented approaches. There are others that do not fit into this division, but provide nevertheless help for requirements elicitation. The developed classificationscheme highlights the differences between the existing techniques. It should serve as an overview of existing techniques and methods as a guideline for analysts and developers for finding an appropriate method for problems at hand.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Master's Thesis from the year 2011 in the subject Nature Protection, Landscape Conservation, grade: 1,3, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel (Institut für Natur- und Ressourcenschutz Abteilung Landschaftsökologie), course: Environmental Management, Umweltmanagement, language: English, abstract: The stock of the European brown hare (Lepus europaeus PALLAS, 1778) is declining since decades, in Germany as well as in other European countries.At the same time,the occurrence of European brown hares is a new phenomenon in urban areas. Hence,Lichtenberg, a city district of Berlin, the capital of Germany, even assumed a special responsibility for its new inhabitants.Whereas a method for the quantification of this common game species in agricultural areas already exists, a new quantification method for city habitats is required in order to overcome several limitations.The aim of this master thesis is to deliver a suitable quantification method for Lepus europaeus, which can be applied by nature conservation authorities in future.By means of a strong LED torchlight and a bike, 153.74 ha of green area, which is usually scattered between residential buildings, were investigated in the style of the previous ¿spotlight taxation¿. These investigated areas belong to five different tracks. Each trackwas investigated three times in the late evening hours in the spring period from 8th of March until the 25th of April 2011. Within this time 37 sightings of hares have been made. Summing up the five maximum values from each of the 3 countings, one could assume that at least 17 hares live within the illuminated area. Considering the territorial behaviour, even a minimum number of 19 hares is probable. If additionally only suitable tracks are taken into account, a density of 16.98 hares/100 ha can be calculated ¿ asurprisingly high value compared to the results of spotlight counting in surrounding federal states, where the agricultural landscape, and therefore the natural habitat of Lepus europaeus, is more prevalent. However, a direct comparison to the hare densities inthe open landscape, which are obtained by means of different methods is incorrect. Nevertheless, if the proposed aspects for a future implementation will be taken into consideration in the long run, it is a realisable method for the quantification of urban hare populations. Moreover, the interested public can participate on this scientific approach as well. Then, cost reduction and the rising awareness for wild animals in the public are positive side-effects.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 100 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Diploma Thesis from the year 2011 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1, University of Vienna (Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: Anglistik- Literatur- Gender Studies , language: English, abstract: The paper investigates Meyer¿s popular saga from a feminist point of view focusing on the development of Belläs character and her quest for identity in a rigidly patriarchal world, which forces her to choose between mutually exclusive options. It will be argued that Belläs life is entirely determined by the two central male characters who form a polarized axis that slowly tears her apart. Belläs low self-esteem and her strong attachment to the over-idealized Edward Cullen will be read as a symptom of her placelessness in a world that does not leave room for her to develop as an autonomous subject. Belläs wish to become a vampire can be equalled with woman¿s desire to gain access to a higher social realm via her husband and thus escape her marginalisation in patriarchal culture. As Beauvoir writes: ¿ There is no other way out for her than to lose herself, body and soul, in him who is represented to her as the essential, as the absolute¿(Beauvior, The Second Sex, 653). In order to become a supposedly superior being and to live eternally in the idealized capitalist, patriarchal and puritanically Christian world Edward represents, Bella has to make a series of sacrifices. Leaving her mother behind she moves into a male dominated world which is divided into morally idealized Christian vampires and racially devalued werewolves. She is forced to give up her friendship with Jacob Black, who can be read as her free childlike self, in order to enter a world that again pushes her into the patriarchally pre-defined role of mother and wife. Similar patterns of stereotypical representations of femininity can be observed in various characters of the saga. A more controversial note is brought in by Belläs half-vampire child who can be seen as a destabilizing factor of the sagäs rigid dichotomy. Taking all this into consideration we as feminists have to ask, whether it is desirable to have millions of young women worldwide admiring Bella and the mysogynist world in which she lives.