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Sichüberlieferung: re-moving the history of being as presence

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Sichüberlieferung: re-moving the history of being as presence

Author(s): Kimiyo Murata-Soraci / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2021

Keywords: Repetition; ek-sistence; ecstatic temporality; authentic historicity; self-tradition; the middle Voice; tautology; animot

How are we to responsively belong to tradition? This paper retrieves the concept of self-tradition(Sichüberlieferung) in Heidegger’s magnum opus Being and Time (1927). We will take as a guidinglight Heidegger’s designation of a mode of his phenomenology as “phenomenology of the inapparent”expressed in the 1973 Zähringen Seminar. We will pay special heed to the function of the middle voice,neutrality of Da-sein, and tautology in the question of Being and history and bring to light the relationbetween authentic temporality and authentic historicity in a tautological turning of the selfsame. Wewill make a remark on the delay of Da-sein’s authentic historicity in the light of the “self-tradition”which marks Heidegger’s non-metaphysical response to the heritage of metaphysics of presence. Inthe wake of the phenomenology of the inapparent, we will turn to Derrida’s 2008 text The Animal thatTherefore I Am to explore Derrida’s different approach to free the “I am” from that of Heidegger’s Dasein whose being is set in Jeweilig-Jemeinigkeit. We will show how Derrida’s invention of animot enableshim and us to speak with the voices of our non-human animal others and enables us to free ourselvesfrom the fixities of presence of the present in our thought, language, and sensitivity. In a relay of the twophilosophers’ reading of us and their ways of self-overcoming of man as rational animal, we will learnto be in question and to learn to relate to one another without reducing one to the other and other tothe one..

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Exploring Saudi Students’ Perceptions of National Exams: A Washback Study

Author(s): Ahmad Alsagoafi / Language(s): English / Issue: 1Sup1/2021

Keywords: GAT & SAAT; Positive washback; Soft skills; Case study; High-stakes tests;

Research on washback and impact of tests (either positive or negative) on teaching and learning in the language assessment field has proliferated in approximately the last three decades. This study aims to explore the positive washback of the General Aptitude Test (GAT) and Scholastic Achievement Admission Test (SAAT) based on the perceptions of secondary school students in Saudi Arabia since this topic is underresearched in the literature. While the existing research has provided insight into the validity and reliability of these tests, we have a limited understanding of how these tests can positively impact the performance of students.In this qualitative study, data were collected from 103 participants using a case study approach through the means of semistructured questionnaires and semistructured interviews. Data were analyzed inductively by employing a computer program called NVivo. The results of the study showed that the participants were positively influenced by the test. This impact was manifested in students’ low pressure test-taking experiences, their successful honing of soft skills needed for future university study instead of reliance merely on indoctrination or the memorization of information and the feasibility of enrollment in universities because the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) is no longer the sole indicator of academic performance. Students’ scores increased due to the method of testing, test preparation and test retaking, which played key roles in promoting score gains and thus accentuating a positive washback.

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Информационна роза (Кълбото на Ариадна): метод на обучение „А. Куманова – Н. Василев“

Information rose (Ariadne’s clew) training method A. Kumanova – N. Vasilev

Author(s): Alexandra Kumanova,Nikolay Vasilev / Language(s): Bulgarian / Issue: 3/2021

Keywords: Information Rose (Ariadne’s clew): ontology; gnoseology, theory;sense;etymology;didactics;linguistic code of text / texts (algorithm);

The system cycle of subjects in the higher education degrees – bachelor’s: Academic writing, Infosphere: Cognitology, Bulgarian literature, Methodology of the scientific research, Cultural anthropology, Annotation and referring of documents, Bibliographic model of the knowledge and master’s: Historiographic model of e-library, Bibliographic integral (e-libraries) in the University of library science and information technologies (ULSIT) is representedthrough the scope of operation of the method of INFORMATION ROSE – ARIADNE’S CLEW as a laboratory for structuring of the reference-encyclopedic base for creating of the modern library (cataloging) bibliography, designed for markedly fine creation, retrieval and dissemination of information. Presented is the ontology, gnoseology and theory of the method in the context of the ideas, attached in the so-called ABSENT STRUCTURE OF THE INFORMATION (U. Eco): screen – T. Borov; reticulum – A. Lyubishchev; rhizome – J. Deleuze, F. Guattari; frame – M. Minsky; scale – U. Eco. Revealed are the sense, etymology and didactics of the method. Presented is a historiographic panorama of the universally important periodicals in the general humanitaristics in which order are Proceedings of the Student Scientific Society at ULSIT where was approbated the method used in the carrying out of the 16 e-libraries of ULSIT (2005– ). The study gives a lapidary description of the algorithmic function of the method for creation of a universal information picture encompassing the diversity of views for establishing of a linguistic code of text / texts (at the cynosure are literary texts).

