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The Marte Meo Method as a Means of Supporting New Adoptive Parents
Authors: Osterman Gunnel , Möller Anders , Wirtberg Ingegerd 
Published: March 2013

The study discussed here by Gunnel Osterman, Anders Möller and Ingegerd Wirtberg aimed to find out if any observable themes or patterns recur when using the Marte Meo (MM) method with adoptive parents, and if the parents feel that working with this method helps them to interact with their child. The study used qualitative methods and comprised two parts: use of the MM method with couples who had adopted their first child within the past two months, and semi-structured interviews with the parents. The study group consisted of seven parent couples who had adopted children aged 5–15 months from overseas. The principle of the MM method is for the child's need to be approached at its own tempo and rhythm. It encourages and motivates the parents to adjust their interplay to the child's actual behaviour, leading to better adjustment to the child's tempo and rhythm. This is important because initial video filming reveals that most parents adopt a tempo that is too fast for their child. During this initial period, the MM method may be one way of working to meet adoptive parents' need for advice and support in their efforts to be sensitive to the developmental needs of their child.
Home-Based Interventions with Families
Authors: Herbert Martin , Iwaniec Dorota 
Published: March 2013

The Child Treatment Research Unit (CTRU) based in the School of Social Work at Leicester University has, as its name implies, service, treatment and training functions. It has accumulated several years' experience of behavioural interventions on the Triadic Model with problem children and their families. The triadic approach—using behaviour modification in home settings—is designed to counter the apparent illogicality in removing a child from the setting in which the problem occurs, of attempting to modify his behaviour in isolation from those who may instigate and reinforce a large part of it and then returning him to the unchanged context in which the problems flourished. A method, behavioural casework, based upon behaviour modification and self-help principles, is described with regard to conduct problems. Procedures as used in the Unit, but more particularly in the natural or foster home-setting, are detailed and the results (which are very encouraging) tabulated.
Children in Need: Unaccompanied Refugees
Authors: Argent Hedi 
Published: March 2013

‘Some social workers come into contact with refugee children in the course of their work in the UK, but it has not always been clear what is best practice when considering how to make sensitive assessments, arrange appropriate placements and provide adequate support.’ The following article is based on an interview with Louise Williamson, author of the above quote and Director of the Children's Division of the Refugee Council, which was created in 1995 specifically in order to address the needs of refugee children. In collaboration with the writer Hedi Argent, herself a former refugee, Louise Williamson prepared cases to illustrate all the points she wanted to make, but on the understanding that every unaccompanied child has his or her own story and that the circumstances of each are unique.
Child Care Social Work and the Internet
Authors: Ballantyne Neil 
Published: March 2013

The Internet is here to stay. From its origins as an experimental US military project in the 1960s, this highly decentralised system of communication is today used by some 40 million people worldwide. Among them are a growing number of social care organisations, Neil Ballantyne explores its actual and potential uses in relation to child care issues, with specific reference to adoption and fostering. Currently leading the field in Britain is the National Institute for Social Work, which operates two electronic mailing lists as well as offering access to papers and other social work related sites. Attention is also focused on the many more sites in the USA. These incorporate — among other items — journals, advice for prospective adopters, legal services, campaigning information on attempts to change adoption law, and photolists of children waiting for adoption. Here the unregulated nature of the Internet is underlined, as is the commercial nature of adoption in North America which clearly raises concerns about the trade in children both in that country and across the globe. Ballantyne ends by summing up both the advantages and some of the drawbacks for social workers of this particular development in new technology. He cautions that while celebrating the enormous potential of the Internet we should never allow electronic communication to replace human judgement.
Adopters' Relationships with Their Adopted Children from Adolescence to Early Adulthood
Authors: Howe David 
Published: March 2013

Problematic behaviour in adopted teenage children often stems from their very early experiences. In examining the evolution of the relationship between parents and their adopted children from adolescence to early adulthood David Howe identifies three types of adoption, each associated with a distinct pattern of pre-placement care. On the basis of this classification the quality of parent-child relationships is explored at two key stages: when the adopted person is 16 and over 23. In addition, the adopters interviewed in Howe's study provided their own long-term views of the adoption process when looking back. Those who managed to survive the most stressful years often reported much more relaxed, reciprocal relationships with their grown-up children. But they also underlined the importance of expert advice and support to help see them through the worst times. Conclusion
The Children Act 1989 and the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 a Comparative Look
Authors: Tisdall E. Kay M. , Plumtree Alexandra 
Published: March 2013

