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At Neeley, we offer the following majors in the BBA degree program:
A major objective of the BBA program is to provide basic conceptual accounting and business knowledge as a foundation for accounting and business career development.
Accounting Information SheetAccounting Four Year PlanPPA TimelineVisit the Accounting Department site
Business Information Systems students will develop the ability to design, implement and manage information technology, data, and organization-wide systems, and the skills to manage, analyze and develop applications dealing with business of the future.
Business Information Systems Information SheetBusiness Information Systems Four Year PlanVisit the Business Information Systems site
An entrepreneurial, innovative mindset is equally valuable in a new business or an existing one. Entrepreneurs know how to gather resources, recruit talent, design a business model, develop products or services, communicate a compelling vision, and manage an organization. Whether you want to start your own company, help someone with their big idea, or innovate within an existing organization, a major in Entrepreneurship and Innovation gives you the skills to carve out your niche as an innovator.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Information SheetEntrepreneurship and Innovation Four Year PlanVisit the Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation site
Finance concentrates on the management of financial resources for the firm or for the investment portfolio. The field of finance integrates concepts from economics, accounting, and a number of other areas. The central focus of finance is the relationship of risk and return.
Finance Information SheetFinance Four Year PlanVisit the Finance Department site
The trend toward the securization of financial assets and real estate, international financial transactions, and derivative products such as options and futures continues to generate new job opportunities in finance.
Finance with Real Estate Concentration Information SheetFinance with Real Estate Concentration Four Year PlanVisit the Finance Department site
Managing People and Organizations
Business is about people, and people need managers with a leadership mindset. The best managers excel at decision making, finding common ground, building on strengths, negotiation, communication, team building, adaptability, flexibility and strategic planning. With a major in Managing People and Organizations, you'll explore, learn and practice the range of skills employed by today's most respected, successful, ethical leaders.
Managing People and Organizations Information SheetManaging People and Organizations Four Year PlanVisit the Department of Management and Leadership site
Marketing revolves around the study of finding out what satisfies the consumer. Marketers plan and execute the conception, pricing, promotion and distribution of ideas, goods, and services.
Marketing Information SheetMarketing Four Year PlanVisit the Marketing Department site
Supply and value chain management is cross-disciplinary and encompasses interrelated elements of marketing, logistics, purchasing, operations management, and information technology.
Supply and Value Chain Management Information SheetSupply and Value Chain Management Four Year PlanVisit the Supply and Value Chain Management site
Not sure what to major in? Click here to use the MAJOR discovery.
No upper-level business courses (30000/40000) may be taken on a P/NC basis.
For specific course information, visit the TCU Bulletin.
Business students are not required to have a minor but may obtain one outside the Neeley School of Business by completing the requirements outlined by the department in which the minor is offered. Students should check with the Neeley Academic Advising Center to see if any additional paperwork is required.
Minors within Neeley include:
Students majoring in business may pursue an Accounting minor. The goal of the minor is to provide a secondary area of expertise for students majoring in Business Information Systems, Entrepreneurial Management, Finance, (Finance with Real Estate Emphasis), Marketing, or Supply and Value Chain Management. By combining one of these majors with a minor in accounting, the student is prepared for a greater number of career opportunities and gains more flexibility. In addition, students majoring in other areas of business sometimes take electives in accounting. The designation of an accounting minor provides such students with additional evidence of subject matter expertise. The minor in accounting requires 18 semester hours of coursework.
Required 18 hours: ACCT 20353 Fundamentals of Accounting FINA 30153 Financial ManagementACCT 30153 Financial Reporting I ACCT 30163 Cost Analysis and ControlACCT 30253 Financial Reporting IIACCT 30303 Principles of Taxation
MINIMUM GPA: To graduate with a minor in accounting or finance, students must obtain a minimum GPA of 2.5 in courses making up the minor.
Students majoring in business may pursue a Finance minor. The goal of the minor is to provide a secondary area of expertise for students majoring in Accounting, Business Information Systems, Entrepreneurial Management, Marketing, or Supply and Value Chain Management. By combining one of these majors with a minor in finance, the student is prepared for a greater number of career opportunities and gains more flexibility. In addition, students majoring in other area of business sometimes take electives in finance. The designation of a finance minor provides such students with additional evidence of subject matter expertise. The minor in finance requires 18 semester hours of coursework.
Required 12 hours:FINA 30153 Financial Management FINA 30203 Money and Banking FINA 30213 Investments IACCT 30153 Financial Reporting I
Six semester hours from the following:FINA 30233 Investments IIFINA 40153 Advanced Financial Management FINA 40183 Educational Investment Fund FINA 40193 Educational Investment Fund FINA 40623 International Finance FINA 40613 Real Estate Finance and Investment Analysis
Neeley School of Business students may complement their major
in accounting, business information systems, entrepreneurial
management, finance, (finance with real estate emphasis), marketing, and
supply and value chain management by declaring a Global Business
Minor. The minor provides a structure to recognize students who
have achieved a unique combination of experience, academic coursework and
international skills resulting in a cross-cultural competency. The global
business minor may not be added to majors outside
the Neeley School.
Part I: Neeley School Courses (total of nine
semester hours)
1. Required: Successful completion of BUSI 30383 Global Business Perspectives
Course (3 semester hours)
2. Required: Six hours from the following courses:
FINA 40623 International Finance
MANA 40223 International Management
MARK 40213 International Marketing
INSC 40353 Global Supply Chain ManagementPart II: International Awareness Courses (at least
six semester hours)
Students must complete a minimum of six semester hours of non-business,
non-foreign language courses with an international focus. The courses must
have a "Global Awareness" designation if taken on campus or other
international courses approved by the Neeley School of Business Director of
International Programs and be in addition to their TCU core
Courses taken during a Semester Abroad program or other courses with an
international focus taught at TCU are also subject to approval for this
requirement.Part III: Language Familiarity
The student must be familiar with at least one language other than
English. For students whose primary language is English, familiarity in
a second language must be demonstrated through successful completion of a
second semester foreign language class taught at TCU, or its equivalent.
For students whose primary language is not English, proficiency in both
their primary and secondary languages must be demonstrated. Students should
work with their department chair to determine a method of demonstrating
proficiency in their primary language. Completion of the English
courses required in the TCU Core Curriculum or their equivalents are
sufficient to demonstrate proficiency in their secondary language of English.Part IV: Experiential Component
The student must complete at least 6 credit hours in a Study Abroad
course approved by the Neeley School of Business Director of International
Students completing majors outside of the Neeley School may pursue a General Business minor. The goal of the General Business minor is to provide students in other disciplines with a broad base of knowledge about the business world by giving them an understanding and appreciation of business and its social and ethical environment. In addition, through introductory courses in the functional areas of business, the students are introduced to the rudimentary tools used in business settings to analyze problems and make decisions.
The general business minor requires 18 semester hours of coursework (21 hours including pre-requisite). Once a student matriculates at TCU, all coursework in the general business minor must be completed at TCU.
Students must complete ECON 10223: Introductory Microeconomics before being able to enroll in any course for the Business minor.
To declare a General Business minor, students must have: 1) completed ECON 10223, 2) a cumulative GPA of 2.5, 3) sophomore standing, and 4) one FULL semester completed AT TCU.
Required Courses (18 hours):ACCT 20653 Introduction to AccountingMARK 30653 Principles of MarketingMANA 30653 Survey of ManagementENTR 40653 Survey of EntrepreneurshipFINA 30653 Financial PlanningINSC 30653 Supply Chain Management
ACCT 20653 with a grade of "C" or better is a prerequisite to FINA 30653; INSC 30653; MANA 40653.MANA 30653 with a grade of "C" or better is a prerequisite to ENTR 40653.
MINIMUM GPA: To graduate with a general business minor, students must obtain a minimum GPA of 2.5 in courses making up the minor.
Courses taken for the business minor may not be substituted for or applied to any business major requirements. Students may not receive credit for both business minor and business major courses.
Students who earned credit for ACCT 20353 prior to declaring the general business minor may substitute that course of ACCT 20653 in the minor requirements.


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Michelle Obama: The Smithsonian Wants Your Clothes
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It's not just fashion followers who want Michelle Obama's clothes — now that she's moved into the White House, the Smithsonian wants at her wardrobe, too
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History this week begins collecting items for its "First Ladies at the Smithsonian" permanent exhibition and is sending a letter to Mrs. Obama requesting both her Isabel Toledo and Jason Wu outfits from Inauguration Day — for starters. The museum's collection of first lady paraphernalia includes inauguration day ballgowns, White House china, portraits and personal possessions such as hats or fans of first ladies ranging from Martha Washington to Laura Bush.
While fashion items such as Jacqueline Kennedy's state dinner gowns and Grace Coolidge's flapper-style cocktail dresses are part of the collection, the museum aims to include items that represent each first lady's time in the White House, says Lisa Kathleen Graddy, curator of the collection. So, amid the organza and tulle, the collection also houses a program from the 2001 National Book Festival, which Laura Bush founded, and material related to Hillary Clinton's 1993 healthcare reform package.
With Mrs. Obama, even though international fascination with her wardrobe is high, the Smithsonian doesn't intend to make her clothes a focus, Ms. Graddy says.
"What we want to do is document her time in the White House," she says. "We're not particularly interested in doing a fashion retrospective of Mrs. Obama."
Readers, what would you like to see from Mrs. Obama in the Smithsonian's collection?
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Skinny buddies.
Alex was the smallest swimmer in the advanced class.
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უკან ორშაბათი | 04 აგვისტო, 2008
CWN came up with the number of suggestions in order to achieve equal representation of both genders in the legislative body. According to CWN, it is crucial to reach balance not only in the nominated lists but in the taken seats as well. CWN believes the best way to influence and motivate political parties to respect and implement principles of equality is setting sanctions on public funding: when a difference between the number of representatives of each gender goes beyond 2% (yes, two) of the total number of representatives, their political party will be penalized. For more details about CWN finding and policy recommendations visit their website.
