lap lambert academic publishing apr 2010 (323 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book answers the question of whether the European Union were acting rationally when they brought the issue of corruption to the front of the agenda in the Bulgaria and Romania EU accession talks. In answering this question we have separated the book into three sections. The first is a critical analysis of the costs and benefits of corruption in an economy. In the second section we examine the economic tools at the EU''s disposal in combating corruption. The third and final section studies the presence and trend of corruption in the EU economy. The book thus offers several policy recommendations on the subject of corruption in an EU context.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The last few years have seen an increase in microfinance activities in Cameroon, with an increase in the number of microfinance institutions. In most developing countries access to financial services has usually been linked to development. In Cameroon the focus has recently been on community development. This book aims to undertake an examination of the use of micro financing as a tool to community development in Cameroon, using the case study of the Buea Community. Some economist generally see Microfinance as a solution to poverty reduction and poverty alleviation. This area of research is of critical importance to policy makers and as a result confirms the need of an empirical research through a sound scientific research finding as seen in this book. The lack of information and specification of the impact of microfinance on community development in Cameroon leads to poorly defined mitigation startegies and eventually poor policies. Therefore this book will make a contribution to filling the existing information gap regarding the influence of microfinance on community development in Cameroon.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book is dedicated to the Judeo-Spanish language and Sephardic culture, and it involves various cognitive scientific and anthropological linguistic studies conducted for the revitalization of the Judeo- Spanish language. The main aim and scope of this book is to introduce the readers to the Sephardic culture of the Ottoman Empire and Turkey through interdisciplinary studies on the Judeo-Spanish language.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 116 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Present reserch links the practical problems of start-up enterprise and novel theoretical concept of Dynamic Capabilities. The core question for start-up enterprise is how to survive the competition and grow to independent profitable organization. The concept of Dynamic Capabilities is the modern way of explaining the sources of company''s sustainable competitive advantage and it explains how to beat the average results of the branch. Current thesis contains case study of ambitious start-up company DSP Water that is planning a rapid international growth. DSP Water is competing in a conservative branch - production and sales of water and sewage piping components. But the aim of company''s management is gaining success due to making things differently compared to mature competitors companies. The research gives practical model of finding the key dynamic capabilities for start-up companies and real-life case study based on that model.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -During the last 15-20 years, the number of food and beverage outlets has increased significantly. Some of these outlets have unfortunately not lasted long enough in the highly competitive market to break even, and return their capital investments. This, in most cases, may be accredited to poor preparation and planning, especially when it comes to market research, financial planning and marketing needs. This project is a business plan through which a successful and, more importantly, very profitable cafe bar has been opened. The project provides a detailed process from an idea, through detailed financial, market, and marketing analysis to a grand opening day and return on capital investment, and may be used as a guideline for the development of future food and beverage businesses. This paper contains and analyses all the major aspects of a successful business plan and will definitely help individuals who are planning on starting a food and beverage outlet or who want to make revisions on a company already in the market.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This thesis paper is about a (post-war) and post Dayton Bosnia and Herzegovina, which ended the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It explains why the country as such is still not fully functioning as a country enjoying the freedom it should have. It depicts examples of the political situation that is still unstable with high levels of international intervention and ways in which Dayton Agreement has formed a country that is still having ethnic tensions especially in a political and geographic sense and a decentralized form of government. A struggle exists between those that hope for a Bosnia that is working towards a united Bosnia and Herzegovina and Euro-Atlantic integration and those that hope for a Bosnia and Herzegovina that is disintegrated with regions belonging to its neighboring countries.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This dictionary of tort law covers all terms in tort and provides German translations; it very often also includes French and Italian translations of the basic terms provided. The author has taken law degrees in the U.S. (J.D.), France (D.E.A.) and Germany (LL.M., Dr.Jur.) and has numerous publications. Dieses Rechtswoerterbuch bestimmt alle Grundbegriffe des Deliktsrechts im Englischen, manchmal auch in Franzoesisch und Italienisch. Der Verfasser hat Rechtswissenschaft in U.S.A. (Juris Doctor) Frankreich (Diplom) und Deutschland (LL.M., Dr.Jur.) studiert.