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Maritime Cargo Claims In Vietnam : Practical Issues And The Design Of A Virtual Consultancy Expert System Based On Artificial Intelligience To Assist Non-Lawyer Users, Thi Mai Phuong Pham, Thi Minh Hang Hoang
Maritime Cargo Claims In Vietnam : Practical Issues And The Design Of A Virtual Consultancy Expert System Based On Artificial Intelligience To Assist Non-Lawyer Users, Thi Mai Phuong Pham, Thi Minh Hang Hoang
World Maritime University Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Impact Of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (Mass) On Vts Operations, Jia Chyuan Chong
Impact Of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (Mass) On Vts Operations, Jia Chyuan Chong
World Maritime University Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Global Logistics Trend Spillover Through Container And Roro Shipping In North Europe Short Sea Shipping, Jee Young Yoo
Global Logistics Trend Spillover Through Container And Roro Shipping In North Europe Short Sea Shipping, Jee Young Yoo
World Maritime University Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Switching Paper To Electronic Bills Of Lading : Legal Perspective And Reform Options For Vietnam, Thi Mai Anh Doan
Switching Paper To Electronic Bills Of Lading : Legal Perspective And Reform Options For Vietnam, Thi Mai Anh Doan
World Maritime University Dissertations
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Integrated Use Of Drones And Qr Codes As Complementary Components For Monitoring, Control And Surveillance Systems For Artisanal Fishing Vessels In Peru, Eduardo Israel Zamora Chung
Integrated Use Of Drones And Qr Codes As Complementary Components For Monitoring, Control And Surveillance Systems For Artisanal Fishing Vessels In Peru, Eduardo Israel Zamora Chung
World Maritime University Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Containing Risk When Maximizing Supply-Chain Performance, Harrison Luvai
Containing Risk When Maximizing Supply-Chain Performance, Harrison Luvai
Dissertations
The objective of this dissertation is to develop and test an approach that will quantify the level of risk in the supply chain, evaluate the cost and impact of risk mitigation strategies, validate event management protocols pre-implementation, and optimize across a portfolio of risk mitigation strategies. The research integrates a Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) model and a Discrete Event Simulation model to investigate a production-inventory-transportation problem subject to risk. The MILP model calculates the optimal Net Profit Contribution of the supply chain in the absence of risk. Deviation risks are introduced as volatility in final demand and lead times, …
Tregu Monetar Në Kosovë, Amra Korenica
Tregu Monetar Në Kosovë, Amra Korenica
Theses and Dissertations
Politika monetare është politika e ndjekur nga autoriteti monetar nëpërmjet manipulimit të instrumentave monetare për të ndikuar në ekonomi dhe për të realizuar objektivat e tij. Përgjithësisht, autoriteti monetar është banka qendrore dhe objektivi i shumicës së bankave qendrore është stabiliteti i çmimeve dhe I valutës së vendit. Për realizimin e këtij objektivi përdoren objektiva të ndërmjetëm që kanë të bëjnë me agregatët e ndryshëm monetarë, rritjen ekonomike, stabilitetin makroekonomik, stabilitetin financiar etj. Stabiliteti i çmimeve është mjaft i rëndësishëm dhe prek secilin nga ne duke ndikuar pozitivisht në rritjen e të ardhurave reale (inflacioni i stabilizuar), apo negativisht në …
Foreign Direct Investments In Kosovo, Albana Fona
Foreign Direct Investments In Kosovo, Albana Fona
Theses and Dissertations
This journey would not have been possible without the support of my family, professors and mentors, and friends. To my family, thank you for encouraging me in all of my pursuits and inspiring me to follow my dreams. I am especially grateful to my parents, who supported me emotionally and financially.
I want to express my sincere gratitude to my advisor Prof. Hasan Metin for the continuous support, for his patience, motivation, and immense knowledge. His guidance helped me in all the time of research and writing of this thesis. I could not have imagined having a better advisor and …
Ndikimi I Institucioneve Financiare Në Zhvillimin Ekonomik Të Kosovës, Altina Kuqi
Ndikimi I Institucioneve Financiare Në Zhvillimin Ekonomik Të Kosovës, Altina Kuqi
Theses and Dissertations
Ekonomia e Kosovës vazhdon të gjenerojë rritje dhe stabilitet solid makroekonomik, në
veçanti në rrafshin fiskal dhe atë financiar. Ajo nuk ka shpëtuar pa u prekur nga efektet e krizës me të cilat po ballafaqohen disa nga shtetet e zhvilluara e sidomos ato të Eurozonës, të cilat kanë bërë që norma e rritjes, përkundër që është pozitive, të jetë më e ulët se sa në periudhat e kaluara.
