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The Relationship Between Family Recreation And Relatedness In Children And Their Families, Kristen Berrett

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The purpose of this study was to provide insight into the factors contributing to relatedness in children, specifically family recreation, and to look at relatedness between family members (family relatedness), and whether or not family recreation makes a contribution to this construct. Two instruments were used to collect data for this study. The Family Leisure Activity Profile (FLAP) measured family recreation involvement and satisfaction, and the Activity-Feelings States Scales (AFS) measured child and family relatedness. The sample included elementary school children between the ages of 6 years and 12 years (n1=405), and the parents of those children (n2=405). The data …

Fortifying Leisure: A Qualitative Investigation Of Family Leisure In Uganda, Rachel Adams Mcgovern

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The purpose of this study was to examine leisure patterns and meanings of leisure among families in the developing East African nation of Uganda, in response to recent calls for more non-Western leisure studies (Chick, 1998; Iwasaki, Nishino, Onda & Bowling, 2007). The three focus questions answered in this study were: (a) what do Ugandans from the Mukono District think leisure is? (b) how is family leisure, in their terms, happening? and (c) in what ways do they think family leisure is important? This study utilized a grounded theory methodology (Glaser & Strauss, 1978) with qualitative data analysis methods. Sixty-eight …

Kontroll-Revizionimi Bankar, Fatmire Ukaj

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Aktivitetet Për Ngritjen E Kapacitetit Të Punëtorit Në Organizatat Në Kosovë, Kaltrina Shabaj

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Qëllimi i këtij hulumtimi është të kuptoj rëndësinë e trajnimit të punëtorit në organizatat në Kosovë dhe sa i kushtohet vëmendje trajnimit të punëtorëve.

Duke pasur parasysh klimën e sotme të biznesit dhe inovacionet teknologjike që ndikojnë në vendin e punës e bëjnë të nevojshme që punëtori të rinovoj vazhdimisht njohuritë dhe aftësitë e tij. Përmes trajnimit oraganizata ndërton një ekip më efektiv dhe shumë të motivuar për ti realizuar objektivat e saj, dhe në anën tjetër punëtorët ndjejnë kënaqësi përmes arritjes së objektivave personale dhe të organizatës.

Organizatat në Kosovë përcjellin deri në një masë trendin e zhvillimeve dhe …

Udhëheqja Në Ndërrmarrjet E Vogla Dhe Të Mesme Në Kosovë, Ardian Ramadani

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Një hyrje e shkurtër rreth konceptit të hulumtimit të udhëheqjes në ndërmarrjet tona të vogla dhe të mesme. Në këtë punim jam munduar të identifikoj përparësitë dhe dorësit e udhëheqjes në Kosovë. Pastaj, janë cituar një numër i përparësive dhe të metave që na i janë ofruar nga hulumtimet në teren. Qëllimi është, ti gjejmë ato të meta dhe disi ti eliminojmë.

Ajo që e bënë më të veçantë këtë punim është përshkrimi i problemeve të udhëheqjes me anën e shembujve konkret të ndjekur nga ndërmarrësit gjate viteve. Një herit ilustrohen edhe shembuj konkret me të cilët mundë të shihet …

Dallimet Ndërmejtë Ifrs Dhe Us Gaap, Amir Berisha

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Qëllimi i këtij studimi është eksplorimi i dallimeve ndërmjetë US GAAP-it dhe IFRS-së, i cili është i motivuar nga ana e procesit të harmonizimit të vazhdueshme në përcaktimin e standardeve të kontabilitetit si dhe me projektet e fundit konvergjencë nga FASB dhe IASB. Në përgjithësi, ne gjejmë se US GAAP dhe IFRS vetëm ndryshojnë në lidhje me aftësitë parashikuese. Fakti se në SHBA informacioni GAAP i kontabilitetit tejkalon IFRS-në që mbanë dallimet karakteristike të firmës, të tilla si madhësia dhe firma që auditohet. Megjithatë, rezultatet tona gjithashtu na sugjerojnë se këto dallime nuk janë vlerësuar plotësisht nga ana e investitorëve, …

