lap lambert academic publishing dez 2012 (Oltre 1.900 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Hypertextuality provides a comprehensive system of analyzing any relationship between literary texts. It is a generic architext which encompasses certain genres such as pastiche, parody, and travesty. The main concern of this book is parody. It aims to show how a twentieth-century literary work like Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea can be related to and a parody of Charlotte Bronte's nineteenth-century novel Jane Eyre. The book considers the generic study of both novels focusing on the concept of bildungsroman and analysis of the dream texts, and also character analysis of Rochester. Concequently, the research shows how some elements in Jane Eyre are developed into parodic elements in Wide Sargasso Sea.This book sheds more light on the post-modern concept of Hypertextuality to help the reader comprehend it better. 108 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Technology Management is an indispensable part of the management in every organization in this era as technology is embedded in every phase of organizational practices. that's why it is necessary to know 'How to use Technology Management and what are the practices which are applied to all the phases of TM'.It is a very powerful tool to coordinate and control every organization.It teaches us to introduce new technology and its implementation in the environment of global competitiveness and survival of industry. It entails how to introduce green practices and take precautions while adopting new technology. Technology Management is the most important tool in present scenario.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Meeting the energy needs of a rapidly-growing economy like India is a matter of apprehension. Issues associated with conventional petroleum energy are fluctuating global prices, depletion of reserves, dependence on imports and environmental pollution. Understandably, efforts have been intensified to identify alternative sources of energy. Jatropha and some more non-edible tree borne oil seed species as biodiesel has emerged as viable options. These tree borne oil seeds are elaborated for their potential as biodiesel. The advantages and constraints for production and adoption of these crops as biodiesel is also discussed. Some remedial measures for smooth and efficient adoption of these tree borne oil seeds are also suggested.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Failure to interact successfully in intercultural encounters is often a consequence of different cultural norms that govern language use than lack of linguistic knowledge. The contents of this book is an attempt to account for problems that Sudanese Arabic Speakers encounter in intercultural communication in relation to politeness, namely, apologizing, since it is an important speech act for maintaining politeness between people. The study investigated apology strategies in Sudanese colloquial Arabic and Sudanese English to examine whether there is socio-pragmatic transfer from L1 to L2, and to what extent do native speakers of English accept the utterances informants produce as apologies. The source of most of the literature in this genre is western cultures, and more recently, the far-east cultures, therefore, the contents of this book adds tremendously to the field since it one of the first of its kind in the Arabic-Islamic cultural contexts. The results are interesting and of great benefit to the field of pragmatics, speech acts, politeness, cross cultural studies and intercultural communication.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Technology Management is an indispensable part of the management in every organization in this era as technology is embedded in every phase of organizational practices. that's why it is necessary to know 'How to use Technology Management and what are the practices which are applied to all the phases of TM'.It is a very powerful tool to coordinate and control every organization.It teaches us to introduce new technology and its implementation in the environment of global competitiveness and survival of industry. It entails how to introduce green practices and take precautions while adopting new technology. Technology Management is the most important tool in present scenario.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Technology Management is an indispensable part of the management in every organization in this era as technology is embedded in every phase of organizational practices. that's why it is necessary to know 'How to use Technology Management and what are the practices which are applied to all the phases of TM'.It is a very powerful tool to coordinate and control every organization.It teaches us to introduce new technology and its implementation in the environment of global competitiveness and survival of industry. It entails how to introduce green practices and take precautions while adopting new technology. Technology Management is the most important tool in present scenario. 104 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Meeting the energy needs of a rapidly-growing economy like India is a matter of apprehension. Issues associated with conventional petroleum energy are fluctuating global prices, depletion of reserves, dependence on imports and environmental pollution. Understandably, efforts have been intensified to identify alternative sources of energy. Jatropha and some more non-edible tree borne oil seed species as biodiesel has emerged as viable options. These tree borne oil seeds are elaborated for their potential as biodiesel. The advantages and constraints for production and adoption of these crops as biodiesel is also discussed. Some remedial measures for smooth and efficient adoption of these tree borne oil seeds are also suggested. 