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Entrepreneurial career: Factors influencing the decision of Hungarian students

Author(s): Andrea S. Gubik / Language(s): English / Issue: 3/2021

Keywords: entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial intentions; entrepreneurial spirit; entrepreneurial career; career plans; higher education; GUESSS research;

Objective: The objective of the article is to examine the career plans and their key shaping factors among Hungarian students, with a special focus on entrepreneurial ambitions. Research Design & Methods: The study is based on the analysis of the Hungarian database of the GUESSS (Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students ’Survey), with 9 677 valid answers. Findings: After graduation, a significant proportion of students would like to work as an employee. The proportion of those planning an entrepreneurial career is low. Our research suggests that positive entrepreneurial attitudes and better knowledge about the entrepreneurial processes increase the chance of an entrepreneurial career. The entrepreneurial university environment may also have a positive effect on entrepreneurial aspirations. Finally, experiences from a family entrepreneurial background leave a very strong imprint on students ’career plans. Implications & Recommendations: Understanding student opinions in the context of entrepreneurship, and in particular the key drivers behind them, makes it possible to develop policies and university practices that can increase students’ entrepreneurial intention and thus entrepreneurial activity. Contribution & Value Added: The study provides a literature overview of the factors which influence entrepreneurial career choices, introduces the main characteristics of students’ career aspirations in 2018 in Hungary and contributes to understanding the factors shaping the decision.

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Identity crisis of artists during the Covid-19 pandemic and shift towards entrepreneurship

Author(s): Łukasz Sułkowski,Michał Szostak / Language(s): English / Issue: 3/2021

Keywords: artist’s identity; entrepreneur’s identity; creative identity; complex identity, identity crisis; paradoxical thinking; creativity; Covid-19 pandemic; entrepreneurship;

Objective: The objective of the article is to understand the changes in artists’ identity facing the global obstacle caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the impact of the identity crisis into the shift towards entrepreneurial behaviours. Creative individuals seems to be perfect examples of adjustments to the changing environment. Research Design & Methods: The qualitative research was conducted in form of in-depth interviews with key informants (artists with different entrepreneurial experiences from different countries and cultures) and auto-ethnography. Findings: The Covid-19 pandemic caused a crisis of the artist’s identity. Individuals with complex identities deal with the crisis better than sole identity individuals. Artists-entrepreneurs are increasingly looking for new forms of activity during crisis. The Artistry-Creativity-Entrepreneurship Matrix which allow to understand the shifts among complex identity individuals towards one fractional identity in case of a crisis. Implications & Recommendations: The results can be used by: individuals (entrepreneurs, managers, artists) having complex/mixed identities for better understanding of a crisis situation and its impact and possibilities flowing from different layers of human personality with underlining of creativity; 2) business looking for new types of customers and/or wanting to understand more complex market participants. Contribution & Value Added: The article describes the unexplored areas of artistry among creative entrepreneurs. Distinction between artistry and creativity is marked here clearly. The application of the theory of aesthetics from the field of artistic creativity as a basis for the analysis of the phenomenon of entrepreneurial creativity, opens up new potential research areas of creativity among entrepreneurs.

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Local government policy towards the financial instruments supporting entrepreneurship

Author(s): Tomasz Skica,Jacek Rodzinka / Language(s): English / Issue: 3/2021

Keywords: entrepreneurship support instruments; financial support; local government units; local policy;

