lap lambert academic publishing jun 2011 (952 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The question of reception and its application to thechanging dynamics of media industries has often beenpresented in various contexts. In Tanzania, fordecades, there is an occurring neo liberal economy.This type of economy demonstrates the availability ofevery type or genres of films for film audience¿sconsumption. In such a situation, therefore, onewonders what do the Tanzanian film audiences chooseto watch. This study used structured and unstructuredinterviews, observations, and survey as methods ofresearch. Questionnaire were also used in collectingdata. The study analyzes film receptions centered onthe following demographics; age, gender, educationallevel, occupation and income level and regions wherefilm audiences are found. The study put forward Dares Salaam film audience as a group of populationwhere such differences are a phenomenon. The study was able to reveal that the dynamism thatis taking place in Tanzania film industry at bothlevels of operations, that of production,distribution and exhibition, is caused also by theaudience¿s choice of films that they watch.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 112 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -To reach 50 million of users; for the radio; it took 38 years, for the TV; took 13 years, for the internet it is only 3 years. For the most popular social networking site Facebook it took 9 months to reach 100 million users. Those numbers show that the huge growth of the social media. No one can underestimate the power of social media any more. Social Media has an enormous growth in the past few years. Most of the internet users have profiles on the networking sites. We are living in a very dynamic world now. Any internet user can create content or write a review in a few seconds very easily. Protecting online reputation is very important. From corporate perspective, businesses are creating Fan Pages on social media sites to engage with their customers. Companies are generating different types of media; such as videos and presentations. Traditional media and traditional marketing is changing now. Communication is now in two-way, not in one-way anymore as in traditional media. This book is for businesses who wants to survive in Social Media WorldBooks on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 104 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Electronic Customer Relationship Management (E-CRM) performance is a marketing strategy and integrated approach to identifying, acquiring, and retaining valuable customers, by enabling organizations to manage and coordinate customer interactions across multiple channels, to provide appropriate services and products to satisfy customers so as to retain customer loyalty and enhance customer profitability. ECRM is a combination of hard ware, software, processes, application and management to strengthen relationship between Customers and service provider. E-CRM will continue to develop as an important area of study in MIS and relevant referent disciplines as computer science, marketing, and psychology. A total of 488 university students in Jordan participated in this study by voluntarily completing the survey questionnaire. The study results indicated that between E-CRM performance has a positive influence on customer loyalty. Seven major antecedents¿ factors were found to have significant influence on E-CRM performance, Theoretical and practical implications of the study as well as suggestions for future research were discussed.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 96 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The study assesses the survival strategies implemented by Harare manufacturing firms during the hyperinflationary period, 2000 to 2008, in Zimbabwe. Literature reviewed indicated that firms implement a combination of cost reduction and decentralization strategies as a way of ensuring that they survive declining markets including hyperinflationary environments. A survey using self-administered questionnaires as data collection instrument was applied on a sample of 100 manufacturing firms in Harare. The research findings show that firms adopted cost reduction financial, marketing and purchasing strategies such reducing or increasing packaging sizes as a way of avoiding price controls; reducing or removing altogether credit periods and decentralizing decision making. The sampled firms attributed their survival to these strategies as they believe without them they would have ceased operations.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Green is not just a trend, a fad or a movement; neither is it just a result of the media hype. Jake Grant (2008) calls it the next revolution (after the Internet). Green has grabbed the general public's attention and they have become increasingly critical and political in their consumer behaviour. This has resulted in corporations spending millions of dollars on green marketing and the communication of green efforts in general. Many businesses have jumped on the green bandwagon and the number of green markets, businesses and marketing campaigns is growing. Thus, green is losing its uniqueness. It is therefore time to question if it is still appropriate to consider green as a differentiation factor in marketing communication.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The World has come a long way with the private sectorbeing touted as the engine of growth.Entrepreneurshiphas become a sine qua non in our quest to lubricatethe aforementioned engine of growth. This empiricalstudy of women entrepreneurship development is togive us an insight into entrepreneurship from women'sperspectives. This study exposes and unveils thepitfalls in the ways women are are equipped withentrepreneurial skills.