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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The aim of 'Analysing Harmony' is to make some kind of sense or order from tonal harmony as used in the popular music of the mid-20th century; the kind of music that is known as the 'great American songbook' and used as 'standards' by jazz musicians. The benefit of using this kind of repertoire is that, because it is highly 'refined', in the sense of being systematised and predictable, other musics, such as classical and pop, may be usefully compared with it to highlight similarities and differences of tonal use. The particular purpose of the booklet is twofold. Firstly, it may assist songwriters suffering from the 'lost chord' of songwriter's block. The patterns and substitute chords analysed here can provide a range of chords that have the 'correct' harmonic function: it's then a matter of choosing one according to taste. Secondly, an analytical understanding can greatly assist the improvising musician to develop broader and more complex melodic ideas over longer time-frames, rather than responding to each individual chord as it comes along. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Innovation and regional development are two topics that were (separately) very much discussed by scholars and in recent literature there have been attempts to examine how the former is connected to the latter. At the same time, different types of regional agglomeration systems have been developed and discussed. However, there is a significant gap in literature particularly concerning Innovation Zones. Thus, there is a need to look into this concept and examine the benefits that Innovation Zones can provide to the region to which they are affiliated. Consequently, it is necessary to examine who are the main actors of an Innovation Zone and the prerequisites for a successful Innovation Zone. This analysis will provide to the reader knowledge on regional development theories, the importance of knowledge and it would be especially useful to students or professionals that deal with issues related to innovation, regional development and knowledge agglomeration systems.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Children in many Kenyan communities are conceived as sources of wealth, an investment and thus, socially, emotionally and economically rewarding. My interest in studying street children stemmed from the desire to understand what exactly happened in the this[Kenyan] society where children are highly valued, yet we witness armies of children taking over major towns in Kenya as scavengers to whom the street is the only source of livelihood. In this publication, I have utilized an anthropological perspective of understanding street children from their own point of view. Issues of social and economic organization of the street children while on the streets have been documented, among others, the opportunities and challenge they face as they wring a livelihood on the streets. Being largely a qualitative approach, I have drawn several inferences that have been logically explained to express the push and pull factors that influence patterns of migration among street children in the study area. The book culminates with a conceptual framework derived from the study and thus, recommendations that are drawn for policy purposes. 160 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Children in many Kenyan communities are conceived as sources of wealth, an investment and thus, socially, emotionally and economically rewarding. My interest in studying street children stemmed from the desire to understand what exactly happened in the this[Kenyan] society where children are highly valued, yet we witness armies of children taking over major towns in Kenya as scavengers to whom the street is the only source of livelihood. In this publication, I have utilized an anthropological perspective of understanding street children from their own point of view. Issues of social and economic organization of the street children while on the streets have been documented, among others, the opportunities and challenge they face as they wring a livelihood on the streets. Being largely a qualitative approach, I have drawn several inferences that have been logically explained to express the push and pull factors that influence patterns of migration among street children in the study area. The book culminates with a conceptual framework derived from the study and thus, recommendations that are drawn for policy purposes.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Innovation and regional development are two topics that were (separately) very much discussed by scholars and in recent literature there have been attempts to examine how the former is connected to the latter. At the same time, different types of regional agglomeration systems have been developed and discussed. However, there is a significant gap in literature particularly concerning Innovation Zones. Thus, there is a need to look into this concept and examine the benefits that Innovation Zones can provide to the region to which they are affiliated. Consequently, it is necessary to examine who are the main actors of an Innovation Zone and the prerequisites for a successful Innovation Zone. This analysis will provide to the reader knowledge on regional development theories, the importance of knowledge and it would be especially useful to students or professionals that deal with issues related to innovation, regional development and knowledge agglomeration systems.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Children in many Kenyan communities are conceived as sources of wealth, an investment and thus, socially, emotionally and economically rewarding. My interest in studying street children stemmed from the desire to understand what exactly happened in the this[Kenyan] society where children are highly valued, yet we witness armies of children taking over major towns in Kenya as scavengers to whom the street is the only source of livelihood. In this publication, I have utilized an anthropological perspective of understanding street children from their own point of view. Issues of social and economic organization of the street children while on the streets have been documented, among others, the opportunities and challenge they face as they wring a livelihood on the streets. Being largely a qualitative approach, I have drawn several inferences that have been logically explained to express the push and pull factors that influence patterns of migration among street children in the study area. The book culminates with a conceptual framework derived from the study and thus, recommendations that are drawn for policy purposes.