lap lambert academic publishing sep 2012 (Mehr als 1.100 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The book presents a thorough analysis on financing options to catalyze capital toward green, low-emission and climate-resilient development based on the new carbon market mechanism. Author examines ¿Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs)¿ in the context of Vietnam and Indonesia and indentifies quick-wins, which could be considered for NAMA project development with climate financing. The book has also illustrated strategies on Low Emission Pathways Development for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) of South Asia.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 92 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This project examines the relationship between the One-child policy and the human development of China. This is carried out by first analysing the actual implementation of the policy, second looking at the population compared with the human development, third examining one of the social consequences of the policy, the unregistered percentage of China. The theoretical framework consists of a sociological law theory, population theory, sociological theory, and the concept of development. Through the works of Ehrlich, Malthus, Boserup, Becker and the concept of development, the epistemologies can successfully be connected to help set a foundation for our research on this subject. For the conclusion the project aims to answer the problem; how has the implementation of the one-child policy affected the human development in China The analysis is based on research gathered from books, articles, annual statistics by The World Bank, United Nations Human Development reports, and two interviews with three experts within the field of China.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Nowadays, the business environment tends to be very competitive. Consequently, competitive strategies have become necessary in order the companies to differentiate themselves from their competitors in the market. The specific project analyses and describes the key competitive strategies of grocery retailers in United Kingdom paying particular attention on the case study of Tesco. Porter's Five Forces analysis and Generic Strategies model and Bowman's Strategy clock are the competitive tools that have been used to this project.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This directed research project examines the method and means by which the American circus promoted and marketed itself from its early American inception in the mid to late 1700¿s, to the present. Data was collected from archives, books, newspapers, web sites and personal interviews with authors and circus owners (Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and Big Apple Circus). By means of comparison and contrast methodology, I assert that the methods used and created by the promoters of the American circus provided the blueprint of how we, today, promote and market the arts and the various disciplines the arts encompasses. This research shows that the circus promotion and marketing strategies are still used today, albeit with the aid of technology, and that the circus championed many marketing strategies by mean of trial and error for the sole purpose to be first and to declare their circus the best!Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 112 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Behavior related health problems in children with epilepsy is challenging for parents with quite high prevalence in general population. It is agreed upon that children with epilepsy have a higher risk of behavioral problems as compared to healthy controls. This risk increases with chronic central nervous system disorders often due to an underlying brain dysfunction. Both epilepsy-related and pre-existing family variables correlate significantly with behavioral problems in children. Family risk factors are also very important in this context. It is identified that ADHD/ ASD, depression and anxiety are the most prevalent associated problems. Similarly, the quality of the parent-child relationship and parenting style has an important influence on child psychology.This booklet will describe all these related aspects for the help of parents looking after the children with epilepsy having some psychological problem.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The study sought to investigate how successful schools in challenging contexts promote learner achievement despite the varied contextual odds. The book describes the structural settings of schools in challenging contexts. It further outlines the challenges that schools in such contexts encounter that militate against maximized learner achievement. It specifies the contextual challenges successful schools in such contexts face and uses a specially designed conceptual framework to help in exhaustive analysis and discussion of how such schools promote learner achievement. The study uses qualitative approach. It discusses findings in relation to relevant literature for an in-depth understanding of stakeholder involvement in mitigating contextual challenges to learner achievement in such contexts. The author suggests recommendations that would help such schools further promote learner achievement despite the contextual challenges. The findings reveal that in a challenging context, high learner achievement is realized when stakeholders acquire an understanding of their contextual difficulties and collectively craft structures that would best suit their contextual circumstances.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 120 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Majority of the Ethiopian farmers depend on rain-fed agricultural practices. The rainfall in general is low and variable even in rainy seasons in semi-arid and arid area causes insufficient soil moisture. Moreover this amount of rain during the season lost by runoff without efficiently use by the farmer. The moisture deficient and uncontrollable natural incidence in addition to unwise use of nature leads the districts people to low agricultural productivity, seasonal food shortage, and high incidence of poverty and food insecurity. To resolve this problem the Ministry of Agriculture and some non-governmental organizations have promoted rain water harvesting structures in the district, most commonly trapezoidal type rain water harvesting structure. But, after promoting these structures, the desire of many farmers on use of rain water harvesting micro-pond not encouraging and as such not strong as expected in the study area. Therefore, the major concern of this study was identifying determinants of adoption of rain water harvesting micro-pond in the district generally.