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 104 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -For a long time remuneration of top executives has been a hot topic in the business debate. A lot of people have complained that executives and board members have been too greedy and an absence of morals at the highest executive level has been argued. Especially in the banking sector these concerns have been made as the financial crisis of the late 2000¿s highlighted the paradox of various top executives receiving very high bonuses while at the same time their banks were going bankrupt or being saved by government interventions. But what is the whole system behind most executive incentive schemes Which factors make the banking sector different from other sectors Which guidelines already exist in the area Can shareholder and stakeholder interests be balanced And can we make systemic changes to better, and smarter, align performance with compensation These are among the questions that this book will answer.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 100 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Recruitment process is one of the key functions among all Hr activities. In this competitive business environment organizations are using multiple recruitment sources in search of right candidate. A poor selection of a candidate has lot of negative effect on Organization as well as to its Hr department. A candidate appointed to a wrong job is great failure for company progress. This book is mainly entitled as a practical exposure for corporate to adapt effective recruitment sources in their recruitment practices. This book is mainly designed to provide a real true picture of recruitment process which directly linked with efficiency of various Human resource practices. It also serves as a practical guide for both managers and non managers for implementing effective recruitment strategy in their organization.FEATURES:New : A complete research is done to give a true picture of recruitment process effectiveness.¿ Statistical analysis will help to correlate recruitment theory with real organizational practices.¿ Practical Examples can be used to understand better implementation of strategic human resource practices in management level.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The inadequacy of reach-all health budgets in many developing countries has usually been a matter of political and social concern in several countries affected by budgetary constraints.In a bid to achieve some level of equity in health care, Ghana officially introduced National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)in 2003.This study sought to investigate the attitude of health workers,its implications for the sustainability of the NHIS.The study shows that health personnel had limited experience with legal framework that established the scheme.It was also revealed that notwithstanding the increase in patronage of health services since the introduction of the NHIS,this has not been matched with require health infrastructure.Nonetheless,most health personnel are satisfied in responding to the needs of NHIS card bearers.The study also found that monetary reward as well as job satisfaction has influence on how a worker would react to a client.The attitude of health workers has either negative or positive implications for sustainability of the NHIS.Is therefore recommended the need to motivate health workers is key to the sustainability of the NHIS.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 108 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Majority of conflicts usually end up with unintended grave consequences.And yet, conflicts are one of the inevitable phenomena in human relations. In a bid to avoid, and at times to cope up with, such encounters human beings have been developing various indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms that are playing pivotal role for peaceful co-existence of their societies for ages. This book, therefore, analyzes the challenges and prospects of one of the indigenous conflict transformation institutions in Ethiopian.In doing so, the book takes into account the newly emerging theory of conflict transformation mechanisms, major causes, levels and actors of conflicts as well as challenges and prospects of indigenous conflict transformation institutions. To this effect, the research selected a case study to illustrate the nature, strengths and weaknesses of a traditional conflict transformation mechanisms. Consequently, the book informs public policymakers in their efforts to revitalize indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms through meaningful harmonize them with the modern judiciary and other conflict resolution systems. Furthermore, it can serve as a stepping stone for further studies.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book examined the food security situation of Pakistan for the annual period of 1971 to 2008. To examine whether Pakistan fulfill the condition of a food secure country is far from developed in the literature. The book analyzes the Auto Regressive Distributed Lag Model to measure the determinants of food security in Pakistan. The determinants are measured along with Long run ARDL model and short run elasticities are measured with Error correction model of ARDL Approach and conclude that the situation of food security in Pakistan need drastic improvement. Hence, the book will be very useful to academics and lay readers.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 96 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -HIV/AIDS: A Critical Discourse Analysis of selected Zimbabwe broadcasting Corporation Television Advertisements that deal with HIV/AIDS issues is a book that examines the communicative strategies used in addressing destigimatisation, protection against HIV/AIDS, prevention of mother to child transmission, HIV/AIDS transmission modes and abstinence from pre-marital sex. It uses CDA as an analysis tool. It establishes that language is persuasively used in the adverts to destigmatise HIV/AIDS, inform the audience about HIV/AIDS transmission and protection. It also encourages behaviour change and instills confidence in those living with HIV/AIDS to live positively. The book will be useful to students of language and advertising discourse.