This study examined the concept of quality to improve the overall performance of the small and medium-sized enterprises in the manufacturing industry in South Africa. The study focused on the issues faced by the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa, due to t…
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Agile methods are being adopted in the software development industry increasingly and even beyond this sector. Outsourcing software development from developing countries in the Global South is increasing in the industry. With Lebanon being the hub for outsourcing software for th…
After an introductory chapter on growth, development, institutions, and transition, this thesis presents three chapters on how institutions, government's policy priorities and policy responses affect economic development. Chapter II explores how various institutions are related …
Understanding the spatial and temporal dynamics of soil water and crop water stress within a field is critical for effective Variable Rate Irrigation (VRI) management. Proper VRI can result in improved protection of the crop from early onset of crop water stress while minimizing…
A produção biotecnológica de aromas e fragrâncias tem-se tornado cada vez mais atrativa devido à sua aceitabilidade pelos consumidores, por serem considerados compostos “naturais”. O 2-Feniletanol (2-FE) é um álcool aromático com uma fragrância a pétalas de rosa, utilizado em pe…
Rising global temperatures due to climate change are intensifying the hydrological cycle, resulting in larger and more frequent extreme rain events, or deluges. Dryland ecosystems are predicted to be especially sensitive to this change in precipitation pattern because, in these …
Digitalization is changing society, industry, and how business is done. For new companies that are more or less born digital, there is the opportunity to use and benefit from the capabilities offered by the new digital technologies, of which data-driven decision-making forms a c…
The scholarly study of forgiveness and leadership is a relatively new frontier. Despite numerous historical examples of leaders who have made significant impacts through forgiveness, the concept has failed to attract attention from leadership scholars, with a few notable excepti…
In education contexts, agent-based simulations have been used at all levels, from the individual to the classroom to the state, to explore individual-level interactions and often to provide conclusions and explanations that could support decision-making. The aim of this research…
This thesis consists of an introduction and three essays. The first essay considers whether conflict alone can explain Afghanistan's lack of development. It looks at the growth of agricultural output, labor productivity in agriculture and total factor productivity in agriculture…
Essay 1: Most of studies on developing countries have found evidence that international linkages, such as foreign ownership, exporting, or importing, affect productivity growth, but since these variables are correlated, it is hard to distinguish among their effects. This paper t…
This study explores the research productivity of Addis Ababa University (AAU) faculty. AAU was established in 1950 and is the oldest modern higher educational institution in Ethiopia. Recently AAU took steps to transform itself to become a pre-eminent African research university…
Trenchless Technology (TT) offers methods to install utilities through the ground without damaging the surface. Box Jacking is a trenchless method for installation of prefabricated box and drainage structures without digging a trench. The concept of box jacking is similar to pip…
My dissertation explores the effect of ethnic conflict, or regulations meant to avoid ethnic strife, on firm employment and productivity in developing countries. The first chapter investigates the impact of the conflict in Cote d'Ivoire that began in 2000, using a census of all …
A 2-D radial compositional simulator was used to investigate the effect of liquid drop out on the productivity of a rich gas condensate reservoir. A seven layer reservoir model was constructed based on well logs and core analysis data. A two phase relative permeability model was…
Deep ocean benthic foraminiferal assemblages were analyzed for a quantitative relationship to surface ocean biological productivity. This analysis is based on the response of benthic foraminiferal assemblages to the surface ocean biological productivity for a global data set. Tw…
Site specific farming systems have the potential to increase farmers' net income by reducing the use of agro-chemicals and applying variable rate technology for areas showing stable yield patterns. This study was designed to: (1) study yield patterns in given fields using variog…
This study investigates and studies many construction productivity related issues in Saudi Arabia including productivity awareness among construction contractors, applicability of different productivity measurement methods, hindrances of productivity improvement programs, areas …
The assessment of organizational effectiveness represents a crucial step in the improvement process of the firm. Most existing methods of assessing organizational effectiveness in the context of the construction firm tend to be organization-specific. Most utilize a project-depen…