Georgia: Women's Participation in Politics
Women's participation at all levels of elections in Georgia is diminishing. As the Caucasus Women's Network (CWN)reports, women inGeorgia were less represented in terms of candidates in the last parliamentary elections than in any previous parliamentary elections inGeorgia's democratic history. On the other hand, women's low political participation in elected bodies belies women's activeness in civil society institutions, where females appear to be very active.
Let's dig deeper: during the last parliamentary elections women composed 28% of all parties' election lists (485 out of 1757); no woman in any party was listed as the number one candidate; only three parties had women within their first five candidates.
The inequality of both women and men standing in election led to an even smaller percentage of women getting a seat in the Georgian parliament: eight from the party list and only one as a majoritarian candidate. Currently only 6% of MPs are women.
Recently CRRC conducted a survey for Transparency International-Georgia on public attitudes to see what Georgians think of their Parliament. According to the TI data, 64% of those polled agree with the statement that women should have strong representation in parliament. But about 23% of women and 26% of men think that parliament is not the place for women. These misogynists can tip the scale for majoritarian candidates, but what is the answer to the diminishing number of candidates from the party lists? Anti women sentiment in the parties, a party culture? What do you think?
CWN came up with the number of suggestions in order to achieve equal representation of both genders in the legislative body. According to CWN, it is crucial to reach balance not only in the nominated lists but in the taken seats as well. CWN believes the best way to influence and motivate political parties to respect and implement principles of equality is setting sanctions on public funding: when a difference between the number of representatives of each gender goes beyond 2% (yes, two) of the total number of representatives, their political party will be penalized. For more details about CWN finding and policy recommendations visit their website.
If you want to know more about TI Survey, let us know. Some initial data snapshots and results are already available here.
08.08.2015 | შაბათი
What do CB interviewers' ratings of respondents' intelligence tell us?
CRRC's Caucasus Barometer (CB) surveys regularly collect information about how the interviewers assess each of the conducted interviews – so called paradata that provides additional insight into the conditions surrounding the interviews (e.g., whether someone besides the respondent and the interviewer was present during the face-to-face interview), as well as interviewers' subjective assessments of, for example, level of sincerity of the respondents.
15.06.2015 | ორშაბათი
Trust in institutions in the South Caucasus – generating a combined score
Trust in institutions is a widely studied subject in the social sciences – typing 'trust in institutions' into Google Scholar yields roughly 2.5 million results. It is generally believed to have multi-directional relationships with different aspects of social life, with high levels of trust associated with positive phenomena – acceptance of innovation and a good business environment just to name two.
11.05.2015 | ორშაბათი
Under surveillance: Public perceptions of safety while talking on the phone in Georgia
Illegal government surveillance is an issue which has been intensely debated in recent years in Georgia. Surveillance related legislation was adopted in 2010 and allowed law enforcement agencies to have unlimited access to telecommunication servers and hence to monitor everyone's phone conversations at any time.
13.04.2015 | ორშაბათი
The political climate in Georgia, 2012-2014: Increased nihilism or room for new political actors?
In October 2012, the Georgian Dream Coalition (GDC) obtained 54.97% of the party list vote, winning the majority of seats in Parliamentary elections. The United National Movement (UNM), then the ruling party, moved into the opposition with 40.34% of the vote.
03.04.2016 | კვირა
Gender roles in Azerbaijan: A cross-generational continuum
While the choice of pink versus blue has come to symbolize how parents and other adults establish a gendered order throughout youngsters' childhood, the construction of gender roles dynamically accompanies people throughout their life.
02.03.2015 | ორშაბათი
Deserving to be beaten and tolerating violence: Attitudes towards violence against women in Azerbaijan
This blog post looks into how the attitudes of the representatives of various socio-demographic groups differ towards these two statements, which are jointly referred to as "violence against women".
06.02.2015 | პარასკევი
Getting to the streets: Who is more inclined to protest in Georgia?
This blog post has shown that those that recently participated in public meetings or rallies, as well as more educated and wealthy Georgians perceive peaceful demonstrations as more efficacious in affecting government decision-making, compared to those who have not recently participated in meetings or rallies, are less educated and are poorer.
16.05.2015 | შაბათი
ქალები საქართველოში და სექსი ქორწინებამდე
ამ ბლოგის საშუალებით გავიგებთ, თუ ვის უფრო ლიბერალური შეხედულებები აქვს საქართველოში, ქალებს თუ კაცებს და განსხვავდება თუ არა დამოკიდებულებები განათლების დონისა და საცხოვრებელი ადგილის მიხედვით.
15.05.2016 | კვირა
Fearing for the children – how living with children affects homophobic attitudes in TbilisiFearing for the children - the blog looks at how homophobic attitudes vary along gender lines taking into account whether men and women live in a household with children:
13.06.2016 | ორშაბათი
სოციალური და პოლიტიკური ინსტიტუტების მიმართ ნდობის ცვლილება საქართველოშიმოსახლეობის ნდობის დონეს მთავრობისა და სხვა ინსტიტუტების მიმართ ბევრი ფაქტორი განაპირობებს. ამ ფაქტორების გავლენით დროთა განმავლობაში ნდობა შეიძლება, შეიცვალოს. CRRC-საქართველოს მიერ 2011-2015 წლებში ჩატარებული კავკასიის ბარომეტრის და NDI-ის საზოგადოებრივი აზრის გამოკითხვების შედეგებზე დაყრდნობით ამ ბლოგში აღწერილია ბოლო წლებში ნდობის დონის ცვლილება პრეზიდენტის, ადგილობრივი მთავრობის, აღმასრულებელი ხელისუფლების, პარლამენტის, ჯარის, ჯანდაცვის სისტემის, პოლიციის, განათლების სისტემისა და სასამრთლოს მიმართ.
04.02.2014 | სამშაბათი
Income Levels in Georgia from 2008 to 2013
Following the world financial crisis of 2007-2008 and the global recession of 2008-2009, GDP growth slowed and unemployment increased in many countries. From a peak of 12.34% GDP growth in 2007, Georgia's GDP contracted by 3.78% in 2009, leveling out to an average of 6.4% GDP growth over 2010 to 2012. Official unemployment in Georgia also worsened over that period, starting at 13.3% in 2007, peaking at 16.9% in 2009 and falling down to 15% by 2012.
25.02.2014 | სამშაბათი
Georgia—AbkhaziaThe Olympics in Sochi, Russia, took place about 30 kilometers from Russia's border with the separatist region of Abkhazia in Georgia. As a security precaution, the Russian government has temporarily moved its border 11 kilometers into Abkhazia to create a "security zone," at which travelers entering will have to show identification before proceeding to the actual border with Russia.
10.03.2014 | ორშაბათი
Can't get no satisfaction. Who doesn't want to join the EU?
On December 30, 2013 Davit Usupashivili, Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, declared that Georgia's top priority for the year was the signing of an Association Agreement with the EU. If signed, the association agreement will enable closer ties between Georgia and the EU.
14.01.2015 | ოთხშაბათი
How to buy votes when you can't buy votesToday, less than democratic regimes face a serious dilemma – how do you buy votes to win an election without becoming an international pariah. Unfortunately for a society and fortunately for an autocrat, the wheels of power and administrative resources an incumbent regime wields provide ample opportunity to manipulate electoral outcomes through what are otherwise legitimate activities related to state spending and coercion.
22.02.2013 | პარასკევი
Before and After the Elections: Shifting Public Opinion in Georgia
The Georgian parliamentary elections in October 2012 attracted much international interest and ushered in an important turn in Georgian politics. In 2012 CRRC conducted four waves of a Survey on Political Attitudes in Georgia for the National Democratic Institute (NDI) (funded by the Swedish International development Cooperation Agency-SIDA) in order to track changes in public opinion associated with these major political events.
31.03.2014 | ორშაბათი
This land is my land and this land is your land
On June 28, 2013 the Georgian parliament passed a law placing a moratorium on agricultural land sales to foreigners until the end of December 2014. Agriculture has been called one of the pillars of the Georgian economy as 53% of Georgians were employed in agriculture in 2011 according to a European Union Neighborhood Programme report.
03.04.2014 | ხუთშაბათი
Alternating Pasts, Changing FuturesNote: This blog is re-posted from the MYPLACE project's blog. The original MYPLACE blog can be found here.
Claims to 2000 or even 3000 years of nationhood are not difficult to find in Georgia as has been amply documented (see Pelkmans 2006, Suny 1994, Rayfield 2013). The former president Mikheil Saakashvili was even fond of using the earliest human skulls found outside of Africa, in Dmansi in Southern Georgia, as proof that Georgians were "ancient Europeans."
21.04.2014 | ორშაბათი
Knowledge of Russian in Azerbaijan
Although over 20 years have passed since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russian remains the most commonly spoken language in Azerbaijan after the official language (Azerbaijani).
28.05.2014 | ოთხშაბათი
Smoking in the South Caucasus and tobacco policy in Azerbaijan
May 31st is World No Tobacco Day as declared by the United Nations. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco usage is the primary reason for chronic diseases including "cancer, lung diseases, cardiovascular diseases" among other diseases.
09.06.2014 | ორშაბათი
Divorce rates in Azerbaijan
In the Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System, Revision 2 (by the United Nations), divorce is defined as "a final legal dissolution of a marriage, that is, that separation of husband and wife which confers on the parties the right to remarriage under civil, religious and/or other provisions, according to the laws of each country." This blog post examines divorce in Azerbaijan over the years, by age group, gender and by duration of marriage. The post also explores perceptions of happiness among divorced Azerbaijanis and those who are not divorced.
16.06.2014 | ორშაბათი
Electoral Notes- Municipal Elections, 2014
Dustin Gilbreath, a Research Consultant at CRRC-Georgia, has written electoral notes on yesterday's municipal elections which were published on the web-magazine Liberali.The notes discuss the results of the elections, background and significance, changes to electoral legislation, the pre-electoral environment, capital candidates and campaigns, and outlook for the Georgian Dream Coalition and United National Movement. To read the electoral notes, please click here.
23.06.2014 | ორშაბათი
Trust in local government in Georgia
On June 15th Georgian voters headed to the polls in local elections. There were problems leading up to the elections as detailed in last week's electoral notes. At present, results show a significant portion of positions in local government going to Georgian Dream Coalition (GD) candidates, though a number of races will go into second rounds.
