Lap lambert academic publishing jul 2010 (Oltre 1400 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Using an expanded definition of the 1948 UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide this work analyzes the factors leading to Guatemala''s military operations from 1978 until 1983 against Guatemala''s indigenous population and gives details why these operations accounted for genocide. The main factors to explain the atrocities were the long lasting alienation of Guatemala''s indigenous and non-indigenous population and the evolution of a 'new,' i.e. national indigenous identity previous to the conflict.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Today, the urban conglomerate of Polish Silesia finds itself experimenting a worldwide phenomenon: the continuous blurring of the spatial and conceptual borders between town, city, metropolis and megalopolis; a growing mixture of spaces, activities, interrelations and connectivities that challenge the traditional -and more assessable- image of human settlement. In a crossroads of ages and geographies, Silesia becomes a political and socio-economical experiment on-the-go, a perfect laboratory in which we can study the ups and downs of the current urban trends, the attempts to understand and control them, and the impact they make on our daily quality of life. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Today, the urban conglomerate of Polish Silesia finds itself experimenting a worldwide phenomenon: the continuous blurring of the spatial and conceptual borders between town, city, metropolis and megalopolis; a growing mixture of spaces, activities, interrelations and connectivities that challenge the traditional -and more assessable- image of human settlement. In a crossroads of ages and geographies, Silesia becomes a political and socio-economical experiment on-the-go, a perfect laboratory in which we can study the ups and downs of the current urban trends, the attempts to understand and control them, and the impact they make on our daily quality of life. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Using an expanded definition of the 1948 UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide this work analyzes the factors leading to Guatemala's military operations from 1978 until 1983 against Guatemala's indigenous population and gives details why these operations accounted for genocide. The main factors to explain the atrocities were the long lasting alienation of Guatemala's indigenous and non-indigenous population and the evolution of a new, i.e. national indigenous identity previous to the conflict.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Today, the urban conglomerate of Polish Silesia finds itself experimenting a worldwide phenomenon: the continuous blurring of the spatial and conceptual borders between town, city, metropolis and megalopolis; a growing mixture of spaces, activities, interrelations and connectivities that challenge the traditional -and more assessable- image of human settlement. In a crossroads of ages and geographies, Silesia becomes a political and socio-economical experiment on-the-go, a perfect laboratory in which we can study the ups and downs of the current urban trends, the attempts to understand and control them, and the impact they make on our daily quality of life. 108 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Using an expanded definition of the 1948 UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide this work analyzes the factors leading to Guatemala''s military operations from 1978 until 1983 against Guatemala''s indigenous population and gives details why these operations accounted for genocide. The main factors to explain the atrocities were the long lasting alienation of Guatemala''s indigenous and non-indigenous population and the evolution of a 'new,' i.e. national indigenous identity previous to the conflict. 120 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Using an expanded definition of the 1948 UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide this work analyzes the factors leading to Guatemala's military operations from 1978 until 1983 against Guatemala's indigenous population and gives details why these operations accounted for genocide. The main factors to explain the atrocities were the long lasting alienation of Guatemala's indigenous and non-indigenous population and the evolution of a new, i.e. national indigenous identity previous to the conflict. 120 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book investigates the impact of the Times of Zambia gender policy on journalistic practices. The policy was formulated to address issues of representation of women both in news coverage and at an institutional level. In spite of the implementation of the editorial gender policy, no change in gendered representation is evident. The book is informed by a Cultural Studies approach to media studies, specifically drawing on the circuit of culture' (du Guy et al, 1997) and focused on two specific moments', namely representation and production. Data was collected using two qualitative methods, namely document analysis and semi-structured in-depth interviews. The document analysis established that this policy is informed by a liberal feminist approach to media and identified the weaknesses in its formulation. The subsequent semi-structured in-depth interviews probed the practices and perceptions of male and female journalists and editors in relation to the degree of change in gendered representation in the news. 116 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Research studies on issues affecting female doctoral students' success has shown the mentoring relationship to be a theme throughout research. Studies have examined the importance of female faculty academic mentoring relationships in relation to