Objective: The objective of the article is to determine the scope of the use of financial instruments to support entrepreneurship by communes in Poland. Research Design & Methods: The article is a quantitative study. The source of data was a survey carried out among Polish Local Government Units (LGUs). In the article several methods were used: descriptive statistics methods, variable classification and grouping, Pearson’s chi-square coefficient, Cramer’s V coefficient and comparative analysis. Findings: The research results indicate that LGUs conduct inefficient fiscal policies. LGUs do not measure the results of their policies and do not address their activities oriented on entrepreneurship support well. As a result, one in five of the surveyed units was exposed to negative budgetary effects because of the policy on the tax on means of transport and more than every fourth one in relation to the real estate tax. Implications & Recommendations: LGUs should diagnose local economic conditions in terms of individual needs and choose instruments that match the unique conditions of the local environment. LGUs should also pay more attention to measuring the effects of their activities in order to stop ineffective activities and reorient associated financial streams. Contribution & Value Added: Due to the scope, multifacetedness and uniqueness of the collected data, the article is a significant added value in terms of recognizing the scope and diversity of LGUs’ use of financial instruments to stimulate entrepreneurship in Poland. The undertaken topic related to the widespread problems with LGU financing is an important contribution to the discussion on strengthening the effectiveness of the financial policy of Polish LGUs.

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How to increase the value of bilateral trade? Currency union versus fixed exchange rate regime

Author(s): Oleksandra Ivanievna Stoykova / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: fixed exchange rate; currency union; trade integration; Optimum Currency Area; exchange rate regimes ;

Objective: The objective of the article is to determine which exchange rate regime provides higher bilateral trade: fixed rate or currency union. Research Design & Methods: An index was designed based on variables commonly recognised as those that might affect the value of bilateral trade and those that are differently affected by fixed exchange rate regime and currency union. These variables are trade openness, trading partner trade importance, similarities of government debt and borrowing, similarities of inflation, and the correlation coefficient of detrended GDP. The index serves as a dependent variable in the main model, which was created using principal component analysis. I also ran models with both trade openness and trading partner trade importance as dependent variables. Findings: Although the index appeared to be higher in countries with a currency union, the results show that a currency union does not provide higher values of bilateral trade compared to a fixed exchange rate regime. Implications & Recommendations: Research can be repeated with more attention dedicated to independent variables. Alternative de facto classifications of exchange rate regimes can be used for future studies as well. Contribution & Value Added: The article contributes to existing studies on exchange rate regimes that commonly and interchangeably use notions of fixed exchange rate regime and currency union. To my best knowledge, there is no previous empirical research that would separately compare the impact on trade of these notions. The current study fills this gap.

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An investigation of the nexus between globalisation dimensions and income inequality

Author(s): Zita Tamašauskienė,Skaidrė Žičkienė / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: globalisation; dimensions of globalisation; income inequality; panel data; European Union;

Objective: The objective of the article is to explore the nexus between changes of various globalisation dimensions, defined by either policy (de jure) or outcomes (de facto), and the rise in income inequality in a panel of 27 EU countries during the period 1998-2017. Research Design & Methods: In order to tackle endogeneity issues, the effect is empirically tested applying the appropriate one-step system generalised method of moments (GMM) technique. Globalisation is measured by the de jure and de facto trade, financial, social, and political KOF globalisation indexes. Income inequality is measured by net Gini. To examine the sensitivity of our findings, we apply the decile ratio and quintile ratio as dependent variables. Findings: We have found several significant results. First, de jure trade and de jure financial globalisation exert a big affirmative influence on income inequality and suggest that changes in trade and financial policy have increased inequality in the EU countries. Second, the results testify that de jure and de facto political globalisation influence income inequality in various ways and opposing directions. Finally, the effect of social globalisation on income inequality lacks statistical significance. Implications & Recommendations: De jure trade and financial globalisation measures which are based on tariffs, trade taxes, trade and investment regulations, etc. increase income inequality. Therefore, policymakers need to rethink their approach to trade and financial globalisation policy and ensure that the increasing benefits of globalisation and rising income would be distributed more equally between different groups of the population. Contribution & Value Added: Economic literature has focused on the effect of different single indicators of economic globalisation on income distribution and inequality, while the effect of various globalisation dimensions is almost nonexistent. Contrary to previous studies, we also distinguish between de jure and de facto indicators of various dimensions of globalisation and reveal that they have diverse impacts on income inequality.