196 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Failure to interact successfully in intercultural encounters is often a consequence of different cultural norms that govern language use than lack of linguistic knowledge. The contents of this book is an attempt to account for problems that Sudanese Arabic Speakers encounter in intercultural communication in relation to politeness, namely, apologizing, since it is an important speech act for maintaining politeness between people. The study investigated apology strategies in Sudanese colloquial Arabic and Sudanese English to examine whether there is socio-pragmatic transfer from L1 to L2, and to what extent do native speakers of English accept the utterances informants produce as apologies. The source of most of the literature in this genre is western cultures, and more recently, the far-east cultures, therefore, the contents of this book adds tremendously to the field since it one of the first of its kind in the Arabic-Islamic cultural contexts. The results are interesting and of great benefit to the field of pragmatics, speech acts, politeness, cross cultural studies and intercultural communication 188 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Micro finance is among major interventions that are being carried out throughout the world particularly following the corridor of poverty - Africa, Asia, and Latin America - as a tool to alleviate poverty. Ethiopia is among few world countries which are currently in fast economic growth. The role of microfinance institutions in the economic growth of the country is very significant. To guide the institutions on the right truck it needs scientific research. Therefore, this research has been carried out to analyse the trend of changes in credit provision, savings mobilization, and geographic and financial accessibility of the institutions to the active poor. Correlation analysis between credit provided and savings mobilized together with predictive regression models are unique parts of this study. The book will have paramount importance to managers of Microfinance institutions, policy makers, donors, creditors, and those who are engaged in providing trainings on microfinance and related issues 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Constitution is a set of fundamental laws that govern and guide the power and function of the government.The existence of constitution is paramount important for the development of democracy in a specific country.Despite this the mere existence of constitution cannot be a guarantee for constitutionalism.Since,constitutionalism does not mean only having constitution,but it is the practical application or implementation of that given constitution on the ground.Even if the purpose of constitution is limiting the power of the government ,undemocratic governments may develop constitution,in order to use it as a cover to legitimize their power.The same was true for Ethiopia along with constitutions established in the previous regimes.In fact the country had the experience of four written constitutions.1931 was the first written constitution in the history of the country,and revised in 1955 with in the same regime.In 1987 the new constitution was established by another regime.The 1995 Constitution of Ethiopian is a new constitution that come up with Federalism in Ethiopia. 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -HIV/AIDS epidemic has become a global crisis affecting all levels of society. It is an urban threat that affects the civil servants uniquely. The social and economic consequences of the epidemic are having an impact on civil servants, institutions and on the development of the town. All the civil servants and their institutions are faced social and economic problems by the epidemic. The objective of the study is to reveal that the social and economic impacts of HIV/AIDS on civil servants of Wukro town in Tigray, Ethiopia. Therefore, the analysis will help the individuals, institutions and policy makers to understand the socioeconomic impacts of HIV/AIDS on civil servants, so as to forward or plan the possible measures to reduce these impacts on the development. 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The objective study assessed the performance of the East Mamprusi district substructures by examining citizen s participation in local activities and resource capacity of the Town and Area councils. The district substructures are required to enhance political participation processes of political decision-making and socio-economic development at the local levels. Moreover, participation is a key element of effective popular control over government. It is explicitly stated in the Constitution that popular local participation in local decision-making is an objective of decentralization in Ghana [Article 240(2)] 1992. The methodology of the research was based on literature review and data collection on the performance of sub-district structures in the decentralisation process in Ghana. Data was analyze to describe the phenomenon. Inability of Town and Area Council and Unit Committees members to read and write, lack of motivation, Insufficient funding to support the activities of the sub-district structures and inadequate logistics to carry out their duties were some of the findings of the study. The study recommended building the capacity of the substructures to stimulate performance 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The book analyzes the outcomes of an ambitious project aimed at contributing to reducing poverty in one of the world s poorest countries, Nepal. Nepal initiated the Skill for Employment Project (SEP) in 2006 with the objective of providing market oriented short-term training for 80,000 people from the disadvantaged groups, particularly women and Dalits (lower caste), within the period of five years. The training is expected to enhance the employability of the training participants and facilitate them in obtaining employment. The engagement in employment is then supposed to help them increase their income, sustain their livelihoods and ultimately bring them out of the poverty trap. The study tries to examine the employment and earning outcomes of the training based on the primary data collected from 41 training graduates. The book also includes perspectives of different stakeholders related to Technical Education, Vocational Training and Skill Development in Nepal. 