Browsing by Author "Daniel, Nahom"

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    The Images of Women in Nibut and Yederasiwa File
    (Addis Ababa University, 2012-06) Daniel, Nahom; Yazbec, Olga (PhD)
    Traditionally, women have been relegated to the margins of society, history and culture in male-dominated environment. Patriarchal systems have long denied women to play an appropriate role in nation building and to enter the public sphere. The representation of female characters in fictions by female writers is different from that of men owning to the fact that they have different life experiences. Both the novels that have been selected for the analysis, Nibut and Yederasiwa File, are written by female Ethiopian writers. The aim of this thesis is to examine and analyze the images of women in the works of Ethiopian female writers. The paper is divided into five chapters. Chapter one deals with the background, statement of the problem, objectives, significance, methodology and scope. The second chapter presents a review of related literature. In this section, an attempt has been made to review material related to this study. In the third chapter, an attempt has been made to explain the conceptual framework which focuses on Socialist feminist literary theory that has been applied in this study. In the fourth chapter, the selected novels have been examined and analyzed using the framework discussed in chapter three. The writer of this research has found out that the writers of the selected novels have tried to reverse the traditional stereotypical portrayal of women by giving the major female characters the face of the New Woman which is characterized by being intelligent, educated, self-reliant, etc. On the other hand, it has also been observed that the female characters are exposed to sexual abuses and harassments, and also are victims of traditional gender roles that have long been established by patriarchal dominated society. Then, the final chapter is the conclusion. In this section a brief summary and some findings have been given.
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    Prospects And Challenges Of IFRS Adoption Project In Nib International Bank
    (Addis Ababa University, 2018-06-24) Daniel, Nahom; Teklemariam, Dereje (Associate Professor)
    The main objective of this study was to assess the IFRS adoption project in Nib International Bank S.C. The specific objectives were to examine the present status of IFRS adoption project, to explore the prospects and challenges of IFRS adoption project, and to assess the readiness process of IFRS project in Nib International Bank. To meet the research objectives, both primary and secondary sources of data were used in the study. The study used two separate questionnaires and one key informant interview as tools to collect the primary data while documentary reviews were used to gather the secondary data required for the study. The total population of the study constituted 3 project steering committee members, 7 project team members and 280 operational staffs. From the 280 operational staff, with the use of Yamane’s simplified sample formula, a total of 165 respondents were selected as sample population of the study. In general, the total population of the study aggregated to 175 which were the sum of 165 sampled operational staff, 7 project staff and 3 project steering committee members. Data collected from the above sources were analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative data analysis tools. For the most part, qualitative data analysis techniques such as in-depth discussions and expositions were used. Meanwhile, frequencies and percentages were used for analyzing the quantitative data. The major findings of the study results from both primary and secondary data sources demonstrated that the project is in implementation stage and that it is still in progress. In relation to the prospect of the project, it was indicated that the project initiates new thinking, harnesses professionalism, smoothens the Bank’s correspondent relationship, helps in redefining and rejuvenating the existing work process and finally allows for fair presentation of financial condition of the Bank. There are also challenges that are associated with adopting IFRS in the Bank. Some of the major challenges identified by the respondents of the study incorporated; IFRS Knowledge Gap and lack of benchmarking, absence of mandatory infrastructures, disparity between existing laws and IFRS requirement, absence of a holistic approach to project management, loss of commitment to the project and resistance to change. The other major findings suggest that there are people, process and system readiness issue in the project. Based on the results of the study it was recommended that the Bank should focus on those issues that are internal to it so as to ensure the successful completion of the project on or before the regulatory deadline