Investment Dissertations Samples For Students

VaR calculations are becoming increasing important for all the investors, bankers, and regulators. There are several ways to calculate VaR; the historical method, the Variance – Covariance Method, and Monte Carlo method. In this analysis, we will use the returns of stocks from Dow Jones Industrial Average for the last 40 years in order to make a comparison between different VaR calculation methods. We will try to determine how that observation time, normality of the data, time frame, and variation of the data influence different ways of calculating VaR.

Implementation of Historical Methods

Data

Historical simulation is one of the popular methods used in ...

ABSTRACT

The aim of this dissertation is mainly to analyzethe risk in the New York Stock Exchange using Statistical aspects and the computation of Value at Risk. The technique of Value at Risk or Value at Risk (VaR) is a methodology to standardize the calculation of the various risks that occur in a business e.g. banks, stock exchanges and corporations. The risk is defined as the probability of obtaining a result different than expected, the factors that will depend on the position of the entity, the risk factor under consideration and the time of calculation. Thus, the VaR seeks to establish quantitatively the ...

- Introduction

1.1 Background developments

Traditionally, accounting standards have been developed by different countries on the basis of local legal, economical and cultural institutions frameworks (Elliott and Elliott, 2009, p. 158). As a result, the standard setting was very country specific. With the globalization process at work for the last 3-4 decades and increasing mobility of capital internationally accepted accounting standards have become necessary to facilitate cross border transactions and make financial reporting comparable between countries and companies thereby leading to a greater transparency for investors (Nobes, 2004). IASB has been set up as a private international standard setter with a mandate to create high quality accounting standards ...

Abstract

This report includes the example of Deutsche bank in which the bank is accused of publishing a poor audit report with false figures and inadequate material to made analysis. The paper talks about the importance of the Risk, risk management, disclosure of the risk and the ways to disclose the corporate risk to decreases the impact of it.teh report includes the way through which the display of the information in the report affects the performance of the company. There are many ways through which good reporting can be achieved with even poor digits. The importance of the discloser in the ...

Executive Summary

The purpose of this research is to try and examine factors that influence business performance of SMEs. The aim of this study is to give the seeing on how individuals ought to begin their business by taking an evaluation at all the elements affecting business performance. Thus help to lessen the danger of disappointment and expand possibilities of success. The study inspected eight variables that impact the SMEs business achievement. These components are SMEs trademark, administration and expertise, items and administrations. (SMEs) Is acknowledged internationally as an apparatus for enabling the citizenry and economic development. It has been connected ...

Acknowledgement

Executive Summary
The relationship between ownership structure and firm performance has gained substantial attention of in the finance literature. The present study investigates the ownership structure of firms as a corporate mechanism and its impact on firm’s performance. An empirical analysis of the firms listed on NYSE and NASDAQ belonging to different sectors has been conducted to investigate the relationship between ownership structure and firms performance. The objective of the research is to identify how the corporate governance and corporate identity influence firm’s performance on the basis of three research questions provided in the following.

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Abstract

This dissertation formulates a research dissertation and strategy for a study into the impact of Islamic banking on the economic development of societies within which such banks operates. To this end, the research examines the major tools and impacts of Islamic banks on society by conducting a literature review. This is followed by the deduction of research questions and a hypothesis that will be used to form the parameters of the entire research. The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the relationship between the growth of Islamic banking worldwide and economic development of countries wherein this growth is ...

This research identifies public relations as an essential element for nations. Under public relations, the study identifies Jordan as a potential region of study. This research identifies various avenues of image management during crises in Jordan. The study of Jordan and its practices of public relations, especially image management involve different stages. First, the study provides an overview of public relations and image management to foster the understanding of the topic. Image management is all about maintaining the reputation of a ...

Introduction

Good governance and capital structure play a crucial role in the maximization of corporate profitability, either through an increase in profit margin or a reduction in capital cost or both (Uwuigbe, 2014), and in effect shareholders’ wealth. Companies who are aware of these factors in their objectives of profit maximization eagerly put their good governance principles into corporate codes, which act as valuable reference points in their governance decisions. As such, sound corporate governance engenders investor confidence in terms of capital preservation and acceptable returns of investments (Okiro, Aduda, & Omoro, 2015; Agyei & Owusu, 2014; Heng, Azrbaijani, & San, 2012). With ...

