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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[CONFERENCE NOTES AND REPORTS  Symposium Notes on Ethics and Social  Responsibility, 14th and 15th of April 2011  ISCTE – Lisbon University Institute]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[This much awaited symposium brought together practitioners and scholars involved  in some aspect of the broad concept of social responsibility. Although not necessarily  limited to, the symposium mainly focused on the individual and corporate  responsibility in different organizational settings. The symposium was roughly divided  in panel and poster sessions covering a wide range of topics, such as: corporate  misconduct, individual ethics in organizations, ethical decision making, business  ethics, ethics and organizational performance etc.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2011-01]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1076]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Paradigm Shift for Sustainable Development:  The Contribution of Islamic Economics]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Sustainable development is a common concept of the 21st century. However, the expected  changes towards sustainable development are slow. We believe every change starts with changes  in understanding of the subject matter. If sustainable development is the aim, it should start  with changes in understanding. This paper aims to explain the necessary paradigm shift for  sustainable development by the contribution of Islamic economics. While doing this, the  reasons of paradigm shift, the content of such a paradigm shift, and the possible contributions  of Islamic economics will be analyzed.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2011-01]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1059]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Measuring the Level of International Capital Mobility for MENA Countries]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[To achieve sustainable development, it is vitally important to sustain macroeconomic stability,  which is closely related to the extent of capital mobility allowed by a country. This paper  attempts to measure the level of international capital mobility empirically by estimating the  Feldstein-Horioka coefficients employing the panel data for the MENA countries over the  period 1963-2007. In empirical analysis, time series properties of the data are examined using  recently developed techniques of panel unit root. Having obtained that variables of the model  are stationary variables, we use the fixed effect panel model in the analysis of data.The results  indicate that capital mobility has always been high in MENA countries but this is particularly  obvious for the period 1980-2007, which corresponds to the liberalization period. For the subperiod  of 1963-1980, the estimated coefficients are relatively higher, implying the presence of  a relatively lower level of capital mobility.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2011-01]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1053]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 1986 – 8502     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[R&amp;D Investment, Governance and Management Entrenchment in French Companies Listed in SBF250]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[This study seeks to explain the management entrenchment by investment of free  cash flow (FCF) in research and development (R&amp;D), debt, market structure  (internal or external), the multinational nature of firms and the characteristics of  the board of directors using a sample of 128 groups of French companies listed on  the SBF250 between 2003 and 2008. The results show that investment in R&amp;D  helps the managers to enhance their authority with respect to the shareholders. The  multinational nature of the firm exerts a significant effect on the entrenchment  strategy. Manager replaces the internal capital market to the outside market to  avoid scrutiny by creditors. We also find an insignificant effect exerted by the debt  on the management entrenchment. Finally, we find the absence of a significant  relationship between management entrenchment, as measured by discretionary accruals  and seniority of the officers, and the characteristics of the board of directors.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2011-01]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1062]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Growth rate of Motor Vehicles in India -  Impact of Demographic and Economic  Development]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[While motorization rate in India is lower than many developing countries-both  in absolute term and relative to size of population, but over the last decade, India  is experiencing one of the highest motorization growth rates in the world. This  paper examines the influence of population growth, increase in urbanizations and  economic development on rapid growth of motor vehicles in India by using secondary  data which are correlated by line graph method. Economic development is the  major factor affecting the growth rate of motor vehicles. Motor vehicle growths  have been largely concentrated in major cities which deteriorate the environmental  condition of Urban India. This leads to concern among environmentalists  over the further impact on Indian and global environment and considers their  implication for future transportation growth in the country.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2011-01]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1073]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Symposium Notes of the 2nd INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, June 8-9 2010, Sarajevo; Economy and Management Sessions]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[The 2nd International Symposium on Sustainable Development was held on the premises of International Burch University in Sarajevo, on June 8-9 2010.  