Banka Qendrore e Republikës së Kosovës vazhdon të ndjekë për së afërmi zhvillimet në sektorin financiar, duke siguruar arritjen e objektivit të saj primar, gjegjësisht duke siguruar ruajtjen e stabilitetit financiar në …
Roli I Auditimit Në Ekonominë E Tregut, Ardita Colaj
Roli I Auditimit Në Ekonominë E Tregut, Ardita Colaj
Theses and Dissertations
Auditimi është një mjet për të vlerësuar efektivitetin e kontrolle vetë brendshme të një kompanie. Mbajtja e një sistemi efektiv të kontrolle vetë brendshme është thelbësor për arritjen e objektivave të biznesit të një kompanie, marrjen e raportimit financiar të besueshëm përveprimet e tij, parandalimin e mashtrimit dhe shpërdorimin e pasurive të saj dhe minimizimin e kostos së kapitalit. Struktura e auditimit është studiuar në kontekste të ndryshme që nga vitet 1980, dhe vazhdon të jetë një konstruksion me rëndësi. Shkalla e strukturës së përdorur është një ndryshore vendimi sa herë që një firmë auditimi ndryshon qasjen e saj të …
Ndikimi I Evazionit Fiskal Në Ekonominë E Kosovës, Elsa Musliu
Ndikimi I Evazionit Fiskal Në Ekonominë E Kosovës, Elsa Musliu
Theses and Dissertations
Qëllimi i këtij hulumtimi është analizimi i ndikimit të evazionit fiskal në ekonomi, duke u bazuar në perspektivat dhe koncepet teorike te Metodave të Hulumitimit në Prakikë. Nëpërmes këtij punimi do të mundohemi të shpjegojme dhe te trajtojmë kuptimin dhe përmbajtjen e evazionit fiskal, të shpjegojmë shkurtimisht pasojat kryesore të evazionit fiskal si dhe pasojat që shkakton ky fenomen në ekonominë e vendit dhe të rajonit, të përshkruajmë faktorët që ndikojnë në evazion fiskal, të nxjerrim përfundimet dhe rekomandimet e nevojshme për përmirësimet lidhur me evazionin fiskal në fushën ekonomike.
Rezultati i këtij punimi do të ofroj faktorët kryesor që …
Ndikimi I Vlerave Të Punonjësve Në Performancën E Organizatës, Gresa Konjuhi
Ndikimi I Vlerave Të Punonjësve Në Performancën E Organizatës, Gresa Konjuhi
Theses and Dissertations
Në këtë punim është paraqitur rëndësia e vlerave në sjelljen organizative, duke analizuar ndikimin e faktorëve: stil lidershipi, kulturë organizative si dhe ndryshime organizative në efektivitetin e këtyre organizatave.
Njëkohësisht kam paraqitur edhe një rast studimi që ka të bëjë me kompaninë e sigurimeve “EUROSIG” me qendër në Tiranë.
Konkluzionet dhe rekomandimet e këtij punimi janë mbështetur mbi rezualtatet e analizës teorike. Fjalët kyçe të përdorura në këtë punim janë: efektiviteti organizativ, stil lidershipi, kulturë organizative, sjellje organizative, ndryshime organizative, ndikim i vlerave të punonjësve.
Ndikimi I Politikave Fiskale Në Ndërmarrjet E Vogla Dhe Të Mesme Në Republikën E Kosovës, Liridon Hyseni
Ndikimi I Politikave Fiskale Në Ndërmarrjet E Vogla Dhe Të Mesme Në Republikën E Kosovës, Liridon Hyseni
Theses and Dissertations
Ekonomia e Kosovës që nga viti 1999, kryesisht është mbështetur nga ndihmat ndërkombëtare, remitencat dhe nga sektori publik. Roli sektorit privat ishte mjaft i vogël. Megjithatë, konsiderohet se Ndërmarrjet e Vogla dhe të Mesme (NVM) duhet te luajnë rolin primar në gjenerimin e rritjes ekonomike.