Staff Impact On Customer Satisfaction, Besiana Behluli

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The aim of this study was to find out what impact has a company’s staff/employees in the customers’ level of overall satisfaction towards the company. Another purpose was to see how employees interrelate with customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. The method applied in this thesis was a questionnaire containing 25 questions. All the questions were formulated to examine directly how these respondents feel regarding employees who out to be a company’s most valuable asset. The results indicated that all these respondents valued mostly the employees in a company, and that employees would in most of the cases determine their purchase …

Pasqyrat Financiare, Naim Cakolli

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No abstract provided.

Menaxhimi I Projekteve Investive, Gent Çeku

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Ndikimi I Vlerësimit Të Pёrformancës Së Personelit, Irfan Berisha

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Ndikimi I Implementimit Të Cefta-S Në Bizneset Kosovare, Sara Ibrahimi

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Qëllimi i këtij studimi të rastit është të kuptojmë ndikimin e implementimit të marrëveshjes CEFTA në komunitetin e biznesit dhe në ekonominë e vendit. Përveç qëllimit kryesor objektivat të tjera të këtij studimi janë:

 Vlerësimi i aftësive konkurruese të bizneseve që janë të nevojshme për qasje në tregjet e jashtme,  Identifikimi i barrierave jo-tarifore që bizneset tona po përballohen me secilin anëtarë të CEFTA-s.

Në këtë fazë të studimit, CEFTA në mënyrë të përgjithshme do të analizohet si marrëveshje që ka afektuar në shumicën e bizneseve vendore pasojat e të cilës kanë qenë pozitive dhe negative. Duke pasur …

Youth Unemployment In Kosovo And Situation On The Labor Market Before The Declaration Of Kosovo’S Independence, Uran Zhubi

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Management Values Perceived By Personnel, Albert Krasniqi

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Brand Equity In Low Involvement Products, Berat Thaqi

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This study is done in the field of branding, and the aim is to understand the relationship between low-involvement products and brand equity which is “the positive or negative association the consumers make with the product in they way they feel, think and act”. Second objective of this study is to analyze how low-involvement products can create a distinct brand identity which is the heart or brand’s essence.

This explanatory study is a case study which uses a deductive approach combined with quantitative and qualitative data. After doing a literature review, two questionnaires were developed in order to measure respectively …

Tregtia Elektronike, Naim Neziri

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Tregtia Elektronike (e-commerce) është shkëmbim virtual (paperless) i informacioneve

te biznesit duke përdorur EDI-(electronic data interchange), e-mail, buletinin elektronik në bord,

faks transmisionet dhe fondin elektronik te transfereve. Poashtu i referohet online stoqeve,

transaksioneve të bondeve , “shkarkimeve” dhe shitjeve të produktevete“buta”(software, muzikë

dokumenteve,etj) dhe transaksionve B2B- business to business. [1]

Tregtia elektronike ka pasur një impakt enorm në biznes kudo në botë andaj edhe qëllimi

kryesor i këtij studimi është që të informojë biznesin dhe konsumatroin kosovar me gjithqka

rreth asaj se si bëhet Tregtia elektronike.

Në ditët e sotme , Tregtia Elektronike, është duke e ndërruar mënyren e …

Recruiting Employees In Private And Public Organizations, Vlera Halili

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“ Identifying and emphasizing the importance of recruiting in Public and Private sector is the main task of this paper, nevertheless analyzing the most important components of recruiting is done, via literature review and field research, construction is done in such a form that it includes practical and theoretical observations of current recruiting methodologies in Republic of Kosovo and their drawbacks. This paper also provides best practices of developed countries regarding recruiting and their possible implementation in Republic of Kosovo in order to excel current productivity in all financial and industrial sectors.”

