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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 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 -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. …

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 -The stability of money demand is important for ensuring that money in the economy is predictable and is related to a set of key economic variables linking money and the real sector. This book presents a case for the stability of money demand in Namibia by employing various econometric tests. The objectives of which are three-fold. Firstly, it tries to look at the stability of both M1 and M2. Secondly, it tries to investigate further, as to which of the two measures is more stable. Thirdly, it also tries to determine the relationship between money demand and nominal variables, such as income, CPI, exchange rate and interest rate. This book provides a careful analysis on the stability of money demand and should thus shed more light on the stability of money demand in the Namibian context which is itself critical in the formulation of monetary policy for Namibia. The analysis should be useful to Central Bank professionals and Economists including those interested in issues relating to money demand. 84 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -International relations theory has for a long been a source of quarrel over methodological positions. The debate history versus science epitomised the state of the IR discipline in defining its identity alongside other human sciences. However, the adoption of positivistic method by IR scholars paved the way to explaining political occurrences through the principle of empirical observation, testing and verification. Nonetheless, against this monistic view of science, this research argues for a scientific realist stance, wherein unobservable generative mechanisms and causal structures of the observed events constitute the real furniture of the world to be explained and changed by conscious human actions. Hence, the possibility of IR as a scientific subject depends upon an understanding of science as a social project looking to identify and shed light on the structures and processes that cause events. 64 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This is a comprehensive study which covers worldwide respondents on expatriates supportive experiences in order for them to adjust to the host country. The main purpose of the present study is to determine whether a significant relationship exist between support received from expatriates of the same country, support from expatriates of different country(ies), support from local nationals/staffs and support from parent company with psychological well-being, socio-cultural adjustment and work adjustment. 108 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -People have a choice on how and where they want to live out the remaining years of their lives. Happiness and quality of life should not be a question; it should be a requirement for long-term care facilities to provide. This thesis presents the media coverage of the Green House Project which is a fairly new concept that radically redesigns the nursing home experience. Green Houses are small self- sufficient homes built to offer elders the opportunity to live out their remaining years in a place that they feel comfortable calling home as opposed to an industrialized facility that feels like a hospital. This concept is just beginning to grow and will only become more popular to the masses as it continues to receive more media coverage. 60 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book presents a cross-sectional study (undertaken at the College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalungkorn University) of HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors among Myanmar Migrants in Bangkok s Khao San Road tourism area. Quantitative analysis using chi-square test, odds ratio and 95% confidence interval were used to describe associations between variables from the sample gathered using the snow ball technique. A major high risk profile for HIV/AIDS among Myanmar migrants emerged within the study, the undereducated 25-29 year old blue collar worker with moderate knowledge of HIV/AIDS. Associations between socio-demographic factors, HIV/AIDS knowledge and the risk behaviors: visiting sex workers, alcohol consumption and drug use were analyzed and presented in this particular study. Based on the risk behaviors studied, the author recommends behavior change intervention in the form of increased access to health education among migrants and that further reaffirmation of this study s findings be conducted through a broader longitudinal study on sexual attitudes and behavior of migrants. 80 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 -The aim of this book is purely to equip men and women in the corporate world about the importance of personal dressing. We have all seen and witnessed embarrassing situations were one feels naked because he or she was not dressed for the occasion. In addition the book will teach you the following: wardrobe planning for women how to sort out your wardrobe for women handy tips on clothing how you wear your clothes fashion and its cyle classical backbone of every wardrobe a few no-no s for a well dressed woman her wardrobe planning at a glance wardrobe planning for men sort out your wardrobe for men basic minimum wardrobe for men a sales person how to dress to kill your confidence comes from inside your dressing must stand-out first impressions will last forever disarm your critics by the way you dress 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Physical activity has been shown to play a pivotal role in decreasing risk of diseases including many cancers. However, there is limited data supporting its relationship with ovarian cancer. A systematic review was undertaken to accurately summarise the change in risk of ovarian cancer with different activity levels. This interim report presents the conceptual issues central to the above study along with a narrative analysis on the trials included in the review. A rigorous procedure was implemented to locate and appraise relevant literature. Selection criteria were applied to the studies located and data was extracted from the eligible studies. 17 papers representing a total of 14 different observational studies met the selection criteria and were included in the review. Overall, more case-control studies than cohorts demonstrated a statistically significant inverse relationship between physical activity and ovarian cancer and seven studies found a significant dose- response. The limited data available are indicative of an inverse association between physical activity and ovarian cancer risk. 92 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 -Business Intelligence (BI) is a broad category of applications and technologies for gathering, providing access to, and analyzing data for the purpose of helping enterprise users make better business decisions. The term implies having a comprehensive knowledge of all of the factors that affect your business. It is imperative that you have an in depth knowledge about factors such as your customers, competitors, business partners, economic environment, and internal operations to make effective and good quality business decisions. Business intelligence enables you to make these kinds of decisions. BI technology allows organizations to track, understand, and manage vital business information. BI is assuming an increasingly strategic role as more organizations look for ways to tap into the valuable data stored in their operational systems. In today s economy the requirements for Business Intelligence environments are changing, and quite dramatically. Consequent to this paradigm, the contents of this book examines the developments which have taken place with Business Intelligence Software. 