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Export-led growth hypothesis: Empirical evidence from the Southern African Customs Union countries

Author(s): Malefa Malefane / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: exports; imports; economic growth; SACU; Granger causality;

Objective: The objective of the article is to examine the export-led growth hypothesis in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Research Design & Methods: This study employs annual data on output, exports, imports, and a structural dummy variable for SACU countries, namely, South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and eSwatini. The study applies the cointegration test based on the Johansen (1988) and the Johansen and Juselius (1990) approach, followed by the vector error correction model and the trivariate Granger causality analysis. Findings: All SACU countries, apart from Lesotho, have witnessed a significant positive relationship between exports and economic growth during the reviewed period. In the case of Lesotho, the study finds a negative relationship between exports and economic growth. Causality results confirm that the export-led growth hypothesis is valid in Namibia and South Africa, but not in eSwatini, Botswana, and Lesotho. Implications & Recommendations: Based on the overall findings, this study mainly recommends that policymakers in SACU countries should consider providing extensive support for the development of infrastructure and trade-related logistics. Contribution & Value Added: SACU countries rely on a narrow range of exports, which could affect their vulnerability to external shocks. This article provides empirical evidence on whether data from SACU countries is consistent with the export-led growth hypothesis.

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The role of environmental concern in explaining attitude towards second-hand shopping

Author(s): Barbara Borusiak,Andrzej Szymkowiak,David Bernardo Lopez-Lluch,Paola Sanchez-Bravo / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: environmental concern; second-hand shopping; Norm Activation Model; purchase attitude;

Objective: The objective of the article is to examine the role which environmental concern plays in explaining attitude towards second-hand shopping and the intention to go on a second-hand shop visit. Research Design & Methods: The Norm Activation Model, including an additional variable - environmental concern, was used as the main theoretical framework. The research was conducted in Spain and Poland in 2019, with data collected among 403 respondents in Spain and 438 in Poland via the CAWI method, which was further processed using SEM. Findings: The research allowed to indicate that the influence of environmental concern on attitudes (AT) towards second-hand shopping (SHS) is higher in Spain than in Poland, but the ascription of responsibility for environmental issues has a low level of impact on AT in both countries. The awareness of the consequences has a similar level of influence on AT in both countries and this to a highest degree. Implications & Recommendations: Providing products with a second life supports the development of a circular economy, but this requires positive attitudes of individuals, which may be built to the greatest degree by strengthening the ascription of responsibility for the environment. Contribution & Value Added: To fill a gap in literature on the subject in the study, it was aimed to develop a model explaining the impact of environmental concern on individuals’ attitudes towards second-hand shopping.

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Advancing entrepreneurial career success: the role of passion, persistence, and risk-taking propensity

Author(s): Hussein-Elhakim Al Issa / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: risk-taking propensity; persistence; harmonious passion; obsessive passion; entrepreneurial career success;

Objective: The objective of the article is to investigate the influence of passion on entrepreneurial career success while the mediating effects of persistence and risk-taking propensity between passion and success are explored. Research Design & Methods: Questionnaires were administered to collect data about passion, persistence, entrepreneurial career success, and risk-taking. PLS-SEM was applied for testing the hypotheses with the use of 256 usable responses. Findings: Statistically significant and positive relationships were found in the direct relationships: passion-persistence, passion-risk-taking, passion-success, persistence-success, and risk-taking-success, while persistence and risk-taking were found to mediate the passion-success association. Implications & Recommendations: The importance of passion as an influence is verified and can be utilised for nurturing efforts that drive positive persistence and risk-taking propensity for entrepreneurial career success. Contribution & Value Added: The shortage of studies that explored the relationships between passion, persistence, and risk-taking for the career success of entrepreneurs motivated the present research. Exploring the intervening effect of risk-taking propensity and persistence between passion and success is unprecedented.

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Information and Communications Technology in the Professional Training of Future Professionals in the Field of Culture and Art

Author(s): Oleksii Oleksiyovych Rohotchenko,Tetiana Zuziak,Svitlana Kizim,Svitlana Rohotchenko,Oleksandr Shynin / Language(s): English / Issue: 3/2021

Keywords: e-learning;information and communications technology;cloud computing technologies;Internet;professional training;self-education;future professionals in the field of culture and art;

The article deals with the self-education of future specialists in the field of culture and art within the context of philosophical, psychological, and pedagogical studies of the postmodern era. This substantiates the need to use e-learning in professional training. The use of cloud computing technologies is one of the educational process’ innovations. As shown by our research and personal experience implementing cloud computing technologies into the educational process proves to be feasible for training future professionals in the field of culture and art, including their self-education. The article shows that the aim of self-education of the future professionals in the field of culture and art is personal and professional perfection, and also achievement, at the maximum possible level, of the creative ideal. Today their professional training is focused on self-perfection, ability to self-educate, skill to foresee the consequences of their professional activity and search for the new ways to solve their professional tasks using ICT. The article justifies that cloud computing technologies allow spreading content in the Internet, they facilitate posting the text messages, photographs, pictures and musical files. Accessibility, openness, interactivity of the cloud computing technologies cause their wide use for both on-line and off-line communication, data sharing of text, multimedia and audio resources for all participants of the educational process that enriches the self-education of future professionals in the field of culture and art and makes it rich in content, practically-oriented and enhances professional competence. The article concludes that e-learning best meets methodological requirements of the postmodern society.