The Relationship Between Identity Development And Family History Knowledge, Clive Gordon Haydon

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The primary purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between identity development in late adolescent university students and family history knowledge. The relationship was examined within both the individual developmental and family systems theoretical frameworks. It was proposed that identity development involves achieving personal autonomy from the family of origin and at the same time maintaining positive relatedness to the family of origin. Identity development was examined using exploration, commitment, autonomy, and relatedness as dependent variables. It was proposed that late adolescent's personal exploration of and commitment to roles and values may be influenced by knowledge of parent …

Addressing Posttraumatic Stress Among Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans And Their Significant Others: An Intervention Utilizing Sport And Recreation, Jessie L. Bennett

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The purpose of the study was to provide evidence-based outcomes related to a couples adaptive sports event intended to facilitate posttraumatic growth, increase marital satisfaction, leisure satisfaction, feelings of competence in sports, and reduce symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for veterans with PTSD and their significant others. The sample consisted of three groups of couples, experimental Group A had five couples, experimental Group B had six couples, and the Control Group had six couples. ANCOVA analysis indicated significant differences between Group A and the Control Group for overall PTSD and the subscale of hyperarousal. There were also significant increases …

Financimi I Biznesit Privat Në Kosovë, Pleurat Konjufca

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Qëllimi I këtij punimi është të kuptojmë ndikimin e kredive në shtimin e numrit të punëtorëve në ndërrmarrjet private të vogla dhe të mesme në komunën e Lipjanit.

Duke pasur parasysh numrin e madh të të papunëve në Kosovë ne do të mundohemi të kuptojmë se cfar ndikimi kanë kreditë në rritjen e numrit të punëtorëve në ndërrmarrjet e vogla dhe të mesme në komunën e Lipjanit.

Ne në fillim filluam të marrim informata të përgjithshme në lidhje me financimin e biznesit në Kosovë, mirëpo me formulimin e pyetësorit dhe me intervistat e bëra ne arritëm të kuptojmë se cfar …

The Shaping Of Managers’ Security Objectives Through Information Security Awareness Training, Mark Harris

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Information security research states that corporate security policy and information security training should be socio-technical in nature and that corporations should consider training as a primary method of protecting their information systems. However, information security policies and training are predominately technical in nature. In addition, managers creating security policies rely heavily on security guidelines, which are also technically oriented. This study created a series of information security training videos that were viewed by four groups of managers. One video discussed the socio-technical aspects of security, another discussed only the social aspects of security, the third detailed only the technical aspects …

Assessing The Alignment Of Information Security With Strategic Business, And Strategic Information System Planning: A Department Of Defense Perspective, John H. Scanlan Iv

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This research extends the Strategic Information Systems Plan (SISP) and Strategic Business Plan (SBP) alignment model construct by adding the Information Security Plan (ISP) as an additional component considered essential to the success of network centric organizations. Six hypotheses were considered to measure the two-way alignment among three components of the proposed model. The research was adapted for a public sector organization and analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric test. A vertical, cross-sectional sample from the United States Marine Corps, a Department of Defense organization, was surveyed (n = 149). Results indicate a strong two-way alignment exists between SISP - SBP …

Contract Over Target Baseline (Otb) Effect On Earned Value Management's Cost Performance Index (Cpi), Dennis E. Jack

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Cost growth is a problem in U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) acquisitions. A particular component of cost growth is a cost overrun or Over Target Baseline (OTB). In 2009, Trahan found that the Gompertz growth curve better predicted program Estimates at Completion (EAC) for OTB contracts. In 2010, Thickstun studied “the relationships between overruns and a variety of factors,” but found OTB occurrences “random” and questioned the benefit of the OTB process (Thickstun, 2010). In this research, we study OTB‟s ability to effect improved program cost performance; we examine OTB‟s effect on the cumulative Cost Performance Index (CPI) slope after …

Politikat Fiskale Në Kosovë, Ajete Kosumi

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Qëllimi i ketij Punimi Diplome është të kuptojmë ndikimin dhe rolin e Politikave Fiskale në zhvillimin ekonomik të Kosovës.

