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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[ICT Infrastructure for Sustainable Society:  A Story of BH Telecom]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[World-class ICT infrastructure is the key to rapid economic and social development ofa  country. Past studies show that the growth of ICT, particularly telecommunicationservices  has a direct link with the economic growth of the country. However,the access to ICT  infrastructure, services and applications and thus the level ofdevelopment varies among the  countries. The focus of this study is on the currentsituation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).  The main objective of the study is toexplore the penetration of telecommunication in B&amp;H  and the role of BH Telecom inthis process.  Keywords:ICT, infrastructure, sustainable society, case study]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2012-05-31]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1169]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/2190">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Business Diplomacy Management As A Key Role In The Sustainable Development And  Stakeholder Management In The Multinational Corporations: Daimlerchrysler Case]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[In the last two decades a dramatic shifts within the business community have been occurred.  Globalization has offered business opportunities to companies around the world and has led  to the development of a multitude of standards that govern business behavior. It is no longer  sufficient to know the business and legal conditions of a multinational companies’  headquarters country and some of the countries where it operates foreign subsidiaries.  Multilateral and intergovernmental organizations are increasingly defining industry standards  that become mandatory for multinational companies. Non-Governmental Organisations  (NGOs), operate at multiple levels ranging from national civil society issues like  environmental protection to observation and investigation of possible human rights violations  of multinational companies or foreign states. They often operate at national, regional and  transnational levels focusing on economic, social and political issues. In addition, growing  internationalization has became increasingly complex, civil society organizations have  exerted increasing pressure on MNCs, especially the concept of sustainable development has  expanded to include the simultaneous consideration of economic growth, environmental  protection and social equity. Thus, in response to these kind of shifts, many have made a  commitment to apply the principles of sustainable development to their activities. To meet  and to handle these commitments, MNCs have required a multitude of policies and new  business competencies. One important factor contributing to the sustained success of MNCs’  operations in foreign markets in the competent use of business diplomacy. Business  Diplomacy Management (BDM) refers to the ability of MNCs to effectively interact with  non-business stakeholders wherever the MNCs have business interests, be they in the form of  local production, distribution channels or sales offices.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2012-05-31]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1099]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/2189">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[H2O persistence framework for column oriented distributed (NoSQL) databases]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Cloud architectures are most commonly used in cases when large scale data processing is  required. Building applications for cloud architectures requires a lot of engineering  experience, especially in cases of data persistence. Persistence in cloud architectures is solved  using NoSQL database models. In this paper we are working with column oriented NoSQL  database model. Main research goal of this paper is building of new persistence framework for column oriented NoSQL databases. H2O (HBase to Object) framework is created to  resolve problem of mapping objects into rows in column oriented database and to provide  effective mechanisms for data retrieval. Main focus of this framework is to support  persistence of domain models presented by standard UML language. Current implementation  supports storing content into HBase NoSQL database. Core engine of H2O framework is  built on top of XPath standard. All mappings between domain model attributes and columns  in row are represented using XPaths. These paths are used to transform object into row and  vice versa. H2O framework contains component for integration with Hadoop map reduce  processing library to simplify writing of Hadoop map reduce parallel programs. We took two  hardware platforms of same price. First platform have HBase 0.90.1 and H2O installed and  other have installed Oracle 11g and Hibernate framework. We are comparing performance of  these two platforms from aspects of retrieval and persistence of objects. Result of our  comparison is that NoSQL model is better from aspects of retrieval by primary key but shows  lower performances in save operations.  Keywords: NoSQL, persistence, distributed, HBase, Hadoop, mapping, framework, UML,  map-reduce]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2012-05-31]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1145]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/2188">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The IPARD Programme in the context of European Union  Rural development funds]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[One of the pre-accession funds which provided by the European Union is IPARD (Instrument  for Pre-Accession Assistance-IPA). With this fund, it is aimed that include in some of the  priorities for the adaptation of the agricultural sector and rural areas and contribute to the  solution of problems. Thus, it is aimed people in rural areas attain sustainable business and  living conditions their own region. In this context, it is given priority such as market  efficiency, improving of quality and health standards, and creation of new employment  opportunities in rural and rural areas in the supported activities.  