Participants from five  different countries and more than four hundred academics participated in this distinguished event. After the opening remarks and key-note speech, concurrent sessions were held which were designed according to the theme of the proceedings in different disciplines. There were three main categories in the symposium: economy and management, social sciences, and science and technology.  In this paper, after giving information on the opening remarks that common part for all categories in the conference, I review only the economy and management sessions of the symposium.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2011-01-30]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[2354]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 1986 – 8502      ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Investigation of Development Indicators in the Balkan Countries for the Post-Socialist Period]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Since the collapse of central economic planning in the world, former Iron Curtain Countries have been changing as social, economic and political structures. Some former socialist countries (such as Bulgaria, Slovenia and Romania) and Greece became full members of the EU. Some Balkan countries (such as Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Macedonia) lived through difficult war years. After the wars, they have started to struggle for the economic, social and political reconstruction process. Each country in the Balkan Peninsula wants bigger real per capita income, a better welfare level, and generally to become a developed country. But these countries have some political, economic and social problems in the development process. The aim of this paper is to analyze Balkan countries in terms of development indicators such as per capita GDP, population growth, life expectancy, consumption potential, education, national income and income distribution in the period of the 2000’s. In addition, new suggestions for accelerating the development process will be discussed at the end of the study.  Key Words: Balkan Countries, Development, Development Indicators]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2011-01-30]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[2352]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Journal of Economic and Social Studies, A Contemporary View on Economic and Social Research]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Welcome to the first issue of the Journal of Economic and Social Studies. The beginning of 2011 comes with enthusiasm and great motivation for initiating an academic, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing scholarly work in economics and related scientific areas. In this journal, we plan to publish conceptual and empirical papers that take an interdisciplinary perspective in the areas of economics, business administration, public administration, political studies, international relations, labor economics and industrial relations, econometry, sociology and psychology. As scientific inquiry advances, researchers in different scientific areas benefit from theories and concepts in other areas, which can bring a broader perpective to their explanations. As such, our journal will attempt to bring academics from various backgrounds to advance theories and offer solutions for society&#039;s problems.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2011-01-30]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[2350]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 1986 – 8502, ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Yabancılara Türkçe Öğretim Kılavuzu (Turkish Instructor&#039;s Guide for Foreigners - Basic Level)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Türkiye&#039;nin dünya üzerindeki konumu, köklü tarihi geçmişi ve teknolojik vasıtaların toplumlar arası mesafeyi kısaltmasıyla Türkçe bugün dünyada öğrenilme gereksinimi duyulan dillerden biri haline gelmiştir. Bu bağlamda yabancıların Türkçe öğrenmek için yoğun talepleri Türkçeyi öğretmeye yönelik daha planlı çalışmaların ortaya konmasını gerekli kılmıştır. Türkiye&#039;de ve yurt dışında yabancılara Türkçe öğreten kurumlar ve kurslar açılmıştır. Yabancılara Türkçe öğretmek amacıyla görsel ve işitsel birçok farklı yayınlar hazırlanmıştır. Türkçe dünya dili olma yönünde bugün hayal edilemeyecek yerlere ulaşmıştır. Türkçe gelecekte dünyadaki en çok konuşulan birkaç dilden biri olmaya adaydır. Yabancılara Türkçe öğretecekler için bu eser, önemli bir başvuru kaynağı olacaktır.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Nobel]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2011-02]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1082]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[THE THEME OF FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE IN PARADISE   LOST  ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[In the Paradise Lost, John Milton tried to explain how evil is seductive. It is one of the reasons why he portrayed Satan with ultra human dimensions in Book I and II. And what makes Satan so heroic is not the particular situation he is in or any facts about him: his magnificence comes from the inspired verse which Milton puts into his speeches. No one reading these speeches can miss their power and eloquence. It is no accident that when Winston Churchill was looking for something to rally the British people after the military disaster of Dunkirk, he used these lines on the radio. There is nothing in English literature to match the heroic determination, power, courage, and energy manifested here and throughout Satan&#039;s early speeches. And his followers are appropriately energized.At very end Paradise Lost was more than a work of art. Indeed, it was a moral and political treatise, a poetic explanation for the course that English history and Human kind had taken.    Key words: John Milton, Independence, Freedom, Evil   ]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2011-04-22]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[755]]></dcterms:extent>
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