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Analysis of the Factors Leading Firms to Invest in Logistic Activities: Example of Çınar Boru Profil Industry and Trade Inc.
Yildiz, Mehmet Selami; Bilgin, Yusuf; Yazgan, Halil Ibrahim - In: Business and Economics Research Journal 4 (2013) 4, pp. 131-131
The aim of this study is to detemine the reasons that orientate to the investment and investment decisions in logistics … operations for the businesses. Within this study, Çınar logistics business was examined, in 2006 founded, in Ereğli by Çınar Boru … of operations, focusing on basic skills, logistics environment of business and problems occur in service quality are the …
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Poverty Reduction and Human Development in Africa
Arimah, Ben - In: Journal of Human Development and Capabilities 5 (2004) 3, pp. 399-415
resulted in a reduction of poverty in Africa. Inter-country variations in income and human poverty reinforce the established … patterns of well-being within the continent, as countries in Northern and Southern Africa have the lowest levels of poverty … Africa. …
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Customer Orientation and Marketing in Containerized Freight Distribution and Logistics – Czech Republic Perspectives
Jirsak, Petr; Kolar, Petr - In: Central European Business Review 2012 (2012) 3, pp. 46-50
The objective of the forthcoming research is to analyze the logistics providers (3PLs), global shipping lines´ and … evaluate customer orientation in the market of transport and logistics is highly complex task. To obtain the data necessary for …´ managers in the Czech Republic. Due to the concentration of container and logistics activity within a relatively small number …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011070676
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Mobilisation de l'épargne rurale par les institutions de type coopératif et son impact sur le développement local dans sept pays africains : synthèse de sept études de cas: Bu...
Renard, Gilbert - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1987
Based on a synthesis of research in seven countries, considers how rural saving can be mobilised through co-operative type institutions to reinforce rural development in different politico-economic environments.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010966350
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Rural savings mobilisation by co-operative institutions and its impact on local development in seven African countries : synthesis of seven case studies: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Eg...
G, Bedard; S, El Abd; JA, Akinwumi; D, Mahon - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1988
Based on a synthesis of research in seven countries, considers how rural saving can be mobilised through co-operative type institutions to reinforce rural development in different politico-economic environments.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010967564
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Corporate governance and maximisation of the shareholder value: theoretical evidence from CFA zone in Africa
Nosseyamba, Benjamin Ouedraogo - In: African Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance 1 (2012) 2, pp. 209-222
countries of the CFA zone in Africa. Data from Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire and Gabon covering the period 2005 to 2009 …
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West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Jalloh, Abdulai; Nelson, Gerald C.; Thomas, Timothy S.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
The first of three books in IFPRI’s climate change in Africa series, West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A … Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 11 of the countries that make up West Africa — Benin, Burkina … change will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food security throughout the region. West Africa’s population …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010755479
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Impact of market and population pressure on production, incomes and natural resources in the dryland savannas of West Africa: bioeconomic modeling at the village level
Barbier, Bruno - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1996
-arid and a sub-humid savanna region in Burkina Faso in West Africa. Several simulations are carried out to the year 2030 …
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A Woman's Field Is Made At Night: Gendered Land Rights And Norms In Burkina Faso
Kevane, Michael; Gray, Leslie - In: Feminist Economics 5 (1999) 3, pp. 1-26
Gendered social norms and institutions are important determinants of agricultural activities in southwestern Burkina Faso. This paper argues that gendered land tenure, in particular, has effects on equity and efficiency. The usual view of women as holders of secondary, or indirect, rights to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005484798
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An evaluability assessment of a West Africa based Non-Governmental Organization's (NGO) progressive evaluation strategy
D’Ostie-Racine, Léna; Dagenais, Christian; Ridde, Valéry - In: Evaluation and Program Planning 36 (2013) 1, pp. 71-79
) of a West-Africa based humanitarian NGO's progressive evaluation strategy. Since 2007, the NGO has established an …
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