07.07.2014 | ორშაბათი
Facebook usage in Azerbaijan
On February 3rd, 2014, Facebook celebrated its 10th anniversary. According to the World Map of Social Networks December, 2013 statistics, Facebook is the world's most popular social network with more than one billion users. It is followed by QZone with 552 million users, Vkontakte (190 million users), Odnoklassniki (45 million users), and Cloob (1 million users). However, it is important to note that social network usage is not distributed evenly geographically.
28.07.2014 | ორშაბათი
Are more educated women in Georgia choosing not to have children?
Some social scientists, such as Satoshi Kanazawa, argue that a woman's education level can impact her willingness to have children. However, Linda Hirshman, a scholar of women's issues, questions Kanazawa's findings by arguing that reproduction is a culturally-inflected decision. Additionally, Gary Becker hypothesizes that women with higher education might not feel economic pressure such that marriage is economically advantageous.
04.08.2014 | ორშაბათი
A look at (in)Justice in Georgia as charges are brought against ex-President Saakashvili
On July 28, 2014 charges were announced against the former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili concerning the abuse of power. These charges make Saakashvili the highest public official from the former UNM government to be summoned by the prosecutor's office to date.
15.08.2016 | ორშაბათი
შიდა მიგრაცია საქართველოში: რა ვიცით მის შესახებ CRRC-ის კავკასიის ბარომეტრის მონაცემების საფუძვლეზე?არსებული შეფასებების თანახმად, მსოფლიო მასშტაბით შიდა მიგრანტთა რაოდენობა ბევრად აღემატება საერთაშორისო მიგრანტთა რაოდენობას. სამწუხაროდ, საქართველოში ძალიან ცოტა მონაცემი არსებობს შიდა მიგრანტების რაოდენობისა და მათი გეოგრაფიული განაწილების შესახებ. საქართველოს სტატისტიკის ეროვნული სამსახურის შინამეურნეობების ინტეგრირებული გამოკვლევები რეგულარულად აგროვებს ინფორმაციას ქვეყანაში შიდა მიგრაციის შესახებ. სახელმწიფო სერვისების განვითარების სააგენტო კოორდინაციას უწევს მოსახლეობის რეგისტრაციას საცხოვრებელი ადგილის მიხედვით.
25.08.2014 | ორშაბათი
Emigration, Language, and Remittances in Georgia
As discussed in a recent blog post, household incomes in Georgia have risen steadily since 2008. The percentage of Georgians who have family or close relatives living abroad has also significantly increased from 37% in 2009 to 53% in 2013. 14% of Georgian households currently receive money from family members, relatives, or friends living in another country as an income source. This blog examines changes in interest in emigrating from Georgia over the last five years, while controlling for certain variables.
22.09.2014 | ორშაბათი
Russia as a threat: the Ukraine crisis and changing public opinion in Georgia
Following 2012 parliamentary elections, attitudes toward Russia in Georgia shifted. While in 2011 51% of the population considered Russia the main enemy of the country, in 2012 only 35% reported the same. Moreover, the share of Georgians who named Russia as Georgia's main friend increased by 5%. In a post on the CRRC-Georgia blog, this change was explained by a so-called "spiral of silence".
07.10.2014 | სამშაბათი
The Wave of the Future: Optimism, Pessimism and Fatalism in Georgia
A recent CRRC regional blog post analyzed the presence of fatalism in Georgia. The post cited CRRC Caucasus Barometer (CB) data which shows that in 2013, 28% of Georgians agreed that "everything in life is determined by fate." While the CB findings demonstrate that a sizeable portion of the adult population is fatalistic about the future, Georgians are increasingly likely to see that future in a positive light, whether it be determined by fate or not.
20.10.2014 | ორშაბათი
Do Armenians Still View Integration with the EU as Part of a Positive-Sum Game?On September 3rd 2013 Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan surprised many observers, including some in his own government, when he announced that Armenia would sign an agreement with Russia to join the Eurasian Customs Union (ECU) and spurn a long-negotiated Association Agreement (AA) with the European Union. The move has been dubbed a "U-Turn" as well as a "sudden shift in policy," although it was predated by landmark Armenian-Russian agreements in 1997 and 2006.
27.11.2014 | ხუთშაბათი
SME Performance in Georgia and Armenia: Part 1
The CRRC Caucasus Barometer (CB) survey results demonstrate that Georgians exhibit relatively high levels of interpersonal and institutional trust when compared to their Armenian neighbors. Trust is an important component of "social capital," which is widely perceived to be a necessary condition for a thriving entrepreneurial class and small and medium enterprise (SME) sector.
22.12.2014 | ორშაბათი
Does public opinion accurately gauge government performance in the South Caucasus?
Robert Putnam's 1993 work Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy marked a seminal moment in the development of institutionalism. Putnam's exhaustive study of the relationship between the governed and governing in the Italian regions contained the discovery that public opinion provides an accurate picture of actual government performance: "The Italians' gradually increasing satisfaction with the regional governments … corresponded to real differences in performance," and in each region Putnam's measurement of performance was "remarkably consistent with the appraisals offered by the regional attentive public and by the electorate as a whole."
02.11.2015 | ორშაბათი
Nine things politicians should know about Georgian voters
When discussing political competition in Georgia, some politicians bemoan Georgian voters: they describe the majority of voters as socially conservative and economically short-sighted. Therefore, parties have few options to campaign on, beyond promising immediate benefits or subsidies, while keeping silent about liberal values and an open economy.
30.11.2015 | ორშაბათი
Parenting, gender attitudes and women's employment in Georgia
In Georgia, unemployment is high, and it is higher among women than men. Policy changes are definitely needed not only to increase the employment opportunities, but also to ensure more equal employment opportunities for men and women.
24.02.2012 | პარასკევი
ODA Keyword Search
Most CRRC users know about our Online Data Analysis tool, ODA. It is easy to use, continues to be popular, and in less than a year we have had nearly 70.000 charts generated.
29.03.2012 | ხუთშაბათი
Blood Donation in Georgia: Obstacles and Opportunities
According to a report by the World Health Organization, blood donations in Georgia fall below the estimated need for patients. Approximately 60,000 donations are necessary per year to cover Georgian patients' needs, while the number of actual blood donation does not exceed 37,000. Moreover, 95% of blood donations come from paid donors.
03.09.2012 | ორშაბათი
Nagorno-Karabakh: Prospects for a Difficult Reconciliation (Armenia)
This blog focuses on public opinion in Armenia regarding the Nagorno Karabakh conflict using data from the 2011 Caucasus Barometer (CB). This follows a similar blog on the same set of questions asked in Azerbaijan. The results show some interesting similarities and dissimilarities between the two neighboring countries. Both populations show a great deal of uncertainty about when the conflict will be resolved. Over half of the Armenian population believes that a resolution can be found by peaceful negotiations.
19.03.2011 | შაბათი
Spreading the News: File Sharing through Mobile Phones in Armenia
How do multimedia phones affect the way media is consumed and circulated? Katy Pearce lays out interesting findings for the case of Armenia in the International Journal of Communication (5, 2011, pp. 511-528).
22.03.2011 | სამშაბათი
Transparency International Georgia launches platform to fix your street
According to a poll CRRC conducted for the National Democratic Institute (NDI), 38% of the Georgian population says roads is the most important local issue for them. Sewage, streetlights and trash collection are other issues that the population finds important.
07.04.2011 | ხუთშაბათი
The Caucasus Barometer 2010 Dataset Is Available!
What are the social, political and economic attitudes of people in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan? Do Georgians, Armenians and Azerbaijanis think employment or territorial integrity is the most important issue facing their respective countries? How do they judge the fairness of elections or media independence? How trusting or supportive are they of the European Union, NATO membership or local institutions?
10.05.2011 | სამშაბათი
ODA – CRRC Data Analysis Online
CRRC is happy to announce its new Online Data Analysis (ODA) program! Crunching numbers from CRRC surveys is now easier than ever.
01.07.2011 | პარასკევი
Caucasus Barometer: Unpacking Public Trust in the President
In the spring of 2011, CRRC ran the Caucasus Barometer Report Writing competition and now we have an opportunity to present some of the results to you. The first report is written by one of the competition winners, Keti Khachidze, and addresses trust in the Georgian president. Here is a quick summary of her findings and analysis.
07.07.2011 | ხუთშაბათი
MyPlace Website is up!
We have previously mentioned our participation in MyPlace, a collaborative research project covering 16 countries, and financed by the EU under Framework Program 7. Their website is now up! What is it all about? To quote from the MyPlace website:
13.07.2012 | პარასკევი
PERCEIVED POVERTY IN GEORGIA: RESULTS OF THE 2011 CAUCASUS BAROMETERThe 2011 Caucasus Barometer asked the Georgian population, "Relative to most of the households around you, would you describe the current economic condition of your household as very good, good, fair, poor or very poor?
29.09.2011 | ხუთშაბათი
Is the South Caucasus a homogenous region?
In a recent datablog, the Guardian published a map visualizing how the former Soviet countries are doing 20 years after the fall of the Soviet Union. The map compares the 15 former Soviet countries in terms of economic development, demographics and democratic transition. It also divides the countries into five regions: Russia, the Baltic countries, the EU borderlands, Central Asia and the South Caucasus.
07.10.2011 | პარასკევი
Class in the Caucasus | Article by Ken Roberts and Gary Pollock
Using data from the Caucasus Barometer, Ken Roberts and Gary Pollock argue that ...
14.10.2011 | პარასკევი
Fancy Living Abroad? 39% of Young Armenians Say "Preferably Forever"
Last year, Ani Navasardyan asked, "Why do so many Armenians leave Armenia?" Migration is also an issue in Georgia and Azerbaijan. Data from the CB 2010 reveals that around half of the respondents in Georgia (47%) and Azerbaijan (52%) are interested in temporary migration. Still, Armenia stands out since 64% of the adult population is open to the idea of temporarily leaving the country.