Dissertation Online Blogging

Validity and Reliability
Questionnaires are the most frequently used type of research tool and or instrument when it comes to gathering information from a target respondent population. In general it is an effective tool that helps the researchers gather information on the attitudes, knowledge, opinions, facts, behaviors, and other information regarding their target respondents. However, it is important to note that there are specific qualities of a questionnaire or a research instrument that researchers must consider and gauge if they want to produce high quality results, evidences, and findings in their research.
Naturally, the higher the level of validity and ...

Section 1.0 Executive Summary

Previously Merchant’s Bank of Halifax, the Royal Bank of Canada was founded by 134 Halifax businessmen was founded in 1869. However, it was later changed to its present name in 1901. In 1941, RBC became the largest bank in Canada moving in parallel direct as Canada as far as the economy is concerned. With its headquarter based in Toronto, Ontario Canada, RBC is able to cater to 15 million highly diverse clienteles needing different services as indicated in the organization’s five business segments given its highly diversified and competent 79,000 workforce. At present, RBC thrives in ...

Executive Summary

Macau is a very attractive gaming destination in the Asia Pacific region, just across the border for Hong Kong. This city attracts a large number of tourists and international visitors. It has also seen a rapid growth in establishment of large gaming companies, ever since liberalization for gaming operators in 2002. This must have actually spurred economic growth, and boosted SMEs, which are the economic growth power engines. However, unfortunately this is not the case, primarily because of the intense pressure on manpower, which is contributing to labour turnover in Macau, so much that, almost 30% of the SMEs are facing closure ...

Abstract

This study analyzes the benefits and challenges of implementing an electronic medical system in both hospital and clinic environments. The overall research problem addressed in this study is determining how to effectively manage and communicate expectations associated with perceived benefits and challenges derived from a new install of an electronic medical record. The purpose of this study is to analyze perceptions associated with both the benefits and challenges derived from installing an electronic medical record system. This problem is relevant to many such as those who ...

Impact of Different Methods of Privatization on Performance of Enterprises in Transition States

Abstract
The paper encompasses two goals and impacts of privatization by transition states. The first goal is to draw lessons from the privatization encounters in Eastern Europe consistent with the association optional privatization methods, the ownership evolution following privatization and reorganization. Different methods of privatization taken into consideration include management-employee buyouts (MEBOs), lease buyouts, restitution and, most notably, voucher privatization, in conjunction with shares being allocated at nominal or zero prices to the populace overall. Also, how different methods of privatization may have affected development in transition countries has been analyzed. Controlling for the first status, equity assets by ...

ABSTRACT

The aim of the current research was to examine the impact of the wider view of CSR on operations management of any the organization. The aim was divided into four objectives i.e.
This research was based on secondary analysis. The researcher collected secondary data from internet and peer-reviewed journals to achieve the research objectives. The researcher made the following conclusion from this research. Decision-making is the core responsibility of managers. Operations managers need ensure that business decisions do not affect the society negatively. The business should not make profits at the cost of the environment. The manager should ...

Theoretical/Conceptual Framework of the Research Problem

2017
Supporting Problem Statement: Theoretical / Conceptual Framework
Introduction
Further effort is directed at the examination of additional literature which has been conducted into the topic and problem statement namely, the theory pertaining to business managers in Nigeria who lack understanding of the business development process needed for successful growth in the quarry mining industry in Akamkpa, cross river state of Nigeria. Furthermore, research is conducted to further understand the nature of this case study into mining and quarrying activities in the Akamkpa region in terms of its research approach, design and method. This expanded research investigates how the ...

Abstract

The historic incident of the U.S attack on the Iraqi Ba’arthist troops headed by Saddam Hussein on 1991 and the annexation of the country in 2003 have generated different debates on the actual intention of the stakeholders. Critics in favor of America’s action opine that these incidents were actually moral projects undertaken by America in order to release the Iraqi civilians from the claustrophobic ambiance prevailing in the country because of the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein. These critics believe that America took over the ethical duty to organize the law and order of Iraq and establish a democratic ...

