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To establish the real estate trend in Ho Chi Minh city to determine the future investment strategy from 2012.
No full textReal estate market in Ho Chi Minh City is in a difficult period. The housing market is quiet right now because of many factors. To find opportunities for real estate market, the author has set up surveys and semi-structured research interview for developers and customers to research proviso's and demand of real estate market in 2012. Research was done based theory of philosophical positivism, realism, Interpretivism by induction and decuction method. The data obtained through qualitative and quantitative analysis.From the collected data through questionnaires, secondary data and semi structured interview to analyse affecting factors to the real estate market by PESTEL model. In this research also applied the Five force model of Michael Poter to review about the nature of competitors in the real estate industry.Simultaneously, this research explored customer demand in the real estate industry through consumer behavior. The key findings of this research illustrate the investment trends of the developers and consumers in real estate in Ho Chi Minh. The potential in this model also recommend the business model of real estate companies. From the strengths, weaknesses, and findings; the author proposed competitive strategy based on Value Chain model
The design and development of an e-marketing framework for the Asian B2B market place
No full textBusiness-To-Business electronic Marketplace (B2B e-Marketplace) is an electronic platform for buyers and sellers that provide a new dimension in facilitating the marketers to work more effectively when making critical marketing decisions. However, Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) especially in the Asian B2B marketplace who are keen to compete in the electronic environment remain concerned about how their businesses can benefit from the B2B e-Marketplace.This study focuses on the SMEs operating in a number of Asian economies, specifically in China, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and India. The rational for choosing these countries is based on their advanced and well-developed B2B e-Marketplaces. This study employed a triangulated methodology containing both quantitative (online survey) and qualitative (interview) data collection mechanisms. A key finding is the development of a theoretical framework for SMEs, emerging from the analysis of 406 companies from various industrial sectors.Based on the findings, an e-Marketing (electronic marketing) framework derived from B2B e-Marketplace, termed as B2B e-MF, was developed for practising e-Marketing in SMEs. The framework emerged from a review of literature in the fields of e-Marketing and the B2B e-Marketplace and was empirically tested from SMEs who participated in the B2B e-Marketplace. The analysis performed in this study shows that interaction with the B2B e- MF is an important dimension and has a positive and significant impact for the business efficiency and service improvement of Asian SMEs. The findings indicate that B2B e-MF is essentially the refinement of e-Marketing practices for SMEs in order to achieve performance advantages
Inciting advanced levels of practitioner reflection through progressive graphic elicitation
No full textQualitative research routinely requires experienced practitioners in a given field to be interviewed, and there are a range of methods known to elicit dialogue. The method for elicitation presented in this paper, however, goes a stage further it seeks not only to elicit dialogue but to provide subjects with additional knowledge, which they are encouraged to use as a lens for reflection on their own experience. Using a progressive series of related information graphics, accompanied by explanations, subjects are quickly taught a new topic and are asked to reflect on their own practice while the learning occurs. The research project is described to contextualise the elicitation method within the wider engagement. The approach was tested with a number of Information Technology (I.T.) specialists, each with extensive experience of encouraging users to participate in new I.T. environments. Subjects were provided with information graphics that incrementally increased their understanding of psychological theories related to attitude change, namely cognitive dissonance and the elaboration likelihood model. As their knowledge increased, they were guided to reflect on occasions where they had encountered phenomena related to such psychological theory, its effect and affiliated best practice. Over all, this approach was effective, with over 130,000 words of relevant, advanced discourse forthcoming. In this paper, the elicitation method, its affiliated epistemology, an overview of the project and the research methodology are presented, along with some early results
Experimental and numerical investigation of acoustic streaming excited by using a surface acoustic wave device on a 128 degrees YX-LiNbO3 substrate
No full textThis work uses a finite volume method to investigate three-dimensional acoustic streaming patterns produced by surface acoustic wave (SAW) propagation within microdroplets. A SAW microfluidic interaction has been modelled using a body force acting on elements of the fluid volume within the interaction area between the SAW and fluid. This enables the flow motion to be obtained by solving the laminar incompressible Navier-Stokes equations driven by an effective body force. The velocity of polystyrene particles within droplets during acoustic streaming has been measured and then used to calibrate the amplitudes of the SAW at different RF powers. The numerical prediction of streaming velocities was compared with the experimental results as a function of RF power and a good agreement was observed. This confirmed that the numerical model provides a basic understanding of the nature of 3D SAW/liquid droplet interaction, including SAW mixing and the concentration of particles suspended in water droplets
Meeting the needs of students within an institutional Personal Development Planning (PDP) framework: piloting, informing, embedding and evaluating ePDP in a School of Arts, Media and Education (SAME) at a UK University - the PIeR project
No full textThe Dearing Report (2007) with its recommendation for the introduction of personal development planning (PDP) in Higher Education resulted in the University of Bolton developing a PDP framework (2005). Implemented through a validation process across all departments of the university this was later evaluated by Goodrich (2007) who highlighted problems and lack of engagement with the process. The recommendations from this report came at the point of reconfiguration from departments to schools and thus offered the opportunity to develop, within the newly formed School of Arts, Media and Education (SAME), an electronic PDP (ePDP) approach in line with its new e Strategy. This action research project, based on O’Brien’s (1998) collaborative action research activity of practitioners wishing to improve their understanding of practice is underpinned by Cowan’s (2006) diagram of reflection ‘for’ ‘in’ and ‘on’ moving from prior learning to further learning.The culture of ePDP in the School of Arts, Media and Education at the University of Bolton, in the United Kingdom (UK), is slowly changing due to the greater involvement of students and staff with technology. The challenge is to ensure that the PDP concept is fully and holistically understood and embedded within the different discipline groups in the SAME and on the agreed Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) platform the university is progressing to. This research paper reflects on the results, challenges and evaluation of the pilot and two further years of implementation of an ePDP exercise in the SAME.This paper reports on an action research project that aimed to facilitate and accommodate an institutional framework with particular attention to the Art & Design subject area. This discipline illustrates the specific needs required to fulfil the University of Bolton (UoB) Portfolio framework, recommending some adjustments with the support of current UoB technology and exploring good practice opportunities that could be mirrored in other AME disciplines.We wish to acknowledge and thank Richard Ashley, John Washington and Sarah Lawton for their efforts in the pilot implementations of the e PDP approaches in the SAME
Geotextiles: production, properties and performance
No full textThe monograph critically reviews most commonly used geotextile structures, their properties and performance characteristics. In general, both natural and synthetic fibres are used for the production of geotextiles, and the advantages and disadvantages of each type of fibre are discussed for various applications of geotextiles. The important functions of geotextiles, i.e. filtration, drainage, separation and reinforcement have been identified and have been related to several properties and major applications of geotextiles. Various geotextile properties, namely mechanical, hydraulic and chemical and their test methods have been critically discussed. A process-structure-property relationship for most commonly used geotextiles is also analysed. Furthermore, the design of a geotextile is of paramount importance for any civil engineering application. Thus, the design criteria for various functions of geotextiles have been addressed. Subsequently, the durability characteristics of geotextile have been introduced for analysing the performance over its lifetime