Sipas të dhënave të Agjensionit për Regjistrimin e Bizneseve në Republiken e Kosovës (ARBK), në Kosovë janë regjistruar deri më tani mbi 172,000 biznese që nga viti 2000, rreth 98% të ketij numri e përbëjnë NVM-te. Mbi 50% e NVM-ve që operojne në Kosovë, karakterizohen me investime të vogla dhe joproduktive dhe kjo situatë kufizon …
Funksionet E Marketingut Dhe Politikat Kryesore Të Tij, Valerina Colaj
Funksionet E Marketingut Dhe Politikat Kryesore Të Tij, Valerina Colaj
Theses and Dissertations
Marketingu është proces shoqëror dhe menaxhues, përmes të cilit individët dhe grupet përfitojnë atë që kanë nevojë dhe që dëshirojnë, përmes krijimit, ofrimit dhe këmbimit të produkteve të vlefshme me të tjerët. Marketingu përfshinë hulumtimin, promovimin, shitjen dhe shpërndarjen e produkteve ose shërbimeve. Shtjellimi dhe diskutimi rreth marketingut është një temë e madhe dhe e gjerë, dhe në thelb mund te themi që marketingu përfshin gjithçka që bëni për të marrë klientët tuaj potencialë dhe produktin ose shërbimin tuaj së bashku. Gjatë këtij punimi hulumtues do të shtjellojë një çështje shumë e rëndësishme për pothuajse të gjitha bizneset që të …
Ndikimi I Marrëveshjes Së Stabilizim Asocimit Në Ekonominë E Kosovës, Rinor Ajeti
Ndikimi I Marrëveshjes Së Stabilizim Asocimit Në Ekonominë E Kosovës, Rinor Ajeti
Theses and Dissertations
MSA(Marrëveshja e Stabilizim Associmit) është një marrveshje kornizë që I ofrohet shteteve të Ballkanit Perëndimor përmes të cilës bëhet zbatimi I procesit të stabilizimit dhe associmit.Kjo marrëveshje I përshtatet situatave specifike për secilin shtet partner të cilit I ofrojn një tregtim të lirë në mes të BE-së(Bashkimit Europian) dhe shtetit të kontraktuar por gjithashtu ndihmon në identifikim të objektivave dhe qëllimeve tjera të përbashkëta politike dhe ekonomike përmes së cilës bëhet një shtyrje drejt bashkpunimit më të madh regjional.Mbrenda BE-së(Bashkimit Europian) kjo marrëveshje u shërben si bazë për zbatimin e procesit të antarsimit të vendeve të kontraktuar në BE(Bashkim Europain).Shtetet …
Analizë E Kredive Gjatë Viteve Të Fundit Në Bankat Nlb, Bpb Dhe Banka Ekonomike, Natyra Mulliqi
Analizë E Kredive Gjatë Viteve Të Fundit Në Bankat Nlb, Bpb Dhe Banka Ekonomike, Natyra Mulliqi
Theses and Dissertations
Qëllimi i kësaj teme është analiza, njohja si dhe informimi me kreditë dhe interesit (normave) apo kamatave të një kredie në Kosovë gjatë vitëve 2015, 2016 dhe 2017.
Ky punim është zhvilluar në mes tri nga dhjetë bankat e Kosoës: NLBanka, Banka Ekonomike me 100% kapital kosovar si dhe banka me origjin kosovare Banka Private për Biznes. Po ashtu në këtë punim do të informohemi me konceptin kredi, kamat, llojet e tyre si dhe ligjet e formuara nga Banka Qëndore Kosovare me të cilat bankat operojnë në Kosovë.
Do të njihemi me dallimet e operimit të tyre përms, planifikimit, qëllimit …
Investimi Në Zhvillimin E Ndërmarrjeve Të Vogla Dhe Të Mesme, Valmire Krasniqi
Investimi Në Zhvillimin E Ndërmarrjeve Të Vogla Dhe Të Mesme, Valmire Krasniqi
Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Sfidat E Menaxhimit Të Operacioneve Në Kohën E Industrisë 4.0: Rasti I Kompanive Kosovare, Taulant Galimuna
Sfidat E Menaxhimit Të Operacioneve Në Kohën E Industrisë 4.0: Rasti I Kompanive Kosovare, Taulant Galimuna
Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Positive Deviance As A Framework For Understanding Motivations And Barriers To Exercise For University Students At Campus Recreation, René Dario Herrera
Positive Deviance As A Framework For Understanding Motivations And Barriers To Exercise For University Students At Campus Recreation, René Dario Herrera
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this thesis was to use qualitative research methodologies to better understand motivations and barriers to exercise for university students at campus recreation. The secondary purpose was to identify any correlations between physical activity habits and academic success. Ethnographic data obtained from a positive deviance sample and critically analyzed with feminist and postmodern theory could provide additional validation for campus recreation's value in positively contributing to the academic success of university students.