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 108 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Land use change can impact the socio-economic status of the rural population. Agricultural productivity, which may determine rural income levels, wealth and education, can be affected by the consequences of land use changes. Therefore, understanding of the complex interaction of these changes in their temporal and spatial patterns and processes is the baseline to formulate and verify strategy for sustainable land management in rural areas.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 120 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The fate of freedom, democracy and the state of human rights in countries has primarily been determined by local actors. Therefore, the ability of foreigner actors to influence the course of events from abroad is limited to certain tools that can either help or harm the democratic progress within these societies. How effective this role can be is highly dependent on the foreign actor¿s understanding of the local situation and their ability to navigate the different foreign policy interests of the various actors involved. Given this reality, this study aims to answer the following questions: Can aid conditionality help promote democracy Specifically, should the United States condition its foreign aid to countries like Egypt and Pakistan in order to promote democracy How and under what conditions can the US use this tool successfully Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Uganda has embraced the cyber revolution which has become essential in the jurisprudence of Uganda in two major ways, the first being the fact that it has enhanced the development of copyrights and the second being that it has worsened copyright infringement in Uganda. Due to the fact that the cyber technology and the internet are new phenomena in Uganda, it has over time become hard to curb the culprits of copyright infringements over the cyber space. This research presents the practical aspect of dealing with copyright infringements over the internet and other related computer technologies in Uganda.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 92 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -It is an undeniable fact that Mother-to-Child Transmission (MTCT) of HIV/AIDS accounts for the highest single mode of infection in children (UNAIDS, 1998). But, are pregnant women aware of the possibility of Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV/AIDS; are they Willing-to-Pay (WTP) for PMTCT of HIV/AIDS; and how much are they willing to pay Using Ghana as a case study, this book employs the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) to provide answers to these and other questions¿Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 112 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The author assesses co-operation among states as a means to which issues confronting states globally can be effectively managed with emphasis on ozone depletion and climate change. She uses the concepts of Multilateralism and International regimes as the framework within which global consensus and agreement such as the Kyoto Protocol can best serve as a stop gap measure in the absence of a central authority within the current International System.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In the last decades the airline industry had to deal with problems including: intensified competition from low cost carriers, higher customer expectations, more price-sensitive customers, rising fuel prices, rising airport charges and higher operating costs. Air Malta was not immune from these evils and, since 2001, its operating environment became increasingly complex. In November 2010 Malta notified the European Commission that it was applying for rescue aid for its national flag carrier. This book analyses the negotiations surrounding the restructuring of Air Malta up to the date its rescue package was sent to the European Commission. Using the models developed by Northwestern University, the Wharton School of Business, and Harvard Business School, the author highlights how the parties involved in Air Maltäs restructuring have been engaged in ¿shadow bargaining,¿ awaiting a European Commission ¿Green Light¿ to begin real negotiations. Using examples of other airlines that went through restructurings, the author also illustrates how ¿win-win¿ negotiations are possible for Air Malta, if a different business model is adopted by the parties.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 92 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -China has been rising in global political economy, and the twenty-first century may have marked the beginning of a ¿Chinese Century¿, similar to the American Twentieth Century. The history of international politics is recurrently that of the rise and fall of hegemonic powers. To learn the lessons of history, Jittipat Poonkham critically studies the rise of America and a peaceful transition of Great Britain and the United States in the late nineteenth century. He argues that the Spanish-American War of 1898 marked a pivotal moment in a great transformation of US foreign policy and identity. American expansionism was possible not only due to the transformative roles of American expansionists (such as Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Cabot Lodge, and John Hay) but also because of the emerging intersubjective understandings and shared ideas between British and American hegemonies.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 116 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The purpose of this work is to investigate the direct and reverse relationship between foreign independent directors (FIDs) on the boards and different stages of cross-border M&A transactions of Swedish companies. The results have demonstrated the confirmation of reverse relation between board composition in terms of nationality diversity and foreign acquisition activity. The presence of foreign independent director in the boardroom of Swedish company may not be considered as a signal of the firm intention to expand internationally via cross-border M&A. However, overseas M&A deal leads to the appointment of FID for further assistance in more successful performance. Therefore, the globalization of the company¿s activity results in the internationalization of its board.