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Addressing Menstrual Health & Hygiene Practices in the Era of COVID-19 Pandemic

Author(s): Santosh Kumar Mishra / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2020

Keywords: Menstrual Health; Hygiene; Reproductive Health; Women; COVID-19; Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM); Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH); Pandemic; Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH); and Water;

Menstruation is the natural bodily process of releasing blood and associated matter from the uterus through the vagina as part of the menstrual cycle. Menstrual health take into account both menstrual hygiene management (MHM) practices and the broader interventions that link menstruation to health, wellbeing, gender, education, equality, empowerment and rights. Ensuring menstrual health & hygiene (MHH) practices in the face of COVID-19 health crisis gains increased significance in today’s world. In relation to MHM, several countries have reported that COVID-19 pandemic has worsened key challenges for women and adolescent girls who bleed due to several reasons. This research work aims to address strategies needed to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on MHH. Also, attempts have been made to investigate into considerations needed for ensuring MHH practices among women and girls with disabilities, and refugee and displaced people, as they are likely to be severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Secondary data (largely qualitative in nature) have been used in the work and nature of data analysis is descriptive. The paper concludes that there is need to ensure that MHH supplies and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are in place for both menstruating women and girls, and health care workers in hospital settings offering both menstrual health and COVID-19 care and services.

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The relationship of economic sentiment and GDP growth in Russia in light of the Covid-19 crisis

Author(s): Liudmila Kitrar / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2021

Keywords: business and consumer surveys; economic sentiment indicator; composite indicators; economic growth; GDP growth; growth cycles;

Objective: The objective of the article is to prove the empirical and predictive value of the aggregate opinions of businesses and households for expanding cyclical macroeconomic data in Russia, especially during the coronavirus shocks. Research Design & Methods: We use qualitative information from surveys that cover about 24 000 organisations and 5100 households in all Russian regions. The total economic sentiment indicator (TESI) combines information on 18 survey-based indicators. Cross-correlation analysis, Hodrick-Prescott filtering, and a vector autoregressive (VAR) model with dummy variables are used as the research methods. Findings: The study confirms an almost synchronous cyclic conformity of the gross domestic product (GDP) growth and TESI dynamics for the period of 1998-2020. Probable GDP growth until the end of 2021 is estimated based on the expected impulses in the TESI dynamics, including those due to the sudden impact of the coronavirus. Implications & Recommendations: Assessments of business and household activity are reliable and available much earlier than quantitative statistics on GDP growth. Therefore, we advise to use them as an early warning system about economic growth and take them into account in policymaking. Contribution & Value Added: We are the first to confirm the effectiveness and reliability of TESI as a leading indicator of GDP growth in Russia, using data from large-scale business surveys and with a focus on crisis shocks.

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Evaluation of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the development of the unemployment rate in Slovakia: counterfactual before-after comparison

Author(s): Lucia Svabova,Eva Nahalkova Tesarova,Marek Ďurica,Lenka Strakova / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: unemployment; labour market; COVID-19; counterfactual evaluation;

Research background: The COVID-19 pandemic, which hit the world in the first quarter of 2020, has impacted almost every area of people's lives. Many states have introduced varying degrees of measures to prevent its spread. Most of these measures were, or still are, aimed at reducing or completely stopping the operation of shops and services, or in some cases, also the large manufacturing companies. However, as many companies have failed to cope with these restrictions, unemployment has risen in almost all EU countries. A similar situation was also observed in Slovakia, where the mentioned measures also had a significant impact on unemployment. Purpose of the article: In this study, we deal with the quantification of the impact of a pandemic, or more precisely, anti-pandemic measures, on the development of the registered unemployment rate in Slovakia. Methods: This quantification is based on the counterfactual method of before-after comparison, which is one of the most widely used methods in the field of impact assessments and brings very accurate results, based on real data. In the analysis, we use officially published data on the unemployment rate in Slovakia during the years 2013–2020 on a monthly basis. Such a long time series, using statistical methods of its decomposition and modelling of its trend, will allow predicting the development of the unemployment rate in Slovakia, assuming a counterfactual situation of no pandemic, and compare this development with the actual situation that occurred during 2020. Findings & Value added: The study results indicate an increase in the unemployment rate in Slovakia during 2020 by 2–3% compared to the trend of its development, which would have occurred without a pandemic. Given the counterfactual method used, this difference can be described as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of the study can be used in practice in the design and implementation of measures introduced to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic on unemployment and, in the long-term perspective, also to eliminate these effects as much as possible. It can also be used as a theoretical tool in conducting impact assessments, which have so far been carried out very rarely in Slovakia.