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Diploma Thesis from the year 1998 in the subject Economics - Finance, grade: 2, University of Paderborn, language: English, abstract: Gegenstand der Arbeit ist die Untersuchung der jüngsten Veränderungen in der institutionellen Mikrostruktur des deutschen Kapitalmarktes, die geeignet sind die Bedingungen für die Versorgung junger Technologieunternehmen mit Eigenkapital zu verbessern. Behandelt werden insbesondere die Funktionsweise und zunehmende Bedeutung professioneller Venture Capital-Intermediäre und die hierzu komplementäre Rolle des ¿Neuen Marktes¿ in Deutschland.Der Autor zeigt, wie die Finanzierung junger Technologieunternehmen durch strukturelle Imperfektionen des Kapitalmarktes in besonderem Maße beeinträchtigt wird. Unter Berücksichtigung der fundamentalen Aussagen der neoklassischen Kapitalmarkttheorie und der Neuen Institutionenökonomik wird die Hypothese entwickelt, daß die durch die Unvollkommenheit der Märkte bedingten Risikoprämien und Transaktionskosten im Falle von Frühphaseninvestitionen in innovativen Unternehmen besonders hoch sind. Somit besteht im Falle dieser Investitionen eine erhebliche Spanne zwischen den vom Unternehmer zu tragenden Kapitalkosten und den vom Financier empfangenen Nettoerträgen.Bestimmte Institutionen des Kapitalmarktes, d. h. spezialisierte Intermediäre und regulierte Marktsegmente sind geeignet diese Spanne zwischen Kapitalkosten und Nettoerträgen zu vermindern, indem nicht-projektinhärente Risiken oder Transaktionskosten reduziert werden. Das für die Investitionsentscheidung maßgebliche Risiko-Rendite-Verhältnis einer Investition wird somit durch institutionelle Rahmenbedingungen erheblich beeinflußt.Der Autor diskutiert vor diesem theoretischen Hintergrund umfassend die konkreten Veränderungen des deutschen Venture-Capital-Marktes in der jüngsten Zeit und entwirft verschiedene Szenarien für dessen zukünftige Entwicklung.Keywords: Venture Capital, Neuer Markt, Unternehmensgründung, InnovationsmanagementBooks on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 188 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Diploma Thesis from the year 1999 in the subject Engineering - Mechanical Engineering, grade: 1, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, language: English, abstract: The following thesis elucidates the impact of the product design and the product development process on the design of a manufacturing system. In contrast to integrate constraints and restrictions of the manufacturing system and its processes into the initial design of a product , attributes and characteristics of the product design are analyzed by the way they influence and restrict the design of a manufacturing system. The upcoming hypothesis of this thesis claims latter approach to be the natural and logical one. A sophisticated design theory known as Axiomatic Design [Suh 1990] is used to embed the design of a manufacturing system into the design of the product and the product development system. The generic derivation of such an integrated design framework will allow a broad application to manufacturing and product development system design. The following paragraph outlines the background and the issues related to the motivation for this thesis. In the next step, the thesis objectives and hypothesis are stated, marking the scope and content of this academic discussion. Finally, a brief overview is provided about the content and structure of each chapter.