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Aplikimi I Sistemeve Te Informacionit Ne Menaxhimin E Operacioneve, Jeton Kosumi

Theses and Dissertations

Punimi “Aplikimi i Sistemeve të Informacionit në Menaxhimin e Operacioneve” merret më shumë me arsyet se pse duhet aplikuar sistemin e informacioneve në menaxhimin e operacioneve dhe sa përdoret kjo metodë nëpër vendet më të zhvilluara dhe në vendin tonë, dhe cilat janë te mirat dhe dobësitë e përdorimit të kësaj metode. Gjithashtu në këtë punim do të shpjegojmë edhe infrastrukturën ligjore që duhet të ndërtohet për aplikimin e sistemeve të informacionit në menaxhimin operacional. Me aplikimin e sistemeve të informacionit në menaxhimin e operacioneve lehtësohet puna e kompanive tëmëdha gjatë operacioneve të tyre për studimin e konkurrencësdhe gjetjen e …

Menaxhimi I Riskut, Luhatjet Në Kursin Valutor Dhe Investimet E Huaja Direkte, Kushtrim Shala

Theses and Dissertations

Menaxhimi i riskut është një fenomen i rëndësishëm në mbarëvajtjen e një aktiviteti ekonomik, me një menaxhim të mirë të riskut varet edhe suksesi i atij aktiviteti. Ndërkohë, Investimet e Huaja Direket janë një fenomen që ka pasur një zhvillim të hovshëm në vitet e fundit. Të nxitura nga ndryshimet teknologjik, konkurrenca globale dhe liberalizimi i tregjeve, investimet e huaja direkte luajnë një rol kyç në procesin e integrimit global ekonomik. Ato krijojnë efekte si në vendet pritëse ashtu dhe në ato investuese. Efektet në vendet pritëse kanë rëndësi ekonomike, politike dhe sociale që ato gjeneruar. Përfitimi i këtyre efekteve …

Sistemi Bankar Në Kosovë, Mirora Limani

Theses and Dissertations

Duke pasur parasysh keqpërdorimin e parasë publike, respektivisht buxhetin e shtetit nga institucionet publike në Kosovë, nevoja e kontrollit financiar është më së e domosdoshme. Një rol shumë të rëndësishëm në këtë aspekt e luan edhe sistemi bankar. Veprimtaria e bankave në Republikën e Kosovës është e përcaktuar dhe e rregulluar me aktin e themelimit të tyre. Shikuar nga aspekti i zhvillimit dhe funksionimit të këtij sistemi, si dhe të nevojave dhe kërkesave të mëdha të ekonomisë për këto institucione, kuptojmë se sistemi bankar në Kosovë ende nuk është i zhvilluar aq sa duhet. Autorët përcaktojnë se bankat kryejnë një …

Përgjegjësitë E Auditorëve, Marigona Hargaja

Theses and Dissertations

Auditimi është proces i sistematizuar i mbledhjes dhe krijimit të argumenteve mbi veprimtarinë ekonomike dhe rezultatet me qëllim që të konstatohet baraspesha në mes të raporteve të afarizmit dhe kriteriumeve të parashtruara dhe kjo tu dërgohet shfytëzuesve të interesuar. Auditimi është procedurë e të vërtetuarit dhe vlerësimit të raporteve financiare, poashtu është edhe procedurë e konsolidimit të raporteve financiare të obliguesve të auditimit të argumenteve dhe metodave të cilat zbatohen me rastin e përpilimit të raporteve financiare në bazë të të cilave jepet mendimi professional dhe i pavarur mbi gjendjen reale dhe objektive financiare, rezultatëve financiare dhe rrjedhës së parasë.

