International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147- 4478)
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Interethnic peace, Security and Genocide in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Full text linkIn the case of Bosnian War (1992-1995), International Participation has just maintained interethnic peace with limited success. Peace-keeping strategies implemented without consensus subsequently set up an environment in which ethnic cleansings transformed into genocide in UN “ Safe Areas”. According to World Bank’s reports; following the end of military conflict late 1995, of a pre-war population of 4.4 million, an estimated 250,000 people had lost their lives or were considered missing, 200,000 to 400,000 people had been wounded, and an estimated 2.5 million people, more than half the population, either left the country as refugees or were internally displaced (The World Bank Report, 2004). Despite what has happened during the turmoil, the worst happened in Srebrenica as one of UN Security Zone which was protected by Dutch soldiers. Still it is unknown how many people had lost their lives in Srebrenica. According to Human Right Watch Reports, ethnic cleansing in Bosnia was systematically planned and implemented by Serbian irregulars. In this article, it is aimed to illustrate the negative effects of dissolving interethnic peace in Bosnia. The case of Bosnian interethnic war has been examined from security matter to genocide
Visual discourse of the clove: An analysis on the Ottoman tile decoration art
No full textIn tile art, one of the world-famous Turkish Handicrafts, a wide variety of patterns are used on tile objects. The most common of these, after the tulip pattern, is the naturalist clove pattern. Different meanings were assigned to this pattern within the boundaries of form, color and design. Identification and perception of these meanings have a special place within the frame of the culture that they relay. In this present study the fields of meaning of the clove pattern frequently used in tile decoration arts among Turkish handicrafts were tried to be determined. By taking Greimas\u27 Actantial Model as the theoretical model, in the study visual discourse analysis of the clove pattern will be made
Sun Tzu’s principles of war art and today’s competition strategies: A relative approach
Full text linkThe purpose of this study is to associate with the principles of Sun Tzu\u27s art of war and the basic features of the competitive strategies, and to reveal the similarities between Sun Tzu\u27s war strategies and competitive strategies, to generate a different point of view for business and literature. Qualitative research method was used. Sun Tzu\u27s art of war book was examined aspects of competition, and theoretical and practical secondary sources were evaluated. As a result, the Principles of Sun Tzu\u27s art of war have been adapted to the business competitiveness, related to competitive strategies and created a conceptual framework
State based factors affecting inward FDI employment in the U.S. Economy
Full text linkThis empirical research investigates state based factors affecting the inward FDI employment among fifty states of the United States, uses annual data for the period of time from 1997 to 2007 and identifies several state-specific determinants of FDI employment. The results indicate that the major factors exerting positive impact on inward US FDI employment are: real wages, infrastructure, unionization level, educational attainment, FDI stock and manufacturing density. In addition, the results show that gross state product growth rate, real per capita taxes and share of scientists and engineers have negative impact on FDI employment. Our findings indicate the importance of selected variables in evaluating the effects of FDI flo