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Krahasimi I Strategjive Të Marketingut Në Korporatat E Kosovës, Agrin Gashi

Theses and Dissertations

Strategjia përfshinë në vete hapa për të arritur objektivat e marketingut dhe objektivat e përgjithshme të ndërmarrjes. Këto strategji fillojnë të bëhen më komplekse me rritjen e biznesit, kërkojnë më shumë vëmendje dhe profesionalizëm. Strategjia ndryshe njihet si një hartë e cila të ndihmon për të zgjedhur rrugën më të favorshme drejtë fitimit dhe sukseseve. Është shumë e rëndësishme që ndërmarrjet të aplikojnë strategji të tilla që ndihmojnë në procesin e zhvillimit sidomos kur kemi të bëjmë me ndërmarrje në nivel të Korporatave, të cilat padyshim kërkojnë angazhim të ekspertëve që kontribuojnë mjaftueshëm me dijet e tyre në hartimin e …

Politika Fiskale, Donjeta Jashari

Theses and Dissertations

Për të arritur mirëqenie dhe stabilitet politik, qeveritë kombëtare synojnë arritjen e ekuilibrit ekonomik. Qeveria përdor instrumente të ndryshme për të stimuluar rritjen e ekonomisë, për të ulur papunësinë dhe për të arritur objektivat makroekonomike. Në kontekst të rritjes së ngadalshme ekonomike të viteve të fundit dhe të presioneve fiskale, Kosova ballafaqohet me sfidën komplekse të zhvillimit ekonomik. Papunësia vazhdon të jetë në një shkallë të lartë. Kërkesa për fuqi punëtore është ende shumë e ulët dhe krijimi i një ambienti që do të favorizojë formimin e vendeve të qëndrueshme të punës është një detyrë sfiduese që kërkon reforma shumëdimensionale …

Sistemi Bankar Me Aspekt Të Veçantë Në Kosovë, Elmaze Jashari

Theses and Dissertations

Procesi i tranzicionit që filloi ne vitet e 90- ta te shekullit XX, shkaktoi rënien e sistemit socialist në Evropën Qendrore dhe Lindore. Shpërbërja e RFSJ, dhe futja e Kosovës ne administrimin e dhunshëm te Serbisë e ka shkatërruar sistemin ekonomik dhe atë bankar edhe ashtu të pa qëndrueshëm që e kishte Kosova në kuadër te ish shtetit Jugosllav. Sistemi bankar në Kosovë gjatë viteve të fundit është transformuar krejtësisht, i drejtuar nga sistemi bankar me pronësi shtetërore ne ish Jugosllavi, në një sistem bankar me pronësi private pas çlirimit. Privatizimi i sistemit bankar në Kosovë si pjesë e paketës …

Sistemi Bankar Në Kosovë/Analizë, Fitore Sherifi

Theses and Dissertations

Thellësia e krizës dhe tedencat dramatike në Kosovë kanë pasur ndikimin në politiken monetare.

Nje hyrje te shkurter rreth menaxhimit të bankave dhe performancave të tyre në Kosovë kemi bërë nje hulumtim me një perfundim se sa jane ato me rendesi, dhe sa vlere kanë në tregun e punës me kompanitë.

Përmes këtij punimi pasqyrohet edhe definimi i bankave në Kosovë avantazhet dhe disavantazhet me te cilat ballafaqohen bizneset dhe popullata lidhur me bankat dhe sistemin bankar në Kosovë.

Do te tregojmë mënyrën se si veprojnë bankat, qfare sherbime ofrojne, se si jane zhvilluar në Kosove, sa jane transparente ne …

Analiza E Origjinës Dhe Natyrës Së Strategjisë Së Menaxhimit Që Ndikon Në Efektivitetin Organizativ. Rast Studimi Knkk, Pranvera Vokshi

Theses and Dissertations

Ky është një hulumtim për mënyrat e të menduarit rreth organizatave ndër-qeveritare dhe menaxhimit të tyre, veçanërisht menaxhimit strategjik. Ndërsa shumica e teksteve të menaxhimit strategjik kanë të bëjnë me paraqitjen e elementeve kryesore dhe përshkrimeve të menaxhimit strategjik që gjenden në diskursin mbizotërues në këtë çështje, kjo temë ka të bëjë me supozimet e nënkuptuara për t'u dhënë në mënyrat e të menduarit të shprehura në atë diskurs dominues. Qëllimi, pra, është të përmbledhë atë që mendimtarët strategjik kyç kanë shkruar në lidhje me strategjitë e përgjithshme që menaxherët duhet të ndjekin për të siguruar përparësi konkurruese dhe kështu …

