lap lambert academic publishing mai 2010 (Over 3,100 results)

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -By the year 2007, Safico had 40 employees and was on track to make $ 1.5 million profits for the year with a firm projected forecast for the coming years. The company was well established in Lebanon, is a Microsoft Partner and had some customers in the GCC. Safico main business was e-business solutions that is Human capital intensive and resources. By the end of 2008, everything has changed; Safico is far from the $ 1.5 million profits, a global financial crisis invaded the whole regions and indirectly affected the Lebanese market, Microsoft the leads generator of Safico reduced their marketing budgets and changed their strategy concerning their partners. This situation in addition to the saturation of the Lebanese market pushed Safico to plan for its International presence. But in order to be ready to operate abroad a set of questions were posed. Questions include ways to go abroad, mode of entry, type of market entry, marketing and sales strategy and competitive analysis.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The Culture and Phenomena of Cineclubs during Sixties of 20th Century in Yugoslavia and Influence of New Tendencies on GEFF Festival The scope of my magisterial work is to reflect the phenomena that was developed in sixties of the past century, and comprends the culture of amateur cineclubs that were founded for approaching the inventive and more close cinematography to the bigger audience. The GEFF is unavoidable in this context for his contribution in promotion of experiment in different artistic areas and the meaning of experiment mixed with the influence of the new tendencies and flamboyant enthusiasm of the participants. At the end we discuss the phenomena of the cineclubs that was on the top in the first decade of 1960, but never valorized as one strong and valuable movement inside the recent culture and artistic circle of that age. What means that entire movement was never institutionalized historically until this research.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 112 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -This work examines the role of the witch archetype in film narrative to determine whether or not the archetype has changed in contemporary times. The ideas I encounter and explore inform my creative processes and the resulting writing of the screenplay Aphrodite¿s Curse. Folklore, mythology, cultural anthropology and psycho-analytical theories of the witch have been examined. Film history and case studies have been explored to identify how witches are treated in film, as well as the genres in which she appears. The research explores the theories of myth, folklore and fairytale to identify key features of the witch archetype. It compares the traditional archetype with how the witch is portrayed in contemporary film, and examines whether or not the archetype has transformed over time. The work would be of interest to storytellers, academics and filmmakers.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -West-European parties, including Norwegian ones, are losing members, and have been doing it for several decades. Although this development was not as pronounced in 1980 it had become clear by 2001. The Norwegian Progress Party has clearly deviated from both the national and the international trend of dwindling mass membership with its relatively stable growth in this respect. Through the application of relevant academic literature, I set forth seven hypotheses about the causes of the Progress Party membership growth. At the macro-level, I examine the impact of electoral success and public subsidies on membership growth. At the meso-level, the efforts of the Progress Party leadership, the party¿s organizational network, and its executive structure are considered. Finally, at the micro-level, I study support in the electorate for the Progress Party¿s policies and the availability of political positions for members in the party as possible causes of membership growth. The central finding of the thesis is that leadership efforts appear to be the key component in the explanation, although it may depend on several other factors to be successful.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 108 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -There is a potential lack of democratic accountability in policing and surveillance as terrorism and counter-terrorism increasingly follow global flows of information and communication. While states and law enforcement agencies increasingly favour national security over individual liberty, new approaches to policing and surveillance have made accountability in law enforcement more problematic. The book examines five boundaries which used to set limits to law enforcement by providing constitutional and institutional accountability frameworks: the boundaries between states, the institutions within a state, the criminal and the non-criminal sphere, the state and the private sector, and the boundaries between individual information and communication technologies. As information cross these boundaries in rising amounts, the private sphere of the individual is coming more and more under threat, because concepts and frameworks of democratic accountability are rendered ineffective. The book makes a critical contribution to the debate on security and liberty in the context of counter-terrorism. It is of interest to people in academia, politics and public-interest groups.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -SonomaWORKS was a ¿welfare to work¿ program that was evaluated through grant funding from the US Department of Justice in the late 1990's. The outcomes from the research show some indication of success in moving long term welfare dependant families into full time and part time work. The core objective of this community services program was to improve the quality of life of the participants and encourage participation in the workforce. This policy approach along with other economic rationalisation incentives have been duplicated in other parts of the world in recent years. The evaluation findings on this program highlight the positive and negative aspects of a social welfare system.