16.10.2011 | კვირა
Gender | How Does the South Caucasus Compare?
CRRC's report "How Does the South Caucasus Compare?" aims to put attitudes towards gender in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, the three countries of the South Caucasus region, into a global context.
02.11.2011 | ოთხშაბათი
A Further Look at Material Deprivation
Continuing to explore standards of living in the South Caucasus, this blog looks at the between four sources of household income and material deprivation using data from the 2010 Caucasus Barometer. Each of the four sources of income (salaries, pensions or government transfers, sales from agricultural goods, and remittances) are categorized by their importance to the household and then cross tabulated with material deprivation. The findings suggest that families reliant on salaries and remittances are better off, while families receiving pensions and government transfers, or those who sell agricultural products as their primary source of income have higher than average rates of material deprivation.
12.11.2011 | შაბათი
Labor Migration Article | Zvezda Dermendzhieva
In a recent article in Post-Communist Economies, Zvezda Dermendzhieva uses Caucasus Barometer data to compare labour migration from the South Caucasus.
07.12.2011 | ოთხშაბათი
Can a Cut NATO Supply Route Through Russia Benefit Georgia and Azerbaijan?
The 20th anniversary of the dissolution of the Soviet Union is upon us, and US-Russian tensions have risen as Russia contemplates terminating the NATO supply route through Russia. International news reports such as The New York Times detail the threat as a "death blow" to the U.S.-led NATO mission in Afghanistan and indicate that this could be a blessing in disguise for NATO hopeful Georgia, as well as for Azerbaijan.
26.12.2011 | ორშაბათი
Boy or Girl? Child Gender Preference in the South Caucasus
Survey data shows that there is a strong preference for male children over female children throughout the South Caucasus. As mentioned in the March 4, 2010 edition of The Economist, after 1991 there has been an increase in the ratio of boys to girls in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. The sex ratio rose from 103-106 boys to 100 girls in 1991 to 115-120 boys to 100 girls by 2000. The 2010 Caucasus Barometer (CB) indicates that gender preferences in the South Caucasus remain skewed in favor of males with 54% of Armenians, 27% of Azerbaijanis and 46% of Georgians prefer to have male children if given a choice.
12.06.2012 | სამშაბათი
Georgia: A Liberal or Socially Conservative Country?How justified is it for Georgian women to bear a child or have sex outside of wedlock? Is the Georgian population tolerant towards homosexuals? What are views on issues such as these in the light of the western-oriented political course of the country? How do men and women compare in terms of liberal attitudes? To address these questions, this blog post presents the results from two waves of a nationwide public opinion survey entitled "Knowledge and Attitudes toward the EU in Georgia" conducted by CRRC in 2009 and 2011.
14.01.2010 | ხუთშაბათი
Insight to Georgian Households | CRRC Data on Economic Wellbeing in the Caucasus
How are Georgians doing financially, how much do they earn and what do they spend on? CRRC's Data Initiative allows for an in-depth analysis of these and similar issues on the economic status of the population across the South Caucasus.
25.01.2010 | ორშაბათი
Obstacles for Civil Society Development in the South Caucasus
What are the reasons for low public engagement in the South Caucasus? Why, despite the large number of non-government organizations, civil society remains weak in all three countries?
31.05.2012 | ხუთშაბათი
Counting Crowds & Crowds Counting | Jacobs' MethodDuring the last 25 years Georgian capital has experienced a diverse history of political meetings in its central areas including peaceful demonstrations, rallies with radical political demands, "tent towns" and so forth. The higher the attendance, the more legitimate the protests are often seen to be. As a result, the figures themselves usually are contested, sometimes in significant controversy.
10.02.2010 | ოთხშაბათი
Top Ten Leisure Activities in Georgia
Wondering what Georgians do in their free time? Do they read, listen to music, go to cinemas and theatres, stay at home and spend time with their families, watch TV, or just sleep?
12.02.2010 | პარასკევი
Social networks in rural and urban Georgia
It is often stated that life in a city is fundamentally different from that in rural areas. In the West, village life is said to be more intimate, and its inhabitants more caring about their peers, with strong ties between neighbors and family members. Can this also be said in the South Caucasus? After all, family relations and friendships are supposed to be strong in countries like Georgia. Do these ties reach into the cities, erasing the difference between strong social networks in rural areas and the more anonymous, independent urban setting?
25.05.2012 | პარასკევი
Women in Parliament: How Do Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Compare to Other Countries?Expanding on the topic of a previous blog, this post compares statistics on the number of women in national parliaments in the South Caucasus and other areas of the world. The countries of the South Caucasus rank low on women's participation in parliament compared to many other countries.
15.03.2010 | ორშაბათი
New Policy Advice on Migration and Development in Georgia
Migration is a major factor in Georgia. Many Georgians live abroad, and by some estimates the money they send back accounts for nearly 10% of Georgia's GDP. Did you know that households in rural areas who receive such aid are less likely to be poor, but that in Tbilisi, the opposite is true?
19.03.2010 | პარასკევი
Gender imbalances | The South Caucasus on the top of the list
Earlier this month The Economist published two articles (article one, article two) on imbalances in gender. In all societies there is, at birth, a sex ratio slightly biased in favor of boys: 103-106 boys to 100 girls. The number evens out later on as male babies have a higher mortality rate than female babies. In some parts of the world, however, there currently is an abnormally high number of boys being born.
19.04.2010 | ორშაბათი
Abortion rates in the South Caucasus among the highest in the world
Last month we wrote a blog post on gender imbalance in the South Caucasus showing that there is an abnormal high number of boys being born in the region. Several comments were posted on the blog site that brought attention to abortion rates in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
03.05.2010 | ორშაბათი
The Level of Trust in Government Institutions in Georgia: The Dynamics of the Past Three Years
During the last two decades, Georgia has created new government institutions designed to serve as the tools and safeguards of democracy. But do Georgians believe that these institutions live up to their mission statements? How much do Georgians trust government institutions, and which factors influence the public's attitudes toward them?
18.05.2010 | სამშაბათი
Caucasus Barometer | A New Name for the CRRC's Data Initiative
The CRRC's annual Data Initiative Survey will be renamed into the Caucasus Barometer starting from 2010. At CRRC, we think that the new name better reflects the essence of the survey and is more understandable for the general public and the journalists.
16.06.2010 | ოთხშაბათი
Language Learning in Georgia
In winter 2008, CRRC together with the American Councils conducted some research on the ways foreigners learn languages in Georgia. Hans Gutbrod and Malte Viefhues have recently published a paper in CRIA, analyzing the results and providing interesting insights into incentives to language learning and the importance of Georgian and Russian for foreigners in the country.
17.06.2010 | ხუთშაბათი
Greatest Threats Facing the World | Data from the 2009 CB & the Global Attitudes Survey
By Jesse Tatum and Vazha Burduli
From environmental catastrophe to violence, our world currently faces serious challenges with long-term consequences. In this context, what do people in the Caucasus consider to be the most acute problems?
From environmental catastrophe to violence, our world currently faces serious challenges with long-term consequences. In this context, what do people in the Caucasus consider to be the most acute problems?
Regarding the greatest threats to the world today, the spread of nuclear weapons and poverty are foremost on the minds of people in the South Caucasus, according to the 2009 CB.
22.07.2010 | ხუთშაბათი
Attitudes toward the West | Caucasus Analytical Digest
Following an article on Georgians' attitudes toward Russia, CRRC Fellows Therese Svensson and Julia Hon have written a new piece for CAD, entitled "Attitudes toward the West in the South Caucasus". Their article looks at citizens' views on three areas of relations — political, economic and cultural — between the South Caucasus and the West, in particular NATO, the US and the EU. The data were derived from the South Caucasus–wide 2007 and 2008 Data Initiatives (DI), as well as from the 2009 EU survey that was conducted in Georgia.
08.08.2010 | კვირა
Respondent Evaluation | A Great Tool for Looking into Survey Interviews
What are the patterns in how the respondents are rated by the interviewers? The relevance of this question is beyond doubt, as patterns in such ratings allow for an idea of the reliability of the data as well as for more general insights into the settings in which interviewers are gathering data. Relevant data has been gathered in the Caucasus Barometer (CB) survey for years, enabling us to analyze the impressions that interviewers have gained during their work in the South Caucasus.
12.04.2012 | ხუთშაბათი
Georgian get-togethers: Private Problems versus PoliticsIn September 2011, CRRC on behalf of Eurasia Partnership Foundation and EWMI G-PAC conducted a nationally representative survey on Volunteerism and Civic Participation in Georgia. Georgians were asked how often they get together and discuss private problems and politics with their friends and relatives (who do not live in their houses).
25.08.2010 | ოთხშაბათი
Ask CRRC!
When presenting our work, or talking about it informally, we are asked fairly similar questions: do you do your interviewing in all of the country? How do you select the respondents? How do you know they are not lying to you? Are people willing to say things critical of the government? How do you design a questionnaire?
08.10.2010 | პარასკევი
Is the Caucasus in Europe or Asia? | Tim Straight at TEDxYerevan
A particularly intriguing talk at TEDxYerevan was given by Tim Straight, Honorary Consul of Norway and Finland to Armenia. Is the Caucasus in Europe or in Asia? Tim highlighted that there are five countries that defy easy categorization: Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and also Turkey. Tim explores how the dividing lines fall according to corporations, mapmakers and values.
29.10.2010 | პარასკევი
Small changes in corruption rates in the Caucasus
On October 26 Transparency International released the results of the 2010 Corruption Perception Index (CPI). The CPI is a measure of domestic, public sector corruption in 178 countries, rating them on a scale from 10 (very clean) to 0 (highly corrupt). Nearly three quarters of the countries in the index score below five and the South Caucasus countries are no exceptions.
01.11.2010 | ორშაბათი
Friends Are Hard To Come By: Friendship Divides by Gender in Azerbaijan
Close friends are an important part of life, whether we are starting a new school year as a child, a new job, or in the context of a stable and familiar environment. Whatever the backdrop, close friends help provide a social safety net where individuals can feel understood and protected against perceived obstacles and hardships. In short, friends are an important part of a sense of well-being and belonging, which affects attitudes across a wide spectrum of issues.
