http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/2525/2789 2026-04-06T00:52:29Z 2026-04-06T00:52:29Z Kah, Henry Kam http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/2525/2890 2019-03-13T07:07:17Z 0001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Understanding Conflicts in Cameroon History through 'Awilo's' Song 'Contri Don Spoil' Kah, Henry Kam According to Geoff Crowther, Cameroon is Africa's most socially artificial country. Although this description seems an exaggeration of reality, Cameroon history after reunification in 1961 displays linguistic cleavages of the English and French cultures. This is a fall-out of German colonialism and the partition of Cameroon into French and British Cameroons after the First World War of 1914 to 1916. During the era of British and French colonial administration, the Mungo River was an important restrictive barrier to the free movement of goods, services and people across the Anglo-French spheres of the Cameroons. The 'officialising' of socio-political differences by successive ruling elite of the two linguistic groups for self-interest has been captured by Ndi Tansa aka 'Awilo' in his sound track titled 'contri don spoil.' The failure of the ruling elite to 'officialise' or promote nationhood in Cameroon is due to among other things a result of inherent cleavages among English speaking Cameroonians. It is also due to a failed romance between the two linguistic groups at the official level. This essay explores the socio-political tensions in a country united in disunity as captured in the music of 'Awilo's hit song 'contri don spoil.

0001-01-01T00:00:00Z Farooq, Waqas Abideen, Zain Ul http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/2525/2889 2019-03-13T07:07:17Z 0007-01-01T00:00:00Z

SMEs' Preparedness to Face Economic Crisis: A Proposed Framework for Malaysian SMEs Farooq, Waqas; Abideen, Zain Ul Economic crises are becoming more frequent, due to which the economies are going in and out of recession continuously. Large organizations have the potential to survive recessions because of their huge financial base but problem becomes severe to SMEs'. SMEs' are the backbone of every economy; they are small in size but large in numbers. In Malaysia, SMEs contribute 32% of GDP and employ 59% of workforce. In this paper, authors have tried to establish a relationship between organizational crisis management preparedness with organizational performance, organization experience, CEO characteristics and risk attitude.It has been proposed that these factors have the potential to influence the organizations crisis management preparedness in SMEs' in Malaysia.

0007-01-01T00:00:00Z Biswas, Kohinoor Alam, M Sayeed Dr. M.M. Sulphey http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/2525/2888 2019-03-13T07:07:17Z 0007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Work-Family Conflict and Non Sharing Jobs: The Link Explored for Dhaka Biswas, Kohinoor; Alam, M Sayeed; Dr. M.M. Sulphey Work family conflict is an area of growing interest to the duo; ie: the Government and employers alike, According to Greenhaus and Beutell (1989) work family conflict is is defined as Ii form of inter-role conflict in which the role pressures from the work and family domains are mutually incompatible in some respect. The focus on this arena is gaining momentum due to the fact that women play a critical combination of roles 'caring' at home and 'working' at the workplace. As governments and employers are becoming increasingly dependent on the contribution from women workforce, this dilemma of work-family balance and the resultant conflict appears to be a serious concern.

0007-01-01T00:00:00Z Barmon, Basanta Kumar Mohiuddin, Kazi Islam, Gazi Esha Laila, Nawshin http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/2525/2887 2019-03-13T07:07:17Z 0007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Willingness to Pay for Solid Waste Management System in Dhaka City, Bangladesh: A Socio-Economic Analysis Barmon, Basanta Kumar; Mohiuddin, Kazi; Islam, Gazi Esha; Laila, Nawshin The present study attempts to analyze the relationship between socio-economic factors and willingness to pay (WTP) for solid waste management in Dhaka city. Primary data were randomly collected from 120 households through comprehensive questionnaire. Four areas with varying income levels - Mirpur, Mohammadpur, Banani and Khilgaon - were purposely selected, because this study aimed to find a relationship between WTP and income of the households. Compared to Mirpur and Khilgaon, households with higher income reside in Banani and Mohammadpur. The findings of the study show that there is a positive relationship between household income and WTP for waste management. The residents in all four areas showed concern about solid waste management and the negative impacts waste accumulation has on the environment. Residents in unison also expressed their dissatisfaction with the quality of the existing solid waste management system. The study concluded that residents indeed are willing to pay more for better waste management, and this higher payment can then be used to enhance the existing solid waste management system - resulting in cleaner and more hygienic environment in Dhaka city.

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