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 92 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In recent years Governments all over the world have adopted policies to reduce smoking rates. This paper examines how economics is involved in the policy-making decision and specifically which are the models of addictions and how they have contributed to the shaping of policies against smoking. The economic models of addiction have implied policies against smoking which seem to be strongly associated with actual adopted policies whilst another instance of policy design is developed from economists associated with one of the models of addiction. Moreover, the World Bank report has indicated ways to reduce the demand and the supply of tobacco. This report is regarded as the most successful and effective outcome of the economists and policymakers collaborated action.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The book¿ subject is 'forms of the contemporary society', such a 'concrete images', that are very hard, almost 'promethean', to describe but 'in the medium range' (Merton). It can be done through its 'shapes', its self-definition and self-reproduction processes that make the (even modest) sociologist, a real 'entronaut', to do constant reembedding and conceptual disembedding operations, that appear acrobatically correct and aim to continuously build 'the discourse on a discourse', belonging to it and making it meaningful. 'Thinking sociologically' (Bauman) mainly means a disciplined look that is methodologically grounded on daily practices, revised in cognitive maps overcoming the immediacy and situatedness of the practice itself and making to talk about 'social science' possible.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 108 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The Malawi Social Action Fund (MASAF) introduced Community Driven Development (CDD) approaches in the implementation of community development projects in urban areas in Malawi in 2003. This was an effort aimed at alleviating urban poverty by allowing communities to demand development and participate in the project cycle. This book is based on a study which examined the nature of participation in CDD and its contributions to improving accessibility of services among the urban poor in Lilongwe City. The book presents the voices of the poor, insights, conclusions and practical recommendations that can have closer relevance in managing community development in urban poor communities in developing countries.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The study examines the variation in price of food crops among urban daily market of Makurdi town with the view of identifying the factors responsible for the price variation. Data was collected from both food crop sellers and food crop consumers in the 6 daily markets of the town. The data collected was analysed using ANOVA, Chi-Square and Product Moment techniques. The study reveals that there is a significant difference between prices of food crops among daily markets of the town. The observed variation in price pattern is as a result of the following factors: income distribution, number of feeder markets as supply point and distance of rural markets to the daily markets.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 104 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Organizational climate is comprised of mixture of norms, values, expectations, policies and procedures that influence work motivation, commitment and ultimately, individual and work unit performance. Positive climate encourages, while negative climates inhibits discretionary effort. The content of organizational climate has varied widely and they include almost all the important aspect of organizations such as structure, communication, leadership, Conflicts, reward system, inter personal relationships organizational effectiveness, reasonability and so forth. The study enables for knowing the pattern by which the Organization is able to develop Organizational Climate in the working environment. Providing opportunities for each organization member, as well as for the organization Providing opportunities for people to function as human beings rather than as resources itself, to develop to his full potential. This book is more useful for the researchers, Academicians, Industrialists, and Students etc.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The distinction between combatants and civilians has been blurred in modern warfare. An enemy combatant is no longer solely identified through his or her uniform. The adversary may be members of an organized armed group or another non-governmental party. These members are typically not entitled to combatant status, and are thus civilians. When civilians engage in direct participation in hostilities they are no longer entitled to protection from direct attack. They are rendered legitimate military targets for the duration of their engagement. Balancing the protection of the civilian protection against the principle of military necessity has therefore become increasingly difficult in modern warfare. This book examines the temporal scope of the loss of protection, the rights of these civilians when captured and which punishment they can be subjected to. The analysis should shed some light on some of the issues concerning the consequences for civilians who engage in direct participation in hostilities.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -During the last few years, couples of companies have been finding it difficult to gain a competitive position in foreign markets due to the intense competition from suppliers and competitors and also their failure to conform their marketing strategies to the countries they enter and as a result fail drastically. Companies face a lot of dilemma on which entry mode strategies to adopt when entering new foreign markets. Some pay much attention to their resources whilst others also evaluate the total cost involved in entering the market against the level of profit they will achieve in that markets. For these reasons, the main aim of this research work is to try to identify and describe some of the entry strategies models companies should consider in their internationalization process.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book is about the impact of few selected advertisements on children. The target age groups are from 3 to 17 which would be divided into three groups. Five ages per group. Group 1: age 3 to 7, Group 2: age 8 to 12 and Group 3: age 13 to 17. Each of these age groups are affected in different ways. Some are effected mentally, and some physically. But these effects would not take effect a child immediately; it would take effect as the child grows. This is because no matter how the advertisements are made, most of the children never understand the effects on the advertisements and since they like the creativity in the advertisements they actually consume the product. No matter what the product is, let it be from a chocolate to an electronic product like an Air Conditioner.