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Nepal is among the poorest and least developed countries in the world. It has a highly diverse society and geography. However, Nepal is governed by various intersecting codes of hierarchy. Religion, language, caste, ethnicity, and gender are the most fundamental elements constituting its highly hierarchal structure. The hierarchal structure of the society, put enhances marginalisation of certain caste and women and put their livelihood in more vulnerable condition. Community forestry was introduced to improve Nepalese community livelihood and conserve country s fragile ecosystem. However, it has experienced major changes during its history. In this study, by utilizing a critical discourse analysis, position of Nepalese women in community forestry is examined. To do so, the interplay of formal and informal institutions in Nepal which constitutes patriarchal norms and practices, is revealed. Moreover, in order to discover underlying reasons of women s subordination in community forestry in Nepal and propose probable solutions, discursive relation of these gendered norms and practices with women, as active agents who can negotiate with those institutions, is unpacked. 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Research on Juvenile Justice System in Bangladesh: Standardization of Juvenile Legal Frameworks in Bangladesh with International Standards is an integral part of MS in Human Rights Law under the Faculty of Law, Dhaka International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. This is defined a numbers of constraints and challenges in the existing legal regime of Bangladesh towards advancing a child friendly justice system of Bangladesh. So, the research findings will be helpful for the academicians, researchers, policy makers, legal practitioners and relevant actors to updates them with a standard provision of juvenile justice. Finally, I am really thankful to my supervisor Dr. Md Akhtaruzzaman, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Dhaka International University who contributes to make my research successful. 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -What are the primary causes of civil violence In this book the author explores theories of both war and conflict using five independent variables: trade openness, ethnic polarization, ethnic fractionalization, political inequality, and economic inequality. The author argues that to better understand the econometric interplay between the independent variables and conflict, it is necessary to stratify the sampled countries by regime type, (autocracy, anocracy, and democracy). This book finds that after controlling for a variety of potentially confounding variables, trade openness decreases the probability of civil war onset. When controlling for alternate theoretical views, ethnicity and political inequality are positively related to civil violence. Economic inequality is consistently insignificant in pooled regression models. 112 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The existing regulatory regime that governs the world's commercial aviation industry does not serve the interest of the airlines of the 21st century and is no longer adequate. Today s civil aviation is based on a regulatory system which was brought into existence at the 1944 Chicago Convention. Many airlines and governments around the world agree that it is time to break the bilateral web and let the airlines manage their own route network without the intervention of their respective governments. The EU/U.S. Open Skies Agreement is one of the most important efforts to achieve market liberalization in air transport. This work critically analyzes the main achievements of the second stage EU/U.S. agreement and explores the notion of ownership and control of airlines (the major barrier to the genuine globalization of the world's airline industry) from both a European and an American perspective and explains why it is such a difficult issue to agree on. The book also reviews the party's efforts that have taken place over the years to achieve market liberalization and proposes some possible alternatives to bypass the old fashioned regulatory framework created by the Chicago Convention. 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Recent studies have shown that most developing countries are not able to maintain export relationships for long. According to some researchers, this is one of the key reasons for the poor export performance that many developing countries have experienced over the years. This revelation has necessitated further studies into why export relationships are not sustained for developing countries. Most studies have used firm- and product-level data to analyse the causes of the failure of firms in export markets and have found the survival analysis technique as the most suitable method to use. Ghana is one of the many developing countries that have struggled to improve export performance, especially manufacturing exports. Interestingly, no known study has either investigated the nature of the length of trade relationships for Ghanaian exporting firms or investigated the factors that influence failure of Ghanaian exporters. 