doctoral students' feelings of satisfaction with the program and institution; however, few studies have explored the influence of this relationship on female doctoral students' degree completion. With the projected rise in female enrollments in doctoral programs, it is beneficial to understand the relationship between the female doctoral student and the female faculty academic mentor. The perceptions of female doctoral students and their experiences in the dissertation writing process were explored in this phenomenological study. The participants' responses signified the importance of centric interaction with the faculty academic mentor. The findings provided evidence that there are certain issues that are important to female doctoral students with female faculty academic mentors, and that specific elements of mentoring are more useful to the female doctoral students and their success in the doctoral program. 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Contemporarily, the sophistication of financial markets coupled with possibilities of high volatilities, thinning of margin and shareholder value erosion have necessitated the search for a model that could have predictive powers which fund managers would leverage on to help with risk management phenomenon. Value-at-Risk (VaR) has recently become popular as an alternative risk measure especially with the traditional beta ( ) measure of market risk coming under heavy critism due to the heightened concern expressed by financial experts as to whether it actually captures and appropriately price the risk of the market. VaR has been defined as a summary measure that indicates the worst loss that could occur to a portfolio or a single asset over a target horizon with a given level of confidence. The research took a cursory look at the empirical relationship that exists between this rapidly evolving measure of risk and its influence on the everyday asset allocation decisions that fund managers are involved with and to discover how this links with portfolio performance at various allocation mixes. To simplify the approach, only two classes of assets were considered; equity and cash. 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Individual level factors related to the successor have a central role to play in the succession process of the business. When these factors are viewed in relation to succession planning models, these factors have a direct relation to the succession models in terms of success or failure of the succession process. The major contributing factor to the success or failure of the succession process is that of the leadership provided to the organization by the predecessor. These leadership qualities change from one form to another during different phases of the succession planning models. This Book reviews available succession planning models and try to converg them into a single model considering the individual level factors related to succession planning. 76 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book deals with PPP in different countries especially in the Czech Republic, Great Britain, South Africa and USA. Because the issue of PPP is really extensive this book is focused just on financing of this type of projects. To be able to analyze situation in mentioned countries just one part of financing of PPP project, Public Sector Comparator (PSC), was chosen. Every country has its own approach to PSC and the aim of this book is to compare advantages and disadvantages of PSC methodic in individual countries and create a recommendations for application of possible improvements into Czech PSC methodic. 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Recent scholarship underscores the importance of industry-universities collaboration as an important organizational form for knowledge creation within the national system of innovation (NSI), especially in stimulating new technologies. There are two broad assumptions underlying the establishment and management of universities. The first one is that universities are set up to perform certain well defined functions such as teaching, research and knowledge production and could remain outside the broad national, cultural and political influence. Second, and specific to the research function, the notion of research and development (R&D) without much attention to downstream activities that involve commercialization, limits the relevance of university research. This book based on sound empirical and theoretical scholarship advances considerably our understanding of these issues within a development context. We strongly recommend it to all those interested in the development debate. 72 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The objective of the project is to propose a national plan to place successfully organic products in the local market. The present study collects primary information from producers, consumers and retailers in order to clarify certain hypotheses and propose an action plan addressing all the issues identified. The national plan addresses all the issues identified during the research. Moreover, it is in line with the European Action Plan for Organic Food and Farming, initiated by the European Commission. The proposed measures will be introduced in a multidimensional level and in an integrated manner. In this respect, the measures proposed lay within four levels: production, marketing, legislative/ institutional, and other supportive measures. As regards the action plan itself it is proposed to last for five years. An outline of the actions to be taken during this period, including who, what, when and where, is also proposed. Concerning the benefit/cost analysis it is concluded that between the alternative option 'do nothing' the plan could lead to increased consumer and producer surplus and expand the market of organic products. 