- Introduction

1.1 Premise
Understanding the motivations of sport consumers has become increasingly important to researchers, marketers and organizers of mega events worldwide. Because factors of motivation drive sport attendance of mega sporting events such as International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) World Cup tournaments directly, it has been suggested that they can provide insight about future attendance at these events. Mega sport events play a powerful role in projecting a desired image for the host nation that can go far beyond the event, especially in light of economic consequences and travel tourism following the sports tournament. The purpose ...

ABSTRACT

This study is designed to study the relationship between corporate governance in trading Companies in Malaysia, which are listed in Bursa, and the performance of those Companies. The performance indication is measured using return on equity and overall returns whereas the state of corporate governance is assessed using board composition, CEO duality, and audit committee independence. The literature review has been conducted to see the supporting and contrasting ideas to the chosen topic.
The methods for research have been chosen by developing a theoretical framework, where independent and dependent variables are defined along with their concepts. Hypothesis testing is ...

Executive Summary

China is a very attractive gaming destination in the Asia Pacific region. This city attracts a large number of tourists and international visitors. It has also seen a rapid growth in the establishment of large gaming companies, ever since liberalization for gaming operators in 2002. This must have actually spurred economic growth, and boosted SMEs, which are the economic growth power engines. This paper explores the role of SMEs in an emerging economies, the role of manpower in SMEs, as well as understanding the key success factors of the SMEs in China.

Introduction

SMEs are the growth engines for any economy in the ...

Introduction

Defamation is the publishing of a statement regarding a person’s reputation to the effect that the statement lowers the person in the estimation of right thinking members of the society. The offence is divided in two different torts; slander and Libel. The earlier distinction between the two indicated that libel involves publications made in printed form while slander is basically oral defamation. However, with recent technological advancement, the approach is that libel occurs when the defamatory statement is in permanent form while slander has to make statements which are not recorded or not in permanent form. In order ...

Acknowledgements

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1.0 Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter 1 introduces the concept of cross-cultural management in reference to the situation in Kazakhstan. The history of the region is briefly introduced with reference to the phenomena of globalization. The framework of the research is based on the seven organization constraints. The seven organizational constraints are listed and briefly defined. Research questions are listed with the research objectives. The rationale for the research is offered.

1.1 Introduction
Cross cultural business and trade is not a new global phenomenon; a historical example is the Silk Road that passed through ...

The Major Components of BI system:

The business intelligence system is a multilayered software system composed of several software components that are duty specialized. These components function in a systematic order. ETL is the first component and it functions in data extraction, transformation, and loading while the data warehouse is the second (Ranjan 2005, p. 61). The third, the fourth and the fifth components are the online analytical processing (OLAP) unit, the data mining unit, and finally the information visualization unit (Ranjan 2005, p. 61). The information visualization unit comprises of the ad hoc inquiry and reporting unit and the report presentation tools. This paper ...

Related Literature

Concretion and Its Effect on Economy
Christ Rhodes (2015) stated in his research entitled Construction Industry, Statistics and Policy that the construction industry is a major contributor in the United Kingdom’s Gross Domestic Product accounting for 6.5 percent equivalent to GBP 1.3 billion. The construction industry also generated additional 2.1 million jobs in the first quarter of 2015 (Rhodes, 2015).
The contribution of the construction industry varied over years depending on the condition of the economy. Rhodes (2015) revealed that the construction industry contributed 6.8 percent of the total UK economic output from 2003-2006, and 6.9 percent in ...

Political Implications of Sino-Saudi Relations to the US and Regional Affairs

Abstract
As the largest and most influential nations in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has been considered a valuable asset to any country wishing to have influence in the tightly-knitted Middle East. Many nations throughout the years have tried to sway the Saudi government and monarchy into entering diplomatic and economic partnerships with them in order to gain access to the region’s oil reserves and establish their partnership but only a few have been successful. One of these successful nations is the People’s Republic of China, which has strong diplomatic, economic and social partnerships with Saudi. China has been ...

