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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 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 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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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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Child-centred approaches focus on the children’s perspective and on participation. Participatory action research can be a fruitful methodology for investigating delicate topics such as child labour in migrant communities. This article presents a peer research project conducted in Rome (Italy) which actively involved a group of foreign working young people over two years and employed a variety of methodologies. Research methods will be illustrated and critically discussed, with a particular focus on the benefits for the migrant youths involved and ethical questions arising from this type of research. A brief summary of the main findings will also be provided.
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The aim of this paper is to find the most important patterns in published papers on the twin deficits. The research methodology includes text-mining analysis covering all the relevant Research Papers in Economics (RePEc) works. It turned out that Ricardian equivalence and the Mundell-Fleming approach dominate twin deficit research, especially in developed countries. The current account targeting hypothesis and bi-directional causality are confirmed mainly in developing countries. As regards the methodology, the most used are cointegration techniques and Granger causality testing. The percentage of papers proving Ricardian equivalence did not change during the analysed period, while the percentage of those confirming the Mundell-Fleming model decreased when using more recent data
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The idea for this research topic came to me after listening to a Romanian acquaintance speak first in Romanian, then in Japanese. Coming from a poor gypsy community from the south of Romania, A. had barely finished high school and her speech contained clear markers of her social background. Her Japanese, however, learned from her Buddhist priest husband and her mother-in-law, sounded cultured and elegant. Focused on field work conducted at a bar in Osaka, owned by a former Romanian hostess and tended by a Romanian man, as well as on numerous interviews, our paper will analyze the language choices made by other Romanian hostesses who tend to gather there when their regular hours are over. The concept of social class is less defined in Japan compared to other societies, but the lines and borders exist and it is our purpose to try to define them.
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The main aim of this research is to assess the credit risk for a non-banking financial institution using empirical data. The results based on a sample of 800 clients indicated, using binary logistic regressions, that higher income category, higher education and age are, lower the chances are for a client with these characteristics of not refunding the credit. For people with high number of PNC validations the chances of default credit are higher. The characteristics related to social status (income category and education) had the greatest influence in explaining the clients’ behaviour, according to principal component analysis.
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There are many MBA courses in the world. It is necessary to know the uniqueness of each MBA (Master of Business Administration) in the world. What are the criteria to evaluate the value of MBA?I gathered some basic information of MBA s in Europe, USA and Japan. These are the official information provided by Web site of each University. Through the survey for those 3 area’s MBA course, I found regional uniqueness among 3 regions as above.In the USA, it has long history and many MBA s in USA. They are in the very tough competition each other. However, majority of them are practical business oriented MBA. In Japan, it is different. MBA is very new in Japan. Some of the University strengthens MOT (Management of Technology). It is technology oriented MBA. In Europe, it has variety; however it smells academic oriented MBA. There are 3 tastes in MBA.All of those MBA has 1 common approach, it is social linkage. MBA is developed for business needs,and it is from social needs. MBA must countermeasure such a social needs.
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The economics scholars agree that investment in education is a competitive advantage. After participating and graduating the “Advanced Summer School in Analyzing Market Data 2013”, the students will gain some formal competences is applied knowledge in Statistics with the IBM SPSS Statistics software. Studies show that the employers seek also practical competences in the undergraduate students, along with the theoretical knowledge. The article focuses on a SWOT analysis for organizing a Summer School in order to compose lists of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The purpose of the “Advanced Summer School in Analyzing Market Data 2013“ is to train undergraduate students from social-human sciences to gain competences which are valued in the market and a certificate for attendance,to develop an appropriate training program which combines applied knowledge, statistics and IBM SPSS software and to create a „Summer School quality brand” with high-quality training programs for the Faculty of Administration and Business.
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The folklore is called “Halk Bilimi” in Turkey, “the science of people”... And Sedat Örnek, who is a professor of this science at the University of Ankara, has explored this sphere with passion. He is making researches, undertaken by him for the first time in Turkey. He has analyzed the inhabitants of this country, through what he meets: The three big events of Life: birth, marriage and death. In the East, in the West, in the North and in the South of a country stretched out like Turkey, these traditions don’t change, nor the behaviour of the society towards them. From these traditions springs a more solid psychology than from even the human skeletons, stretched out or crouched, which are discovered during the archeological excavations and which also make it possible to reach to the bottom of the inhabitant of this country.