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Countries in transition have to go through a long process of changing and creating new institutions, both private and governmental. Ukraine, as a transition economy, needs to stabilize and improve securities and capital market. Given that, one of the requirements for investment is reliability of information, audit is an essential instrument to assess the trustworthiness of information thus to achieve transparent corporate governance system. The aim of this work is to identify appropriate solutions for the contemporary auditing issues in Ukraine in compliance with current Law of the UK. Through the comparative analysis of corporate governance and legal provisions on audit in both countries (i.e. UK and Ukraine),the author proposes three concrete recommendations for Ukraine to improve its corporate governance system which can also contribute to achieve the higher goal of overall economic growth.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -This study examines the interactions between China, India and Russia as they are the major powers to construct the Asia-Pacific order in the 21st century. It studies the three countries¿ divergent and convergent interests in order to uncover their concerns and incentives. It further identifies the Asia-Pacific order that China, India and Russia want to build, as well as the measures they have taken to alter the existing Asia-Pacific order. Three constraining forces form the key guiding regularities of the Asia-Pacific order. First, regional institutions such as Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Six-Party Talks constrain the influence of China, India, Russia and the United States. Second, China, India and Russia jointly or independently constrain American hegemony in pursuing non-interventionist norms and challenging the norms of nuclear non-proliferation. Third, Indian and Russian hedging policies not only weaken the American hegemonic influence, but also limit Chinäs rising influence.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 112 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Financial Markets all over the world have been developing aggressively since 1970-80¿s. Market players were issuing various financial instruments, entering into newly invented agreements and contracts increasing assets amount, particularly toxic assets in times every year. All this was and still is lacking comprehensive regulation and supervision which is one of the major reasons that has lead to the existing financial crisis as many scholars argue today. The book is focused on the issues related to the EU financial markets supervision and regulation including issues that create barriers to the reforms needed to be conducted in order to improve current situation with regards to supervision and regulation and escape or soften future financial collapses.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -As the system of command economy broke up, profound changes took place in Central and Eastern Europe. The output changes involved a sharp decline followed by a recovery. Being virtually zero in the previous system, unemployment reached double-digits and in some countries it has stabilized at high levels, with the young and low-educated people being the hardest-hit groups. Due to the enterprise restructuring, many people moved from state to private sector with unemployment as the buffer zone. This study provides evidence that there is no fit- for all policy to handle unemployment during transition. The economic growth is the only long- term solution to unemployment. Examining the case of Albania and Bulgaria, the study finds that the current unemployment rate is determined not only by economic conditions within the country, but also by emigration of the labour force and non- participation. The existing policies fail to produce the desired results, due largely to a lack of coordination with the labour demand. The study provides a brief review of the labour market in Kosova and also develops some policy recommendations.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The continued prevalence of deadly conflicts resulting in atrocities and crimes against humanity bring to sharp contrast the competing demands of justice and the interests of conflict resolution and peace building. While contemporary transitional justice deals with questions of impunity in post conflict situations, this book examines the suitability of international justice for conflict resolution. This critique is situated in the historical development and rise to prominence of international humanitarian law and human rights conventions. It critiques the consequences of pursuing justice in on going conflicts and scrutinizes the competing interests of the punitive and retributive approach to contemporary international justice leading to prosecution, against a conflict resolution approach that favours political considerations for peace and security that may require engagement with perpetrators of war crimes in order to secure peace. The balance between peace and justice is the more difficult to strike in the context of an on going conflict such as Northern Ugandäs where the pursuit of justice by the ICC risks exacerbating the conflict and diminishing the prospects for peace.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 112 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Internet advertising has presented sustainable revenue growth since its inception in the mid-1990s. Internet advertising takes a multitude of forms, ranging from the 'traditional' banners to today''s rich media ads. Due to its wide success, internet advertising currently constitutes a significant marketing channel for a large number of firms and it is thus gradually gaining attention in the context of marketing communications strategy planning and implementation. However, there has been relatively little empirical research and actionable knowledge on the factors that affect the success of online advertising. Consequently, when relying on insufficient knowledge to make decisions about their internet marketing strategy, companies run the risk of missing marketing opportunities or damaging their image. To this end, the work presented in this book investigates how the online activities and social context of internet users affect their response to online advertising. The study is carried out through the analysis of user responses to internet ads in a controlled online environment.