Knowledge that Transforms

Earlier approach to road traffic safety system proceeded from the assumption that the driver must adapt to the traffic system. Modern approach to road traffic safety system recognizes that traffic system must be adapted to a traffic participant: drivers, pedestrians, particularly vulnerable participants: children, elderly, persons with reduced mobility. The starting point is the acceptance of human error and vulnerability of the human body, and in accordance with that, understanding that traffic accidents cannot be completely avoided, but the death and severely injuring of traffic participants may be reduced. For this purpose, the control function of road traffic safety system promotes interventions, by whose implementation results are achieved. Road traffic safety system management, in addition to national, must take place at the local level. Although the local system of road traffic safety can be, in functional terms, set analogous to national system, its frames are much narrower and thus put much more specific and evolving demands on local road safety management for adjusting the local management system to local conditions. In this context, local traffic safety goals should focus on areas where the effect of local intervention improves traffic safety. This paper has developed the concept of traffic safety management process at the local level, encouraged by the Global Plan of the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020, which is modeled by conversion National Pillars Activities in Local Focus Areas and Measures and based on the analysis of general statistics on traffic accidents and in-depth analysis of traffic accidents with killed and seriously injured persons on local roads. With a focus on results to improve traffic safety in local communities of Montenegro, three areas are identified and twenty measures in them, whose implementation would obtain the greatest possible impact in adapting local road traffic safety system to road users, which is a precondition for improving traffic safety in the local community.

This research aimed at assessing and investigating the effects of horizontal and vertical integration among the key stakeholders and thereby the sustainability of infrastructure projects in Addis Ababa. The research employed a mixed method approach in collecting and analyzing data. This approach uses both qualitative and quantitative strategies in the collection of data for the study. The study used purposive sampling technique to collect data from the sample respondents. Thus the selection included project owners or managers of respective service providers, project managers, other professionals’ consultants and representatives of the community who are close to all stages in the functioning of the projects. The data were obtained from 86 sample respondents taken out 110 total population size. Data were analyzed and interpreted using descriptive statistics using SPSS20.0 version and qualitative technique. The study revealed that integration between service rendering organizations in the provision of sustainable infrastructure projects is essential and further showed that project integration has a positive effect on sustainability of socioeconomic and environmental development. On the other hand the finding of the research also showed that lack of integration has brought tremendous undesirable effects on the social, economic and environmental realities.

Cape Verdean banking sector had seen some corporate difficulties in the past, specially concerning to non-performing loans, which principally resulted due to lack of a robust corporate governance structure. This study provides a theoretical framework and a model for understanding the concept of corporate governance rather than empirical views. This was achieved by delineating the historical overview of corporate governance, theory of corporate governance, principles and benefits of corporate governance, mechanisms of corporate governance and the legal frameworks. The study concludes that the key setback to corporate governance in Cape Verdean banking sector is non-existence of the code of corporate governance practices as well as the non-existence of the institute for corporate governance in Cape Verde.

In general, this project intends to pinpoint the various problems faced by the plywood industry and to determine optimal solutions to improve its overall performance. The project has the following objectives: to increase productivity by implementing Lean strategy; to eliminate the wastage and non-value added activities; to create an intelligible working environment; and to educate janitorial level people about the benefits of using Lean strategy. The research reported in this project is based on a case study carried out in an industry using Lean PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) approach, 5S tool, and its applications in increasing production. The reason for decreased productivity in the plywood industry was identified and examined at different stages of the project. Wastage and non-value added activities affecting the production process were eliminated by implementing Lean strategy. The project led to the development of an easy and simple working environment. As a result of this, productivity increased by 7.33%, which would be a confounding achievement for the plywood industry.