Chapter One

Despite the fact that in 1996, Supreme Court Justice Scalia called single-sex education in public schools “functionally dead,” Single-sex education has become an increasingly popular model in schools since the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 was passed. This federal legislation promoted innovative programs for states to implement that included single-sex classrooms and schools (U.S. Department of Education, 2006).
Within any educational setting there were many factors that impacted student achievement that related to boys’ and girls’ physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs. A single-sex environment provided boys and girls with a setting that promoted specific gender related ...

Abstract

Chinese entrepreneurship is known to be influenced by historically traditional and cultural characteristics. The concept of Chinese businesses that the family patriarch critically manages them continues to hold true, although in the modern world as opposed to two decades ago, it has slowly changed. However, much of the management is held by a male member of the family, whether they operate a business upon their property or if they lease or rent the property. The tradition of a Chinese family-run business retains its discernible mark in worldwide business.

As motivated as they may be maintaining past practices for the sake of ...

Virgin Group

Abstract
Being a successful business with a long term growth potentiality is the most important objective of any business organization. Success of a business can be defined in many ways and there are a number of alternative notions of success that are commonly used by business analysts. The current dissertation explores four different notions of success and their limitations in the real world. The notions of success are explored in the context of one of the most successful conglomerates of the 20th century, Virgin Group. While the funding, profits, and management structure look into the internal aspects regarding the success of a business; ...

Undergraduate Dissertation

Consumer Decision Making, in Relation to Brand Image in Today’s Airline Industry
Presented for (Business management)
This dissertation is entirely the original work of student registration number 1210025. Where material is obtained from published or unpublished works, this has been fully acknowledged by citation

Abstract

Marketing research studies reveal that companies have gone beyond offering functional attributes of a product when considering their competitive advantages in the market. Rather, companies are developing corporate brands that are associated with their products and services in the marketplace. The rationale is that companies can create special image that consumers can associate ...

Thesis

Improved Detection and Characterization of Obscured Central Gland Tumors of the Prostate:

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Boris Nicolas Bloch, M.D.

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Director of Bioimaging Science
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Kevin Thomas, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Bioimaging and Health Emergency

DEDICATION
I would like to dedicate this work to my patient spouse Landry, my wonderful children Charlie and Phoenix, and my dog Armani.
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True cloud competencies

In the midst of fresh companies coming up to provide cloud based services each day, the first step is to decide a provider whose main capabilities are concentrated on the cloud. On premise vendors of systems have extremely dissimilar sets of skills, software design, business models, approaches, as well as infrastructure as compared to those central part competencies of a cloud service provider. Much of cloud computing companies’ businesses achievement is dependent on an optimistic performance experience of the system. It is for this reason that real multi-tenant companies for cloud computing places an important resource ...

Section 1: Foundation of the Study

The majority of business information is stored electronically, creating the need for a system of securing this information. As the systems providing computer and internet security becomes more and more complex, security is increasingly compromised. Interlopers and hackers continue to create new and more creative means of gaining entry to information stored on networks, and users are facing an increased number of security attacks. Surprisingly, despite the variety and amount of security risks, security tools designed to counter these are slow to develop appear for business consumption (Garcia-Teodoro et al, 2009). With the introduction of new technological trends, information technology ( ...

Eighteenth century how to become an icon in the history of fashion and influence our life

Embellishment, poise, elegance are some of the adjectives that can be used to describe the trend in art and architecture of 18th century. The age witnessed the most elegant and stylish way of fashion. It can also be called as a fashionable era. 18th Century era is generally known as the Age of Enlightenment. The beginning of this century experienced a significant change in culture, art and architecture. Fashion industry also was on its peak. The fashion centre in this era shifted from Versailles to Paris. The educated Aristocratic class was called bourgeoisie class. They settled down in Paris. The new ...

Capstone Project: Healthcare Administration

Introduction

Capstone project also called culminating project, the capstone experience, senior exhibition, and the likes. It refers to a multifaceted assignment serving as the culminating intellectual and academic experience for students during the final year of the academic course being pursued. It resembles a very great extent a college thesis, but capstone project has a wide variety of forms. The most common feature is the handling of long-term investigative projects culminating in a final presentation, product, or performance. Usually, students are to choose a topic, a social problem or profession of their interests. They conduct researches on subjects selected, maintain a portfolio of the results or ...