Determinantat E Intenzitetit Të Kreditimit Nga Bankat Komerciale Në Kosovë, Gonxhe Çaushi

Theses and Dissertations

Sistemi bankar në Kosovë gjatë viteve të fundit është transformuar krejtësisht, i drejtuar nga sistemi bankar me pronësi shtetërore ne ish Jugosllavi, në një sistem bankar me pronësi private pas çlirimit. Privatizimi i sistemit banker në Kosovë si pjesë e paketës së masave të ndërmarra nga politika e qeverive, kishte për qëllim të fuqizonte sistemin financiar, të pakësonte mundësinë për kriza të ardhshme dhe të rriste eficiencën e ekonomisë. Në të njëjtën kohë, si rrjedhojë e zhvillimit të saj ekonomik, Kosova po përgatitet të integrohet tërësisht në ekonominë botërore dhe në tregjet financiare ndërkombëtare. Funksionimi i mirë i sistemit bankar …

Management Decisionmaking Under Uncertainity Conditions In Financial Sector, Dorentina Rexhepaj

Theses and Dissertations

Vendimmarrja është sigurisht detyra më e rëndësishme e një menaxheri dhe shumë shpesh është një detyrë e vështir. Domeni i modeleve të analizës së vendimmarrjes bie midis dy rasteve ekstreme. Kjo varet nga shkalla e njohurive që kemi për rezultatin e veprimeve tona. Probabiliteti është një instrument i përdorur për të matur gjasat e shfaqjes për një ngjarje. Kur probabiliteti përdoret për të shprehur pasigurinë, anën determinonte ka një probabiliteti (ose zero), ndërsa në fundin tjetër ka probabilitet të sheshtë (të gjithë po aq të mundshëm). Menaxhimi i rrezikut në përgjithësi përfshinë identifikimin, matjen, monitorimin dhe kontrollin e rrezikut financiar. …

2017 Nonprofit Sector Employment Trends And Career Opportunities, San Diego Workforce Partnership In Partnership With The Nonprofit Institute

Nonprofit Sector Issues and Trends

The Nonprofit sector plays a critical, but often unseen role in supporting and promoting activities that improve the lives of county residents, filling gaps in critical social services when needed. This study aims to inform the workforce development system—educational training institutions, Workforce Development Boards and community workforce development organizations—on how to best prepare the future workforce for this sector. The full report analyzes data on job growth, training gaps, hiring challenges and in-demand skills from firms in the Nonprofit sector.

To Retrench Or Invest? Turnaround Strategies During A Recessionary Time, Manveer Mann, Sang Eun Byun

Department of Marketing Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

By analyzing retail news published between 2008 and 2011, we examined retrenchment and investment strategies employed by retailers in the U.S. in response to the Great Recession. We found four categories of retrenchment (store closings, buyouts, bankruptcies, and pull backs) and five categories of investment (market expansion, product development, service development, strategic partnerships, and corporate social responsibility). Retrenchment decisions were constrained by retailers' financial strength, whereas investment decisions varied with firms' strategic orientations and resource capabilities. Findings of this study enhance theoretical understanding of underlying factors of specific retrenchment and investment decisions that retailers pursued during a challenging economic time.

Workplace Trust As A Mechanism Of Employee (Dis)Advantage: The Case Of Employee Socioeconomic Status, Marko Pitesa, Stefan Thau, Madan M. Pillutla

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Early work on trust in social science highlighted how the lack of trust between individuals can cause social division, contribute to social stratification, and reduce economic opportunities for people from all social groups. We integrate this work with organizational research on antecedents of trust to generate predictions explaining when and why low employee socioeconomic status (SES) can be a barrier to trust. We discuss how this process can impair the success of both organizations as well as their lower-SES employees. We present a model, and data, suggesting that lower-SES employees will be both more distrusted as well as more distrustful …

