Browsing by Author "Kalkidan Tesfaye"

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    Life and Death in Selected Poetry of Emily Dickinson and Sylvia Plath: A Comparative Analysis
    (Addis Ababa university, 2021-01) Kalkidan Tesfaye ; Abiye Daniel
    This study is concerned with A Freudian Psychoanalytic analysis of selected English poems of two poets: namely Emily Dickinson and Sylvia Plath. This research focuses on how these poets communicate their conscious and unconscious thoughts through language choices. Therefore, the main purpose of this thesis is to explore the language use of the poets and find out which language choices convey meanings in all poems. In addition, the study will try to identify the themes each poem portrays. The other aim of this study is to reveal the effectiveness of the Freudian Psychoanalytic approach in bringing out meaning of the poems and arriving at valid interpretation of literary texts. The thesis is divided into four chapters. The first chapter serves as an introduction to the research work. The second chapters show different reviews and researches related to this study. The third chapter shows an overview of the concepts in focus and discusses the concept of Freudian psychoanalysis and basic frameworks of Freudian analysis. The last chapter deals with the actual analysis of the selected poems. Thus, the poems of Emily Dickinson and Sylvia Plath will be analyzed against significant frameworks of Freudian theories to reveal the message they present as literary works and as reflections of the poets as well as to show the significant similarities and difference in the works of these poets. In the final section, which is the conclusion part, the findings of the researcher are briefly presented.
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    The Influence of Project Risk Management Practices on The Success of Development Projects Implemented by Selected Ethiopian Ngos
    (Addis Abeba Universty, 2026-10) Kalkidan Tesfaye; Bahran Asrat (PhD)
    Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) run development projects in Ethiopia and development projects are the key to the country's economic change. The environment they operate in includes instability, financial fluctuations and logistical constraints. Development projects often face delays, cost overruns and scope failures. This study investigates how the Project Risk Management (PRM) practices shape the success of development projects, in NGOs, specifically risk identification, risk analysis, risk response planning and risk monitoring and control, while examining how Top Management Support changes the way the Project Risk Management (PRM) practices affect project success. The research used a quantitative approach with a descriptive and explanatory design. The research collected data with questionnaires. The questionnaires were conducted by a chosen sample of 200 project professionals. The project professionals include project managers, directors and M&E officers. The research used stratified sampling to reflect different organizations and further used purposive sampling to target knowledgeable professionals. The research analyzed the data with the Statistical Package, for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The research run statistics, Pearson correlation and moderated regression to test the research hypotheses. Related literature and theories show that PRM awareness is present but implementation is still ad-hoc and reactive due to the level of leadership commitment. This study measured how organized PRM practices affect project success. The study also examined how Top Management Support strengthens PRM practices and leads to outcomes that stay on schedule, stay within budget and meet quality standards.