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The role of family environment in developing the entrepreneurial intention of young Tunisian students

Author(s): Nejib Ben Moussa,Syrine Kerkeni / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2021

Keywords: entrepreneurial intention; parental support for autonomy; entrepreneurial role model; financial support; social support;

Objective: The objective of the article is to identify the role and importance of family environment (parental support for autonomy, entrepreneurial role model, and family support for entrepreneurship) in determining the entrepreneurial intention of young Tunisian students in a post-revolution context. Research Design & Methods: The study is based on a quantitative approach using a survey of 297 final year under-graduate students in Tunisian universities. Data analysis was performed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) V23 software. Findings: The results show that parental support for autonomy as the promotion of independence and exposure to an entrepreneurial role model are the most important factors capable of stimulating entrepreneurial intention. Contrary to our expectations, we found that the family support for entrepreneurship (financial capital and social capital) has no effect on the entrepreneurial intention of young students. Implications & Recommendations: Parents should be aware that orienting their children towards entrepreneurship is first developed at the family level. Their role is therefore essential in encouraging the promotion of independence. Parents should also bring their children closer to family entrepreneurs so as to build on their success. Contribution & Value Added: Our main contribution is the development of an empirically verified model that high-lights relationships between different components of family environment and the entrepreneurial intention of final year undergraduate students.

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Zombie business strategies: The case of Ukraine

Author(s): Pedro Pardal,Ihor Hurnyak,Aleksandra Kordonska / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2021

Keywords: zombie business; strategy; institutions; Nash equilibrium; Ukraine;

Objective: The objective of the article is to study zombie business strategies in Ukrainian practice and present the influence of traditional and manipulative tools on business activity in conditions of weak institutional environment. Research Design & Methods: We apply linear and logistic regression to estimate the impact of traditional and manipulative tools on the investment possibilities by using data from a sample of small enterprises in Ukraine in 2015-2018. The results of the logistic regression were used to present Nash equilibrium in the payoff matrix to explain the coexistence of traditional and manipulative tools in doing business through the prism of interests of the society as a whole. Findings: Evidence revealed that the Ukrainian market creates a special type of zombie business resulting from ineffective government policy and unfavourable institutional environment. Moreover, in conditions of weak stock market, this practice could be used not only in Ukraine but also expanded to countries with similar problems. The main problem is the fact that – in the case of searching for the desired level of profitability – Nash equilibrium on the Ukrainian market combines manipulative and traditional tools. Implications & Recommendations: Considering the business environment that characterized by unprofitability, the equilibrium between adherents of traditional and manipulative mechanisms is reached on the market where the latter prevail. This situation becomes a serious problem for reforms, as fight against manipulative practices by weak market institutions happens almost outside real business. The problem explains why the government and small business practically coexist by interacting only partially without opposition and counteraction. In the case of searching for the desired level of profitability (if the market is in equilibrium), a reformation or transformation of the system will be accompanied by obvious resistance. Our study informs about the risks and economic effects of zombie firms. We recommend the creation of a favourable institutional environment through effective public policies. Contribution & Value Added: We emphasize the undeniable fact that small business is officially completely unprofitable in Ukraine. The article helps to understand the essence of zombie business. It is one of the first attempts to develop a comprehensive analysis of zombie business by a wide range of manipulative tools of financial statements that apply game theory models.