Raportet E Auditimit, Dhe Ndikimi I Tyre Në Vendimmarrje, Liridon Dragusha

Theses and Dissertations

Auditorit i kerkohet te hartoje një raport te auditimit ne fund te auditimit ne te cilin te shpreh opinionin e tij mbi pamje te drejte dhe te sinqertë qe japin pasqyrat financiare. Raporti permban një sër elementësh unforimë në menyrë që të kuptohet prej lexuesve bashkë me faktin që auditimi është kryer në përputhje me standartet e miratuara.

Opinioni pa rezerve mund të shprehet vetëm ne rastet kur auditori ka mundur të arrijë në përfundimin se pasqyrat financiare japin një pamje të vërtetë e të sinqertë në përputhje me kornizën e njohur të raportimit financiar.

Raportet e modifikuara …

Privatizimi, Përparsitë Dhe Të Metat, Nora Zuka

Theses and Dissertations

Privatizimi është një proces të cilin e kanë praktikuar të gjitha shtetet që kanë vendosur të arrijnë një ekonomi të tregut në vendet e tyre. Pra, të gjitha vendet e zhvilluara kanë kaluar nëpër këtë proces pasi kanë besuar se kjo është rruga e duhur për funksionimin e një ekonomie.

Në këtë punim ne do të flasim kryesisht për privatizimin në përgjithësi, por në të njëjtën kohë do të flasim për këtë proces edhe në vendin tonë pra në Kosovë i cili ka një rol të rëndësishëm, por që ka hasur në shumë probleme dhe këto probleme po vazhdojnë edhe …

Aplikimi I Perskpektivave Të Menaxhmentit Operacional Në Ndermarrje Të Vogla Dhe Të Mesme (Nvm), Yllkë Abdullahu

Theses and Dissertations

Në këtë temë të diplomës trajtohet roli i Menaxhimit të Operacioneve në ndërmarrje. Në fillim janë shpjeguar perspektivat kryesore në MO, Produktiviteti, Efektiviteti , Efiçienca, përgjegjësitë social, aspektet ekonomike dhe standardet. Pastaj janë shpjeguar strategjia dhe performanca në ndërmarrje, kemi cekur edhe formulimin e strategjisë sipas metodologjisë Hill.

Menaxhimi i operacioneve është i rëndësishëm si në ndërmarrje të mëdha, në ato të mesmet ashtu edhe në të voglat. Për ta thjeshtuar dhe për ta bërë këtë hulumtim të trajtës së nivelit të studimit, ky punim në vazhdim do të kufizohet në aplikimin e perspektivës të menaxhimit të operacioneve në ndërmarrje …

Motivimi I Punëtorëve Në Vendin E Punës, Sihana Sabedini Abdullahu

Theses and Dissertations

Qëllimi i këtij punimi është të kuptojmë së si motivohen punëtorët në vendin e punes. Motivimi si fenomen paraqet një tërësi elementësh si dëshirat, nevojat, shtytjet, kërkesat, ashtu që të arrihen njëkohësisht qëllimet e kompanisë dhe të plotësohen nevojat personale të individit. Motivimi ka të bëjë më mënyrën se si shtytja, aspirata, nxitja dhe nevoja e qenieve njerëzore drejtojnë, kontrollojnë apo shpjegojnë sjelljen njerëzore. Ne në fillim, filluam të marrim informata të përgjithshme në lidhje me motivimin e punëtorëve në ndërmarrjet private në Kosovë, mirëpo ne formulimin e pyetësorit dhe ne intervistat të cilat i kemi bërë, ne arritëm të …

Cross Cultural Analysis For Training And Facilitating Latin-American Audiences, Jose P. Alcazar

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

The purpose of this project is to help Creative Problem Solving (CPS) trainers and facilitators to improve the efficacy when working with Hispanic groups and individuals, either in a personal or in organizational environments. This project will guide the facilitators to use a more appropriate tools that will allow the resource group to feel more comfortable during the idea generation, creating an environment more according to the believes and behavioral habits; and the client to feel more confident to converge and make decisions accordingly to the initial goals. When training people in CPS, the project will align the methodology and …