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book reports on a six month implementation of the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) model when taught in a New Zealand secondary school physical education program. Two classes were taught using TPSR as the predominant pedagogical approach, while two control classes were taught using traditional physical education pedagogy. A mixed methods approach was used to examine the impact of the implementation on students and teachers. The results showed an improvement in students behavior in class; in their relationships with each other and with the teacher; and in their engagement with the physical education curriculum. For most students the learning about personal and social responsibility was restricted to the physical education context. For a small number of student, however, the program had a strong impact on other aspects of their lives. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This book reports on a six month implementation of the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) model when taught in a New Zealand secondary school physical education program. Two classes were taught using TPSR as the predominant pedagogical approach, while two control classes were taught using traditional physical education pedagogy. A mixed methods approach was used to examine the impact of the implementation on students and teachers. The results showed an improvement in students behavior in class; in their relationships with each other and with the teacher; and in their engagement with the physical education curriculum. For most students the learning about personal and social responsibility was restricted to the physical education context. For a small number of student, however, the program had a strong impact on other aspects of their lives.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Innovation and regional development are two topics that were (separately) very much discussed by scholars and in recent literature there have been attempts to examine how the former is connected to the latter. At the same time, different types of regional agglomeration systems have been developed and discussed. However, there is a significant gap in literature particularly concerning Innovation Zones. Thus, there is a need to look into this concept and examine the benefits that Innovation Zones can provide to the region to which they are affiliated. Consequently, it is necessary to examine who are the main actors of an Innovation Zone and the prerequisites for a successful Innovation Zone. This analysis will provide to the reader knowledge on regional development theories, the importance of knowledge and it would be especially useful to students or professionals that deal with issues related to innovation, regional development and knowledge agglomeration systems. 84 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Children in many Kenyan communities are conceived as sources of wealth, an investment and thus, socially, emotionally and economically rewarding. My interest in studying street children stemmed from the desire to understand what exactly happened in the this[Kenyan] society where children are highly valued, yet we witness armies of children taking over major towns in Kenya as scavengers to whom the street is the only source of livelihood. In this publication, I have utilized an anthropological perspective of understanding street children from their own point of view. Issues of social and economic organization of the street children while on the streets have been documented, among others, the opportunities and challenge they face as they wring a livelihood on the streets. Being largely a qualitative approach, I have drawn several inferences that have been logically explained to express the push and pull factors that influence patterns of migration among street children in the study area. The book culminates with a conceptual framework derived from the study and thus, recommendations that are drawn for policy purposes. 160 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book reports on a six month implementation of the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) model when taught in a New Zealand secondary school physical education program. Two classes were taught using TPSR as the predominant pedagogical approach, while two control classes were taught using traditional physical education pedagogy. A mixed methods approach was used to examine the impact of the implementation on students and teachers. The results showed an improvement in students behavior in class; in their relationships with each other and with the teacher; and in their engagement with the physical education curriculum. For most students the learning about personal and social responsibility was restricted to the physical education context. For a small number of student, however, the program had a strong impact on other aspects of their lives. 276 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This report details the entire production process which the maker had gone through for the creation of this film. It attempts to address the lack of a uniquely Chinese science fiction film in the Mandarin speaking world. It seeks to highlight how the original nature of the production can be changed due to the limitations of time and the production pipeline. It also reflects the author's decision making process, showing the influences he chose to aid in the production of the film and how he attempts to reconcile a Western dominated medium with Chinese elements. It also addresses some of the problems and benefits of using Adobe Creative Suite CS4 pipeline. 