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Drivers of entrepreneurial intention among economics students in Indonesia

Author(s): Ludi Wishnu Wardana,Bagus Shandy Narmaditya,Agus Wibowo,Fitriana Fitriana,Thusy Tiara Saraswati,Riza Indriani / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2021

Keywords: entrepreneurship education; entrepreneurial intention; entrepreneurial attitude; entrepreneurial culture; students’ intention;

Objective: The objective of the article is to investigate the impact factors on entrepreneurial intention among economics students in Indonesia. It examines how culture, attitude, and entrepreneurship education affect students’ entrepreneurial intention. Research Design & Methods: The study applied a quantitative method using structural equation modelling. A questionnaire survey was done using a sample of 376 economics students in Malang of East Java, Indonesia. Findings: The findings confirmed that entrepreneurial culture and attitude have successfully affected students’ intention of being entrepreneurs. The results of this study indicated the essential role of entrepreneurial attitude in mediating the relationship between entrepreneurial culture, entrepreneurial education, and intention to become an entrepreneur. Implications & Recommendations: These findings suggest several actions for both universities and the Indonesian government to elaborate the entrepreneurship education model, which applied more practical experience instead of classroom theories. Contribution & Value Added: The study further elaborated the scholarly understanding of driving factors of students’ intention to become entrepreneurs.

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What is the most effective antecedent for developing entrepreneurial intention among Muslim youth in Indonesia?

Author(s): Asmak Ab Rahman,Gunawan Baharuddin / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2021

Keywords: entrepreneurship; intention; youth; Theory of Planned Behaviour;

Objective: The objective of the article is to examine the dominant antecedent (characteristic) for youth in Indonesia to become entrepreneurs, by using the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) model. Research Design & Methods: This work is a quantitative study with a deductive approach. It was conducted by surveying 727 undergraduate students from universities in Indonesia to measure both indicators for every construct (analysis factors) and correlation effects on other constructs (path analysis). All data obtained were analysed through partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). Findings: Among the three exogenous driver constructs, Subjective Norms has the strongest effect on Intention (0.152), followed by Perceived Behavioural Control (0.040) and Personal Attitude (0.011). Implications & Recommendations: Knowing the potential character of youth who become entrepreneurs enables policymakers to effectively plan targeted programs and policies. This article suggests several recommendations that focus on support from surrounding people such family, friends, and role models, who could approve young people’s decisions to start own businesses. Contribution & Value Added: This research supports and strengthens the work of several researchers on the cultural and value factors that influence intentions with the additional element of religious values and virtues.

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Values and Value Orientations of Adolescents and Young People in Pre-Pandemic and Pandemic Situations

Author(s): Diana Antoci / Language(s): English / Issue: 3/2021

Keywords: value;value orientation;terminal values;instrumental values;dynamics;adolescence;youth;

The article offers a theoretical analysis of the incorrect overlapping of the terms competence and value, value and belief, the confusions in using of the terms value and value orientation and, as a result, the definitions of the concepts value and value orientation are proposed. The study aims to determine the dynamic and specifics of value manifestation in contemporary adolescents and young people in pre-pandemic and pandemic situation. The main part of the article is dedicated to the presentation of obtained experimental data research received by four instruments used to get the most complex data regarding values and value orientations held by subjects. The focus of this article is on specificity of values held/maintained by contemporary adolescents and young people, relationship between terminal and instrumental values, significance of value differences in adolescents and young people, the changes that occurred in the value orientations during the pandemic period.

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Sichüberlieferung: re-moving the history of being as presence

Exploring Saudi Students’ Perceptions of National Exams: A Washback Study

Information rose (Ariadne’s clew) training method A. Kumanova – N. Vasilev

Entrepreneurial career: Factors influencing the decision of Hungarian students

Identity crisis of artists during the Covid-19 pandemic and shift towards entrepreneurship

Local government policy towards the financial instruments supporting entrepreneurship

How to increase the value of bilateral trade? Currency union versus fixed exchange rate regime

An investigation of the nexus between globalisation dimensions and income inequality

Export-led growth hypothesis: Empirical evidence from the Southern African Customs Union countries

The role of environmental concern in explaining attitude towards second-hand shopping

Advancing entrepreneurial career success: the role of passion, persistence, and risk-taking propensity

Information and Communications Technology in the Professional Training of Future Professionals in the Field of Culture and Art

Addressing Menstrual Health & Hygiene Practices in the Era of COVID-19 Pandemic

The relationship of economic sentiment and GDP growth in Russia in light of the Covid-19 crisis

Evaluation of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the development of the unemployment rate in Slovakia: counterfactual before-after comparison

The role of family environment in developing the entrepreneurial intention of young Tunisian students

Zombie business strategies: The case of Ukraine

Drivers of entrepreneurial intention among economics students in Indonesia

What is the most effective antecedent for developing entrepreneurial intention among Muslim youth in Indonesia?

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