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Marketing management functions of construction companies: Evidence from Turkish contractors
Published 2010-06-01“…The Turkish construction industry is not different from the global construction industry in the context of intense competitiveness as Turkish contractors do not only undertake projects in the domestic market but also in foreign markets including the Commonwealth of Independent States, Africa, Middle East, Europe, Asia, etc. They also often face intense competition from local and foreign companies such as U.S., Chinese, Japanese, French, Spanish, German, U.K., and Korean contractors. …”
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Neocolonization of Africa: security-military and economic-investment aspects of instruments of influence of foreign states
Published 2023-12-01“…The influence of Russian, British, German, French and American private military companies on the countries of the African region is considered. …”
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The Illusion of Freedom in South Africa: Post-colonialism, Exploitation and Identity Crisis in Alan Paton’s Cry, The Beloved Country
Published 2009-07-01“…Then the British sailors stopped briefly in the southwest of Africa on their way to India in the 1600s. In 1602, the Dutch East India Company was established to expand trade relationship with colonies in Asia by entering into a fierce rivalry with Britain, and Jan van Riebeeck brought in 1652 three Dutch East India Company ships with around 100 people to establish a station, and these people, known as Afrikaners, were the first white settlers of South Africa. …”
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Transition to company-based vocational training in Germany by young people from a migrant background – the influence of region of origin and generation status
Published 2019-04-01“…The question is, if disadvantages of young migrants diminish with a longer stay of their family in Germany and if this is also the case for the different groups of regions of origin (Southern Europe, East Europe, Turkey, other Middle East and North Africa, Other regions). …”
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The Ecology and Economic Practices of the Isukha and Idakho Communities in Colonial Period 1895-1963
Published 2023-01-01“…British East Africa (Kenya and Uganda) was under the control of the Imperial British East Africa Company (IBEACo). …”
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International Road Freight Transport in France: Experiences from Germany, the Netherlands and Driver Costs Analysis
Published 2009-06-01“…What should France learn from German and Dutch experiences? On the basis of a comparison of our neighbours' driving costs and road freight transport structure, our contribution - a synthesis of two recent studies ordered by the Comite National Routier (CNR, studies free to be downloaded by www.cnr.fr) - will first propose a cooperation with German or Dutch companies in order to propose a winner-winner model based on exchange of competencies: North Africa (Morocco for instance) and Southern Europe for French partners (specialization Storage - Logistics) and transport business model and opening towards the East for the German and Dutch partners.…”
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Resilience from Below: Technicians, Repair and Maintenance Works in Post-socialist Dar es Salaam, 1985-2020
Published 2022-06-01“…Since its establishment by the German East Africa Railway Company in 1906, Dar es Salaam’s electricity infrastructure has been functioning precariously. …”
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International Road Freight Transport in France: Experiences from Germany, the Netherlands and Driver Costs Analysis
Published 2009-06-01“…What should France learn from German and Dutch experiences? On the basis of a comparison of our neighbours’ driving costs and road freight transport structure, our contribution - a synthesis of two recent studies ordered by the Comite National Routier (CNR, studies free to be downloaded by www.cnr.fr) - will first propose a cooperation with German or Dutch companies in order to propose a winner-winner model based on exchange of competencies: North Africa (Morocco for instance) and Southern Europe for French partners (specialization Storage - Logistics) and transport business model and opening towards the East for the German and Dutch partners.…”
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Obituary notice: Nestor J. SANDER
Published 2012-03-01“…In order to evaluate open acreage and screen farm-out offers, he travelled a lot (Europe, Central and South America, Africa, India, the Middle East). In 1963 he joined the American International Oil Company, a subsidiary of Standard Oil Company [Indiana] (later merged with BP). …”
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