Keyword: developing countries

Found 852 papers in total
A policy mechanism for housing construction activity to achieve social and environmental goals: a case for India
A policy mechanism for housing construction activity to achieve social and environmental goals: a case for India
2004,
Adequate shelter for all is one of the most pressing challenges faced by developing...
Interaction of biodiversity and economic welfare – a case study from the Himalayas of India
Interaction of biodiversity and economic welfare – a case study from the Himalayas of India
2005,
In any area to achieve the goal of biodiversity conservation, the existing resources...
Resource use dynamics and interactions in the tropics: Scaling up in space and time
Resource use dynamics and interactions in the tropics: Scaling up in space and time
2006,
We discuss the temporal and spatial dynamics of nutrient resources and water within...
Multi-agent simulation for the targeting of development policies in less-favored areas
Multi-agent simulation for the targeting of development policies in less-favored areas
2006,
Complex combinations of biophysical and socio-economic constraints characterize the...
Use of discrete-event simulation to evaluate strategies for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in developing countries
Use of discrete-event simulation to evaluate strategies for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in developing countries
2005,
HIV/AIDS affects over 40 million people worldwide, and more than 70% of these...
Optimization of municipal solid waste management in Port Said, Egypt
Optimization of municipal solid waste management in Port Said, Egypt
2006,
Optimization of solid waste management systems using operational research...
A framework for group decision support systems: An application in the evaluation of information technology for logistics firms
A framework for group decision support systems: An application in the evaluation of information technology for logistics firms
2006,
The objective of this research is to propose a framework to enable decision-makers to...
Implementing an improved inventory control system in a small company: a case study
Implementing an improved inventory control system in a small company: a case study
2006,
The paper presents the implementation of an improved inventory management control...
Entrepreneurs' access to private equity in China: the role of social capital
Entrepreneurs' access to private equity in China: the role of social capital
2004,
This article examines the effect of entrepreneurs' social capital on investment...
Chinese organizations in transition: changing promotion patterns in the reform era
Chinese organizations in transition: changing promotion patterns in the reform era
2004,
Since the 1980s, the People's Republic of China has embarked on a path of economic...
Guanxi practices and trust in management: a procedural justice perspective
Guanxi practices and trust in management: a procedural justice perspective
2004,
Taking a procedural justice perspective, we examined the effect of guanxi practices in...
Generation cohorts and personal values: a comparison of China and the United States
Generation cohorts and personal values: a comparison of China and the United States
2004,
This study investigated the generation cohort value orientations of 774 Chinese and...
Rewards-allocation preferences of Chinese employees in the new millennium: the effects of ownership reform, collectivism, and goal priority
Rewards-allocation preferences of Chinese employees in the new millennium: the effects of ownership reform, collectivism, and goal priority
2004,
The ownership restructuring of Chinese state-owned enterprises, launched in 1992, has...
Employment relationships in China: do workers relate to the organization or to people?
Employment relationships in China: do workers relate to the organization or to people?
2004,
This study investigates the contribution of organizational support and personal...
Traditional vs. modern food systems? Insights from vegetable supply chains to Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
Traditional vs. modern food systems? Insights from vegetable supply chains to Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
2006,
This article describes the development of vegetable marketing in Ho Chi Minh City...
Organization and management in the midst of societal transformation: The People's Republic of China
Organization and management in the midst of societal transformation: The People's Republic of China
2004,
Twenty-five years of economic reform has propelled China to the center of the world's...
The institutional effects on strategic alliance partner selection in transition economies: China vs. Russia
The institutional effects on strategic alliance partner selection in transition economies: China vs. Russia
2004,
China and Russia represent major economies in transition from command economies, yet...
Capital structure in transition: the transformation of financial strategies in China's emerging economy
Capital structure in transition: the transformation of financial strategies in China's emerging economy
2004,
During economic transition, firms must dramatically reduce their financial dependence...
Forest structure optimization using evolutionary programming and landscape ecology metrics
Forest structure optimization using evolutionary programming and landscape ecology metrics
2005,
A new design framework is introduced for forest structure optimization based on a...
Groundwater level forecasting in a shallow aquifer using artificial neural network approach
Groundwater level forecasting in a shallow aquifer using artificial neural network approach
2006,
Forecasting the ground water level fluctuations is an important requirement for...
Groundwater rise problem and risk evaluation in major cities of arid lands – Jeddah case in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Groundwater rise problem and risk evaluation in major cities of arid lands – Jeddah case in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2006,
Arid lands are in the need of additional water supply but water transportation from...
Application of graph theory and Dijkstra's algorithm to find both the shortest distances and the shortest paths in a city
Application of graph theory and Dijkstra's algorithm to find both the shortest distances and the shortest paths in a city
2004,
The route map of Santa Rose de Cabal city is presented as a geometric digraph (the...
Modelling and optimisation for sustainable development policy assessment
Modelling and optimisation for sustainable development policy assessment
2005,
Earlier work on sustainable development devised a policy assessment tool that was...
Potential impacts of the proposed West African monetary zone on cowpea trade
Potential impacts of the proposed West African monetary zone on cowpea trade
2005,
Member countries of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) are expected...
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