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 104 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The monograph focuses on the energy transit law while considering the particular example of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline Project. This is a crude oil pipeline, running through the territories of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey. Firstly research examines the relevant provisions on energy transit in different international treaties, such as 1921 Barcelona Convention, GATT 1994, Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) and ECT Protocol on Transit. It stresses on the provided definitions and observes the differences. The legal framework of the project includes international agreements particularly devoted to this pipeline. Through the analysis of the mentioned legal framework, the paper identifies the essential problems that may arise in the application of those instruments, namely possible conflicts with public international and domestic law. The work further applies the defenses traditionally used in the investment disputes to the given situation. While the paper generally supports the latest developments of international investment law, it questions the compatibility of certain aspects of the framework agreements with the traditional notions of public international law.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Over the last years, the global defense industry has been experiencing a substantial growth rate. It has gradually become a vital component of the economic structure of the most powerful nations in the world. Gaining a deep understanding of this sector is paramount. This book offers you an up-to-date overview of the industry by guiding you through a strategic analysis first and a financial study of the major players afterwards. A detailed Porter''s five forces analysis lays the foundation of the book. It helps identifying the characteristics of each market as well as the key success factors a firm operating in the defense industry has to be strong at. The profitability of the five biggest companies in the US ¿ Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, and Raytheon ¿ and the five biggest companies in the recently rising European market ¿ EADS, BAE Systems, Thales, Finmeccanica and Rolls- Royce ¿ has been tested with independent calculations. Financial analysis has been performed to evaluate the debt-to-equity and assess each firm''s ability to create wealth, to hold a sustainable competitive position, and to repay its shareholders.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Team coordination is not a new problem and there have been theories that have tried to tackle it. Implicit coordination behaviors is the latest development in this line of research. In particular, the theoretical roots of implicit coordination come from the streams of research: psychology and management. The first stream studies behaviors, knowledge based processes, knowledge patterns, knowledge based approach: the second stream of research focuses on the measurement and management of implicit coordination behaviors. To meet these social and management challenges is leading issue of research and on sound pedagogical principles, has in it the objective to increase, facilitate, contribute and promote the efficiency of learning for individuals and groups. The book explores the ways in which teams are operating and influencing each other. What is the role of TIC, and how is this role changing How are the processes of innovation and team coordination changing Does a focus on team implicit coordination inspire innovation and enhance chances of competitive success What strategies might result in more inspired teams and their coordination Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 92 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The quest for power has been known throughout the ages. Power is an ever present commodity that leaders are often vying to attain. But how does a leader account for follower needs Why would a leader consider followers in the first place As we discover through this study and examples of leaders in history, the answer to these questions is not what we may think. We find that the most effective leaders possess a unique answer to this question, which may seem ironic, but produces results like no other.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This study investigates the intersectional representations of gender and sexuality in relation to pleasure and procreation in specific advertisements of Bangladesh.It unpacks the connections of these representations with the social relationships of gender and sexualities that are influenced by the dominant gender and sexuality norms and discourses as well as institutional settings. The study contributes to a nuanced understanding of construction of pleasure in media representations.While the existing literature reflects on polarized representations and objectification of woemen''s body in relation to male sexual pleasure, the pressent study reveals that the picture may not be so clear-cut.It points towards the need for further exploration to have a holistic understanding of the complexities surrounding gender and sexualities both in lived realities and institutional contexts; away from a singular representation of female sexuality as passive and procreative-which has been often considered as the definitive story of female sexuality.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 108 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -'Human rights,' the common value of human beings, are based on human wants-on those things necessary. The meaning of human rights is contested and how to apply the contested idea of human rights is more contested not only in Vietnam but also in many countries in the world. For human rights in Vietnam, many scholars and activists had different approaches, ideas, and conceptions. By using historical, comparative method and analysis, I call for all sides to carry out constructive dialogues to narrow differences in human rights and bring common ground on which to work out solutions to old problems and contend. It is wrong to use human rights as a political tool and oppose each other. As human rights or human dignity is inviolable and to respect and to protect human dignity is duty of all human being.