... Conclusions andLessons Learned 143 Annex: Achievements, Challenges, andLessonsfromParticipatoryBudgetingProcessesinCaseStudyCountries 148 Note 155 References 155 ParticipatoryBudgetingin Asia ... Part I Introduction to ParticipatoryBudgeting CHAPTER A Guide to ParticipatoryBudgeting 21 Brian Wampler History of ParticipatoryBudgeting 23 How and Where Does ParticipatoryBudgeting Work? ... accompanying this book, and it examines case studies of practices in seven countries Part I: Introduction to ParticipatoryBudgeting Two chapters introduce the concept and the processes of participatory...
... determining factor in the tree-ring variations 4.3 The 1920s drought in North China revealed by tree rings High-frequency of missing rings in two Chinese pine stands and low-average growth in the ... In Chinese [55] Xu H., Chinese pine, China Forestry Publishing House, Beijing, 1990 In Chinese [56] Xu W., Zou C., Sandy forest ecosystem of China, China Forestry Publishing House, Beijing, 1998, ... fluctuations using tree rings of Pinus armandi in north-central China [21, 48], and of Pinus sibirica and Pinus sylvestris in Mongolia [23, 41] The gagged-flow record of the Yellow River in Shanxian...
... gain insight in how the application of the CCP in an individual participant has evolved and how this is related to the outcomes Hence, in first instance a within case analysis of the data from ... managers In this position they are responsible for optimal continuity and coordination of care To optimize the continuity and coordination of care, intensive partnership working is needed within a ... CCP from a nursing perspective For the within case analysis this information will be used as a preparation for the interviews When performing the cross case analysis and synthesis, this information...
... Serum Institut [19] From 141 adults included in a study of mannan-binding lectin (MBL) genotypes and IPD, 119 had DNA available for FV genotyping [20] In total, the IPD cohort comprised 163 individuals ... showed increased mortality from sepsis and an increased susceptibility to GAS infection [11,12] In meningococcal disease, FVL carriage was associated with increased morbidity [13] andin sepsis ... [17], were included in the study Respiratory failure requiring intubation is generally required for ICU admission in Denmark All individuals in this cohort were intubated and mechanically ventilated...
... certain conditions and for certain machine types Methods to reduce machine downtime, improve maintenance routines and eliminate waste are examples Methods are documented in memos, reports andin ... for studying innovation development in the Minnesota Innovation Research Program Organization Science 1(3): 313–335 Yin RK 1994 Casestudy research: Design and methods (2nd edn) Sage: Thousand ... ˚ (2000) and Stein and Ridderstrale (2001) use accomplished transfer as dependent variable Exceptions include Zander and Kogut (1995), Ingram and Baum (1997) and Tsai (2001), who all study the...
... Family income is total income earned by all family members who have been living in the household, including income earned through employment, business, farming, rent, pensions, dividends, interest, ... Washington, D C.: United States Bureau of the Census Myers, G.C., 1996 Aging and the social sciences: research directions and unresolved issues In Robert H Binstock and Linda K George, Eds In Handbook ... Population Aging in China and Public Policy Qiu Shi., 6: 41-43 Zeng, Y., 2001 The Main Feature of Population Aging and Policy Considerations in China Pop & Econ., 128: 3-9 Liu, X., J Liang and S Gu,...
... review processes at USSU: Adapting to the new Principles; Selecting the right Accreditation Liaison; Selecting the right Leadership Team; Starting early and using timelines; Training and preparing ... 453 A Interview Participants 454 B Letters of Introduction and Support From the CaseStudy Institution 457 C Invitation Letter, Interview Questions, and Protocol for Participants at the CaseStudy ... integrated into institutional processes (e.g., strategic planning and budgeting) , the better the institution will in carrying out its internal review Sixteen critical elements of the USSU internal...
... edgy or hypocritical, and seeking to obtain stable progress – Diligence and thrifty: Being diligent and thrifty, concentrating on the business, and making things simple and clear To realize the ... continuously looking for improvement and creating new opportunities – Rapidity: Agile, well-executed, efficiently gaining a leading position – Pragmatism: Working effectively and honestly Not being ... combination of traditional and modern indicators Martin [11] thinks that traditional performance indicators tend to measure financial and accounting aspects, impacting long term productivity and...
... Yangs as an indicative representation of Chinese medieval aristocracy during the early Medieval China To explore the three historic periods of Yangs’ rising, flourishing and declining, this paper ... chapter, tracing the Hongnong Yangs’ origins by analyzing the annals including the Chinese official historiography, historical literature, and the records on tablets Meanwhile, the third and fourth ... 中古世族之兴衰的个案研究——论汉、魏、晋 时期的弘农杨氏 RISE AND FALL OF CHINESE MEDIEVAL ARISTOCRACY ——A CASESTUDY ON THE HONGNONG YANG FAMILY IN HAN, WEI, AND JIN PERIOD 范其煌 HUANG KEE HONG 新加坡国立大学中文系 硕士学位论文...
