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The aim of this paper is to integrate the quantitative content analysis methodology into the broader perspective of the social representation theory, in the attempt to illustrate the manner in which the mediated social representation of an institution can be included in an effective communication strategy.
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The world has entered a period of intense globalization, especially after the 1980s. After this process, international economic, political and cultural relationships have increased. The biggest impact of globalization on the economy has been the increase in foreign direct investments. In this study, the effects of foreign direct investment on developing country economies were tried to be analyzed by panel data analysis. Economic growth has been affected foreign direct investments in the negative direction, foreign direct investments have been affected fixed capital investments in the positive direction have been achieved by this study for the base period.
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This study focuses on how the key competencies of employees are evaluated using 360 degree performance evaluation system. 360 degree performance appraisal of employees is evaluated not only from superiors but also from himself, subordinates, peers and customers. The main aim of this study is to evaluate six key competencies acknowledged by 360 degree performance evaluation system. With this purpose semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight bank branch employees and the data were arranged and interpreted by means of descriptive analysis. The findings show that seven employees’s performance is above the desired level. But one employee’s performance is below desired level. It is believed that this research will contribute qualitative performance evaluation using 360 degree performance evaluation process.
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Skill of application of particular principles of 5S method organizes supports and streamlines the processes taking place at a given workstation, influences effective organization and elimination of waste occurring during the flow of products from the time of acceptance to warehouse up to delivery to production lines. The aim of this article is to present the results of a survey conducted among employees of the Logistics Department about the knowledge of 5S method, its applications, benefits and difficulties in use in the flow of materials and components in the manufacturing company’s warehouse. The article consists of two parts, theoretical and empirical. The first presents the essence and structure, the stages of 5S and the second describes the use of 5S, the results of a survey conducted among employees about the knowledge of 5S in management of warehouse of manufacturing company and a sample warehouse audit card.
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In this study, 435 Turkish 8th grade High School Entrance Examination (LGS), Level Determination Examination (SBS), Middle Schools Selection and Placement Examination (OKS), and Transition From Elementary to Middle School (TEOG) mathematics examination questions of the years 1998-2015 are classified and compared in terms of TIMSS-2015 cognitive domains. Document analysis is used in order to collect and evaluate the data. Findings reveal that, of the items between years 1998-2015, 29% are in knowing, 58% in applying and 13% in reasoning cognitive domain. The results are discussed in the light of Turkey’s performances in the past years’ TIMSS technical reports. Due to the dramatic changes in cognitive domains of the questions year by year, it is concluded that there was no framework that is followed by the high stakes test developers concerning 8th graders in Turkey, but there must be.
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The aim of the study was to determine the metaphorical perceptions of secondary school students in the 8th grade and high school 12th grade. According to the research findings, students produced 27 metaphors to express the concept of teacher. The students compared the concept of teacher to the metaphors of books, trees, parents, sun, light, water and stars. It is seen that metaphors formed by students are collected in 7 conceptual categories. The metaphors created by the students are gathered under the categories of “Illuminating Teacher”, “Informative Teacher”, “Formative Teacher”, “Counselor Love Expression Teacher”, “Element of Compassion Teacher”, “Inconsistent Teacher”. As a result; 8th and 12th grade students have a positive outlook in general to the teacher. However, Grade 12 students perceived their teachers with more negative characteristics than the 8th grade students
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The purpose of this article is to compare two qualitative approaches that can be used in different researches: phenomenology and grounded theory. This overview is done to (1) summarize similarities and differences between these two approaches, with attention to their historical development, goals, methods, audience, and products (2) familiarize the researchers with the origins and details of these approaches in the way that they can make better matches between their research question(s) and the goals and products of the study (3) discuss a brief outline of each methodology along with their origin, essence and procedural steps undertaken (4) illustrate how the procedures of data analysis (coding), theoretical memoing and sampling are applied to systematically generate a grounded theory (5) briefly examine the major challenges for utilizing two approaches in grounded theory, the Glaserian and Straussian. As a conclusion, this overview reveals that it is essential to ensure that the method matches the research question being asked, helps the researchers determine the suitability of their applied approach and provides a continues training for the novice researchers, especially PhD or research students who lack solid knowledge and background experience in multiple research methods.
