Outputs (46)

The role of foreign trade in the economic development of Jordan
Thesis

Jordan is one of many political states which was created after the First World War and which achieved political independence after the Second World War. However, despite its similarities with other such states, Jordan has had, and continues to have,... Read More about The role of foreign trade in the economic development of Jordan.

Entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa: an exploratory study of entrepreneurial opportunities identification among early-stage small business owners in Nigeria
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This thesis explores the under-investigated construct of entrepreneurial opportunities identification within an entirely new context of Sub-Saharan Africa. Opportunity has been recognised as the single most important concept in the study of entrepren... Read More about Entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa: an exploratory study of entrepreneurial opportunities identification among early-stage small business owners in Nigeria.

Labour market segmentation and the demand for EU migrant workers: A comparative study of Sweden and the United Kingdom
Thesis

This study analyses and compares the nature and extent of employers’ demand for EU migrant workers in the food manufacturing and transportation and storage sectors in Sweden and the United Kingdom (UK). The research uses the theoretical framework pro... Read More about Labour market segmentation and the demand for EU migrant workers: A comparative study of Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Economic and commercial aspects of the phosphate rock industry in Jordan and its relation to world production and trade in phosphates
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The phosphate rock industry is a key industry for the Jordanian economy being both the largest industrial employer and the main source of Foreign exchange earnings. The production and marketing activities of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company have be... Read More about Economic and commercial aspects of the phosphate rock industry in Jordan and its relation to world production and trade in phosphates.

Yugoslavia's labour-managed firms and labour-managed economy in the post-war period
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This thesis is concerned with the characteristics of the Yugoslav economy and the implications of the system of workers' self-management as it has developed in Yugoslavia. In the post-war period, the Yugoslav economy was gradually transformed from a... Read More about Yugoslavia's labour-managed firms and labour-managed economy in the post-war period.

Land reform and the development of capitalism in rural Iran
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Prior to land reform in Iran, there existed the articulation of capitalist and feudal modes of production. The relations of production of each mode reproduced/reinforced the relations of production of both. Thus, the relationship among the agents of... Read More about Land reform and the development of capitalism in rural Iran.

The role of the financial system in the economic development of Jordan
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Jordan is a case of a developing country where priority has been given at the official level to domestic financial intermediation as one major instrument by which to attain the economy's development objectives. This policy preference conforms with re... Read More about The role of the financial system in the economic development of Jordan.

Energy, entropy and economic structure
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This thesis takes as its central theme the problem of why economies ¦ use energy. Some thermodynamic aspects of economic functioning are examined, particular attention being paid to the relationship between the "organisation" exhibited by economies a... Read More about Energy, entropy and economic structure.

A statistical study of the distribution of U.K. personal incomes
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Human resource management reform and organisational effectiveness: perspectives of human resource professionals in UK Higher Education institutions
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The starting point of this thesis is the idea in the literature that the main objective of NPM is to apply strategic direction to public organizations (Truss, 2006) that could help to achieve economic and cost-cutting objectives (Boyne, ibid.). Achie... Read More about Human resource management reform and organisational effectiveness: perspectives of human resource professionals in UK Higher Education institutions.