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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Global sustainable development discourse comprises two sub-discourses; the Earth and Equity. It argues that sustainability on Earth will be attained when equity between human beings and the environment, and between developed and developing countries, take place. Economic development is seen as a means to accomplishing these two concepts of equity. Differently, grassroots farmers in northern Thailand define sustainability as 'having rice to eat and having land on which to stay'. However, as the farmers have experienced developmental problems introduced to the community by outsiders, namely government development policies, they view that in order to attain sustainability, the villagers themselves have to have control over development direction. This control consists of control over agricultural production and food supply, land and forest management, and knowledge used in development processes. To have control, power to negotiate with the state development direction is required, and this power will be gained through strengthened people's organisations and networks. …

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -This book investigates the overall process of adoption of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in private organizations (e.g. logistics service providers and local public transport firms). Both students at undergraduate and master level and professionals from the technological sector and the logistics industry can benefit from this text. This book can be used as a strategic handbook to guide the selection and the evaluation of technological solutions for the transportation process. This text specifically addresses the following questions: What are the technologies that can be used to improve the transportation process What are the most suitable technologies for different types of transportation (e.g. full truckload, less than truckload, intermodal transportation) What are the tools that can be used to calculate the benefits and the return on investment of these solutions This book is an adaptation of a PhD thesis and is part of a wider research project conducted in conjunction with the Intelligent Transportation Systems Observatory of Politecnico di Milano, which surveyed a large number of firms operating in the transport sector.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -This research explored colour effects on branding between industrial sectors, and semantic meanings of logo colours via the methodologies of physical and psychological methods. Provided methodology and practical guidelines for logo colour design, and the impacts of culture on logos colour preference. The study of comparisons indicated that the most frequently used logo colour for both UK and Japan companies was blue, followed by white, red and black, whereas the least frequently used colour was brown. Red and black were more frequently used for logos in Japan than in the UK, white was more frequently used in the UK than in Japan. The psychophysical experiments provided an evidence that logo colour was strongly associated with industrial sector and with semantic meaning. Furthermore, new guidelines for logo colour design were developed to consider the relationships between colour, semantic meaning and industrial sector.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Global sustainable development discourse comprises two sub-discourses; the Earth and Equity. It argues that sustainability on Earth will be attained when equity between human beings and the environment, and between developed and developing countries, take place. Economic development is seen as a means to accomplishing these two concepts of equity. Differently, grassroots farmers in northern Thailand define sustainability as having rice to eat and having land on which to stay . However, as the farmers have experienced developmental problems introduced to the community by outsiders, namely government development policies, they view that in order to attain sustainability, the villagers themselves have to have control over development direction. This control consists of control over agricultural production and food supply, land and forest management, and knowledge used in development processes. To have control, power to negotiate with the state development direction is required, and this power will be gained through strengthened people s organisations and networks. …

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - This book investigates the overall process of adoption of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in private organizations (e.g. logistics service providers and local public transport firms). Both students at undergraduate and master level and professionals from the technological sector and the logistics industry can benefit from this text. This book can be used as a strategic handbook to guide the selection and the evaluation of technological solutions for the transportation process. This text specifically addresses the following questions: What are the technologies that can be used to improve the transportation process What are the most suitable technologies for different types of transportation (e.g. full truckload, less than truckload, intermodal transportation) What are the tools that can be used to calculate the benefits and the return on investment of these solutions This book is an adaptation of a PhD thesis and is part of a wider research project conducted in conjunction with the Intelligent Transportation Systems Observatory of Politecnico di Milano, which surveyed a large number of firms operating in the transport sector.