Dissecting Arbitrage Costs, F. Y. Eric Lam, Chishen Wei, K. C John Wei

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

This paper systematically examines the impact of nine popular arbitrage costs measures on cross-sectional mispricing based on ten well-known and robust anomalies. We show that binding arbitrage barriers slowly change over time. In early years with few publications documenting return anomalies, arbitrage costs have tiny impact even though mispricing is present. As anomalies become more widely known, arbitrage costs impact mispricing substantially. Arbitrage risk, ambiguity of fundamental value, round-trip broker’s commission plus bid-ask spreads, and stock loan supply are binding on arbitrageurs. Only arbitrage risk is binding if larger cap stocks are emphasized. In recent years when market quality improves …

Combinatorial Multi-Armed Bandit Problem With Probabilistically Triggered Arms: A Case With Bounded Regret, Omer Saritac, Cem Tekin

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

In this paper, we study the combinatorial multi-armed bandit problem (CMAB) with probabilistically triggered arms (PTAs). Under the assumption that the arm triggering probabilities (ATPs) are positive for all arms, we prove that a simple greedy policy, named greedy CMAB (G-CMAB), achieves bounded regret. This improves the result in previous work, which shows that the regret is O (log T) under no such assumption on the ATPs. Then, we numerically show that G-CMAB achieves bounded regret in a real-world movie recommendation problem, where the action corresponds to recommending a set of movies, arms correspond to the edges between movies and …

Creating A Great Workplace For All Singapore: First Steps For Business Leaders, Richard R. Smith, Benjamin Ho

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

In a highly competitive business world, the pressure for bottom-line results can be intense – sometimes at the expense of a positive workplace environment. Yet, it seems there are organizations that not only do well, but also have people who trust their leaders, possess deep pride in their work and organizations, and take genuine pleasure in working with their colleagues.

The Flow Of Funds In Asean, Philip C. Zerrillo

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

In his novel, Memoirs of a Geisha, Arthur Golden wrote, “Water can carve its way even through stone. And when trapped, water makes a new path.” Something similar seems to be happening with the flow of funds in ASEAN.

Liberal Vs. Professional Advertising Education: A National Survey Of Practitioners, Robin Spring, Alex Nesterenko

Peer Reviewed Articles

The issue of liberal vs. professional education is central to the conversation about advertising education. Practitioners influence the development of advertising curricula, so it is necessary to have data representing their views. A national survey was conducted with 366 practitioners in the United States. Findings show that practitioners believe a four-year college degree is important. They also believe that the best educational format includes a balance of liberal and professional education. Practitioners believe soft skills should be taught, though the most attainable entry-level jobs require digital technology skills. Digital technology also is identified as the most significant challenge for the …

2017-November-01-Moore Cefp, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

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2017-November-01-Erin Light, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

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2017-November-01-Oldham Tcecd, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

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An Integrated Framework For Staffing And Shift Scheduling In Hospitals, Wael Rashwan

Doctoral

Over the years, one of the main concerns confronting hospital management is optimising the staffing and scheduling decisions. Consequences of inappropriate staffing can adversely impact on hospital performance, patient experience and staff satisfaction alike. A comprehensive review of literature (more than 1300 journal articles) is presented in a new taxonomy of three dimensions; problem contextualisation, solution approach, evaluation perspective and uncertainty. Utilising Operations Research methods, solutions can provide a positive contribution in underpinning staffing and scheduling decisions. However, there are still opportunities to integrate decision levels; incorporate practitioners view in solution architectures; consider staff behaviour impact, and offer comprehensive applied …

Professional Product Review Vol. 12 No. 2, American Dental Association, Council On Scientific Affairs

Professional Product Review

A user-friendly newsletter from the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs offering scientifically sound, unbiased, and clinically relevant information to member dentists about professional dental products tested by the ADA. This collection is historical and may not reflect current standards. For up-to-date information contact the ADA.