10.12.2010 | პარასკევი
Policy Attitudes towards Women in Azerbaijan: Is Equality Part of the Agenda?
By Yuliya Aliyeva Gureyeva, Baku
The paper published in the 21st edition of the Caucasus Analytical Digest presents an account of how two competing policy approaches coexist in the policy attitudes towards women in Azerbaijan.
10.12.2010 | პარასკევი
TI: Corruption Reigns Worldwide; Georgia Comes Out on Top
According to Transparency International's recently released 2010 Barometer, rates of corruption in the world are rising. Six out of ten respondents say that corruption has gotten worse over the past three years, and most alarmingly, rates of bribe-paying to the police have nearly doubled since 2006.
01.02.2008 | პარასკევი
Alpha Version of CRRC Data Initiative now online!!!
The alpha version of our Data Initiative data set, broad household data, covering lots of household data, but also political attitudes, social development, some health, education, migration, and social capital questions (and more) is online now. We interviewed more than 8000 people, so this really is the single largest dataset that is available on developments across the South Caucasus.
10.03.2008 | ორშაბათი
USAID Political Party Assessment of Europe and Eurasia
Admittedly we forgot to post this earlier, but we believe it is even more important with the upcoming elections in Georgia.
31.03.2008 | ორშაბათი
Brookings Index of Regime Weakness | State Rebuilding or State Collapse in the Caucasus | The Annals of Data
Yet another index was released recently -- Brookings Index of State Weakness in the Developing World. One professor of mine in graduate school, who was a veteran hot spot worker, related that all of the conflict professionals keep their eye on this map to see where they are going next. In this year's version of the index, however, it's where they already are: Somalia, Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Iraq top the list.
21.05.2008 | ოთხშაბათი
Parliamentary Elections in Georgia | ODIHR Observation
With today's elections in Georgia, various themes come to mind. Certainly, elections have come a long way: by now, the Georgian government employs a series of highly qualified consultants, including Greenberg Quinlan Rosner of Clinton-fame, plus a Brussels-based PR firm, as well as working with experienced teams from the Baltics. This, then, is no longer the game of the 1990s, or 2003. Election observers know that they in turn will be observed, and maybe that's how it should be.
22.05.2008 | ხუთშაბათი
Georgian Election | ODIHR Preliminary Report and its Percentages
So the preliminary report on yesterday's Parliamentary Elections which ODIHR has just released again notes that the count had problems.
27.05.2008 | სამშაბათი
What do Georgian Troops Think about the Iraq War?
Recently, the Georgian Times published an article on a poll recently conducted by GORBI of Georgian Troops in Iraq. According to the article, this is the first poll conducted amongst these soldiers.
12.06.2008 | ხუთშაბათი
Georgia post-Election Phone Survey | Quick Review
Yet another survey has been sent around as a PDF in Georgia. The survey attempted to measure the postelection mood in Tbilisi. According to the information provided in the PDF, 503 respondents have been selected randomly and interviewed by telephone. According to the results 46.92% of respondents say they "fully disagree with the announced results of the 2008 parliamentary elections". 25,65% say they totally agree with the announced results. We have been asked to comment, and some of the things we have to say will sound pretty obvious.
18.06.2008 | ოთხშაბათი
Religious practices across the South Caucasus | the Data Initiative
Data snapshot: how do religious practices compare across the Caucasus? In our Data Initiative, we included questions on religion, and we tried to unpack the concept further: rather than only asking about the importance of religion, we linked it to practice. Thus, we asked how often people attend religious services, how often they pray, and how often they fast -- since these are comparable components across Muslim and two separate orthodox religions.
24.06.2008 | სამშაბათი
Religious practices across the South Caucasus | Take two
Last week we gave a snapshot of religious practices across the South Caucasus in general. The CRRC DI gives us an opportunity to explore this topic further and see whether religious practices are only country specific, or whether there are other factors influencing them. Let's see if gender is a defining factor in religious practices in the South Caucasus.
30.06.2008 | ორშაბათი
European Cup Craze : Who Supports Whom in the Caucasus?
Given the recent craze over UEFA football and the large number of diehard football fans across the Caucasus, I think the question about the politics of support is worth addressing. It can provide interesting insights into both cultural and political affinities -- much like Eurovision support -- except with a different demographic. We have limited information here, so the blog cries out for help!
07.07.2008 | ორშაბათი
CRRC Publication Research Fellowship 2008 Available
Explore issues - handle data - satisfy your curiosity - get published - generate opportunities
CRRC is offering a round of research fellowships. Are you curious about a social issue? Do you have some ideas or hypotheses that you want to explore further? This fellowship could be the perfect opportunity for you!
09.07.2008 | ოთხშაბათი
Caucasus Data | Language: Russian versus English?
Recently, we happened upon an article that talks about the use of Russian across the Caucasus. Is Russian becoming obsolete? According to the article, some Georgian politicians suggest this is the case. At the same time, the article points out that the uptake of English is too slow to replace Russian as a lingua franca.
22.07.2008 | სამშაბათი
Caucasus Data: Tolerance towards Others
The CRRC Data Initiative (DI) gives people an opportunity to do interesting cross-country comparisons of the South Caucasus (SC) people's attitude toward their neighbors. This subject is quite sensitive and complex when thinking of the fact that the SC stands out for its sequence of ethnic conflicts.
05.09.2008 | პარასკევი
Georgia Post-Conflict Phone Survey | may be a first glance?
Georgian IPResearch (first time we heard of them, actually) conducted a phone poll between Aug.25 and Sept.2. 450 respondents were questioned countrywide. While we have our strong reservations about these telephone polls (they are biased towards people with phones, picking up calls from strangers, and bored enough to chat), they may serve as a preliminary indication.
29.09.2008 | ორშაბათი
Vouchers for Childbirth | A Field Study
CRRC fellow Simon Gabrichidze and his research partner Tamar Trapaidze evaluated the implementation of a newly launched State Assistance Program (SAP) by the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs aimed at providing better health services for people living under the poverty line in the Samegrelo and Adjara regions.
01.10.2008 | ოთხშაბათი
No Adult Male Role Models: Distorting Armenian Male Teenager's View of Masculinity
Gender issues in Armenia are currently under-evaluated and are interpreted predominantly as women's issues. Most of the recommendations drawn from different research suggest special policies to support and reinforce women's integration into traditionally male-dominated areas.
18.12.2007 | სამშაბათი
Pre-Election Polls | what would be neededWith the election in Georgia approaching fast, polls are beginning to appear every week. Unfortunately, many of these polls are taken at face value. The reality is that at this point there is not a single pre-election poll that has demonstrated credibility. This does not ...
03.10.2008 | პარასკევი
Polling Data on Turkish-Armenian Bilateral Relations
Recently, as a result of the football diplomacy between Armenia and Turkey, an opinion poll was conducted in both Turkey and Armenia to gauge the reaction to new gestures in the Turko-Armenian relationship. The poll was carried out by MetroPoll in Ankara (Turkish only website) and by the Armenian Center for National and International Studies -- run by Rafik Hovannisian an American Diaspora Armenian now resident in Yerevan and involved in Armenian politics.
09.10.2008 | ხუთშაბათი
South Caucasus Data 2007 on Unemployment
Unemployment clearly is one of the pressing issues in the South Caucasus. But there is a lack of reliable data on people being without and looking for a job. This blog, based on CRRC's Data Initiative 2007, provides a snapshot on these numbers.
20.10.2008 | ორშაბათი
Comparing Civic Participation: Caucasus Data 2007
What's the level of engagement in the three countries of the South Caucasus? Are people involved? Are they staying abreast of what goes on? Again, our Data Initiative provides insight, since we asked people whether they had engaged in various activities over the last six months
27.10.2008 | ორშაბათი
World Press Freedom | Caucasus does badly!
Yet another index, and one with little happy news. How does world press freedom look? Reporters Without Borders, an advocacy group founded in 1985 ("investigate, expose, support"), has just released an international ranking. A total of 173 countries are ranked, and the Caucasus is in the bottom third.
13.11.2008 | ხუთშაბათი
World Economic Forum Gender Gap Index | a few surprises
Indices are engaging and instructive, but some really baffle us. The World Economic Forum (WEF), the organisation that organises the annual high-profile Davos meetings, has come up with a gender index, and the Caucasus is featured. The index is intended to measure how the world is closing the gender gap in education, health, and political and economic participation. In principle, this is a great idea, since there are significant challenges and discrepancies (as our data itself shows).
22.11.2008 | შაბათი
EBRD Life in Transition Survey | worth analyzing!
One of the most impressive recent survey efforts, measuring attitudes about different countries in transition, has been undertaken by EBRD. Called Life in Transition Survey (LiTS), this is an attempt to look at how 29 'transitioning' countries have developed following 1989. The survey tracks "public attitudes, well-being, and the impact of economic and political change".
02.11.2006 | ხუთშაბათი
Caucasus Election Programs in the 1990s
Nani Chkhaidze compared the 1990s election programs of parties that won the elections in the South Caucasus.
04.12.2006 | ორშაბათი
Snapshots on Attitudes towards Education
Anastasia Kitiashvili used CRRC's 2004 Data Initiative to study attitudes to education. Unsurprisingly, a higher education degree is not a guarantee for employment. In Georgia, about 27% of those with higher education remain unemployed. In Azerbaijan, it is about 18% and in Armenia 17%.
03.12.2007 | ორშაბათი
Exit Polls | a good idea?With upcoming elections in Georgia, the attention is back on a theme that otherwise often gets neglected: what does the Georgian electorate want?
12.12.2006 | სამშაბათი
HIV/AIDS: Azerbaijanis' Attitudes and Knowledge Explored
There has been growing concern about HIV/AIDS in the South Caucasus. But what kind of knowledge and attitudes about the disease exist in the region? By using data from the CRRC 2004 Data Initiative (DI) and conducting focus groups Gulshan Tagiyeva analyzed the knowledge and attitudes about HIV/AIDS in Azerbaijan.