64 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book examines the effects of EU trade liberalisation on changes in the structure and concentration of manufacturing industries in Spain. The analysis develops a three-region model to classify a country s administrative regions into Core-, Adjacent-, and Periphery regions. The CAP model is significant in so far that it can be extended into a multi-regional CAP model to provide a framework for analysing the forces of agglomeration and dispersion at the national regional levels where the shocks of economic integration are initially felt. The analysis employs the Krugman Index to measure changes in the similarity/diversity of a region s industry structure. The model furthermore develops a manufacturing labor-land ratio to measure industry s relative and absolute regional concentration. The methodology, analysis, and outcomes of this study could be of particular interest to professionals in the fields of Marketing and Communication, Urban and Industrial Park planners, Real Estate Developers, and Regional Economic Development and Policy Planners. 72 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book gives an account of government involvement in defined benefit pension plans and an analysis of resultant negative effects, both explicit and implicit. This book also covers, in broad terms, the workings and advantages of defined benefit plans, the laws governing defined benefit plans, the costs imposed on them by poor legislation, and the resulting disarray (including potential for financial crisis) in the defined benefit pension plan industry. 56 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The end of the past decade meant a new beginning to the European Union. The signature of the Treaty of Lisbon, on the 13th of December 2007, put indeed an end to the crisis that the European Union had been experiencing since the failure of the European Constitution on 2006. However, there was a change that passed almost unnoticed but that could have an important consequence for the future of the Union: the removal of the reference to 'a system ensuring that competition is not distorted in the internal market', which appeared in the old article 3 (g) of the European Community Treaty, and its subsequent replacement by a protocol. Which consequence will have this removal on the current European competition policy Does it open a new era for competition in Europe or was it only a mere political concession made in order to end the crisis The aim of this book is to find an answer to these questions. The author, after having recalled the history of what we call the competition principle, envisages different possibilities with objectivity and critical regard. 76 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This study applies the-trait-activation theory to the field of national and international dual-business negotiations. The theory provides that each type of situations holds distinguished situational factors; each activates specific personality trait to shape the person's behavior-pattern within a given situation. Negotiations of all types hold two common situational factors: the negotiation type, and the counterpart's style. Negotiators should adapt their styles to match these situational factors to achieve the highest possible outcome across situations. Adaptability requires careful planning of an attainable negotiation goal for each negotiation type, accurate estimate of the counterpart's style, then applying the appropriate competitive or cooperative style. It is evident that not all negotiators can be adaptable, which reflects the role of personality traits in shaping adaptability. This book explores the personality traits that are keen to negotiation adaptability in a new approach. 120 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Many development programmes in the developing world have today been redirected in the name of poverty alleviation. However, what these programmes lack is an efficient monitoring system to track progress from poverty alleviation interventions.This work establishes a customized baseline poverty profile that will serve as a reference point for monitoring Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRSP).This work is especially suitable for developing countries that have devolved decades of Central Administrative Controls to Local and District Councils. Over the years, monetary parameters were used to assess rural poverty.This work uses non-monitoring indicators grouped into demographic, basic needs, assets, means of livelihood, social services and empowerment structures to determine poverty status of the population in an effort to evaluate the impact of development initiative. The analysis of this work should help local and district council officers to address the central issues in their effort at poverty alleviation. This work is especially useful also to Development Practitioners, Professionals in development and Administrators interested in eradicating poverty in the developing world. 104 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This study gives a global summary of the number of constitutions and the number of articles in each constitution for many representative countries around the world. The objective is to compare the numbers of constitutions and articles in the following regions of the world: North America, Latin America, Europe, Oceania, Middle East, Asia and Africa. Around the world, on average, Latin America has had the most convoluted constitutional history. The Dominican Republic has had a total of 32 constitutions, the largest number of constitutions in any country, since its independence in 1844. Three other countries have also had 20 or more constitutions throughout their history, all of them in Latin America: Venezuela (26), Haiti (24) and Ecuador (20). On the other hand, there are societies that do not even have codified constitutions, like the United Kingdom in Europe, Hong Kong in Asia and New Zealand in Oceania. In the Middle East, Israel and Saudi Arabia do not have official written constitutions for historical and religious reasons. Comparative constitutional numbers and history help explain the relative stability of political systems, but not necessarily their quality. 