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 196 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Facharbeit (Schule) aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Jura - Zivilrecht / Arbeitsrecht, Note: 2,0, , Veranstaltung: Weiterbildung zum / zur Betriebswirt / in , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die krankheitsbedingte KündigungAufgrund der heutigen wirtschaftlichen Entwicklungen sind viele Unternehmen gezwungen, Kosten einzusparen. Eine Folge dadurch ist die Reduzierung der Belegschaft. Wann ein Arbeitgeber von seinem Kündigungsrecht Gebrauch machen und seinem ¿kranken¿ Arbeitnehmer kündigen darf, soll in dieser Betriebs-wirtarbeit dargestellt werden. Da die krankheitsbedingte Kündigung ein Spezialfall der personenbedingten Kündigung ist, ist die personenbedingte Kündigung Hauptbestandteil dieser Arbeit.Zu Beginn dieser Betriebswirtarbeit wird anhand einer Grafik die gesamtwirtschaftliche Belastung für die Unternehmen aufgrund krankheitsbedingter Fehltage aufgezeigt. Als nächstes werden die Entwicklungen und Ursachen des ¿Krankenstandes¿ in Deutschland beschrieben. Desweiteren wird auf das Kündigungsschutzgesetz eingegangen. Hierbei soll verdeutlicht werden, was unter einer personenbedingten Kündigung zu verstehen ist und wo dieser Kündigungsgrund einzuordnen ist. In diesem Rahmen werden der Geltungsbereich des Kündigungsschutzgesetzes sowie die soziale Rechtfertigung, die in diesem Zusammenhang gegeben sein muss, erläutert. Aufgrund der Tatsache, dass lediglich die Arbeitsunfähigkeit des Arbeitnehmers arbeitsrechtlich von Bedeutung ist und nicht die Krankheit als solche, wird im folgenden Kapitel der Unterschied zwischen dem medizinischen Krankheitsbegriff und der Arbeitsunfähigkeit verdeutlicht.Im Hauptteil dieser Betriebswirtarbeit werden die von der Rechtsprechung unterschiedenen vier Fallgruppen der Krankheitsarten, die jeweils einen Kündigungsgrund darstellen können, aufgezeigt. Bei jeder dieser Krankheitsarten wird das Drei-Stufen-Schema zur Prüfung angewandt und die einzelnen Besonderheiten sowie die Unsicherheiten in der Rechtsprechung werden aufgezeigt. Anschließend wird auf die Mitwirkung des Betriebsrates sowie auf die Erforderlichkeit einer Abmahnung eingegangen. Im weiteren Verlauf wird die Darlegungs- und Beweislast der krankheitsbedingten Kündigung erläutert.Im letzten Kapitel meiner Betriebswirtarbeit wird mein Fazit aus den gewonnenen Erkenntnissen zusammenfassend dargestellt und abschließend bewertet.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 44 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Fachbuch aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Kunst - Fotografie und Film, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Zu den berühmtesten weiblichen Stummfilm-Stars gehörte die kanadische Schauspielerin Mary Pickford (1892¿1979), eigentlich Gladys Mary Smith. Der blonde Lockenkopf mit dem süßen Engelsgesicht und dem bezaubernden Lächeln galt als ¿Königin des Stummfilms¿, ¿Sweetheart of Americä (¿süßes Herz Amerikas¿) und ¿Engel der Nächstenliebe¿. Die clevere Mary spielte von 1909 bis 1955 in rund 250 Filmen mit und war eine der vier Gründer des Filmstudios ¿United Artists¿. Die Kurzbiografie ¿Mary Pickford ¿ ¿Amerikas Sweetheart¿ des Wiesbadener Autors Ernst Probst schildert ihr bewegtes Leben.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Fachbuch aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Kunst - Fotografie und Film, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Zur Diva des Kinos der französischen neuen Welle stieg in den frühen 1960-er Jahren die Schauspielerin und Regisseurin Jeanne Moreau auf. Die kaum 1,60 Meter große Künstlerin mit den hellbraunen Augen, dem aufregenden Mund und der tiefen, rauchigen Stimme gilt als ¿Inkarnation französischer Weiblichkeit¿. Man bezeichnete sie auch als ¿Muse der Nouvelle Vague¿ und wegen ihres harten Auftretens und ihrer Unnahbarkeit als ¿Bette Davis ihrer Zeit¿. Bette Davis (1908¿1989) war einer der größten weiblichen Hollywood-Stars. Die Moreau wirkte in mehr als 120 Filmproduktionen mit. Die Kurzbiografie ¿Jeanne Moreau ¿ Die ¿Inkarnation französischer Weiblichkeit¿ des Wiesbadener Autors Ernst Probst schildert ihr Leben.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 64 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Fachbuch aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Kunst - Fotografie und Film, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Eine der Hauptrollen im erfolgreichsten Film der 1980-er Jahre spielte die siebenjährige Drew Blyth Barrymore. In dem Streifen ¿E.T. ¿ Der Außerirdische¿ (1982) des amerikanischen Regisseurs Steven Spielberg lehrte sie als niedliche ¿Gertie¿ den kleinen heimwehkranken Außerirdischen ¿E. T.¿ das Sprechen und gab ihm Küsschen, die die ganze Welt zu Tränen rührten. Spielberg, der auch ihr Patenonkel ist, sagte ihr damals eine große Zukunft voraus, was sich bewahrheitete. Die Kurzbiografie ¿Drew Barrymore ¿ Das Mädchen, das ¿E.T¿ das Sprechen lehrte¿ des Wiesbadener Autors Ernst Probst schildert ihr Leben.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 56 pp. Deutsch.