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Research objective: The aim of the article is to verify the legitimacy of using coaching methods in developing entrepreneurial attitudes of students and to present activities undertaken by members of the Academic Coaching Centre (ACC) in the Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Quality Science of Gdynia Maritime University. The ACC uses the method of coaching to create and develop entrepreneurial attitudes among students. The research problem and methods: The research problem focuses on answering the following question: To what extent and scope, in the opinion of students, does the ability to use coaching methods contribute to the development of their entrepreneurship? The study was conducted with the use of a questionnaire sent to all 68 ACC members in the years 2012-2015. The respondents were, therefore, a general population and the survey can be considered complete. The process of data analysis was based on the classic measure of central tendency – the arithmetic average and the rate structure. The process of argumentation: Undertaking any business activity requires proper preparation of legal, technical and specific competencies. The role of university education, among others, is to ensure education on the academic level, and, as a result, to prepare students for their future careers, often in the form of self-employment. How, therefore, can we encourage the development of academic entrepreneurship among students so that they can be ready to take up economic activities, in terms of knowledge, skills and specific competencies? Research results: The results of the study allow us to verify the research problem. 94% of respondents see tangible benefits of coaching in shaping the entrepreneurial mindset and the development of potential career related to business activities. Conclusions, innovations and recommendations: Taking into account the opinions of the respondents, the method of coaching can be recommended as an effective way of promoting development and of shaping entrepreneurial attitudes among students from different fields of studies.
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Today’s marketing image is more dynamic and many times more interesting design-wise than it was in the past. Internet and new information-communication technologies have radically changed the original marketing image. We encounter implementation of marketing activities on a daily basis in various forms, e.g. when browsing webpages and opening own email inbox. Scientific studies in the field of neuromarketing show that the consumer doesn’t perceive exactly the same values the vendors are offering them and they sell using marketing activities. The human brain evaluates how the offer and communication corresponds with their existing expectations. Neuroscience offers an ever improving idea on how the human brain works during the buying process. By mapping active areas of the brain it is possible to discover what will convince the buyer to buy. This article deals with using the neuromarketing method of eye tracking for optimization of ad e-mails. Based on experimental testing the article characterizes the drives of the recipients for opening ad emails and subsequently identifies partial segments of the ad email as well as proposals for their optimisation.
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Review of: Andrea Slovakova- Mária Ferenčuhová (ed). Dokumentárny film v krajinách V4. Bratislava: FTF VŠMU, 2014. 231 s.
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Field work is one of the indispensable parts of folklore. When the history of Turkish field work considered, the motivation towards conducting field works and interpretation of traditional knowledge obtained has undergone changes. One of the prominent names who have undertaken significant roles in this progress of change is Sedat Veyis Örnek. He is the scientist who has made unique contributions to Turkish folklore and field works. According to Sedat Veyis Örnek dictionary preparation and field works involve deficiencies. Therefore, he aimed at bringing in scientific and systematic approach to field works. He made considerable efforts to compile data in his field works based on scientific criteria. In this article, Sedat Veyis Örnek’s opinions on field work will be evaluated with citing his books titled as Sivas ve Çevresinde Hayatın Çeşitli Safhalarıyla İlgili Bâtıl İnançların ve Büyüsel İşlemlerin Etnolojik Tetkiki (1966), Anadolu Folklorunda Ölüm (1971), Geleneksel Kültürümüzde Çocuk (1979) and Türk Halkbilimi (1977) that includes his theoretical and practical thoughts related to the field work. His remarks on and methods applied in his field works have utmost importance to understand the progress of folkloric research techniques in Turkey. Resulting from his thematic and in depth approach it has been observed that he has brought scientific dimension in his field works. However, he has revealed inadequacy in interpretation of field work data like his predecessors. Even so, he is an innovative theorist and a competent practitioner in field work studies.
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The authors suggest a special methodology of management of territories of innovative development (TID), based on the definition of the positions of the territory on the key components of the "values of social and economic indicators - sustainability - risks." The current state of the individual functions of the TID, by means of identifying with a point in the threedimensional space, is characterized by a specific management zone, which is peculiar to the most appropriate measures in the framework of the TID’s management system.
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The article analyzes conditional beta convergence in the EU28 countries with the use of spatial econometrics techniques. We consider alternative structure of the spatial weight matrix based on economic distances. Basing on the spatial Durbin-Watson model, two spatial specifications are tested, which make use of the volume of international trade and the inverted GDP per capita differences between the considered objects. We confirm the existence of GDP convergence and show that the gravity models-type logic is superior to the approach based on inverted geographic distances.
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This article presents an alternative method for calculating the cost effectiveness threshold in the process of health technology assessment (HTA). The method is based on a theoretical model of health function and builds upon the econometric analysis addressing the impact of marginal change in overall NHS expenditure on changes in mortality for the ischemic heart diseases. Results of the analysis indicate that currently used in Poland rigid threshold performance does not reflect the actual costs associated with the improvement of health condition.
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