The result from this study is consistent with the findings of Campbell (2001) who study on emerging equity markets and economic development for education as
one of the factor that drive growth. In addition, Brock and German (2003), ...
CONTENTS: 1.Determinants of Commercial Bank Interest Rate Margins in Swaziland by Sibusiso M. Khumaloand, Yinusa D. Olalekan & Francis Nathan Okurut 2. New Banking Technology and Service Quality in Indian Public Sector Banks: A Micro Level Study by A. Abdul Raheem & M. Krishnamoorthy 3. Supply Response of Perennial Crops: A Case of Balochistan Apricots by Mohammad Pervez Wasim 4. Government Debt and Long-Term Interest Rate: Application of an Extended Open-Economy Loanable Funds Model to South Africa by Yu Hsing Click here to download full PDF edition of this issue (free limited time open access) Go to Journal Homepage Go to Series editor website About the Journal International Journal of Economics and Business Studies (IJEBS) is a peer-reviewed journal, which is intended not only to promote the discussion on challenging economic and business issues at applied and policy levels but also to disseminate research information and knowledge in latest developments in business and economics. The main objective of IJEBS is to provide an intellectual platform for researchers, in which research in alternative paradigms for business and economic inquiry could be analysed and discussed. The journal provides opportunities for economists and business related professionals in a global realm to publish their paper in one source. The International Journal of Economics and Business Studies is also indented to bring together academicians and professionals from all related business and economics fields to interact with academics inside and outside their own particular disciplines.
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Accurate forecasts are crucial to a revenue management system. Poor estimates of demand lead to inadequate inventory controls and sub-optimal revenue performance. Forecasting for airline revenue management systems is inherently difficult. Competitive actions, seasonal factors, the economic environment, and constant fare changes are a few of the hurdles that must be overcome. In addition, the fact that most of the historical demand data is censored further complicates the problem. This dissertation examines the challenge of forecasting for an airline revenue management system in the presence of censored demand data. This dissertation analyzed the improvement in forecast accuracy that results from estimating demand by unconstraining the censored data. Little research has been done on unconstraining censored data for revenue management systems. Airlines tend to either ignore the problem or use very simple ad hoc methods to deal with it. A literature review explores the current methods for unconstraining censored data. Also, practices borrowed from areas outside of revenue management are adapted to this application. For example, the Expectation-Maximization (EM) and other imputation methods were investigated. These methods are evaluated and tested using simulation and actual airline data. An extension to the EM algorithm that results in a 41% improvement in forecast accuracy is presented.
Realities in Organizations Implementing Change Initiatives with Examples from the United States and the Developing World
TQM gurus and consultants market it as the best change initiative that provides organizations with a competitive advantage. They also say that it is a cure for all problems that companies face. This dissertation provides intellectual and factual data showing that this is not always the case. There are areas where TQM provides a needed change initiative along with others. In addition, once most companies treat improving their processes as a priority, TQM ceases to give a competitive advantage since it becomes a basic entry point into the competition. The dissertation gives examples showing that contrary to what the consultants propagate: 1. It is not a panacea for all problems in organizations and that it fits all types of organizations, 2. It is not the only way to give organizations a competitive advantage, and 3. TQM's fit for the services sector is discussed with emphasis on customer satisfaction. Also covered are some limitations of TQM including empowerment, times of paradigm shifts, major process changes, and reward systems.
(Prophet Mohammed PBUH) “The U.S. quality movement faces a new set of
challenges. We need to overcome the confusion of terms and apparently
competing approaches (TQM, ISO 9000, reengineering).” (Malcolm Baldrige
Award – 1995) ...
This collection is comprised of papers submitted to the 3rd International Online Language Conference (IOLC) held in September 2010. IOLC 2010 was a two-day conference which aimed to provide a forum for academics, practitioners, experts and students to debate current international issues and challenges in the broad area of language learning and teaching. This annual world-renowned conference takes place over the internet, allowing participants to save accommodation and flight expenses and at the same time helping to save our planet by reducing CO2 emissions. All submitted papers went through a double blind review process before a decision was made. This was to ensure the quality level of the conference is kept high.
In J. Bourne & E. Reid (Eds.), Language education: World yearbook of education
2003 (pp. 215-226). ... Selected Malaysian adult learners' academic reading
strategies: A case study. Retrieved ... An investigation into EFL reading
processes: Reading effectiveness, inference construction, metacognitive strategy.
Unpublished MA dissertation, Zhejiang University, China. Ministry of Education
Malaysia. (2003). Form Five Secondary English Language Curriculum
Specifications. Retrieved ...
Annals of Language and Learning is the conference proceedings of the Second International Online Language Conference which was successfully held in July 2009. This event allowed professors, Master's students, Ph.D. students, and academics from around the world to submit papers pertaining to the areas of the conference theme. The conference was organized by International Online Knowledge Service Provider (IOKSP).
Reading and Reading Strategies: An Overview Undoubtedly, reading seems to
be a major source of knowledge, be it reading for pleasure or reading for academic purposes. ... Thorndike & Hagen (1969), on the other hand, defined reading as a complex activity that requires the readers' consideration for every
letter in a sentence to develop a relationship between one sentence to the other
sentences, selecting and eliminating any connotation as to obtain and
understand what the ...
The Journal of Global Business and Management Research (GBMR) strives to comply with highest research standards and scientific/research/practice journals' qualities. Being international and inter-disciplinary in scope, GBMR seeks to provide a platform for debate among diverse academic and practitioner communities who address a broad area of business and management issues across the globe. This issue also contains a 27-page supplementary issue on energy management.
The battery bank is sized to provide load energy requirement for minimum of 3
days of autonomy (2 no sunshine/cloudy days) the battery bank shall be
discharged up to 80% of depth of discharge. Energy stored in the battery bank is
DC type. This DC energy is inverted using an inverter to get AC supply (Hepbasli
A, 2004). Figure 1. 1.6 kW solar, wind hybrid system The set up of hybrid system
consist of two power. 20 Vol. 1,No.2 Global Business and Management Research
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The style of leadership in an interdisciplinary collaboration is an existing gap in collaborative literature. Studying the leaders in an existing interdisciplinary collaboration provided a description of the leadership style of the collaborative leaders of three behavioral health teams in New York City. This qualitative phenomenological study used structured interviews of interdisciplinary disciplines to describe the leadership style of the collaborative leaders within a team environment. The data collection and analysis were conducted using codes to identify dominant themes. The themes presented perceptions and experiences of three teams interacting collaboratively. The coding process identified five major themes that are unique components of leadership that suggests new methods of building collaborative leadership within the interdisciplinary team dynamics.
With effective leadership or consultation, team members learn how to confront
conflict in the group, dispel the distorted images they have of one another, and
work together to construct consensual solutions to recurrent problems in
delivering care (Farrell et al.). O'Donnell et al. (1997) clearly delineated the
problems faced by disciplines when placed together in groups. Each discipline's
normal discourse is altered. The groups derive new systems of discourse that are
developed by the ...