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The Namibian Defence Force (NDF), like any other organization, is responsible for the maintenance of discipline within its organization. Similar to most other defence forces, the NDF also has its own 'legal system' within the force. In order to determine whether the requirements for a fair trial are complied with the main objective of this work is the investigation into the justice system within the military society which includes the specific procedures, the different authorities, the rights of an accused and the assurance of a speedy trial. The administration of justice within the military must not be regarded as an isolated system but must be measured to the provisions of the civil justice system as well as the norms set for the society as a whole. Therefore, the rules of evidence and general principles of a fair trial and principles of justice as applied by the public courts also apply to military courts. This work should, especially as reference material, be useful to military officers and also to the public at large who wish to have a better understanding of the application of justice within a military environment.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 108 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Capital structure theory is one of the most bewildering issues in the corporate finance literature. Capital structure theories suggest various factors that affect firm to maintain a target capital structure in order to maximize firm value, by minimizing the costs of prevailing market imperfections. Subsequent to the departures from Modigliani and Miller (1958)¿s irrelevance proposition, there is a long tradition in corporate finance to investigate the capital structure determinants of firms. Most capital structure studies based on these theories to date uses data from economies that have developed financial markets or approaching higher stages of transition, i.e. China and India. Less developed market and particular specific industry is rare in literacy sphere. This book analyzes the explanatory power of some predominant theories that have been proposed in the literature to explain determinants of capital structures across firms. In particular, this study investigates the capital structure determinants of Pakistani firms based on a panel data set from 2001 to 2005.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Survey research in different fields is a valuable input to management decision making. However, research is not an infallible tool that will always guarantee right decisions. But neither should it be replaced by decision making based solely on manager¿s personal feelings. In this book the advantages and shortcomings of mail and online survey are discussed. The emphasis is on these quantitative methods because they behold many similarities from the perspective of respondents, the most important of which is the lack of interviewer presence. Therefore, they present a great challenge to researchers because the questionnaire design can influence the whole outcome of the survey. The author demonstrates that it is possible to lessen measurement and non-response errors with effective questionnaire design of self-administered surveys. The main principles on how to ask questions, what are the criteria for and how to construct a respondent-friendly questionnaire, and how to pretest the questionnaire are specified. The analysis and examples presented are useful for all types of managers, specialists and researchers who are involved in decision-making processes.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 120 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Companies operating in the sphere of high technology face an environment characterized by incessantly changing technologies and intense global competition. Especially firms developing new software act in uncertain and dynamic environments. These dynamic environments demand that firms be innovative with respect to their product offerings. A dynamic capabilities approach is applied to highlight how and why certain firms have competitive advantage in situation of rapid and unpredictable change. In this book was investigated which dynamic capabilities are critical in product development process of high-tech small and medium-sized firms specializing in new software development. Findings of the research contribute on the debate on the role of dynamic capabilities in firm success. Finding of critical dynamic capabilities in software development process gives guidance as to the best suited management approaches in software industry. Projects that successfully develop these dynamic capabilities may be far more likely to realize their goals ¿ to see their visions embodied as products in market.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 96 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The human rights of women in The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have been a subject of unresolved debate among sociologists, economists, and political scientists alike, as this region¿s gender related human rights performance remains uniquely weaker compared to other geographic regions in the world. Most notably, the human rights of women in the region have been lagging in the area of family law. This study assesses gender inequity in the MENA region from a legal perspective, with a focus on family law and legal pluralism, shedding light on domestic legal institutions as a means of influencing the economic and political status of women both in the Middle East and globally.