At this study primarily, it will be focused on the importance of rural development. Later, it  will be given information about funds in order to promote rural development by the European  Union. It will be especially focused on IPARD funds and the implementation of IPARD in  Turkey will be discussed.  Keywords: European Union, Rural Development, IPARD Programme, Turkey.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2012-05-31]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1176]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/2187">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Sustainable Collection of Laurel (Laurus nobilis L.) Leaves in Antalya Province]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Laurel (Laurus nobilis L.) is an evergreen shrub which belongs to the Lauraceae family. It  grows naturally along the entire coastal line of Turkey up to altitude of 1200 m. Laurel has  been regarded as an important medicinal and aromatic plant for years in the Mediterranean  Basin. Meantime, it is also often used as an ornamental plant in parks and gardens because it  is very much suitable to pruning and to give the desired forms. Turkey provides about 97% of  the world’s laurel leaf need. It is one of the top five plants collected from nature and exported  from Turkey. However, there are some serious problems about the production system of  laurel. Laurel production is done in conventional methods by local people. These areas are  under threat due to overgrazing and uncontrolled collection. Ultimately, laurel growing areas  have been exploited. In recent years, the researches related to sustainable use of laurel have  increased. In this study it was investigated the researches conducted to sustainable use of  laurel in Sırtkoy, Manavgat district and some other districts of Antalya. The aim of these  studies was to develop an inventory method and to prepare management plans to be used by  forest service and regional people. The cut shoots and leaves of laurel should be controlled  and they should not be cut from the same locations every year. The rotation must be strictly  applied in every 3 or 4 years intervals. Leaf collections should be done by experienced people  in right period of the years and the leaves should be dried in a proper way.  Keywords: Laurel, leaf, sustainability]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2012-05-31]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1234]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/2186">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Effect of Exchange Rate Volatility on Import Demand: Evidence from Turkey]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Since 2001 financial crisis, Turkey has adopted fluctuating exchange rate regime in order to  make the economy stronger against external shocks. This has lead to a high volatility of  Turkish lira against to foreign currencies. Therefore, it became essential for policy makers to  evaluate the potential effects of exchange rate volatility on international trade. The purpose of  this study is to provide new evidence on the effects of exchange rate volatility on the import demand of Turkey along with income and price elasticities. Our data cover the period 2010:01  to 2010:05. We, initially, employed a GARCH model to evaluate exchange rate volatility one  of the independent variables that estimate real import. The study also includes conventional  determinants such as relative price level of imports and real GDP. Afterwards, our paper  investigates long-run and short-run relationship between real imports and its determinants by  using ARDL error correction model. The empirical results indicate that real exchange rate  volatility of local currency has significant and reverse effect on import demand.  Keywords: Exchange rate volatility, Import demand, GARCH model, ARDL error correction  model, Turkey.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2012-05-31]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1312]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/2185">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Factors Affecting The New Vehicle Registration In The Eu Countries]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Theobjective of this study is to determine whether economic factors (namelyprice, consumer  preferences, consumer income, interest rate, fuel prices, industrial production, and trade)have any  explanatory power on new vehicle registry in the EU member countries. To meet this objective, a  panel cointegration analysis was applied to the panel of thirteen EU countries for the time period  spanning from January 1999 to August 2010. This study concludes that while the vehicle sales in  the EU are determined by the macroeconomic factors instead of the factors in the demand theory,  the consumer preferences are impetuses for passenger car sales in the EU countries.  