Motives for choosing a currency in international business
In September 2003 Sweden had an election whether or not to have the euro. Sweden chose to stand outside the co-operation of the European Monetary Union, despite having joined the European Union sev ...
Risk assessment of international construction projects using the analytic network process
In this study, an analytic network process (ANP), which can handle the interrelations between risk related factors, is proposed as a reliable technique for measuring the level of risk associated with international construction projects. Within this context, ANP is used to derive the relative priorities of risk factors as an input to a decision support tool, which can be utilized during bidding decisions. The decision support tool may help a decision maker to estimate the level of risk so that alternative projects may be ranked with respect to their risk levels and appropriate contingency values may be defined after a bid decision is given. The tool has a database in which risk information of the rated projects can be stored for future use. The reliability of the tool was tested on eight real cases and satisfactory results were achieved in estimating the risk level.
Russian Imperialism from Ivan the Great to the Revolution
Chapter 1 Preface to the Paperback Edition Chapter 2 Foreword Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 The Origins of Russian Imperialism Chapter 5 Pan-Slavism or Pan-Russianism Chapter 6 Russia and the Baltic Chapter 7 Russo-Polish Confrontation Chapter 8 The Ukraine and Muscovite Expansion Chapter 9 Russian Domination in the Balkans Chapter 10 Russian Penetration of the Caucasus Chapter 11 Russian Conquest and Colonization of Central Asia Chapter 12 Russian Designs on the Far East Chapter 13 Notes Chapter 14 About the Authors Chapter 15 Index Chapter 16 Maps