116 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Formula for Unification via a National Community which has been the official unification formula of South Korea has served as a framework for the reunification policies of previous South Korean governments. This book focuses on the community-building approach of the South Korean formula and explains why a formula which prioritized economic community has not served as an adequate formula for reunification. It builds its argument on the necessity of forming a peace community before establishing economic relations and aims to answer why a peace community should be prioritized by looking for the traces of 'military first politics' in North Korean identities and interests which are analyzed through a constructivist perspective. As long as Pyongyang's motivations are embedded in identities constituted by Juche and Songun ideologies which lay the grounds for the military interests motivating excessive militarization and nuclearization of Pyongyang, it is difficult to imagine a North Korea which prioritizes economic cooperation over its self-help concerns. 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Of late the role of corporate governance has been highlighted worldwide, particularly due to a proliferation of scandals and crises. Specific cases such as Enron, WorldCom, Adelphia Communications and Parmalat have shaken the corporate world. This research paper observes corporate governance at a firm level in post-transitional economies. It analyses governance in some of the most liquid Czech and Croatian companies primarily focusing on quality within the firms internal places of control. Areas such as Board practices, conflict of interest, shareholders rights, transparency and disclosure are paid particular attention. The main methodological instrument is a Corporate governance index, developed using OECD recommendations on the construction of composite indicators, which allows a comparison of best practices implementation. 120 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The most basic need of people is accompanied by textile and clothing industry, so it has a great importance in every one s life and for this T&C industry has to maintain sustained growth for improving quality of life.Textile and Clothing exports is influenced by many global and domestic factors so this book particularly focus on the main determinants of textile and clothing exports of Pakistan. With this the Performance of T&C exports of Pakistan has also been measured by using Blassa Index and the comparison of export performance of Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Indonesia has also been made which shows their competitiveness in international market both in textile and clothing sectors. Strengths, weaknesses and challenges for Pakistan textile and clothing industry have been analyzed by giving some suggestions to compete more efficiently in world textile and clothing market 104 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book investigates the relationship between leadership styles and organizational performance,largely within the context of non-profit organizations,using the Kumasi Diocese of the Methodist Church Ghana as a case study.Out of the hundred Reverend Ministers targeted for the survey,ninety participated through questionnaire,giving a response rate of 90%.Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) was used for the statistical analysis.Some of the key findings were that;leadership plays a critical role in the performance of churches,most times the kind of leadership style adopted by a Reverend Minister may impact positively or negatively on the growth of the church,most of the Ministers who had attained higher levels of education have shown better understanding of what leadership is about and are more likely to adopt leadership styles that would impact positively on the performance of the Church (organization).It was also revealed that,apart from autocratic leadership style which the ministers occasionally adopted,they often make use of democratic,charismatic,transformational or visionary leadership styles. 96 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Experiences show that during recent decades most of the countries have been using the economic liberalization policies and promotion of private sector to improve their economic status and achieve prosperity . On the other hand, all countries that have followed the above mentioned two approaches, in fact have active and dynamic chambers of commerce. Widespread activities of private sector in these countries lead to increase competition, decrease the production costs and finished prices, increase products quality and finally increase exports to other countries. 96 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Olympic bidding has become as competitive as the event itself (Whitelegg, 2000: 801). This book begins by exploring the motivations behind Olympic bids and how these have changed over time. An examination of the process, practices, and politics involved in Olympic bidding reveals that it is important for bid committees to attempt to influence the media to gain public support. This book thus explores how the London Olympic Bid Committee attempted to influence the Sun to communicate their key messages to the UK public and determines whether and more importantly how the newspaper carried these statements in order to discover how tensions between the discourses and practices of Olympic bid committees and those of journalists affect the ideas communicated to the reader. The analysis should be of interest to both students and academics in the fields of sport, events, media, and public relations, and may be useful to professionals responsible for securing public support for mega-event bids. 