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Global sustainable development discourse comprises two sub-discourses; the Earth and Equity. It argues that sustainability on Earth will be attained when equity between human beings and the environment, and between developed and developing countries, take place. Economic development is seen as a means to accomplishing these two concepts of equity. Differently, grassroots farmers in northern Thailand define sustainability as 'having rice to eat and having land on which to stay'. However, as the farmers have experienced developmental problems introduced to the community by outsiders, namely government development policies, they view that in order to attain sustainability, the villagers themselves have to have control over development direction. This control consists of control over agricultural production and food supply, land and forest management, and knowledge used in development processes. To have control, power to negotiate with the state development direction is required, and this power will be gained through strengthened people's organisations and networks. 96 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This study is to examine selected issues, which are fundamentally related to management in general and to leadership in particular. The main objective of the study is to explore the domain of motivational and coaching skills within telecom business sector by using empirical analysis. It will explore, first, how leaders make effective use of motivational and coaching skills to improve employees performance in both Batelco and Zain; the two major leading companies in telecommunication, mobile services and internet market in Bahrain. Second, it will investigate the impact of leaders motivation and coaching techniques on employees. 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Pharmaceutical innovations in the developed world have led to the production of medicines which could significantly reduce the incidences and prevalence of diseases such as AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, and alleviate the sufferings of the infected. However, people suffering these diseases can hardly access these drugs owing primarily to their exorbitant prices. This book, which recognises global efforts at promoting access to essential medicines via the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights [TRIPs] of 1995 and the 2003 amendment to its article 31, argues that the access to drugs mechanisms of western countries which possess the capacity to produce drugs are onerous to utilise in manufacturing generic drugs. In view of the foregoing, a scheme, modeled on and targeted at harnessing the benefits of the Regional Trade Agreement [RTA] system, which will enable economically disadvantaged countries to easily purchase much needed essential drugs, is designed and analysed in this book. 108 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Since last two decades the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) is progressing very well and has created international recognition in stock trading business. This progress is the result of reformations applied by the Security Commission of Pakistan, with the help of the Government of Pakistan. But still in comparison with developed stock exchanges of the world, KSE is far behind in terms of infrastructure and use of technology for trading. KSE needs a lot of improvement to reach at the level of developed stock markets of the world. This is a comparative study in which the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) is compared with two world s leading stock markets, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and the OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm (OMXS) to identify needed changes in KSE to convert it into one of the leading stock exchanges in the region as well as in the world. 72 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In a world that we know today Contract Law plays major role between countries and it is of a vast importance that the contracting parties would have same understanding of their rights and arising obligations from a contract made between them. This work starts with the brief historical background of the main legal systems: Common Law and Civil Law. Furthermore the introduction to the concept of Consideration and Intention is being introduced. With the help of a case law the negative and positive usage of the laws in applying these concepts will be shown. It will reveal the arising problems for the parties contracting internationally. Exclusion of the concept of consideration from Contract Law within the Common Law system would dissolve the incompatibility of the mandatory rules in the national legal systems and deter businesses from entering into legal relationships on the basis of the deficient understanding of the legal rules applicable to their commercial relationship. Finally, there will be a critical evaluation of Intention and Consideration importance in Contract Law. 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -There are many more types of children s museums working that are categorized in any list of museum types in museology theories. Also in the literature about children s museums hardly any distinctions is made among children s museums with clearly very different subject themes and goals. This has generated a situation that the name 'children s museum' is used for museums and organizations that, based on their purpose and subject themes, should really be classified under other types of museums. Second part of this book looks at mission and vision statements of different children s museum. 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This study investigates how the nuclear tension between Iran and the US is likely to result. Game theoretical analyses are applied in order to develop the argument of this study. Interaction between the US and Iran is analyzed by using two different forms of games, complete and incomplete information; and two different methods, backwards induction and Bayes s theorem. It is concluded that Iran s nuclear pursuit is mostly security based and the nuclear tension between Iran and the US creates a vicious circle. While Iran is going for nuclear weapons primarily to protect itself against the enemy states, the US challenge to Iran s nuclear pursuit poses a security threat to Iran and makes Iranians much more eager to develop their own nuclear weapon capability. If Iranians are not bluffing and if they are determined to get the nuclear weapons, primarily because of security considerations, sooner or later Iran will have them. On the other hand, if the Mullahs intend to use their nuclear program as a leverage in their bargain with the West, they can only be persuaded to give up only by guaranteeing the security of the Islamic Regime. 