64 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Companies pay attention to their product mix. They also pay attention to their marketing mix. That philosophy is rather encompassing. Current and future executives are to borrow a leaf and develop a knack for searching for the mix in their everyday business activities. The pertinent question to ask oneself is what factors affect this process This should then be applied to products, business relationships, production plans, budgets, mergers and acquisitions, new developments, current and future economies, and all issues that come to mind, as far as they are likely to affect the organization''s business activities. This means, therefore, that cause and effect cannot be ruled out in virtually every human endeavor. Corporate profitability is presented here as dependent upon the KSDR Mix Knowledge Management, Succession Planning, Decision-Making and Risk Analysis. Companies and their executives always take critical look at everything that has a tendency to affect their business, whether it has a positive or negative potential. 104 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This study offers a framework for approaching an analysis of the discourse on Palestine in the contemporary United States by conducting a close investigation of print news contributions to that discourse. Relevant theoretical frameworks are applied in order to interpret definitions of discourse, processes of discourse formation, and in particular contributions from the news media to contemporary discourse in the United States. This study argues that contemporary discourse constructs Palestine as an other opposed to contemporary conceptions of a national self. This assertion is made according to relevant theoretical approaches considering the formation of individual and group identities. This study further seeks to delineate the characteristics of the self and the other through an analysis of relevant examples from news media discourse. Aspects of the contemporary American identity are thereby examined, and through this investigation, the dynamic relationship between conceptions of the American 'self' and constructions of the Palestinian 'other' is elucidated. 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Sustainable municipal solid waste management requires the active participation of all stakeholders, mainly households and municipalities. The success of these actors participation is dependent upon many factors, such as information and knowledge, economic incentives and convenience. The Swedish waste management system is one of the best systems and the factors that enabled the system to be successful are, among others, division of responsibility among waste owners, municipalities and manufacturers of products; levels of authority to draw-up procedures and issue license; environmental policies and regulations; active participation of households in source separation and the important role of waste management companies in treating the different wastes in environmentally correctly manner. These factors could be used to help policy makers, policy implementers and any other interested parties in the design and implementation of effective waste management policy. 60 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The magic impetus behind the employment scenario today is the word of spell Employability . The term employability refers to a person's capability of gaining initial employment, maintaining employment and obtaining new employment; if required. The employability of an individual depends on the KSA Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes that one possesses: the way in which these assets are used and presented to the employers. The changing nature of the work environment, the emergence of technology-driven processes and the diversified needs are the challenges to the ability of college and university students. So, they need various forms of support to overcome the physical and mental barriers to learn English for personal development. What we need is Thought Shift from employment to employability; from providing fish to teaching how to fish. The journey has just begun with regard to the challenge of linking Education to Employability in the global knowledge economy. The analysis should be very useful to the higher order learners who want to develop their market oriented skills to make themselves more employable. 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book examines European identity in 23 European countries by means of Eurobarometer 62 (2004). It is argued that research done so far has neglected the question whether identity is a reliable source of normative action. The theoretical section applies the Social Identity Theory to disentangle normative and interest motivated sources of action. The empirical sections tests the normative impact of European identity on expressed support for European social policy. The findings foster concerns about identity: Although support for a sustainable identity is found, only a small group expresses a normative attachment to Europe. The remaining fraction of normative identity further decreases when the interfering national identity is excluded. It is concluded that European identity is far away from being a source to legitimize integration. 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This work critically evaluates the role and extent investment promotion agencies played in the effort of two Central European states to attract foreign direct investment. Several variables defining the authority, political independence, competence of these government-established institutions, as well as variables that have effect on formulation, implementation and successfulness of a suitable investment promotion strategy were assessed. The detailed scrutiny of Czech and Slovak investment promotion agencies shows considerable differences in various aspects of their organizational structure, functions and their performance, all having impact on the quantity and quality of attracted FDI into their home economies. Moreover, both of the examined investment promotion agencies seem to at least partially influence the economic-development record of their country and its further developmental prospects. The primary contribution of this book dwells in its in-depth examination of two regionally competing national IPAs, currently missing in the investment promotion literature. 