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 116 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book is trying to describe consumer behavior in terms of how roles in decision-making process are divided among members of households. Results are compared with stereotypes in decision-making process. Because of absence of any similar research, this book is focusing on formulating approach to this problematic. The main objective of the book is to identify and find the way how to describe process of decision making among members of household. Thus, which roles are taken by household''s members towards to process of purchasing of specified consumption basket, including general products consumed by households, which were carefully chosen. It would be described how decisions among family member differ according to product categories and type of households. In other words how an involvement of each member of a household differs depending on product''s category and it close environment. We will emphasize comparison of results with stereotypes in consumer behavior process. It is worth of mentioning that the secondary objective is to identify an approach to this problematic in general, in terms of processing, formulating of the objectives and their methods of fulfilling them.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -I perceive International Energy Policy as one of the key tools for a strong, competitive and secure future of the European Community. For this reason I have focused on the current legal framework of the European Union Energy Policy, future perspectives for renewable energy utilization, International Energy Cooperation of the European Union and Ukraine. Alongside I suggested a project on the topic: Global Investments into the Wind Energy Industry of Ukraine. This book highlights the role of the external players ¿ USA, Russia and the EU ¿ in the future democratic development of Ukraine and its energy system potential. Without significant reforms of Ukraine¿s energy sector, which has been hampered by large-scale mismanagement, the country will not be able to attract the necessary foreign investment and technical assistance it demand to fully and deeply exploit its own rich resources.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 96 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book was initially presented as a dissertation for a joint University of Namibia (UNAM)/Institute of the Social Studies (ISS) Master of Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) degree progamme in 2004. When the initial research on the Anti-Corruption Act (No.8 of 2003) was conducted for the thesis, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) was not yet operational. The Commission was set up in 2006. Therefore, aspects pertaining to the operation of the ACC, were only incorporated when the manuscript was reviewed for publication in 2010. The book mainly captures the evolution of the anti-corruption policy initiative in Namibia, , starting with the process that led to the holding of the National Integrity Conference in 1998 up to the passing of the Act in 2003. The main thrust of the book is to gauge the effectiveness of the anti-corruption mechanisms as provided for in the Anti-Corruption Act (No.8 of 2003). The South African, Botswana and Hong Kong case studies are also presented for comparative purposes.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Many cities offer to provide high-quality infrastructure for the Olympic Games ¿ stadiums, housing, transportation, and media facilities. The International Olympic Committee has no firm criteria for selecting between qualified cities that bid to host the Olympics. During the contest to host the 2008 Games, Beijing distinguished their bid from other candidatures by presenting arguments that went far beyond organizational capacity. This did not only win them the right to host the Olympic Games, but also served to increase the legitimacy of the IOC and reinforce the strongly modernist ideologies of the Chinese government and the Olympic Movement. This paper analyses how Beijing set their bid apart, and discusses the conditions under which Chinese journalists produced material about the Olympic bid for official English-language media.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 120 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Over the last few years, galloping food and non-food prices have had deterimental effect on the Ethiopian Economy. This study set out to identify the factors responsible for the hiking prices and suggest policy interventions. The findings of the study indicate that the determinants of inflation differ between sectors (food and non-food) and time horizons (short run and long run). The most important forces behind food inflation in the long run are real income, money supply, inflation expectation and international food price. The long run determinants of non-food inflation, on the other hand, are money supply, interest rate and inflation expectations. In the short run model, wages, international prices, exchange rates and food supply are found to be prime sources of inflation. There is also evidence of cost mark-up in the short run suggesting the presence of strong monopoly power in price formation.