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 116 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The Criminal Procedure Code of Northern Nigeria and the Criminal Procedure Act of Southern States of Nigeria grant some powers to the Nigerian Police Force, apart from that of the provision of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1979 and also of the Police Act. The work examines the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code and that of the Criminal Procedure Act as they relate to the powers of the Nigerian Police for comparison. It also attempt to contrast them, as this will enable Law Students and other readers understand the comparison and contrast of both Codes so that differences are made clear.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Gross domestic product (GDP) comes under the heading of National Accounts, Which is a subject in macroeconomics. This study aims at to find appropriate VAR (Vector Autoregressive) model for the variables agriculture, industry and services in multivariate time series, to check out the causality among the variables agriculture, industry, and service. In addition to data description and forecasting, here the VAR model is also used for structural inference and policy analysis. But before these we must verify the validation of the model in different time period, because a forecasting model may lose its validity and suitability as time progresses.The basic aim of this study was to check out the causality or inter dependency between the variables agriculture, industry and services on GDP of Bangladesh. Also to forecast the increasing GDP using VAR model. From the above study and estimation, VAR is an appropriate model for the GDP of Bangladesh. The author also found various measures of forecasting accuracy for the model. Author have found strong evidence of inter dependency or causality among the three underlying variable.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Films made with socially relevant themes have become epitome in relfecting literary realism in Hindi Cinema. Issues dealt in these films range from the plight of farmers to independence struggle;and social discrimination. Cinema is a strong medium of influence and can therefore, be used for the most contextual concern of today- the HIV/AIDS. One of the films ¿Tiyä¿ reflects the plight of HIV/AIDS in India. They are being discriminated in schools. The policymakers need to initiate immediate action to prevent HIV/AIDS in children from being discriminated.Efforts to protect them from discrimination and exploitation are urgent. ¿Tiya.¿ communicates this effortlessly yet strongly. Workplace and societal discrimiantion is effectively projected in the other two films.Film- makers are not crusader for the fight against HIV/AIDS. However, strength of their medium can be well used in creating awareness and dispelling myths regarding HIV/AIDS.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 104 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book blatantly critical of patriarchy and shed light on the knowledge that improve the position of women from the historical perspective to contemporary world. This book also emphasizes on those knowledge and strategy that clobber mysterious philosophy of patriarchal society and covet to retrieve the dissipated true position of women in society. This theoretical perspective is a debatable issue world wide as feminists have taken different standpoints for their irrespective ideological stances. The current book intended to expedite the social movement of feminists through the epigrammatic exercise of knowledge. It does not challenge the existing discourse. The views [e.g., Husband and wife are one; and that one is the husband (Blockstone); A horse, whether good or bad, needs a spur; a woman, whether good or bad, needs a lord and master, and sometimes a stick (De pison)] that delude people and espouse the fettering and reprehensible knowledge have been examined in this book. The current study extrapolates the possible way out of women¿s current subordinate position pinpointing the scintillating path of women emancipation.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Unmitigated climate change is incompatible with Sustainable Development. The current status-quo in the Caribbean is not sustainable and changes have to be expedited swiftly to steer the region onto a low carbon emission pathway.The book takes a snapshot of the solar water heating industry in Barbados. It provides the reader with an understanding of the carbon market mechanism,it strives to answer critics regarding the feasibility of carbon markets in the Caribbean region.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 116 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The Generality of men are naturally apt to fearrather thanreverence and to refrain from evil because of thepunishment that will bring, with reference to kwarastate university,it reveals that employees are of theopinion that , for the goals of the university to beachieved it is important that equity is maintainedand implemented to ensure a harmonious workingrelationship among the workers, rewards andpunishment the same time should not bediscriminatory and should not ignore the intended ideal.From the view point, the analysis find support forfactors that make punishment and reward effective inwork place.