Over a period of six years, children's legislation has been revised across the UK. The Children Act, which largely applies to England and Wales, was enacted in 1989 and implemented in 1991. Northern Ireland and Scotland had to wait several years for their parallel legislation; it was not until 1995 that the Children (Northern Ireland) Order and the Children (Scotland) Act were passed by Parliament. Much can be learnt from comparing the different legislation and, more importantly, their implementation. Writing from a Scottish perspective, E. Kay M. Tisdall and Alexandra Plumtree compare the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 with the Children Act 1989. They begin with a brief introduction to the two Acts, outlining some of the major conceptual changes, and go on to concentrate on two areas: children in need and inter-agency co-operation. The article concludes by reflecting on the lessons that can be learnt from the English and Welsh experience.
Who Wants George? Recruiting Alternative Families for Children with Disabilities
Authors: Argent Hedi 
Published: March 2013

What are the best ways of finding families for disabled children? Who chooses to have them and why? Hedi Argent identifies some of the needs of disabled children who require permanent care and explores the type of qualities to look for, and those to avoid, in the search for prospective carers. Taking the case of George, among others, she emphasises the importance of devising recruitment publicity that is specially tailored to fit the situation of each individual child. Given the right approach, she argues, carers can be found for even the most severely impaired children. This article is based on the book, Taking Extra Care — Respite, shared and permanent care for children with disabilities (BAAF, 1997), by Hedi Argent and Ailie Kerrane.
The Outcome of Adoptions from Romania Predictors of Parental Satisfaction
Authors: Groothues Christine , Beckett Celia , O'Connor Thomas 
Published: March 2013

In this study Christine Groothues, Celia Beckett and Thomas O'Connor examine the outcome of adoptions of 117 children from Romania and a comparison group of 52 UK adopted children, and consider associated factors in the context of previous research findings. The children were assessed at four years and their mothers interviewed; the children had been with the adoptive family for at least two years. Overall the outcome in both groups was very positive, with no breakdowns and a high level of parental satisfaction. Negative parental evaluation of the adoptions was considered separately and a number of factors were found to be related to this outcome; multivariate analysis showed that the child's level of hyperactivity at the time of interview was the most important factor. Despite the severe physical and developmental delay at placement of many of the Romanian children, the outcome picture for both groups was very similar.
Doing Business with Other Asian Countries
Authors: Usmani Tasneem 
Published: March 2013

As India and other countries are gradually opening their doors for foreign investment, and more and more international companies from all over the world are showing their interest in increasing their economic activities with India, the need for understanding cultural differences between various countries has assumed great importance. Cross cultural negotiation – a process where two or more parties from different cultural backgrounds exchange goods or services, and attempt to agree on the exchange rate for them is becoming an important part of modern business. Today cultural awareness is not just an advantage, but also an absolute necessity in order to create strong cross-cultural business relationships. There is a large body of research that concentrates on business practices in North America and Europe. Majority of the studies tend to place Americans and European at the center and explore the problems that managers of these countries face in foreign countries. However, India is increasing its economic activities not only with North America and Europe but also with other Asian countries. Hence, we also need a body of research that gives a fresh perspective to the study of international business and focuses on other Asian countries that have their own unique style of doing business. This paper is an attempt in this direction. The paper discusses the problems of team building and group activities when two negotiating parties are separated by diverse cultures and how our own culture and language affect the ways in which we organize our world, think, feel, and respond. The paper also attempts to recommend and suggest tools to battle cultural insensitivity and to help international managers make their influence felt across the cultural divide.
A case on segmentation of Indian toothpaste market
Authors: Kumar Y. Lakshman , Nigama K. 
Published: March 2013

The case deals with segmentation of Indian Oral Care market with a focus on toothpaste market. It gives a detailed description of players in the toothpaste market and the various brands offered by them. This case also gives a brief description about various segments in the toothpaste market. The case can be used to demonstrate the theory of STP (Segmenting, Targeting & Positioning) analysis, the various ways of segmenting the toothpaste market and evaluating the viability of each segment. Finally the students can also learn how to position a new brand by using positioning map.
Emerging Indian Industries: The Case of Gems & Jewellery Sector Impending Constraints and Future Prospects
Authors: Ashra Sunil 
Published: March 2013