120 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Height is an important indicator of Body Mass Index (BMI) to assess nutritional status in elderly. BMI can be used to assess risk of Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED) and obesity. However, measurement of stature in elderly cannot be conducted perfectly due to kyphosis and scoliosis. It may be more appropriate to estimate stature from measurement of other skeletal segments such as knee height, arm span and sitting height. Aging process does not influence length of arm, leg (knee) and vertebral bone. Arm span is less influenced by aging. Reduction of arm span on elderly is slower than height, so that it is recommended as a parameter for stature prediction. Sitting height can also be used to predict the stature of elderly, but tend to decrease along with aging. The predicted height in elderly is considered as quite valid in developing anthropometry index and taking interpretation of the measurement of body composition. The Indonesian elderly can use the three predictors to estimate their height which put in the Nutritional Status Assessment of Elderly. 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Keeping in view the scarcity of human resource management (HRM) literature about Pakistan, this book is useful for researchers, international investors and others interested in knowing management practices in Pakistan. It reviews the literature on integration and devolvement in various parts of the world. It also reports the findings of an empirical survey in fifty-two higher education institutes (HEIs) of Pakistan.The results of the study show that the HEIs are practicing a low level of integration and devolvement. The level of devolved decision-making and the direction of change in theses decision is different for various HR activities. The departmental heads do not have similar training level in various areas of HRM. Public and private sector HEIs are similar in most of their HRM patterns and organizational characteristics. Presence of HR department is the main predictor of integration and devolvement. There is resistance to HRM convergence in Pakistan and the high power distance culture is shaping many policies and practices. The divergent trends prevailing in higher education sector are expected to stay until formal HR departments become integral to all HEIs. 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The aim of this work is to study the relationships between CEO compensation and organizational performance to achieve a better theoretical understanding of this phenomenon and to examine these relationships in publically traded Nordic companies. Theory on CEO compensation and firm performance was studied to develop a CEO Compensation-Performance Model, from which testable hypotheses were derived, focusing on the link between performance and compensation and the links between fixed compensation and short-term performance and contingent compensation and long- term performance. These hypotheses were then tested to examine the validity of the CEO Compensation- Performance Model. No significant relationships were found. There is a lack of a significant relationship between CEO compensation and firm performance in publically traded Nordic firms. This implies that the CEO Compensation-Performance Model does not hold true in the Nordic context. 72 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This work covers Czech-US relations starting in the 1990's till the Eastern enlargement of the European Union in May 2004. It focuses primarily on the change in the mutual relations of the two countries after this historic enlargement. The paper is covering mainly political and economic dimensions of the relations. First, an overview of the formal background for the political relations is provided, followed by hypothesis regarding possible changes in relation to the new limitations coming with EU membership. To confront the formal basis with the real issues in the mutual relations the diplomatic matters in the past fifteen years are shortly covered. Next, the economic angle of the relations presents the character of the trade relations between the two states and its development over the aforementioned decade. Further, the potential changes in the Czech- US economic relations caused by the enlargement are outlined including opinions and expectations of experts. The paper concludes with summary of the observed and further expected changes in the Czech-US relations related to the EU entry. 112 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This study uses GIS to determine if the aggregation of census block data are better than census block group data for analyzing social vulnerability. This was done by applying a social vulnerability method that used census block group data for a countywide analysis and converting it to use census blocks for a countywide analysis and a municipal-wide analysis to determine which level of aggregation provided a more precise representation of social vulnerability. In addition to calculating the social vulnerability, the results were overlaid with an evacuation zone for the threat of a train derailment, determining which aggregation better depicted at-risk populations. The results of the study showed that the census blocks enable a more exact measurement of social vulnerability because they are better at capturing small pockets of high-risk areas. This study concludes that census block are more advantageous than census block groups because they are more sensitive and geographically exact in measuring social vulnerability, allow for a better interpretation of social vulnerability for smaller areas, and show spatial patterns of vulnerability at a finer spatial scale. 