84 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -As the government moves from one humanitarian organisation to another, begging basket in hand and people sink deeper into food insecurity, what was once the country s commercial agricultural empire lies desolate, reduced to an extension of the subsistence farming sector. This work problematises the situation in the former commercial farms, and argues that, the crisis was intrinsic in the jambanja process, and the subsequent state incapacity to offer post-settlement support to the new landholders. Using ethnographic data from three resettlement farms in uMguza District, it argues that jambanja gave birth to subsistence landholders in commercial farming zones.These landholders were not farmers but they fulfilled a political objective for the government, which later abandoned them without any post-settlement support. Without state support, the new landholders failed the transition from a traditional agricultural system to commercial orientated production, resulting in their falling back on the agricultural system they knew best.Resettlement also interfered with traditional institutions, which have long informed African farming practices. 76 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Considering the current global recession, the U.S. pulp and paper industry started already in 2008 facing the impact of the U.S. housing downturn, on top of the continued suffering from relatively weak financial performance. In this case, the main purpose of the study determination of the value- added components (gross value-added and investments), size and leverage effects on the long- and short-term financial performance gains its particular significance. The analysis output indicates that companies focused on tangible investments tend to have poor performance in the short run. In addition, small firms outperform large companies in growth opportunities and are considered to be more flexible in strategic choices. Furthermore, higher leveraged firms are discovered to improve their performance by aggressive financing of their business with debt. However, no evidence on the gross value-added impact on the firm s business success has been obtained. The presented analysis should support strategic managers in their decision- making procedures giving advice in potential factors and techniques that could be successfully applied in their work. 72 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -To analyze how Micro Finance Institutions are managing their non-repayment risk by using Group-Based Lending approach, the deductive approach has been used in this study and the case study method is deployed. Khushhali Bank Limited, Pakistan has been taken for the subject Micro Finance Institutions. The four inter-related theories have been taken into consideration, namely Portfolio, Principal-Agent, Contract and Transaction Cost Theories, to have a detailed literature review about the threat of non-repayment risk through Group-Based Lending. The study chalked out a result that by combining diversified members in a group under Group-Based Lending approach, Micro Finance Institutions can able to minimize their non-repayment risk. 76 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Global sustainable development discourse comprises two sub-discourses; the Earth and Equity. It argues that sustainability on Earth will be attained when equity between human beings and the environment, and between developed and developing countries, take place. Economic development is seen as a means to accomplishing these two concepts of equity. Differently, grassroots farmers in northern Thailand define sustainability as having rice to eat and having land on which to stay . However, as the farmers have experienced developmental problems introduced to the community by outsiders, namely government development policies, they view that in order to attain sustainability, the villagers themselves have to have control over development direction. This control consists of control over agricultural production and food supply, land and forest management, and knowledge used in development processes. To have control, power to negotiate with the state development direction is required, and this power will be gained through strengthened people s organisations and networks. 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This study found that only some people have access to HIV/AIDS related health information. Access to HIV/AIDS related information is limited for some participants who identified language, lack of interest, alcohol abuse, time allocation as some of the barriers. Most reading materials are either written in English or Afrikaans which made it impossible for most of PLWHA to understand it. Those who understand those languages do not share it with others because of stigma.Recommendations were formulated. Problems such as the language issue need to be looked at by all stakeholders who are responsible for preparing information materials. More programmes on HIV/AIDS are needed on radios and NBC television in local languages. Stigma and discrimination need to be addressed seriously from all levels of society. This will enable PLWHA to live positively. Poverty was also identified as a barrier to living positively with HIV/AIDS. It is, therefore, recommended that specific programmes/projects need to be developed to reduce poverty among PLWHA. Approaches to enable men to participate in HIV/AIDS issues should be developed and strengthened. 