The problem addressed in this study was the perceived inequity, discrimination, and dysfunction of the geographic quota system and centralization of higher education in Nigeria. Little research has explored the student, faculty, and leadership perceptions of policy implementatio…
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When discussing the Old Testament concept that the Lord chose Zion and/or Jerusalem, there is a tendency amongst scholars to do so 1) part and parcel with a discussion of Deuteronomy's Centralization Formula and 2) synonymously with other ideas of the election of Zion and/or Jer…
Devolution of power, responsibilities, and resources from central to local governments has been the foundation of decentralization reforms in developing countries like Ethiopia. The most recent decentralization reforms in Ethiopia began in the early 2000s at the woreda (district…
This study explores one of the oldest and most central issues of the Hebrew Bible — the compositional history of 1–2 Kings. Its approach does not proceed from the assumption prevalent since the time of de Wette, namely, that the origins of 1–2 Kings should be explained through a…
The official cult of the Jerusalem monarchy was one of the governing tools. The principal structures of the official cult of the Jerusalem's monarchy were shaped in conjunction with the royal political agenda. They were in turn heavily conditioned by the contemporary historical …
The primary objective of this research was to investigate the potential correlation between the presence of centralization attributes and team failure. Large numbers of Fortune 1000 companies use teams to some extent, and even more are likely to use teams in the future, yet most…
During the Tanzimat period (1839–1878), the Ottoman state applied certain reform policies in order to centralize its administration, increase state revenue and implement social and economic development projects in the core regions of the empire. These same reform policies result…
Information technology (IT) plays an important role in the daily operation of the modem business organization. The implications for, and influences on organizational structure from the deployment of IT have long been recognized. One of the most important, recent innovations, in …
This dissertation explores the intersection between rival forms of consciousness in Pirin Macedonia: national and local, from the anti-Ottoman Ilinden Uprising in Macedonia in 1903 to the end of the Communist "Macedonianization" campaign in 1952. Bulgarian, Macedonian and Englis…
This study has attempted to find a way forward in understanding the "people of the land" and their enigmatic relationship with King Josiah by focusing on socio-political aspects of their activities. The historical and diachronic study of the term "`an? ho'ares" in the Hebrew Bib…
This dissertation explores the competitive relationship between the Chinese Nationalist Party (Guomindang or GMD) and rival systems of social and cultural influence operating in south China between 1924 and 1927, particularly Christian enterprises such as schools, hospitals, and…
My dissertation constitutes a contribution to the study of religion and political economy. It consists of four essays. My first essay argues that religious norms matter for the economic nature and modernization of political regimes. Religion is defined as a commitment device bet…
Until the reign of Amir'Abd al-Rahman Khan (r. 1880–1901), Afghanistan was a loosely governed country with parts of it devoid of government ( hukumat). It was the amir's clear determination to impose the ordinance of government on the entire domain over which he was sovereign. T…