19.11.2007 | ორშაბათი
Georgia's Performance? | Millenium Challenge Corporation's Meta-IndexWith all the attention on Georgia, it may be interesting to revisit Georgia's most recent performance as seen by international organizations. As it happens, the Millennium Challenge Corporation offers a such an assessment through its annual scorecard, just released last week. This scorecard is a meta-index, drawing on data from the World Bank Institute, Freedom House, IFC, WHO, UNESCO and a few other organizations.
21.11.2016 | ორშაბათი
Georgian parliamentary elections 2016 - Gender and ethnic minority representation on party listsThe results of the 2016 Parliamentary elections in Georgia reveal some interesting patterns about the representation of women and ethnic minorities in Georgian politics.
08.03.2017 | ოთხშაბათი
უფლებები, ყვავილების ნაცვლად!
ქალთა საერთაშორისო დღე 8 მარტს აღინიშნება. ბევრ ქართველ ქალს ამ დღეს ყვავილებს ჩუქნიან. თუმცა, ზოგი მათგანი ყვავილების ნაცვლად უფლებებს ითხოვს. ეს სტატია ოფიციალურ სტატისტიკასა და საზოგადოებრივი აზრის გამოკითხვების შედეგებზე დაყრდნობით საქართველოში ქალების მიმართ არსებულ დამოკიდებულებებზე მეტყველებს.
15.08.2017 | სამშაბათი
Who makes political decisions in Georgia: What people thinkBidzina Ivanishvili resigned from the post of prime minister of Georgia on November 20th 2013, and in his own words, "left politics". Speculation about his continued informal participation in the political decision-making process began even before he resigned and still continues. Some politicians think that Ivanishvili gives orders to the Georgian Dream party from behind-the-scenes, while others believe that he actually distanced himself from politics. Politicians, journalists and experts continue to discuss the situation. Meanwhile, a majority of Georgia's population thinks that Bidzina Ivanishvili is still involved in the governing process and that his informal participation is unacceptable.
19.09.2017 | სამშაბათი
Private tutoring and inequality in GeorgiaAccording to the March 2016 CRRC/TI-Georgia survey, roughly 4 in 10 households with school-aged children reported hiring a private tutor at the time of the survey for at least one subject that a child in their household was studying at school. While, as has been noted before, private tutoring reflects economic inequalities in Georgian society, it also contributes to furthering these inequalities. This blog post looks at how the frequency of hiring private tutors in Georgia differs by settlement type and level of education of the interviewed household member.
09.10.2017 | ორშაბათი
Prioritizing the personal: People talk more about personal issues than political eventsIn general people are primarily interested in their own lives, rather than in social or political events. In other words, social and political events will, most probably, be overshadowed by events in one's personal life. CRRC's 2015 Caucasus Barometer (CB) survey data provides more detailed insights on this. In this blog post, we compare answers to two CB questions: "When you get together with your close relatives and friends, how often do you discuss each other's private problems?" and "When you get together with your friends and close relatives, how often do you discuss politics / current affairs?" in Armenia and Georgia.
06.11.2017 | ორშაბათი
Taking partly free voters seriously: autocratic response to voter preferences in Armenia and GeorgiaDo voters in less than democratic contexts matter or are elections simply facades used to create a veneer of democratic accountability for domestic and international actors? Within the Autocratic Response to Voter Preferences in Armenia and Georgia project, funded by Academic Swiss Caucasus Net, CRRC-Georgia and CRRC-Armenia aimed to help answer this question, at least for Georgia and Armenia. On October 27, Caucasus Survey published the results of the project in a special issue, available here.
05.12.2017 | სამშაბათი
Are Georgians as tolerant as they claim to be?On 15 November, the Ministry of Culture announced it would give 'Georgian tolerance' the status of intangible cultural heritage. Historically, Georgia may have exhibited relatively high levels of tolerance, with many pointing to the reign of King David the Builder in the 12th century. David is celebrated for presiding over the start of the country's golden age, and many point to his encouragement of other ethnicities settling in Georgia as a good example of Georgian tolerance.
25.12.2017 | ორშაბათი
Gender (in)equality on TVStereotypes are an inseparable part of every society, and present in many parts of everyday life. Georgian society is no exception in this regard. For example, some professions like teaching are stereotypically thought of as "women's professions" while others like being a soldier are considered "men's professions". The media is considered one of the strongest means through which stereotypes are strengthened or broken. In Georgia, TV is the most important media, given that according to CRRC/NDI data, 73% of the population of the country name television as their primary source of the information. In order to understand the dynamics around gender-based stereotypes on TV, CRRC-Georgia monitored the main evening news releases and political talk shows broadcast during prime time (from 18:00 to 00:00) on five national and three regional channels from September 11 to November 12, 2017 (Channel One of the Public Broadcaster, Adjara, Rustavi 2, Imedi, Maestro, Trialeti, Gurjaani, Odishi) with the support of the UN Joint Program for Gender Equality with support from UNDP Georgia and the Swedish government.
08.01.2018 | ორშაბათი
Visa liberalization: Which groups in Georgia are expected to benefit most from it?The introduction of visa free travel to the Schengen zone countries for Georgian citizens was one of the most prominent news stories in Georgia in 2017. It was also highly publicized and presented by the country's government as a significant achievement on the way to European integration. Do people in Georgia agree with this assessment? And which groups of the population does the public think will actually benefit from the opportunity? CRRC's 2017 Caucasus Barometer (CB) survey results shed some light on these questions.
12.02.2018 | ორშაბათი
რა ფაქტორები უწყობს ხელს კარგი სამსახურის შოვნას? მოსაზრებები სომხეთსა და საქართველოშირა ფაქტორები უწყობს ხელს კარგი სამსხურის შოვნას? ეს კითხვა მთელ მსოფლიოშია მნიშვნელოვანი, განსაკუთრებით კი ქვეყნებში, სადაც მაღალი გაცხადებული უმუშევრობაა. სომხეთი და საქართველო ასეთი ქვეყნების რიცხვს მიეკუთვნება. იმის გასაგებად, თუ სინამდვილეში რა ეხმარება ადამიანებს კარგი სამსახურის პოვნაში, საჭიროა კონკრეტულ ქვეყნებში შრომითი ბაზრის სიღრმისეული კვლევა. თუმცა, აგრეთვე საინტერესოა ხალხის მოსაზრებები ამ საკითხთან დაკავშირებით. CRRC-ის 2017 წლის კავკასიის ბარომეტრის კვლევის ფარგლებში მოსახლეობას სომხეთსა და საქართველოში ჰკითხეს, თუ რა ფაქტორებია მნიშვნელოვანი კარგი სამსახურის საშოვნელად მათ ქვეყნებში.
20.02.2018 | სამშაბათი
As many Georgians think the West spreads propaganda as RussiaOn 13 February, the United States released its Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community. In it, the significance of Russian influence operations in Georgia were highlighted. Just eight days earlier, on 5 February, a coalition of Georgia's leading non-governmental organisations made an official offer to support the Government of Georgia, the EU, and NATO in their efforts to counter anti-Western propaganda.
05.03.2018 | ორშაბათი
პარტიული კუთვნილება და ტელეარხებისადმი ნდობა საქართველოშიმსოფლიოში მედიასაშუალებების პოლარიზაციის შედეგად ადამიანები ახალ ამბებს უფრო მეტად იმ წყაროებიდან ეცნობიან, რომლებიც ყველაზე მეტად ეხმიანება მათ იდეოლოგიურ შეხედულებებს. კონკრეტული იდეოლოგიის გამტარებელი მედიასაშუალების მოხმარება კიდევ უფრო ამყარებს მაყურებლის შეხედულებებს, რაც აუდიტორიის მეტ პოლარიზაციას იწვევს. მნიშვნელოვანია, რომ მედიის მკვლევრები ამას ისეთი განსხვავებული კონტექსტის მქონე შემთხვევების მაგალითზე აღწერენ, როგორებიცაა ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები და ლიბანი. როგორც ჩანს, ეს ტენდენცია არც ქართული მედიისთვისაა უცხო. 2017 წლის დეკემბერში "CRRC-საქართველოს" და "ეროვნულ-დემოკრატიული ინსტიტუტის (NDI)" მიერ ჩატარებული კვლევის შედეგებიდან ირკვევა, რომ საქართველოს მოსახლეობაც შერჩევითად ენდობა იმ მედიასაშუალებებს, რომლებიც მათ პოლიტიკურ შეხედულებებს შეესაბამება.
12.03.2018 | ორშაბათი
Dissecting Attitudes towards Pre-Marital Sex in GeorgiaMany in Georgia embrace conservative attitudes about premarital sex, as a previous CRRC blog post highlighted. Attitudes are different, however, depending whether it's a male or a female having the premarital relationship. This blog post uses data from CRRC's 2017 Knowledge of and attitudes toward the EU in Georgia survey (EU survey) conducted for Europe Foundation to describe how justified or unjustified people of varying ages, genders, and those living in different types of settlements believe pre-marital sex to be for men and women.
26.03.2018 | ორშაბათი
Women Significantly Less Likely to Go Out to Eat in GeorgiaBusy restaurants and cafes are a common sight in Georgia, and CRRC's Caucasus Barometer data suggest that restaurants and cafes have become busier over the last five years. While 27% of Georgia's population reported going to a restaurant in 2012, five years later 50% did. There is an upward trend for both men and women, yet the data also suggests there is a significant gender gap. Taking into account other social and demographic characteristics, women are significantly less likely to go to restaurants than men.
09.04.2018 | ორშაბათი
People in Georgia approve of doing business with Russians, despite interstate hostilityIn the 2017 wave of CRRC's Caucasus Barometer survey, 40% of the population of Georgia named Russia as the main enemy of the country. Turkey and the United States garnered the second highest share of responses with 3% each. Yet, no particular animosity towards ethnic Russians is observed in answers to a question about people's (dis)approval of individuals of their ethnicity doing business with Russians. This blog post examines how answers differ by people's opinions about whether or not Russia is the main enemy of Georgia.