... Philippines during the 16 years It looks especially at the changing structure of the Philippine elite and at the Asian financial crisis to explain the increasing influence of overseas Filipinos and ... Filipinos Voting Rights (ICOFVR) In this chapter I begin by tracing origins of this organisation and further examine its structure and lobbying strategies when the OAV lobby campaigns culminated in ... bills into law Instead, in the wake of the hanging of a Filipina domestic helper Flor Contemplacion in Singapore and the public anger that followed in the Philippines, the 9th Congress passed a landmark...
... projections and predicted demographic changes; changing nutritional and dietary expectations; changing irrigated and rain-fed agricultural areas and yields; and increasing competition from the Urban, Industrial ... performance indicators rating results and internal process indicators and sub-indicators, and values for the systems appraised under the training program, can be found in Appendixes and of this paper ... Recent investments following standard standards or investment strategies (command area development) have poor results in terms of performance, control and service While lack of discipline and institutional...
... the Ferguson and Bardell, Inc casestudy The main business processes are accounting, invoicing/billing, and support systems such as e-mail Questions for Class Discussion The following questions ... It introduces the concept of aligning business and technology groups and using a process to develop solutions to business and technology challenges Remind students that they will be delving into ... start gathering and analyzing information about the high-level processes ! Activity 2.2: "Identifying Business Processes" Students should identify as many processes as possible in the casestudy They...
... this unfolding in moments such as during the first debate," Steele explained "The Obama team was refuting Romney's statements in real time." Also, Steele pointed out, after Romney ... clicked on "Big Bird." Build and engage your communit y Find out what people expect and want from your brand As an example, Steele said the Romney campaign posts behind-the-scenes campaign trail ... pointed out, after Romney announced he would cut PBS's funding and mentioned "Big Bird" during the first debate, "Big Bird" began trending on Twitter Early on, the TV network bought a "sponsored...
... Benefits of trust Balancing the two models Case study: Satyam Computer Services Case study: Banyan Tree Holdings Case study: Toyota Case study: Tata Group 10 References and other relevant CIMA ... perspectives on governance: lessonsfrom east and west | In practice, many multinationals from the east and west have approached finding a balance by mixing employees from the home office with ... Bank of America in India, wrote that there had been ‘a steady improvement in the functioning of boards’ in India and that independent directors had become more involved in overseeing the affairs...
... varying GDPs, including Brazil, Britain, France, the Netherlands, Mexico, Thailand, and Sri Lanka—these states are succeeding in improving their public healthcare, including reproductive and ... 981-1014 McLaughlin, Daniel, and David Smith (2005) “Doctors go west in Polish brain drain.” The Guardian 15:21 Milanovic, Branco (1998) “Explaining the increase in inequality during the transition.” ... depleted Poland’s health system, leaving only 203 doctors per 100,000 population—a dismal ratio ranking Poland near the bottom in Europe, and only surpassed by Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Albania,...
... M and D.E Weinstein 2009 “Exports and Financial Shocks.” Mimeo Auboin, M 2009a “The Challenges of Trade Financing.” http://voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/2905 Auboin, M 2009b “Trade Finance: G20 and ... are from the IMF, while the interwar data come from two sources Up to and including September 1932, they are from Rolf Wagenführ’s study of world industrial output from 1860 to 1932 undertaken in ... defence-spending multipliers range from 0.87 to 2.5 in a specification including a deterministic trend, andfrom 0.82 to 1.91 in the model with a stochastic trend In a recent paper, Barro and Redlick...
... experienced only a small and temporary decline in their stock price These findings stand in 15 contrast to recent empirical evidence from other countries experiencing financial crises In this section, ... bankers to extract monopoly rents from their borrowers by threatening to holdup financing while preventing the borrowers from seeking financing elsewhere (Weinstein and Yafeh (1998)) Distortions ... insiders and large shareholders to disclose all holdings and trades, forbids trading on private information, and prohibits company insiders from trading around earnings announcements (Eckbo and...
... successfully assisted by various disciplines, such as biochemical bioprocesses and biotechnology engineering, genetic engineering, protein engineering, metabolic engineering, required for commercial production ... is material and energy consuming, the results in cleanliness obtained with enzyme-containing detergents are far superior to those obtained with traditional phosphate-containing washing detergents ... microbiologists and biotechnologists to participate in understanding microbial processesinandfrom the environment Moreover, it offers revolutionary perspectives to develop and exploit these processes in...
... (pork intestines or chitlins) Each November and December after that, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) clinics offered flyers and short lectures emphasizing handwashing and protecting children from ... staff input, identifying challengesand possible solutions, and finding and nurturing partnerships In Fruitvale, it took the form of community meetings with residents, vendors, and business organizations ... Stopping AIDS campaign included radio spots, print ads on the sides of buses, print and promotional materials that included branded condoms, an informational phone line, skillbuilding workshops, and...