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The study is focused on the experience of conferencing from the perspective of young people (offenders), their families and supportive others. Of particular interest is the role of the offender’s family (and/or significant others), the nature of their support, and how this impinges on the conference and its outcomes. Although the supporters’ role is pivotal in the conferencing process, its significance has remained largely implicit in the research to date. The objective of the study is to explore this crucial element, using an interpretive approach.

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This research project explores the effectiveness of an auditory display prototype for the sonification of internet \(c{o_2}\) emissions to a small user group within their office context. To date, methods do not exist for the reporting of this information to users of personal computing while they perform simple internet enquiries. Underpinning the theoretical development of this project is a focus on auditory displays guided by the concept and forms of auditory displays, together with the auditory perception elements to be considered in their design.

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The research design adopted to address this problem utilised mixed data collection methodologies. In order to determine what was happening in the industry as a whole, a specially designed survey was conducted utilising both web-based and traditional paper-based instruments. This provided valuable quantitative data about the rate of uptake, types of companies and so on. To complement this, a focus group of selected representatives within the industry was conducted to delve more deeply into motivations behind the decision to adopt the technology and the perceived benefits derived from it.

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The research reported here addresses the question of what is required to engage stakeholders to create effective change. It is a case study of one organisation, Melbourne Water, which is located in Victoria, Australia. The research is undertaken using a qualitative, action research framework and a systems psychodynamic perspective. Volunteer participants participated in one-on-one interviews and focus groups. The data is also generated through organisational observations and reflection utilising the methods of supervision and journaling.

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The focus of this study is on two of these factors: gender stereotyping and bullying. Gender stereotypes are the beliefs and attitudes that are presumed to distinguish between women and men (Rollero, Glick & Tartaglia, 2014), while bullying can be referred to as the repeated acts of an individual or group with the intention to harman individual holding an inferior position of power (Goldsmid & Howie 2014). While these two separate issues can occur independent of one another and in combination, gender based stereotyping and bullying both form critical barriers to female professionals.

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This thesis contributes to our understanding of the ASEAN group, focusing on the ASEAN5 with particular attention paid to asset pricing and the linkages between equity markets, GDP and trade. A further motivation for this thesis lies in the importance of emerging markets. The ASEAN5 equity markets and their economies have only recently been freed from many of the regulatory constraints that bound their economies.

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The world is becoming increasingly focused on an imperative to reduce the cost of services. Managers at this cutting edge of practical organizational development are trying many ways to achieve this. The major focus of this research uses a systems psychodynamic approach to investigate the role taken up by part-time contract managers in an Australian university. These part-time roles frequently fail in the longer term. This approach provides an understanding of the unconscious group dynamics that may cause the role to fail.

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This is an empirical investigation into the development of the accounting profession in Sri Lanka in the post-independence era. Taking the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL) as a case, the study researches the accounting professionalization process during the past five decades (1959-2010). Thus, the study focuses on the struggles and interactions between competing groups and organisations within the accounting profession.

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The thesis investigates the nature of this developmental process by employing a constructivistinterpretive research methodology and using qualitative research methods. The empirical data was drawn from group discussions and face-to-face interviews with two distinct cohorts of women. The first cohort comprised twenty-two participants, of which five were adolescent women aged fourteen to sixteen years. The thesis focused only on examining those women who were financially successful and not others.

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This study aims to investigate the language used for denoting graduation in English literary discourse. Basing on the theoretical framework of Appraisal proposed by Martin and White (2005), it lays its focus particularly on how intensification as graduation is realized via linguistic and stylistic means in English literary discourse. A comparison among expressions for intensification is established to recognize what sub-groups are preferable to be used in this type of discourse.

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Focusing on the following three specific objectives: (1) Identify the types of forest ES and the value of forest ES that local households benefit from in research communes in Tri Ton and Tinh Bien districts; (2) Identify the relationship between forest ES that households benefit from and livelihoods of households living; and (3) Recognize the motivations and obstacles, and propose solutions to enhance the value of forest ES, improve access to forest ES to develop livelihoods of different groups.

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The present study was focused to investigate the “business performance of vandana Self Help Group (SHG): a case study of Koriya district of Chhattisgarh state of India”.Vandana self-help group was purposely selected for the present study which is situated in the Koriya district of Chhattisgarh state. Vandana self-help group produces vermicompost and they were using a constructed method for vermicompost production.

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The objective of the thesis focus on solving three problems: To find decision laws on the data block and block’s slice; to find decision laws bettwen object groups on the block which has index attribute value change, particulary when smoothing, or roughing attribute value; to find decision laws bettwen object groups on the block when adding or removing block’s elements.

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The scope of the research is mainly focused on studying and clarifying the theoretical basis for Personal Rights of vulnerable groups as well as Vietnamese regulations on this issue, concurrent with researching, comparing with the law of other countries in the world. Thus, the research points out the advantages and disadvantages of the law on Personal Rights of vulnerable groups in Vietnam today.

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The dissertation aims to systematize and clarify theories on managerial human resources development in Vietnam Rubber Group under the economic management approach; analyze and evaluate the current situation of managerial human resource development in Vietnam Rubber Group, then make some major recommendations on managerial human resource development in Vietnam Rubber Group (with the focus on top executives and middle managers under succession planning who are managed by the direct State administration agency) in the period to 2025.

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The purpose of this research was to formulate strategies and models of institutional strengthening through local farmer groups and capital strengthening through the intermediation of Sharia Financial Institution (SFI) with linkage program.

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The scope of research examining the meaning and meaningfulness of work is rather broad; I therefore believe it is necessary to first provide an overview of research approaches before describing my own approach. Depending on the definition of the concept of the meaning of work they used, researchers took various approaches. According to one group of researchers, the meaning of work and the meaningfulness of work is necessarily a subjective matter, with the meaning of work defined intrinsically (coming from the individual) (e.g. Simon, 1997; Isaksen, 2000).

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The study is carried out through two phases: In the first phase, the study uses qualitative methods to explore and find out main factors that local firms apply in their operations and business activities. This method is conducted through focus groups, in-depth interviews with 12 senior executives, CEOs, owners coming from Vietnamese firm in marketing communication industry. The second phase, main survey is implemented by using in both face to face interviews and direct mailing with broader scope to Vietnamese firm in marketing communication industry, in Ho Chi Minh City.

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The main purpose of this paper is to investigate and discuss how to motivate Generation Y employees at workplace, increasing their performance and satisfaction, and helping the organization to achieve its goals. The concern about motivation has increased as business environment becomes more competitive and organization‟s Human Resources (HR) happen to be more important to the business success.

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In this chapter you will learn: To define qualitative research, to explore the popularity of qualitative research, to understand why qualitative research is not held in high esteem by some practitioners and academicians, to learn about focus groups and their tremendous popularity,...

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