104 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This project attempts to identify reasons and causes of strong consciousness among Ghanaian and Togolese Ewé migrants in the United States and Canada. To understand the strong sense of Ewé consciousness among those living in the United States and Canada; I will focus on the historical questions of ethnicity, regionalism and politics in Ghana and Togo. Using primary and secondary sources as evidence, I will be examining the conception and implementation of Ewé consciousness in United States and Canada vis-à-vis Ghana and Togo. Furthermore, I will contextualize this experience within the broader literature on contemporary African migration to North America and how migration affects notions of Ewé consciousness. 60 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This paper aims at assessing a potential relationship between natural resource abundance and income inequality. Using existing theories on the natural resource curse, three implications for income inequality are derived and empirically tested. The results of the empirical analysis suggest that there exist a fairly strong relationship between the variables of interest. This is especially true for some 'point resources', such as metals and ores, while more diffuse resources such as agricultural products seem to have no effect. The findings apply for actual levels of income inequality and resource dependency as well as (but to a lesser extent) for changes in income inequality and resource dependency. 60 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 -'Elections In Democratic Consolidation: The challenge of the Nigerian media' is an exploration of the foundation of ethnicity in Nigeria, and the phenomenon's in-road to the heart of the media system. It examines the role of the media in the reproduction of ethnic prejudices, and its implication for participatory democracy and democratic elections. The linkage between media reform and democratic transition, as well as the co- variation between them, are also examined. The subject-matter should be of interest not only to the student of Mass Communication and Political Science, but also the general reader who desires to know why the media in Africa's most populous nation is still grappling with the problem of ethnicity 50 years after independence. 96 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 -The aim of this study was to compare Finnish and Russian communication patterns in corporate situations, to find out whether these manners are different, and to demonstrate practical examples of possible differences. Nowadays due to the globalization process intercultural communication plays crucial role in business sustainability. Many researchers put their efforts into investigating the communication patterns of Finnish and Russian cultures during the negotiation process. However, there will never be enough knowledge about the similarity and diversity between different countries. This is due to the fact that any present knowledge becomes outdated as a result of a continuous adaptation process within a culture to changes in current global conditions. The main results of the study show that there are obvious differences in corporate communication patterns between the two investigated cultures. These differences make the intercultural negotiation process more challenging and demanding, but at the same time curious and interesting. 68 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 book/thesis is meant to establish how to position Botswana Development Corporation (BDC)in the market aginst the prevailing cut throat competition. BDC is wholly owned by Botswana government and its competitors are other project financing parastatals (NDB and CEDA) and c ommercial banks. Various strategies have been suggested in the thesis of how the Corporation can compete and be able to survive. 108 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 -Starting from the Single European Act of 1986, harmonization of national immigration policies in the course of European integration process yielded varying results for illegal immigrants, asylum seekers and legally resident third country nationals. In this context, this study examines a puzzle: though the rights of legally resident third country nationals have expanded considerably, those of the illegal immigrants and asylum seekers have diminished. It highlights the role played by the securitization process in explaining such puzzle. Thus, this work includes an extensive research on the common European immigration policy with emphasize on the rights of the aforementioned groups as well as the theoretical discussions on securitization. Anyone interested in the common European immigration policy and securitization theory can utilize this work. 84 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The thesis argues that the foreign policy of the former U.S. Administration under G. W. Bush's leadership forms a coherent set of principles that can be called the Bush Doctrine. Four pillars of the Doctrine are identified and examined in detail: preventive war and war on terrorism, selective multilateralism, democratization and human dignity, and the maintenance of American military primacy. It is claimed then that the four pillars constitute a significant threat to the conduct of international relations based on rule of international law and institutions as well as do not promote the American foreign interests in long-run. The theoretical part of the work includes discussion of Realism and Liberal Internationalism as the main competing international relations theories. A conclusion is reached in favour of the Liberal Internationalist school of thought as forming more desirable and appropriate basis of the international order. 60 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In recent years the banking industry has undergone a huge transformation.These transformations can be attributed to the emergence of new financial technologies. Among these new technologies, online banking can be identified as one of the main innovations playing a central role in the transformation of the banking landscape. However, though new technologies have proven to be a profitable solution for most banks in their operations, the challenges of adopting new technologies have never been more challenging. This book presents a systematic approach and a model on the adoption of new technologies with examples drawn from the banking sector. The focus is from a managerial and strategy perspective in identifying the factors that are required to prompt the adoption and successful management of a new technology. This book will be particularly resourceful to professionals, entrepreneurs, academics, researchers, decision makers and student in the business field. The book is easy to understand, straightforward and includes a case study with testimonies from top management executives from one of the poineer banks to adopt online banking. 108 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Shorttitle: Broadcasting Policy and Regulations - This study is an inquiry into South African media policy and regulation and its impact on the role of private commercial broadcasting in the country, with particular reference to e.tv in 2006. The study makes use of e.tv s Annual Compliance Report of 2006, e.tv s Complaints Report of 2006, and the Broadcasting Complaint Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) Report of 2004-2006 and its Judgements Records of 2006 regarding e.tv. The study is as a quest to identify the role of the private commercial broadcaster in a democratising society. The study reveals that e.tv provides a platform for the public sphere in South African society. It has also found that e.tv provides an alternative voice to that of the public broadcaster. The study establishes that e.tv is able to balance between serving market interest and serving public interest by complying with and adhering to media policies and regulations. 112 pp. Englisch.…