Managerial Commitment To Sustainable Supply Chain Management Projects, Thomas F. Gattiker, Craig R. Carter, Xiaowen Huang, Wendy L. Tate

IT and Supply Chain Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

Most companies are under pressure to improve the environmental sustainability of their supply chains. However, there is considerable variance in companies’ ability to successfully deploy environmental management projects. One important factor, according to articles in the academic and business press, is the ability of champions of sustainable supply chain management projects within organizations to gain the commitment of colleagues (e.g., other managers from a variety of functions) to help these projects succeed. Therefore, this paper examines variables that affect a project champion’s ability to gain this commitment from colleagues. In particular, building on existing research from supply chain management and …

Essays On Moral Hazard, Bank Size, Influence, And Risk At The Federal Home Loan Banks, James Cash Acrey

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Two chapters of research on the Federal Home Loan Bank advances, bank risk, and influence are presented. Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances are a growing source of debt financing for US banks. FHLB advances are not priced according to bank credit risk, creating potential for moral hazard. FHLB advances are positively related to contemporary bank risk, but the relation between prior advances and subsequent risk varies between large vs. small banks depending upon the risk measure used. The relation between FHLB advances and various measures of bank risk varies between pre-crisis (2005-07), crisis (2008-09), and post-crisis (2010-12) periods differently …

Financial System Stability And The Payment System., Olubukola Akinniyi Akinwunmi

Bullion

This article reviews the relationship between payments system and financial stability. lt explores the risks within the payments system and how they impact on financial system stability. Emerging issues in the payments system were highlighted and implications for the financial system stability were examined. The article also proposes sets of payments system indicators that may be adopted within the financial system stability analysis and policy making.

Rethinking Sovereign Wealth Fund In A Global Perspective - Lessons For Nigeria, Muhammad A. Abba

Bullion

The study explores the the global rise in the operation of sovereign wealth funds in a number of commodity and non commodity exporting counties has been of tremendous magnitude. The fact that, most, if not all the oil exporting countries of the world today have SWF clearly confirms the many benefits of having a sovereign wealth fund. Section two of the paper provides a brief review of literature. Section three discusses the rationale for SWFs with some stylized facts. The impact of SWFs on the economy is discussed in section four, section five discusses the significance of SWFs while, an …

Basic And Computation Of Rebased Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) Nigeria's Experience, Emeka Godwin Ofili

Bullion

The paper looks at the basic concepts in GDP compilation and the computational processes for the rebased GDP. The paper is structured into four sections. The first section deals with the introduction while section two explains some basic concepts and mathematics for GDP compilation. Section three takes a look at the GDP Rebasing while section four deals with the Recent Development from the rebasing exercise.

Issues In Central Bank Communication, Williams D. Kareem

Bullion

This article examines salient issues in communication which is a key aspect of Central Banking. Although, the value of communication has been hitherto ignored, it has become evident over time that, for a central bank to succeed in achieving its set objectives and mandates, it must put in place effective and efficient mechanisms needed in crafting, and disseminating information about its policies. The ability of the central banks to identify their stakeholders and address their unique communication needs will enable them to earn the trust of their stakeholders and portray them as transparent and accountable entities.

In The Wake Of A Merger: Consumer Reactions To Service Failures, Melinda A. Mclelland, Ronald E. Goldsmith

Journal of Applied Marketing Theory

Customers are often overlooked during the merger process in both reality and the marketing literature. This research features an experiment with 431 U.S. consumers that assesses the impact of a service failure following a merger on a variety of consumer behaviors. Key results indicate that consumers are more likely to switch service providers if they experience a failure of any magnitude (major/minor) following a merger than if they experience the same failure in the absence of a merger. This finding emphasizes that firms involved in service mergers have to be extremely diligent about preventing customer defection and implement focused marketing …

2014-12-01 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress newsletter for December 1, 2014.