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -'The death toll from small arms dwarfs that of all other weapon systems []. In terms of the carnage they cause, small arms could well be described as weapons of mass destruction.' The afore mentioned remarks by Kofi Annan, the former Secretary General of the UN, is not only a recognition of the devastating effects of arms proliferation, but it equally sums up the carnage and terror being wrought across the globe through the illicit trade in arms. This book offers a framework through which the UN Security Council may legislate to regulate the arms trade, as an alternative to the UN General Assembly consensus stricken Arms Trade Treaty process. The author illustrates why the Council would need to determine the illicit trade in arms as a threat to international peace and security. He also challenges the Council to pursue a legislative act akin to its resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004) on countering the threat of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction respectively, to regulate the arms trade. The book is especially useful for UN policymakers, state officials, civil society organizations, and scholars interested in the global arms trade and its human cost.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -During the 1970s and 1980s normative comparative studies were conducted to better understand the indomitability of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA). Those studies focused on the similarities between the terrorist organizations, however, and disregarded fundamental differences. Indeed, so analogous were the organizations ultimately deemed to be, that observers were perplexed when, in the 1990s, the IRA shifted course and embarked on a parallel political process which led to peace, while ETA remained committed to the exclusive use of violence. Many wondered how two organizations, which had hitherto traveled along matching routes, could suddenly take such manifestly divergent paths. The answer to that question, and others, is to be found in the disparities which were widely discounted by analysts. This study will examine those disparities in great detail. By shedding light on the singular factors which distinguished the organizations, and not merely on the comparable qualities upon which earlier works focused, this study will help readers interested in European history and terrorism to develop a comprehensive understanding of the IRA and ETA.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -This book investigates whether existing international system takes forced environmental migration phenomenon into account, and whether its mechanisms provide forced environmental migrants with appropriate protection. The research has been conducted in the particular context of slow-onset environmental degradation ¿ the current anthropogenic climate change. To be more specific, the climate change-induced human displacement has been observed in and from Bangladesh, from Tuvalu, and within the Arctic zone. The enquiry shows that there is significant international legal and institutional lacuna which results into non-protection of forced environmental migrants. In these circumstances, reconceptualisation of the whole refugee system is suggested. A protocol broadening the term 'persecution' in line with human rights is proposed as a concrete instrument for the refugee regime updating. Some propositions how to emphasise human rights within the international climate policy are also made. The book is for all who are interested in the topics such as involuntary migration, human rights, sustainable development and their intersections.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 100 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The purpose of this research work was to investigate how Software as a Service (SaaS) platform affects CRM system in CRM as a Service, by doing this, benefits and drawbacks of SaaS, which is collected from literature review and assumed to affect CRM on-demand solution, were evaluated. To explore each key benefits and drawbacks of SaaS, we have selected the interview as main investigation method. The investigation conducted with CRM experts from empirical world, each key benefits and drawbacks were explained briefly to participants and their agreement to the question were asked based on yes or no answer, including the explanation for their answer. Finally the result taken from benefits and drawbacks evaluation were analyzed and concluded to evaluate the CRM as a Service system. The results were validated for CRM as a Service with conducted online survey questionnaire with CRM stakeholders.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 100 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -In many regions of the world, tourism is increasingly seen as a means for economic development: promotion of employment,income generation, encouragement of entrepreneurial activity and diversification of local economy. Tourism is a rapidly growing economic sector which has a great potential to contribute to socio-economic development in Mongolia, particularly in rural regions, where 90% of total tourism activities take place. The Government of Mongolia has recognized tourism as a priority sector with a great potential to contribute to economic development of the country. A considerable attention has been given to the promotion of tourism development, but little has been paid to the analysis of the implications of tourism on specific local communities and on its impact on socio-economic aspects of the rural population.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 100 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The aim of this thesis is to analyze capital markets integration in Europe. It focuses on the integration of the Central European markets (so-called emerging markets) with the more developed Western markets: the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the London Stock Exchange. We use data of stock prices from the Central European countries that are cross-listed in London or Frankfurt stock exchanges or both. We begin by explaining the different approaches to financing a company ¿ both domestically and internationally. We then describe in detail the concept of cross-listing that is widely used in order to obtain non domestic sources of finance. We investigate the integration of the emerging markets with the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange using the Granger Causality test of information flows. The results show that there is a strong evidence of unidirectional causality from the local markets to the developed markets in both cases ¿ London and Frankfurt. That indicates the European capital markets are still fragmented.