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 96 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -As an explanatory study, which aims to reveal information in an area not previously researched in Turkey, this study aims to provide insights on the history of internationalization of management consulting, selects a certain model as an efficient way to explain such internationalization and seeks to provide evidence for that model in the emerging Turkish management consulting market which is more and more open to global players every other day.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 96 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -As the main refugee-recipient country for the post-2003 Iraqi exodus, Syria warrants interest for anyone concerned with the transnational security implications of refugee flows from countries experiencing internal strife. Which are most important of pre- or post-displacement factors for Syrian domestic security The author of this field-based study of predominantly Christian Iraqi refugees in the Damascene suburb of Jaramana, critically examines theory on refugee involvement in political violence in light of his own qualitative data. The author offers a theoretical critique and argues that the question of domestic security in Syria seems to be largely a matter of meeting the socioeconomic needs of urban refugees and locals. Consequently, he argues, relief and development should be linked and Syria must start capitalizing on Iraqi human capital by allowing its refugees to lead more productive lives.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 116 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Currently, destinations are finding themselves in a position where they have to compete for the spending of tourists. Specific branding strategies, where emphasis is put on a destination's strengths, are an effective way to stand out from the crowd. Thailand is a country where food and food experiences are of high value, not only to the local population, but also for tourists. Therefore, I wanted to research the extent to which Thailand could exploit its culinary reputation as a motivation for travel, in order to optimize their branding strategy. This book can function as a tool in gaining new insights for people working or studying in the field of marketing, but could be of assistance in the tourism and culinary industry as well.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -I found her in a pink house in a small city in center of Sweden. It was amazing to see the family who moved from slums in Golshahr, Mashhad to this beautiful doll-house in Sweden! These Afghan women moved a long way in world. Having a part in facilitation of their resettlement process as a staff of UN Refugee Agency, I could meet them as urban refugees in their slums in refugee populated areas in Iran. Then, I found them in Sweden and met them in their nice clean houses. This book tries to dig into the experience of migration for the women coming from a traditional society marked by extreme poverty and lack of education and their efforts to integrate in highly modernized Swedish society. I followed women headed Afghan families who are resettled as quota refugees from Iran to Sweden. However, access to facilities and the material abundance is part of the integration game. These women have a long way to be a real part of the new society.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The 1998 Indigenous Peoples Rights Act grants indigenous peoples in the Philippines the right to Free, Prior, and Informed Consent with regard to development projects undertaken on their ancestral lands. This book explores whether the current practice of generating such consent guarantees IP's control over development, particularly in relation to mining, that such procedures were designed to ensure.Two case studies involving Mamanwa and Manobo tribes suggest that the FPIC processes managed by NCIP have not led to an informed choice on the part of the IPs. Long-term impacts and benefits were hardly discussed by mining companies. Promise of financial benefits at the outset of the consultations short circuited the required FPIC process. Cultural erosion and the absence of long- term development plans have worked against the goals of the FPIC process.Traditional decision-making procedures employed by IPs are inadequate to generate the kind of conversation required to ensure Free, Prior and Informed Consent.The author recommends the use of third neutral party to facilitate the FPIC process to ensure a fair, equitable, and legitimate outcome for all stakeholders.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 120 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The possibility of Internet use in order to provide services may become an important advantage for the better function of local authorities. Also, it could be an important asset for the improvement of quality in citizens¿ service. However, the application of such development practices depends, on the one hand on the ability of civil society to adopt and use such servers and on the other hand on the actions of first degree local authorities to promote this innovation for the benefit both of civil society and the local government. This study is integrated in the context of mentioned concerns, attempting to approach the concept of electronic governance with Public Administration and Local Government, providing also, some good practices that were observed in different European countries and in Greece. A survey follows to investigate citizens¿ behaviour towards electronic municipal services (as they are available today), and an attempt is made to determine the factors that affect this behaviour. Finally, using a case study they are being examined the attitudes that citizens keep and the problems the face regarding the provision of electronic services by the local authorities of firstBooks on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 92 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) iscurrently one of the most dangerous countries inAfrica, riddled with political corruption, civil war,and material exploitation. The root of many of theseissues lies within the DRC's history starting withBelgian colonial powers and the subsequent years ofcolonization, pan-Africanism, and the struggle fornew independence. Understanding the long-termeffects of Western colonization in Africa will be akey component in helping countries like the DRCrebuild in a meaningful way, although the solution ismuch more complicated.