96 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The book assesses the uranium enrichment route and the plutonium production route for fissile material acquisition. The method to perform the analysis is a direct comparison of both routes across three dimensions: general factors, technology, and probability of detection using intelligence collection means. Three conclusions are derived from the analysis. First, using uranium enrichment to produce fissile material requires less time, fewer steps, and is less expensive than using plutonium production to produce fissile material. Second, technology availability and complexity have been the main barriers for states to acquire significant quantities of fissile material. Third, the uranium enrichment route is less detectable than the plutonium production route by modern intelligence collection means. The conclusions derived from the analysis imply that if a state were to choose between uranium enrichment and plutonium production for fissile material acquisition today, it will likely choose the uranium enrichment. Policy recommendations are developed to ensure that uranium enrichment route is addressed properly in the light of the anticipated nuclear renaissance. 76 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Uganda is one of the Developing Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa whose major employer is Agriculture in Rural Areas. Only 20% of ugandans live in Urban setting and majority (80%) live in rural area and mainly depend on Agriculture as their source of Income and general livilhood. Based on this statistics most economists still think modernation of agriculture and increased number of Agro-based industry are the sole engine for Economic development. As a result of this philosophy many policies have been developed in Uganda to boost Agricultural productivity and value addition. NGOs and other partners in development have suggested programs geared towards the set policies. However few impact studies have been carried out to estimate the impact of these programs in relationship to the set policies. Thus set the background of this study. This Study helps both Donors and developing countries to set their goals right and thus faster acomplishment of the Millennium Goals. I Kibirige Douglas a Ugandan private Agricultural Economist wish to work towards poverty eradication in Developing countries and Helping Donors set their priorities right for development. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Adolescent girls reading in Madrashas (Islamic religious schools) have largely been excluded from access to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) information services in Bangladesh. In order to understand the reasons for such exclusions this study wants to explore how different actors involved in Madrasha interact with each other. Thus, the study has two objectives. First, it aims to analyze the construction of ideal image of womanhood among the Madrasha girls and second, to evaluate its influence in mediating adolescent girls lived experiences in relation to access to sexual and reproductive health information. Using different theories and concepts like Bronfenbrenner s Ecological Systems Theory , Scheper-Hughes and Lock s Social Body theories and Intersectional Approach along with Weber s Ideal Type and Agency as concepts the research uncovers how different religious interpretations and social actions create opportunities as well as obstacles for adolescent girls access to Sexual and Reproductive health (SRH) information whereas it also points out cautions for any generalizations regarding Madrasha contexts in the country. 64 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book represents the culmination of a research project that explores the relationships among variables that impact caregiver strain and depression among Older African American spousal caregivers of mates with Alzheimer's Disease. Forty older spousal caregivers completed questionnaires that measured caregiver strain, depression, marital relationship quality, boundary ambiguity and spirituality. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's R, and multiple regression. Results revealed significant correlations between the variables of caregiver strain, depression and the quality of the marital relationship. Implications for practice regarding meeting the healthcare needs of spousal caregivers are also included. This work is an excellent resource for scholars,teachers,and individuals interested in issues that impact the lives of Spousal caregivers. 104 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The use of the arts as intervention tools in business has been accompanied by the rise of organisational aesthetics as a field of scholarly inquiry within business schools. This book contributes to both areas by examining the ways in which the aesthetics of music informs organisational development. In particular the study of a symphony orchestra during a time when it changed its structure from a cooperative to corporate governance regime presents an intriguing model for other organisations managing structural change. The method outlined in this book enables those seeking to understand complex organisations a means of making sense of the diverse and often competing interests of various stakeholder groups. 296 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The East Asian financial crisis in summer 1997 highly threatened the stability of the whole international monetary system. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) as an international institution being in charge of stability of international financial and monetary system could not restore stability in Thailand and financial distress engulfed much of the region. The IMF is criticized that it precipitated the crisis. This paper analysis the communication strategy and policy of the IMF demonstrated in Thailand. In particular, in a context of the IMF announcement s impact on the foreign exchange market and behavior of speculators. With the extension of the experimental investigation and on the basis of overall analysis of theories and empirical evidence, this paper suggests that the IMF s program announcement made at a mid of the crisis could contribute to the coordination of speculative attacks and thus, deepen instability. 