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 116 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This critical interpretivist case study explored students'' experiences of an HIV/AIDS service learning module run in the School of Psychology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The study was originally initiated in response to a request from CHESP to evaluate this module. It has since become an independent study with the purpose of exploring the kind of learning (HIV specific) that students gained from the module. A number of studies have attempted to explore students'' experiences of service learning through students'' evaluations, or have focused on the effects of the community intervention on the community. These are often of a quantitative nature and do not engage with students'' experiences on a deeper level. They also tend to focus on measuring students'' knowledge and understandings of HIV/AIDS. The objective of this study was to qualitatively explore whether students had experienced a genuine engagement in the service learning module, focusing on their level of reflection on their identities, their understandings of self and other, and their understandings of their own location within the HIV/AIDS epidemic.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 96 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book explores the class identity of call centre agents in Johannesburg. My interest in the topic arose from an apparent contradiction. On the one hand, I had read sociological literature that had depicted such people as belonging to a ¿service proletariat''. On the other, my experience as a student working in a call centre was that, to the extent that the agents had a class identity, it was as members of the ¿middle class''. While there is now a considerable body of literature on call centres, there is relatively little on South Africa, despite that it now has the largest concentration of these workplaces anywhere in the world. Also, research has addressed the question of class, in terms of class position, an outsider''s assessment, rather than as class identity, the agent''s own understanding of their location within a social hierarchy. Moreover, given that call centres are in the forefront of globalisation, which has made possible the reorganisation of labour processes, is it possible that they herald new class identities that tally with a changed class structure In researching these issues three call centres were studied.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 92 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The purpose of this thesis is to test the extended industry shock hypothesis, which accounts for a macro-economic capital liquidity element, in determining the drivers of merger waves. Various theories have been extended by the literature and these are broadly classified under the neo-classical theory of merger waves and the behavioural theory of merger waves. Behavioural theories have explained merger waves by taking into account the psychology of stock markets and the occurrence of merger waves during a stock market boom. The industry shock hypothesis (a neo-classical theory) however, argues that merger waves are due to the clustering of industry shocks that affect an industry¿s operating environment. Along with this shock, the mis-valuation caused by a stock market boom increases asset values, thereby lowering transaction costs and hence increasing capital liquidity in the economy. This capital liquidity factor causes merger waves to cluster even if industry shocks do not.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 116 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The aim of this book has been to examine how Japan's non-nuclear policy evolved over time, in order to assess the likelihood of Japan 'going nuclear' in the foreseeable future. Evidence has been gathered from several diverse sources, including academic publications and media reports as they have appeared over time in both print and electronic form. The information thus gathered has been presented in the form of a chronological report of the various events and circumstances which have occurred both within and external to Japan, over the decades between World War II and the present day, and which have impacted on the evolution of Japan's so-called 'nuclear allergy' and caused much debate from both 'hawks' and 'doves' in Japan. The possibility that such an allergy may soon be coming to an end is consequently considered by listening carefully to comparative Japanese voices. It is contended as a result of this investigation that Japan's 'nuclear allergy' arose as the result of its particular set of historical circumstances - that is, its status as the only nation to have suffered nuclear attack on its home soil - and is thus somewhat ideological in nature.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 100 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -A commonly held view of the notion of a free press is that it can only be achieved by allwoing the media to take a negative stance against the ruling government or party. This book strongly believes that this is an imported ideology, and there, it should not be used to measure media freedom because of its origin. It is a western ideology, anmd from developed states (continents). African media needs to work hand in hand with governments to promote nation building, and that this can work well even in countries that have been identified to have most media unfriendly reporting environments. This is the only was Africa/nations will be ablew to conserve their traditions and cultures which gives the ma sence of belonging.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 92 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Risk capital has been gaining increased interest from both investors'' and financing seekers'' sides in recent years. This was largely due to the global economic downturn that made most of the investment assets unattractive and financing sources unavailable. Latvia hasn''t been an exception in this respect and in this thesis risk capital, policies and schemes designed to facilitate its development in the country are thoroughly analysed. More importantly it states what policy distribution channels Latvian government is using, what problems its facing and how it deals with them.