In the Indian gems and jewellery industry, the cottage industry-based diamonds-processing and jewellery-making units compete with modern factories which use state-of-the-art machinery and computerized operations. The Indian gems and jewellery units have set up a worldwide network of offices in every hotspot on the diamond industry map. The phenomenal growth in gems and jewellery exports is a record among the large Indian export sectors. In fact, the gems and jewellery industry presents itself as a perfect case study for discussing how to build competitiveness of Indian industries. This sector has grown to become one of the leading export oriented industries in the country and contributes around 15–20 per cent of total merchandise exports (and 20–30% of manufactured exports). This sector recorded an export turnover of US$ 14 billion during calendar year 2004. Now even the Government of India perceives the gems & Jewellery sector as not only a potential and a large foreign exchange earner but also a thrust area for employment generation. The most important contributors in the industry have been Cut and Polished Diamonds; Coloured gemstones; and Gold Jewellery accounting for almost 95–97 percent of Gems and Jewellery exports of India. According to GJEPC, India accounts for 80–85 per cent of the world's CPD market in volume terms, 55–60 per cent in value terms and about 90 per cent in unit terms. This figure clearly indicates that India is likely to become a leading exporter of jewellery and gems both in manufacturing and trading. The industry has shown a very impressive growth and is moving in the right direction. India has been able to achieve a dominant position in diamonds and is emerging as the fastest growing jewellery sector in the world. The adequate support extended by the government in terms of pragmatic policies has helped significantly in helping India to be a global hub for gems and Jewellery both in manufacturing and trading. However, lot more has to happen for potential of this sector to be fully achieved.
The Chip Technology Management Implication in the Era of Globalization: Malaysian Consumers’ Perspective
Authors: Joan Lai P C 
Published: March 2013

Chip Technology of enterprises interactions has emerged in the consumer world. The combination of evolving business drivers, changing customers’ demands and the evolution of enabling chip technology posed the challenge to the management in the era of globalization. The purpose of this paper is to address the Malaysian consumers’ perspective of the usages (e.g. transactions for payment etc) of chip technology enterprises and its management implication in the era of globalization. The areas of discussion will be presented using the Five (5) Dimensions Consumer Model addressing the technology, risk, company, collaboration and globalization. Innovative companies can take advantage of the chip technology to gain competitive advantage in the era of globalization.
Management of Working Capital in Small Enterprises in Bihar: An Empirical Study
Authors: Singh K.P. , Prasad Kishori 
Published: March 2013

The small scale industries are the backbone of Indian economy with their manifold combinations. The incidence of sickness is very high in small scale enterprises and the major causes of their sickness can be attributed to shortage as well as mismanagement of working capital. The universe of the study constituted the small enterprises in the state of Bihar. The paper is based on the exploratory nature of work where mainly primary data were used. The variables namely (i) the organizational groups, (ii) age groups and (iii) investment groups have been taken for the study. The study reveals that a large number of entrepreneurs are not aware of the bases to be used for determining the requirement of working capital. The main sources of financing the requirement of working capital is the ownership capital followed by bank loans, made exists and loans from friends and relation. To procure loans from banks is a cumbersome process in Bihar with huge expenditure on entertaining bank officials and time consuming process in complying with too many formalities required. The overall picture of working capital financing of small scale enterprises in Bihar is depressing and disappointing.
Societal Marketing – A Tool for Financial Performance or Simply a Donation: An Empirical Investigation of Pakistani Firms
Authors: Shabbir Muhammad Shahbaz , Uddin Mian Rehman , Shahbaz Muhammad , Sayyed Fauzia 
Published: March 2013

A socially beneficial project, entity or an organization only exists when its social benefits are more than its social costs. Previously, businesses were virtually of no benefit to the society, except for providing employment and utilities to the society. In this study, we explored the impact of societal marketing on the financial performance of the organization. This research will hopefully encourage the organizations to engage themselves further in societal marketing activities; as it is not merely a donation and it will yield future returns. Financial statistics of ten organizations involved in societal marketing activities in Pakistan, were taken from Karachi Stock Exchange. From the financial data collected, we analyzed the impact of societal marketing on their overall financial performance by using Paired Sample t-test. There is a significant impact of societal marketing on organization's financial performance. The results verify that societal marketing is an investment for the organization that yield high returns. Our findings are specific only to those organizations which are listed on the KSE. In Pakistan, there are number of organizations which actively engage in societal marketing activities but these organizations were not willing to share their financial data. For this reason, these organizations were not incorporated in this study. The positive impact of societal marketing on financial performance has made a strategic discovery for organizations operating in Pakistan. These firms can not only earn handsome profits but also will have improved image in the society. Through this study, we have negated the perception of some of the Pakistani firms who perceive societal marketing as wastage of financial resources and consider it as a donation.
Financial Development, Openness Relation and the Role of Financial Institutions: A Case of Pakistan
Authors: Shahbaz Muhammad , Aamir Naveed , Shabir Muhammad Shahbaz 
Published: March 2013