56 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Franchising, in its current form, evolved in the United States throughout the 1950s and 1960s. During that period, franchising witnessed an explosive growth in terms of the numbers of companies that adopted franchising as a business model. In respect of the revolution in business contracts, the franchising investor should basically take into account the legal perspective of the franchising contract. Therefore a definite legal relationship between parties can only be attained when they both understand all their respective rights and obligations and terms under which the contract is to be terminated. In addition, complete awareness of the advantages and disadvantages of the franchise business will lead to a safe operation of the franchise business. The present book is an effort to address, for a legal perspective, the major issues pertinent the franchise business and present sufficiently clear answers for the major questions to who seek to get involved in franchise business. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Ethnic and communal violence (conflicts) have in recent years become common place in many parts of Ghana and other African countries. This book will be interested in looking at the effects of such violence in the form of chieftaincy conflicts on the socio-economic development of the affected local areas. The book will use the Bawku Chieftaincy Conflict as a case study. I have adopted the insights of the economic theories of war and predation to theorize that the factions in the Bawku Chieftaincy conflict are rational economic players who are interested in the economic, social and political rewards that will accrue to the victorious faction. This book should help shed some light on the causes and the implications of ethnic and communal violence on the economic and social development of the local areas where such conflict take place. This book should be especially useful to students and researchers of peace and conflict studies and to anyone who is interested in issues relating to ethnicity, conflicts and rural (local) development. 72 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The ANC government came to power in 1994 and has had to come to grips with many economic, social and political challenges it inherited from the apartheid regime. A majority of the people were marginalized and subjected to poor standards of living in areas that were inadequately provided for in terms of basic services. One of the biggest challenges the new government is facing is the delivery of services especially housing Poor policy implementation continues to complicate the existing problems. Other issues which contribute to service delivery crisis include lack of public participation, insufficient funds to meet these huge demands, inadequate skilled human resources. The book critically examines the extend to which poor policy implementation has affected the provision of housing in Khayelitsha with focus on the respective stakeholders. The stakeholders in question include housing services beneficiaries, councilors, community based organizations, financial institutions and the department of housing, all of whom are expected to play a vital role regarding housing delivery according to government policies. 108 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Adolescent childbearing is a phenomenon that has significant ramification at personal, societal, and global levels. Present research attempts to explore whether the utilization of Reproductive and Child Health Care Services differs among adolescent and older mother after controlling the potential background socio-economic and demographic characteristics. The study utilizes data from three rounds of National Family Health Survey (NFHS) to understand the level, trend and determinants of teenage childbearing and utilization of basic Reproductive and Child Health Services (RCH) in India. The Reproductive and Child Health Services that are examined in present study includes antenatal care, safe delivery, and child immunization. Results show that prevalence of teenage childbearing in India has remained almost stagnant over the past 13 years. The analysis shows that after controlling the potential socioeconomic and demographic factors, maternal age appeared to have the significant influence on the use of maternal and child health care services. Adolescents are less likely to use any health care services than the older women. 116 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Development interventions do needs assessments to come up with the real felt needs of the particular community. The fact that they are needs negates the existence of anything to appreciate. The appreciative approach is a powerful tool to implement any intervention in the community. The results of needs assessment is a list of challenges that the intervening organizations do not have enough to respond to the needs. Appreciative Inquiry Approach is an approach that encourages a self healing of the community. The approach is there to exploit the existing intrinsic strength of the community at large. Findings have proved that the income of the household and the level of harmony at the household have very strong relationship. Again appreciative inquiry approach is proved to have a strong impact in the income of the households that are studied and the approach is seen as the very powerful tool for introducing change in the community. This book is meant for the development organizations, it also targets the project managers. The book would be useful for the activists of gender and devolopment. This book would be very much interesting for couples regarding household income. 