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THIS IS A REVIEW OF MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH ARTICLES ON THE TITLE SUBJECT; PUBLISHED IN VARIOUS PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS; PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES; AND SCIENTIFIC BOOKS; INCLUDING THE BOOKS OF RELIGIONS. (A) THERE WAS A TIME WHEN VEDAS WERE KNOWN ALL OVER THE WORLD. YOU CAN SEE THE INFLUENCES OF VEDAS IN THE BOOKS OF ALL MODERN RELIGIONS. FOR EXAMPLE; YOGA AND YOGIC POWERS ARE DESCRIBED IN BIBLE AND ALSO IN THE BOOKS OF JUDAISM. THERE ARE MANY HIGH LEVEL MODERN YOGIS ALL OVER THE WORLD WITH MAGICAL POWERS. SAINT JOSEPH OF CUPERTINO HAS DEMONSTRATED LEVITATION; DEFYING GRAVITY; AND HIS CASE IS MOST WELL DOCUMENTED IN THE WESTERN WORLD. YOGIC POWERS SHOW US THAT YOU CAN DISCOVER THE TRUTH; ONLY BY OBSERVING THE NATURE; JUST LIKE GALILEO DID. (B) UNFORTUNATELY; MODERN SCIENCE HAS ABANDONED THE APPROACH OF OBSERVING THE NATURE; AND HAS GONE ON A TRACK DEFINED BY HYPOTHESIS; ASSUMPTIONS; EXPERIMENTATIONS ETC.; TO DISCOVER THE TRUTH. AS A RESULT WE CAN SHOW THAT THE MODERN SCIENCE LACKS THE TRUTH. WE DO NOT KNOW EVEN GRAVITY CORRECTLY. WE DO NOT KNOW WHY PLACEBO MEDICINE WORKS. (C) WE SEE THAT VEDIC SCIENCE GIVES US A VERY MEANINGFUL AND UNIVERSAL DEFINITION OF TRUTH. WHEREAS THE MODERN SCIENCE LACKS ANY SUCH DEFINITION; CAUSING A MAJOR CONFUSION IN RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. (D) THE VEDIC SCIENCE ALSO HAS ANOTHER VERY CRUCIAL DIFFERENCE – IT HAS OBSERVED TWO TYPES OF CAUSES: (I) EFFICIENT CAUSE AND (II) MATERIAL CAUSE; BEHIND EVERY PHENOMENON. ON THE OTHER HAND MODERN SCIENCE CONSIDERS ONLY THE MATERIAL CAUSE. THIS IS WHY VEDIC SCIENCE IS VALID FOR THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE AND FOR ALL TIME; PAST; PRESENT; AND FUTURE. WE WILL ILLUSTRATE ALL RESULTS OF VEDIC SCIENCE WITH OBSERVATIONS IN NATURE. SUCH EXAMPLES WILL BE BEYOND COMPREHENSION OF MODERN SCIENCE. (E) THIS RESEARCH WILL SHOW THAT THERE IS A HEAVEN AND HELL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MODERN SCIENCE AND MODERN ENGINEERING. MODERN SCIENCE THEREFORE IS NOT AND CANNOT BE THE FOUNDATION OF MODERN ENGINEERING
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The study analyses the possibility to measure the scale of disproportion in the development of the synthetic feature between spatial objects over a period of time on the basis of relativised values of diagnostic features. The study also proposes the construction of taxonomically relative indices of development according to the approach based on spatial median and it compares this approach with the classic approach proposed by Wydymus (2013). Both approaches are illustrated with a numerical example referring to the economic infrastructure in rural areas of the counties in Wielkopolskie Voivodeship.