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The study seeks to answer what factors played a major role in development of public pension systems in the economies of Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union. Our analysis, based on data from 1989 to 1997 in 23 transition economies, investigates five main components of public pension system and identifies three groups of countries with different patterns of development. The existing explanations assume that economic performance, demographic ageing, domestic political constellations, external influence and the path dependency are responsible for the variation in pension system development patterns. Multivariate regressions have been used to test these explanations. We found that economic decline explains changes in the qualifying conditions for full pension benefits, the political variables influence patterns of employees and employers contributions, while the share of government s revenues in GDP is the best explanation for the variation in pension expenditure. The limitations of the study suggest that longer time periods and a small number of countries should be investigated. 84 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -A great amount of research has been done on the relationship between farm size and farm productivity in developing countries. The vast majority of this research supports the existence of an inverse farm size-productivity relationship, i.e., the smaller the farm the more productive it is per unit of land. Proponents of land reform in developing nations point to the inverse relationship as support for their cause. This study examines the relationship between farm size and productivity in the South American country of Ecuador, using data collected from farm operators in the Parish of Bolívar in northern Ecuador. It goes beyond the farm size-land productivity relationship to examine the relationship between farm size and total factor productivity, with some surprising results. The findings of this study should be especially useful to professionals in agricultural economics, development economics, and to anyone interested in the topics of land reform and agricultural productivity. 104 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Today's business world not only believes on big business corporations like MNCs and INCs, but also equally believes on small business organization like Business Enterprises. It has been accepted by one and all that small business enterprises must be assigned a top priority in any programmed of economic development. Survey display the major part of economy in developed countries like Japan, USA, UK just because of small business growth i.e. Enterprises having less than 100 labors, and to execute such enterprises having small organization more need to lead and less need to manage to get maximum effective work by labors with keep them motivated for work and honest for the business. This book is not only with the intention leadership for small organization but also for corporations which highlights concepts, tools, types, techniques and theories of business leadership and emphasized why balanced leadership need with the management. 104 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The research presents a historical perspective of emergence and evolution of Georgian environmental movement. The timeline is divided into Soviet and post Soviet periods. Soviet time movement exhibits many similarities with its counterparts from other former Communist block countries. Distinct characteristic of Georgian environmentalism of that period is close ties with national liberation movement and high level of politicization. Post Soviet movement that emerged as a response to international assistance and partly as an attempt to counterweigh the policy of the government oriented exclusively towards economic development is different from Soviet time movement in many ways. Unlike the predecessor, it no longer enjoys widespread popularity among population. Troubled by internal divisions, the focus of modern Georgian environmentalism is directed towards the development projects that bring the issue of environmental protection back into the spotlight, but only for the limited period of time. Economic model of the country s new government is emerging as a novel challenge that Georgian environmentalists have to address. 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The classical approach in regional and urban modeling is static. Actual models are taking into account the interactions between economic regions only in their spatiality. However, economic regions and urban agglomerations are evolving in time. Urban population grows continuously in time and expands the areal of living. It also is trivial that population tend to displace from one region to another. Under these circumstance a reconstruction of Regional and Urban Economics, based on their time evolution was imperative. The three papers reunited in this book converge in a new and unitary image of economics at regional and urban level. Three new economic phenomenons are discussed in this book. The population grow in urban areas modeled according to a new found equation emerges in the phenomenon of cities collision . The second chapter of the book deals with population movement between economic regions, a movement that is found to evolve according to a wave equation, namely Gravitational Wave Equation. Why populations tend to agglomerate in restricted regions in space The answer can be found in the last chapter of the book. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In today s information age, the transfer and sharing of knowledge among employees is critical to organizational learning and enhanced organizational performance. Research on organizational learning has mostly addressed the use of technology to facilitate access to knowledge, and not the relationships which may naturally facilitate such access. When relationships are considered, the hierarchical mentor-mentee relationship receives attention. This case study examines the relationship identified as the peer relationship and how it contributes to organizational learning, through the articulation and sharing of knowledge defined as tacit knowledge. This study provides a point of entry for human resource development practitioners, organizational development and training professionals, and other decision makers to consider the value of these relationships, and the role they play in the creation, integration, transfer, use and protection of knowledge in general and tacit knowledge, in particular. 100 pp. Englisch.…