IDENTIFYING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIERS TOWARDS TAKING UP AND SUSTAINING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN OLDER PEOPLE WITH TYPE II DIABETES

(PART 2)

Introduction

Type II diabetes mellitus has a wide prevalence in the UK and across the globe, with significant impact on the aging population. Literature reviews have been consistent to define the disease as a growing epidemic with lifestyle implications. Lifestyle modification has been considered to be an important preventive measure against the development of the disease. Feinglos and Bethel (2008, p. 337) supported this view, indicating that behavioral and lifestyle changes should be included in the treatment program for diabetes mellitus, not only as a treatment approach but also as a preventive measure as well.
However, it is ...

- Introduction to Relevant Literature

This chapter reviews the literature sources which provide relevant information and data for analyzing the chosen topic of applying the marketing mix in three chosen countries on the examples of three companies: Blizzard Entertainment (US), Rockstar North (UK) and Tencent (China). The main area for the collection of academic sources was marketing, as it is directly connected with the topic. Due to the reason that marketing in computer games is not extensively researched, I reviewed the literature on marketing, game industry and some sources about the three chosen ...

Diabetes is a burning issue all over the world. World health organization has shown concerns on the prevalence and incidents of diabetes. In USA, 29.1 million people or 9.3% of the population; diagnosed or undiagnosed have diabetes. (CDC, 2012). As per National Diabetes Fact Sheet, 2011 215, 000 people in USA have type-I or type-II diabetes. Thus, diabetes is a disease penetrating all age groups. Treatment of diabetes has a few advancement in the recent past. Apart from general oral hypoglycemic agents and injectable insulin there are islet transplantation surgeries also available for diabetes. There is a wide scope of treatment of diabetes ...

What is the impact of effective formulation and implementation of strategies for venturing in international and global operations in Heineken Inc?

Abstract

Global business strategy depicts the process under which organizations assesses the future prospects of the firm towards achieving its objectives. Every successful organization engages in strategic planning plus those with global business operations as they seek to position themselves towards taking full advantage of the worldwide trend and opportunities. The notion behind the strategic decisions is normally based on the specific objectives, power, relationships, performance, economic and resources, technological, social and cultural result in change of the strategy. International strategy embraces the determination based on the correct balance between the global standardization and the integration plus the local responsiveness. ...

Bildungsroman Novel are ones that represent the evolution of a personality and character in a gradual pace and process that explore every phase of that development. Often, the depiction of the progression is such that it leads to great insight about human nature and condition. Sometimes, as in the following texts, they also lead to such aspects of a personality that leaves a permanent imprint on the readers; as the readers often find that the exploredareas are often features of their very own nature that they often remain deliberate aloof about. Then again, very strange personality traits also are observed often that are ...

Executive Summary

This dissertation deals with the disclosure obligations of the Charities in the UK in regards to the executive remuneration to the public and stakeholders. One of the means of disclosure is the annual report of the Charities also known as the Trustees’ Annual Report to be submitted to the Charities Commission which is the authority charged with the oversight of the charities in regard to their compliance with what is known as SORP. There were criticisms in the media about the excessive remuneration being paid to the CEOs of the leading charities in the UK. Therefore, this study gains ...

- Chapter 1: Introduction
This project is focused on a creating mobile application based on android mobile OS. There are several frameworks out there that can be used for the application development, and it is necessary to opt the best framework for creating a robust application. The main aim for creating this application is to connect more people with the company and make something that will be useful once the project has been completed. The application is developed for a company called AL-MASA that based in Saudi Arabia, and their work involves different types of media including web design, live radio ...

Introduction

The achievement gap in formal schooling between African American children and other groups is stark. This has proven consistent over time (Coleman, et al, 1966), across jurisdictions (Clotfelter, Ladd & Vigdor, 2009; Bailey & Dziko, 2008), and throughout the K-12 system (The National Center for Education Statistics, 2014). Improving these issues is an obvious direction forward. Yet, the obstacles are numerous and multifaceted (Sanacore, 2004). Relative to the public domain, the school system is often targeted for a lack of understanding in relation to educating young African Americans of low socio-economic status. The curriculum is long been criticized for being de-contextualized to ...