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The purpose of the study is to assess the consumers’ perceived service quality levels towards national and local retailers. To reach this aim, four main hypotheses were tested. A questionnaire was formed to collect the data needed to test the hypotheses. The questionnaire was carried out to the 211 consumers who have shopped both from local and national FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) selling retailers. Convenience sampling methods was used in the study, picking voluntary costumers from either kind of retailers. The results indicate that, perceived service quality levels for national and local retailers are significantly different for Physical Aspects and Problem Solving dimensions. The results for Customer Interest and Personal Interaction dimensions were insignificant. Thus, according to the results, two hypotheses of the study were supported while two of them rejected.
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The scope of the present study is to estimate the influence of the PESTEL dimensions (political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal) on the tourism sector in Muğla, Turkey. For this purpose, a research has been carried out on the top managers of three, four and five-star hotels operating in Muğla, Turkey. The datum provided from 150 business top managers have been included to the analysis of the research. As a result of the analysis done, legal factors (consumer and labor law) were estimated by the participant managers as the most important whereas social factors (demographic structure of the population and cultural attitudes) were of the least importance for the development of tourism sector in Muğla, Turkey. Another result was that more educated participants gave greater importance to all these factors than their less educated counterparts.
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In the last 5 years a deluge of articles on the topic of Internet addiction (IA) has proposed many candidate symptoms as evidence of this proposed disease. We critically reviewed the current approach to the measurement and identification of this new excessive behavior syndrome. Methods: Three popular models of IA were discussed: Griffith’s components model; Young’s Internet Addiction Test (IAT); and the criteria by Tao et al. (2010). We selected these models because they are widely cited and propose specific criteria for IA disorder. Our approach is not meant to provide an exhaustive review, but to discuss and critique the most salient trends in the field. Results: The models of Internet addiction share some criteria, including feeling a loss of control over Internet use; ensuing psychological, social, or professional conflict or problems; and preoccupation when not using the Internet. Other criteria inconsistently mentioned include: mood management, tolerance, withdrawal, and craving/anticipation. The models studied here share the assumption that the Internet can produce a qualitative shift to a diseased state in humans. Conclusions: We critically discussed the above criteria and concluded that the evidence base is currently not strong enough to provide support for an Internet addiction disorder. Future research areas are suggested: (1) Focusing on common impaired dimensions, (2) exploring neuroimaging as a model building tool, and (3) identifying shifts in the rewarding aspects of Internet use. Given the lack of consensus on the subject of Internet addiction, a focus on problem behaviors appears warranted.
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We empirically investigate through an econometric approach the Romanian credit market, namely the lei-denominated part of it, and the factors that interact with it. The main goal is to assess whether a credit crunch occurred in Romania during the economic crisis. To this end we employ the disequilibrium model framework, set up in economic literature some 40 years ago. Our investigation takes into consideration the main macroeconomic determinants of this market, that interact with demand and supply. Our approach has in view the macroeconomic variables such as output, interest rates and foreign currency credit. The demand and supply function are estimated through the maximization of a certain maximum likelihood function. The final conclusion is that, based on the estimated model, one cannot detect a credit crunch in the after-crisis period. This paper’s results show that empirically-constructed disequilibrium models can be used to properly describe the behavior of the lei-denominated credit market, by taking necessary precautions.
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The purpose of the article “A Dynamic Approach to Manage the Production Capacity” is to identify the main elements that are “overlooked” by the classic literature in this field. After a short inclusion into the definition and methods of capacity planning, we complete this article with our own research. We accentuate the importance of defining bottlenecks, in order to define the relationship between possible production and actual production capacity. The entire article underlines the importance of the governing link, suggesting the necessity for the dynamic approach of the production capacity. In order to face our time challenges we must compare the links within the capacity planning with what is requested of them and not just between themselves. This article provides a classic solution but also opens new ways for future developments.
