Thesis advisor: Robert Murphy / Thesis advisor: Hiroshi Nakazato / Microfinance and the notion of helping the poor help themselves by providing small loans to serve as startup capital and encourage entrepreneurship has been increasing in popularity as the new panacea to poverty since its development by Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank. In order to accurately identify the validity of this claim, this thesis presents a comprehensive analysis of the academic studies that have been done to date in order to determine what we know about the effectiveness of these programs. By analyzing studies based on three major questions: Who is being studied? What variables are being studied? and How is the analysis done? This research addresses the differences between conclusions and finds that overall, microfinance may be effective for some populations, but is not necessarily worthy of such high acclaim. / Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2010. / Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: International Studies Honors Program. / Discipline: International Studies.

The master´s thesis focuses on the internal guidelines of the company Quaprotek Manufacturing, k. s. The theoretical bases of internal guidelines will be discussed in the first part and the basic concepts. In the second analytical part of the thesis the selected company will be introduce and analyze and the existing internal guidelines will be analyzed and evaluated. In the last part I will propose necessary internal guidelines, draft the formal aspects of the internal directive of the company and adjust the existing directives and create some missing directives.