Combining Management & Finance Tools for Measurement of Greek Banks Performance: A Case Study

 ay iCombining Management and Finance tools for the measurement of Commercial Banking performance: The case of Greek systematic banks Table of Contents: 1) Introduction:………………………………………………………………………………1 2) The banking system until the economic crisis:…………………………………………..5 2.1) The major changes that took place in the Greek banking system during the 90s……… 5 1) Introduction: Greece is going through … Read more

International HRM in MNCs: Implementing Global Strategies & Attracting Personnel

 This coursework is focusing on the modern direction of staffing in multinational companies in terms of globalization occurring in all types of organization. International Human Resource Management (IHRM) significantly differs from the Human Resources Management (HRM) in domestic companies, International HRM has more influenced by external factors, wider heterogeneity of management functions and a … Read more

Lifelong Learning w/ ICTs: Benefits, Challenges, & Potential of ICT-Enabled Education

 Introduction:- “Learning to learn,” i.e., the acquisition of knowledge and skills that make possible continuous learning over the lifetime. “The illiterate of the 21st century,” according to futurist Alvin Toffler, “will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” The International Labour Organization defines the requirements … Read more

UK-EU Trade: Analyzing Effects of Brexit on Trade Balance & Re-Evaluating Ties with Non-EU Countries

 The EU and UK are undeniably close trade partners seeing as the EU makes for a large proportion of trade deficit with the UK as of 2014. Nonetheless, strong economic growth in many non-EU emerging economies has resulted in important trade activity with these non-EU countries, eating into proportion accounted for by EU since … Read more

Example-Based Super Resolution. In general, example-based methods attempt to alleviate the ill-posedness by selecting structures in the low resolution representation of the magnitude that correspond to structures in a high solution image (example). The advantage with this application is that it is less sensitive to parameter settings of the inpainting formula. Suggesting that this technique may well be ready to restore regions with smooth textures or edges are displaced or have different orientations in comparison with the source image.Unveiling a New Exemplar-Based Image Inpainting Algorithm for Object Removal

 Abstract— Image inpainting refers to an approach used for filling in the missing or corrupted regions of an image. In simple words, Image inpainting or completion is a procedure to restore a damaged image. Inpainting approaches plays a vital role in numerous applications like object elimination, scratch removal, Image restoration etc.Recently various approaches have … Read more

Discussion of Stereotype Issue in Advertising Effectiveness with Humor: An Analysis of Gender Role and Humor

 Niklos Cousins Dr. Lu Zheng ADV3500 March 17, 2016 Review on Gender Role and Humor in Advertising Gender Roles and Humor in Advertising: The Occurrence of Stereotyping in Humorous and Nonhumorous Advertising and Its Consequences for Advertising Effectiveness sheds light on the research done in regards to stereotypes and gender-role occurrence in advertising. The … Read more

Narrative Transportation: Engaging the Customer in the Brand Story – How Stories Enhance Purchase Intention

 Let’s tell a story; the influence of storytelling on purchase intention of a brand’s products. A literature review by: Niek Bults   VU University Amsterdam-  Academic Knowledge & Skills 2016 DRAFT Introduction As long as we know, people are telling stories. Stories have always been a culturally important way to keep history, to teach … Read more

Mozambique’s Struggling Food Security: Causes, Effects, and Responses

 Executive Summary Mozambique is one of the Southern African country that lies on the low-lying plateau that constitutes 25 rivers and among them is Zambezi river.  For several decades after gaining independence from Portuguese, the country has not recovered from the past events. For instance, the country has suffered from large-scale emigration, severe drought, … Read more

Exploring Life of Mexican Drug Lord Amado Carrillo Fuentes: Kingpin of the Skies – Research Paper

 “Amado Carrillo Fuentes (research paper for English)”; 03 March 2016 Research Paper      The Mexican drug lord Amado Carrillo Fuentes was considered Mexico’s most powerful drug trafficker in the 90s which was beneficial to Mexico, but also gave a lot more problems and turned Mexico into a war zone. Born on December 17, 1956 … Read more