Participant observation, questionnaire, cultural domain analysis, interview, and focus group provided qualitative data.
Results indicate university students who frequent campus recreation to exercise are highly motivated …
Knowledge Sharing Behavior: Clarifying Its Measurement And Antecedents, Tiffany T. Lee
Knowledge Sharing Behavior: Clarifying Its Measurement And Antecedents, Tiffany T. Lee
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
There is increasing recognition that informal learning is a crucial component of organizational functioning and a necessary complement to the formal training that employees receive. As jobs evolve and demand more complex skills, workers must use informal learning to adapt to ever-changing work requirements. Informal learning is often dependent on voluntary knowledge sharing behavior, as evident among members of mastermind groups or communities of practice. In order to assist organizations, researchers must seek to understand the factors that motivate employees to engage in knowledge sharing behavior.
Empirical research on knowledge sharing is nascent. There exists only a handful of quantitative …
Growth Options And Corporate Goodness, Linh Thompson
Growth Options And Corporate Goodness, Linh Thompson
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
I find evidence to support the negative impact of growth options on corporate social responsibility (CSR). I propose that attention-constrained managers reduce corporate goodness to focus on growth opportunities. The effect is more pronounced for well-governed firms, for financially-constrained firms, and for capital-intensive social dimensions. Firms reduce their research and development (R&D) and capital expenditures, and experience lower annual buy-and-hold abnormal returns (BHAR) subsequent to significant increases in their social performance. I also report value implications of CSR investments. The empirical evidence suggests that managerial choices to divert attention from growth projects toward CSR hurt shareholders.
Understanding Long-Standing Belief Systems In Business: A Qualitative Study Of The Equine Industry, Robyn Lord
Understanding Long-Standing Belief Systems In Business: A Qualitative Study Of The Equine Industry, Robyn Lord
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Change management is a highly researched topic. With industry changing at record speed, it is inevitable that corporations will engage in a change management endeavor. As humans innately resist change at first exposure, corporations strive to acquire knowledge in adoption. It may not be enough to understand status quo proponents, but rather their underlying long-standing belief systems which may be affecting how they view change. What makes an employee resist corporate change? Most studies conclude that humans will resist innately. This research dives into the unique environment of the equine industry to uncover how long-standing belief systems contribute to adoption …
A Study Of The Global Job Satisfaction And Motivators Of Job Satisfaction Among Long-Tenured Protestant Pastors In Southern California, Ron Armstrong
A Study Of The Global Job Satisfaction And Motivators Of Job Satisfaction Among Long-Tenured Protestant Pastors In Southern California, Ron Armstrong
Dissertations
Purpose: The purposes of this study were to determine the global job satisfaction of long-tenured Protestant pastors in southern California; to determine what are the facets of job satisfaction that motivate them to remain in their job; to discover what personal characteristics they perceive to have contributed to their long tenure.
Methodology: This study utilizes an explanatory, mixed method design. It is explanatory because it utilizes quantitative methods first, then seeks to better understand those results through qualitative methods (McMillan & Schumacher, 2010).
Findings: The subject pastors are very satisfied with their jobs; report high global job satisfaction; substantially higher …
Social Media Deployment In A Business To Business Environment: Theory And Practice., Loran Jarrett
Social Media Deployment In A Business To Business Environment: Theory And Practice., Loran Jarrett
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Social media is increasingly being used by business-to-business (B2B) firms to engage with their customers as they seek to maintain and grow their relationship with their customers. In my dissertation, I examine what communication objectives B2B firms seek to achieve via social media at different stages of the relationship cycle (exploration, expansion, maturity). I then use a panel of social media experts to evaluate the social media efforts of these firms to determine how well these firms achieve their social media objectives. I then contrast how the social media communication objectives of these firms at different stages of the relationship …
Forces Affecting The Success Of Business Working In Florida’S Economic Zones, Hugh Bettendorf
Forces Affecting The Success Of Business Working In Florida’S Economic Zones, Hugh Bettendorf
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This research provides information about Economic Development Zones (EDZ) to help the reader understand these programs. For a business owner they are able to make informed decisions about the merits of these programs and decide whether it makes sense for them to relocate their businesses to Florida’s Economic Development Zones. What most readers do not know is that these programs and the operating condition of an Economic Development Zone can offer benefits to a business owner, allowing them to reduce their operating expenses and the cost of doing business.