A Comparison between UK and India

Abstract

Stress has been part of human life ever since the beginning of mankind. Initially, people stressed themselves out hunting for food, finding places to rest, and inexplicability of natural phenomena. With the globalisation of industries and the presence of multinational companies all over the world, organizations may need to consider adopting certain policies to match up to other similar organizations. Stress in organisations has become a major issue in the UK and most organisations now have policies and procedures to help employees avoid this and interventions are often in place to support them. It is not known whether ...

The Role of the Teacher in Fostering a Positive Impact through Warm Demanding versus the Academic Performance of Students in Public School Setting: A Correlational Study

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Introduction 3

Statement of the Problem 5
Purpose of the Study 7
Research Questions 8
Hypotheses 9
Definition of Key Terms 10
Brief Review of the Literature 11
Summary 19
Research Method 21
Operational Definition of Variables 9
Measurement 10
Summary 19

References 12

Appendix A: Annotated Bibliography 13
Introduction
One of the ...

Concept Paper

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Chapter 1: Introduction 1

Statement of the Problem 2
Purpose of the Study 4
Research Questions 4
Coding and Theoretical Framework 5
Definition of Key Terms 7
Chapter 2: Literature Review 8
Summary 12

References 14

Appendix A: Annotated Bibliography 24
Introduction
One of the goals of an educational institution is the development of “warm demanding,” an educational environment in which the educational, professional exhibits a warm; but demanding presence in the classroom (Bondy et al., 2007). Current research suggests that there is a distinct overlap ...

Chapter 5: Findings and Discussion

In all types of organizations, including cross culture project team in all organizations, the concepts of job motivation is crucial since it plays significant roles in impacting the productivity of organization within which they operate. This study was aimed at finding factors that influence project team members motivation and how this affects the project performance within the finance industry in a multinational and multicultural setting. It was also to address factors that motivate project team members at the commencement of projects thus exploring how project managers alter them to influence the team member needs and priorities. It is the ...

Evaluate And Analyze The Paper I.E. Any Improvements, Why Things were done In the Relative Manner
Cibely, O., Olivan, M., Jochen Springer, S. B., Tshiner, A., Figueras, M., & Toledo, M. (2012). Theophylline is able to partially revert cachexia in tumour bearing rats. Nutrition and metabolism.

Introduction/background

Explain the background to the research and how it came to being, name any previous articles used as the basis and explain why they are important, is the article building on previous work or aiming to resolve disagreements in previous studies, state the hypothesis being tested, what is the importance of the research question?

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Abstract

Robotic- assisted surgery has revolutionized the surgical practice since its inception and allows surgeons to use minimally invasive techniques in cardiac, urology, and general surgeries. Robotic surgery is quickly becoming an alternative to standard laparoscopic approaches to surgery and especially in the area of urology. Even though the use of robotic- assisted surgery is more advantageous than conventional methods, its use is hinged on the surgical teams training and experiences with it. The study examines the frequency of use of the technique among various surgical teams and their response to its effectiveness.
The research design of the study begins ...

Introduction

Quarry is a place that provides rocks, dimension stones, riprap, aggregates, gravel, sand, and other minerals and raw materials are excavated. Quarrying is included in the mining industry and is helpful to extract minerals and elements essential for civil engineering works and buildings. The output from quarrying is sold to different end users that carryout the marketing and promotions for the products. In Nigeria, Akamkpa Quarry is a source of stones and various forms of granite that are used for constructions and building works. The Quarry receives millions of dollars in international investment and contractors and international business rely ...

Medical area is being improved with the technological advances under which robotic-assisted surgeries have been increasing in their numbers on the global scale. Based on the Bertram et al. (1637) in the last decades a minimal invasive revolution has been seen also in the area of urology, but the access and the acceptance of robotic-assisted surgery is variable across the geographical locations. There is still a lack of documentation in the area of the robotic-assisted surgeries, but it is becoming increasingly prevalent. The use of technology, availability and perception differs across countries as well as geographical locations and hospitals ( ...

ABSTRACT

The prevalence of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) facilitated the shift of operations in travel agencies from traditional to online platforms in the same way that the Internet changed how customers can access goods and services. The Internet enables customers to gain access to online travel agencies and choose to purchase travel-related products and services online. Nevertheless, previous studies prove that online travel agencies are finding it difficult to compete with one another and the adoption of ICT as a major part of operations present other problems that set barriers for the growth of online travel agencies. The widespread use ...