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Since the starting of accession talks in 3 October 2005, Turkey's bid to the European Union has been a long contested debate. This book analyzes the European Union's CFSP and Turkey's relations with the EU from a rational institutionalist perspective. What is known as the European Union today has come a long way from being merely trade club to an economic and political entity on its own right. Within this respect, the research question in this book demonstrates that, the European Union started out with an administrative body to manage the common market on steel and coal, and in less than a half- century turned out to be a complex network of institutions where member states transferred some of their competences to this supranational level. In the EU's urge to form a more robust common foreign and security policy, a possible inclusion of Turkey in the EU will bring strategic benefits as well as possible costs linked with it. In other words, the Turkish accession to the EU will bring substantial material benefits to European security and this acts as a factor influencing member state preferences, and to a certain extent the public's view towards Turkey.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -A major obstacle to growth in poor countries is known to be the lack of access to bank credit, especially in rural areas, where a large majority of individuals do not have adequate collateral to secure a loan. Starting with the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh and FINCA village banking in Latin America, development policy makers have embraced group lending as a possible alternative for lenders to provide credit to the poor. Group lending typically links the fate of borrowers by stipulating that if one borrower within a group fails to repay her / his loan, the others in the group must repay it for her / him. However, what factors affect group performance and, in particular, how do distance, ¿social capital¿ and heterogeneity affect performance, promptitude in paying and saving capability This empirical analysis attempts to address the above question by employing an original dataset, collected by the author during the months of April-June 2006 among the clients of FINCA Uganda. This work should be especially useful to researchers, policy makers, and all those who are interested in development in general, and in microcredit in particular.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Man can not exist in isolation.Human lives are interconnected with various living and non-living organisms.lives also depends on social, political, economical, ethical,regional,philosophical,emotional and likewise social system. In fact,the human life is shaped by their living environment. Where environment means all the conditions,circumstances, nature and influences surrounding which affecting the development of an organism, also equal meaning that the complex of physical, chemical and biotic factors that act upon an organism or an ecological community. The ecological degradation became a serious problem and its causes are businesses.Today's businesses are tough innovative and gave high boost to economical development, but not sustainable, rarely discharge corporate social responsibilities, generate high volume of several of harmful toxic gases and green house effect, damage earth, forest, nature and pollute air, water as well as noise pollutions. Hence may be in future human race have money, advanced electronincs/computer products, but using those we unable to save earth. Hence need to take initiatives for Organic business.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Gambling industry is a very specific and thereforeinteresting part of the overall market. From thebusiness and especially marketing point of view wecan study various topics starting with the history ofthe industry. From the consumer¿s view we can look atbehavior of the players, motivation to play,personalities of the players or the problem ofpathological gambling. From the business point ofview we can study market situation on differentmarkets with different legislation frame or marketingstrategies and tactics of the companies that areactive in the this industry in different states.Thenew technological trends and forecasts are included.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 120 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Image data compression comes under the category ofdigital image processing. Image compression is themethod of effectively coding digital images to reducethe number of bits required in representing an image.The purpose of doing so is to reduce the storage andtransmission costs while maintaining good quality.There are two methods of compression, Lossycompression and Lossless compression With the increasing use of multimedia technologies,Image compression requires higher performance as wellas new features. To address this need in the specificarea of still image encoding, a new standard is used,the JPEG2000. It is interesting to note that JPEG2000is being designed to address the requirements of adiversity of applications, e.g. Internet, colorfacsimile, printing, scanning, digital photography,remote sensing, mobile applications, medical imagery,digital library and E-commerce.We have implemented the basic architecture of theJPEG2000 using Matlab. It can be used for bothgray-scale and color imagesBooks on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 80 pp. Englisch.