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Press freedom in post 1991 Ethiopia, though a start in exercise of the right has not developed well mainly due to the government interference, loophole in the law, and lack of professionalism in the part of the press. this study tries to see and appraise the press freedom and practice in accordance with the theories, values, ethics and press with compared the consideration of ¿press law¿ and its implementation. This study, therefore, tries to show /briefly/ how the current press freedom is emerged and developing with the constraints and impacts of government interference and individuals /institutional/ violation of the freedom.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This study sought to investigate how privatizing the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) would help solve the challenges Zimbabwe's rail industry is facing as well as the impacts it would have on its various stakeholders. The concept of rail privatization and the different privatization models available were explored in detail. In order to build a case, the study also looked at the trends in rail privatization in various countries across the world in addition to dealing with the problems that are faced with state owned railways. The study concluded that the 'Concession-Model' is better suited for Zimbabwe as it will allow government to retain some control though minimal, of the Rail industry in relation to the Public Interest theory.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 116 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Talent Management is the additional management, processes and opportunities that are made available to people in the organization who are considered to be ¿talent¿ (Blass, 2007). This shows us that this concept is something additional designed to put in place a strategy to help deliver strategic objectives. According to Blass (2009), this does not mean that one should not be concerned with the more general processes of human resources that are available to everyone in the organization, but the talent management system is the additional elements that are afforded to high potentials/high performers, or however else the organization chooses to define talent. Hence it the recommendation of the author that this concept be taken up by government institutions to see them successfully achieve their strategic objectives thereby delivering services that their citizens require of them.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 116 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Most developing countries are increasingly focusing on domestic resource mobilization towards economic development. In this context, tax performance is of crucial importance as it is prime source for domestic resource mobilization. One of the striking features of Pakistan economy has been the inability of successive governments to maintain fiscal discipline on a sustained basis. There are many reasons for low tax revenue like underground economy, tax evasion,tax exemptions, smuggling, black marketing, narrow and elastic tax system that relies heavily on indirect taxes and poor tax administration. Traditionally, tax effort has been used as an indicator of how much a country is utilizing its taxable capacity. In simplest form, tax effort is measured as a ratio of tax revenue to a simple tax base, such as GDP. However, this does not typically give the proper measure of a country's tax potential, since there are several other factors like economic structure, level of economic development and political constraints on fiscal system. Therefore, in this book more desirable tax effort is calculated by regressing the tax-GDP ratio on tax base along with other structural factors.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 120 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Over the last two decades, the substantial development has been occurred in aquaculture sector of Bangladesh. This sector plays an important role in terms of protein rich food supply, foreign currency earning and socio-economic development through employment generation. This study concerned with the impacts of large fish hatchery on employment generation and livelihoods improvement of the employees working in hatchery in Mymensingh area with respect to the type of employees, salary structure, socio-economic characteristics of employees and the livelihood impacts of hatchery based employment. Overall, this study reveals that a large number of permanent employees were found working in fish seed production hatchery. Almost all of them improved their livelihood conditions considerably compared to their previous conditions.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book looks at the history of the Indian Gem and Jewellery Industry and its evolution with time, looking closely at the reasons behind India being the global leader in the gem and jewellery industry, highlighting factors such as cheap labour and unmatched skills to name a few. The book further throws light on what impact the global economic crisis had on the Indian Gem and Jewellery Industry and how India managed to cope with it. The book further analyses the future prospects of the Indian Gem and Jewellery Industry with the use of various strategic tools.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 116 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Concern Worldwide, an International NGO, has worked in Zambia in partnership with the Mongu Farmers Association (MDFA) since 2002 to improve the livelihood security of men and women in rural Mongu district of Zambia. The book shows levels of women¿s and men¿s participation in the project regarding labour input and decision-making power, benefits enjoyed and the gender specific factors responsible. Women¿s participation in Concern Worldwide project activities and enjoyment of benefits was lower compared to the men. Majority of men had access to information on project activities, run the project and earned high status and prestige in the community. The gendered outcomes are attributed to some cultural beliefs and attitudes in the community favourable to men but restrictive to women; gender imbalance and insensitivity in the executive committees; low education among women; lack of a gender mainstreaming strategy to address gender issues that constrained women¿s participation; and poor communication skills among the MDFA leadership. The book recommends that organisations involved in livelihoods take a gender mainstreaming approach in implementing poverty reduction programmes.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 96 pp. Englisch.