Keywords: newvehicle sales, demand theory, macro economic variables, EU countries, panel  cointegration,]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2012-05-31]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1355]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/2184">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Significance Of Fairs For Marketing Activities]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[This study aims to set forth the significance of fairs in marketing activities through determining  the relevant attitudes of participant companies. To this end, a questionnaire comprising of 22  questions was devised to collect data for the research. The questionnaire was used during the  “2011 Antalya Anfaş Hotel Equipment” fair organized in “Antalya Expo Center”. The  questionnaires were given to and filled in by the company staff working in the booths allocated to  the participant companies. Among 150 questionnaires completed 116 were deemed eligible to be  used in this research. Analysis made in the light of the data collected as a result of the research  revealed that fairs have a significant role for the marketing activities of participant companies. It  has been determined that fairs offer significant advantages to companies especially in the  promotion of existing products and conducting of market analysis for the new products.  Keywords: Fair, Marketing, Marketing Tool, Promotion Mix]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2012-05-31]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1361]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/2183">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Lean Way Of Valuing Inventory]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[American manufacturers which are choosing are lean principles as their basic business model,  increasingly looking to lean thinking to improve productivity, reduce costs, enhance  flexibility, create better value for their customers, and raise profits, cash flow, and stock price.  The basic principles of lean thinking are based some solid factors namely profits are earned  by selling products; value streams deliver customer satisfaction; nonfinancial operational data  helps line workers manage business processes; real-time data is needed to enable process  improvement; idle time is okay if there are no customer orders to fill at the moment; the goal  of world-class organizations is to improve actual performance at a faster rate than  competitors; front-line employees are an asset that should be cross-trained and highly skilled.  Moreover, the cardinal rule of lean management is eliminating all unnecessary steps that  create waste. In this context, lean accounting seeks to reduce steps in transaction processing,  eliminate standard costs in favor of actual costs, and discontinue cost allocations. The  traditional mass production companies which are typically advocators of standard costing see  inventory as the largest current asset on traditional manufacturer s balance sheet and naturally,  a traditional manufacturer use their inventory asset for collateral for bank lines of credit.  Thus, lot of cash is tied up in the inventory.  The traditional manufacturer inventory valuation is not based on an actual cost system. For  instance, a company with inventory turns of 3.00 has four months of inventory on hand,  which means it must use the actual production cost system for the last four months to value  inventory. This absolutely obviates to maintain an actual cost system. On the other hand, lean  companies aim to eliminate work in process and finished goods inventory with high inventory  turns. A shrinking inventory value on a balance sheet based on real time cost information  which in turn becomes a smaller percentage of total current assets is a typically way of doing  for lean companies.  This study illustrates the actual cost calculations for inventory valuation. The study will  explain “the number of days method and unit quantity method” and highlight their differences  between the traditional inventory valuation methods.  Keywords: Lean Accounting, Inventory Valuation, Number of Days Method, Unit Quantity Method]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2012-05-31]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1302]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/2182">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Islamic Finance as a Means of Shaping the Future of Sustainable Finance]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[The recent financial crises have proven that the major social impact of the activities of the  most major commercial and investment banks is through improper management of  transaction, portfolio and reputational risks. Although they and their key stakeholders agree  that financiers bear significant responsibility for the environmental and social impacts of the  operations they finance, they do not go beyond the recognition of environmental and social  responsibilities driven to a large degree by outside pressures of environmental organizations  such as Friends of the Earth (FoE) and the Rainforest Action Network (RAN). They  challenged the industry with high-profile campaigns that highlighted cases in which  commercial banks were “bankrolling disasters”. In 2002, a global coalition of nongovernmental  organizations (NGOs) including FoE, RAN, WWF-UK and the Berne  Declaration came together to promote sustainable finance in the commercial sector. This  informal network subsequently evolved into BankTrack, whose vision for a sustainable  finance sector was expressed in the Collevecchio Declaration of January 2003.  In this paper we will put forward the main agent in improper management of transaction,  portfolio and reputational risks of commercial banks, the interest rate. No economic system  can sustain its health and vigor or contribute positively to the achievement of its socioeconomic  goals without the support of sane and equitable money and banking system. The  money and banking system should hence be reformed to eschew the excesses and imbalances  which promote inequalities, conspicuous consumption, and unhealthy monetary expansion to  the ultimate detriment of all.  Keywords: Sustainable finance, Islamic finance, financial crises, interest free finance]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2012-05-31]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1276]]></dcterms:extent>
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