120 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The fact is that creativity plays important role in both private and professional life. Some of us are more aware of this fact and some are less conscious of it. Eventhough, in the past, creativity didn t get much attention in the business world, today this has changed and creativity is gaining more and more attention. You can often hear people say: 'Get out of the box'. Creativity not only contributes to the individual performance, but it is also more and more deliberately used as inspirational motivation to the people s business performance. Inside the book you will find necessary steps for development of training program and creative thinking methods that will help you expand your mind s thought. The book is recommended to the business professionals who wish to explore development of training programs and various creative thinking methods that could be applied both professionally and privately. 84 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Employment Relation as we know today is very different compared to periods as far as early 1960s. Employment Relations formerly known as Industrial Relations underwent many considerable changes due to the introduction of labour legislations. Labour legislations have undoubtedly shaped the systems and redefined the mechanisms in the industry system. Not much work has been conducted on the evolution of the legal framework in employment relation which is important to understand the evolution of industrial revolution in Mauritius.This dissertation purports to probe into the impacts upon employee relations that labour legislations have brought into over the years. Mauritius is being faced with a series of socio-economic problems that urged the necessity to take bold actions to keep them at bay. With a view to curb all these threats, the Government went on in reforming the labour market and its system. In the first Budget Speech 2006/2007, the current regime announced new legislations framework namely the Employment Relation Act and the Employment Rights Act replacing old laws Industrial Relation Act 1973 and the Labour Act 1975 having a direct impact on the labour market. 120 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This work assists the reader in understanding the dynamics and factors of neighborhood safety, and then to illustrate how to effectively convey those components into a model that neighborhood leaders, community developers and decision makers can easily understand. Through a review of literature, a model was compiled that brought together popular neighborhood safety concepts of the last half century. The work demonstrates through GIS cluster, choropleth and point analysis how the theoretical expectations of neighborhood safety components (e.g. crime, disorder, social control, structural constraints, and concentrated disadvantage) and processes (e.g. common explanatory processes and causal feedback loops), in an urban space, form a dynamic structure. Through identified indicators and benchmarks, these neighborhood safety concepts and theoretical linkages were spatially assessed. Six indicators were reviewed to detail components of the model and its relational nature. This work provides a solid base from which to further indivual perceptions, evaluation processes and community objectives. 64 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Baltic countries have shown very fast developments during last 15-20 years with also their lessons learned in the way. One of the big reforms that have been passed is pension reform. Most of the regulations as well focus have been set to pension accumulation phase, while there is limited framework in place regards de-accumulations or out payments. The reserch will cover pension payout concepts and best practices from other countries as well as local circumstances and customer preferences in order to find a suitable concept. Beneficiary parties are therefore pension funds, life insurance companies, regulatory institutions and most important all the people who are involved in the private pension systems. 92 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The level and prevalence of poverty in Less Developed Countries (LDCs) is at alarming levels. As an attempt to fight poverty and destitution, governments and the general populace of these countries adopt multiple strategies. Social security schemes of many kinds are a common feature. This book sheds light on the schemes in LDCs, their challenges, how the participants accumulate rights and the extent to which the schemes have addressed the poverty problem. This book is especially useful to anyone who intends to get in-depth information on the schemes in the developing world and Zimbabwe was given as the case study. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -When trying to apply human rights law in times of armed conflict, one encounters several problems and obstacles of an international legal character. This paper will look at some of these problems: Firstly, the question of the actual applicability of human rights law in armed conflict. Secondly, the relationship between these two bodies of law in times of armed conflict. If human rights law is found to be applicable, it is of the utmost importance to determine how these two bodies of law relate to each other. Finally it will address the mandate of one of the most important human rights bodies, the European Court of Human Rights, regarding its mandate to use and discuss humanitarian law under the European Convention of Human Rights. 64 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Corporate social responsibility is an important management tool today. Economic growth is generated mainly by innovation and knowledge. Contemporary organizations need to innovate to be successful. The need for social innovations that meet social problems and needs increases every day. Successful enterprises integrate corporate social responsibility strategy and innovation performance. The results of current survey in Estonian, Chinese, Japanese, Czech, Finnish, German, Russian and Slovakian organizations reveal that there is a connection between corporate social responsibility and the innovation climate. This relationship is influenced by organization culture, and individual and organizational level factors. This connection is also influenced by social, political, economic, historical and cultural environment where the organization operates. 240 pp. Englisch.…