Humanities and Social Sciences

Volume 2, Issue 4, July 2014

  • Human Resource Management Challenges Facing Local NGOs

    Rehema C. Batti

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 4, July 2014
    Pages: 87-95
    Received: Jun. 02, 2014
    Accepted: Jun. 20, 2014
    Published: Jun. 30, 2014
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    Abstract: Partnership with local NGOs has become an important feature in the development sector. Therefore the management of human resources in local NGOs is crucial as it contributes to the performance and sustainability of the organizations. However many local NGOs face diverse challenges in the area of human resource management. Local NGOs have inadequate... Show More
  • Viewers’ Interpretation of the Myth (A Semiotic Analysis of Natural Extract Fiber Brand X Commercials Aired on Televisions From 2009 to 2011)

    Muhamad Gibraltar S. Sos., M. Si

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 4, July 2014
    Pages: 96-107
    Received: May 08, 2014
    Accepted: Jun. 30, 2014
    Published: Jul. 10, 2014
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    Abstract: The purpose of the present study was to look at the extent to which the viewers interpreted the myths constructed from two natural extract fibers Brand X commercials aired on televisions from 2009 to 2011. And, it is the perfection from my thesis at postgraduate program of Communication Studies, University of Indonesia. The selection of the two com... Show More
  • Research on the Rural Intermediary Organization Network in China: Constructing Subjects Interrelation and Behavior Pattern

    Shaogang Liao, Ying Pan

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 4, July 2014
    Pages: 108-113
    Received: May 16, 2014
    Accepted: Jun. 18, 2014
    Published: Jul. 20, 2014
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    Abstract: The constructing subjects of the rural intermediary organization mainly includes seven behavior subjects. Under the influence of the factors of economics, politics and society in china, these subjects form a complicated relationship, and they also perform differently in the process of constructing rural intermediary organization network. Research o... Show More
  • Understanding Local Attitudes to the Utilization of Public Infrastructure Services: The Case of Rural Electricity Services in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

    Nseabasi S. Akpan

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 4, July 2014
    Pages: 114-120
    Received: Aug. 04, 2014
    Accepted: Aug. 14, 2014
    Published: Aug. 30, 2014
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    Abstract: This paper examines local attitudes to the utilization of public electricity services in rural Nigeria using Akwa Ibom State as a case study. The idea is anchored on the broad theoretical and empirical discourses on the relationship between public infrastructure and development. A wide range of study approaches, including observation and physical m... Show More