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Die Rauminformatik, die noch sehr junge Wissenschaft der ortsgebundenen Informationen, gibt es erst seit etwa dreißig Jahren. In Ungarn erschien sie in den 1980er bis 1990er Jahren und stieß sehr bald auf das Interesse der Gesellschaftswissenschaften, somit auch auf das der Archäologie. Bedenkt man, daß der überwiegende Teil der mit archäologischen Methoden zu sammelnden Informationen ortsgebunden ist, ist daran nichts Sonderbares. Ilona Valter war die erste, die bei der Untersuchung der Siedlungsgeschichte des Bodrogköz unseren derzeitigen Begriffen gemäß Rauminformatik „betrieben”, eine Umgebungsrekonstruktion angefertigt hat. Zur Zeit laufen in Ungarn mehrere Versuche, die Rauminformatik in der Archäologie anzuwenden. Ich selbst habe den Versuch unternommen, die Ergebnisse einer konkreten Ausgrabung mit Methoden der Rauminformatik und einem sich ihnen eng anschließenden Datengewinnungsverfahren, der Entfernungswahrnehmung, aufzuarbeiten. Mit Hilfe der systemimmanenten Analysemöglichkeiten erhoffte ich eine bessere Auswertung der bereits aufgetauchten Funde und Objekte sowie eine genauere Bestimmung dessen, in welchen Richtungen künftig weiterzuforschen sei. Beim Beginn meiner Arbeit standen mir die Ausgrabungsergebnisse der Jahre 1992–95 sowie eine Luftaufnahme von 1990 zur Verfügung, die unsere Forschungen im Jahre 1995 determinierte. Der als Felsőzsolca-Várdomb registrierte Fundort liegt an der Straße Miskolc-Szerencs, 200 m westlich der Abzweigung nach Arnót (Abb. 1). Der Hügel wurde bei der Verlegung einer Gasleitung gestört. Danach führten wir eine Fundrettung in diesem Gebiet durch, die etwa 1000 m2 umfaßte. Dabei wurden Siedlungsobjekte aus fünf Epochen (Neolithikum, Bronzezeit, Kaiserzeit, Früh- und Spätawarenzeit) gefunden.
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The study aims to investigate verb tense usage in research article introductions in the field of Applied Linguistics by adopting a ‘function-first’ approach. The corpus used in the study consists of 50 research article introductions published in five prominent journals of the field. The communicative function of the sentences was determined on the basis Swales’ (1990; 2004) CARS (Create a Research Space) model. In the coding of data Maxqda 11 was used. The results show that each function is associated with particular verb tense. For instance, in ‘claiming centrality’ the present perfect tense, in ‘making topic generalisations’ the simple present and in ‘reviewing items of previous research’ the simple past tense is predominant. The results suggest that the ‘function-first' approach provides a more accurate description of verb tense usage in writing research article introductions than the ‘formfirst’ approach. The findings have implications for teaching academic writing.
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The paper object is to analyze the differences between the methods used by NGOs and civic movements, in order to influence the territorial development trends in Cracow. The text discusses methods of those, which shaped the directions of development of Cracow, on the background of the theory of life cycle of the organization.
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This paper aims to provide a typology proposal for the analysis of female candidates’ advertisement spots. The methodology is based on the results of a study about women candidates’ electoral campaigns for Latin America countries’ Government. It is clear that female candidates are placed into predetermined patterns. We can also verify that the female universe presented in the videos reflects similar stereotypes in all of the studied countries.
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The paper presents the DEA+ method as a tool for estimating the production function and the measure of technical efficiency in data points. A multi-product case is considered. Presentation of the underlying semiparametric frontier model is followed by demonstration of the very algorithm of DEA+ and a discussion of its validity. Finally, the method is illustrated with an empirical example with selected model distributions for each random variable constituting the composed error.
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