Over the past several years, the researcher discussed foreign trade opportunities …
Asian Immigrants In Leadership Roles In The United States: Exploration For Leader Development, Ramil L. Cabela
Asian Immigrants In Leadership Roles In The United States: Exploration For Leader Development, Ramil L. Cabela
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Cultural identity and resource availability aspects in traditional leadership development literature remain understudied, especially among minority populations like Asian immigrants.
This study explores the leadership journeys of 24 United States immigrants from China, India and the Philippines using a phenomenological approach, primarily with semi-structured interviews. Experiences of 18 additional immigrant leaders published in popular media were also analyzed.
Data from the study reveals that Asian migrants’ roads to leadership in U.S. organizations are heterogeneous and characterized by either linear or nonlinear, overlapping phases of leader development where migrant leaders overcome assimilation challenges and leverage their unique, individual human capital to …
How To Build A Climate Of Quality In A Small To Medium Enterprise: An Action Research Project, Desmond M. Bishop Iii
How To Build A Climate Of Quality In A Small To Medium Enterprise: An Action Research Project, Desmond M. Bishop Iii
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Quality Management (QM) in one of its many forms has become an integral part of contemporary business. Most research in this field was conducted within the context of large business. This study is one of the first to examine QM for small to medium enterprises (SMEs). This article used the action research methodology to explore how a SME located in the southeastern United States implemented a climate of quality. QM implementation in this company was executed in two separate interventions. In the first intervention, the factors of top management commitment, collaboration, data-centered decision making and process focus were implemented using …
Credit Securities From An Information Perspective, Meredith E. Rhodes
Credit Securities From An Information Perspective, Meredith E. Rhodes
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
In this dissertation, I present three studies that independently contribute to the literature on credit securities from an information perspective. In the first chapter, I examine the informational role of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to the corporate bond market. Considering the dramatic growth of ETFs and the fact that they trade on exchanges, I posit that ETFs provide information to market participants about the underlying market, but not all information provided may be relevant. Indeed, I show that higher levels of ETF ownership of bonds are associated with lower transactions costs, higher liquidity, but also contain less firm-specific information.
In the …
Banking On Blockchain: A Grounded Theory Study Of The Innovation Evaluation Process, Priya D. Dozier
Banking On Blockchain: A Grounded Theory Study Of The Innovation Evaluation Process, Priya D. Dozier
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Blockchain technology emerged as the underlying database structure for Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency, in 2008. Interest in blockchain by the Financial Services industry grew because of its purported transparency, security, and trust elements which resulted in over $240 million in venture capital funds raised by blockchain firms mostly from banks in the first half of 2017.
The purpose of this study was to examine the underlying innovation evaluation process that Financial Services organizations employed as they evaluated blockchain technology. In this research study, blockchain was considered a technology innovation, which drove the research question: “How do financial services organizations evaluate blockchain …
Money Matters: An Examination Of Special Education Characteristics In Efficient And Inefficient Texas School Districts, Pakethia Harris
Money Matters: An Examination Of Special Education Characteristics In Efficient And Inefficient Texas School Districts, Pakethia Harris
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This study veers from the traditional perspective of examining school efficiency or productivity as a cost minimizing process, in which educational inputs are minimized to achieve maximum outputs (student performance). Instead, it provides a critical examination of the dominant, cost minimizing assumption associated with efficiency models and suggest schools instead behave similarly to budget maximizers as presented in Niskanen’s (1971) seminal budget maximizing framework. The study examines the relationship between total student expenditures and subsequent student outcomes, establishing the relative efficiency of Texas school districts using stochastic frontier analysis within a budget-maximizing framework. Additionally, the study investigates how special education …