Duke pasur parasysh rëndësinë e politikave fiskale në zhvillimin ekonomik të vendit me anë te këtij punimi do të mundohemi të rekomandojmë një politikë të qëndrueshme fiskale që do të zhvillohej me kombinimin e ndryshimeve të sistemit ekzistues dhe inkuadrimin e komponenteve të reja siç janë:

- Harmonizimi i ngarkesës fiskale në mes të komunitetit të biznesit dhe popullatës,

- Mbështetja më e madhe e saj në nevojat e zhvillimit ekonomik të Kosovës

- Një politikë e tillë të jetë në …

A Test Of The Cwb-Ocb Emotion-Centered Model, Ernest O'Boyle

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Discretionary behaviors such as counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs) and organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) exist outside of the job description, but these behaviors nevertheless have profound influence on the organization and its members. Using Spector and Fox’s (2002) General OCB-CWB emotion centered model as the conceptual framework, I tested a specific model with personality, perceptions of the workplace, and emotional processes as antecedents of both OCB and CWB. The proposed model fit the data well and the results indicated that the emotional processes of burnout and engagement partially mediate the individual and organizational antecedents.

Marketing Concept And Its Application In Kosova’S Enterprises, Halil Krasniqi

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No abstract provided.

Contributions Of Father Involvement In Family Leisure To Family Functioning, Lydia Anne Buswell

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The purpose of this study was to examine to the contribution of fathers' involvement in family leisure to aspects of family functioning. The sample consisted of 647 families of fathers and a youth from throughout the United States. The Family Leisure Activity Profile (FLAP) was used to measure family leisure involvement. FACES II was used to measure family functioning. Results from the father and youth perspective indicated significant relationships between father involvement in both core and balance family leisure to various aspects of family functioning. Core family leisure involvement was the only family leisure involvement variable related to family adaptability …

Influences On Active Family Leisure And Its Relationship To Obesity, Shallie Marlene Taylor

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The purpose of this study was to examine how attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control influence adolescents' intent to participate in active family leisure and furthermore to explore the nature of the relationship between active family leisure and body mass index (BMI) among adolescents. Adolescents (N = 472) completed an online questionnaire assessing the theory of planned behavior (TPB) variables, active family leisure, individual active leisure, and BMI. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. Tests of direct paths of attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control to intent indicated these variables were significant predictors of intent …

A Consumer-Based Evaluation Of A Family Camp, Christine Davis Covey

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate a family camp's performance from a consumer (parent) perspective. An Importance-Performance Analysis was used. Responses averages were plotted on a grid of importance versus performance with the overall means used as cross-hairs to create an action grid of four quadrants: keep-up-the-good-work (high importance/high performance), concentrate-here (high importance/low performance), possible-overkill (low importance/high performance), and low-priority (low importance/low performance). Findings indicated that parents are in large part receiving good performance on the factors that are important to them. Findings identified factors that were important to parents including some factors that camp directors were not …

Stealthy River Navigation In Jungle Combat Conditions, Fabio Ayres Cardoso

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One of the biggest challenges for Brazilian military logisticians is to support effective jungle warfare for both real and training operations carried out by their combat forces in the Amazonian region. The jungle's heat, humidity, and dense vegetation put significant demands on the supply chain. Further, because of the difficulties of land or air transportation, water transport is the most reasonable transportation option to sustain these deployed forces. Planners must select from among the available watercourses those whose surroundings provide stealthy navigation to the combat force location where the requested supplies can be safely unloaded. We seek a method of …

Development Of A Concept Maturity Assessment Framework, Robinson C.L. Hughes

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Concept selection is an important investment decision point in product development. The Department of Defense too often selects concepts based on insufficient data, resulting in projects that are over-budget, over-schedule, and not what the customer wants. Decision makers must select for further development only the concepts that are effective and suitable to meet the needs of the users and require mature concepts to make an informed decision. This research proposes a stage-gated framework as a tool to assess and increase the maturity of concepts by creating an information criteria baseline at each decision gate. The framework represents a developmental scale …