96 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Venture Capital Funding Vehicle to convert ideas into Business is Sanjay s passionate effort to share with upcoming entrepreneurs lessons on how to build up ideas into business. Using his real time experiences Sanjay puts forth practical ways to seeding ideas, forming teams, funding through Venture Capitalists and building successful organizations. In a society like India where the fear of failure is the biggest obstacle to an entrepreneur, the author drives the fact that entrepreneurs make up for the best innovations and the drivers for employment into future. The book s main focus goes deep into the creation of Entrepreneurs and the importance of encouraging Entrepreneurship with Venture Capitalism as the method of development. At the same time experiences of the Entrepreneurs who have gone through the hard unpaved paths of a start-up company in trying to make their ideas and dreams into realities of a viable business makes it totally interesting. The book provides valuable insights on makings of a good team, the best ways to get funding for an idea, how one goes about raising money, real life examples of successful businesses and their unique selling propositions. 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Nowadays, the growth of urban squatter settlements is a particular challenge to developing countries. The shelter crisis experienced by many cities of the world are the result of rural- urban migration, rapid urbanization process, chronic shortage of low cost houses and accompanied basic social, physical infrastructure and services. The presence of squatter settlements is one indication of the extent of housing poverty in any country. It also indicates a crisis because it generally lacks the fundamental requirement of certainty of tenure. Especially, squatters situated along the river banks have suffered from various socio-economic and environmental problems. Besides, they are deprived of basic social and physical infrastructure. This book bridge the information gap regarding the general situation of river bank squatter settlements and especially useful for urban planners, geographers, policy makers and other professionals. 108 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -True enough that women s participation in the labor market has been accelerated conspicuously during the last few decades around the world. But do these feminizations of employment envisage the equal access and rights in the global labor market in terms of gender equality The basic attempt of this book was to seek the answers of these queries. With an application of interdisciplinary theoretical perspectives, the book was written based on empirical findings from a field study conducted on Bangladeshi female immigrants in London, UK. It discusses the ways and to what extent Bangladeshi female immigrants roles are sources of entitlement to the provision of UK s labor market, their status on the labor market, their limits, possibilities and ability to negotiate changes in these roles in terms of gender relations. Findings reveal that the increasing rate of feminization of employment is not coinciding with the elimination of gender disparities. Empirical evidence further fails to support the argument of neoliberal economic development, global capitalism and free market economy that women s occupational outcomes result primarily from free choices that they make in an open market. 96 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book underlines various aspects and activities such as study consumer behavior towards Sula Vineyards products, study its awareness among people, the market position of Sula wines in Nasik city. It also examines the consumer s opinion & preference towards Wine of Sula vineyard across Nasik city by gathering information from various Consumers and retailers (Hotel, Restaurant and Bar, Wine shops) spread across the city. It analyzes the strength and weaknesses of Sula wines in terms of wine marketing and finds out the problems in the implementation of a consumer behavior and satisfaction with Sula s competitor. This project studies and to helps in developing new marketing plans and strategies for wine products of Sula Vineyards consumer. 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The study in this research examined the relationship between high performance work system (HPWS) and work place safety (WPS). At the company level the study examine the outcomes and the moral of the employees, specially the book contains the results from emergency services providing organization. This book is useful for researcher and practitioners who are interested in linking the utilization of high performance work system and work place safety. 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In economic history of Pakistan, dictators have made good policies with regard to FDI and huge amount of FDI came into Pakistan in their regime. The credit also goes to the political stability and good macro indicators of economy in their era as compared to democratic governments, but every time dictator s period ended with huge political and economic crisis and destruction of national institutions. This book is a complete package of political and statistical analysis of policies, trends and importance of FDI in Pakistan from independence (1947) to 2009, based on quantitative and qualitative facts and figures. Moreover reasons of low FDI in Pakistan and their solutions are also discussed in detail. That s why very helpful for students of economics and finance, politicians, bureaucrats and for all those persons who have interest in Pakistani economics, role of politics and bureaucracy in economic matters and history of foreign investment policies of governments in different regimes after independence. 116 pp. Englisch.