Preliminary 2014 Montana Nonresident Traveler Expenditures And Economic Contribution, Kara Grau

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report shows the 2014 preliminary economic contributions, expenditures, and average daily spending of nonresident visitors to Montana.

On The Compensation And Activity Of Corporate Boards, Nga Nguyen

Finance Faculty Research and Publications

Within the nexus of contracts that makes up the firm, relatively little is known about the relationship between firms and their directors. Using a unique dataset comprising director compensation and activity, I find that firms use meeting fees and equity-based compensation as substitutes. In addition, paying directors for attending board/committee meetings is associated with more active boards and more active monitoring and advising committees. In contrast, a higher proportion of equity-based compensation is positively associated with monitoring activity but negatively associated with advising activity. Furthermore, more active boards and committees are paid more. Finally, I find that the variation in …

Sources Of Productivity Spillovers: Panel Data Evidence From China, Badi H. Baltagi, Peter H. Egger, Michaela Kesina

Center for Policy Research

This paper assesses sources of productivity spillovers in China's electric and electronic manufacturing industry using a rich panel data-set of 25,360 firms observed over the period 2004-2007. This industry is characterized by its important reliance on technology. In particular, the paper focuses on the role of other firms' productivity as well as productivity shifters in affecting own firm-level total factor productivity. In addition, this paper examines the possible difference between spillovers from foreign-owned units and from units which participate at global markets through exporting in comparison to domestically-owned and non-exporting units. We find evidence of stronger spillovers from exporting firms …

"Trapped Cash" In The Technology Sector: Accounting Disclosures Of Permanently Reinvested Foreign Earnings & Foreign Cash Levels, Russell P. Engel, Bridget M. Lyons

WCBT Faculty Publications

Permanently reinvested earnings in foreign subsidiaries and cash balances held outside the United States have increased dramatically in the technology sector over the past five years. These values, as well as related unrecognized deferred tax liabilities, are significant to investors, regulators and others. We examine disclosures of the largest technology firms over the 2007 to 2013 period and find that, as a group, the firms have increased the information provided but by fiscal 2013 only four of the ten firms disclosed both foreign held cash and an estimate of the unrecognized deferred tax liability related to permanently reinvested earnings.

Social Networking Site Use Among Caregivers Of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Murad Moqbel, Lauren Little

Information Systems Faculty Publications

Caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience higher levels of stress relative to those of children with other developmental disabilities and typical development. To date, little research has empirically examined the relationship between social supports, social networking site (SNS) use, and stress among caregivers of children with ASD. Using the resiliency model of family stress, adjustment, and adaptation as a theoretical framework, we explore the links between perceived social supports, SNS use, and stress among caregivers of children with ASD. We do this by conducting a crosssectional research design and using a structural equation modeling statistical approach. Practical …

Sabbaticals, Kevin F. Hallock

Economics Faculty Publications

With the year end upon you and many workplaces closing, reducing hours or accommodating employee vacations because of the holidays, this column focuses on rewards in the form of time away from work that is not so common -- sabbaticals. Sabbaticals are a generous benefit to those workers who have them. And they can clearly be an important part of a total rewards package. According to inc.com, while 5% of firms in the US offer sabbaticals, 25% of the companies listed in "Best Companies to Work For" offer them. Corporate sabbaticals, however, aren't typically as generous in length as those …

Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) Rebasing And The Impact On Nigeria's Investment Environment, Bismark J. Rewane

Bullion

The paper looks at the impact of the rebasing on an important economic variable - investment. This is because investment is necessary for capital accumulation and economic growth. Specifically, this study examines the impact of GDP rebasing on Nigeria's investment environment. ln addition to this introduction section, section 2 considers GDP rebasing and the Nigerian case, section 3 is on the Nigerian Financial System Strategy (FSS) 2020, section 4 is on investment types, drivers and the Nigerian environment, section 5 offers some lessons for Nigeria and section 6 is the summary and conclusion.

