Volume 04, Number 02, 2007
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Working capital management practiced in Pharmaceutical companies in Dhaka stock
(BRAC University, 2007)Among all the problems of financial management, the problems of working capital management have probably been recognized as the most crucial one. It is because of the fact that working capital always helps a business concern ... -
The prometheus myth in the novels of william golding
(BRAC University, 2007)Much influenced by the horrors of the two World Wars, William Golding (1911-93) began his literary career as a novelist during the second half of the 20th century. His novels depict the intricate human psychology and lack ... -
The heritage of Shankharibazar: peoples participation in the conservation process to promote cultural tourism
(BRAC University, 2007)Shankharibazar, the 300 years old urban settlement of Dhaka city was built during the Mughal period and the later part of the British rule. Most of the residents are specialist craftsmen who make 'Shankha' (a special kind ... -
Solid waste management of Dhaka city: public private community partnership
(BRAC University, 2007)Urban solid waste management is considered as one of the most immediate and serious environmental problems confronting municipal authorities in developing Asian Countries. Although municipal authorities acknowledge the ... -
Rate of returns to education for secondary school techers in Bangladesh with bootstrap sampling
(BRAC University, 2007)Rate of returns to education is very important for policy makers and investors. Numerous works have been done regarding this but very few are available in the context of Bangladesh, specially addressing the teachers in ... -
Perceptions of the customers towards insurance companies in Bangladesh- a study based on the survqual model
(BRAC University, 2007)This is the law of nature that people have to live and play with hazards and to some extent insurance policy can free people from those frustrations. Even if this is true, people of Bangladesh still don't prefer to insure ... -
Participatory action research (PAR): revisiting the history, concept and ethics
(BRAC University, 2007)Participatory Action Research (PAR), a dominant mode of praxis, is increasingly gaining its status in the mainstream academia. The uniqueness of PAR, where social investigation, education and social actions converge, aimed ... -
Gender inequality in the distribution of household expenditure in Bangladesh: a theil decompositon analysis
(BRAC University, 2007)This paper attempts to study the gender inequality situation in Bangladesh during 1995-96 through examining the effect the gender of a household head and their marital status has on the per capita household expenditure. ... -
Employee perception regarding turnover decision-in context of Bangladesh banking sector
(BRAC University, 2007)The employment culture is changing in Bangladesh. It is now relatively common to change jobs frequently, rather than to grow with one company throughout the employment life. This kind of voluntary turnover directly affects ... -
Comfort with courtyards in Dhaka apartments
(BRAC University, 2007)The building activities in the residential arena of Dhaka are primarily involved in mid to high rise apartments of various sizes and styles in almost every available space. The majority of these, mostly six storied, are ... -
An evaluation of the role of technology and relationship in Banking: study on Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2007)Banking has become increasingly competitive financial services industry with fragmented customer groups, their heterogeneous expectations and ever-changing global economic challenge. Besides, technology with sophisticated ... -
An algorithm for restricted normal form to solve dual type non-canonical linear fractional programming problem
(BRAC University, 2007)In this paper, an algorithm is presented to solve non-canonical linear fractional programming (LFP) problem, considering the restricted normal form. It provides a new way to solve all types of LFP problems. When the LFP ...