There is a lack of empirical research on the specific relationship between financial institutions, capital account liberalization and trade-openness; but there is no particular and comprehensive study on the theme in case of Pakistan. This study investigates the importance of financial institutions, net financial capital inflows and trade-openness for financial sector's development. Further, it also examines the hypothesis by Rajan and Zingales (2003). In doing so, three approaches i.e. Johansen test, DOLS and ARDL bounds testing approach to cointegration have been applied for long-term relationship. The empirical results reveal that long-term relationship among variables is robust. Coefficient of net capital inflows is having positive impact on financial development. Trade openness is the main contributor to financial sector's development. On the other hand, financial institutions and economic growth also improve the efficiency of financial markets in the country. The rise in inflation declines the performance of financial sector.
Indian Hosiery Industry: Away From the Impact of Exchange Rate Change
Authors: Singh Amanpreet 
Published: March 2013

Till May 2002, non-exporting garmenting sector was reserved for SSI, while for garment exporting units there was no such restriction. India and China came out of quota on Jan 1st 2005. After quota elimination, there was huge opportunity for Indian garmenting sector to explore the world markets (Jatinder Bedi, 2009). But the performance of Chinese apparel industry was far better than Indian apparel industry. In few of the hosiery products, the volume increased by 2000% and more and more orders were flowing to China. U.S and EU textile industry started facing crisis. After a series of negotiations; quota was re-imposed on China for another four years till 31st December 2008 (Dong Shen, 2008). China has pegged exchange rate system while India has managed float rate system. Exchange rate plays an important role export performance of a country. India has experienced significant fluctuation in last few years. Indian hosiery sector has grown over the period but the growth is not consistent as it was expected. There could be various reasons associated to this. Indian infrastructure, technology level and capacities are primary reasons. Exchange rate risk is another major risk which is not controllable and exporters are not taking any risk coverage to protect their receipts. In this paper, an attempt has been made to achieve the following objectives:(i) To analyze the growth and performance of Indian hosiery sector. (ii)To analyze the effect of exchange rate on export performance of hosiery industry. (iii)To predict the growth of hosiery sector in next four years. Research methodology used is the data collection from various authenticated sources and analyzing it with the help of appropriate statistical tools. Time period of study is April 2001 to March 2009.
Determinants of Success of Australian-Malaysian Joint Ventures: A Preliminary Analysis
Authors: Kharabsheh Radwan A. 
Published: March 2013

Both successful Joint Ventures (JVs) and failed investments have been reported recently. There are numerous studies that address conflicts between different cultures, traditions, as well as value systems, but only a few of them focuses on identifying the key factors and their managerial implications that the foreign investors need to successfully enter into an emerging market, such as Malaysia. The aim of this study is to investigate the factors that are critical to the success of the Australian-Malaysian joint ventures (JVs). Using intensive interviewing of local and foreign managers in 11 Australian-Malaysian IJVs from the construction, services and manufacturing industries the study found that factors fostering trust, information sharing and cultural understanding among IJV participants improve their chances for success. Factors that decrease participants' coordination costs also improve success rates. Other success factors include goal convergence and synergy, effective governance and geographic proximity.
Dynamic Gait Electromyography Study in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) Patients∗
Authors: Melkonian Gregory J. , Cristofaro Robert L. , Perry Jacquelin , Hsu John D. 
Published: March 2013

Preoperative and postoperative dynamic gait electromyography (EMG) was performed on 15 patients 8 to 13 years of age with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy who underwent Achilles tendon lengthening and posterior tibial tendon transfer anteriorly through the interosseous ligament for correction of equinus and equinovarus foot deformities. The muscles tested preoperatively (anterior tibial, soleus, gastrocnemius, posterior tibial, peroneal longus, and peroneal brevis) showed phase changes. It is believed that patients with weakened leg muscles fire multiple muscle groups out of phase in an attempt to overcome the action of the stronger muscles, thus stabilizing the limb for ambulation. Postoperative EMGs, performed with the patients walking in long leg braces after the deformity had been corrected, showed litte activity in the muscles tested. As the patients became dependent on the brace, the need for the muscles to be active out of phase was eliminated. The transferred posterior tibial muscle appeared to be active both clinically and electromyographically.