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine whether social support can moderate the relationship between acculturative stress and alcohol abuse among international college students. Cluster random sampling will be used to select the institutions from which the sample will be drawn, and stratified random sampling will be used to recruit male international students between the ages of 18 and 24 years, currently residing and studying in the state of California. Data will be collected using a demographic questionnaire, Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT), Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ), and the Acculturative Stress Scale for International Students (ASSIS). Postal mail ...

Better communication means using the same definitions. The words that are used by the petroleum industry to describe the amount of production, waste and loss are not clearly defined. Transparency is absolutely needed and communication with the IOCs must be improved. The petroleum industrial sector must be held responsible for what they say and what they do. Unravelling the doublespeak in written and spoken messages from the IOCs needs to be a serious goal. The people of the Niger Delta can be involved in translating the dialogue and regulatory intentions of the IOCs. They live in the reality and involving ...

Introduction

American education has been reported as average when compared to other leading countries. Finland has a top ranked education system. More than half a million 15-year-olds around the world took the Program for International Student Assessment in 2012. The test is administered every three years and focuses largely on math, but includes minor sections in science and reading. It is often used as a snapshot of the global state of education. The results, published today, ...

ABSTRACT

The research argues that although a gas flaring stoppage is not successfully in-place in Nigeria, fitting the appropriate technology with complementary economic and institutional factors can lead to near-zero or zero gas flaring. Nigeria is a developing country with a unique culture of many tribes and one of the largest growing urban populations in the world. Infrastructural, political and economical challenges to meeting the goal are introduced. Reinjection of gas back into wells is not available as an option to gas flaring because a large region for gas production is wetlands (Buzcu-Guven et al. 2012). Wetlands ...

Abstract

Bread crumbs are small particles of bread, which are usually used for breading or crumbing foods to give the food favourable flavour and texture. Different processing approaches of bread crumbing, as well as a variety of breadcrumbs / derived products exist in the global market, and are commonly used globally. The research objective of this project is to investigate the processing, applications and markets of breadcrumbs, in order to identify and evaluate opportunities for its processing and potential products it could be applied to. The findings suggest that advanced extrusion processing techniques are desirable for commercial bread crumb processing. Two ...

1. Aims of the Dissertation:
Because of the global demand by customers for excellent services in the hospitality industry business operators need to quickly recruit employees who then receive limited preparation and training. This often results in poor job performance, employee dissatisfaction and high staff turnover. The aim of this dissertation is to investigate the remote causes and outcomes of staff turnover that is endemic and a contentious issue in the hospitality industry. In this research, the author will attempt to address the operational challenges facing the hospitality business by identifying some causes in addition to those given above ...

face-to-face, by phone or email, etc. There are two main roles of personal selling in the promotional mix. First of all, it is used to link the company with its customers. Because salespeople represent the company, to most of customers the salesperson is the company, therefore, customers may become loyal to the salespeople and company. Meanwhile, salespeople represent the customers to the company, which means company could understand customer needs through salespeople and provide more valuable products and services to gain more advantage relationship between customer and company.

The other role of personal selling is coordinating marketing and sales. ...

Vernacular Architecture – Hassan Fathy

ABSTRACT

Before his death in 1989, Hassan Fathy proved a leader and innovator in a particular focus on vernacular architecture inspired by his intention to rediscover and use the traditional materials of the desert dwelling Arab of his beloved Egypt. In his journey, he realized the importance of the spirit of culture, of community, and of the roots of Islam influence on the best sustainable architecture of the desert dwelling Muslim in the community setting. Tasked with creating the design and development of a community for several thousand displaced people from the old Gourna village Fathy incorporated the poverty of the ...

Introduction

This dissertations main porpoise and focus will be to address if the British armed forces will have any role in future international conflict. It will address the beginning of the British Empire all the way to the empire that we know today. After this we will look at concerns and threats that the British might face as well as the rest of the world and how this could have an impact on the British role in any future conflict. After having discussed all of the concerns we will look at the ability through advances in technology for any involvement ...