Gdp Rebasing And Implications For Fss 2020., Oluwatoyin Jokosenumi

Bullion

A resilient economy founded upon a reliable financial system, is attainable upon the creation and management of a sound and progressive economic statistics and indicators such as the Gross Domestic Products (GDP) and other scholars’ parameters. This paper examines the GDP rebasing and its impact on Nigeria’s investment. The paper explains the concept of GDP; the need to maintain a strategic GDP; how it is computed and / or rebased. This is then followed by examining its implications, on all economic programs.

The Influences Of Brand-Consumer And Cause-Congruence On Consumer Responses To Cause Related Marketing, Ronald E. Goldsmith, Zhu Yimin

Journal of Applied Marketing Theory

Cause Related Marketing (CRM) is a widely used type of brand alliance in which companies donate a portion of their sales to social causes with whom they ally. Researchers have studied many aspects of CRM to learn why these programs are effective and how to enhance their success. An overlooked component in CRM research is the extent to which consumers identify with the brand and with the cause. The present study presented 604 U.S. college students with CRM campaigns for two brands (M&Ms and Crest) partnered with the World Wildlife Fund to assess whether brand-cause congruence, brand-consumer congruence, cause-consumer congruence, …

International City/County Management Association 1999 Revenue Estimation Survey Revisited, Benjamin Bond

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

In 1899 the National Municipal League declared that it was the duty of the Mayor to submit to the Council the annual budget of current expenses of the city, for almost as long, the budgeting process has been researched (Hou, 2006). Researching budgets is important and needed but comparatively little attention has been paid to revenue forecasts or to those responsible for the generation of revenue forecasts. Professional public administrators responsible for generating revenue forecasts have largely been overlooked in research. Judging by the lack of scholarly material available in academic journals, it appears the political process in which budget …

Understanding Brand Authenticity In Specialized Communities: An Interpretive Qualitative Study Of The Brit Iron Rebels Las Vegas Clan, Sullivan Charles

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Postmodern society is marked by a condition where traditional identity markers have degenerated in value. Without the spatial or temporal connection provided by traditional identity markers, individuals look to brands perceived to be authentic to aide in identity construction. Paradoxically, individualized identities need the interpretive support of other likeminded individuals in specialized communities to give legitimacy to constructed identities. These specialized communities often focus around a lifestyle or a brand. This research employed interpretive qualitative methodology to understand authenticity. Semistructured depth interviews were conducted with members of the Brit Iron Rebels Las Vegas Clan to understand the authenticity of Triumph …

Factors Influencing The Perceived Impacts Of Medical Tourism Development On Quality Of Life, Courtney Suess

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

A structural model is proposed and empirically examined that investigates factors influencing how residents perceive medical tourism's impact on quality of life domains and behavioral responses. A model based on social exchange is adapted as the basis of theory that medical tourism in a destination will affect community conditions and living experiences, which in turn influence residents' support for its development and tax paying behavioral intentions. Analyzed factors influencing how residents perceive medical tourism's affect on community conditions and living experiences underlying quality of life include overall community satisfaction, satisfaction with healthcare, attitudes towards medical tourism and economic performance.

Chinese Outbound Tourists Food Consumption In The U.S.: An Extension Of The Theory Of Planned Behavior, Kaiyang Wu

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Although Chinese outbound tourists made enormous economic contribution to the U.S. restaurant industry, they seem to have the tendency to consume Chinese cuisine solely during their international trips. This study applies structural equation modeling (SEM) to evaluate different behavioral beliefs' impact on the intentions of Chinese outbound tourist unfamiliar ethnic food consumption in the U.S. Additionally, this research combines the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and food neophobia, a food-related personality trait to better explain Chinese outbound tourists' food rejection behavior in the U.S.

Results of this study showed safety concern, acceptance of table manners, perceived communication gap and food …