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The American public and the world viewed graphic photographs detailing the abuse of Iraqi Prisoners of War (POWs) at Abu Ghraib prison outside of Baghdad, Iraq. The situation brought attention to the United States and affected the tenor of Americäs war in Iraq. The abuse and the ensuing investigation covered the period late 2003 through May 2004. This tragic event shaped how POWs were to be treated in any situation.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The aim of this work is to discuss cultural attractiveness in the selected cities of Dublin and Vilnius. As the term cultural attractiveness is used in various aspects in different ways, it becomes necessary to define it for the extent of every discussion. To define culture in the city there were criterions of common basic values ¿ tolerance, openness and diversity ¿ described, according to the creative class theory raised by Richard Florida in ¿The rise of the creative class¿. The list of criterions was expanded from the results of discussions held in the course of European Spatial Planning and between Professor Jan ¿ Evert Nilsson and the authors of the thesis. In the main body of the thesis the effect of each criterion in the selected case studies is analyzed. The authors find out that the importance of each criterion can differ according to the case. The thesis highlight that cultural attractiveness is defined by the combination of the discussed elements/criterions. The work is drawing attention to the complexity of the issue and should be useful to those working with cultural studies and related fields of cultural phenomena.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -A New Direction is a diverse study about marketing strategies in small businesses having the case company in mind. The study examines marketing from the basics of marketing to defining the characteristics of marketing in services based company. It will examine the importance of networks, relationships and reputation to the business. The emphasis is on newest marketing trends and the focus is on emerging ideas and thinking. Commonly accepted theories about business being as warfare are questioned and more humane approaches emphasized. By all these, the purpose of the study is to offer the best possible information package about marketing today and at the end, give suggestions to the case company according to its overall marketing and marketing online. The ideas and suggestions given can be adapted to the bigger companies as well.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -In recent years, additionally to the well-characterized and intensively-studied plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPases (PMCAs) and sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPases (SERCAs), new P-type ATPases were identified, the secretory pathway Ca2+-ATPases (SPCAs) which are ion pumps that supply the lumen of the Golgi apparatus with divalent cations. For complete characterization of the human SPCA1 and SPCA2, our study focused on their cell type-specific expression, their distribution in intracellular organelles and their localization in cholesterol-rich membrane microdomains. The Golgi complex is believed to function as a releasable Ca2+ store, besides the major agonist-sensitive intracellular Ca2+ store the endoplasmic reticulum. Therefore, we investigated which part of the Golgi apparatus may contribution to the agonist-induced modulation of cytosolic Ca2+ concentration in human neutrophil granulocytes. In addition, the functional effects of Ca2+ release from the Golgi apparatus on neutrophil polarization and migration was studied.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 96 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The Chinese market is rapidly increasing and yet its full potential is, by far, not reached. Foreign companies are competing for the opportunity to be a part of the development of China and Swedish companies are no exception. Sweden is a country that, to a large extent, is dependent on international trade and due to this fact China is a very important emerging market. We believe that its size and potential will attract more and more Swedish companies in the coming years. A crucial success factor when doing business internationally is the art of negotiation. According to Graham and Lam (2003) negotiating business deals in China will be one of the most daunting and interesting challenges facing Western executives during the next few decades.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 112 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Companies still fall short of their targets, despite advancements in ICT marketing. ICTs like CRM, ERP and Intranet are considered important for creating competitive advantage. Despite their rapid deployment rates, only a few studies mainly from the information technology (IT) and engineering literature have been devoted in uncovering the factors that influence the diffusion of new information technologies and their proper use within an organization. Similarly, empirical studies regarding the impact of ICT diffusion and their proper use in organizations seem limited. The Internet as a business tool can be attributed to its current size and prospected growth, as well as its attractive demographics. The Internet''s potential to provide an efficient channel for advertising and marketing efforts is overwhelming, yet no one is really sure how to use it for these activities. Hence, this study is an attempt to fill this research void. The results and analysis show that the companies under study use ICT in their marketing but not maximized. The study revealed that most of the companies have a working website but that a more advanced website use is yet to be achieved.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 100 pp. Englisch.