Essays about: "Election in 2008"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 25 essays containing the words Election in 2008.

  1. 11. No Woman, No Cry? - A study of board members’ gender and its impact on company performance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sophia Bonnevier Dudzik; Oxana Tarassiouk; [2010]
    Keywords : female ratio; corporate governance; boardroom; Affirmative action; gender diversity; panel data; financial performance; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In recent history, gender diversity has become a frequent subject of discussion in the context of company boardroom and performance. Affirmative action is debated and some countries, like Norway in 2003, have chosen side and taken concrete legal action. READ MORE

  3. 12. Political Marketing and the 2008 U.S. Presidential Primary Elections : MBA-thesis in marketing

    University essay from Institutionen för ekonomi; Ämnesavdelningen för företagsekonomi

    Author : Veronica Johansson; [2010]
    Keywords : political marketing; marketing; presidential election; primary election; strategy; grassroots movement; social networking;

    Abstract : Aim: Over the years, marketing has become a more and more important tool in politics in general. In order to campaign successfully – and become the President-elect - in the U.S. Presidential Election, marketing is indispensable. READ MORE

  4. 13. THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT AND MEDIA CONFLICT IN WAR: A CASE OF THE KENYAN 2007/2008 ELECTION VIOLENCE

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Nancy Okwengu; [2010]
    Keywords : Conflict; Media; Government; Kenya; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Kenya as a country is known for its ethnic diversity and boasts of over 42 ethnic/tribes communities that for many years have lived together in harmony and respect for each other. In the face of this harmonious cohesion between the different communities, there have been sporadic threats on issues of resource distribution and political differences that have cultivated ethnic/tribal hatred and fighting especially during general elections that come every five years. READ MORE

  5. 14. THE EFFORT OF THE NON-PARTY CARETAKER GOVERNMENT TO MAKE THE NINTH PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2008 IN BANGLADESH FREE, FAIR AND CREDIBLE

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Md. Safiqul Islam; [2009]
    Keywords : Electoral Reform; Key Words: Non-party Caretaker Government; Bangladesh Election Commission; Transparent and Credible Election.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Abstract This study focuses the electoral reforms and the practical performances of the Non-party Caretaker Government in terms of its role to ensure that the ninth parliamentary elections be free, fair and credible. In Bangladesh, after Parliament had been dissolved, the constitutionally-mandated Non-party Caretaker Government was appointed to oversee the parliamentary elections, its main purpose being to assure free, free and credible democratic elections. READ MORE

  6. 15. Using Coh-Metrix to Compare Cohesion Measures between the United States Senators John McCain and Barack Obama

    University essay from Engelska institutionen

    Author : Annie Hultgren; [2009]
    Keywords : cohesion; cohesion markers; cohesion measures measurements; Coh-Metrix; speeches; texts;

    Abstract : This investigation explores and analyzes speeches by John McCain and Barack Obama, who were the candidates of the United States Presidential election 2008. Ten speeches by each speaker are in a non-biased way selected from the year 2007 from their official websites when they were senators of Arizona and Illinois respectively. READ MORE