This research work aimed at investigating Post Completion Sustainability of Ethiopian Railway Project with special focus on the Case of Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit Project (AALRTP). Any project is designed to produce continual benefits for some period of time for the project stakeholders. However, the concept of post completion sustainability is not yet recognized as a crucial and part of the project process in the developing countries like Ethiopia. Literature depicted that post completion sustainability is hardly applied as part of the project process as well as standalone process in the projects in the developing countries. This time, it is well recognized that the importance of civil infrastructure systems are essential in providing the range of services generally considered necessary to support a nation’s socio-economic development and quality of life. Consequently, it is of the utmost importance to government, business, and the general to the public that these services are sustained over the long term by periodic replenishment of the physical systems that deliver them. The sustainability of any project including civil infrastructure can be measured using six dimensions: economic, environmental, social, technical, coordination, and communication dimensions. To lure these facts and to achieve the objectives of this study, qualitative research design and purposive sampling techniques were applied. In collecting the necessary data, observation, document analysis and interview were used in the study. The information were gathered from seven interviewees and for document analysis, feasibility study documents, conceptual documents, strategic plan documents which run 2003 -2007 E.C., pamphlets, brochures and other documents of Ethiopian Railway Corporation were used. The findings of the study indicate that, the concept of post completion sustainability is hardly applied at Ethiopian Railway Corporation in general and at AALRTP in particular. The major factors (economical, environmental, social, technical performance, coordination, and communication factors/dimensions) were not thoroughly applied in the project. Based on the findings of the study, recommendations, suggestions and research future work are forwarded in the study.

This paper in light of a proficient audit which concentrates on women entrepreneurship in Bangladesh and significance of information and communication technology (ICT) in engaging ladies business visionaries and what are the initiatives are taken to enhance in this part in our nation. The objective of this paper is to investigate and analyze how ICTs benefit women entrepreneurs to keep a running improvement in women empowerment in Bangladesh. This article also evaluates the current collaboration between the women entrepreneurs and ICTs in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a developing country. The role of entrepreneurship is imperative for developing any country. In our country women always deprived of their rights. There is a concept in our society that women can only manage their home. The rate of literate of women is very low. However, now a day's women are more conscious about their right. The number of educated women is also increasing day by day. Women become self-independent. Entrepreneurship creates an excellent opportunity to make women self-independent. Enterprise means to start a new venture. Now women create her venture. For example, they can launch a boutique shop, a food shop. Entrepreneurship is a precious tool for empowering women. Today the age of globalization and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is an essential element in this globalized world. ICT give a vast opportunity for women entrepreneur to empowering themselves.

The research made use of the case of Air Zimbabwe to analyse corporate governance practices in Zimbabwe’s State Owned Enterprise (SOEs). The research was prompted by the persistent poor performance and corporate failures characterising most SOEs in Zimbabwe. Air Zimbabwe has not been spared from corporate failures and corruption which has seen it relying on government subsidies to afloat. The research methodology for the collection of data involved the quantitative and qualitative techniques. When the data was collected, it was presented and analysed with the assistance of descriptive statistics which comprised of graphs, tables and descriptive narrations. A total of 48 Air Zimbabwe management staff, employees and Board members were surveyed through interviews and questionnaires. Results of the study indicate that there is poor corporate governance compliance at Air Zimbabwe which has led to corruption and lack of transparency and accountability. The results also point to the non availability of a written corporate governance policy which is supposed to guide the company in implementing corporate governance. In addition there is no performance monitoring mechanism for the Board members some of whom are appointed on political grounds without the requisite airline business knowledge. Given these shortcomings, the study recommends an overhaul of the enforcement machinery and establishment of a regulatory agency or framework to enforce compliance and transparency.

The cosmetic industry has been expanding rapidly in both developed and developing countries. The cosmetics market in Asia seems to be one of the fastest growing markets. Research on cosmetic has received a lot of attention from the authorities that are governing the industry. Nowadays, the business players have diversified their marketing strategies not only for the female market but also to the male market as well. The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors that affect the usage of the cosmetic in Malaysia. Some of the variables consist of branding, ingredients and skin problems. In addition this study will refer to the primary and secondary data. In the meantime the questionnaire will be used as a method to collect all the data from respondent to accomplish the research objective.

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E-learning is an increasingly popular educational technology of the 21st century. As a key factor in developing the global knowledge economy, the implementation of e-learning has been carried out in educational institutions and also corporate organizations and government agencies. The importance of e-learning has led to the need in assessing Bumiputera SMEs’ e-learning readiness to ensure they are capable of using the e-learning environment technology in the best way possible. Entrepreneurship training is recognized as an important determinant of entrepreneurial performance and success. In Malaysia, entrepreneurship training has been supported by the Government especially for Bumiputera SMEs through the government agency- Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA). This research aims to discover the Bumiputera SMEs’ readiness for e-learning and their intention to adopt online entrepreneurship training in the future. The significance of this research is that the results attained will help the Government agencies in their planning, decisions and implementation of the latest e-learning environments for the Bumiputera SMEs throughout Malaysia.