16.04.2018 | ორშაბათი
Changes in public opinion between 2011 and 2017A lot changed in Georgia between 2011 and 2017, including the government. New promises and new regulations have been made and new priorities set by politicians. A visa free regime with the Schengen zone countries came into force. An ultranationalist 'Georgian March' was organized. A Georgian priest was charged with conspiracy to murder the Secretary of the Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church, the most trusted institution in Georgia. This list is by no means exhaustive, but it does raise questions about whether and how public opinion has changed against the backdrop of these and other events.
23.04.2018 | ორშაბათი
Which groups name Russia as Georgia's main enemy?In 2017, 40% of the population of Georgia named Russia as the main enemy of Georgia. Yet the opinion that Russia is the main enemy of the country is not equally present in different demographic groups. This blog post uses data from CRRC's 2017 Caucasus Barometer survey to gain a better understanding of the characteristics of those who report Russia is the country's main enemy.
30.04.2018 | ორშაბათი
During Sargsyan's incumbency, dissatisfaction with government grew and support for protest increasedSerzh Sargsyan, formerly the President and then Prime Minister of Armenia, resigned from office on April 23rd, 2018, following 11 days of peaceful protest. Over the past 10 years, which coincide with Sargsyan's time in office, Armenians were increasingly dissatisfied with their government. At the same time, the country witnessed growing civic engagement, with "youth-driven, social media-powered, issue-specific civic activism," referred to as "civic initiatives". CRRC's Caucasus Barometer data from 2008 to 2017 reflect both these trends.
07.05.2018 | ორშაბათი
Willingness to temporarily emigrate from Armenia and Georgia: Does fatalism matter?Scholarship points to a number of factors that contribute to an individual's willingness to emigrate, either on a temporary or permanent basis. Political, economic, and social conditions are all important variables in the emigration equation. This blog post uses data from CRRC's Caucasus Barometer survey to see whether or not people who express a willingness to temporarily emigrate from Armenia and Georgia differ from others in terms of the reported belief that people shape their fate themselves. Those who believe so may be more inclined to consider actions such as temporary emigration.
16.05.2018 | ოთხშაბათი
Five data points about homophobia in Georgia five years after the IDAHOT riotFive years ago, on May 17, 2013 a homophobic riot took place in Tbilisi in response to a small LGBTQ rights demonstration on the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia. Thousands of protestors, including frocked priests, chased the demonstrators through the streets of Tbilisi as police struggled (some say facilely) to protect the demonstrators from violence. In the time since, LGBTQ rights have remained on the agenda in Georgia, with an anti-discrimination law passed in 2014, which gives some protection to LGBTQ people, and the first openly homosexual candidate running for office in the 2017 local elections. Despite this progress, homophobic and transphobic violence still occurs in the country (for example, see here, here, and here). Five years after the events of May 17, 2013, this article presents five findings from CRRC's Caucasus Barometer (CB) survey about homophobia in Georgia.
28.05.2018 | ორშაბათი
Perceptions of the problems faced by women in GeorgiaPeople in Georgia consistently name unemployment as the main problem the country faces. Women, compared with men, report having a job less often. Based on CRRC/NDI December 2017 survey findings, this blog post presents the population's perceptions of some of the issues that women in Georgia face that may partially explain women's lower labor force participation rate.
04.06.2018 | ორშაბათი
Willingness to temporarily emigrate from Armenia and Georgia: Does education matter?A previous CRRC blog post showed how people's willingness to temporarily emigrate from Armenia and Georgia varied according to their belief in whether everything in life is determined by fate or people shape their fate themselves. The blog post concluded that compared to people who are not interested in temporary emigration from these countries, those who are tended to believe slightly more often that people shape their fate themselves.
25.06.2018 | ორშაბათი
The Caucasus Barometer survey regularly asks people, "Which of the following statements do you agree with: "'People are like children; the government should take care of them like a parent' or 'Government is like an employee; the people should be the bosses who control the government.'" Approximately half of the population of Georgia (52%) agreed in 2017 with the former statement and 40% with the latter. Responses to this question have fluctuated to some extent over time, but overall, attitudes are nearly equally split.
Do people in Georgia see the government as a parent or as an employee?Based on CRRC's Caucasus Barometer survey data, this blog post describes how people in Georgia see the government, as a "parent" or as an "employee", and how this differs by settlement type, gender, and education level.
The Caucasus Barometer survey regularly asks people, "Which of the following statements do you agree with: "'People are like children; the government should take care of them like a parent' or 'Government is like an employee; the people should be the bosses who control the government.'" Approximately half of the population of Georgia (52%) agreed in 2017 with the former statement and 40% with the latter. Responses to this question have fluctuated to some extent over time, but overall, attitudes are nearly equally split.
13.08.2018 | ორშაბათი
Is Georgia's Orthodox Christian population losing (trust in) their religion?Surveys conducted in Georgia have repeatedly shown that the Georgian Orthodox Church's leader Patriarch Ilia II is the most trusted public figure in the country. Yet, CRRC's Caucasus Barometer survey data from 2008 to 2017 suggests that both the share of Orthodox Christians in Georgia that trust the Church and the degree to which they trust the Church is on the decline. Although the survey does not provide direct evidence, the scandals surrounding the church in recent years could have contributed to this. For instance, in 2017, a priest was convicted of attempting to poison the Secretary of Ilia II. The government has sold land to the Church at symbolic prices on numerous occasions, often leading to negative media coverage. In 2013, priests were involved in an anti-LGBT rights riot.
20.08.2018 | ორშაბათი
Views on marital (in)fidelity in GeorgiaAccording to 86% of adults in Georgia, cheating on one's spouse can never be justified, according to CRRC's 2017 Caucasus Barometer (CB) survey findings. Another 12% also reported disapproving of cheating, but refrained from a radical "never" answer and choose relatively softer options. Only about 2% openly agreed, albeit with different strength of agreement, with the position that cheating on one's spouse can be justified. While these answers are expected to be influenced by social desirability bias, they are still interesting indicators of views on marital (in)fidelity in Georgia. Importantly, the distribution of answers has been quite stable since 2011.
18.09.2018 | სამშაბათი
Which questions do people tend to respond "Don't know" to?On surveys, sometimes the questions asked are hard for some people to answer. As a result, the answer option "Don't know" is a regular part of any survey dataset. But are some questions particularly likely to elicit these responses? This blog post uses un-weighted 2017 CRRC Caucasus Barometer (CB) survey data for Georgia to look at this question.
30.04.2019 | სამშაბათი
But what do people want?
Who doesn't want democracy for Georgia?After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Georgia adopted western-style democratic institutions. They have never functioned in a fully democratic manner, fluctuating between more liberal and authoritarian tendencies. That is, Georgia is and has been a hybrid regime.
But what do people want?
13.05.2019 | ორშაბათი
Pessimism about Georgia's direction hides room for optimismWhile a large number of Georgians think the country is going in the wrong direction, the fact that they are judging the country's performance based on issues rather than political partisanship alone is a good sign.
06.05.2019 | ორშაბათი
სომხეთსა და საქართველოში, კაცები თვლიან, რომ უფრო მეტ საოჯახო საქმეს აკეთებენ, ვიდრე ეს სინამდვილეშიასომხეთსა და საქართველოში ტრადიციული გენდერული როლები დღესაც განსაზღვრავს ოჯახში შრომის განაწილებას. მიუხედავად იმისა, რომ ზოგიერთ საოჯახო საქმეებზე კაცები სრულად არიან პასუხისმგებლები და ზოგიერთს მეტ-ნაკლებად თანაბრად იზიარებენ ოჯახის ქალ წევრებთან ერთად, ძირითადად, საოჯახო საქმეებზე პასუხისმგებელი მაინც ქალები არიან.
17.06.2019 | ორშაბათი
ესმით თუ არა ქართველებს, რას ნიშნავს გენდერული თანასწორობა?გენდერული თანასწორობისა და ფემინიზმის ცნებები სულ უფრო ხშირად გამოიყენება საჯარო დისკურსში საქართველოში. 2010 წელს საქართველომ მიიღო კანონი გენდერული თანასწორობის შესახებ. გენდერული თანასწორობა ხშირად პოპულარული სატელევიზიო გადაცემების განხილვის საგანია და სახალხო დამცველის აპარატი ანგარიშს ამზადებს ამ საკითხთან დაკავშირებით. მიუხედავად ამისა, გამოკითხვის მონაცემები აჩვენებს, რომ ქართველებს ხშირად არ ესმით, რას ნიშნავს გენდერული თანასწორობა.
15.07.2019 | ორშაბათი
რა მიმართულებით მიდის საქართველო? საქართველოს მოსახლეობის აღქმაბოლო ათი წელია, CRRC-საქართველოსა და ეროვნულ-დემოკრატიული ინსტიტუტის მიერ ჩატარებული კვლევები პოლიტიკური შეხედულებების შესახებ თვალს ადევნებს მოსახლეობის დამოკიდებულებას ქვეყნის მიმართულებაზე. მიუხედავად იმისა, რომ ამისი პირდაპირი მიზეზი ვერ იქნებოდა, მზარდი აღქმა იმისა, რომ საქართველო არასწორი მიმართულებით მიდის, გარკვეულწილად გავლენას ახდენს იმ საპროტესტო ტალღაზე, რაც საქართველოში ივნისში დაიწყო და დღემდე გრძელდება. ხალხის აღქმაზე, თუ რა მიმართულებით მიდის საქართველო, გავლენას მრავალი ფაქტორი ახდენს, თუმცა, ამ მიმართულებით ყველაზე მნიშვნელოვან ფაქტორებად არჩევნები და აშშ დოლართან მიმართებაში ქართული ლარის დევალვაცია იკვეთება. ეს ბლოგი მიმოიხილავს, თუ როგორ იცვლება მოსახლეობის შეხედულება ქვეყნის მიმართულებაზე ბოლო ათი წლის განმავლობაში.
26.08.2019 | ორშაბათი
Attitudes toward politicians are related to evaluations of institutional performanceHow citizens evaluate the performance of the state is often a reasonable proxy for its performance. In Georgia, evaluations of public institutions are mixed. While a number of social and demographic variables are associated with people's perceptions of state performance, so too are people's attitudes towards political parties and politicians. This shows once again how politics is personalized in Georgia.