Heineken's Acquisition Of Asia Pacific Breweries: Accounting For Business Combinations And Ownership Interests, Pearl Hock Neo Tan, Chu Yeong Lim

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

On July 20, 2012, Heineken, a Dutch brewery offered S$5.125 billion (Singapore dollars; approximately US$4.1 billion) to buy Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd (APB; formerly, Malayan Breweries Limited) from its Singapore-based joint venture partner, Fraser and Neave, Limited. (F&N). At that point, Heineken and F&N had joint control over APB through the joint venture vehicle Asia Pacific Investments Pte Ltd (APIPL). Brewery business under the joint arrangement had moved on quite predictably from the time APB was formed in 1931. However, the calm changed to high drama when Thai Beverage, owned by one of Thailand's tycoons, made a bid for F&N …

A Quantitative Examination Of The Relationship Between Leadership And Organizational Commitment In Employees Of Faith-Based Organizations, Kimberly Ann Maiocco

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The objective of this research was to examine the relationship between leadership practice and organizational commitment in employees in faith-based organizations. The research utilized Bass and Avolio's Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) Leader Form and Meyer and Allen’s Three-Component Model (TCM) Employee Commitment Survey. The purpose of the research was to determine whether there was a relationship between leadership style and organizational commitment. Attributed idealized influence (IIA), behavioral idealized influence (IIB), inspirational motivation (IM), and contingent reward (CR) predicted affective commitment. Attributed idealized influence (IIA), inspirational motivation (IM), intellectual stimulation (IS), individual consideration (IC), active management-by-exception (MBEA), and transactional leadership predicted …

A Quantitative Examination Of The Relationship Between Servant Leadership And Age On Organizational Commitment In Faith-Based Organizations, Frank Deno

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Servant leadership has grown slowly over the past four decades as an organizational style of leadership. Servant leadership is an excellent style for developing followers into their full potential, as it focuses first on the individual, while simultaneously developing capacity to achieve organizational goals. The workforce is constantly circulating, with older workers retiring and younger workers coming into the workforce. There are many factors influencing workers’ commitment to their organization, age is one of these factors and perception of leadership is another. Younger workers have different needs and different motivations than older workers. Faith-based organizations are a smaller segment of …

The Chicago Plan: How Sustainable Is Debt Being Funded?, Deepika Deshpande

Asian Management Insights

The World Debt Clock is ticking away. The real problem is not how the debt is funded but whether it is sustainable.

Team Of Rivals: Co-Opetition For Technology Start-Ups, Snehal Shah, Ashish Kumar Jha

Asian Management Insights

A business environment characterised by cloud computing, driverless cars and artificial intelligence has prompted a fundamental shift in the way we think of existing business models. Market sizes have transcended geographic boundaries and New Age firms typically target much larger populations than new firms did a decade ago. Today, meaningful value is derived when a company is an active participant in shaping the environment to one’s own strategic advantage.

Exposed And Under Pressure: Why Mid-Level Leaders Aren’T Prepared For Challenges, Saumya Sindhwani, Jerry Connor, Howard Thomas

Asian Management Insights

Why mid-level leaders aren’t prepared for today’s challenges.

From Rags To Riches: Following The East Asian Blueprint By Governments And Firms, Shantanu Bhattacharya

Asian Management Insights

What governments and firms should know before following the East Asian blueprint.

A Case Study On Inventory Costing Methods, Natalie Hunton

Honors Theses

Firms use costing methods to determine the price of a product and to analyze the efficiency of resource consumption. These methods often comply with the external financial reporting rules set forth by the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), which require all manufacturing costs, including overhead, to be assigned to goods in inventory for costing purposes. However, firms can internally use alternative costing methods that do not comply with GAAP. The purpose of this case study is to understand and evaluate the costing method currently employed by a company in the Dayton, OH area1, and identify the most beneficial costing …

2017-November-Rock The Ball Art And Design Open House.Pdf, College Of Arts And Sciences, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Rock the Ball – Art and Design Open House
Where – Ball Hall, ETSU's main campus
When – November 9th from 5-7pm
What – This is our art ball, and we will be art covering almost every wall in our four-story Art and Design building located on ETSU's main campus. Also, there will be food, music, performances, and site-specific installations – all on display for our broader community.

2017-November-The Fl3tch3r Exhibit Currently On Display At Reece Museum.Pdf, College Of Arts And Sciences, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Established in memory of Barbara and Wayne Dyer’s son, Fletcher, a BFA senior at ETSU who passed away in 2009 in a motorcycle accident, the FL3TCH3R international juried exhibit focuses on work with strong social and/or political content. In addition to providing an opportunity for socially relevant expression, the FL3TCH3R Exhibit supports the annual Fletcher H. Dyer Memorial Scholarship for an ETSU Art & Design student. Entries for the 2017 FL3TCH3R Exhibit were selected by illustrator/painter Anita Kunz, a visual artist whose work has made her one of The National Post’s 50 most influential women in Canada and whose …