64 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -It contains the description and analysis of the risk management strategies,foreign exchange transactions, with a view to gaining an insight into the impact of these issues on economy.The Indian financial system has undergone a considerable change in the recent past. Only a few years ago it used to be a closed, opaque,classified system shaped and regulated by the bureaucrats of the finance ministry.The scenario today is very different.Since 1991, gradually, it metamorphosed into a substantive, self-regulating system and developed as one obeying no rules or dictates other than those consistent with its own character.It has left the backwaters and entered the open sea and though sometimes buffeted by swift, violent and complex happenings, it has necessarily shaped up as a free financial system should be.It has chosen to be competitive, market-oriented.The transformation implies that the components of the Indian financial system, that is, the institutions and markets functioning within it, have chosen to be well managed and growth-oriented to make it a global, modern and a twenty-first century system. 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Since 1992, Estonia has successfully maintained a currency board arrangement and this stability in the monetary policy has played an important role in helping the Estonian economy successfully overcome the problems associated with transition period while maintaining a pattern of steady and sustainable development. The objective of this thesis is to estimate the equilibrium exchange rate of the Estonian kroon over the period from 1995 until 2006. For this, behavioral equilibrium exchange rate (BEER) approach was used and the equilibrium real exchange rate calculation was based on such fundamentals like government expenditures, net foreign assets, terms of trade, foreign interest rate and the productivity difference ratio. The results of the thesis show that the misalignment of the kroon was in the range of ± 2 %, which can be considered a rather small deviation form the equilibrium. Exceptions to this are the beginning of the period, when the REER was undervalued by 5 %, and the Russian Crisis of 1998-1999, when overvaluation peaked at 13 %. Thus, REER has, on average, moved around its equilibrium value. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Today, being different is something that all people are afraid of. People want to have an easy and comfortable life,without difficulties and stress. Through this project, I tried to find out how to include children with Down syndrome in everyday society and help them to have a regular life like everyone else. Furthermore,I wanted to determine what has been done in this regard so far, what the plans for the future are and does the mainstreaming process helps a child in developing his or her potential. Furthermore, my goal was to point out the problem that children with disabilities are being faced with and wake up all of us in order to do something for them and give the children the opportunity to show who they are and decide who they want to be. 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Increasingly, the parties to international commercial agreements are specifying arbitration as the primary means of dispute resolution. The stipulation of the arbitration has a fundamental step on the set up of the arbitration agreement, therefore, the pillar of the whole proceeding. Thus, the arbitration agreement is essential in the arbitration itself, requiring attention in the legal texts that direct the subject in a legal perspective. The subject gained importance after 2006, due to modifications on the approach of the requirements, inserted in a revision of the UNCITRAL Model Law and a new understanding in The New York Convention. This book, besides enhancing the topic of the arbitration agreement, pretends to offer an analysis of the form requirements of the agreements under the New York Convention and the UNCITRAL Model Law, for the importance of these legal texts in the arbitration system in a worldwide level. The analysis aims to highlight this important issue and should be useful for professionals dealing with international commerce legal issues such as lawyers, arbitrators, business men, international traders, and also for the research field for scholars and students. 72 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The importance of the performance of business processes for the success of organisations is undeniable. For surviving and being able to compete, organisations have to improve themselves by improving their business processes. This explains why process performance improvement is very popular and beneficial today. This book aims to integrate the techniques such as process qualification, fifth discipline, sustainability and six sigma, which are used in different points throughout process performance management, to examine the relationships between them and to investigate possible contributions they may have on each other. In this manner, these techniques and methodologies will become more powerful by being used together and this will provide a more efficient performance management. The book also shows the cause and effect relationship between process qualification and process performance. How an improvement obtained in process qualification causes an improvement in process performance is demonstrated by a case study. 84 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Nowadays, organizations face with fast and rapid changes and improvements that happen because of globalization and technological changes. Therefore, they have to raise their competition power in order to exist and develop themselves. To be accomplished in competition, companies need workers who should be well trained and well adopted to their companies. Moreover, training process must gain continuity. To sum up, globalization and technological shifts lead to changes even in organizations. In order to cope with these changes, companies need to train their employees. 112 pp. Englisch.…