03.09.2019 | სამშაბათი
Internal Displacements' Impact on Attitudes towards Gender RelationsAs a result of the conflicts in the 1990s and in 2008 in Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia, nearly 6 percent of Georgia's population is internally displaced. Previous studies have suggested that internal displacement from conflict can alter attitudes towards gender relations, and specifically perceptions of women's household authority, tolerance of domestic violence, and attitudes towards women earning money.
17.09.2019 | სამშაბათი
While many things could divide the public, what do the people think and which groups report more and fewer sources of division? The April 2019 NDI-CRRC poll suggests that there are fewer perceived reasons for division in rural areas and among ethnic minorities.
What divides and what unites Georgian society?The last year has seen a number of conversations about polarization in Georgia. The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, even commented on the issue in his Batumi speech. One of the components of polarization, though not the sole factor, is division in society over actors, issues, and institutions.
While many things could divide the public, what do the people think and which groups report more and fewer sources of division? The April 2019 NDI-CRRC poll suggests that there are fewer perceived reasons for division in rural areas and among ethnic minorities.
11.11.2019 | ორშაბათი


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Pinna, Gérard Aimé and Loriga, Giovanni and Cignarella, Giorgio (2005) 3,6-diazabicyclos[3.1.1]heptane derivatives with analgesic activity. WO/2005/108402. Patent.
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The invention relates to compounds of general formula (I), wherein R and R1, different from one another, are: a C2-C8 straight or branched acyl group; and a group of formula (II), wherein B and R2 are as defined in the description. The compounds (I) have higher central analgesic activity than morphine and are substantially free from the side effects of morphine or other central analgesics. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of the compounds (I).
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Talk Shit, Get Shot
"For some reason, you mutha fxxxxxs think this is a game. You think you can say anything you want and nothing will ever happen to you. You think we live in a new age... But Let me tell you, it can happen real easy."
After the Chalrie Hebdo attack it seemed like Kony 2012 all over again. All my artsy-fartsy friends were throwing up Je Suis Charlie messages and images of bloody pens on their social media, talking about free speech. So I cruised around and ... Read the full article →


text: On the morning of July 5th, the body of the victim is found lying face up in an abandoned lot that had been used to shoot off guns the night before in celebration of Independence Day. More than 60+ shell casings are collected from the crime scene, which detectives hope will include an essential clue. A tip leads detectives to a possible suspect, who denies any involvement in the killing, although his polygraph may show otherwise. Detectives search his girlfriend's house for other evidence. Meanwhile, rumor on the street is that a high-level dealer was actually the shooter. As their list of suspects grows, the case quickly evolves into what seems to be a conspiracy -- but without an on-the-record eyewitness, Detective Simms won't be able to prove the case.


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Mobile Embrace Posts 105% Revenue Increase For First Quarter This Financial Year
Mobil commerce company Mobile Embrace Limited has reported a strong start to FY2016 with record revenue and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) for the quarter ended 30 September 2015.
Revenue for the period was up 105 per cent on the previous corresponding period to $12.1 million (Q1 2015: $5.9 million) and EBITDA was up from $0.13 million to $2 million. The revenue and EBITDA performance represents the strongest trading quarter in MBE's history.
Management is very encouraged by the first quarter financial performance which has been driven by solid organic growth from ongoing operations and the businesses that Mobile Embrace has acquired. This has underpinned the continued expansion of the group's domestic and international operations.
While MBE's domestic operations are performing well, the company is particularly encouraged by the growth in international operations, primarily the m-payments division in the United Kingdom. Revenue from international m-payments has been growing at an average 20 per cent month-on-month since January 2015. International revenues are now 14 per cent of Mobile Embrace's m-payments business with this figure continuing to grow.
Mobile Embrace CEO, Chris Thorpe, commented: "We are encouraged by the consistent and strong growth being achieved across domestic and international markets which is translating into increased revenue and earnings.
"MBE is now just starting to realise the financial benefits from the businesses it has acquired which are all experiencing very solid organic growth under the company's ownership.
"In the near term, we are also expecting strong growth from our performance marketing operations which can now service clients in Australia, New Zealand, and the much larger markets of the United Kingdom and Europe. Our performance marketing operations now have sufficient operational scale to compete globally.
"Our m-marketing and m-payments capabilities present clients with a unique market offering and we are continuing to build scale into these operations so we establish MBE as a leading m-commerce provider in multiple markets.
"MBE is in excellent shape with a strong balance sheet, growing revenue streams and robust operating businesses. We are well placed for the first half of FY2106 and beyond, and we look forward to updating shareholders in the near term on a number of operational developments across the business."


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A developer's main goal usually doesn't include creating flawless, intrusion proof applications. In fact the goal is usually to create a working program as quickly as possible. Programmers aren't security experts, and perhaps they shouldn't be. But when 70% of applications failing to company with enterprise security standards (data from Veracode SoSS vol 5), it is clear more attention needs to be given to secure programming techniques.
This is why when I came across an article describing a new training program by the Software Assurance Forum for Excellence in Code (SAFECode), I was pleasantly surprised. The organization, led by Howard Schmidt, will offer training courses for "anyone that does development work". The first six training courses will focus on web application security flaws such as SQL injections and Cross Site-Scripting.
I haven't had a chance to view the full curriculum, but I have confidence in the security pros at Adobe, have put together an excellent program. Web application security flaws are some of the easiest flaws to avoid and most exploitable, yet they are also some of the most common flaws, so I think starting program with lessons on web applications is a great first step. It is an extra bonus that the material will be Creative Commons licensed which should allow for wide distribution. The free on demand training courses are available at:
The security industry needs more programs like the training from SAFECode. When combined with integrating security testing and scanning into the software development lifecycle (SDLC), these programs will help create less vulnerable applications and reduce the number of successful attacks using well known vulnerabilities. While it seems like most people agree on these points, the need for speed has somehow made slowing down to consider security during the development process uncool. This is especially true when programmers don't have as many resources at their disposal, for example, when developing open source applications. It is as if acknowledging that you may have security flaws in your code is the same thing as admitting you aren't a true programmer. This couldn't be farther from the truth. Even the smartest, most innovative programmers can create software with flaws because they are human and imperfect, just like the rest of us.
Offering free training courses and materials on secure coding will hopefully serve a dual purpose. My first hope is that it will help programmers use more secure coding practices. The second is that it will eliminate the taboo of admitting (during the development stage) that an application could have security vulnerabilities. Only then can flaws be remediated before the program is released.


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WM Fiduciary Administrator 2
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Wilmington, DE 19893
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- Important Note:* During the application process, ensure your contact information (email and phone number) is up to date and upload your current resume prior to submitting your application for consideration. To participate in some selection activities you will need to respond to an invitation. The invitation can be sent by both email and text message. In order to receive text message invitations, your profile must include a mobile phone number designated as "Personal Cell" or "Cellular" in the contact information of your application.
At Wells Fargo, we want to satisfy our customers' financial needs and help them succeed financially. We're looking for talented people who will put our customers at the center of everything we do. Join our diverse and inclusive team where you'll feel valued and inspired to contribute your unique skills and experience.
Help us build a better Wells Fargo. It all begins with outstanding talent. It all begins with you.
- Wealth and Investment Management (WIM)* businesses build enduring client relationships through sound, thoughtful and objective advice. We help our clients by developing individualized plans for everything from retirement goals to business succession planning, to family legacy intentions. Services include comprehensive planning and advice, investment management, brokerage, private banking, estate planning strategies, trust, and both individual and institutional retirement.
Wealth Management (WM) business is a leading provider of financial services to high-net worth clients through Wells Fargo Private Bank, and to the affluent segment through partnerships between Wealth Brokerage Services and the Community Bank. Investment & Fiduciary Services (IFS) is within WM and works with our clients to build, manage, preserve and transition their wealth. As one of the nation's strongest financial institutions, we bring together a team of experienced professionals to gain insight into each client's unique situation so that we may deliver specialized wealth solutions that best meet their needs and goals. Within IFS, we have 6 Fiduciary Management Services (FMS) offices that support clients and field offices by providing trust administration, investment management, and fiduciary services.
The * WM Fiduciary Administrator 2* administers the client account in order to create, expand and to service WM FMS relationships while managing the risk of those accounts.
Duties may include: setting up, administering, terminating and distributing moderately complex accounts of all types. Identifies customer needs and offers solutions. Develops knowledge of investment strategies, objectives and asset allocations. Communicates directly with clients, WF partners and centers of influence as well as external resources, e.g. accountants or attorneys, who are related to the client accounts as part of day-to-day administration. Analyzes trust/financial information, reacts accordingly and prioritizes as appropriate. May provide work direction.
Required Qualifications:
- 3+ years of experience in one or a combination of the following industries: financial, trust, or legal; or 2+ years of experience in one or a combination of the following industries: financial, trust, or legal plus one of the following degrees or certifications: BA or higher in Trust & Wealth Management, JD, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ or Certified Trust Fiduciary Advisor
Desired Qualifications:
- Intermediate Microsoft Office skills
- Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to interact with all levels of an organization
- Ability to review trust agreement documents and ensure bank compliance
- Ability to take initiative and work independently with minimal supervision in a structured environment
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Knowledge and understanding of estate, trust, or fiduciary administration
- Solid problem solving skills
- Ability to read and interpret legal documents
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Relevant military experience is considered for veterans and transitioning service men and women.
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text: 19.05.09 Prestige series of power conditioners AUTHOR: Inavate SYSTEMS PRODUCTS Furman will unveil the new P-6900 AR E voltage regulator/power conditioner. The unit provides voltage regulation, power protection, and filtration for professional A/V applications. It uses Furman's True RMS Voltage Regulation Technology to provide stable voltage to connected equipment, along with Furman's SMP/LiFT/EVS Technologies for linear AC noise filtration.At 30A capacity, the unit is well suited to large installations, sound reinforcement applications in which power amplifiers are used, or any situation where high current capacity is needed.The product will be on show on Booth #6529 SYSTEMS PRODUCTS