This thesis investigates the energy performance of resorts in Egypt. The expansive tourism development results in higher demands of energy whilst increasing the burden on the country’s economy. The objective is to evaluate solar resorts versus the conventional design in terms of energy,...

The Human Genome project generates immense interest in the scientific community though there are also important issues for the business community, particularly insurance companies. The dramatic advances in our understanding of the human genetic code, or human genome, affect our understanding of...

The goal of the emancipatory accounting project is to explore ways by which accounting can make social values a fundamental part of the accounting process. Critical accounting scholars are challenged to discover ways that facilitate a broader engagement with the oppressed and poor as a means of...

Traditionally Russian engineers were responsible mostly for product design, shop technology and manufacturing processes development. Professional development courses served practical engineers to upgrade the knowledge in above directions. Today, with development of IT and global economy, their...

Revenue cycle management — all clinical and administrative activities related to generating and collecting patient revenue — has gained in importance in today’s business environment, in which hospitals are confronted with stricter regulations and billing requirements, underpayments, and...

Microfinance is part of the financial services industry in South Africa. Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in South Africa provide financial services to a wide spectrum of clients between LSM 1 and 6. The perception exists that the micro lending industry in South Africa is a high risk industry....

The North Carolina (NC) wine industry has grown rapidly over the past decade and is expected to grow even more as the worldwide wine consumption and export of wines rises. In the United States, the wine market has grown by 13.7 percent since 2002 in volume and by more than 15 percent in dollars...

With the appropriate framework to shape financial knowledge, the management accounting function should become an organization's principal decision-support platform. The framework consists of six levels of financial knowledge, and the word "financial" is most operative here. The Level 1 knowledge...

This study investigates the influence of Marshallian neo-classical economics on management accounting in South Africa and considers the impact this might have on the relevance of the subject. The investigation finds that whilst emerging management accounting theory is not based on Marshallian...

Climate change is increasingly acknowledged as one of the greatest threats facing humanity in the 21st century. Given the enormity of the potential impact of global warming, worldwide collective action from all sectors of society appears to be the only appropriate way to address the problem....