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The Norwegian government declared 2008 to be Mangfoldsåret or The Year of Cultural Diversity, in hopes of creating a more inclusive and multicultural arts scene. This study investigates the year through the lens of institutional theatres in Oslo, with focus on Ibsen performance. Both of these fields possessed the potential to make meaningful political statement in Mangfoldsåret, and demonstrate that the government and Norwegian arts scene were truly committed to raising the level of cultural diversity in the arts: theatre is the most heavily subsidized arts sector, with the institutional theatres enjoying the majority of these subsidies, and Ibsen is one of Norway''s largest national cultural icons. How would these national institutions--both the institutional theatres and the cultural institution of Ibsen--respond to the government''s demands The structures behind the Norwegian theatre system are also analyzed to gain better understanding of the reasons as to why culturally-diverse influences and actors face such difficulty in penetrating the system, and to assess whether such problems can truly be solved with a cultural diversity year.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 100 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This research looks at the process of implementation of the Directive 2007/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2007 amending Council Directives 89/665/EEC and 92/13/EEC with regard to improving the effectiveness of review procedures concerning the award of public contracts (hereinafter ¿ the Remedies Directive) in Latvia taking into account the existing legislative framework. The author is analyzing the possible institutional solutions and concludes that the general impact of the implementation of the requirements of the Remedies Directive will be positive both in the European Union and national level.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This study tried to see the link between access to finance and proximity to product markets and poverty in five coffee-growing zones of Ethiopia. The incidence of poverty was found to be rampant in the study area. Access to finance was significant in explaining the level of poverty in the sample households. Households who had an access to credit had more probability of getting out of poverty than households who didn''t have an access to it. The welfare of households with nearer product markets was better than the welfare of households having distant product markets. Access to rural credit and proximity to product markets matter for the poor and were critical determinants of the welfare status of households in these coffee growing zones. Therefore, provision of rural credit to these households will help them finance investments and to insure against risks and thereby enhances their welfare. Making markets work for the poor is important because the poor rely on formal and informal markets to sell their products. Well-functioning markets are important in generating growth and expanding opportunities for the poor.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The integration debate has been one of the most prevalent public affairs in the Netherlands over the last ten years. Some scholars claim that the ''hardened'' tone of the debate has negative effects on the integration and emancipation of ethnic minorities. This project seeks to look into this perspective more thouroughly. Based on the theoretical notion that third generation Indische Netherlanders have a certain freedom to move between feeling autochthon or allochthon, Dutch or non-Dutch, this category was selected as the research population. Does the integration debate have any effect on the way these young Indo''s give meaning to their ethnic background In short one could say that about half of the respondents in this project were affected by the integration debate. They feel a stronger connection to their ethnic roots and some of them claim to feel less Dutch because of the integration debate.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Employee motivation is becoming more and more popular topic in the companies. Employers focus their attention to motivation theories to get the best from the workers. Employee motivation receives desired attention in each economical sphere. When designing motivation system, it is inevitable to take into consideration employees'' preferences and interests. Appropriate stimulation reflects in work performance and results, and therefore in the whole-company results. On the other hand, employees, who lack motivation, spread uncomfortable climate on a workplace and cause high fluctuation. Highly motivated employee works much more effectively and efficiently than an employee lacking interest and joy. The strongest motivator is said to be company''s trust in people. There is the base of understanding, team spirit and favourable working atmosphere.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Corporate management and researchers ponder how to get the most value out of IT system investment in business. More times than not, the debate has come down to very simple questions: ¿is IT good for business '' and ¿if it is, why and how '' and, conversely, by extension, ¿if it is not, why not '' The general benefits and success factors of IT systems have been examined to a great extent, and the discussion has more often than not culminated in a financial assessment of the benefit. But if only the benefits gained are counted and examined, many important factors crucial for the mechanisms that create benefits may be overlooked. This work consists of an overview and a summary of a series of studies and brings together observations made about the nature and characteristics of IT system benefits, as seen as a part of investments leading to changes in the health care sector.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.