A British climber has fallen from a cliffside in Nepal, and lies inert on a ledge below. Two sherpas kneel at the edge, stand, exchange the odd word, waiting for him to move, to make a decision, to descend. In those minutes, the world opens up to Kathmandu, a sun-bleached beach town on another continent, and the pages of Julius Caesar. Mountaineering, colonialism, obligation-in Sebastian Martinez Daniell's effortless prose each breath is crystalline, and the whole world is visible from here.

This book offers an accessible introduction to the topic of impact evaluation and its practice in development. While the book is geared principally towards development practitioners and policymakers designing prospective impact evaluations, we trust that it will be a valuable resource for students and others interested in using impact evaluation. Prospective impact evaluations should be used selectively to assess whether or not a program has achieved its intended results, or to test alternatives for achieving those results. We consider that more and better impact evaluation will help strengthen the evidence base for development policies and programs around the world. If governments and development practitioners can make policy decisions based on evidence - including evidence generated through impact evaluation - our hope is that development resources will be spent more effectively, and ultimately have a greater impact on reducing poverty and improving people s lives. The three chapters in this handbook provide a non-technical introduction to impact evaluations, including Why Evaluate in Chapter 1, How to Evaluate in Chapter 2 and How to Implement Impact Evaluations in Chapter 3. These elements are the basic tools needed in order to successfully carry out an impact evaluation. From a methodological standpoint our approach to impact evaluation is largely pragmatic: we think that the most appropriate methods should be identified to fit the operational context, and not the other way around. This is best achieved at the outset of the program, through the design of prospective impact evaluation that can be built into the project s implementation. We argue that gaining consensus between key stakeholders and identifying an evaluation design that fits the political and operational context is as important as the method itself. We also believe strongly that impact evaluations should be upfront about their limitations and caveats. Finally, we strongly encourage policymakers and program managers to consider impact evaluations in a logical framework that clearly sets out the causal pathways by which the program works to produce outputs and influence final outcomes, and to combine impact evaluations with monitoring and selected complementary evaluation approach to gain a full picture of performance. This book builds on a core set of teaching materials developed for the Turning Promises to Evidence workshops organized by the office of the Chief Economist for Human Development (HDNCE) in partnership with regional units and the Development Economics Research Group (DECRG) at the World Bank."

Acquisitions are a form of foreign direct investments (FDI) in China and can be divided into asset and equity acquisitions. Both, equity and asset acquisitions, can be conducted through a direct acquisition mode, meaning that the actual transaction takes place inside China. Also, equity acquisitions can be carried out indirectly through the purchase of an offshore company, holding a Chinese foreign invested enterprise (FIE). In this way, the actual transaction takes place outside China. By acquiring an enterprise in China, the legal natures of the target as well as the industrial sector plays significant roles with regards to applicable laws and regulations. This book gives a detailed legal view on the different appearances of acquisitions as well as available company forms and industries. Important procedures and governmental agencies as well as the Antitrust- Law are discussed. Legal advisers as well as managers shall benefit from the book through a comprehensive view on conducting acquisitions in China.

Examensarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Sport - Sonstiges, Note: 1,5, Universitat Paderborn (Department Sport & Gesundheit; Arbeitsbereich Sport und Erziehung"), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Belastungen in Beruf und Alltag sind heute ein wichtiges, weitreichendes und interdisziplinares Thema. Die physischen Belastungen wurden durch den Fortschritt der Technik und der damit verbundenen Optimierung deutlich gesenkt und die Gefahren am Arbeitsplatz durch entsprechende Schutzmassnahmen minimiert. Die gerne ausgeklammerten psychischen Belastungen konnen jedoch nicht einfach von einer Maschine oder durch Tragen eines Helmes gedammt werden. Nichtsdestotrotz munden psychische Belastungen oft in physische Belastungen. Einer regelmassigen Beschaftigung nachzugehen ohne dabei angemessen motiviert zu sein fuhrt zur standigen Bildung von Stresshormonen im menschlichen Organismus. Solche Menschen leiden unter Dauerstress, welcher zwangslaufig in eine Depression fuhrt und letztlich auch fur Krankheiten physischer Natur verantwortlich ist. Sie sehen keinen Sinn mehr in ihrer Tatigkeit und fuhlen sich dauerhaft erschopft - sie fuhlen sich ausgebrannt. Dieser Zustand wird als Burn-Out-Syndrom bezeichnet. Besonders die sozialen Berufe haben durch die starker ausgepragte emotionale Belastung eine hohe Anzahl an Fruhaussteigern zu verzeichnen. Der Spitzenreiter unter diesen Berufen ist heute der Lehrerberuf. Die emotionalen Anforderungen sind in diesem Beruf besonders hoch, da der Faktor der hohen Verantwortung bedingt durch den Erziehungsauftrag eine grosse Herausforderung darstellt. Dieser und vielen anderen Anforderungen gerecht zu werden, stellt fur viele (angehende) LehrerInnen ein Problem dar. Besonders Studienanfangern wird nachgesagt, dass sie sich mit dem Thema der Berufseignung nur oberflachlich auseinandersetzen. Dieser Behauptung soll in der vorliegenden Examensarbeit in Form einer empirischen Studie nachgegangen werden. Dazu wurden 125 Sportlehramtsstudierende der Univ"

The second edition of the Impact Evaluation in Practice handbook is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to impact evaluation for policymakers and development practitioners.