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1. 16. From rice to sugar, from smallholder to businessman : a case study of outgrower schemes within the EcoEnergy Bagamoyo project, Tanzania

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Agnar Kjeller; [2016]
   Keywords : outgrower scheme; LSAI; rice; sugar cane; smallholders; cooperation; organisation; Tanzania;

   Abstract : Many governments in Africa envisage the potential to create rural employment, improve energy balances and strengthen their national economies by encouraging investment in large-scale agriculture. This trend is being intensified by global demand for alternative sources of energy and food, against a background of high oil prices and growing world population. READ MORE

3. 17. Driving Forces of the Investment Decision Process in a Technology Firm. A multifaceted understanding of the investment behaviour of individuals and the firm

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Jenny Frisell; louise Lorentzon; [2015-07-13]
   Keywords : Investment Decision Process; Forces; Behavioral Finance; Corporate Finance; Agency Theory; Bower-Burgelman Process Model;

   Abstract : Abstract Every company has the goal to maximize shareholder wealth by allocating funds to the most profitable investments. A company’s survival is dependent on its ability to stay competitive and maintain market share. In a company there is always a selection of potential investments, therefore the investment decision process is crucial. READ MORE

4. 18. The necessity of concepts for end-user involvement in information system development in developing country : Case study secondary schools in Nigeria

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

   Author : Ogechi Vivian Ngerem; [2015]
   Keywords : System development; User involvement; User satisfaction; User involvement techniques; IS: Information systems;

   Abstract : System development has been an innovational trend in the field of Information systems in both past and present time; and users of the system is one of the key success in the development life cycle of human and computer based systems. Information system is one of the most emerging technologies in developing countries; Nigeria as a case and the development of these IS is deployed in both private and public sectors of the economy for organizational data management. READ MORE

5. 19. Nipa Huts with High Speed Internet: Commercial Exploitation of Children in the 21st Century. A Qualitative investigation of Webcam Child Prostitution in the Philippines

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Salla Aurén; Dennis Fris Kuhlmann; [2015]
   Keywords : Webcam Child Prostitution; Webcam Child Sex Tourism; child sexual abuse; commercial sexual abuse of children; prostitution; the Philippines; incest; accumulation by dispossession; child welfare; poverty; child pornography; social media; migration; unemployment; techniques of neutralisation.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the emerging issue of Webcam Child Prostitution (WCP) that has so far only been observed in the Philippines. Utilising a qualitative approach, the authors conducted a series of interviews with law enforcement and civil society, as well as survivors of the crime and two focus groups in a low-income neighbourhood in Manila. READ MORE

6. 20. Implementing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (Eiti): Stakeholders’ Perspectives in the Case of Colombia

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Luis Miguel Mateus Molano; [2014-03-24]
   Keywords : EITI; Accountability; Transparency; Good Governance; Colombia; Voluntary Codes of Conduct; Extractive Industries; Resource-rich country; stakeholders;

   Abstract : This thesis will address accountability and transparency issues in the Colombian Extractive Industry by assessing the eventual subscription of the country to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The EITI is an attempt to induce accountability and transparency in extractive revenues that eventually will foster the alleviation of poverty and instability in developing countries. READ MORE