Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: GOKHAN AKANDERE Author-Name-First: GOKHAN Author-Name-Last: AKANDERE Author-Email: gkhanakandere@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: SELCUK UNIVERSITY Title: MARKETING STRATEGY FOR BUSINESSES WHICH SERVE IN LOGISTIC SECTOR: GUERILLA MARKETING Abstract: Many businesses head for guerrilla marketing which is one of the modern marketing strategies of businesses as a result of traditional marketing strategies insufficiency in today?s competitive environment. Guerrilla is a marketing strategy which used to gain minimum cost and maximum effect in marketing companies. Both small and medium businesses enterprises and of big and global businesses enterprises use guerrilla marketing to increase the competition strength. In Guerrilla marketing being near to target market, dynamic, consumer oriented, amplified and authorised marketing method is important. Guerrilla marketing strategy is based on fantasy, freedom and flexibility. In this context, businesses try to reach the consumers with an unexpected methods, time and places and also try to make them experience with their brands. The object of the guerrilla marketing is not only sending messages to customers but also to be engraved in their subconscious and to stick in their mind.This study focuses on detecting some opinions towards the usage of applications such as internet, social networks, brand signs, seminars and free product distribution which are tools of guerrilla marketing of Businesses to their customers in national competition environment which serve in logistic sector. In our study, a survey is applied to businesses enterprises which provide logistic service in Konya city and the results are evaluated by analysing. Length: 11 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1-11 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=1&rid=2337 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702337 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Guerrilla Marketing, Competition, Businesses Enterprises Which Provide Logistic Service Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702337 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Osman AKANDERE Author-Name-First: Osman Author-Name-Last: AKANDERE Author-Email: oakandere@konya.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Necmettin Erbakan UNIVERSITY Title: THE INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS COMMITTEE IN MID-1923, COMMISSIONED THE REPORTS PREPARED BY THE BOARD OF INSPECTION TRIPS AND ANATOLIA Abstract: The Turkish nation, State, and National cooperation with them in Fighting the invading Armenia and the Greeks against the East, South, and West had to battle fronts. All these fronts was taken prisoner as soldiers of the warring parties.Greek prisoners other than prisoners of war, in agreement with the national struggle to be released were provided. Greek warfare during the Lausanne Conference, while prisoners of Greece and Turkey as a mutual release of prisoners signed the contract for the garrison and the prisoner were created, ranging from the battalion are in.Both the number and the Greek prisoners of war have to Greece in the hands of the Turkish prisoners of war captured in the presence of senior generals and officers, plus a large number of civilian population is to take place, the parties to the issue of prisoners has led to pay attention. It's not just the Governments of the warring States, Greek and Turkish Red Crescent Red Cross to prisoners of war, he has worked closely with the State concerned. This community are put forward claims and reports prepared by international Red Cross Committee have complained about each other with. Therefore, the International Committee of the Red Cross from time to time in both countries, in order to make an inspection of the camp experts remained in post. Indeed, in 1922 and in 1923, various inspection delegations, including the Greek prisoners of war camps were sent to Turkey to review.We are the prisoners of the Greek warfare in Turkey this study regarding the status "prisoners were treated badly and is in difficult conditions of the prisoners" to what extent the Greek Red Cross claims is correct, commissioned by the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva to investigate Burnier-Burckhardt and his delegation, for their inspection visits and in Anatolia, it will consider the report and prepared Length: 7 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 12-18 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=2&rid=2338 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702338 Classification-JEL: Keywords: The national struggle, the Greek prisoners of war, the International Committee of the Red Cross, Inspection Visits, the report Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702338 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Koji Akimoto Author-Name-First: Koji Author-Name-Last: Akimoto Author-Email: akimoto_koji@kurume-u.ac.jp Author-Workplace-Name: Kurume University in Japan Title: A Fundamental Cause of Economic Crisis Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to study a fundamental cause of the economic crisis which suffers the current capitalism economy. The basic approach we adopt is as follows.Firstly, we show that the capitalism economy cannot largely deviate from the balance which is defined by natural economy. Our attentions are focused on the balance between the real economic sector which produces GDP and the monetary sector which invests capital to the production of GDP. For the balance to be kept, there exists a rigorous range of the interest rate which the monetary sector can require from the real economic sector. The fundamental cause of economic crisis is the large deviation from this balance. Secondly, the capitalism economy is constructed by the economic agents who necessary accomplish their decision makings. Therefore, we construct our model by macro- economic game. Players of the game are the agents who are selected by the real economic sector and the monetary sector. Thirdly, we show that the deviation from the solution of the game is considered as the one from natural economy. Therefore, we conclude that the large deviation from the solution of the game is a fundamental cause of economic crisis.The game is defined by the macro-economic differential game with infinite horizon. In the usual cases, the solution of the game is defined by the stable steady point, or an equilibrium. However, our game has no stable steady point. Therefore, it is shown that the aid of financial policy is necessary for the game to have its solution. The aid is defined by controlling the distribution rate of GDP to the monetary sector. The financial policy is defined as the policy rule. This distribution rate has the rigorous restriction for the game to have its solution. It is shown that the solution of the game has the character of natural economy. The policy rule plays an important role to keep the balance of the economy and hence to prevent the economy from deviate from natural economy. In the final section, we investigate the actual transitions of distribution rate in USA, Euro area and Japan and analyze the fundamental cause of financial crisis. Length: 31 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 19-49 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=3&rid=2344 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702344 Classification-JEL: E00, E10, E60 Keywords: Balance of real economic and monetary sector, natural distribution rate to monetary sector, deviation from natural economy financial policy rule, differential game Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702344 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Metin Aksoy Author-Name-First: Metin Author-Name-Last: Aksoy Author-Email: meaksoy@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Title: EVOLUTION OF THE TURKEY DEMOCRACY IN TERM OF GEZI PARK ACTIONS Abstract: The generally accepted assertion that Turkey democracy has provided the period of progress and reach a point to overcome chronic problems during AK Party Government. So, this assertion has become a tautology. However, the way of struts of the claims of those who adopt this view, it is the main reason of the obstruction of the social sciences in Turkey. Because of the succession of any social formation depends on the ability to solve the crisis while by referring to Turkey?s past action of the AK Party Government, managing the way, validating the approach to issues, the assessment made in this regard is the beginning unfounded leave. In the other words; in the historical process isn?t to provide any progress while it will create an anomaly contrary to the nature of things, the assessment of the post-2002 period of Turkey by the referring single-party period which has impact on social and political environment, it comes to mean that this is an aim to become empty of allegations that democracy of Turkey has improved. Beginning from this point; the Gezi Park demonstrations which had great impact on Western Media rather than Turkey media, this is sustainable parameter for evaluating Turkey?s democracy. In spite of the maintained debate on initiation, development, participating in demonstration and actions of the demonstrators political stance on style, Gezi Park is finally faced crisis of AK Party Government. Therefore, the demonstrations and ways to solve problem of Turkish Government on mentioned crisis, whether it will provide an solution over problematic or not. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 50-50 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=4&rid=2231 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702231 Classification-JEL: F59 Keywords: Democracy, Turkey, Western Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702231 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Nezir Akyesilmen Author-Name-First: Nezir Author-Name-Last: Akyesilmen Author-Email: nezmen@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University, Department of International Relations Title: Human Rights in Foreign Policy: The Case of Turkey Abstract: This study argues that since the transition to democracy Turkey's foreign policy has gradually shifted from a traditional realpolitic understanding , to human rights understanding, as well as accepting international and regional patrolling of its domestic human rights situation. Turkey has traditionally been viewed human rights with suspicious as a means for foreign intervention in domestic affairs. However, as Turkey has democratized the engagement with human rights has increased. The EU membership process, zero problems with neigbours, pecae process regarding the Kurdish question, legal and political reforms in recent years and active foreign policy in the Middle-east are some examples of the ehgagements. However, Turkey's foreign policy regarding human rights remains unclear with some contradictions. This is because of some internal and external factors, including: continuing human rights violations; slowing down of democratization process; Arab spring in recent years etc. Hence more, Turkey has been quite selective in applying human rights in foreign policy. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 51-51 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=5&rid=2202 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702202 Classification-JEL: H70, D70, D63 Keywords: Human Rights, Foreign Policy, Turkey Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702202 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Salah Al-Ali Author-Name-First: Salah Author-Name-Last: Al-Ali Author-Email: drsalali@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: College of technological Studies Title: An Assessment of Lecturers Ability in transferring the necessary skills in Classroom: The College of Technological Studies, Kuwait; As A Case Study. Abstract: Recently, there is a considerable gap between what is learned in the classroom and the real life context of vocational and technical students? present and future workplace. This problem mostly occur in developing countries where lecturers in vocational and technical education have limited knowledge and experience of the real practice of industry and thus their experience is limited within the bounders on their institutions. This paper examine whether lecturers take into consideration those skills mostly needed by industry in their classes. In other words, do lecturers know the skills needed for today?s workplace? The study also examines the degree of industrialist?s involvement with vocational and technical lecturers in determining the types of knowledge, skills and attitudes that need to be stressed in the classroom. The study would consists of: a review of the related literature; a questionnaire that would be distributed to a sample of lecturers at the College of Technological Studies; Personal interviews with the head of the department; dean of industrial liaison offices; and the department trainee?s direct supervisors in local industry. This paper would conclude that lecturers must emphasis and develop the mostly needed knowledge, skills and attitudes by industries in their classes, otherwise industries would heavily depend on expatriates for years to come. Length: 17 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 52-68 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=6&rid=2691 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702691 Classification-JEL: A00, I29, I23 Keywords: Vocational and technical education, Education and Industry, education and training Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702691 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Munira Al-Siyabi Author-Name-First: Munira Author-Name-Last: Al-Siyabi Author-Email: Muniraal-Siyabi.rus@cas.edu.om Author-Workplace-Name: Rustaq College of Applied Sciences Title: Communication Strategies Employed by Omani Foundation Year Students Abstract: Al-Alwi (1994) and Al-Issa (2002) find that the Omani people study English for communicative purposes, which are important for ?travelling, pursuing higher education, finding a white-collar job? (cited in Al-Issa, 2007, p. 200). However, it is known to almost everyone in the education system in my country that our students perpetually have a difficult time communicating. Communication strategies are effective tools that can be used when students face communication challenges since its main purpose is ?to manage communication problems? (Dornyei and Scott, 1997, p. 186). Dornyei and Thurrell argue that knowing communication strategies is valuable for language students who typically face difficulties in conversation; these strategies give them a sense of security ?by giving them extra time and a room to manoeuvre? (1994, p. 44).The ultimate purposes of this study are to identify the communication strategies that Omani foundation year students use and to explore the way they were taught about these strategies or introduced to. The study also shed light on the Omani students? willingness to improve their ability to communicate and how students can practice using communication strategies in class. The method followed in collecting the data was ?semi-structured? intervew (Drever, 1995, p. 1). For the sampling, ?connivance sampling? was conducted (Gravetter and Forzano, 2009, p. 141). In implementing this sampling method, I talked to some foundation year students and selected five students with whom to conduct interviews. The subjects were chosen ?on the basis of their availability and willingness to respond? (Gravetter and Forzano, 2009, p. 141). The findings of this study show the implementation of particular types of communication strategies among Omani students. It also shows controversial views regarding the presentations of this topic in the classroom. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 69-69 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=7&rid=1960 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701960 Classification-JEL: Keywords: communication strategies, foundation students, taxonomy Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701960 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Özlem Altunsu Sönmez Author-Name-First: Özlem Author-Name-Last: Altunsu Sönmez Author-Email: ozlemaltunsu@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Author-Name: Alper Sönmez Author-Name-First: Alper Author-Name-Last: Sönmez Author-Email: alpersonmez80@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Title: A Comparing Analysis of Gender Equality in Scandinavian States and Turkey Abstract: This paper examines the gender equality in four Scandinavian social democratic welfare states (Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Sweden) and Turkey by using a brief literature survey. Comparing gender equality between Scandinavian countries and Turkey is chosen because of distinct feature of gender egalitarian policies of former countries. There are a number of studies about gender equality in the literature, however the literature comparing of Turkey and Scandinavian has not been encountered, and therefore this paper aims to fill a gap in this area. For this aim, we compare Turkey with these countries in order to indicate Turkish case about gender equality. This paper is constituted from three main parts. The first one is about gender and welfare state theories, the second one is about the policies of Scandinavian countries and the third one is about Turkey. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 70-70 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=8&rid=2199 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702199 Classification-JEL: D63, I38, P35 Keywords: gender, welfare states, Scandinavian countries, Turkey Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702199 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Bahar Ayaz Author-Name-First: Bahar Author-Name-Last: Ayaz Author-Email: bhrkayihan@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Gazi University Title: Syrian Crisis: Turkey, Lebanon And Jordan News Agency's Perspectives Abstract: Uprisings, which started in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, demanding freedom and democracy against dictatorships began to affect Syria in March 2011. Soon after, this uprisings created a crisis which media have shown a lot of interest. There have been many studies examining the attitudes of European and American media. The aim of this study is to show and compare Syria?s neighbours views according to this crisis. In this study, Turkey?s, Lebanon?s and Jordan?s news agencies news about Syria are analysed. Anadolu Agency (Turkey), the Lebanese National News Agency NNA (Lebanon) and Jordan News Agency PETRA (Jordan) are examined within the framework of this study. This news agencies have different ownership structures. Anadolu Agency is autonomous, Jordanian News Agency is independent and the Lebanese National News Agency has a state-owned structure. This different ownership structures are also analysed and compared. The three neigbours of Syria will be compared with a method of content analysis. The outstanding topics, prominent actors, neglected issues are examined. The fundemental differences are revealed. At the end of the study, it was clear that all agencies were reporting news correspondingly to their foreign policies, regardless of ownership structures. While Jordan news agency neglected the Syrian crises because of a fear of similar situation in the country, Lebanon news agency reflected states complex structure. On the other hand, Turkey?s news agency represented Turkish foreign policy which shows similar attitudes with USA. Length: 12 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 71-82 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=9&rid=454 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0700454 Classification-JEL: F50, F29, Y80 Keywords: Syrian Conflict, Uprisings, Content Analysis, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0700454 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Hasan AYDOGAN Author-Name-First: Hasan Author-Name-Last: AYDOGAN Author-Email: haydogan@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University, Technology Faculty, Mechanical Engineering Department Author-Name: Mario HIRZ Author-Name-First: Mario Author-Name-Last: HIRZ Author-Email: mario.hirz@tugraz.at Author-Workplace-Name: Graz University of Technology, Institute of Automotive Engineering Author-Name: Helmut BRUNNER Author-Name-First: Helmut Author-Name-Last: BRUNNER Author-Email: helmut.brunner@tugraz.at Author-Workplace-Name: Graz University of Technology, Institute of Automotive Engineering Title: The use and future of biofuels Abstract: Being one of the most primary inputs of everyday life and the industrial world, energy has been used in various ways since the first existence of human beings. When we look at the types of energy used today, we can see that the mainly used types of fuels are fossil based. CO2 is emitted as a result of the combustion of fossil-based fuels. The increasing amounts of CO2 in the atmosphere create a greenhouse effect. Biofuels have been becoming prevalent rapidly because of constantly gaining economic value and concordantly having less negative effects on the environment. All plant and animal based substances with carbohydrate compounds as main components are biofuel resources.This study includes an examination of the different kinds of biofuels and their effects regarding environmental-related aspects. Length: 11 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 83-93 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=10&rid=2136 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702136 Classification-JEL: Q40, Q49, Q42 Keywords: biofuels, energy, environment Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702136 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: MUFUTAU AYINLA ABDUL-YAKEEN Author-Name-First: MUFUTAU Author-Name-Last: AYINLA ABDUL-YAKEEN Author-Email: mabdulyakeen@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Kwara State University, Malete Author-Name: Nasir Mukhtar GATAWA Author-Name-First: Nasir Author-Name-Last: Mukhtar GATAWA Author-Email: nasirmugatawa@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto Title: PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED CURRENCIES AT RETAINING THE VALUE OF NIGERIAN ASSETS (1998 - 2014) Abstract: This study obtained Exchange Rate of Nigerian Naira (ERN) to currencies of twenty-one countries selected from major economic blocs on quarterly basis between 1998 and 2014. Least Square method extracts ERN to United States Dollar (USD) as dependent variable. Comparing ERN to USD with other Foreign Exchange (FE) using Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test shows only Ghanaian Cedi (GHC) being stationary at levels while others were at first difference. Co-integration test exposes that ERN to USD has long term relationship with ERN to all FE tested. Granger causality test shows that ERN to USD caused changes in ERN to sixteen of the currencies while other currencies behaved otherwise. Conclusively, USD is the Vehicle Currency while EURO is the best currency to store Nigerian Assets for their parameters are positive and significant at 1%; co-integrated at 10%; and ERN to EUR unilaterally cause changes in ERN to USD. Nigerians are encouraged to deposit more in EURO, but convert their deposits to USD for foreign transactions. The study confirms some of the criticisms meted on the results of regression analysis of time series data but discovered that only OLS and Trend analysis can give specific answers and recommends their employment if specific answers are needed. Length: 25 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 94-118 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=11&rid=2715 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702715 Classification-JEL: A10 Keywords: Assets, Currencies, Hard Currency, Trade Partners, and Vehicle Currency Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702715 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Jiyoung Bae Author-Name-First: Jiyoung Author-Name-Last: Bae Author-Email: baejee07@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: University of Osnabrueck Title: Welfare State and Global Financial Crisis: A Case Study of South Korea Abstract: This research project examines how and to what extent the 1997 Asian financial crisis influenced the development of Korean welfare state system. Korea's success in overcoming the Asian financial crisis shows that Korea perceived and reconstructed structural problems very quickly. The national debate ignited by the crisis was not only important in restructuring of the economy but also in expansion of social policies. This counters the neo-liberal assertion that market-driven globalisation renders social policy marginal in economic development. Why Korea was able to develop a welfare state system unlike other East Asian countries, which simultaneously faced the financial crisis? In explaining the development of welfare states in Europe, scholars assume that industrialisation, democratisation, and, in particular, growing labour movements and leftist political parties as crucial factors. In a similar vein, scholars sought to explain the reason for the slow development of social policies and limited welfare systems in East Asia in spite of rapid modernisation and democratisation. It was generally accepted that East Asian social policies were primarily driven by the dynamics of development policies and political legitimacy, particularly in Korea where the foundations of a welfare system were established under military regimes. In that case, how can the development of the welfare state system in Korea be explained? I argue that the welfare state system in Korea is an outcome of an interaction among various factors including mainly democratisation and industrialisation as a basis to the welfare state, the Asian financial crisis as a turning point from residual to institutional welfare systems, rise of neo-liberalism as a dominant ideology, and the effects of global governance by the IMF and the World Bank. The democratic transition and intervention of the IMF and the World Bank contributed to substantial policy reforms leading to a welfare system. In addition, civic and labor movement played important roles in setting the policy agenda for the system. Due to these internal and external factors in conjunction with the Asian financial crisis, Korea developed a welfare state system unlike other countries affected by the crisis. The development of the welfare state system in Korea shows that Asian countries could respond to economic challenges and opportunities in different ways. Length: 4 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 119-122 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=12&rid=2128 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702128 Classification-JEL: Keywords: global financial crisis, welfare state, industrialisation, democratisation, labor and civic movements, neo-liberalism and South Korea Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702128 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: YASEMIN BAL Author-Name-First: YASEMIN Author-Name-Last: BAL Author-Email: yaseminmutluay@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Author-Name: SERDAR BOZKURT Author-Name-First: SERDAR Author-Name-Last: BOZKURT Author-Email: pbillur@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Author-Name: PINAR BUYUKBALCI Author-Name-First: PINAR Author-Name-Last: BUYUKBALCI Author-Email: serdarb21@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Title: IMPROVING SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH ETHICAL LEADERSHIP: A PERCEPTIONS BASED VIEW Abstract: Ethical leadership is defined as ?the demonstration of normatively appropriate conduct through personal actions and interpersonal relationships, and the promotion of such conduct to followers through two-way communication, reinforcement and decision-making?. (Brown.et al. 2005). Like charismatic leadership, ethical leadership is a value-driven form of leadership. Such value-driven leaders affect the self-concept and beliefs of their followers which, in turn, affect their motivation, attitudes, and behaviors (Hartog and Belschak, 2012). Ethical leaders embody the purpose, vision, and values of the organization and of the constituents, within an understanding of ethical ideals. They connect the goals of the organization with that of the internal employees and external stakeholders (Bello, 2012). In the literature, it is proposed that leaders' social responsibility may be related to ethical leadership. Ethical leaders are expected to do what is morally right through an inner obligation (Kanungo & Mendoca, 1996). Thus, they are expected to have a high internal obligation as well as high moral standards. Further, they engage in virtuous acts or behaviors that benefit others. This implies they will have a high concern for others. In line with this, Kanungo (2001) argues that an internalized norm of responsibility (or social responsibility) forms the basis of the moral altruism motive and consequently the moral foundation of ethical leadership. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between ethical leadership dimensions of employees and their perceptions on social responsibility implications. The study will be conducted with employed students enrolled to an MBA programs of universities. The scale developed by Kalshoven, Hartog and Hoogh (2011) which bases on 7 different dimensions will be used to measure ethical leadership throughout the research. Social responsibility scale that will be used in the study was developed by Carroll (1999) and has 4 dimensions - economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic. Throughout the analyses, it will be investigated whether this relationship differ in terms of certain demographic variables such as gender, age and tenure. By understanding this relationship, certain practical recommendations will be presented accordingly. Such recommendations are especially important to shed light on the impact of ethical leadership dimensions on social responsibility practices and thus to bridge individual level perceptions to firm level implications. Basing on these linkages, specific important organizational interventions which will further contribute to organizational processes in this context will be discussed. Length: 13 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 123-135 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=13&rid=1667 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701667 Classification-JEL: M10 Keywords: Ethical leadership, corporate social responsibility, leadership. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701667 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: MERT BAL Author-Name-First: MERT Author-Name-Last: BAL Author-Email: aysedemirhan74@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Author-Name: AYSE DEMIRHAN Author-Name-First: AYSE Author-Name-Last: DEMIRHAN Author-Email: mert.bal@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Title: USING FLOW GRAPHS IN DATA MINING Abstract: Databases are widely used in data processes and each day their sizes are getting larger. In order to access to the data stored in growing databases and to use them, new techniques are developed to discover the knowledge automatically. Data mining techniques may be used to find the useful knowledge with analyzing and discovering the data. Data mining is the search for the relations and the rules, which help us to make estimations about the future from large-scale databases, using computer programs. Data mining is a process that uses the existing technology and acts as a bridge between data and logical decision-making. The knowledge discovery from the databases is the determination of different patterns, and defining them in a meaningful, short and unique manner. Knowledge discovery allows using necessary systematical data to obtain the useful patterns from a large database. Knowledge discovery for decision-making processes and market estimations plays an important role in supplying necessary information to business in databases. There are various methods that have been used in data mining such as support vector machines, artificial neural networks, decision trees, genetic algorithms, Bayesian networks, flow graphs etc. Flow graphs proposed by Pawlak are efficient and useful graphical tools that are used in data mining in order to analyze and represent knowledge. In this study; the mathematical background of flow graphs that was proposed by Pawlak will be examined and then an example will be given. Length: 9 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 136-144 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=14&rid=2278 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702278 Classification-JEL: C44 Keywords: Flow Graph, Data Mining, Decision Algorithms, Knowledge Discovery Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702278 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Emrah BA?ER Author-Name-First: Emrah Author-Name-Last: BA?ER Author-Email: ebaser@anadolu.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Anadolu University Title: A Case study in the framework of crisis communication: Turkish Airlines Crisis in 2012 Abstract: Crisis is an event that any kind of organization may experience any time. So crisis is an important concept for the field of public relations. While surviving any kind of crisis two key concepts grab attention, which are crisis management and crisis communication. In this case study, Turkish Airlines crisis in 2012 was examined in the framework of crisis communication. To explain the background of the crisis, after the proposal of the bill of law, which prohibits strike on aviation sector in Turkey to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Turkish airlines staff who are the members of The Voice of Aviation Workers in Turkey (Hava-i?) started a slowdown strike which caused the cancelation of 223 flight, damnification of more than 100 thousand passengers and dismissal of 305 workers. The strike which caused aforementioned crisis was carried out by Turkish airlines staff who are the members of The Voice of Aviation Workers in Turkey in Atatürk Airport in May 29, 2012 between 3.00 am and 11.30 pm. In the first part of the study, crisis, crisis management, concepts of crisis communication and crisis response strategies were defined. The second part of the study includes the methodology of the study, general information about Turkish Airlines, early warning signals, the crisis, the reactions of Turkish Airlines towards the crisis and lessons learnt from the crisis. The methodology of the study is determined as descriptive analysis. The reactions of Turkish Airlines towards the crisis were discussed through the perspective of Public Relations Response Typology. The remarkable points of the results of analysis are that the institution pursued monologism and used so-called ?dark web site?, which is used only in crisis period. The study ends with the discussion of all findings and implications for executives and researchers. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 145-145 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=15&rid=2201 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702201 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Crisis Management, Crisis Communication, Public Relations, Public Relations Response Typology, Turkish Airlines Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702201 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Emek Bayrak Author-Name-First: Emek Author-Name-Last: Bayrak Author-Email: imge26@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Kocaeli University Author-Name: Makbule ?iriner Önver Author-Name-First: Makbule Author-Name-Last: ?iriner Önver Author-Email: msiriner@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Kocaeli University Title: Political Power, Resistance and Squares Abstract: Capitalism has emerged along with cities, and cities constitute the agent of its development. The design, construction, formation and usage of urban spaces are very important for capitalist production. In that sense, the struggle for space is a struggle between the ruler and the ruled. Squares are one of the places where this struggle becomes concrete and visible. This fight transforms the squares continuously.The government which applies neoliberal policies and the public emerge as the agents of this transformation. Neoliberal policies and the authoritarian tendencies which are attached to it may be the dynamics of the struggle. The dynamics of people?s struggles for the squares contain different demands that range from reforms to total transformation of the system.Squares are one of the places where this struggle occurs in Turkey, just like other countries. Therefore, the government endeavors to keep urban squares under control at all times. ?stanbul Taksim Square is an example of this. In this study, the struggles which take place in relation to squares, particularly the Taksim Square, is discussed. 1st of May and Taksim Gezi Park protests which occurred in 2013 are examined in this perspective. Length: 16 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 146-161 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=16&rid=2149 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702149 Classification-JEL: Y80, Y90 Keywords: Political power, square, Taksim Square, struggle Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702149 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Csaba Berde Author-Name-First: Csaba Author-Name-Last: Berde Author-Email: brigitta.palatinus@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: University of Debrecen Faculty of Applied Economics and Rural Development Title: Management in agriculture; specialities of development Abstract: Agricultural engineer education at University of Debrecen has more than 140 years? history. Seven departments were established for the higher agricultural education, launching in 1867. One of them was the Department of Practice. The education of Management and Organization became connected to this Department. It absolutely coincides with the general relationship of managerial thinking, and its development, meaning that management and organization form parts the practice. In the essay we introduce this development process of the 140 years? old education and research of management. We try to identify similarities with general history of development of managerial science. We emphasize that change of managerial education in Debrecen is identical with development process of former socialist countries of Central-Europe. Practical education and approach turned into applied farm management by the middle of XX. century. In 1950 name of department changed into ?Applied Farm Business Department?. In 1970 the department was called ?Labor Organization and Management?, later in 1975 it changed again for ?Management and Labor Organization?. It illustrates the change in way of thinking, since primarily labor organization was main stream of education, while later the dominant role of management was identified and acknowledged. This change was also experienced in the field of research beside education. After the change of regime we established Department of Management and Labor Sciences in the beginning of 2000, which later was transformed into a larger Institute. We also introduce that private research conception, which serves as base for a private managerial science program of our Doctoral School, operating in the field of management and organization Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 162-162 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=17&rid=2470 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702470 Classification-JEL: Keywords: management, change, development Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702470 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Osman Ferda Beytekin Author-Name-First: Osman Ferda Author-Name-Last: Beytekin Author-Email: beytekin.ferda@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Ege University, Faculty of Education Author-Name: Ay?egül Kad? Author-Name-First: Ay?egül Author-Name-Last: Kad? Author-Email: aysegulkadi.33@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Ege University Author-Name: Erdal Toprakç? Author-Name-First: Erdal Author-Name-Last: Toprakç? Author-Email: erdal.toprakci@ege.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Ege University Title: THE LOCUS OF CONTROL TENDENCIES AND EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHIES OF TEACHER CANDIDATES Abstract: The objective of this paper is to examine the locus of control tendencies and educational philosophies of teacher candidates. A person with an internal locus of control thinks that he or she can influence events and their results, while someone with an external locus of control accuses the outside forces for everything. An educational philosophy is an overall approach about education-related issues, such as how student learning and potential are most effectively maximized, as well as the role of educators in the classroom, school, community, and society. The population consists of the teacher candidates at Ege University, Faculty of Education. The study group is determined by convenience sampling method. Teacher candidates response Locus of Control Scale developed by Da? (2002) and Philosophy Preference Assessment Scale developed by Çetin, ?lhan & Arslan (2012). SPSS 17.00 program is used for analysis of the data. Research design is conducted in survey and correlational model. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 163-163 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=18&rid=1589 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701589 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Locus of Control, Educational Philosophies, Teacher Candidates Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701589 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Carrie Boden-McGill Author-Name-First: Carrie Author-Name-Last: Boden-McGill Author-Email: cjb131@txstate.edu Author-Workplace-Name: Texas State University Author-Name: Omar Lopez Author-Name-First: Omar Author-Name-Last: Lopez Author-Email: ol14@txstate.edu Author-Workplace-Name: Texas State University Title: Integrating Virtual and Real Worlds: Using an Online Practicum to Create Hands-on Learning Capstone Experiences Abstract: This poster presents the findings from implementing an online practicum capstone for the Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies (MSIS) degree at Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, USA. This field-based experience assists students as they transition into new jobs in the workplace.Students come from all walks of life with a variety of learning styles. In order to address the changing demographic in graduate schools across the United States and beyond, we must re-examine the ways in which students transform coursework into real-world experience. In order to address the changing demographic in graduate schools, we must re-examine the ways in which students transform coursework into real-world experience. In the poster presentation, we will illustrate how the MSIS online practicum program creates a learning environment where students can transform their coursework into meaningful experiences relevant to their success in the program and beyond in the workplace. Suggestions for implementation and future research will also be provided.The target audience of this session is anyone with an interest in creating an online practicum program for students, including faculty, program planners, administrators, and faculty developers. The poster discussion will include methods and strategies from the field of adult education in conjunction with best-practices for creating unique learning experiences through online supported practicum programs. These programs can be utilized in order to meet the social, emotional, and academic learning needs of graduate learners.We expect conference participants to stop by and preview our poster presentation and engage with us in meaningful discussion about our online-based practicum program. The display will contain the following information and talking points divided into these categories:1. The need for an online-based practicum program2. Supportive literature3. Our process used for implementing the online-based practicum program4. Evidence of effectiveness5. Next steps in expanding the online-based practicum program that also supports recruiting of new students to the programWe plan to hold several individual and small-group discussions as well as leave the poster on display. Length: 6 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 164-169 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=19&rid=1777 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701777 Classification-JEL: I23, I29 Keywords: online learning, adult students, captsone project, experiential learning, Kolb Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701777 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Keltouma BOUFATAH Author-Name-First: Keltouma Author-Name-Last: BOUFATAH Author-Email: boufatah_keltouma_yasser@hotmail.fr Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Economic Science, University Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen Title: The Algerian political and economical reforms After the ?Arab Spring? Abstract: The Algerian government won a third term in 2009 was boycotted by some political parties. After the ?Arab Spring? protests swept neighboring Tunisia and Libya, this introduced some political and economical reforms, including an end to state-of-emergency restrictions that had lasted almost two decades. The socialist model adopted after Algeria gained its independence from France in 1962 has hampered development. Formal-sector unemployment remains persistently high, and there is a housing shortage. Algeria is the world?s sixth-largest exporter of natural gas and has the world?s 10th-largest natural gas reserves and 16th-largest oil reserves. in 2010 The government began a five-year, $286 billion program to modernize infrastructure and appears to be trying to attract foreign and domestic private investment and to diversify the economy . The Problematique is what is the vantages and the inconvignants of theses reforms? Length: 16 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 170-185 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=20&rid=2469 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702469 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Arab Spring, The Algerian government, reforms, program investment, economy Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702469 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: SERDAR BOZKURT Author-Name-First: SERDAR Author-Name-Last: BOZKURT Author-Email: yaseminmutluay@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Author-Name: ESIN ERTEMSIR Author-Name-First: ESIN Author-Name-Last: ERTEMSIR Author-Email: serdarb21@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Author-Name: YASEMIN BAL Author-Name-First: YASEMIN Author-Name-Last: BAL Author-Email: esinertemsir@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Title: A Study on Evaluating the Validity and Reliability of High Performance Work Systems (HPWS) Scale in Turkish Abstract: High-Performance Work Systems (HPWS) are generally defined by the combination of single practices that collectively affect organizational performance. High performance human resource practices can be listed as provision of job security, extensive skills, training, promotion, results-oriented appraisal and broad career paths. HPWS foster employees? shared perceptions of an organizational environment that motivates discretionary behaviors that contribute to organizational performance (Sun, Aryee & Law, 2007). HPWS are expected to contribute to employees in a positive way in terms of certain skills and duties due to flexibility and empowerment they provide (Yalab?k et. al., 2008). HPWS has the greatest potential to provide sustained competitive advantage to companies they adopt it. The main idea of HPWS is to create an organization based on employee involvement, commitment and empowerment without employee control. HPWS organizations use an approach that is fundamentally different from the traditional hierarchical or bureaucratic approach which is known as control oriented approach (Tomer, 2001). The aim of this study is to investigate the validity and reliability of the HPWS scale in Turkish which was developed by Sun, Aryee and Law (2007) and analyze the relationship between HPWS and demographic variables. In this perspective, the theoretical background and literature review about HPWS is given and then the statistical results are discussed in the context of the validity and reliability of the scale. The scale developed by Sun, Aryee and Law (2007) has 8 dimensions as ?Selective Staffing?, ?Extensive Training?, ?Internal Mobility?, ?Employment Security?, ?Clear Job Description?, ?Results-Oriented Appraisal?, ?Incentive Reward? and ?Participation?. The method which was proposed by Brislin et. Al. (1973) is used for the translation of the scale. This method consists of a process as translating to the target language, evaluating the translation, translating back to the source language, evaluating the translation again and consulting to the experts. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis is used for the scale. Then the results and findings are discussed according to the current literature of HPWS. Length: 9 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 186-194 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=21&rid=2277 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702277 Classification-JEL: M12, M19 Keywords: High performance work systems, human resource management, reliability, validity. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702277 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Laura Brad Author-Name-First: Laura Author-Name-Last: Brad Author-Email: laura.brad@fin.ase.ro Author-Workplace-Name: Bucharest University of Economic Studies Author-Name: Florin Dobre Author-Name-First: Florin Author-Name-Last: Dobre Author-Email: flndobre@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Bucharest University of Economic Studies Author-Name: Radu Ciobanu Author-Name-First: Radu Author-Name-Last: Ciobanu Author-Email: radu.ciobanu@fin.ase.ro Author-Workplace-Name: Bucharest University of Economic Studie Title: A regional approach of financial performance- evidence from Romania Abstract: Regional financial performance could influence the attitude of shareholders and of the investors. It is important as it provides information about the entities that act in the area and about the factors, qualitative: like auditor type or quantitative such as individual financial elements that have an impact upon financial performance. Using different approaches for financial measures, a panel research was conducted upon the entities listed on Bucharest Stock of Exchange that have to apply as compulsory the International Financial Reporting Standards accounting regime. The results provide mix evidence: in some geographical regions (North East and South West) there is indeed a higher financial performance upon return on assets and upon cash flow indicator (North East variable), while in other regions (Central region and Bucharest Ilfov region) a lower financial performance is obtained (for cash flow indicator and return on assets). Length: 13 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 195-207 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=22&rid=2573 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702573 Classification-JEL: M21, M41, M42 Keywords: financial performance, Romania, International Financial Reporting Standards, panel, fixed effect, audit, regional analysis, return on equity, return on assets, cash flow from operation Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702573 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Philippe Burger Author-Name-First: Philippe Author-Name-Last: Burger Author-Email: burgerp@ufs.ac.za Author-Workplace-Name: University of the Free State Author-Name: Frederick Fourie Author-Name-First: Frederick Author-Name-Last: Fourie Author-Email: Fouriefc@ufs.ac.za Author-Workplace-Name: University of the Free State Title: High unemployment and a segmented labour market in South Africa: A suggested macroeconomic model Abstract: Few countries have as serious an unemployment problem as South Africa. In the period 2000-2013 the narrow (and official) unemployment rate averaged 24.1%. The broad unemployment rate (which includes the discouraged unemployed) averaged 33.4%. At the same time the informal sector is very small relative to total employment. If workers do not find employment in the formal sector, why do they become unemployed rather than enter the informal sector? To develop a theoretical model that incorporates both the segmented nature of the South African labour market and the simultaneous existence of very high unemployment, this paper draws on the dual labour market model of Bulow and Summers (1986) and the suggestion by Kingdon and Knight (2004) that barriers to entry exist into the informal sector. The result is a three-segment model comprising a primary (?good jobs?) and secondary (?bad jobs?) sector/segment, as well as a segment comprising the unemployed. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 208-208 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=23&rid=1689 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701689 Classification-JEL: E24, E26, J01 Keywords: Unemployment; Segmented labour market; South Africa Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701689 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Kimete Canaj Author-Name-First: Kimete Author-Name-Last: Canaj Author-Email: kimete.canaj@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: University of Vienna Title: Methodological Approach in Teaching German Language in lower and higher secondary schools in Kosova Abstract: Foreignlanguage policy in Kosova is a complex task, which requires involvment of different stakeholders: parents, teachers multidimensional skills, to be involved in the teaching of foreignlanguages, students motivation and school infrastructure. Teachers are responsible for teaching methodology and teaching different aspects oft the german culture and help students to better understand their perspective not only cultural, but also the view of the general german society. It is a fact that the teaching of the german as the foreign language is inseparable element intertwined with culture and learning as much knowledge of german cultures and social boost national awareness.Teaching English in the first grade of elementary school, and second foreign language German or French from the sixth grade in the lower secondary schools is provided with Kosovo Curriculum as a subject binding. Teachers who teach English in the first grade, has different qualifications and training. A large number of Teachers are not trained on the methodological aproach for the first grade or for the sixth grade.The number of the Foreign Language Teachers are qualified but are not trained to methodological approach for working with this age of children and consequently burdening students in different learning situations. These aspects were part of this research.The decission for this action research on methodological approaches with German teachers in lower und higher secondary schools in Kosova was made due to the high needs for professional, qualified and trained teachers and high demandes for the foreign language learning from the students The idea for such an approach was concern about the methods used in teaching German as a second foreign language in lower and higher secondary Schools.Especially based on the request of the New Kosovo Curriculum to be taught a first foreign language ? English from the first grade and the second foreign language from the sixth grade in primary schools. Study visits were conducted with German teachers, to which was introduced Action Research methodology, new approaches to teaching foreign language and discussed possibilities for piloting, some schools were selected which conducted research into action with their students in sixth and tenth grade .From this research we got:A clear picture regarding the methodological approach to the teaching of German language in lower and higher secondary schools, sixth and tenth grade.Set up capacities of teachers in the methodological approach to teaching German.3.To promote the philosophy of Action Research in kosovan schools Length: 14 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 209-222 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=24&rid=2331 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702331 Classification-JEL: I28, I29 Keywords: Foreignlanguagepolicy, German as Foreign Language, German Teaching and Learning, Action Research, Foreignlanguage Teaching Practice, Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702331 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Ramazan Çeken Author-Name-First: Ramazan Author-Name-Last: Çeken Author-Email: rceken@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: A?r? ?brahim Çeçen University, Faculty of Education Title: Linguistic Backgound of Misconceptions on Mass and Weight Abstract: Misconception about mass and weight is a well-known concern in science education. Receiently cerried out researches point out that pupils use mass instead of weight or vice versa. The real reason of such use is based on various roots. Both related concepts are needed to be constructed without misuse or misunderstanding in memory. Mass and weight concepts have a large use among the public. Therefore teachers and students can make relations between concepts and real life. Linguistic approach has some difficulties since different culture and society. Since it is a widely well-known misconception among different societies, such use is a critical misunderstanding in Turkish and English as well. Therefore this study mainly based on the lingiustic backgroud of misconceptions on mass and weight. Semi-structured items were used to collect the data to understand the linguistic misuse in this topic. Written data was collected from the primary school teacher education students (PSTES) and subjected to content analysis to point out the linguistic roots of such misconception use. Additonally, Turkish and English dictionaries were subjected to document analysis to carry out the meaning of mass and weight and their adjectives and adverbal use.It is understood from this study that Turkish language does not have enough adjectives or adverbs to identify the objects at part of mass and weight. It has not got opposite word of massy in Turkish. In English, light or weightless is used as an opposite meaning of massy. In Turkish, both massy and heavy have a similar meaning to define the objects. This misuse is located in Turkish language dictionaries as well. Similarly in English dictionaries, the synonymous word of massy is written which is known as heavy. This complexity of misconception on mass and weight is based on language learning at childhood years. The habits of using both words in the same meaning is an important problem in learning process in science courses. Eventhough reseacrhes focused on instructional design to correct the misconceptions on mass and weight, the documentary findings and content analysis of PSTES? wievpoint on the real reason of such misconception in this study point out that it is not only a pedagogical sutiation but also a linguistic problem as well. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 223-223 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=25&rid=1387 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701387 Classification-JEL: I29, I29, I29 Keywords: Misconception on Mass and Weight, Lingustic Bacground of Misconception Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701387 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Pei-Ti Chang Author-Name-First: Pei-Ti Author-Name-Last: Chang Author-Email: ptchang1225@yahoo.com.tw Author-Workplace-Name: Graduate Institute of Architecture and Sustainable Planning, National Ilan University Author-Name: Wei-Lun Lo Author-Name-First: Wei-Lun Author-Name-Last: Lo Author-Email: R0027014@ems.niu.edu.tw Author-Workplace-Name: Graduate Institute of Architecture and Sustainable Planning, National Ilan University Title: The investigation of tourist preference Abstract: Tourism destination competitiveness is becoming an area of growing interest amongst tourism researchers (Crouch & Ritchie, 1999). The potential for any country's tourism industry to develop will depend substantially on its ability to maintain competitive advantage in its delivery of goods and services to visitors (Dwyer, Forsyth, & Rao, 2000). The success of tourism destinations thus depends on their regional tourist competitiveness in terms of the attractiveness characteristics that make up the tourist strength of a certain area (Cracolicia & Nijkampb, 2009).According to World Tourism Organization (WTO) and World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), it was predicted that the revenue of global tourism industry was about 10.4% of global GDP. Moreover, WTO estimated that the global tourism people would increase to more than 16 hundred million, and the revenue of global tourism industry would be 2 thousand billion US dollars in 2020. In other words, tourism industry would generate a great deal of profit.Tourism destination competitiveness has been studied for more than 20 years. In order to evaluate tourism destination competitiveness, establishing evaluation model and choosing evaluation method are two critical aspects (Zhang et al., 2008). In this study, ten factors of destination attractiveness (Cracolicia and Nijkampb, 2009) were adopted to establish the model for evaluating tourist preference. These destination attractiveness related factors include reception and sympathy of local residents, artistic and cultural cities, landscape/environment and nature, hotels and other accommodation, typical foods, cultural events, level of prices/living costs, quality and variety of products in the shops, information and tourist services as well as tourist safety. In addition, Support Vector Machine (SVM) was employed as the methodology to investigate tourist preference. SVM is a powerful classifier. The related data were collected from tourists of two groups of tourists with different age. One group is of tourists below age of 50, and the other group is of tourists above age of 51. Through SVM analysis, the prediction of tourist preference of different age groups could be obtained. The results of the study could be used to offer suggestions for developing tourism industry. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 224-224 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=26&rid=2120 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702120 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Tourism destination competitiveness, Tourist preference, Support Vector Machine, Attractiveness characteristics, Classifier. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702120 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Pei-Ti Chang Author-Name-First: Pei-Ti Author-Name-Last: Chang Author-Email: ptchang1225@yahoo.com.tw Author-Workplace-Name: Graduate Institute of Architecture and Sustainable Planning, National Ilan University Author-Name: Kun-Feng Tsai Author-Name-First: Kun-Feng Author-Name-Last: Tsai Author-Email: ptchang@niu.edu.tw Author-Workplace-Name: Graduate Institute of Architecture and Sustainable Planning, National Ilan University Author-Name: Xing- Wei Zhao Author-Name-First: Xing- Wei Author-Name-Last: Zhao Author-Email: walt901123@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Graduate Institute of Architecture and Sustainable Planning, National Ilan University Title: Using rough set theory to investigate the tourist preference for hot spring hotels Abstract: Hot spring is a special attractiveness for tourists. It is a tourism resource just found in limited areas in the world. There has been significant development in the use and exploitation of hot springs. This wave of hot spring tourism attracts many businesses to invest in hot spring hotels. More of these hotels are built or renovated.This study used rough set theory (RST) as the research methodology. Rough set theory is a tool for data mining and it has the ability to generate rules. It aimed to define the attributes by which consumers choose hot spring hotels. The results would serve as a guide for developing hot spring hotel industry.In this study six condition attributes were used, namely hot spring bathing, lodging and dining, ease of transportation, internal design, external landscape as well as prices. This investigation finds that when there is more information on each of the attributes, more rules will be used to make the decision, but the accuracy decreases. Conversely, when there is less information on the criteria, fewer rules will be applied, and the stability will decrease. This research also notes that customers above age of 30 pay more attention to hot spring bathing, interior design and ease of transportation, and that customers below age of 30 are more interested in the lodging and dining as well as the ease of transportation. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 225-225 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=27&rid=2121 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702121 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Rough Set Theory, Hot spring, Hot spring hotel, Condition attribute, Data mining. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702121 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Pei-Ti Chang Author-Name-First: Pei-Ti Author-Name-Last: Chang Author-Email: ptchang1225@yahoo.com.tw Author-Workplace-Name: Graduate Institute of Architecture and Sustainable Planning, National Ilan University Author-Name: Jui-Jung Hsiao Author-Name-First: Jui-Jung Author-Name-Last: Hsiao Author-Email: hia72@yahoo.com.tw Author-Workplace-Name: Graduate Institute of Architecture and Sustainable Planning, National Ilan University Title: Indoor environmental quality factors interaction analysis - using office environment as an example Abstract: The environment of employee?s workspace is thought to be related to job performance. In other words, good office environment is considered as having the function to increase work efficiency (Larsen, Adams, Deal, Kweon, and Tyler, 1998; Sundstrom, Town, Rice, Osborn, and Brill, 1994). In this study, seven factors of indoor environmental quality (Lee and Kim, 2009) were adopted to establish the model for evaluating indoor environmental quality of offices. These indoor environmental quality related factors include office layout quality, office furnishings quality, thermal comfort quality, indoor air quality, lighting quality, acoustics quality, as well as cleanliness and maintenance quality.The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the inter-influence relationship of all the indoor environment quality factors adopted in this study. In this study, DEMATEL (Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory) was employed as the methodology to evaluate indoor environmental quality of offices. With DEMATEL method, the authors plan to figure out which of the factors has crucial influence on other factors, and which factors receive influences from others. In other words, the personal workspace quality was evaluated and analyzed with DEMATEL method. The related data were collected from office users. The results of the study are aimed at serving as the suggestions for enhancing planning of indoor environmental quality in workspaces. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 226-226 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=28&rid=2122 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702122 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Indoor environmental quality, DEMATEL, Thermal comfort quality, Indoor air quality, Lighting quality, Acoustics quality. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702122 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: KAWON CHO Author-Name-First: KAWON Author-Name-Last: CHO Author-Email: kawoncho@stepi.re.kr Author-Workplace-Name: Science and Technology Policy Institute Title: Rising Heterogeneity in the Ph.D. Labor Force: the Korean Case Abstract: Studies examining demographic composition and labor market condition have mainly focused on the relatively vulnerable workforce in the labor market. However, as the knowledge-based economy makes strides and skilled professionals become more important, it has become necessary to systematically analyze the composition of the skilled labor force as well as their occupational activity. Accordingly, OECD and Eurostat launched a pioneering global data project named ?Careers and Mobility of Doctorate Holders.? In 2013, comprehensive surveys of Korean doctorate holders were carried out as a part of the project. Based on the data produced by the project, this paper analyzes the structural changes occurring in the career patterns of Korean doctorate holders in the fields of science and engineering(S&E). This study addresses the questions posed by Lee, Miozzo & Laredo (2010) who observed that doctorate holders? career patterns are becoming more diversified. However, while they focused on the analysis of the relationships between the doctorate holders? working sectors and their job-related competencies based on surveys of a small number of generations, this study presents the changes in career patterns of different generations based on surveys of multiple generations. Since the Korean data includes retrospective questions about the first and previous careers of the whole population of doctorate holders, the data can be used to compare the differences in career paths among different generations. The results indicate that the career patterns of S&E doctorate holders are undergoing noticeable changes in terms of various aspects including employment sector, job security and major activities, and that the career differences between fields of science and engineering are becoming more significant. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 227-227 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=29&rid=1435 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701435 Classification-JEL: J00, J44, J24 Keywords: doctorate holders, CDH project, Korea, career patterns Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701435 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Iwona Cie?lak Author-Name-First: Iwona Author-Name-Last: Cie?lak Author-Email: iwonac@alk.edu.pl Author-Workplace-Name: Kozminski University Author-Name: Ma?grzata Kucharczyk Author-Name-First: Ma?grzata Author-Name-Last: Kucharczyk Author-Email: gosiam@alk.edu.pl Author-Workplace-Name: Kozminski University Title: GREEN ACCOUNTING - THE FIFTH ELEMENT OF A THE BALANCED SCORECARD Abstract: Managing a company is conditioned by many factors. Among them there are ecological factors closely associated with the consumption of natural resources in the production and the capacity of the natural environment . Depletion of natural resources, constantly progressing environmental degradation are forcing entrepreneurs to focus in addition to profit maximization, also on achieving objectives for the protection of the environment.Entities are increasingly including pro-ecological activities in its core business. Thereupon, the demand for information dealing with this area of activity is increasing and thus it becomes necessary to calculate and determine the costs associated with this segment. Appearing in the economic practice problems with the identification, measurement, valuation and disclosure in the costs and benefits statement of pro-environmental projects is a challenge for modern accounting . Taking the measurement of appearances and processes associated with the natural environment may consist of modification in the already existing accounting system or the separation of the environmental accounting system. For the purpose of generating, processing and presentation of environmental information, it is considered necessary to integrate management accounting and financial accounting tools.Pro-ecological activities of the enterprises are no longer considered only as a source of cost to them, but are increasingly being recognized as an asset, perceived in the sphere of strengths and opportunities for the future. The need to disclose the financial aspects of environmental protection in the company financial statement is dictated by the economic consequences of these activities affecting its property and financial situation. Currently reporting covering environmental issues goes beyond the typical financial statement, representing mostly a separate report or a separate chapter of the statement and information concerning costs associated with environmental protection are usually qualitative data and do not indicate their impact on the company financial position. Length: 15 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 228-242 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=30&rid=2299 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702299 Classification-JEL: M49 Keywords: green accouting, Balanced Scorecard, cost accounting, Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702299 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Nusret Çiftçi Author-Name-First: Nusret Author-Name-Last: Çiftçi Author-Email: nusret_ciftci@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Author-Name: Adem Ö?üt Author-Name-First: Adem Author-Name-Last: Ö?üt Author-Email: ademogut@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Title: ANALYSIS OF SAMPLE CASES ON WHISTLEBLOWING: OUTCOMES FOR WHISTLEBLOWER AND ORGANIZATION Abstract: The understanding of loyalty concept between employer and employee has changed in recent years. While, priorly, mainstream idea was based on employer?s loyalty to his/her employer unquestioningly, nowadays this idea changes to a new understanding emphasize employer?s responsibility to public, too. This change comes with birth of a new organization behavior concept and its legitimacy arguments: ?Whistleblowing?. Whistleblowing means disclosure of in organization wrong doings to concerned authorities. In managerial science, detailed studies have been conducted on whistleblowing. Most of them seek what whistleblowing is (or is not), how it is/should be processed. Beside these subjects, whistleblowing is concerned with legal issues. After whistleblowing action, whistleblowers can be exposed to mobbing, retaliation, quitting etc. treatments. Countries pass some laws to protect whistleblowers from that kind of treatments to maintain whistleblowing actions. While some whistleblowers gain big awards make them rich thanks to these laws, others can get nothing but cruel treatments, also even get fired by their organization.In this paper, various whistleblowing cases ? increased in past two decades ? will be analyzed comparatively from the point of outcomes for whistleblowers and organizations as well as other whistleblowing related issues. Length: 12 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 243-254 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=31&rid=2374 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702374 Classification-JEL: M10, M12 Keywords: Whistleblowing, Whistleblower, Whistleblower Protector Laws, Whistleblowing Cases, Whistleblowing Outcomes, Whisteblowing Cases Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702374 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Lucian Ciprian Crisan Author-Name-First: Lucian Ciprian Author-Name-Last: Crisan Author-Email: lucianciprian.crisan@yahoo.ro Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Title: THE STRESS TEST - A NEW CHALLENGE FOR THE BANKING UNION Abstract: Stress testing has become an essential and very prominent tool in the analysis of financial sector stability and development of financial sector policy. Starting with 2010 stress test led by the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS), and reinforced by 2011 stress test and the bank recapitalization exercise led by the European Banking Authority (EBA), the output of EU wide stress tests has been viewed as essential information on the health of the system.The purpose of this paper is to highlight the main elements considered by the EBA and European Central Bank (ECB) in creating the model of the stress test. At the same time it will highlight how the recent financial crisis has influenced the introduction of these decisions in order to stabilize the banking system. The vision of a future banking union will reshape and resize the entire European system profile. Applying stress test will lead to a healthy and robust banking system even if a new potential crises will come. Length: 6 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 255-260 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=32&rid=2690 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702690 Classification-JEL: E60, F50 Keywords: Banking Union, Stress test, financial crisis, Challenge, Basel philosophy Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702690 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: ASLI DALDAL Author-Name-First: ASLI Author-Name-Last: DALDAL Author-Email: asli.daldal@boun.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Title: Politics and Literature in Turkish Historical Novel: Kemal Tahir, Atilla ?lhan and A.H. Tanp?nar Abstract: Literature is an important component of a community?s culture.The relationship between literature and culture is a complex one: literature shapes a given culture and in turn is shaped by it. A literary piece of work is not the solitary production of the writer whose sole incitement is inspiration. Quite the contrary, literature is not neutral vis a vis the cultural and political requirements of its community. In fact culture itself is in no way immune from the surrounding ideology and politics of identity. This means that literature, culture and politics(of identity) are inseparable from each other and they all constitute different circles of the same chain of knowledge. This presentation will focus on the works of three famous Turkish writers namely Ahmed Hamdi Tanp?nar,(Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü-The Society for Setting Clocks, 1961 ) Kemal Tahir (Devlet Ana, 1967) and Atilla Ilhan (Dersaadet?te Sabah Ezanlar?, Morning Prayers in Istanbul, 1981) whose historical novels are the best examples of the complex relationship between literature, culture and politics of identity formation. Ahmet Hamdi Tanp?nar's Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü is an allegorical novel criticizing various aspects of the Kemalist Ideology. The present analysis will mostly concentrate on the "leadership aspect" of Kemalism that Tanp?nar implicitly criticizes. The "father complex" he talks about is the most controversial aspect of the Kemalist ideology. Kemal Tahir's Devlet Ana, on the other hand, is no doubt one of the most influential historical-novels of the late-Republican Era. In a sense it exemplifies Tzvetan Todorov's emphasis on how a novel can be more influential than a mere history book in propagating a peculiar understanding of history. Kemal Tahir's aim here is to transfer his philosophy of nationalism to the reader via a history novel based on a myth. Atilla Ilhan?s Dersaadet?te Sabah Ezanlar? is also a historical novel. Similar to Kemal Tahir?s Devlet Ana, this novel also constitutes a good example of Todorov?s emphasis on literature and history. Similar to Devlet Ana, its language and narrative style gives us the impression that the author(or more truly the narrator) does in fact live in those days with these people(there exists a reality effect, the impression of reality which substitutes truth with fiction). To increase this impression of reality, both authors(Tahir and ?lhan) adds some familiar(but somehow obscure, even mystical) figures among the protagonists. Length: 16 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 261-276 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=33&rid=1568 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701568 Classification-JEL: Y90 Keywords: Literature, Politics, History Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701568 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Erik Davtyan Author-Name-First: Erik Author-Name-Last: Davtyan Author-Email: komitas2010@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Yerevan State University Title: The Role of Infrastructure in International Relations: the Case of South Caucasus Abstract: The role of infrastructures has always been appreciated by the leading powers of the world while pursuing their own goals in the global policy-making process. Though the level of infrastructural development was not so high (in comparison with that of nowadays), in almost all periods of human history states have shared a prominent interest in preserving a total control over infrastructures and undermining the influences of their enemies on them. For example, the Silk road has always been a trouble point in international relations of the Middle East, as it played a key role in regional wars between the Roman Empire and Persia, Byzantium and Arab Caliphate, Ottoman Empire and Safavid Persia.Taking into consideration the fact that the evolution of the world society, the progress in high technologies, the diversification and intensification of economic, political and financial relations have increased the importance of infrastructures, the research is concentrated on the impact of hard types of infrastructure on international relations in one of the most complicated regions of the world, South Caucasus. The point is that transport, energy and water management infrastructures have always played a key role in the formulation of foreign strategies of Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan. The dislocation of various types of infrastructure has highly influenced the level of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. Sometimes the economic and political relations of South Caucasian republics with the neighboring states (i.e. Russia, Turkey and Iran) have been conditioned by the ?quantity? and the ?quality? of infrastructural development that Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan possessed.Therefore the research aims at investigating impact of regional infrastructures on regional affairs in the post-Soviet era, simultaneously drawing parallels with the pre-Soviet period, i.e. during the existence of independent regimes in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan (1918-1921). The immense progress in high technologies has had a prominent impact on the factor of communications in the national security concepts of the region. Thus, the struggle for ?more infrastructures? becomes more and more important in the context of geopolitical terms, therefore the struggle ?through infrastructures? is considered to be one of the efficient ways of policy-making process in ?South Caucasian concert?. Length: 19 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 277-295 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=34&rid=1445 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701445 Classification-JEL: F50, F51, F54 Keywords: Infrastructure, South Caucasus, International Relations, Geopolitics Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701445 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: ayse demir Author-Name-First: ayse Author-Name-Last: demir Author-Email: aud1@le.ac.uk Author-Workplace-Name: university of leicester Title: Disentangling Size and Efficiency Effects of Finance: New Evidence from Transition Countries Abstract: This paper aims to shed light on the role of financial development on the growth dynamics of transition countries. Particularly, the impacts of several financial development indicators (in terms of size and efficiency) on the income level in 25 transition economies and two subgroups with varying intensities of socio-economic development are empirically examined. The countries of interest tend to have weaker financial system in comparison with the advanced markets. Subgroups are formed for 16 Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) transition economies and 9 former Soviet Union (CIS) members in order to conduct panel data estimations with a time period of 1990 - 2012. Findings, clearly suggest that, improvements in the financial system (size measurements) are highly associated with rising income levels for all country groups. Increase in liberalization of interest rates, private credit and banking lending affect the income level in the CEE lower than in the CIS. According to results, high interest rate spreads (efficiency indicator) negatively affect economic growth and remains statistically significant even if size measurements are included in the regression for both group of countries, indicating that an unsubstantial increase in the size of financial intermediation does not affect growth unless it is also followed by banking efficiency developments and rising competition in the banking sector. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 296-296 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=35&rid=2505 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702505 Classification-JEL: F39 Keywords: economic growth, transition economies, panel data, financial development Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702505 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Mustafa Tahir Demirsel Author-Name-First: Mustafa Tahir Author-Name-Last: Demirsel Author-Email: mtdemirsel@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Author-Name: Adem Ö?üt Author-Name-First: Adem Author-Name-Last: Ö?üt Author-Email: ademogut@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Author-Name: Mehmet Mucuk Author-Name-First: Mehmet Author-Name-Last: Mucuk Author-Email: mehmetmucuk@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Title: THE EFFECT OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH: THE CASE OF TURKEY Abstract: In developing countries adequate and necessary investment cannot be realized since their domestic savings rate is low and foreign savings rate is very low. Here FDI helps diminish domestic and foreign savings deficits. Capital account liberalization in Turkey was initiated in conjunction with the process of economic and financial reforms that started in 1980, and was fully completed in 1989. In this paper, the objective is to analyze the relationship between FDI and economic growth in Turkey by using the data covering the time period between 2002:Q1 and 2014:Q1. For this purpose unit root test, Johansen cointegration test, and variance decomposition were applied. According to the findings there is no relationship between these variables in the long run. Length: 10 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 297-306 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=36&rid=2081 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702081 Classification-JEL: A10, E00, F30 Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment, Economic Performance, Economic Growth Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702081 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Suzana Demyen Author-Name-First: Suzana Author-Name-Last: Demyen Author-Email: suzana_demyen@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: West University of Timisoara Author-Name: Ion Lala Popa Author-Name-First: Ion Author-Name-Last: Lala Popa Author-Email: ioan.lala@feaa.uvt.ro Author-Workplace-Name: West University of Timisoara Title: HUMAN RESOURCE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND DISPARITIES REGARDING REWARD SYSTEM - ARE THEY DETERMINANTS OF THE EMIGRATION PHENOMENA? THE CASE OF ROMANIA ? A VIEW FROM THE TOP Abstract: The phenomenon of migration is widely spread throughout the world, as long as more and more individuals choose to work abroad in the idea of gaining a better payment. Also the process of globalization and the decreasing of demographic aspects manifest their influence upon the evolution of business environment generally. We also witness a general gap between men and women in terms of payment, a salary difference through the whole Europe, but also a general gap between the wage levels among countries. The paper proposes an analysis of the current situation regarding wage gaps in Romania, the research being developed in mainly a qualitative one and the results are analyzed in accordance to the data provided by official institutions. Often, the way managers perceive aspects of organizational performance in general and HR performance differs from the results reflected by the economic and financial indicators. Therefore, it becomes interesting to perform a comparison of the results expressed in official reports, through a content analysis, but also by conducting own surveys. Length: 11 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 307-317 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=37&rid=2405 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702405 Classification-JEL: J21, L25, M54 Keywords: salaries; gender disparities; human resource management; emigration, performance assessment Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702405 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Diana Raluca Diaconescu Author-Name-First: Diana Raluca Author-Name-Last: Diaconescu Author-Email: diaconescuraluca88@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Economics and Businesses Administration Author-Name: Hortensia Paula Botezatu Author-Name-First: Hortensia Paula Author-Name-Last: Botezatu Author-Email: paula.vidican@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Economics and Businesses Administration Title: THE MONETARY STABILITY AFTER THE FINANCIAL CRISIS* Abstract: Great inflation observed during the period 1965-1984 is the event final monetary (monetary climate the event) in the twentieth century (Meltzer, 2005). Three types of explanations have been developed - all highlighting the importance of monetary policy:? Defects in the institutional and governance at origin sitting temporal incoherence (Barro ? Gordon model);? Monetary policy errors committed in an unconscious: it would have been too lax, or because the authorities have overestimated potential output growth (Orphanides, 2003) or because there has been insufficient attention to anchor expected inflation (Clarida , Gali and Gertler, 1999); However, combined with a sharp drop in productivity undoubtedly led to accelerating inflation persistence (Collard and Dallas, 2007);? Monetary policy errors committed in a conscious, namely the adoption by the authorities of a non-monetary approach to inflation; this is the result of an analysis of the experience of the United Kingdom and the United States (Nelson, 2005; DiCecio and Nelson, 2009).Inflation dynamics has seen a change in the early eighties, with the change that had profound monetary policy. After the Volcker experience, central bank reaction to inflation shocks became more aggressive. In this context, central banks have not hesitated to increase real interest rates to prevent triggering an inflationary spiral and the emergence of second round effects. For example, a sudden drop in inflation in the United States in the early eighties could be explained by EDF aggressive response to inflation shocks combined with lesser technological shocks (Carlström, and Paustian Fuerst, 2009). Length: 16 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 318-333 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=38&rid=2450 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702450 Classification-JEL: E52, E50, E49 Keywords: Monetary stability, financial stability, supervision, macro prudential policies Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702450 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Sevdalina Dimitrova Author-Name-First: Sevdalina Author-Name-Last: Dimitrova Author-Email: terziev@skmat.com Author-Workplace-Name: Vasil Levski National Military University Author-Name: Venelin Terziev Author-Name-First: Venelin Author-Name-Last: Terziev Author-Email: terziev@skmat.com Author-Workplace-Name: University of Agribusiness and Rural Development Title: COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSES MODELS IN THE DEFENCE SYSTEM IN BULGARIA Abstract: The thesis resulting from the research on the "costs - effects" relation is the principle of economic efficiency of defence capabilities. At first glance, the arguments in this direction are well-known and popular in crisis situations of various nature, including the current financial and economic crisis in the country, the question about the cost of public welfare - security and defence is debatable. This cost is manifested through the defence capabilities of a country. In the new security environment the compilation of a National Defence Strategy is a priority of the Defence Ministry, which has more and more limited resources. This means that they should be treated as an economic activity. An economic activity is considered "any purposeful activity, allocating and combining scarce resources among alternatives, making it possible to maximize the outcomes and minimize costs." The ratio between the costs and benefits of a given resource or combination of resources to achieve a pre -defined objective is pushed to the forefront and the rationalization of management decisions is based on it. This necessitates a cost effectiveness analysis hence the evaluation of the outcomes (benefits) is manifested in the "cost - effect (benefit)" analyses.Defence as a product has the basic features of any commodity or service, i.e. it is designed for exchange, is useful and meets certain needs. But due to the fact that it meets very specific needs (preservation of the territorial integrity of the country and improving its national security), it is distinguished by certain features which may be summarized as follows:-collectivity of production and consumption of defence as a product necessary to the public, is expressed by its consumption indivisibility-lack of market valuation of the price of defence as a product upon its consumption (as a monetary expression of its value);-the usefulness of defence as a product is reflected in its capacity to meet the system?s needs for security and defence, which determines its conditional nature, expressed in reaching certain operational capabilities;-the realization of defence as a product, unlike the products of civil legal entities is not subject to a clearly formulated outcome of activity, such as profit, which makes implementation of the principle of economic efficiency and profitability of minor importance for the Armed Forces. Length: 18 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 334-351 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=39&rid=1178 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701178 Classification-JEL: B49 Keywords: ANALYSES MODELSDEFENCE SYSTEMNATIONAL DEFENCE Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701178 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Lenka Dvo?áková Author-Name-First: Lenka Author-Name-Last: Dvo?áková Author-Email: dvorakova@mail.vstecb.cz Author-Workplace-Name: The Institute of Technology and Business in ?eské Bud?jovice Author-Name: Marek Vochozka Author-Name-First: Marek Author-Name-Last: Vochozka Author-Email: vochozka@mail.vstecb.cz Author-Workplace-Name: The Institute of Technology and Business in ?eské Bud?jovice Title: Possibilities of using method evaluation of companies Harry Pollak in practice Abstract: This article focuses on the issue in a comprehensive evaluation of company using benchmarking methods. Evaluation by benchmarking techniques is based on non-financial indicators, which should be predict future potential company and evaluate its performance. One of these methods describes Harry Pollak, where it focused on viability. This method characterizes the ten criteria for evaluating of healthy business (financial result, financial satisfaction of participants, satisfied customers, products corresponding to the market, market research focused on progress, training and motivating employees, capital base, reliable suppliers, convenient localization business , relationship with the environment) eight of given characteristics is located in the outer area. This article aims to correct the model Harry Pollak, so as to enhance its objectivity. Length: 8 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 352-359 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=40&rid=2479 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702479 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Comprehensive evaluation of company, benchmarking methods, non-financial indicators, Harry Pollak, viability. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702479 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Ay?en Edirneligil Author-Name-First: Ay?en Author-Name-Last: Edirneligil Author-Email: aysenkoroglu@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Author-Name: Mehmet Mucuk Author-Name-First: Mehmet Author-Name-Last: Mucuk Author-Email: mehmetmucuk@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Title: The Effects of Oil Price on Turkish Economic Growth Abstract: Although the oil price is determined by demand and supply, it is also affected by lots of variables such as economic, political and technical conditions. On the other hand, fluctuations in oil price have also effect on macroeconomic stability. Oil price has an important role in Turkey, since Turkey is a country that has external dependency in energy sources. The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of oil prices on Turkish economic growth. In this respect, the relationship between variables will be analyzed by using annual data between the years 1980-2013. For analyzing variables, it will be used Johansen Cointegration Test, Impulse-Response Function, and Variance Decomposition tests. Length: 11 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 360-370 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=41&rid=2083 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702083 Classification-JEL: A10, E00, E21 Keywords: Oil price, Economic growth, Turkish Economy Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702083 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Edgar Elbakyan Author-Name-First: Edgar Author-Name-Last: Elbakyan Author-Email: elbakyan.edgar@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Yerevan State University Title: A New Legal Approach Towards the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Peaceful Resolution Abstract: The current research aims at proposing a new legal approach regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between The Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) Republic and Azerbaijan, as well as The Republic of Armenia as a third party involved in the case. The conflict emerged with its current embodiment in late 1980s, due to the national movement of the Armenians in Karabakh for self-determination and reunification with Armenia. The non-violent phase of the conflict lasted no more than half a year and soon after the emergence of the Armenian movement, Azerbaijani then authorities with the help of the Soviet Internal Security Forces and OMON, launched a military attack towards the Armenian population in Karabakh intending to disarm the local Armenian self-defense militia detachments and uproot the Armenian livings in the given region. The active phase of the conflict, i.e. war of national liberation of Karabakh Armenians against the newly independent Azerbaijani Republic lasted from 1991 till 1994. During the war the newly independent Republic of Armenia conducted humanitarian, military and moral support to its compatriots in Karabakh. Azerbaijan in its turn gained the full support of The Republic of Turkey, as well as solidarity of some Islamic states etc. Russia was amongst the sole countries conducting a policy of keeping balance between belligerents both by arms supply and diplomatic stance. Generally by the Russian mediation the Armenian sides and the Azerbaijani side signed a truce agreement in May, 1994 which is in force up till now.The OSCE Minsk Group is delegated the mandate to provide a multilaterally acceptable peaceful resolution for both sides. The negotiations so far proved a little success, though they are an effective tool in keeping the fragile peace in the front line.The current research presents a thorough investigation of the historical roots of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the current legal paradigm of the conflict, as well as some basic postulates and theoretical approaches necessary for understanding and dealing with the conflict both on the scientific and academic sphere and on the ?realpolitik? level.As the quintessence of the paper, the author suggests a new legal approach towards the conflict resolution assuming as a basis both the principles and norms of international law as well as the local conditions and factors peculiar to this single conflict. Length: 26 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 371-396 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=42&rid=1447 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701447 Classification-JEL: F50, F51, F54 Keywords: Geopolitics in South Caucasus, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Conflict Resolution Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701447 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Nurilla Elysa Putri Author-Name-First: Nurilla Author-Name-Last: Elysa Putri Author-Email: nurillaelysa@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Sriwijaya University Title: INTEGRATING ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT AND IDENTIFICATION OF FLOOD ECOLOGY DISASTER DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN SOUTH SUMATRA Abstract: Planning is a beginning process of an activity, therefore Development plan is the begin of a development activities that oriented on the sustainable environment are required, and tgis environmemt plan can be get by the integration of Ecological Footprint intoregional development ?planning, especially Spatial Planning (RTRW). This research aims to Identify whether the region Spatial Planning (RTRW)) in South Sumatra has integrated ecological footprint in it and identify potential flood-prone areas in South Sumatra. The long term goal of this research is the development planning that integrates Ecological Footprint, therefore development can be implemented to maintain the environmental balance and sustainability to prevention of recurrent flooding due to global climate changes. The research method used was a survey method through primary and secondary data collection. Data analysis was performed qualitative and quantitative analysis. The results of this study indicate that the designation of space is still weak in account the ability of the land to provide for the consumption needs of the population in South Sumatra and not taking into account the allocation of space for consumption waste disposal of the population of this area. Moreover the designation of protected areas and environmental sustainability of aquaculture as a buffer as a place of life is still very low. When viewed from the geography of this flood-prone area is the area which is traversed by a river or watershed. That can be known the first cause of flood disasters is rising sea levels which impact on the rising water level of the river therefore if rain occurs this river will overflow to the mainland, and cause the flood ecological disaster. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 397-397 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=43&rid=1249 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701249 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Ecological Footprint, Spatial Planning, Climate Change, flood ecological disaster Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701249 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: YUSUF ESMER Author-Name-First: YUSUF Author-Name-Last: ESMER Author-Email: tonyali_deu@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: UNIVERSITY OF SINOP Author-Name: FARUK DAYI Author-Name-First: FARUK Author-Name-Last: DAYI Author-Email: faruk_dayi@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: UNIVERSITY OF KASTAMONU Title: A NEW PARADIGM IN MANAGEMENT: ETHICAL LEADERSHIP Abstract: Ethical leadership is that managers display appropriate leading behaviour with regard to ethical principles. It is believed that ethical leadership behaviour influence the organizational connection in a positive way. Within this concept it?s suggested that ethical leadership contributes to internal customer satisfaction in the organizations and as a result of it it affects the product and service quality positively. Although today the concept of ethical leadership attracts interest by academicians and by its appliers, it?s seen that it?s not defined completely yet and from many aspects there has been concept ambiguity. In short, ethical leadership is that the managers of the organizations adopt ethical principles in the period of management and have their employees feel it. Together with this main judge, in this study the concept of ethical leadership and the function and importance of ethical leadership is dealt. Besides, ethics, ethical leadership concept and definitions, the dimensions of ethical leadership, the similarities and differences of ethical leadership compared to other leadership types, studies done about ethical leadership, ethical principles and non-ethical attitudes are discussed. Length: 15 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 398-412 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=44&rid=1434 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701434 Classification-JEL: L20, M10, M19 Keywords: Ethic, Ethical Leadership, Paradigm Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701434 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Sandra Fabijani? Gagro Author-Name-First: Sandra Author-Name-Last: Fabijani? Gagro Author-Email: sandra.fabijanic.gagro@pravri.hr Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Law University of Rijeka Author-Name: Marissabell ?kori? Author-Name-First: Marissabell Author-Name-Last: ?kori? Author-Email: skoric@pravri.hr Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Law University of Rijeka Title: Fight against terrorism within the rules of international law and Croatian legislative response Abstract: At the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century terrorism was recognized as one of the most dangerous phenomenon for international community, as well as for the national security of state(s). That period was marked by an expansion of legal norms aimed to the suppression of terroristic activities. It was shown as necessary to develop a system of domestic measures for fighting terrorism, which could be adequately used within the system of global and regional cooperation of states worldwide. The United Nations and regional organizations have become significant players in the global and regional effort to eradicate terrorism.Nevertheless, there is no internationally accepted definition of terrorism. In practise, the term is used to describe both violence perpetrated by a state, and violence perpetrated by individuals of non-state actors, during the time of armed conflict and the time of peace. It is understood as relating to politically motivated violence perpetrated to cause death or injury to civilian, with the aim of intimidating a wider audience. These (internationally described) elements are largely reflected in national laws. The legal framework against terrorism of the Republic of Croatia ? the newest member of the European Union ? includes relevant international and regional documents and provisions of national legislation. At national level Croatia uses wide-ranging legislation in order to cover different aspects of suppression of terrorism. Activities in the field of criminal law within the frame of Croatian Criminal Code are especially important. The Criminal Code sets out the offenses that criminalize various forms of terrorism. Besides the criminal offense of terrorism, financing of terrorism and terrorist association, in Croatian substantive criminal legislation the offenses of public provocation to terrorism, recruitment for terrorism and training for terrorism are also integrated. With the adoption of these criminal offenses the national criminal legislation was completely harmonized with relevant international and regional documents. Length: 25 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 413-437 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=45&rid=1719 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701719 Classification-JEL: Keywords: fight against terrorism, international law, Croatia Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701719 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Mustafa Gerçeker Author-Name-First: Mustafa Author-Name-Last: Gerçeker Author-Email: mustafagerceker@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Selçuk University Author-Name: Bilal Özel Author-Name-First: Bilal Author-Name-Last: Özel Author-Email: bozel@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Author-Name: Ahmet Ay Author-Name-First: Ahmet Author-Name-Last: Ay Author-Email: ahmetay@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Title: Effects of Entrepreneurship on Economic Growth in Turkey: An Empirical Analysis Abstract: The entrepreneurship seems to be an important source for economic growth. For this reason, the emphasis on entrepreneurship with the importance for economic growth is increasing day by day. This study investigates the existence of the relationship between entrepreneurship and economic growth by using control variables including employment and savings. For this purpose, possible relations were tried to be determined by using bound test and ARDL method for the period 1988-2012 with annually data. The results of bound test, shows that there is a long-run relationship between economic growth and entrepreneurship. Afterward long-run coefficients and equations were estimated. The results of long run coefficients shows that there is a positive and significant relationship between economic growth and entrepreneurship. Length: 14 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 438-451 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=46&rid=2291 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702291 Classification-JEL: Keywords: entrepreneurship,economic growth,ARDL method Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702291 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Saleh Ghavidel Author-Name-First: Saleh Author-Name-Last: Ghavidel Author-Email: salleh_mogh@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Firoozkooh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Firoozkooh, Iran Author-Name: Mahmoud Mahmoudzadeh Author-Name-First: Mahmoud Author-Name-Last: Mahmoudzadeh Author-Email: mahmod.ma@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Firoozkooh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Firoozkooh, Iran Author-Name: Hamideh Radfar Author-Name-First: Hamideh Author-Name-Last: Radfar Author-Email: reyhan61@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Firoozkooh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Firoozkooh, Iran Title: Balassa?Samuelson Effect in Iran Abstract: Deviations from purchasing power parity because a deviation of productivity is Balassa?Samuelson effect. The Balassa?Samuelson effect depends on inter-country differences in the relative productivity of the tradable and non-tradable sectors. According to this hypothesis, Imai (2010) make a model and measurement Balassa?Samuelson effect in Japan during 1970-1955 when exchange rate in Japan is fixed. In this paper we measurement Balassa?Samuelson effect in Iran economic. The result shows that Balassa?Samuelson effect in Iran is -2.1. Then devaluation of the national currency in Iran according to Balassa?Samuelson effect would be equal to 2.1 in annual, while devaluation of the national currency in Iran 13% in a year. Length: 12 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 452-463 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=47&rid=1692 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701692 Classification-JEL: D24, E31, F31 Keywords: Balassa?Samuelson effect; purchasing power parity; productivity gap; tradable and non-tradable sectors Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701692 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Marlena Grabowska Author-Name-First: Marlena Author-Name-Last: Grabowska Author-Email: anelram@wp.pl Author-Workplace-Name: Czestochowa University of Technology Author-Name: Iwona Otola Author-Name-First: Iwona Author-Name-Last: Otola Author-Email: iwotola@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Czestochowa University of Technology Author-Name: Agata Mesjasz-Lech Author-Name-First: Agata Author-Name-Last: Mesjasz-Lech Author-Email: agata.mesjasz@poczta.fm Author-Workplace-Name: Czestochowa University of Technology Title: Innovative strategies as a determinant of achievement of the goals of enterprise activity Abstract: The theoretical and empirical investigations presented in the study are focused on the analysis of cause-and-effect relationships between innovative strategies and achievement of the goals of enterprise's activity. The importance of the problems discussed results mainly from the role performed by the innovative activities of enterprises in achievement and reinforcing the competitive advantage and position in a specific entity. Maintaining of the competitive position achieved by the enterprise necessitates not only adequate adjustment to changes that occur in the market but also having the ability to create these changes. Therefore, innovativeness is becoming necessary for competing under contemporary market conditions. With regard to variety and complexity of the problems of the goal of enterprise's activity, the study emphasizes the importance of the concept of value creation, which represents a strategic tool for managing enterprises. However, the empirical studies have demonstrated a dominant role of revenues on sales as a principal aim of enterprise's activity. The study verified the research hypothesis which assumed that the increase of innovativeness of enterprises leads to the increase in revenues on sales. Empirical investigations were carried out based on the data contained in statistical yearbooks of the Central Statistical Office for the years 2005-2012. A logit model was used in order to examine the relationships between the percentage of enterprises which implemented innovations and revenues on all the activities of enterprises. Length: 21 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 464-484 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=48&rid=2375 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702375 Classification-JEL: D22, D46, O31 Keywords: goals of enterprise's activity, innovative strategies, revenues on sales, value creation Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702375 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Alicja Grze?kowiak Author-Name-First: Alicja Author-Name-Last: Grze?kowiak Author-Email: alicja.grzeskowiak@ue.wroc.pl Author-Workplace-Name: Wroc?aw University of Economics Title: Self-learning as a method of improving skills by adult Poles ? evidence from non-metric survey data Abstract: Nowadays, in a rapidly changing environment, it is essential to participate in lifelong learning activities in order to update and develop knowledge and qualifications. There are various forms of learning from highly formalized and structuralized to informal ones which allow to improve knowledge and skills. European Union educational policy underlines the necessity of lifelong learning involvement. Unfortunately the participation rate in continuous education in Poland is far beyond European benchmarks. The official statistics concern mostly the engagement in formal and non-formal educational processes. This paper is focused on self-learning activities of adult Poles. The analyses are carried out on the basis of data from a nationwide survey. As the data are categorical adequate statistical methods are applied to reveal and describe the regularities concerning this aspect of continuous education. Length: 10 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 485-494 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=49&rid=2230 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702230 Classification-JEL: I21, J24 Keywords: longlife learning, informal learning, non-metric data Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702230 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Lavinia Mihaela Gutu Author-Name-First: Lavinia Mihaela Author-Name-Last: Gutu Author-Email: laviniamihaela.gutu@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Bucharest University of Economic Studies Title: The impact of Internet technology on the Romanian banks performance Abstract: In the last decades the Internet technology era has developed increasingly more and currently it spans the whole business world. Nowadays no manager can conceive the existence of a successful business without its existence in the online environment. Therefore, more and more companies have moved a part of their activities on the Internet in recent years. This fact helps them to become more popular and to attract more customers. So, for the business world, it is well-known that a respectable company should have a website. Banks are also involved in this process. The information technology and communication revolution has affected the financial services, too. The majority of banks have websites today. Here they communicate with the public and carry out certain activities with clients so that they no longer have to go to the bank. But how does the Internet influence the performance of a bank? Since it is about a revolution in this field, it is expected that banks? performance to increase. The presence of a bank on the Internet through a website, the Internet banking and any other activities undertaken by the bank in the online environment such as online advertising should improve its financial results. Even if the bank spends more resources in this regard, it is expected that more customers to be attracted and that operations made by banks? employees to be replaced with this kind of technology. This paper examines this issue in the case of Romanian banking industry starting with 2005. How has the Internet technology affect the performance of a bank in terms of ROE? Have the banks benefit from this kind of technology revolution or the costs of these service affects their results since the users of this technology is lower than the developed countries? Length: 7 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 495-501 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=50&rid=2397 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702397 Classification-JEL: G21, G29, G30 Keywords: Electornic banking, banks' performance, Internet banking Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702397 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OZHAN HANCILAR Author-Name-First: OZHAN Author-Name-Last: HANCILAR Author-Email: hancilar@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Pamukkale University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Turkey Title: PKK Suicide Attacks in Turkey Abstract: This paper will look at the suicide attacks of an illegal armed group in Turkey, the PKK, which is classified as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the European Union. The group has been waging a violent separatist campaign against Turkey since 1984. At present, a fragile peace process is underway between the Turkish government and the PKK. In recent years, suicide attacks have become one of the most effective ways of terrorism. Although most of these attacks have been carried out by Islamist extremists, suicide terrorism is not limited to Islamic fundamentalism. Several non-religious terrorist groups, have used suicide attacks for their political ends. The PKK began to use suicide terrorism in mid-1996. Most of the PKK suicide attacks have been carried out by women. The group?s suicide campaign, which left up to seventeen security personnel and seven civilians dead, has been one of the least effective suicide campaigns in the world. After providing a brief background on both suicide terrorism and the PKK, the paper will discuss the PKK?s suicide attacks. In addition to academic works, the paper will be based on sources from the media. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 502-502 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=51&rid=1696 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701696 Classification-JEL: D74, H56, K14 Keywords: PKK, Suicide Attacks, Turkey, Female Suicide Bombers Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701696 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Seyed Armin Hashemi Author-Name-First: Seyed Armin Author-Name-Last: Hashemi Author-Email: sahashemi1980@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Forestry ,Collage of Natural Resources ,Lahijan Branch ,Islamic Azad University Author-Name: Somayeh Rahimzadeh Author-Name-First: Somayeh Author-Name-Last: Rahimzadeh Author-Email: somayehrahimzadeh@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin Title: The investigation of cadmium pollution in the metal production factory in relation to environmental health Abstract: Heavy metals such as lead and cadmium are among the pollutants that are created by the metal production factories and disseminated in the nature. In order to study the quantity of cadmium pollution in the environment of the metal production factories, 50 saplings of the spruce species at the peripheries of the metal production factories were examined and the samples of the leaves, roots and stems of saplings planted around the factory and the soil of the environment of the factory were studied to investigate pollution with cadmium. They were compared to the soil and saplings of the spruce trees planted outside the factory as observer region. The results showed that the quantity of pollution in the leaves, stem and roots of the trees planted inside the factory environment were estimated at 1.1 milligram/kilogram, 1.5 milligram/kilogram and 2.5 milligram/kilogram respectively and this indicated a significant difference with the observer region (P<0.05). The quantity of cadmium in the soil of the peripheries of the metal production factory was estimated at 6.8 milligram/kilogram in the depth of 0-10 centimeters beneath the level of the soil. The length of roots in the saplings planted around the factory of metal production stood at 11 centimeters and 14.5 centimeters in the observer region which had a significant difference with the observer region (P<0.05). The quantity of soil resources and spruce species? pollution with cadmium in the region has been influenced by the production processes in the factory. Length: 7 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 503-509 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=52&rid=1943 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701943 Classification-JEL: I10 Keywords: cadmium pollution, spruce, soil pollution and the factory of producing alloy metals Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701943 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Lai Wan Hooi Author-Name-First: Lai Wan Author-Name-Last: Hooi Author-Email: Carol.Hooi@nottingham.edu.my Author-Workplace-Name: The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus Title: HRM Intensity, Corporate Entrepreneurship and Organisational Learning Capability in SMEs: What is the Relationship? Abstract: The general purpose of this proposed study is to analyse the effect of HRM practices on corporate entrepreneurship (CE) and organisational learning capability (OLC) in the SMEs in Malaysia. HRM practices in this study will encompass training and development, performance appraisal, incentive and compensation, teamworking, and recruitment and selection. With the exception of teamworking, all the other domains match the four HRM functions proposed by Fombrun et al. (1984) and four of the six HRM domains proposed by Way (2002). Specifically, the main aim of the study will be to examine the effect of each component of HRM on the three dimensions of CE (innovation, corporate venturing, and strategic renewal) as well as the effect on four dimensions of OLC (managerial commitment, systems perspective, openness and experimentation, and knowledge transfer). By setting out to validate the effect of HRM practices on CE and OLC in SMEs, this study will make a significant contribution to HRM literature by empirically examining the significance of each HRM component on each dimension of CE and OLC. This is in response to call for studies to relate selected HRM practices to individual CE dimensions (Schmelter et al., 2010). Furthermore, I seek to contribute to the literature by identifying the significance of each HRM component on each dimension of OLC. Length: 25 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 510-534 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=53&rid=1980 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701980 Classification-JEL: L26 Keywords: HRM Intensity, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Organisational Learning Capability, SMEs, Malaysia Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701980 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: rahima Houalef Author-Name-First: rahima Author-Name-Last: Houalef Author-Email: rhoualef@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of economy & management - university of Tlemcen - ALGERIA Title: Total Quality Management for Better Hospital Services in Algeria Abstract: The last decades has witnessed a revolutionary array in health care dimensions. Terms like 'Total Quality Management', 'ISO-9000', 'Continuous Quality Management', 'Reengineering', 'Benchmarking' and ?Accreditation' have embraced and got incorporated in the delivery of health care services.Health Care Systems throughout the world are undergoing significant changes. These changes are due to acknowledgment of either medical errors or system errors. Other factors responsible for these changes include: Legal obligation for quality management in some countries, assessment of service quality provision, the sophistication of medical care and increasing costs of health care.This study attempted to examine the extent to which MUSTAPHA DAMERJI Hospital in Algeria, as a case study, implemented TQM constructs. The study also aimed at investigating if there were significant differences in the respondents` perception on TQM implementation due to demographic variables (gender, age, education, and years of experience). For this purpose, a questionnaire was developed and distributed to (280) employees. Number of (250) questionnaires were returned which comprises 89.28% of the target sample.The study made some recommendations regarding TQM implementation that would assist management of hospitals to increase their organizational performance and effectiveness. Length: 9 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 535-543 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=54&rid=2009 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702009 Classification-JEL: I00 Keywords: Total Quality Management (TQM); TQM Factors. Government Hospitals. Factor Analysis. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702009 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Xueping Hu Author-Name-First: Xueping Author-Name-Last: Hu Author-Email: huxuepinggood@163.com Author-Workplace-Name: Harbin Engineering university Title: Democratic Ideal and Democratic Institution ??Study on Mihailo Marlcovic?s Democracy Thought Abstract: In the democratic history, there are inner conflicts always between democratic institution and democratic ideal. It is due to the inherent ideal dimension of democracy that each democratic society is inherent imbalanced regardless of which in history or in reality.Mihailo Marlcovic?the philosopher of Yugoslavia Praxis Group, in the view of constructing people?s genuine relationship,he reflected upon what the connotation of democratic ideal is.He argued the deviation between the democratic institution and the democratic ideal, as well as the hazard of this deviation.At the same time; he explored the possible ways to integrate these two democratic dimensions. His research is a significant contribution to nowaday democratic society?s development. Length: 9 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 544-552 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=55&rid=1150 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701150 Classification-JEL: P39 Keywords: Democracy Ideal ,Institution ,Human emancipation Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701150 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Eunjung Hyun Author-Name-First: Eunjung Author-Name-Last: Hyun Author-Email: ej.hyun@r.hit-u.ac.jp Author-Workplace-Name: Hitotsubashi University Title: GOING GLOBAL? CITY-BASED STATUS, MIMICRY, AND EXPANSION PATH IDIOSYNCRASY IN THE DIFFUSION OF A GLOBAL IDENTITY AMONG U.S. LAW FIRMS, 1980-2011 Abstract: This paper investigates the determinants and contingencies of corporate law firm?s adoption of a global form. I find that the likelihood of a U.S. law firm to open a foreign branch office increased with its affiliated cities? level of status up to a point and then decreased during the period of 1980-2011. To further assess whether some of the rush to go global is generated by contagion-driven competitive mimicry, I also examined the influence of structurally equivalent firms ? firms that are similar in overall geographic configurations. I find that a firm? decision to open a foreign branch office is indeed susceptible to recent similar actions by its structurally equivalent peers but it is firms with less-prestigious location profiles that are most susceptible to such social influence. Additional results show that firms having historically pioneered their own unique expansion path were less affected by recent foreign branch openings of their peers. Together, this chapter illustrates how forces such as location-based status, competitive mimicry, and history interact in the complicated fashion in the diffusion of a global form in the legal industry. Length: 61 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 553-613 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=56&rid=1865 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701865 Classification-JEL: Keywords: going global, organizational theory, law firms, status, mimicry Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701865 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Vukica Jankovi? Author-Name-First: Vukica Author-Name-Last: Jankovi? Author-Email: jankovic.vukica@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of International Relations, University of Economics, Prague Author-Name: Helena Mitwallyová Author-Name-First: Helena Author-Name-Last: Mitwallyová Author-Email: mitwally@volny.cz Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Economics, University of Economics, Prague Title: ENERGY SITUATION IN THE WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES Abstract: This paper analyzes the current situation in the energy sector in the Western Balkans. Since this region was affected by war a little more than a decade ago, the energy sector and in particular infrastructure requires additional investments in reconstruction and development. After democratic changes all countries have applied for membership in the European Union, and currently have a different status as an candidate or potential candidate with a clear orientation for membership in the EU community-28th. Given that energy is one of the sectors in which it is necessary to align the legal framework with EU legislation, guidelines of Energy 2020 - A strategy for competitive, sustainable and secure energy are binding for the countries of the Western Balkans. Hence, the use of renewable energy resources and reducing greenhouse gase emision are not only a necessity but also the obligation arising from the European perspective of the Western Balkan countries. In this paper we point to the potential and energy management capabilities of renewable energy resources. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 614-614 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=57&rid=2515 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702515 Classification-JEL: L95 Keywords: Western Balkans, energy sector, renewable energy resources Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702515 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Kawee Jarach Author-Name-First: Kawee Author-Name-Last: Jarach Author-Email: mspeece@auk.edu.kw Author-Workplace-Name: Mahidol University International College Author-Name: Mark Speece Author-Name-First: Mark Author-Name-Last: Speece Author-Email: mspeece@auk.edu.kw Author-Workplace-Name: American University of Kuwait Title: Thailand vs. Egypt: reflections on the concept of ?electoral dictatorship? Abstract: Thailand and Egypt have seen some striking parallels in the past few years, culminating in military overthrows of elected governments, acts which were widely supported by the middle classes. This paper examines middle class thinking behind opposition to the governments, and subsequent support for the military takeovers.Both Pheu Thai and the Muslim Brotherhood won elections based on real support, including among middle class voters, although the margins of victory were smaller than sometimes portrayed. (The Muslim Brotherhood won slightly under 52% of the popular vote in 2012; Pheu Thai won just under 50% in 2011.) Once elected, they abused power, pursued their own narrow agendas, and seemed to be dismantling checks, balances, and liberties of truly democratic systems. Thailand?s middle class opposition labeled this ?parliamentary dictatorship?. Whether it is called this, ?electoral authoritarianism?, or ?majoritarianism?, the concept is well known in political science. Pheu Thai and Muslim Brotherhood supporters frequently pointed to their election wins to justify simply doing what they wanted without regard for other views, for law, courts, or constitutions. To the urban middle classes, this is a very narrow understanding of ?democracy?. They are more likely to agree with Yale law professor Robert Post: ?It is a grave mistake to confuse democracy with particular decision-making procedures and to fail to identify the core values that democracy as a form of government seeks to instantiate? (Post 2005, p. 25).The middle classes became disillusioned with electoral ?democracy? and shifted hopes to institutions that were supposed to provide checks on government authority, notably the courts. Pheu Thai and the Muslim Brotherhood then tried to control and/or sideline the courts and other independent agencies. ?The only remaining barrier (other than the military) to Islamist hegemony is the judiciary. If the Muslim Brotherhood and its FJP take control of courts and judges, this check will disappear, and Egypt could move from liberalized autocracy to electoral authoritarianism? (Brumberg 2013, p. 101).The urban middle classes in both Thailand and Egypt came out into massive street protests, polarization crystalized, and the situation rapidly degenerated. When the military stepped in, there was widespread middle class support for the moves, which is unlikely to dissipate quickly. Brumberg, Daniel. 2013. Transforming the Arab World's Protection-Racket Politics. Journal of Democracy 24(3): 88-103.Post, Robert. 2006. Democracy and Equality. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 603: 24-36. Length: 15 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 615-629 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=58&rid=2258 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702258 Classification-JEL: D72, L38 Keywords: Thailand, Egypt, parliamentary dictatorship, electoral dictatorship, military coup, middle class, political polarization Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702258 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Hans Christian Garmann Johnsen Author-Name-First: Hans Christian Garmann Author-Name-Last: Johnsen Author-Email: jiri@rotschedl.com Author-Workplace-Name: University of Agder Title: The Question of Knowledge in Economics* Abstract: This article argues that despite the fact that the concept of knowledge and is much discussed, it is underdeveloped in economic theory. It discusses this in relation to three dominant positions in economics; the Neoclassical, Institutional and Austrian. Of the three, the Austrian is the position that has gone deepest into the study of knowledge. However, not even the Austrian position has fully explored how knowledge development can be integrated into its theory. It is therefore argued that economic theory should embrace a broader understanding of knowledge, which draws upon a cross-disciplinary approach and takes into account that knowledge is inherently both a subjective, social and complex phenomenon. Length: 15 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 630-644 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=59&rid=2777 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702777 Classification-JEL: Keywords: knowledge in economics, economic theory Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702777 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Yulian Junaidi Author-Name-First: Yulian Author-Name-Last: Junaidi Author-Email: in_drykrenz@yahoo.co.id Author-Workplace-Name: Sriwijaya University Title: Participation of Women Farmers in Rice Farming and Food Security Of Farmers Household in Swamp Land-Indonesia Abstract: Swamp land have great potential to be a strategic choice for the development of agricultural production area to the front of the face of increasingly complex challenges, especially to compensate for shrinkage of arable land and an increase in production demand, including food security. During this time, swamp land have been used for agricultural production areas, such as used for rice farming. Rice farming is the main livelihood for the people living in the swamp lands to earn income for their household. With the increased income earned through farming activities outside the farm and household food needs are met daily, so as to improve household food security. Associated with household income and resilience can not be separated from the contribution and participation of women. Women have employment opportunities that can generate additional income for their household, which in turn can improve household food security. The purpose of this study was to (1) identify the level of participation of women farmers in rice farming in swamp land, (2) assess the condition of the level of household food security of women farmers in the rice swamp land seen from Share of Food Expenditure (PPP) and (3) analyze relationship with the level of participation wanitatani household level food security of women farmers in the rice swamp land. This research was conducted in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra Province, Indonesia. The results showed that the level of participation of women farmers in rice usatani in the high category. The level of household food security of women farmers in the rice swamp land, which is 69 percent food secure and 31 percent food vulnerable. From the results of the research can be seen also that there is a positive relationship between the participation of women farmers in rice farming with the level of their household food security. Length: 10 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 645-654 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=60&rid=2307 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702307 Classification-JEL: Keywords: participation, women farmers, food security, rice, swamp Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702307 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Joseph Kang Author-Name-First: Joseph Author-Name-Last: Kang Author-Email: holydrum86@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Korea Institute of Science and Technology Evaluation and Planning Title: Developing Asian Innovation Scoreboard: Measuring National Innovation Capacity for Underdeveoped Countries Abstract: The importance of innovation has been highlighted for the past decades. A number of studies regarding economic growth and innovation have emphasized R&D activities and innovation capacity for one nation?s economic growth. Accordingly, major advanced countries established policies by conducting a comprehensive evaluation on the quantitative and qualitative capacity of their S&T innovation. Various approaches and index systems, such as OECD Science, Technology and Industry (STI) Scoreboard for OECD countries, Nordic Innovation Monitor (NIM) for Northern European countries, Composite S&T Innovation Index (COSTII) for South Korea, among others, are used to evaluate the innovation capacity of a country or a region. Despite the Asian region has many issues to address in order to achieve sustained economic growth, enhanced S&T competitiveness, and improved technological innovation, there has not been a good regional-level evaluation for Asia. Because major international innovation evaluation frameworks are centered on the advanced countries in Europe and North America, they cannot accurately reflect the characteristics of Asian countries (of course, underdeveloped countries), which are on the different economic development stage and have different innovation capacity. The research is to develop an indicator system that reflects the characteristics of Asia, which is named Asian Innovation Scoreboard (AIS). Generally, most of Asian countries are underdeveloped. Therefore, its application could be applied to developing indicator systems that measure innovation capacity of underdeveloped countries. We defined the concept of an innovation scoreboard in consideration of Asian characteristics, developed a preliminary innovation indicator system. And then, we applied the Analytic Network Process (ANP) methodology to examine factors related to the model and indicator system. Finally, we evaluated our indicator system by applying a framework that is developed to evaluate an indicator system by Jung (2013). AIS consist of 43 indicators that represent overall area of innovation capacity. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 655-655 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=61&rid=2448 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702448 Classification-JEL: O32, O38, O00 Keywords: Asian Innovation Scoreboard, Innovation Capacity, Innovation Indicator, Evaluation, Innovation Policy Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702448 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Hyun-Kyu KANG Author-Name-First: Hyun-Kyu Author-Name-Last: KANG Author-Email: hkkang@kistep.re.kr Author-Workplace-Name: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Evaluation and Planning Title: Framework for Ex-ante Evaluation on National R&D Programs Abstract: In order to enhance the efficiency of the fiscal management on research and development (R&D) programs, since 2008 the Korean government has applied the preliminary feasibility study (PFS) to newly proposed national R&D programs of which total budget exceeding about $50 million including about $30 million or more in government subsidy. For maintaining the consistency of evaluation, the PFS standard guideline on R&D program was published in 2011. Even after the publication of the first edition of the standard guideline, the development and application of new analytical methods on R&D program plans are being carried out on an ongoing basis. Recently it is studied to publish the revised edition of the standard guideline which contains new analysis methodologies and approaches. In this paper, I will explain the standard guideline of which revision is being carried out. In the PFS on new national R&D program plans, 3 major criteria are applied to measure comprehensively effects in aspects of technology, policy, and economy induced by R&D program. In the revised edition of the standard guideline, the part that was improved mainly, is the analysis method for the technological feasibility analysis. In feasibility analysis on policy and economic feasibility analysis, small changes such as correction and reinforcement of contents were conducted. As an important tool to draw issues from the proposed R&D program plan, we developed the logic model for the PFS. Also, we modified the questionnaire for R&D logic analysis and it consists of 11 questions. The 2nd edition of the standard guideline is planned to be published at the end of 2014 Length: 8 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 656-663 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=62&rid=2451 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702451 Classification-JEL: D81, E62, O32 Keywords: Preliminary feasibility study, Ex-ante evaluation, National R&D program, Standard guideline, Logic model Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702451 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Hacer Simay Karaalp Author-Name-First: Hacer Simay Author-Name-Last: Karaalp Author-Email: skaraalp@pau.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Pamukkale University, Department of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations Author-Name: Sevcan Güne? Author-Name-First: Sevcan Author-Name-Last: Güne? Author-Email: sgunes@pau.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Pamukkale University, Department of Economics Title: The Effect of International Trade on Manufacturing Industry Wages: The Case of Turkey Abstract: As a result of international trade liberalization policies, what is the effect of increasing volume of trade between developed and developing countries on wages of the countries have been the subject of many studies. The goods composition of international trade between developed and developing countries, also called north-south trade, consists of technology and capital-intensive exports goods of developed countries where skilled labor used and labour intensive, light industry and agricultural exports goods of developing countries where unskilled labor is intensively used. Stolper Samuelson Theorem, based on the Heckscher?Ohlin Model, stated that factor incomes between two open economies would convergence through the increasing volume of trade. In this context, many empirical studies in the literature revealed that trade lead to increase and decrease income inequality. In this study, the relationship between Turkey?s top five manufacturing exports sectors to EU-15 which are manufacture of motor vehicles, wearing apparel, textiles, electrical equipments and food products and total manufacturing and wages are analyzed by employing a time series unit root, the Johansen cointegration and Granger causality tests for the period of 2005:Q1-2014:Q1. Data for the individual exports (Million U.S. Dollars) are provided from TurkStat (Turkish Statistical Institute) according to the ISIC Rev.4 classification and the gross wages-salaries index which is used as a proxy for real wages, were also taken from TurkStat according to the NACE Rev.2 classification. According to the findings, test results revealed a uni-directional long-run and short-run relationship between exports of labour intensive products of Turkey such as manufacture of wearing apparel, textiles and food products. While the increase of exports leads to increase the real wages of manufacture of wearing apparel, textiles, food products and total manufacturing in the long-run, exports also affected real wages in the manufacture of wearing apparel and food in the short-run. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 664-664 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=63&rid=2207 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702207 Classification-JEL: F14, J31, C32 Keywords: Exports, Manufacturing Sectors, Granger Causality test, Turkey Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702207 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Ali Karabacak Author-Name-First: Ali Author-Name-Last: Karabacak Author-Email: akarabacak@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: High Graduate School of Karapinar Aydoganlar, University of Selcuk Author-Name: Ugur Zulkadir Author-Name-First: Ugur Author-Name-Last: Zulkadir Author-Email: uzulkad@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, University of Selcuk Title: Distribution of births by Anatolian Merino Sheep according to time of day Abstract: This research was conducted to investigate the relevance of lamb sex, birth type and birth rate on birth distribution within the 24-hour daily cycle in Anatolian Merino Sheep. The aim is to find solutions to any problem that could arise in this subject. In this research, birth records obtained from 981 ewes and their 1175 lambs in the private sector in Konya province in the years 2010?2011 were used as a data set. According to the results, the twin birth rate observed was 19.78% and the sex distribution was as follows; 54.54% were females and 45.46% were males. Examining the time of birth revealed the percentage of lambs born between 22:01 and 04:00 was 25.99%, while the percentage was 29.36% between 04:01 and 10:00, 25.57% between 10:01 and 16:00 and 20.08% between 16:01 and 22:00. For sheep giving birth for the first time, the highest birth rate (27.18%) was between 04:01 and 10:00, while for sheep giving birth for the second, third or fourth time the percentages were 28.88%, 31.78% and 29.26%, respectively, and the births occurred at the same time. In the business examined, 53.93% of births took place during daylight hours while 46.07% of births took place at night. The percentage of births between 22:00 and 04:00 was 25.99%. Length: 10 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 665-674 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=64&rid=2031 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702031 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Anatolian Merino, birth behavior, twin rate, time of birth Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702031 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: ?brahim Karagöl Author-Name-First: ?brahim Author-Name-Last: Karagöl Author-Email: karagolibrahim@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Ege University Author-Name: Sinan Bekmezci Author-Name-First: Sinan Author-Name-Last: Bekmezci Author-Email: sinanpekmezci@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Celal Bayar University Title: INVESTIGATING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND CRITICAL THINKING DISPOSITIONS OF TEACHER CANDIDATES Abstract: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between academic achievements and critical thinking dispositions of teacher candidates in Faculty of Education and to find out whether critical thinking dispositions and academic achievements scores of teacher candidates differ according to gender, field of the study, income level of parents, type of high school. The population consists of the teacher candidates at the Department of Primary School Teaching, Social Scinece Teaching, Turkish Teaching and Science Teaching at Ege University and Celal Bayar University, Faculty of Education. The study group is determined by convenience sampling method. Scores of teacher candidates obtained through ?Critical Thinking Dispositions Inventory? developed by Akb?y?k (2002) and students? overall grade point avarage are used in the study. SPSS 17.00 program is used for analysis of the data. Research design is survey and correlational model. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 675-675 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=65&rid=1676 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701676 Classification-JEL: Keywords: academic achievement, critical thinking disposition, teacher candidates Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701676 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Hirokatsu Kawashima Author-Name-First: Hirokatsu Author-Name-Last: Kawashima Author-Email: kawashima@tc.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp Author-Workplace-Name: Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies Title: Understanding Relationships between Listening to Music and Pronunciation Learning: An Investigation Based upon Japanese EFL Learners? Self-evaluation Abstract: In an attempt to elucidate relationships between listening to music and pronunciation learning, a classroom-based investigation was conducted with Japanese EFL learners (n=45). The subjects were instructed to listen to English songs they liked on YouTube, especially paying attention to phonologically similar vowel and consonant minimal pair words (e.g., LIVE and LEAVE). This kind of activity, which included taking notes, was regularly carried out in the classroom, and the same kind of task was given to the subjects as homework in order to reinforce the in-class activity. The duration of these activities was eight weeks, after which the program was evaluated on a 9-point scale (1: the lowest and 9: the highest) by learners? self-evaluation. The main questions for this evaluation included 1) how good the learners had been at pronouncing vowel and consonant minimal pair words originally, 2) how often they had listened to songs good for pronouncing vowel and consonant minimal pair words, 3) how frequently they had moved their mouths to vowel and consonant minimal pair words of English songs, and 4) how much they thought the program would support and enhance their pronunciation learning of phonologically similar vowel and consonant minimal pair words. It has been found, for example, A) that the evaluation of this program is by no means low (Mean: 6.51 and SD: 1.23), suggesting that listening to music may support and enhance pronunciation learning, and B) that listening to consonant minimal pair words in English songs and moving the mouth to them are more related to the program?s evaluation (r =.69, p=.00 and r =.55, p=.00, respectively) than listening to vowel minimal pair words in English songs and moving the mouth to them (r =.45, p=.00 and r =.39, p=.01, respectively). Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 676-676 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=66&rid=2454 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702454 Classification-JEL: I29 Keywords: music, pronunciation learning, EFL learners, minimal pairs, discrimination Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702454 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Dr.Patthraporn Kessung Author-Name-First: Dr.Patthraporn Author-Name-Last: Kessung Author-Email: sutteeruk_999@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Education Loei Rajabhat University Title: A Development of the Causal Model for Readiness Preparation Toward Essential 21st Century Key Skills Aspect of Students at Educational Faculty: Loei Rajabhat University in Thailand Abstract: The purposes of this research were 1) to develop a causal model for readiness preparation toward essential 21st century key skills aspect of students at Loei Rajabhat University and 2) to examine the goodness of fit of the model with empirical data. The research samples were 600 of the second ? fourth year students at educational faculty: Loei Rajabhat University selected by two-stage random sampling. Variables consisted of 5 latent variables: readiness preparation toward essential 21st century key skills aspect, role of advisor, media influence, achievement motive, and future orientation. These latent variables were measured by 15 observed variables. The research instruments were questionnaires, which had reliability coefficient 0.89 to 0.95. Data were analyzed to obtain mean, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, skewness, kurtosis, Pearson?s product moment correlation, and checking the consistency of hypothesis model the empirical data and casual influence.?The research findings were as follows:?1. The causal model for readiness preparation toward essential 21st century key skills aspect of students at Loei Rajabhat University was fitted the empirical data. (c2 = 21.53, df = 55, p-value = .99, GFI = 1.00, AGFI = 0.99, RMR = 0.01, RMSEA = 0.01, CN = 2287.87)? The variables in the model could describe the readiness preparation toward essential 21st century key skills aspect of students at Loei Rajabhat University variance with 89 percent.?2. The direct and indirect effects of variables on had the standardized influence coefficient respectively as follows: 2.1) There were 3 variables which directly effected on readiness preparation toward essential 21st century key skills aspect of students at Loei Rajabhat University: media influence with the influence coefficient = 0.35; role of advisor = 0.14 with the statistics at .01 level, and achievement motive = 0.17 with the statistics at .05 level. 2.2) There were variables which the indirect effects on readiness preparation toward essential 21st century key skills aspect of students at Loei Rajabhat University as media influence with the influence coefficient = 0.43 with the statistics at .01 level and achievement motive with the influence coefficient = 0.14 with the statistics at .05 level. Length: 6 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 677-682 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=67&rid=2046 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702046 Classification-JEL: I23 Keywords: Development ,Causal Model ,Readiness Preparation, Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702046 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Jae Sung Kim Author-Name-First: Jae Sung Author-Name-Last: Kim Author-Email: jaesungkim@kisti.re.kr Author-Workplace-Name: KISTI Author-Name: Sung Uk Park Author-Name-First: Sung Uk Author-Name-Last: Park Author-Email: supark@kisti.re.kr Author-Workplace-Name: KISTI Author-Name: Eun Jin Kim Author-Name-First: Eun Jin Author-Name-Last: Kim Author-Email: kimej@kisti.re.kr Author-Workplace-Name: KISTI Title: MODELING & SIMULATION 4.0 : A PLAN FOR THE PROMOTION OF MANUFACTURING SERVICE IN SOUTH KOREA Abstract: Manufacturing industry has been playing a central role in the economic development of South Korea. According to Deloitte?s report, the manufacturing industry of South Korea accounts for 30% of GDP and was ranked 5th in 2013 for its manufacturing competitiveness index. South Korean manufacturing companies have grown rapidly in the past decade, but productivity gains and overseas expansion have made it a ?jobless growth?. Employment and job creation in South Korea have shifted from the manufacturing sector to the service sector after the 1990?s. Fortunately, manufacturing service has become a new source of job creation in South Korea. In general, manufacturing includes a range of activities in addition to production. Service-like activities such as R&D, product design and business planning have become a larger share of manufacturing company?s total business activities.It is well known that Industry is on the threshold of its next revolution driven by the use of Internet of Things and Big data. Therefore, advanced manufacturing countries have been introducing a new national competitive plan, including the Industry 4.0 of Germany and the NNMI(National Network for Manufacturing Innovation) of the U.S., to promote and restore their own manufacturing industry by utilizing cyber-physical linking technologies like the CPS(Cyber Physical System) of Industry 4.0. The proposed modeling & simulation 4.0 plan is a South Korean manufacturing industry innovation plan which is to promote the manufacturing service industry of South Korea by proliferating a supercomputing based product modeling and simulation in the product development activities of manufacturing companies. Supercomputing based product modeling and simulation in a cyber space will play a key role in linking the virtual and physical world. By increasing the high performance computing(HPC) usages of manufacturing companies and expanding the business areas of modeling and simulation service companies, modeling & simulation 4.0 will be not only a great help to reduce the time and cost associated with developing and manufacturing a product but also will help in creating a large number of high value added jobs in South Korea. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 683-683 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=68&rid=2466 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702466 Classification-JEL: A10, A19, L60 Keywords: Modeling and simulation, Product development, Supercomputing, High performance computing, Manufacturing service Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702466 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Paul Kingsley Author-Name-First: Paul Author-Name-Last: Kingsley Author-Email: Paul.Kingsley@liverpool.ac.uk Author-Workplace-Name: University of Liverpool / Laureate Online Education Author-Name: Taly Sharon Author-Name-First: Taly Author-Name-Last: Sharon Author-Email: Taly.Sharon@liverpool.ac.uk Author-Workplace-Name: University of Liverpool / Laureate Online Education Author-Name: Lelia Livadas Author-Name-First: Lelia Author-Name-Last: Livadas Author-Email: lelia_livadas@yahoo.co.uk Author-Workplace-Name: University of Liverpool / Laureate Online Education Title: How Effective Are Asynchronous Online Discussions in Teaching Legal, Ethical, Professional and Social Issues? Abstract: A survey was carried out among mature adult students and their instructors involved in a British university?s online Master?s degrees in Computing/IT. All were experienced in engaging in asynchronous online discussions. They were asked about the effectiveness of online discussions (the debating of discussion questions) in teaching legal, ethical, professional and social issues (LEPSI). Both students and instructors agreed that the discussions had been helpful in making students aware of the culture and legal systems of people from other countries; had made students more aware of the legal, ethical, professional and social (LEPS) framework within which they operate; had contributed to making students more confident about working on their own to find out more about the LEPS issues that affect their work; had made students more likely to take LEPS issues into account in their workplace; had made students more likely to think about LEPSI than their previous degree; had been seen as important in encouraging students to sometimes change their opinion in the light of evidence or a strongly reasoned argument; had been seen as important in helping students construct a reasoned case for some action; and had been seen as important in helping students identify the LEPS implications of things they do in the workplace. Length: 16 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 684-699 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=69&rid=1949 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701949 Classification-JEL: I29 Keywords: Ethics, social issues, online discussions, survey, Bloom, accreditation, practical reason Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701949 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Natalia Konovalova Author-Name-First: Natalia Author-Name-Last: Konovalova Author-Email: natalija.konovalova@riseba.lv Author-Workplace-Name: Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration (RISEBA) Title: Case Study Method Application when Studying Finance and Banking: Situation Description Abstract: The methods of situation analysis are used more and more in the learning process in present time. Case study method takes an important place in teaching of students. When studying such subject matters as corporate finance and banking, the decision and discussion of case study becomes an effective method of assimilation of the gained knowledge, allows students to concentrate on the arisen real problem from practical activities, independently to study it, and then to offer possible versions of its decision. One of important problems in the financial and bank sphere is existence of outstanding debts which demand creation of provisions, and, therefore, increase banks? expenses. It negatively affects financial result of commercial banks, and banks either receive less profit, or sustain losses. On the other hand, borrowers who freely obtained the credits during the pre-crisis period faced a problem of insolvency and can't fulfill the obligations for payment of the credit. It generates a problem, both in the sphere of corporate finance, and in the banking sector. Therefore considering really arisen problem situation between bank and the borrower, students are to have preliminary knowledge of the analysis of financial statements of the enterprise, skills of calculation and an assessment of financial performance (liquidity, financial stability, business activity, profitability). Besides, students need to possess skills of bank management to estimate correctly a situation in the bank, to have skills of credit policy implementation, of provision creation on the overdue credits, as well as to make decisions on restructuring of the credits.The purpose of the academic research is demonstration of the concrete problem situation which has arisen between bank and the borrower in the period of financial crisis, and the offer of possible versions of the solution of an exit from the created problem situation. In article the long-term period of cooperation of the borrower and bank (2004 - 2013) is considered, stages of their interaction during the pre-crisis period, the period of crisis and during the post-crisis period are described. Therefore for the decision of this case study students are to have skills in the sphere of economy, the financial analysis, corporate finance, banking and bank management. Length: 16 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 700-715 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=70&rid=2443 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702443 Classification-JEL: G21, E49 Keywords: Case study method, Banking, Management, Corporate finance, Students? skills Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702443 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Mithat Korumaz Author-Name-First: Mithat Author-Name-Last: Korumaz Author-Email: mithatkorumaz@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Y?ld?z Technical University Author-Name: Esra Keskin Author-Name-First: Esra Author-Name-Last: Keskin Author-Email: esra.kenskin09@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Fatih Sultan University Title: TURKEY'S EDUCATIONAL POLICY DURING AK PARTY GOVERNMENT: REFORM OR FAILURE? (2002-2014) Abstract: All political events since 2002 when Justice and Development Party (AKP) with a liberal and moderate conservative policy came to power in Turkey have occurred at a dizzying speed and changed the course of the political, economic and social development of Turkey. Especially the adjustments in terms of education has made AKP one of the most prominent actors in the reform process. The fundamental educational reform areas of AKP that has been in power for 12 years without any interruption consist of providing equality of opportunity in education, redesigning of the curriculum, enhancing organizational capacity, internationalizing education and disseminating higher education. The main purpose of this research is to determine whether the educational policies of AKP that has been in power between the years 2002-2014 have succeeded in the fundamental reform areas or not. According to the results, it is concluded that the accomplishment of the goals related with education in the party programme of AKP has been expanded into 12 years. The fact that the goals of AKP and the developmental goals of the state are in accordance reinforces the attainability of these goals. As a result of the educational policies of AKP there has been a marked improvement in the field of the schooling and enrollment rate, the budget of Ministry of Education, decreasing gender differences in education. Furthermore the average of PISA 2013 has increased significantly in terms of various variables when compared to PISA 2003. Under the lights of assessments in education in 2013 progress report of EU, it has been determined that the increase in the numbers of universities in higher education and the schooling rate has not affected the quality of education given, there have been some problems as the adjustments of curriculum were not planned enough and despite the significant decrease of gender differences in education, the ratio is still far beyond the EU average. According to the results and findings of the research, it can be agreed that AKP can be regarded as successful since it pursued policies consistent with the goals of AKP. With regard to experience got through this long reform process, it can be said that it is necessary for the educational goals of AKP in 2023 to be based on a substantial philosophical ground and to be qualified enough to end the philosophical searchs of Turkish educational system. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 716-716 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=71&rid=1832 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701832 Classification-JEL: I20 Keywords: Turkey, AKP, Education, Policy, Reform Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701832 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: R??ena Krninská Author-Name-First: R??ena Author-Name-Last: Krninská Author-Email: krninska@ef.jcu.cz Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Economics, Department of management University of South Bohemia in ?eské Bud?jovice Author-Name: Marie Duspivová Author-Name-First: Marie Author-Name-Last: Duspivová Author-Email: m.duspivova@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Economics, Department of management University of South Bohemia in ?eské Bud?jovice Title: Selected cultural dimensions determining a shift to the knowledge economy in small and medium-sized enterprises Abstract: Corporate culture has recently been an increasingly discussed topic. Experts and enterprises themselves are increasingly dealing with how to arrange it so that the employees were motivated to higher performance, loyalty to the company without any additional cost. All of these factors contribute not only to a higher salary, or other financial or non-financial benefits, but among the most important factors is included correct setting of corporate culture. The paper deals with research in small and medium-sized enterprises, which was carried out with the support of a research project funded by the Grant Agency of the University of South Bohemia in ?eské Bud?jovice called ?GAJU 039/2013/S ? Human resource management of small and medium-sized enterprises?. This paper presents one of possible approaches to cultural dimensions of Geert Hofstede (1999, pp. 34 - 44) and directs their application to corporate culture in small and medium-sized enterprises. The authors attempt to highlight those dimensions of corporate culture which are desirable not only for the comfortable relationships between employees and managers, but especially for the most effective utilization of knowledge in the enterprise, which is a prerequisite for entry into the knowledge economy. This is unambiguously connected with the maintenance of competitiveness (with the assistance of innovative approaches) in today's dynamic and increasingly more aggressive global market. These desirable dimensions include: small power distance, which can be expressed by the cohesion between subordinates and superiors; collectivism, which opens the way for cooperation and teamwork; femininity, opening an atmosphere of trust in interpersonal relationships and care about the quality of life and environment; weak uncertainty avoidance (acceptance of changes and risk), which allows easier coping with the discontinuous changes of the global society; long-term orientation, which is associated with the investment and sustainability perspective in business. The main aim will be to determine the status of cultural dimensions of corporate culture, which will subsequently show the path of the shift to a knowledge economy. Length: 19 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 717-735 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=72&rid=2436 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702436 Classification-JEL: M14, M12, D80 Keywords: Corporate culture, Cultural dimensions, Human resource management, Small and medium-sized enterprises Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702436 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Ma?orzata Kucharczyk Author-Name-First: Ma?orzata Author-Name-Last: Kucharczyk Author-Email: gosiam@alk.edu.pl Author-Workplace-Name: Kozminski University Author-Name: Iwona Cie?lak Author-Name-First: Iwona Author-Name-Last: Cie?lak Author-Email: iwonac@alk.edu.pl Author-Workplace-Name: Kozminski University Title: THE ISSUE OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING IN SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES Abstract: The role of management accounting in improving the efficiency of business entities management has been described in literature repeatedly. The positive side associated with its use has long been known and the creation of new tools of management accounting only strengthens it. However, so far the management accounting has been used primarily in large enterprises. Numerous examples showing possibilities of its practical application, its advantages and benefits of using it are cases based on experience gained in large business entities. Does it mean that management accounting cannot be applied in small and medium-sized enterprises?The article takes the issue of application of management accounting in small and medium-sized enterprises. The assumptions of management accounting in relation to the specific needs of small and medium-sized enterprises will be discussed. The experience in terms of the applicability of accounting in small and medium-sized enterprises will be analysed. The review of the issues being faced by the managers in small and medium-sized enterprises concerning the application of management accounting tools will be conducted. Challenges for people professionally engaged in management accounting will be intimated. This article is debatable. It is a review of the literature. It complies the result of work concerning the application of management accounting in small and medium enterprises coming form various research centres and other centres professionally dealing with accounting. It also refers to the issue of supporting managers in small and medium-sized enterprises in application of management accounting tools. Its aim is to seek answers to the question whether the outsourcing of accounting in small and medium enterprises creates the possibility to popularize the management accounting. This article is also a reason to consider undertaking further works, the effect of which should be growing knowledge about management accounting among managers/owners of small and medium-sized enterprises as well as the development of abilities of the practical application of management accounting tools in small and medium enterprises. Such work will thus contribute to the improvement of effectiveness of the enterprises? operation. This is especially important in the economy of the European Union. According to data contained in the ANNUAL REPORT ON EUROPEAN SMEs 2012/2013 in 2012 small and medium-sized enterprises were the place of employment of about 86,8 million of people and the development of over 57% share in gross value added generated by the private, non-financial economy in Europe. Length: 17 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 736-752 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=73&rid=2301 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702301 Classification-JEL: M49 Keywords: management accouting, small and medium - size enterprises, accounting tools Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702301 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Anusorn Kunanusorn Author-Name-First: Anusorn Author-Name-Last: Kunanusorn Author-Email: a_kunanusorn@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: School of Management and Information Sciences, The University of Phayao Title: Network Development of Social Welfare Promotion Organizations: A Case of Chiang Mai Province, Thailand Abstract: Network Development of Social Welfare Promotion Organizations: A Case of Chiang Mai Province, Thailand Chiang Mai Province is located in mountainous area of northern part of Thailand. It comprises of 25 sub-counties covering about 1.6 million people. There are many NGOs scattered in those 25 sub-counties working on social activities, but lack of coordination and lack of availability of data base. Even in the same nature of social activity but in different sub-county, there were unequal social welfare promotions to those who have less opportunity to receive social welfares from government programs. Target groups were children and youth, women, disabled people, marginalized people, ageing people, and HIV infected people. Each sub-county has these target groups working within the sub-county independently. No network linkages among NGOs even in the same nature of social activity. From above difficulties, causes and mechanisms to remedy were needed to explore, so that policy of social welfare promotions can be implemented effectively by The Royal Thai Government. The Government provides Universal Health Coverage to all Thais in which those target groups are included. There were eight programs performed throughout 12 months period, each program contains activities. Each program was participated by 125 participants from those 25 sub-counties, five from each sub-county. Objectives of this study were:1.To find out causes of lacking of coordination between social welfare organizations,2.To find out mechanism to bridge the gap between organizations. Results from this study, from evaluation, indicated that activities performed within each program could bring attention and cohesiveness among organizations. Participations from those representatives of each sub-county were high among leaders of organizations. Establishment of data base for each target group were agreed to join together undoubtedly in providing information and even more in different nature of social welfare programs. Small NGOs in sub-counties grouped together by virtue of consciousness of serving others in community. This study could be performed in the same nature of target group or different in other provinces, since social welfare promotion programs are nationwide program for all.. Length: 9 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 753-761 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=74&rid=2226 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702226 Classification-JEL: D85, I00, I30 Keywords: Social Welfare Promotion, Universal Health Coverage, NGOs, Network Development, Network Analysis Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702226 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Birut? Kunig?lyt?-?i?kien? Author-Name-First: Birut? Author-Name-Last: Kunig?lyt?-?i?kien? Author-Email: birute.kunigelyte@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Mykolas Romeris University Title: INTERACTION BETWEEN RECOGNITION AND SUCCESSION OF STATES Abstract: International law institutes of recognition of states and succession of states are closely interrelated and the latter is in some instances dependant on the former and comes afterwards. However, the relation is mutual - in some cases the undertaking to solve the questions of succession was considered as one of the recognition prerequisites.Though contemporary international law gives priority to declaratory theory of recognition, stating that recognition is not a prerequisite for the statehood, the succession of states is hardly possible without the recognition. Therefore the recognition (though not necessarily universal) is needed for the succession of states to take place. Depending on the object of succession, the states concerned might differ thus making the difference in whose recognition is necessary for the transfer of certain rights and obligations by means of state succession. In cases of succession to treaties, the states concerned would be the successor state and other party (-ies) to the treaty, therefore the recognition of the latter is vital for the succession to certain treaty to take place and in this case the non-recognition of the predecessor state is not a legal barrier. In cases of succession to other objects - property, archives, debts, etc., the recognition of the predecessor state is necessary to solve the issues of succession. Here the states concerned mean the successor state and predecessor state and the recognition of other states does not make much difference, unless their involvement is necessary. Role of recognition to succession of states also depends on the type of creation of a new state. Once the creation of a new state is peaceful and agreed, in most cases the recognition follows shortly and the questions of succession are being solved afterwards. If the creation of state is not agreed with predecessor state (usually in cases of secession), recognition, as well as succession, might require time; therefore the recognition of a predecessor state plays a major role. In cases of continuity of predecessor state (which is not a form of succession, but rather the further existence of the predecessor state) recognition ? initially by other successor states ? has a constitutive meaning. It must be noted that if an entity declares itself to be independent or incorporated into another country on the basis of a breach of international law, other subjects of international law usually use the non-recognition policy. In this case no state succession should take place. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 762-762 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=75&rid=2449 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702449 Classification-JEL: K33 Keywords: Succession of states, successor state, predecessor state, continuity of states, recognition, declaratory theory, constitutive theory, Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702449 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Piotr Kura? Author-Name-First: Piotr Author-Name-Last: Kura? Author-Email: piotr.kuras@zim.pcz.pl Author-Workplace-Name: Czestochowa University of Technology Author-Name: Tomasz Lis Author-Name-First: Tomasz Author-Name-Last: Lis Author-Email: tomlis1@wp.pl Author-Workplace-Name: Czestochowa University of Technology Author-Name: Piotr Tomski Author-Name-First: Piotr Author-Name-Last: Tomski Author-Email: piotr.tomski@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Czestochowa University of Technology Title: Knowledge of the Organization and the Effectiveness of Decisions in the Strategic Dimension Abstract: Knowledge, being an intangible resource of the enterprise, plays a very important role in the competitive fight on the dynamically changing market. It is the basic element of decisions taken at every level of management. It simultaneously affects their effectiveness. Possibly full and appropriately applied knowledge increases the probability of achieving the intended effects. Simultaneously, it reduces the risk of failure of the activities taken on their basis. Decisions, referring to poorly predictable future, have direct impact on the position of the enterprise. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the desirable characteristics of knowledge and the conditions of its practical use, which are of the key importance in the context of optimization of effectiveness of decisions in the strategic aspect. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 763-763 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=76&rid=2403 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702403 Classification-JEL: Keywords: knowledge, strategy, decisions Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702403 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Gihyun Kwak Author-Name-First: Gihyun Author-Name-Last: Kwak Author-Email: cloudying@snu.ac.kr Author-Workplace-Name: Technology, Mangament, Economics and Policy Programme, Seoul National University Author-Name: Jeongdong Lee Author-Name-First: Jeongdong Author-Name-Last: Lee Author-Email: jeongdonglee@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Technology, Mangament, Economics and Policy Programme, Seoul National University Title: Revisitation to R&D market failure with spillover effects: A real option game approach Abstract: One of the main topics regarding R&D investment in economics is ?R&D market failure?. This is imputed that knowledge, which is the primary output of R&D, has spillover effects due to its public-good-like properties. It cause incomplete appropriability of innovating firm and will lead the underprovision of R&D investment in the economy which hinders the process of economic growth as a result. To explain and find solutions for R&D market failure, spillover effects generated in R&D should be thoroughly analyzed. Following earlier literatures on R&D spillovers, we consider two dimensions of spillovers in R&D simultaneously. First one is related to input-side knowledge spillover and second one is related to output-side knowledge spillover. The former implies that information about research activities at one firm may trickles out and influences the research activities of other firms. They are different in affecting incentives to invest in R&D. To consider both spillover effects concurrently, we take real option game approach which can be used to analyze situations with combined strategic interactions among players and uncertain environment. As a benchmark, we first derive an optimal R&D investment rule of a monopolist. Next, we derive an optimal R&D invest rule of a duopolist. To compare both of them, we can find how incomplete appropriaiblity problem of R&D investment is affected by two dimensions of spillover effects. Further, we can derive policy implications such as private R&D investment is stimulated if input-side or output-side spillovers could be mitigated. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 764-764 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=77&rid=2030 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702030 Classification-JEL: Keywords: R&D market failure, Knowledge spillovers, Real options game Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702030 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Kar Ling LEE Author-Name-First: Kar Ling Author-Name-Last: LEE Author-Email: karling.lee@newinti.edu.my Author-Workplace-Name: INTI International College, Penang, Malaysia (Laureate International Universities) Title: Talent Engagement and Development in Penang's Electronics Manufacturing Industry Abstract: Penang?s Free Industrial Zone (FIZ) was first established in 1972 and has since been recognize as one of South East Asia?s most powerful electronics manufacturing hub that also boost other supporting industries such as the logistics and freight industry. Despite strong and rising manufacturing countries such as China, Vietnam and Philippines making an impact in the Asia region, Penang?s electronics manufacturing industry remained strong and unfazed. However, the state?s effort to become a high-income manufacturing industry comes with a heavy price especially in dealing with Talent Management issues that has been engulfing Penang?s electronics manufacturing industry. This research examines various talent management factors affecting Penang?s electronics manufacturing industry, with a specific focus on talent engagement and development which are the two (2) key factors affecting most of Penang?s electronics manufacturing companies today. The purpose of the above two (2) focal areas is due to past researches which provided the impetus for this research or study. The findings provided the indication that talent engagement is very critical for talent retention and for effective talent management within Penang?s electronics manufacturing industry, although in general, many young talents also look towards talent development as a key factor in determining whether to remain with the organization. However, talent development is viewed within a broader perspective of talent engagement as found in this research. These are two (2) critical areas of talent management as talents worldwide are become more scare and thus, there is a need for progressive and expanding business organizations to manage their talents, and more importantly, to retain key talents within the company in order to spur growth, expansion, and for comparative advantage within the industry. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 765-765 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=78&rid=1761 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701761 Classification-JEL: J62, J24 Keywords: Talent management; Talent engagement; talent development; electronics manufacturing industry Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701761 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Su Jung Lee Author-Name-First: Su Jung Author-Name-Last: Lee Author-Email: note405@daum.net Author-Workplace-Name: korea university Author-Name: Ji Hae Lee Author-Name-First: Ji Hae Author-Name-Last: Lee Author-Email: last4ever@korea.ac.kr Author-Workplace-Name: korea university Author-Name: Eunhye Park Author-Name-First: Eunhye Author-Name-Last: Park Author-Email: blue8296@naver.com Author-Workplace-Name: korea university Author-Name: Sang Min Lee Author-Name-First: Sang Min Author-Name-Last: Lee Author-Email: leesang@korea.ac.kr Author-Workplace-Name: korea university Title: The Relationship between Concern over Mistakes and Procrastination in Undergraduate: Academic Burnout as a Mediator. Abstract: Procrastination is a general phenomenon among college students and is one of the major reasons for students to visit the counseling center for help. Many researches reported that procrastinators report ?concern over mistakes? as one of the main reasons to persist in procrastinating. Having ?concern over mistakes? implies catastrophic understanding of mistakes, regarding mistakes as failure. This perspective is also relevant to the notion of ?fear of failure. Avoiding mistakes and fearing failure has been discussed as having a strong effect on procrastination. However, there are mixed findings suggesting that concern over mistakes predict more effort and less procrastination. Therefore, there lies the need to investigate whether there is a third variable that explain the relationship between ?concern over mistakes? and procrastination. Previous literature notes ?burnout? as having a close association with ?concern over mistakes?. The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating effects of academic burnout on the relationship between concern over mistakes and state procrastination. The participants were 205 college students in total who took academic counseling in the student counseling center. Participants completed self-report measures of academic procrastination (Academic Procrastination State Inventory), academic burnout (Maslach Burnout Inventory?Student Survey), concern over mistakes (subscale of Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale). Structural equation modeling was used to test the mediational model derived from prior theory and research. Bootstrapping method was used to verify the significance of the mediation effect. The study results revealed that academic burnout fully mediated in the relation between concern over mistakes and procrastination and also contributed to the negative outcome of procrastination. Findings from the study indicate that as students become more preoccupied on their mistakes, they get more vulnerable to burnout, which leads to more procrastinating behavior. That is, concern over mistakes indirectly predicts procrastination. Implications on the counseling intervention involving academic burnout are discussed to promote better academic adjustment. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 766-766 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=79&rid=1543 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701543 Classification-JEL: Keywords: procrastination, concern over mistakes, academic burnout, mediation analysis, college students Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701543 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Ji Hae Lee Author-Name-First: Ji Hae Author-Name-Last: Lee Author-Email: last4ever@korea.ac.kr Author-Workplace-Name: Korea University Author-Name: Su jung Lee Author-Name-First: Su jung Author-Name-Last: Lee Author-Email: note405@daum.net Author-Workplace-Name: Korea University Author-Name: Eunhye Park Author-Name-First: Eunhye Author-Name-Last: Park Author-Email: eunhye0626@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Korea University Author-Name: Sang Min Lee Author-Name-First: Sang Min Author-Name-Last: Lee Author-Email: leesang@korea.ac.kr Author-Workplace-Name: Korea University Title: Negative Affect, Experiential Acceptance, & Psychological Resilience: A Moderation Analysis Abstract: The purpose of our study was to explore the association between negative affect and psychological resilience and how experiential acceptance (vs experiential avoidance), in the context of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), weakened this association among university students. To test moderation effects of experiential acceptance, data of 213 university students were collected from three universities in Seoul and Gyeonggi province. The participants completed measures of negative affect (PANAS), experiential acceptance (AAQ), psychological resilience (CD-RISC). The results from the hierarchical regression analyses indicated that negative affect had a significant inverse relationship with psychological resilience. For the moderation effect, the simple effect analyses indicated that high utilization of experiential acceptance reduced the strength of inverse association between negative affect and resilience. The results showed a moderate negative relationship between negative affect and resilience in the high experiential acceptance condition, while a strong inverse relationship between negative affect and resilience was observed in the low experiential acceptance condition. That is, experiential acceptance was a significant moderator that buffered the relationship between negative affect and the outcome of resilience. The results are meaningful in that it supports the theoretical background of ACT through a correlational data while previous literature focused on the effectiveness of treatment results. Experiential acceptance may potentially protect against harm from negative affect while it may facilitate the individual to become more resilient. The literature may also give ideas for teachers and counselors in university settings to help their students regulate their negative affect through remaining in contact with their emotions through acceptance. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 767-767 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=80&rid=1745 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701745 Classification-JEL: I20 Keywords: Negative affect, Experiential Acceptance, Psychological Resilience, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy(ACT), Moderation analysis Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701745 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: SYLWIA L?GOWIK-?WI?CIK Author-Name-First: SYLWIA Author-Name-Last: L?GOWIK-?WI?CIK Author-Email: sylwialegowik@op.pl Author-Workplace-Name: Czestochowa University of Technology; Faculty of Management Author-Name: Iga Kott Author-Name-First: Iga Author-Name-Last: Kott Author-Email: igakott@interia.pl Author-Workplace-Name: Czestochowa University of Technology; Faculty of Management Author-Name: Wioletta Skibi?ska Author-Name-First: Wioletta Author-Name-Last: Skibi?ska Author-Email: wskibinska@1co.pl Author-Workplace-Name: Czestochowa University of Technology; Faculty of Management Title: Making logistics decisions from the perspective of changes in company's IT system Abstract: The paper aims to present the issues of making logistic decision with regard to changes in the IT system companies and their verification in practice. The area of research are customer service processes in the logistics center, which is characterized by service activities. The IT customer service system in logistics centers prevents the disruption in functioning the tested entity and improves the efficiency of the company. Due to the rapidly increasing amount of information processed in logistics centers, IT system affects the efficiency of customer service in the audited company. The applied method of research are literature studies and analysis of dynamic phenomena by using aggregate indices. Length: 5 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 768-772 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=81&rid=2440 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702440 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Making logistics decisions Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702440 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Andrea Lenténé Puskás Author-Name-First: Andrea Author-Name-Last: Lenténé Puskás Author-Email: lente.andrea@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: University of Debrecen Title: Elite Athletes at the University of Debrecen Abstract: Student athletes often face challenges in building up a dual career as they try to meet the requirements of the athletic and academic fields at the same time. In fact, the peak of the sport career and the academic studies at the university tend to overlap. According to the main objectives and guidelines of the European Union, the University of Debrecen has come up with a Sport Conception that lays great emphasis on integrating student athletes into higher education, balancing the athletic and academic fields and supporting dual career. The objective of the study is to explore how student athletes are able to combine their athletic and academic goals with the environment, policies and requirements of the university.Document analysis was used to explore the structure of university sport. During the analysis, the Sport Conception of the University was especially taken notice of. The examination of dual career was carried out through case studies in groups involving top-performance and elite student athletes of the University of Debrecen (n=15). The groups were formed according to the distribution of gender and sport, the level and the type of sport (individual or team sport disciplines). The analysis of the Sport Conception of the University of Debrecen shows that the university supports student athletes, who intend to graduate while maintaining their athletic career, with different measures and regulations. The results of the case study analysis indicate that it is important for top-performance student athletes to be also successful on the academic field parallel to their athletic career. The combination of sport and education needs compromises and good time management. This is very much influenced by the nature, attributes and level of sport, and the number of trainings per day/week. Another crucial point is the choice of major at the university. As for the summary the realization of a successful dual career needs to have strategies ensuring student athletes that they can reach the best result possible on both fields. The different kind of support provided by the university and the relationships between student athletes and their professors, peers and coaches are the most significant factors of the athletic career. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 773-773 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=82&rid=2419 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702419 Classification-JEL: Keywords: higher education, elite athletes, dual career in sport, sport concept Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702419 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Jaime LLambi­as-Wolff Author-Name-First: Jaime Author-Name-Last: LLambi­as-Wolff Author-Email: jlwolff@yorku.ca Author-Workplace-Name: York University Title: LAW AS THE EXPRESSION OF POLITICS AND THE RESULT OF ITS OWN DYNAMICS Abstract: I will argue that law is the expression of politics. In its multivalent character, law is the result of its own dynamics and the outcome of negotiations mediated by unequal actors in a political scenario of power relations. When the impersonality, neutrality and uniformity of the law is discussed, it is only a representation and an illusion, because at its essence is the creative process, which is not homogeneous and contains both authoritarian and liberating elements, as the very legal system reveals the contradictory nature of social life. The law disguises its internal contradictions and develops a dialectical and fetishist identity, taking on a life of its own, independent of how, when and in what context it was created. The negotiations and mediations that influence the creation of law are not independent from the relationship between the different interests at play in each historical and political context. They make the process of law creation possible and/or feasible. I discuss law as a process and argue that law and legality have different dimensions and different moments. Their ideological, political and rational dimensions would seem to exclude one another, but they do not. In this process, the individual is present and absent from the different moments of the law and the legal system makes the individual both appear and disappear. The law is finally the result of interaction between different individuals in the political, as well as in the cultural-ideological and the economic level, but the law ultimately makes them equal: we are all equal before the law. In other words, the law denies individuals their autonomy and transforms them, making them all equal even when they are not, but at the same time it gives them autonomy and presence by making them subjects of law endowed with rights, epitomized in the doctrine of the Rule of law. From a theoretical perspective, I explore the relation between law and politics, understanding lawmaking as the outcome of processes of struggle that either maintain the social and political order or promote change. Analyzing the dynamics of legal processes is essential for comprehending how the law has been embedded in the political sphere (via conflict and consensus) and in ideological debates. It is in this sense that I claim that law is both an expression of politics and the result of its own dynamics. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 774-774 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=83&rid=169 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0700169 Classification-JEL: Keywords: law, politics, law creation Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0700169 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Mahmood Mahmoodzadeh Author-Name-First: Mahmood Author-Name-Last: Mahmoodzadeh Author-Email: mahmod.ma@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Firoozkooh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Firoozkooh Author-Name: Saleh Ghavidel Author-Name-First: Saleh Author-Name-Last: Ghavidel Author-Email: salleh_mogh@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Firoozkooh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Firoozkooh Author-Name: Mir Hosein Mousavi Author-Name-First: Mir Hosein Author-Name-Last: Mousavi Author-Email: hmousavi@alzahra.ac.ir Author-Workplace-Name: Alzahra University Title: The Role of Information in Stock Market Abstract: With relying on game theory, this paper investigates the role of information played in decisions of economic agents in Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE). The behavior of economic agents in a company in the Cement, Lime & Gypsum industry named Tehran Cement listed on the TSE has been investigated through GARCH class models for the period of July 1999 to June 2006. The results suggest that general information through GARCH (1, 1) model affects the company stock price, while private information through GARCH (2, 1) model affects the trading volume. Having explored general and private information, we studied the role of this information in determining stock price and trading volume, according to which the results demonstrate that general information has more influence than private information in determining stock price and trading volume. Therefore, we accept information cascades theory in TSE which means economic agents mostly rely on general information in their trading decisions. Length: 10 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 775-784 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=84&rid=1697 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701697 Classification-JEL: C58, D89, G10 Keywords: herd behavior, social learning theory, information cascades, ARCH/ GARCH Models Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701697 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Gilad Malach Author-Name-First: Gilad Author-Name-Last: Malach Author-Email: giladma@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Bar-Ilan University Title: Integrative Enclave: When Israeli Policy Makers encounter Ultra-Orthodox Society Abstract: This research examines the manners in which policy makers address deep rifts between various segments of a population. At the same time, it analyzes the policy shaped for Israel's Ultra-Orthodox population from the late 1990s. The study offers two primary contributions: first, it presents a theoretical model of "new consociationalism," explaining the ways in which policy makers tackle crises between various social segments; second, the study offers case studies of policies shaped for Israel's Ultra-Orthodox population, according to the mentioned theoretical model and the efforts made by the policy makers to include it in the "triangle" of military service, education and employment.Arend Lijphart, and numerous scholars who followed in his footsteps, established the consociationalism model, arguing that political elites succeed in handling social rifts through four different manners: mutual veto, autonomy, wide coalition and proportional allocation of resources (Jarstad, 2001; Lijphart, 1969; 1977; O?Leary & McGarry, 2004). Primary political science researchers defined religion and state relationship in Israel as consociational (Don-yehiya, 1997; Sharkaski, 1996). Others have shown a crisis in these relations since the 1990's (Barak-Erez, 2010; Cohen & Susser, 2003, Etzioni-Halevi, 2000).My research, based on more than 60 interviews with prominent policy makers, shows that in Israel, governmental bureaucrats succeeded in developing new tools in order to integrate the Ultra-Orthodox society in the aforementioned triangle.In the lecture, I intend to focus on the establishment of an "integrating enclave" for the advancement of the Ultra-Orthodox sector's integration, even at the cost of creating separate frameworks. In all the examined frameworks (i.e., military service, higher education, employment), the designated programs were outlined particularly for the Ultra-Orthodox sector, and activated by Ultra-Orthodox themselves, separately from the general population. Thus, all programs were successful in preserving the Ultra-Orthodox enclave. However, the contents offered were professional/secular and the very exposure to them could shake the walls of the Ultra-Orthodox enclave. Furthermore, the programs aimed to advance the participants' success on the general labor market, and indeed, they did so. Thus, they were also successful in integrating this sector in the general society.Integrative enclave, therefore, is a powerful policy tool. Its use by Israel's policy makers regarding the Ultra-Orthodox society can shed light on further endeavors to deal with majority-minority conflictual relationship in other countries. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 785-785 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=85&rid=1654 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701654 Classification-JEL: D74, J15, L38 Keywords: Public Policy, Israel, Consociationalism, Rifts, Integration, Conflict Resolution, Minorities Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701654 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Fatih MANGIR Author-Name-First: Fatih Author-Name-Last: MANGIR Author-Email: fmangir@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Selçuk University Title: COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY OF THE EU AND IMPACTS OF POSSIBLE ACCESSION ON THE AGRICULTURAL POLICIES OF TURKEY Abstract: The Common Agricultural Policy has taken a large part of the EU?s budget despite a steady decline of its share. This makes the member countries financially responsible for supporting and sustaining the CAP. The budget debate has played an important role in both the enlargement and the discussions on future reforms of the CAP. The CAP, one of the oldest and most controversial EU policies has been affected deeply by the political and economic integration of Europe. Upon possible accession to the EU, Turkey would need to transform its agricultural sector according to EU standards under the terms and conditions provided for in the Accession Treaty as determined by the outcome of the negotiations on Chapter 3 of the accession talks.EU enlargement and budgetary constraints will lead to some challenges for Turkey in the process of adapting its agricultural structure and policies in to the CAP. In this essay, we will assess and focus on the evolution of common agricultural policy within EU and its impacts of EU integration on Turkish Agriculture Sector Length: 19 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 786-804 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=86&rid=1108 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701108 Classification-JEL: F15, A10 Keywords: European Union, Common Agricultural Policy, CAP Reform, Turkey-EU Relations Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701108 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Ahu Fatma MANGIR Author-Name-First: Ahu Fatma Author-Name-Last: MANGIR Author-Email: fmangir@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Selçuk University Title: Symbols of the handkerchief in Turkish Culture Abstract: Accepted as cultural value, the handkerchief which was introduced into Anatolia from Central Asia has still persisted its importance as both functional and symbolic meanings. Even it has been known and used since B.C., introduction of the handkerchief in Turkish life based on Central Asia with the evidence of images in stones belonging to 6.th century.The handkerchief has introduced in Turkish culture as metarial item and several symbolic meanings and these symbols which has been still continued in our times can be understood due to the different usage of the handkerchief. It has been also used as communitacation tool for the people?s feelings, emotions and thought. They all have been expressed through the handkerchief.The handkerchief which was seen in Central Asia with the evidence of images in stones, balbals and miniature has been persisted its existence as a part of Turkish culture. The portrait of Turkish Rulers with smelling a rose in one hand and holding a handkerchief in the other were drawn traditionally. Especially, the handkerchief became essential part of those portrate of Ottoman Empires. In this study, the cultural and symbolic functions of handkerchief will be studied and the importance of the handkerchief in Turkish culture will be explanied. Length: 11 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 805-815 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=87&rid=2261 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702261 Classification-JEL: Z00, Z00 Keywords: Handkerchief, Symbol, Culture, Symbols of the reign Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702261 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Ma?gorzata Marchewka Author-Name-First: Ma?gorzata Author-Name-Last: Marchewka Author-Email: marchewka.malgorzata@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Cracow University of Economics Title: Top Management Teams group structure and group dynamics as determinants of companies performance. Evidence from Poland Abstract: In traditional approach, company performance is related to Top Management Team (TMT) group characteristics, such as board size and composition, board tenure, age, experience, education, and competences. Initially, TMT characteristics were considered to have crucial significance for group effectiveness and organization performance. However, there is no consensus as to what extend and which TMT demographic features lead to which outcomes. The conclusion reached after numerous studies suggests that the relation between company performance, TMT effectiveness and TMT characteristics is indirect and more complex.As studies based on TMT characteristics fail to explain company performance, the role of group dynamic is becoming more and more significant in analyzing board?s functioning. Dynamic models based on group processes, such as cognitive conflict, ability to use knowledge and skills, and effort norms, indirectly link group characteristics with company performance. According to the concept of group dynamics, team may be described by its static, i.e. structural, characteristics, as well as by group processes such as process of becoming a group member, acquiring and development of group norms, group cohesion, and group effectiveness. TMT effectiveness is understood as boards? ability to perform their roles: strategic and operational role, control role, and service role. TMT effectiveness, directly depending on group processes and indirectly on boards? structure, affects company performance. The aim of the article is to analyze the relations between TMT structural and dynamic characteristics, and their impact on companies performance, basing on the research conducted in Poland among 291 domestic companies listed on the main market of Warsaw Stock Exchange from 2010 to 2013. The project was funded by the National Science Centre (Poland) allocated on the basis of the decision number UMO-2011/01/N/HS4/02166. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 816-816 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=88&rid=2400 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702400 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Top Management Team, supervisory board, management board, effectiveness, group dynamics, group processes, company performance, Top Management Team structure, Poland Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702400 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Cath McMullen Author-Name-First: Cath Author-Name-Last: McMullen Author-Email: cmcmullen@csu.edu.au Author-Workplace-Name: Charles Sturt University Author-Name: Ian Braithwaite Author-Name-First: Ian Author-Name-Last: Braithwaite Author-Email: ibraithwaite@csu.edu.au Author-Workplace-Name: Charles Sturt University Title: Collaborative learning in an online environment: Sharing workplace experiences of the challenges of innovation and new product development. Abstract: Increasingly universities are exploring ways in which the workplace can be more effectively integrated into the university experience. ?Authentic? assessment and workplace based assessment enable closer links between assessment in university programs and the type of activities that would be performed in the workplace. Workplace based assessment addresses both the relevance concerns of students and recognises that they have a more complex identity than just that of a student. It allows students to draw on existing experience and capabilities but have their worldview challenged and broadened through engagement with a range of theoretical perspectives. Further, locating assessment in authentic settings recognises the social practice of learning and effectively provides both an opportunity and a structure for students to situate their new learning in their local workplace.In this paper we report on the assessment design of a series of workplace based assessment tasks for an innovation and new product development subject in a postgraduate marketing program offered by a regional Australian university. The transforming effect of information and communication technologies has presented a myriad of new possibilities for assessment including online assessment with immediate feedback, asynchronous discussion based activities and use of social networking tools such as blogs and wikis to give students a greater control over assessment tasks. However, as yet the opportunities for ?authentic? collaborative learning facilitated by sharing of findings of workplace related assessment remain under examined.Our focus here is to demonstrate how the careful blending of a series of synchronous and asynchronous assessment activities can create rich and complex possibilities for individual and collaborative learning. This approach reflects our view that assessment needs to engage students, shape their learning and provide experiences to extend and deepen their understanding. It should also contribute to their capacity to learn both currently and into the future. In evaluating one aspect of student work - comparing individual reflections completed before and after the sharing of experiences - there were significant shifts in their learning and perspectives on innovation and new product development. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 817-817 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=89&rid=2525 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702525 Classification-JEL: Keywords: collaborative learning, online learning, assessment, marketing education, higher education Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702525 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Denise G. Meister Author-Name-First: Denise G. Author-Name-Last: Meister Author-Email: dgm122@psu.edu Author-Workplace-Name: Penn State Harrisburg Title: Co-Teaching in Clinical Experiences: Student Teacher Transitions Abstract: The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 in the United States mandated standardized testing to measure student achievement. Over time, this act began close scrutiny and criticism of curriculum and instruction. As schools struggled with meeting the mandate, Race to the Top, a $4.35 billion United States Department of Education contest, was created in 2009 to spur innovation and reforms in state and local district K-12 education. States were awarded points for satisfying certain educational policies, such as implementing performance-based standards for teachers and principals, complying with Common Core standards, turning around the lowest-performing schools, and building data systems. In order to apply for this competitive grant, school districts had to demonstrate a systematic evaluation of teachers? performance through their students? achievement. This initiative has led to mandated teacher evaluation systems that include one component tying student test scores to teacher performance. With teachers? yearly evaluations now being tied to student test scores, district administrators are weary of supporting student teachers in their schools. A way to allow teachers to continue to have a teaching presence with a student teacher placement is through co-teaching. This method of instruction allows the mentor teacher to collaborate with the student teacher in various instructional strategies. Committed to making co-teaching an integral part of our clinical practice, our faculty members trained in the co-teaching model and, in turn, trained student teachers, mentor teachers, principals, and college supervisors in the model. We will share the principles of co-teaching and their first efforts at co-teaching Spring 2014. We will explain why we adopted this model and how we formed partnerships with school districts. We will share what we learned, what curriculum changes we made, the assessment instruments we used, and our next steps. Finally, we will share the findings of a research study. This study included three in-depth interviews with six mathematics and social studies student teachers and their mentor teachers to study their perceptions of co-teaching. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 818-818 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=90&rid=2461 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702461 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Reference Jane Wilburne Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702461 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Mohsen Modir Shanechi Author-Name-First: Mohsen Author-Name-Last: Modir Shanechi Author-Email: modir_shanechi@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Political Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch, Mashhad Title: Iran and Czech Political and Cultural Relation Abstract: In this article, after noting the first point in relations of Iran and Europe in modern times, the historical relations between Iran and Czech in political and cultural sides would be considered. This relations could be studied both in formal or state and public spheres. In formal side, the relations between two countries started around nine decades ago. In public side, in political aspect, Czechoslovakia was one of the Eastern European countries during cold war in where some of the leaders of the Iranian Communist Party leaved and politically activated. In public cultural aspect however the main point is the situation of some Czech figures such as Vaclav Havel among Iranian intelligentsia. Length: 4 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 819-822 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=91&rid=2408 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702408 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Iran, Czech, politcal relations, cultural relations Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702408 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Nor Shafiqa Mohamed Shaffiee Author-Name-First: Nor Shafiqa Author-Name-Last: Mohamed Shaffiee Author-Email: norshafiqa@msi.unikl.edu.my Author-Workplace-Name: Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Spanish Institute (UniKL MSI) Author-Name: Muhd. Anwar Muhamad Subri Author-Name-First: Muhd. Anwar Author-Name-Last: Muhamad Subri Author-Email: nuarq_skins69@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Kolej Poly-Tech MARA Alor Setar (KPTMAS) Title: Social Development Theory: Reinforcing Vygotsky's Theory in Teaching and Learning Abstract: Social Development Theory, a theory formulated by Lev Vygotsky, is a theory which emphasizes on the effect of culture and social factors in contributing to cognitive development. According to Vygotsky, his theory differs from Piaget's as he places more emphasis on culture affecting / shaping cognitive development and he sets more weight on the role of language in cognitive development. Vygotsky believes that community plays a central role in the process of learning. Thus, an event management project has been designed to suit the students' needs in absorbing language while interacting with the community. The effectiveness and the impact of the event management project is still a big question to be answered. However, the project has been implemented as one of the assessment for the students of Universiti Kuala Lumpur. Whether or not the project is beneficial and meaningful in the sense of English language, it may be answered through comparison research between the respondents of Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Spanish Institute and Kolej Poly-Tech MARA Alor Setar. In relation to the issue, the research aims to investigate the impact of Vygotsky's Social Development Theory, particularly in event management project, in teaching and learning English. The research involves Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Spanish Institute and Kolej Poly-Tech MARA Alor Setar students as the experimental and controlled groups of respondents. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 823-823 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=92&rid=287 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0700287 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Social Development Theory, Teaching and Learning Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0700287 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Hendon Mohammad Author-Name-First: Hendon Author-Name-Last: Mohammad Author-Email: appselon@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Teacher Education, International Languages Campus Author-Name: Yashwanora Yahaya Author-Name-First: Yashwanora Author-Name-Last: Yahaya Author-Email: yashwanora@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Teacher Education,Ipoh Campus Author-Name: Dr Nettie Boivin Author-Name-First: Dr Nettie Author-Name-Last: Boivin Author-Email: nettiethai@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: University of York, Education Department Title: External Factors Influencing the Co-constructing of Experiential Learning Between Afghanistan Participants and Malaysian Lecturers Abstract: Cultural expectations of a language trainer?s role can impede or facilitate trainer/trainee relationship. The Malaysian Australian Education Project for Afghanistan (MAEPA) was a tri-lateral literacy project between the three governments. The 240 Afghanistan master teacher students, in six cohorts, attended the 14 week English Literacy course from 2009-2013. The mixed-method study utilised trainee?s profiles, post-training feedback, lecturers? interviews, qualitative observations and a translated post-questionnaire. Findings highlight empathy for the students? socio-cultural home context as an important new socio-cultural factor influencing the Malaysian success in their teacher training. Often expectations of a trainer?s role and image, based on prior cultural beliefs, can impede any classroom trainer/trainee relationship. This article investigates a special type of teacher trainee/master trainee that in this globalised world is becoming increasingly common in the world. This is true in the average classroom unfortunately, in diverse conflict educational contexts there are other hindrances which needs addressing. The case study findings highlight four aspects faced by the master trainers when co-constructing relationships with master teacher trainees from marginalised, fragile TESOL contexts. Extending from Boendermaker?s (2003) skills of a good trainer, knowledge, skill and personality and Garman?s (2005) six key factors of inclusive education the study redefines these to include a new fourth area. The four areas this new factor which require specific empathy are; sharing relationship, building an inclusive empathetic relationship with students, inclusion of women in education, and peaceful diversity. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 824-824 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=93&rid=944 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0700944 Classification-JEL: I29 Keywords: Peaceful Diversity, Co-constructed Training Relationship, Inclusive Training, Empathy, Fragile Context Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0700944 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Mirhossein Mousavi Author-Name-First: Mirhossein Author-Name-Last: Mousavi Author-Email: hmousavi@alzahra.ac.ir Author-Workplace-Name: Alzahra University Author-Name: Mona Mash'hadi Rajabi Author-Name-First: Mona Author-Name-Last: Mash'hadi Rajabi Author-Email: mashhadirajabi@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Graduated from the University of Alzahra Author-Name: Mahmoud Mahmoudzadeh Author-Name-First: Mahmoud Author-Name-Last: Mahmoudzadeh Author-Email: mahmod.ma@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Firoozkooh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Firoozkooh Title: Estimating the rebound effect of technological improvement in Iran?s industry sector Abstract: Rebound effect refers to the phenomenon that energy savings from improvement in energy efficiency are lower than expected due to unintended second-order effects. The main reason of improving energy efficiency is Technological improvement. According to Khazzoom formula, the rebound effect of improving technology is equal to price elasticity of demand so in this research natural gas demand function is estimated. In addition to the economic drivers (natural gas price, price of substituted energy factors, industry value added), there are number of exogenous factors that drive energy demand. This research therefore uses Structural Time Series Model to estimate natural gas demand in Iran`s industry sector during 1988 to 2009 and then Khazzoom rebound effect is calculated. Estimated short run and long run rebound effect in Iran`s industry sector are 63 percent and 133 percent respectively, with a generally increasing UEDT in a decreasing rate. UEDT has upward sloping but level of UEDT is fixed during the period of research so the model is ?smooth trend model?. Relating to the research findings improving technology in Iran`s industry sector reduces Natural gas consumption up to 37 percent in short run. But in long time period increases Natural gas consumption up to 133 percent. So in short run technological improvement can reduce consumption approximately but in long run price policy reform should be used simultaneously. Length: 12 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 825-836 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=94&rid=1953 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701953 Classification-JEL: C59, L69, Q31 Keywords: Rebound effect , industry sector, natural gas, technological improvement, structural time series model Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701953 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Mehmet Mucuk Author-Name-First: Mehmet Author-Name-Last: Mucuk Author-Email: mehmetmucuk@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Author-Name: Mustafa Tahir Demirsel Author-Name-First: Mustafa Tahir Author-Name-Last: Demirsel Author-Email: mtdemirsel@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Author-Name: ?brahim Erem ?ahin Author-Name-First: ?brahim Erem Author-Name-Last: ?ahin Author-Email: eremsahin@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Title: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: THE CASE OF TURKEY Abstract: With the globalization process, economic, commercial and technologic boundaries have become uncertain and in this way capital transfer has been possible between different countries. Capital transfers which is realized through short term foreign portfolio investment and foreign direct investment are very important especially for the countries of which national savings are inadequate. This study examines the long run relationship between foreign portfolio investment and economic growth for Turkish economy over the period 1990-2012 within framework of cointegration. The cointegration test findings indicate that there is no relationship between these variables in the long run. According to this result, foreign portfolio investments should not only support consumption but also should be used in more productive areas. Length: 9 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 837-845 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=95&rid=2082 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702082 Classification-JEL: A10, E00, F30 Keywords: Foreign portfolio investments, Economic growth, Turkish economy, Cointegration Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702082 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Norman Mudor Author-Name-First: Norman Author-Name-Last: Mudor Author-Email: norman_yla@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Medical Education Center Yala Hospital Author-Name: Adhhiyah Mudor Author-Name-First: Adhhiyah Author-Name-Last: Mudor Author-Email: norman_yla@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Sirindhorn College of Public Health, Yala Title: Perception of Educational Environment among Undergraduate Students in a Medical Education Center, Yala Hospital, Thailand Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the perceived educational environment in medical education center, Yala hospital, Thailand and possible perceptual difference among difference determinant groups. A descriptive cross sectional quantitative study was conducted on fourth, fifth and sixth year medical students using Dundee Ready Education Environment (DREEM). DREEM items focus on five sub-domains related to learning, teachers, academic, atmosphere and social perception. The determinants are gender; religion, year of class, having fail and professional attitude. The results were analyzed and interpreted in relation to standard norm of DREEM and determinants. A 92.5% response rate was obtained. The results indicated that overall the DREEM score was positive (123.8/200=62%). The five sub-domains score were also positive, its range from 59.7% - 64.9%. Gender was significant with three domains: teachers, academic and atmosphere perception sub-domain. Professional attitude was significant with atmosphere perception sub-domain Length: 9 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 846-854 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=96&rid=1291 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701291 Classification-JEL: Keywords: educational environment, DREEM, undergraduate medical students, medical education Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701291 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Jürgen Mühlbacher Author-Name-First: Jürgen Author-Name-Last: Mühlbacher Author-Email: juergen.muehlbacher@wu.ac.at Author-Workplace-Name: Vienna University of Economics and Business Title: Competence Management and Corporate Performance in Austria Abstract: Since the first studies focusing on management development, nearly all authors state a positive relationsship between management competencies and corporate performance. Boyatzis (1982) states in his seminal book on competency and performance, that the competency clusters ğGoal and Action ManagementĞ, ğLeadershipĞ, and ğHuman Resource ManagementĞ are the most important ones. Prahalad and Hamel (1990) distinguish between technological and management competencies and only the fit of both will lead to entrepreneurial success. In the following, the assessment center movement focused only on company-specific bundles of competencies to explain success and failure (Woodruffe 1993). After that Bartlett and Goshal (1997) tried to find typical clusters of management competencies for any hierarchical level and McCall (1998) focused on the relationship between competency and corporate strategy as crucial factor for success. More recent literature like Heyse and Erpenbeck (2004) or Mühlbacher (2007) offer multiple-job-models to emphasise the fact that competencies are strongly oriented towards the future. This enables a person or company to tackle upcoming challenges. But most of these models ? except Boyatzis (1982) ? do not offer any empirical evidence concerning the relationship between management development and corporate performance. Therefore this explorative study tries to give an answer to the following research question: ğWhich management competencies are influencing the turnover or profit of a company?Ğ A quantitative study based on a questionnaire with a mix of closed and open question and statistical analysis will help to explore and compare the relation between organizational performance and current management competencies.ReferencesBartlett, C.A., Goshal, S., (1997): The Individualized Corporation, Harper Business, New York. | Boyatzis, R. E., (1982): The Competent Manager ? A Model for Effective Performance, Wiley, New York. | Heyse, V., Erpenbeck, J., (2004): Kompetenztraining. 64 Informations- und Trainingsprogramme, Schäffer Poeschel: Stuttgart. | McCall, M.W., (1998): High Flyers. Develloping the Next Generation of Leaders, Harvard Business School Press, Boston. | Mühlbacher, J., (2007): Kompetenzmanagement als Grundlage strategischer Wettbewerbsvorteile, Linde, Wien. | Prahalad, C.K., Hamel, G., (1990): The Core Competence of the Corporation, Harvard Business Review, Vol. 68, No. 3, pp. 79-91. | Woodruffe, C., (1993): What is Meant by a Competency?, Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 29 - 36. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 855-855 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=97&rid=692 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0700692 Classification-JEL: M53, I25 Keywords: Competence Management, Corporate Performance, Management Development Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0700692 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Joanna Nowakowska-Grunt Author-Name-First: Joanna Author-Name-Last: Nowakowska-Grunt Author-Email: jnowakowskagrunt@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Czestochowa University of Technology Author-Name: Beata Skowron-Grabowska Author-Name-First: Beata Author-Name-Last: Skowron-Grabowska Author-Email: beatas@zim.pcz.pl Author-Workplace-Name: Czestochowa University of Technology Author-Name: Anna Wi?niewska-Sa?ek Author-Name-First: Anna Author-Name-Last: Wi?niewska-Sa?ek Author-Email: annaw@zim.pcz.pl Author-Workplace-Name: Czestochowa University of Technology Author-Name: Robert Sa?ek Author-Name-First: Robert Author-Name-Last: Sa?ek Author-Email: rsalek@zim.pcz.pl Author-Workplace-Name: Czestochowa University of Technology Title: The use of quantitative methods in managing the process of creation a competitive advantage in the industrial region Abstract: Building the region which will be characterized by high industrialism and competitiveness requires an examination of its production capabilities. It is important to know the close environment, which will determine the suppliers and the society. This will allow to learn about the culture and preferences of the local community in terms of education and practical skills. Close environment is also approximately industrial businesses, its characteristics indicate both a glut and a shortage of organizations and businesses in terms of local government institutions as well as financial or service e.g. in the field of logistics services, improving the industry functioning. Such knowledge enables for building a strong local and regional industry.The most suitable methods used for this type of activity are quantitative methods. This article will describe the practical use of index method as a way to explore the potential of the region. Acquiring information in this area, allows for creation a strong economy industrially oriented, for the purpose of stabilizing its competitive position considered in national and global way. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 856-856 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=98&rid=2302 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702302 Classification-JEL: C00, C49, R11 Keywords: management, quantitative methods, region Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702302 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Aliya Nugumanova Author-Name-First: Aliya Author-Name-Last: Nugumanova Author-Email: yalisha@yandex.kz Author-Workplace-Name: D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan State Technical University Author-Name: Yerzhan Baiburin Author-Name-First: Yerzhan Author-Name-Last: Baiburin Author-Email: ebaiburin@ektu.kz Author-Workplace-Name: D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan State Technical University Title: Using SVD for text classification Abstract: Singular value decomposition (SVD) is a way to decompose a matrix into some successive approximation. This decomposition can reveal internal structure of the matrix. The method is very useful for text mining. Usually co-occurrence matrix (terms-by-documents matrix) defined over a large corpus of text documents contains a lot of noise. Singular value decomposition allows approximation of the co-occurrence matrix and thereby can reveal internal (latent) structure of text corpus. It decreases information noise, removes the unnecessary (random) links between terms and increases the value of important information. In this paper we apply singular value decomposition to improve text classification. We build co-occurrence matrix and then approximate it by SVD. Obtained matrix is very useful for creating new feature space. We prove our approach by experiments on Reuters Text Classification Collection. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 857-857 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=99&rid=2094 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702094 Classification-JEL: C02 Keywords: SVD, text classification, text mining Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702094 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: BENSON OGBONNA Author-Name-First: BENSON Author-Name-Last: OGBONNA Author-Email: drbenogbonna@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY, UTURU NIGERIA Author-Name: KALU UMA Author-Name-First: KALU Author-Name-Last: UMA Author-Email: kaluskyebng@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, NDUFU-ALIKE, IKWO, EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA. Title: MONETARY POLICY TRANSMISSION MECHANISM IN NIGERIA: AN OVERVIEW Abstract: ABSTRACTThe paper highlighted monetary policy transmission mechanism in Nigeria focusing on empirical studies and happenings in the country that retarded the efficiency of the Central Bank of Nigeria over the years in the pursuant of effective transmission mechanism. The empirical reviews from studies show that interest rate, credit channels and exchange rate are among the channels of monetary policy transmission to the economy. It also highlighted some of the problems that imposed a serious debility to effective transmission in Nigeria. The authors made some suggestions for improvement, among which include: the Central Bank must persevere legally, morally and otherwise to make the economy a cashless one. The low patronage of banking services by many Nigerians is a stumbling block in effective control of money supply which has contributed to incessant inflation in the country; any form of disguise or indirect interference by the government has to be put to an end; and the instruments of monetary policy such as interest rate and exchange that are known to be effective in some sectors should be properly managed and monitored. Length: 17 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 858-874 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=100&rid=2101 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702101 Classification-JEL: Keywords: MONETARY POLICY TRANSMISSION MECHANISM Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702101 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Adem Ö?üt Author-Name-First: Adem Author-Name-Last: Ö?üt Author-Email: ogut.adem@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Author-Name: Mehmet Mucuk Author-Name-First: Mehmet Author-Name-Last: Mucuk Author-Email: mehmetmucuk@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Author-Name: Mustafa Tahir Demirsel Author-Name-First: Mustafa Tahir Author-Name-Last: Demirsel Author-Email: mtdemirsel@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Title: FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND EXPORT IN TURKEY: A COINTEGRATION ANALYSIS Abstract: Foreign direct investment has an important role for developing countries. This study aims to investigate the impact of foreign direct investment on export in Turkey over the period of 1992:01-2014:05. The Johansen cointegration, impulse response functions and variance decomposition techniques are used in order to analyse the causal relationship between foreign direct investment and Turkish export. According to obtained findings there is a relationship between these variables in long term. In other words, foreign direct investment and export are cointegrated. Impulse response functions showed that Turkish export reacts positively to shocks in foreign direct investment. Empirical findings suggest that export is affected by foreign direct investment. Length: 10 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 875-884 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=101&rid=2290 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702290 Classification-JEL: A10, F00, F21 Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment, Turkish Export, Turkish Economy Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702290 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Emine Ogut Author-Name-First: Emine Author-Name-Last: Ogut Author-Email: emineogut@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Author-Name: Ali Sukru Cetinkaya Author-Name-First: Ali Sukru Author-Name-Last: Cetinkaya Author-Email: alisukru68@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Author-Name: Adem Ogut Author-Name-First: Adem Author-Name-Last: Ogut Author-Email: ogut.adem@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Title: THE IMPACT OF TOLERANCE AS A COMPONENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ON INDIVIDUAL STRESS Abstract: Organizational culture is defined as the values and behaviours that contribute to the unique social and psychological environment of an organization, includes an organization's expectations, experiences, philosophy, and values that hold it together, and is expressed in its self-image, inner workings, interactions with the outside world, and future expectations. It is based on shared attitudes, beliefs, customs, and written and unwritten rules that have been developed over time and are considered valid. Can organizational culture be a source of stress on the employees? This research paper aims to answer that main research question. To that end an empirical study has been conducted in service industry, operating in Konya, in Turkey, in which the opinions of 144 employees have been analysed using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and linear regression. The results show that ?tolerance? component of the structure of the organizational culture has direct relationship with ?success-driven stress? component of the structure of the stress (R=0,17, R2 =0,03). The relationship between tolerance and success-driven stress is significant (t = 2,03, p =0,044). Organizations providing higher level of tolerance to employees results in higher employees motivation for being more successful at their works (F = 4,135, p=044). Length: 5 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 885-889 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=102&rid=2360 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702360 Classification-JEL: M10 Keywords: Organizational culture, individual stress, stress for success, tolerance Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702360 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Veli Erdinç Ören Author-Name-First: Veli Erdinç Author-Name-Last: Ören Author-Email: erdinc.oren@usak.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: U?ak University, Banaz Author-Name: Merih Tetik Author-Name-First: Merih Author-Name-Last: Tetik Author-Email: merihtetik@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Anadolu University, Graduate of School of Social Sciences Title: ACCOUNTANT PROFESSIONALS? PERCEPTION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS: U?AK CASE STUDY Abstract: Globalization trend that spreads widely in the world of economical and technological development has provided many values to be shares at international levels, by removing the borders of the countries. In the globalised world, changes happen in activities of companies as in many fields with the help of developments in information and communication technologies. Companies have been starting activities globally and the number of multinational companies has been increasing, and in this context, the movements of goods, service and capital have been passing the national borders. Globalization has affected the science of accounting as the other disciplines. Depending on these developments, the applications of accountancy which is used at national level before have been inadequate in providing information that the users of financial tables have required. Works that were launched to solve this problem in developed countries resulted in the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) which have been gradually adopted by other countries as the common language of accounting. International Accounting Standards Board has been formed and International Accounting Standards have been published in the process of making up common accounting language. European Union accepted these standards in 2005 and wanted all the members and candidate states to accept them. These standards have been accepted in our country since 2006 and started to apply at the enterprises depending on The Capital Markets Law. The New Turkish Commercial Code enacted on 14 February 2011 obliges to implement ?The Turkish Financial Reporting Standards? by the 1 January 2013. In this context, the aim of this study is to determine the perception of accounting standards by accountants. Furthermore, previous studies on the subject were examined and comparisons were drawn. Universe of the study consists of accountants in U?ak Chamber of Certified Public Accountants. Face to face surveys with the questionnaires have been carried out and the results have been analyzed by Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). According to the survey results, the accountants expressed their perception that IFRS supply accurate, transparent and reliable financial reporting. On the other hand, the findings of the study reveal that the accountants also have information about IFRS, but they are not completely ready for the adaptation of IFRS. Length: 12 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 890-901 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=103&rid=2323 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702323 Classification-JEL: M41, M41, M41 Keywords: Turkish Financial Reporting Standards (TFRS), International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), U?ak, Turkey. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702323 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Zuzanna Ostraszewska Author-Name-First: Zuzanna Author-Name-Last: Ostraszewska Author-Email: zuzannao@zim.pcz.pl Author-Workplace-Name: Czestochowa University of Technology Author-Name: Agnieszka Tylec Author-Name-First: Agnieszka Author-Name-Last: Tylec Author-Email: atylec@zim.pcz.pl Author-Workplace-Name: Czestochowa University of Technology Title: Reverse innovation ? how it works Abstract: Innovation is nowadays one of the most important factors of modernity and competitive position of business units and the entire economy. To continue developing and maintaining an advantage in the market enterprises will increasingly need to focus on radical innovation. This undoubtedly is reversed innovation. The concept of reverse innovation bases on research on innovation implemented in poor, developing countries, what generates incomparably lower costs than in the case of laboratories held in developed countries. The main idea of the concept is final transfer of the product and its adaptation, then its use and distribution on highly developed markets. This is the opposite of the traditional approach to innovation, which is used in knowledge-based economies in the developed world. It is expected that emerging markets will be in greater extent used as a cheap production resources on a larger scale than at present ? both for research and development. The concept of reverse innovation, that is the production of ideas on emerging market and then their ?upstreaming? to Western markets, is however a big challenge for the organization. It involves elimination of existing organizational structures and creation of new ones, modernization of research, development and production methods, as well as reorientation of awareness of employees and executives. The paper presents the theoretical aspects of reverse innovation, its role in building the company?s strategy and the impact on the development of emerging economies. Length: 14 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 902-915 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=104&rid=2350 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702350 Classification-JEL: M21, O00, O31 Keywords: Frugal Innovation, Reverse Innovation, Good-enough Innovation, Gandhian Innovation, Jugaad Innovation, BOP Market, Emerging Markets Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702350 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Bilal Özel Author-Name-First: Bilal Author-Name-Last: Özel Author-Email: bozel@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Author-Name: Ahmet Ay Author-Name-First: Ahmet Author-Name-Last: Ay Author-Email: ahmetay@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Author-Name: Mustafa Gerçeker Author-Name-First: Mustafa Author-Name-Last: Gerçeker Author-Email: mustafagerceker@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Title: Promoting Sustainable Development: A case study between Turkey and Czech Republic Abstract: Throughout human history, unlimited resources were accepted. This unlimited acceptance with a growing population has led to the depletion of resources. This diminishing resource to be transferred to future generations with the aim of providing sustainable development concept has been developed. Nowadays, the concept of sustainable development is discussed in almost every area. Basically, economic, environmental and social areas are being studied. Notably the United Nations; All international organizations have set goals by working in this area. The studies for future generations basically include the same goals. In this study, the sustainable development between the Czech Republic and Turkey will be analyzed in comparative studies. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 916-916 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=105&rid=2260 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702260 Classification-JEL: Q01, R11, O18 Keywords: Sustainable Development, Czech Economy, Turkish Economy Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702260 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: SEZ?N ÖZTOPRAK Author-Name-First: SEZ?N Author-Name-Last: ÖZTOPRAK Author-Email: avsezin@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: SELÇUK UNIVERSITY LAW FACULTY Author-Name: AHMET Z?YA ÇALI?KAN Author-Name-First: AHMET Z?YA Author-Name-Last: ÇALI?KAN Author-Email: azic@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: SELÇUK UNIVERSITY LAW FACULTY Title: ACTIONS FOR NULLITY WHICH HAVE BEEN FILED BY NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN TURKISH ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE Abstract: The most important feature of non-governmental organizations is comprising of people consensually. Primarily, non-governmental organizations? force is related with that feature. So, communities which coex?st readily and intended for the same aims are able to have a big energy. If like communities increase in number, different ideas will be able to find voice in the society and in this way democracy culture will be able to settle further in the society. Non-governmental organization is a broad concept , which must examine in every respect. But this study is about only the non-governmental organizations which have legal personality in Turkey and theirs capacity to sue in the actions for nullities in administrative procedure.In the first part of the study which is comprised of two parts; meaning, covering and activities of non- governmental organization will be clarify and non- governmental organizations in Turkey will be researched with their?s legal and constitutional basis. In the second part; firstly the concept of ?advantage aggression? which is the prior condition of actions for nullities in administrative procedure will be explained. Besides, Turk?sh counc?l of states decions in the actions which have been filed by the associations, the unions, the endowments and the public occupational organizations in Turkey will be researched. Length: 9 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 917-925 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=106&rid=2158 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702158 Classification-JEL: K30, K30, K30 Keywords: Non-governmental organization, association, union, endowment, public occupational organization, actions for nullities, advantage aggression. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702158 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Brigitta Palatinus Author-Name-First: Brigitta Author-Name-Last: Palatinus Author-Email: brigitta.palatinus@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: University of Debrecen Faculty of Applied Economics and Rural Development Title: Customer service research at the Airport Debrecen Abstract: From June 2012 continuous scheduled air services have begun at the Debrecen International Airport between the destinations London-Luton and Debrecen, which is a milestone on the increase of passenger numbers. Thanks to the new WizzAir flight route the airport?s passenger traffic and the number of the city visitors started to increase in the last year, moreover in the future further growth is expected. My research?s goal is to prove the fact that the improvement of customer service ensures the growth of foreign passengers arriving in town. Currently the Debrecen International Airport has WizzAir flights scheduled weekly between London-Luton ? Debrecen and between Eindhoven- Debrecen. The studied people are foreign passengers spending a certain amount of days in Debrecen. It should be emphasized that there are no secondary data about the demographic composition of passengers at the Debrecen International Airport.Customer service research of passengers arriving to or travelling via Airport Debrecen needs a process structure which contains every service used by the passengers from their arrival to the airport ? and previously buying tickets, gathering information about the city, then housing and dining services, transport etc. ? until departure.A process structure like this allows us to carry out a benchmarking method to compare other cities passenger service. To build up a structure we have to make segmentation according to the traveler?s motivation because they use different services according to their motivation.An important starting point for the research is to determine what kind of services do the visitors of Debrecen use.Process structure development is based on a questionnaire aiming to measure passenger segmentation and satisfaction, so it is the results of the data analysis gained from the questionnaires. The questionnaires? target is to gain information about the features of the passengers arriving to and departing from the Debrecen International Airport and to examine their satisfaction regarding the services used while staying in Debrecen. First part of the questionnaire included questions about the visitors and their motivations, the second part required information about the evaluation of the services used.On the poster I introduce the conclusions and the results gained in the course of the semi-annual investigating period. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 926-926 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=107&rid=2412 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702412 Classification-JEL: Keywords: customer service, satisfaction, airport, process Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702412 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Piotr Paradowski Author-Name-First: Piotr Author-Name-Last: Paradowski Author-Email: paradowski@lisdatacenter.org Author-Workplace-Name: Luxembourg Income Study Author-Name: Lindsay Flynn Author-Name-First: Lindsay Author-Name-Last: Flynn Author-Email: lbe3f@virginia.edu Author-Workplace-Name: University of Virginia Title: Wealth Distribution and Individual Voting Preferences: A Comparative Perspective Abstract: The political science literature has neglected the role that economic wealth may play in shaping voting preferences during national elections, most likely because of a lack of data on wealth. This paper examines the influence of net worth as well as its subcomponents, such as debts (housing and non-housing) and assets (financial and non-financial) on individual voting preferences in the United States, with reference to Sweden and Germany. It is found that especially in the United States, and marginally in Sweden and Germany, one?s net worth influences their vote. This paper utilizes individual-level data from the American National Election Studies (ANES), the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES), and the Luxembourg Wealth Study Database (LWS). Statistical matching methods are utilized to integrate the electoral and wealth surveys. The availability and our harmonization of household socio-economic characteristics as well as the individual socio-demographic and labor market characteristics in LWS, and CSES/ANES make this process possible. This procedure also involves the the use of probit analysis and the calculation of predicted probabilities. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 927-927 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=108&rid=2473 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702473 Classification-JEL: Keywords: wealth, voting, statistical matching Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702473 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Eunhye Park Author-Name-First: Eunhye Author-Name-Last: Park Author-Email: eunhye0626@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Korea University Author-Name: Ji Hae Lee Author-Name-First: Ji Hae Author-Name-Last: Lee Author-Email: leeji324@naver.com Author-Workplace-Name: Korea University Author-Name: Sujung Lee Author-Name-First: Sujung Author-Name-Last: Lee Author-Email: note405@daum.net Author-Workplace-Name: Korea University Author-Name: Sang Min Lee Author-Name-First: Sang Min Author-Name-Last: Lee Author-Email: leesang@korea.ac.kr Author-Workplace-Name: Korea University Title: Impulsiveness as a mediator of the relationship between trait anxiety & procrastination among Korean students Abstract: The purpose of the current study was to investigate how trait anxiety and impulsiveness affect university students? academic procrastination. This study also investigated the relations among anxiety, impulsiveness, and academic procrastination. For the study, 437 university students in South Korea completed measures of academic procrastination, impulsiveness and trait anxiety. Analyses were done by SEM (Structural Equation Modeling) with AMOS 18.0. Results in SEM illustrated that the relation between anxiety and academic procrastination were fully mediated by impulsiveness. In other words, anxiety affects procrastination indirectly by impulsiveness. From this study, significant counseling implications can be drawn. First, anxiety may not always be a direct cause of procrastination. Also, impulsiveness is the leading factor that makes anxious people procrastinate. This is because impulsive students pursue immediate gratification, neglecting longer term responsibilities. Therefore, counseling intervention focused on impulsiveness could be effective decrease students? procrastination behaviors. Furthermore, it would prevent the vicious circle of anxiety and procrastination. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 928-928 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=109&rid=1561 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701561 Classification-JEL: Keywords: trait anxiety, impulsiveness, procrastination, Structural Equation Modeling Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701561 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Yudistira Permana Author-Name-First: Yudistira Author-Name-Last: Permana Author-Email: yudistira_hp@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Universitas Gadjah Mada Title: FINANCIAL EFFICIENCY PERFORMANCE OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANK (RDB) TO SUPPORT REGIONAL ECONOMY IN INDONESIA Abstract: Regional development bank (RDB) in Indonesia is financial institution in purpose to strengthen regional economy through financial inclusion. It is mandated on Act 13/1962 about main rules of RDB in Indonesia. By the time, BPD get into competition with other banks on financial market yet strive for RDB to have financial efficiency. It is needed to increase the competitiveness of RDB and also performing its role as the agent of regional development. This study is going to analyze financial efficiency of RDB in order to influence regional development in Indonesia. We employ panel data method for estimation using period of 2002 to 2012. Analysis will also take place on RDB?s performance to meet the mandate of ?BPD Regional Champion? (BRC) in order to be agent of regional development in Indonesia. Length: 15 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 929-943 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=110&rid=2151 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702151 Classification-JEL: O16, C33 Keywords: RDB, financial efficiency, regional economy Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702151 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Christa Pfau Author-Name-First: Christa Author-Name-Last: Pfau Author-Email: pfauchrista@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: University of Debrecen Title: Research of recreational sport habits at the University of Debrecen Abstract: Recreational sports have rising importance in university life. In 2007, a new sport strategy was implemented, (XXI National Sport Strategy), which analyses the current conditions in recreational sports in Hungary and describes its developmental potentials. Additionally, last year a new concept for university sport was introduced (Hajos Alfred Program), having as its most important goal, to develop the recreational sporting activities within the universities? environment. The latter is of high importance, as this is the last period, when, on an institutional level, we can establish and enhance the need for physical activity among young generations. My study focuses on recreational sport activities among university students at several faculties of the University of Derbecen.Data collection was completed on a paper based questionnaire, 42 closed-type questions were included and a total of 213 students completed it. 112 men and 101 women answered the questions. It consisted of 3 main groups of questions. The first group of questions included sporting activities of students and questions about sports preferences. In the second group of questions academic recreational sport services while in the third group demographic data was concerned. The results were analyzed by gender and categories of athletes inside and outside the campus. 1. Several of the respondents do sports inside the campus than outside. At the same time, athletes outside the campus are less familiar with the recreational sport facilities offered by university. By gender, a higher proportion of men are informed about events, sport chalices and occupations than women.2. Basically, there were differences neither by gender nor athletes inside and outside the campus in terms of their activity of sports. Consistently, the lack of time was identified as the most significant difficulty of regular exercise opportunity, however, reconciling the obligations timetable sporting activities also caused difficulties, the latter was more pronounced among women.3. There were no differences in the motivational factors among the sub-groups, reinforcing the healthy lifestyle was the most decisive motivational reason. Apparently, both inside and outside the campus academic athletes have the same motivational factors in the terms of their sporting activities. Any differences between site preference of motivational factors neither their relations to sport nor sporting values of the formed opinion can give adequate answers, to the development of these differences all other factors are decisive. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 944-944 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=111&rid=2418 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702418 Classification-JEL: Keywords: recreational sport, university, sport habits, Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702418 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: DISSATAT PRASERTSAKUL Author-Name-First: DISSATAT Author-Name-Last: PRASERTSAKUL Author-Email: dissatat.pra@mahidol.ac.th Author-Workplace-Name: MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE Author-Name: Titipong Rerngrittirong Author-Name-First: Titipong Author-Name-Last: Rerngrittirong Author-Email: titipongR@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: DUSIT THANI COLLEGE Title: Understanding the factors influencing soccer team identification and its impacts on team sponsors: An evidence from Thailand Premier league Abstract: Sponsorship expenditures have increased dramatically in the past decade worldwide. The ampli?ed investments are associated with the effectiveness of sponsorship as a marketing communication tool. The most common form of sponsorship is in sport, which relates to sponsoring sport teams, associations events or even athletes. This study was conducted in the professional sport sponsorship setting by investigating antecedents and consequences of team identification. Even though previous studies examined a variety of factors influencing team identification and its outcomes; for example, team identification was found to influence consumers? intention to purchase the products from sponsoring companies, there is few research combines antecedents and consequences of team identification into one study. This study proposes a model to investigate the determining factors and the outcomes of sport sponsorship. Whilst soccer is reported to be the most popular sport in the world and also in Thailand, questionnaires were collected from 400 fans of professional soccer teams in Thailand. The hypotheses in the proposed model were tested using regression analysis. The results indicated that team attractiveness, similarity, and awareness significantly influenced team identification, and team identification in turn affected sponsor identification, attitudes toward the sponsor, sponsor patronage, and satisfaction with the sponsor. From a practical perspective, both sponsors and sport team marketers should have a firm understanding of when and how sponsorship works to maximize its value Length: 17 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 945-961 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=112&rid=2155 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702155 Classification-JEL: M31 Keywords: Sport marketing, team identification, sponsorship, soccer team Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702155 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Abdul Manap Pulungan Author-Name-First: Abdul Manap Author-Name-Last: Pulungan Author-Email: pulungan84@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Supervisory Board of Bank Indonesia Author-Name: Ahmad Erani Yustika Author-Name-First: Ahmad Erani Author-Name-Last: Yustika Author-Email: ahmaderani@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Supervisory Board of Bank Indonesia Title: Bank-Specific and Industry-Characteristic Determinants of Commercial Bank Profitability: Empirical Study for Indonesia Abstract: This study discusses the influence of a series of bank-specific factors such as CAR (Capital Adequacy Ratio), OEOI (Operations Expences to Operations Income), NPL (Non Performing Loan), and FBI (Fee-based Income) on ROA as a profitability proxy. Also studied whether commercial banks probability affected by the concentration (Structure Conduct Performance, SCP) or efficiency (Efficiency Hypothesis, HE). Share of Third Party Funds (STPF) is variable proxy of SCP, while the OEOI proxy of HE. By using panel data procedures of the 111 commercial banks during 2005 to 2011, this research concludes that CAR and FBI have significant effect with positive sign on ROA, while OEIO and NPL significant with negative sign. STPF does not significantly affect on ROA so SCP theory as a proxy for the concentration is rejected, on the other hand, this research accepts the HE theory that focuses on the efficiency. Length: 10 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 962-971 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=113&rid=2522 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702522 Classification-JEL: E50 Keywords: profitability; structure conduct performance; efficiency hypothesis Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702522 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Sandra Rigot Author-Name-First: Sandra Author-Name-Last: Rigot Author-Email: sandra.rigot@univ-paris13.fr Author-Workplace-Name: University paris North Title: Returns and Determinants of Pension funds? Allocation to Private Equity: Comparing Venture Capital and Leverage Buyouts. Abstract: While private equity funds have become responsible for an enormous amount of investment in the economy due to the increasing interest of pension funds, the literature that analyses private equity allocation is very scarce. These types of investments are not only attractive for pension funds because they allow them to diversify their portfolios, but also for the economy. Indeed, they can be seen as long term investment because they undertake investment in real companies, supplying equity at different stages of their evolution with different structures of funding. In order to identify the flows and capture the underlying trends in asset allocation of pension funds, the objective of this paper is to investigate the effect of private equity allocation on global returns and the main characteristics of pension funds investing in private equity funds , particularly in venture capital and leverage buyouts, related to their liabilities profile and their mode of management, based on a reliable, confidential database in Canada and the United States over the 1996-2011 period.Our results first evidence a positive and significant effect of private equity allocation on global returns. Distinguishing between venture capital and leverage buyout shows that the impact of the first category on returns is higher than the second one. Second, the results based on a Tobit model for allocation to private equity show some important differences with respect to allocation to more traditional assets (i.e. equity). Indeed, defined benefit plans allocating to private equity are bigger, more diversified and mainly private funds. They do not consider the age of their members when deciding this type of allocation. This last result is important because it is not in accordance with the life cycle theory, contrary to what we might expect. Furthermore, in accordance with the literature, they present high discount rates, implying an incentive to allocate to more risky assets like private equity. Finally, pension funds do not give more importance to innovation oriented venture capital with respect to the more short-term profitability derived from LBO. Therefore, they do not seem to particularly participate in the funding of the innovation via VC investments, whereas they have long term liabilities that give them a strategic advantage to take risks and immobilize capital. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 972-972 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=114&rid=1921 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701921 Classification-JEL: G23 Keywords: Pension funds; private equity, asset allocation, long term investment Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701921 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Jitnisa Roenjun Author-Name-First: Jitnisa Author-Name-Last: Roenjun Author-Email: mspeece@auk.edu.kw Author-Workplace-Name: Dhurakij Pundit University International College Author-Name: Mark Speece Author-Name-First: Mark Author-Name-Last: Speece Author-Email: mspeece@auk.edu.kw Author-Workplace-Name: American University of Kuwait Title: The Thai coup and small business confidence in Bangkok Abstract: Thailand?s recent coup was not received favorably in the West, but many parts of Thai society support it. In particular, business sentiment has improved greatly in the short time since the coup. The Bank of Thailand?s monthly Business Sentiment Index (BSI) showed sharp decline in 2013, even before the protests became large. Immediately after the coup, the index was up substantially, although not to levels seen in earlier years.Originally, small business supported Thaksin. After tight policies following the 1997 crash, they liked promises to free up credit for SMEs. Facing severe competition from foreigners buying up cheap post-crisis assets, they liked his policies aiming to promote domestic business. Some pro-small business policies were implemented, some were not, some turned out to lack much substance. But whatever the actual implementation and impact, perceptions came to view Thaksin?s governments as mainly favoring big corporations, especially those connected to Thaksin?s own business interests. It is rarely mentioned in the Western press, but the BSI actually showed a steady downward trend during most of Thaksin?s initial administrations from 2001 to 2006. After the 2006 coup, though volatile, the index made modest gains. When elections returned Thaksin?s proxy party to power in December 2007, it collapsed to its lowest level in nearly a decade. Under the opposition control for several years, BSI recovered, but has mostly been in decline since Thaksin?s Pheu Thai Party took power in 2011.In the past half year, anti-government protests and pro-government counter actions have added to problems for small businesses in Bangkok. Many faced declining sales from the general downward trend in the economy. Some lost sales because customers stayed away if the business was near a protest site, although some could make good sales to protesters. However, the long-term issue was continuing lack of confidence that the government would do much to help small businesses, and feelings that Thailand needed some drastic reorientation.The coup provided that reorientation. Generally, small businesses in Bangkok support it, and believe that Thailand has a chance to get back on the right track now. We conducted in-depth interviews with a number of small businesses near where one of the main protest sites operated, to bring this sort thinking among small businesses out in detail. Generally, whatever side of the color politics they may have been on, mainly they want their small businesses to succeed, and are cautiously optimistic now. Length: 11 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 973-983 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=115&rid=2321 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702321 Classification-JEL: M00, O53 Keywords: small business, Thai coup, economic policy, business confidence, Thailand Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702321 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Jiri Rotschedl Author-Name-First: Jiri Author-Name-Last: Rotschedl Author-Email: jiri@rotschedl.com Author-Workplace-Name: University of Economics, Prague Title: The Subjective Discount Factor and Risk Aversion, Loss Aversion and uncertainty Abstract: The author derives a new concept model of discounting utility function or consumption on a theoretical basis. He surveys the formation and evolution models of the subjective discount factor. This paper focuses on exponential and hyperbolic discounting utility model, which belongs to the mainstream of economics for its simplicity. The aim of this paper is to add to the generalized hyperbolic model parameters representing the effect of uncertainty in the intertemporal decision making. The paper presents connection with the neoclassical and hedonic approach that the parameters introduced in the model are mainly psychological factors (risk aversion, loss aversion, etc.). By using the final model can explain why subjective discount factor is increasing, although subjective discount rate (patience consumption) is positive and also increasing. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 984-984 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=116&rid=2646 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702646 Classification-JEL: D90, D11 Keywords: Subjective discount factor, risk aversion, loss aversion, Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702646 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Jiri Rotschedl Author-Name-First: Jiri Author-Name-Last: Rotschedl Author-Email: info@rotschedl.com Author-Workplace-Name: University of Economics, Prague Title: The sensitivity of households to interest rate - analysis of the relationship of interest rates and the amount of loans and deposits in the Czech Republic Abstract: This paper deals with the relationship of short-term and long-term interest rates and the amount of deposits and loans of households. The aim is to demonstrate the relationship between interest and Current Discount Index (CDI). CDI expresses the growth rate of the ratio of loans to deposits of households. Author?s assumption is: increasing interest rates will reduce loans and increase savings. In the paper are savings considered to be identical with deposits in bank accounts. The results of the analysis show that households do not respond to changes in interest rates relative to the amount of loans and the amount of savings. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 985-985 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=117&rid=2647 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702647 Classification-JEL: D14, E29, E43 Keywords: Interest Rate, Loans, Savings, Households, Current Discount Index Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702647 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Aya Safwat Author-Name-First: Aya Author-Name-Last: Safwat Author-Email: aya-safwat@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Future University in Egypt Title: Corporate Social Responsibility: Rewriting the Relationship between Business and Society Abstract: The relationship between business and society has witnessed a dramatic change in the past few years. Many factors forced businesses to reconsider their role in society; accordingly there has been a surge of notions that tries to explain this new complex relation between business and society. This paper aims at accentuating this evolving relation by focusing on the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR). It differentiates between CSR and other related concepts such as business ethics and corporate philanthropy. It analyzes the different arguments in the CSR debate, pinpoints mechanisms adopted by businesses in carrying out their social responsibilities, and concludes with the link between corporate social responsibility and sustainable development. Length: 11 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 986-996 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=118&rid=2141 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702141 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Business Ethics, Corporate Philanthropy, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainable Development, Corporate Social Development Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702141 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: ESEN ?AH?N Author-Name-First: ESEN Author-Name-Last: ?AH?N Author-Email: eboztas@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: SELCUK UNIVERSITY Author-Name: MUAMMER ZERENLER Author-Name-First: MUAMMER Author-Name-Last: ZERENLER Author-Email: zerenler@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: SELCUK UNIVERSITY Author-Name: EMEL CELEP Author-Name-First: EMEL Author-Name-Last: CELEP Author-Email: ecelep@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: SELCUK UNIVERSITY Title: THE EFFECTS OF RELATIONAL MARKETING ON THE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE: A PRACTICAL STUDY ON THE AUTHORIZED AUTO SALES AGENCIES Abstract: With the globalization, the information age has revealed a new understanding of doing business in which the competition is more intense. This new understanding has changed the customers' buying behavior and the factors affecting them. The power in the change relationship established between the company and the customer shifted focus from the manufacturer or the dealer side to the customer side. Today, one of the most important marketing communication tools supporting us to reach information about customers is ?relational marketing?. This study consists of three chapters formed the axis of relational marketing. In the first three chapters, marketing, modern marketing methods and relational marketing were discussed. In the third chapter, analyzes were conducted to measure the effects of relational marketing practices on business performance. In this section, the methodology and the findings of a research project covering the authorized auto sales agencies in the province of Konya were addressed, hypotheses were tested and some suggestions were presented. Length: 17 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 997-1013 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=119&rid=2156 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702156 Classification-JEL: M31, M00, M30 Keywords: Marketing, Relationship Marketing, Business Perfomance Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702156 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Tom Sander Author-Name-First: Tom Author-Name-Last: Sander Author-Email: tomsander@hotmail.de Author-Workplace-Name: University of Latvia Author-Name: Phoey Lee Teh Author-Name-First: Phoey Lee Author-Name-Last: Teh Author-Email: phoeyleet@sunway.edu.my Author-Workplace-Name: Sunway University Author-Name: Biruta Sloka Author-Name-First: Biruta Author-Name-Last: Sloka Author-Email: biruta.sloka@lu.lv Author-Workplace-Name: University of Latvia Title: The use of Social Network Sites for the Employment Seeking Process Abstract: Social networks are becoming more and more important in employment seeking process. The importance of social networks in this respect has been researched also in academic research worldwide and discussed on scientific conferences. The aim of the paper is to analyse the experience of the use of social network sites (SNS) with empirical results of 28 interviews with employment seeking individuals to identify the behaviour of employment seeking individuals and to identify further information regarding the employment seeking process in SNSs. In addition is an objective of the paper to falsify the dimensions of Sander / Teh. That the framework of the dimensions can be used to investigate SNSs and to describe the social capital theory of SNSs (Sander & Teh 2014a). The importance of real social networks are presented in many papers but the perspective of the employment seeking individual in SNSs needs further and deeper research. Length: 8 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1014-1021 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=120&rid=2459 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702459 Classification-JEL: M20, J01, J62 Keywords: social network sites; employment seeking process, social capital theory Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702459 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Aleksandar Savanovic Author-Name-First: Aleksandar Author-Name-Last: Savanovic Author-Email: savanovic_aleksandar@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Banja Luka Title: ECONOMIC SOVEREIGNTY Abstract: Abstract: In this paper we analyze one aspect of the standard thesis that the globalization process leads towards desovereignization. For the purposes of this paper we have adopted a narrow definition of globalization as a process of global expansion of capital, primarily financial. The classic design of sovereignty of a nation state is compromised due to the proliferation of capital, and states are becoming less able to resist the power of multinational corporations, both in terms of taking over resources and imposing political decisions. This fact raises the question of the subject of sovereignty: whether governments represent the interests of citizens (people) who, as the source of sovereignty, transfer the executive power to the government or governments must adjust to the interests of anonymous centres of economic power. If the latter is the case, then we obviously encounter a new kind of sovereignty: economic sovereignty. Length: 20 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1022-1041 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=121&rid=1305 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701305 Classification-JEL: F59, A10 Keywords: globalization, sovereignty, nation state. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701305 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Dong Woo Seo Author-Name-First: Dong Woo Author-Name-Last: Seo Author-Email: seodongwoo@kisti.re.kr Author-Workplace-Name: KISTI Author-Name: Chang Kirl Park Author-Name-First: Chang Kirl Author-Name-Last: Park Author-Email: cgpark@kisti.re.kr Author-Workplace-Name: KISTI Author-Name: Jae Sung Kim Author-Name-First: Jae Sung Author-Name-Last: Kim Author-Email: jaesungkim@kisti.re.kr Author-Workplace-Name: KISTI Author-Name: Sung Uk Park Author-Name-First: Sung Uk Author-Name-Last: Park Author-Email: supark@kisti.re.kr Author-Workplace-Name: KISTI Title: An Economics Evaluation on the HPC based Modeling and Simulation in SME Industry Abstract: To overcome the global economy crisis, industries must take a revolutionary step and look for modern technologies. A computer modeling and simulation process has brought about dramatic innovation in the field of engineering. In the process of product design and performance verification, computer aided engineering utilizing HPC (High Performance Computer) and software for industrial products has significantly reduced product cost and time for development, thereby giving industries an opportunity to overcome the current crisis. Despite growing interest over developing HPC based modeling and simulation, there has been a poor return on investment in building effective and efficient HPC based modeling and simulation technologies. In this study, we also analyze the direct economic benefits from TCO(total cost of ownership) and SA (sales analysis)and not just the indirect benefits of each elementary technology into related industries. Furthermore, an economic assessment has been made by estimating B/C (benefit/cost) analysis for the benefits returned versus TCO of the system. The results showed that SME (Small-Medium sized Enterprise) industry showed a high benefit where the acquisition of the system resulted in 1.9 hundred million won of direct B/C effect and 0.9 hundred million won of indirect (B/C) effect. Even in the pessimistic scenario, the calculated B/C exceeded the current public discount rate of 6.25%. Consequently, the investment was fairly justified. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1042-1042 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=122&rid=2465 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702465 Classification-JEL: A10, L60, A19 Keywords: Economics Evaluation, Small-Medium sized Enterprise, Modeling and simulation, Product development, High performance computing, Manufacturing service Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702465 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Nithi Sermsiriviboon Author-Name-First: Nithi Author-Name-Last: Sermsiriviboon Author-Email: tanky_tank@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Thammasat Author-Name: Somchai Supattarakul Author-Name-First: Somchai Author-Name-Last: Supattarakul Author-Email: ssomchai@tu.ac.th Author-Workplace-Name: Thammasat University Title: Dividend Initiations and IPO long-run performance Abstract: Dividend initiations are an economically significant event that has important implications for a firm?s future financial capacity. Given that the market?s expectation of a consistent payout, managers of IPO firms must approach the initial dividend decision cautiously. We compare the long run performance of IPO firms that initiated dividends with those of similarly matched non-payers. We found that firms which initiated dividends perform significantly better up to three years after the initiation date. Moreover, we measure investor reactions by 2-day around dividend announcement date cumulative abnormal return. We evidence no statistically significant differences between cumulative abnormal returns (CAR) of IPO firms and cumulative abnormal returns of Non-IPO firms, indicating that investors do not response to dividend announcement of IPO firms more than they do to the dividend announcement of Non-IPO firms. Length: 11 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1043-1053 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=123&rid=1800 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701800 Classification-JEL: Keywords: dividend initiations, IPO, long-run performance, dividend Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701800 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Ricardo Sichel Author-Name-First: Ricardo Author-Name-Last: Sichel Author-Email: rlsichel@yahoo.de Author-Workplace-Name: Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office Title: Public Health and Intellectual Property Abstract: As a consequence of the growing life expectancy there is a growing cost for public health policy, since there is a growing number of degenerative diseases. There are new diseases appearing and also the necessity of new medicaments in order to grant a better life quality for the population. But the cost to acquire these new medicaments is increasing and that doesn?t happen to the income, especially in developing countries. In order to satisfy the necessities of the society, the pharmaceutical industry has been trying to develop researches. Under these conditions the public policies must be oriented, but not in order to hinder the technological development; and one of these possibilities is the patent system. It must also be considered that new diseases appear and that the immunological system must be strengthened as a consequence of an acquired resistance to virus and bacteria to the used medicaments. The constant evolution of the health condition and the need of security in the use of new medicaments, which also include its cost, consist in a frequent dilemma of the policy makers. It must be considered that the simple fact of importing technology does not mean the capacity to develop it, which has to be done by establishing adequate policies in order to fulfil the international completion. This question becomes delicate, when considering the case of pharmaceutical products, where the patent protection has the objective of market domination. We must also consider that technology transfer will be hindered if there is the possibility of losing markets, by the implementation made by the importer, in order to develop local technological procedures. Technology has its economic importance, which originated from its capacity to improve equilibrium between social and economical development. Technological policies are one of the most relevant bases for economical development. This analysis involves two questions: how can the legal system grant the improvement of the pharmaceutical industry, in order to implement the necessary innovation with the aim of assuring life quality? How assure that the State has the necessary means to implement health policies that assure the objective of the first question? Length: 11 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1054-1064 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=124&rid=1801 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701801 Classification-JEL: H51, K33, L38 Keywords: Patent Publich Health Research Development Welfare Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701801 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: ANNA SITEK Author-Name-First: ANNA Author-Name-Last: SITEK Author-Email: ania-sitek@wp.pl Author-Workplace-Name: NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY Title: Character of the actions undertaken by rural NGOs in Poland Abstract: The activity of non-governmental organizations based primarily on activities that are undertaken by them. These actions can be twofold of apparent actions or real action. Nevertheless, regardless of their nature, they are an important part of the activities of the organization, because they not only differentiate the third sector, but also sometimes decide about the existence of the organization. The reasons for this are many; one of them may be a goal of organizations? activities. Indeed, for some organizations is a priority to undertake actions that on the one hand implement previously established goals, on the other hand meet the expectations of the outside world. Others have consciously decided to implement a apparent actions that allow their initiators to "save face" in a given community or outside of it.The situation described above implies the need for deeper reflection and a closer look at the efforts of rural NGOs in Poland. Characteristics of their activities will be made on the basis of research, which was carried out within the project "Good Start" and the theory of apparent and real actions of Jan Luty?ski. Length: 8 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1065-1072 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=125&rid=1926 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701926 Classification-JEL: D71 Keywords: non-governmental organizations, the third sector, apparent actions, real actions Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701926 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Marissabell ?kori? Author-Name-First: Marissabell Author-Name-Last: ?kori? Author-Email: skoric@pravri.hr Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Law University of Rijeka Author-Name: Sandra Fabijani? Gagro Author-Name-First: Sandra Author-Name-Last: Fabijani? Gagro Author-Email: sandra.fabijanic.gagro@pravri.hr Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Law University of Rijeka Title: Fight against terrorism within the rules of international law and Croatian legislative response Abstract: At the end of 20th and the beginning of the 21st century terrorism was recognized as one of the most dangerous phenomenon for international community, as well as for the national security of state(s). That period was marked by an expansion of legal norms aimed to the suppression of terroristic activities. It was shown as necessary to develop the complete system of domestic measures for fight against terrorism, which could be adequately used within the system of global and regional cooperation of states worldwide. The United Nations, as well as the regional organizations have become significant players in the global and regional effort to eradicate terrorism and are very dedicated to this task.Nevertheless, there is no internationally accepted definition of terrorism. In practise, the term is used to describe both violence perpetrated by a state, and violence perpetrated by individuals of non-state actors, during the time of armed conflict and the time of peace. It is understood as relating to politically motivated violence perpetrated to cause death or injury to civilian, with the aim of intimidating a wider audience. These (internationally described) elements are largely reflected in national laws. However, which acts of politically motivated violence constitute terrorism, and who the perpetrators can be remain highly contested, in relation to position of the state concerned. At the same time, some specific issues based on the concept of human rights protection while countering terrorism appeared in this context and represents the significant questions to be answered.The legal framework against terrorism of the Republic of Croatia includes relevant international and regional documents and provisions of national legislation. At national level Croatia uses wide-ranging legislation in order to cover different aspects of the suppression of terrorism. Activities in the field of criminal law within the frame of Croatian Criminal Code were especially important. The Criminal Code sets out the offenses that criminalize various forms of terrorism. Besides the criminal offense of terrorism, financing of terrorism and terrorist association, in Croatian substantive criminal legislation were also integrated the criminal offenses of public provocation to terrorism, recruitment for terrorism and training for terrorism. With the adoption of those criminal offenses the national criminal legislation was completely harmonized with relevant international and regional documents. In spite of the significant range of activities that have been taken with the goal to prevent terrorism, some shortcomings could be found in the Croatian perception of the terrorism. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1073-1073 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=126&rid=2069 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702069 Classification-JEL: Keywords: fight against terrorism, international law, croatian criminal law Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702069 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Alper Sönmez Author-Name-First: Alper Author-Name-Last: Sönmez Author-Email: alpersonmez80@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Title: An Analysis of the World Market for Tobacco Production and International Trade and Its Importance for Turkey Abstract: This research will focus on the analysis of the world market for tobacco and its importance for Turkey covering the years 1990-2004 before the privatization of TEKEL. The reason for choosing specifically tobacco market is the importance of it for the specified years in Turkey. In these periods, as we will see in the analysis, Turkey was achieved to be the fifth largest tobacco producer and sixth largest tobacco exporter in the world. In addition, she was the world's leader in oriental tobacco production and exports. Although Turkey was a significant producer and exporter of oriental tobacco, the monetary value of tobacco imports and exports fluctuated over since 1960s and the composition of them had changed over the years. On the other hand, while oriental tobacco demand was decreasing in World and Turkey, other tobacco and cigarette imports had been growing considerably in Turkey. Turkey strategically placed between Europe and Asia was understandably seen as a key market by tobacco companies with increasing liberalization. However, various global issues such as serious economic problems in key markets in Asia and the former Soviet Union, decreases in support policies of the governments for the tobacco production with increasing liberalization in the World, decreasing demand of cigarettes especially in developed countries, and changes in politics of the countries on tobacco due to its negative effects on health have led to a serious drop in tobacco-cigarette production and consumption in the World, and therefore in Turkey. To sum up, these factors have negatively affected Turkey?s tobacco production and policies for the later years as foregone conclusion. Length: 20 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1074-1093 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=127&rid=2173 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702173 Classification-JEL: L66, Q17, F10 Keywords: Tobacco Production, Tobacco Export,Tobacco International Trade, Turkey Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702173 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: NASER SOPJANI Author-Name-First: NASER Author-Name-Last: SOPJANI Author-Email: nasersopjani@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA Title: ALBANIAN CUSTOMARY LAW IN RELATION WITH BLOOD FEUD, IMPACT OF CANON AND LAW IN ITS PREVENTION. Abstract: Albanians still occur assassinations and which in the opinion presented as blood feud murders committed by and on behalf of the canon, as murders committed due to the lack of force of law. Are such these murders, and as is acceptable to the people that they were carried out according to of customary law, canon, it is another thing!The Albanian customary law through the main canons summarized and codified, has clearly defined categories and ways of murder, who can be killed, when they can be killed, which can be killed, how could kill, and for which murder the perpetrator will not be consequences. There are few opportunities that do not have a murder and assessed punishment as murder committed by canon, as permitted murder, that now at this time, hardly any murder committed can be assessed as such. That's because the Albanian customary law, through canons, is established under the moral law of the Albanian society, its conservation, preservation of honor and morality, freedom of movement, gender, age, religion, etc., and not to extinguished precisely these values and quality.In this study will be the analysis and interpretation of the provisions of the Canon of Leke Dukagjini that is widespread in the territory of northern Albania, the Canon of Skanderbeg who is widespread in the territory of Middle Albania and Canon of Laberia that is widespread in the territory Southern Albania. Interpretation will be made in relation to the blood feud, and pulling a small and comparable parallel with current legislation and standing position following with each other in preventing and combating blood feuds.Also in this study will be presented several abuses made by various associations and organizations created alleged for combating blood feud, and in fact they are abusing the customary law and canons, and benefit economically at the expense the murdered victims and families involved in the killings.At the end of this study will become apparent that the attitude that most Albanians murders committed according to canon law, there is no scientific support. The customary law, related to Canon along with more severe criminal penalties for perpetrators on murder would impact the fighting blood feud. So, blood feud is not a result of the implementation of the canon, but is a result of abuse of Canon and failure law. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1094-1094 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=128&rid=2320 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702320 Classification-JEL: K14, K42, K49 Keywords: Law, Canon, Murder, Blood feud, Albanians, Leke Dukagjini, Scanderbeg, Laberia. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702320 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: JESUS OTONIEL SOSA RODRIGUEZ Author-Name-First: JESUS OTONIEL Author-Name-Last: SOSA RODRIGUEZ Author-Email: otonielsosa@ucol.mx Author-Workplace-Name: UNIVERSIDAD DE COLIMA Author-Name: NUCHNUDEE CHAISATIT Author-Name-First: NUCHNUDEE Author-Name-Last: CHAISATIT Author-Email: nuchnudee@ucol.mx Author-Workplace-Name: UNIVERSIDAD DE COLIMA Author-Name: VIRGINA REINA MARTINEZ HERNANDEZ Author-Name-First: VIRGINA REINA Author-Name-Last: MARTINEZ HERNANDEZ Author-Email: vrmh@uaemex.com Author-Workplace-Name: UAEM Author-Name: MARIA ADELAIDA SILVESTRE CAMPOS Author-Name-First: MARIA ADELAIDA Author-Name-Last: SILVESTRE CAMPOS Author-Email: adelaida_scampos@ucol.mx Author-Workplace-Name: UNIVERSIDAD DE COLIMA Title: SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT SYSTEM OF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR TOURISM IN THE COMMUNITY OF SAN PEDRO ATLAPULCO, THE STATE OF MEXICO, MEXICO Abstract: San Pedro Atlapulco is a rural indigenous community of; it is located in state of Mexico together with the Insurgente Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla national park. The former population worked as peasants and sold natural resources, but unfortunately the community has never received some support from the government sector. Nowadays, the principal economy is based on tourism because of the availability proximity of conifer wood) which makes a suitable environment in the valleys which manages the tourist´s activities such as horse riding, All Terrain Vehicle (ATV), hiking, Picnic, etc. There is some effect necessary to be evaluated in order to preserve and take advantage for eco-tourism and the need to research the opportunities for its sustainable use and adequate management. The main objective of this investigation is to evaluate the sustainability of the recreative tourism activity through social indicators and the possibility of incorporating this resource to the tourism activity with the aim of proposing an eco-tourism alternative for the community of San Pedro Atlapulco, State of Mexico which would allow strengthening of the tourism product and consequently would present opportunities for the improvement of the quality of life for the residents. The methodology to be used was model to evaluate the Management of the Natural Resources System Incorporating Indicators for Sustainability (MESMIS), which consists of integrating experiences and recommendations of different institutions, which have been working on the development of methodologies to evaluate the management of the sustainability of natural resources. Length: 20 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1095-1114 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=129&rid=2105 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702105 Classification-JEL: D20, D70, O13 Keywords: Recreative activity, Wood, Sustainable development, Eco-tourism, San Pedro Atlapulco Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702105 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Mark Speece Author-Name-First: Mark Author-Name-Last: Speece Author-Email: mspeece@auk.edu.kw Author-Workplace-Name: American University of Kuwait Title: By the numbers: Thailand?s performance on international indices under Thaksin Abstract: The West usually portrays Thailand?s coup negatively. Middle class Thai generally regard it as last-chance attempt to save Thailand from becoming a failed state. Middle class Bangkok originally supported Thaksin, but turned against him in late 2005. Middle class support originally was essentially based on three key premises:1. Thailand can put up with certain levels of corruption, 2. provided the government delivers a strong economy. Government has always been corrupt, so continued corruption was not useful for determining how to vote.3. Thailand needs to do more to address inequality. The middle class was not originally against Thaksin?s populist policies ? early on, the policies seemed financially sustainable and gained support.The data show that none of these hopes actually worked out.Corruption: using Transparency International?s Corruption Perception Index, percentiles can control for changes in number of countries from 1995 to 2013. Previous governments slowly improved Thailand?s standing, but Thaksin made more rapid progress during his first term. Thailand reached the 33rd percentile in 2001 (from 17th in 1995), but reached the 61st percentile in 2005 and 2006. However, since 2007 Thailand has declined, and in 2013 it stood at 102 out of 175 countries, the 41st percentile. The drop was particularly rapid in 2012 and 2013.Economic competitiveness: according to World Economic Forum, Global Competitiveness Reports, Thailand declined in competitiveness from 2006 to 2014. It was ranked 35th in 2006-2007, and 37th in 2013-2014. This slight overall decline masks serious problems on most indicators ? Thailand showed strong improvement on ?financial market development?, but declined on nine out of twelve indicators. The largest decline was 51 ranks on ?labor market efficiency?, but ?institutions?, ?higher education and training?, ?technological readiness?, and ?innovation? all showed declines of 25 ranks or more.Inequality: World Bank data shows that Thailand made modest improvements in income distribution since 1992. The top 10 percent?s share of income declined from 39% to about 31%. However, Thaksin?s governments from 2001 substantially slowed the long-term trend toward more equitable income. Concentration of wealth at the top increased substantially the past few years, after little change from 2000 to 2010. Credit Suisse figures show that the top 10 percent increased their share from 66.7% to 75% over 2011-2013. The top 1% increased their share from 38.5% to 50.6%.Thus, the international indices show that Thaksinomics has resulted in a more corrupt, less competitive, and more unequal Thailand. Length: 14 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1115-1128 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=130&rid=2225 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702225 Classification-JEL: O53 Keywords: Thailand, corruption, competitiveness, inequality, Thaksin, Thaksinomics Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702225 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Siriporn Srichantha Author-Name-First: Siriporn Author-Name-Last: Srichantha Author-Email: sutteeruk_999@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Education Loei Rajabhat University Title: A Study of Problems in Learning Management of Mathematics in the Secondary Educational Service Area 19 Abstract: This study is a survey research to study of problems in learning management of Mathematics and compairson of problems in learning management of Mathematics in the Secondary Educational Service Area 19, of 8 aspects; mathematics teachers, management administration, curriculum implementation, location and environment, teaching planning, learning management, instructional media, and assessment.The samples in this study are 256 mathematics teachers, 50 of 52 schools in the Secondary Educational Service Area 19 of Loei and Nongbualamphu province.The data analysis of the study was conducted as following: general information of respondents and opinions on the problems of learning management of mathematics, the data analysis using statistic of percentage, mean, Standard Deviation, t-test, and ANOVA test to compare the learning management of mathematics teachers in each side and using the statistical package SPSS. The results of the studyshowed that, of this research, the researcher concluded and presented as follows:1. The mathematics teachers at secondary level in the Secondary Educational Service Area 19, accounted for 47.5 percent are mostly female, the age between 36-40 years old accounted for 20.9 percent, educated undergraduate and graduate 38.2 percent, had experienced in teaching Mathematics at the secondary level for 11 years old or more accounted for 52.5 percent.2. The comparison of learning management problems of the Mathematics teaching in the Secondary Educational Service Area 19, of 8 aspects according to their gender, age, educational background, teaching experiences no statistically significant differences.When considered problems 8 aspects variable found that : 1) Sex : has 1 aspect, different aspect in statisticallysignificance at the .05 level was mathematics teachers.2) Age : have 4 aspects, different aspect in statisticallysignificance at the .05 level were mathematics teachers, management administration, location and environment, curriculum implementation3) Number of years teaching mathematic : have 3 aspects, different aspect in statistically significance at the .05 level were management administration, teaching planning, learning management Length: 10 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1129-1138 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=131&rid=2049 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702049 Classification-JEL: I23 Keywords: Problems , Learning Management of Mathematics, Secondary Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702049 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Agnieszka Stanimir Author-Name-First: Agnieszka Author-Name-Last: Stanimir Author-Email: agnieszka.stanimir@ue.wroc.pl Author-Workplace-Name: Wroclaw University of Economics Title: Determinants of career and social mobility of young Poles Abstract: In 2010 un European Union was started Europe 2020 strategy. Aims of this strategy are concentrated on smart, sustainable growth associated with social inclusion. This three areas includes 7 flagship initiatives. In area of smart growth very important is Youth on the move. Mobility of young people is directed to study, learn, train and work. Young people belong to the generation Y, which is usually open to discovering the world, making frequent changes in private and professional life. Thus, these people very well meet the definition of mobility: "t0he ability to move or be moved freely and easily" (www.oxforddictionares.com). There are different forms of mobility. One of them is career mobility. It lies in the fact that the employee takes the challenge of changing the place of employment. Changing workplace can be both a result of the change of position in the same company but it can also be a result of the need to change the location of employment (including foreign career mobility). Social mobility has to occur during career mobility and is associated with moving to a new community and attempts to appropriate in it functioning.All factors related to career and social mobility may be perceived differently depending on the country and cultural conditions. The purpose of this article is to describe the behavior of young Poles confronted with the necessity of career and social mobility. Length: 9 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1139-1147 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=132&rid=2235 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702235 Classification-JEL: C38, J24, J62 Keywords: career mobility, social mobility, Europe 2020, multivariate data analysis Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702235 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Vojtech Stehel Author-Name-First: Vojtech Author-Name-Last: Stehel Author-Email: stehel@mail.vstecb.cz Author-Workplace-Name: The Institute of technology and business in ?eské Bud?jovice Author-Name: Marek Vochozka Author-Name-First: Marek Author-Name-Last: Vochozka Author-Email: vochozka@mail.vstecb.cz Author-Workplace-Name: The Institute of technology and business in ?eské Bud?jovice Title: Company management by using INFA method Abstract: A company is a living unit which should act to survive. The survival must not be kept in the influence of random elements. Every single process should be managed systematically to minimalize the risk of bankruptcy. The fruitfulness of the process managing is mostly determined by setting its primary objective. The objective is the source of consequent planning, leading and controlling of partial activities which influence the final strategy. The article considers the determination of the top objective of the company based on the method of the pyramidal system of indices INFA. The INFA indicator cannot be managed as a complex unit and this is the reason the objective of this article is the setting up partial indicators to minimize the risk of bankruptcy. During the process of determination of those supporting indicators their priority will be set up to company is able to solve conflict situations when the partial goals are contradictory. The company evaluates the results of partial objectives and indicators compared with the market and the best companies in the surroundings. The evaluation will be provided by bechmarking of a company applied on partial objectives. Length: 13 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1148-1160 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=133&rid=2478 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702478 Classification-JEL: Keywords: INFA, Bechmarking, company objectives, Strategy, Manegment. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702478 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Katarzyna ?wietla Author-Name-First: Katarzyna Author-Name-Last: ?wietla Author-Email: kswietla@uek.krakow.pl Author-Workplace-Name: Cracow University of Economics Title: THE TRANSNATIONAL BACKGROUND OF MODERN ACCOUNTING IN THE SERVICE SECTOR OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY Abstract: The range of information for the effective management of the enterprise is increasingly exceeding the competences of persons employed in the economic entities and thus it becomes necessary to use outside specialized services. In the financial sphere, this is due to situations such as the one where the growing information needs create new demands for entrepreneurs. The result of this approach is the increased interest in corporate accounting services. Entrusting accounting services to external providers promotes not only an increases speed and accuracy of decisions, but also affects the efficiency of one?s own resources and their utilization for the core business. Outsourcing is commonly used for this purpose. Here, actions are sourced from competent and experienced accountants regardless of the localizaion from which they provide their services, which is made possible by the convergence of accounting solutions and the development of IT technologies. Therefore, it can be said that through the spread of outsourcing, both the providers and recipients benefits, and the result is growth for the economy of the country (or countries) where they operate. Length: 16 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1161-1176 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=134&rid=2063 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702063 Classification-JEL: M41, O31, F60 Keywords: modern business, globalization of the economy, accounting, services, outsourcing, Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702063 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Andrzej Szymkowiak Author-Name-First: Andrzej Author-Name-Last: Szymkowiak Author-Email: a.m.szymkowiak@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Pozna? University of Economics Title: The reasons for the resignation of activity on social networking sites Abstract: More than 628.8 million people aged 18-34 years have a Facebook account. After more than a decade of functioning of the social networking site, its further development is dependent, inter alia, of user loyalty and willingness to continue actively use this tool of communication. Popularity portal may, however, adversely affect the attitude of the consumers, who can decide not to use this communication tool or change the social networking site they use most actively. It areas represent two distinct groups of reasons. In the first case, the decision is based on uprising lead hazards and weaknesses of the opportunities and strengths of this tool. The second group is related to comparative assessments with respect to newer ICTs. In this article the author made about the reasons for the resignation of activity on social networks of the indicated age group. The hypothesis put in the work is that consumers cease activity on the social network because of privacy protection. The initial study was carried out in 2 stages. First, qualitative research was conducted in the form of 27 partially structured in-depth interviews. The study allowed the identification of different possible causes and deepening problems. In the survey, the author quantitatively verified the preliminary findings and hypotheses. For this purpose, a survey was conducted among 209 consumers who have or had an account on Facebook. The study used a 5-step Likert scale and the allocation pool of points. The results obtained with the current activity of the respondents, both in terms of time spent on the site, the characteristics of the user (passive and active), the length of an account and gender. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1177-1177 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=135&rid=2305 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702305 Classification-JEL: D12, M31 Keywords: social networking sites, consumer behavior, Internet marketing, Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702305 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Keiko Takahashi Author-Name-First: Keiko Author-Name-Last: Takahashi Author-Email: ke_takahashi@kufs.ac.jp Author-Workplace-Name: Kyoto University of Foreign Studies Title: How to use mind mapping for improving presentation skills Abstract: This poster presentation introduces mind mapping, which is a way of outlining information visually. Mind mapping is an alternative way to help learners to prepare to give a presentation and incorporates three phases: Plan, Prepare and Practice. The presenter will demonstrate these three phases and also provide an analysis of student feedback on their views on how to use mind mapping for their presentations. The first activity, Plan, starts with a brainstorming activity in which learners engage in thinking actively to get as many ideas as possible without being too critical. After that, they analyze their ideas carefully and put them into emergent categories which become possible outline of a presentation. In the next activity, Prepare, they make an outline of their presentation using the categories they found previously. Subsequently, they organize what to say in a presentation in the form of mind mapping, drawing symbols and key words with color pens instead of using traditional note cards. The most important stage is Practice, in which learners rehearse their presentation using their mind maps as visual stimulation and record themselves in order to analyze their weaknesses. The survey about the mind mapping was administered to two different classes at the end of the workshop. In total, 45 students answered the survey. The survey includes a closed- question whether or not they would like to use mind mapping again for a presentation and a follow-up open-ended question to ask the reason for their choice. 42 students answered ?yes? to the first question. 3 students chose ?no?. The reasons collected from the 42 students were analyzed using a grounded theory approach and categorized into emergent themes. The emergent themes suggest that mind mapping was an effective tool for presentation skills in many ways but one of the themes suggests that mind mapping itself needs to be practiced. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1178-1178 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=136&rid=2315 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702315 Classification-JEL: I29 Keywords: Language teaching and learning, speaking skill, presentation skill Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702315 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Mohammad Taleghani Author-Name-First: Mohammad Author-Name-Last: Taleghani Author-Email: M.Taleghani454@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Industrial Management, College of Management & Accounting, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Guilan Title: Identification of Electronic Banking Acceptance Components in Branches of Keshavarzi Bank of Guilan Province (Northern of Iran) Abstract: Today, the services industry is changing in the world. The new technologies have changed the method of service representation to customer in many of service organizations. Bank services have been changed basically because communication and information technology. In this study, it has been identified the electronic Banking acceptance components in branches of keshavarzi bank of Guilan province. The stoical community of this research includes all customers of various branches of keshavarzi bank of Guilan province. The current study statistical sample includes 375 individuals (person) of male and female customers with high education and various jobs that are randomly choose of slightly statistical community, and the obtained data are analyzed using of factorial analysis test. Length: 18 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1179-1196 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=137&rid=2706 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702706 Classification-JEL: M15, M10, M31 Keywords: Electronic Banking, Technology Acceptance, Keshavarzi Bank, Factorial Analysis. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702706 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Anca Tamas Author-Name-First: Anca Author-Name-Last: Tamas Author-Email: ancuta_new@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Bucharest University of Economic Studies Title: Advantages of study abroad from the students? perspective Abstract: Purpose-the aim of this paper is to compare the perceptions of future and former international students on the advantages of study abroad and to investigate the correlation between them, as well as to find out empirical evidence for the patterns identified in the literature review.Design/methodology/approach-the study is using quantitative methods: 213 questionnaires from students participating at a university fair and 19 in-deep interviews with former international students; SPSS was used to analyze the correlation and the cluster method to classify the advantages of study abroad.Findings-a strong correlation between the two sets of advantages was found; the perception of future and former international students on advantages of study abroad support the patterns identified in the literature review. Valuable advice provided by former international students regarding the difficulties and challenges of study abroad and how to face them were found.Practical implications-based on former international students? experience, a guide including coping the challenges of study abroad will be provided.Originality/value-this study contributes to a better understanding of advantages and disadvantages of study abroad, providing a Romanian insight of the issue.Limitations-the small ratio between the number of interviews and the number of questionnaires. Length: 19 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1197-1215 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=138&rid=2182 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702182 Classification-JEL: I23 Keywords: advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad, international students? perception Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702182 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Mehmet Okan Ta?ar Author-Name-First: Mehmet Okan Author-Name-Last: Ta?ar Author-Email: otasar@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Author-Name: Sava? Çevik Author-Name-First: Sava? Author-Name-Last: Çevik Author-Email: scevik@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Title: Financial Liberalization in the Developing Countries and Its Effect on Banking Systems and Banking Crises Abstract: Financial deregulations or financial liberalization can be referred to a variety of changes in the law which allows financial institutions more freedom in how they compete. Whether deregulations are beneficial or harmful to the economy has been widely debated.This paper investigates the effect of financial globalization on the incidence of systemic bank crises in developing countries by using measures of the financial openness. The liberalization trend in the global scale starting with the Washington Consensus has been influential on financial markets and the banking sector. Financial liberalization and uncontrolled expansion of international capital movements has led to the diversification and acceleration of the global financial crisis. Thus, ?financial deregulations? which offered as a solution to the debt crisis experienced in the 1980s has led to a new financial crisis in 2010's. An increase in foreign debt liabilities contributes to an increase in the incidence of crises, but foreign direct investment and portfolio equity liabilities have also the opposite effect. This paper discusses how financial liberalization could contribute to financal crises and macroeconomic instabilitiy in the developing countries. For this aim, we analyze empirically a database from developing countries to test the effect of financial openness on macroeconomic indicators. As the dependent variable, we use a variable which take the value of one in the year of a banking crisis. To estimate the indicators of financial crises, main explanatory variables which are employed in the specifications are financial openness, current account balances, exchange rate regime, inflation, trade openness and percent change in GDP. In the introduction to this paper examines the process of liberalization. Second part; banking system and its features are analyzed during the Global financial Crisis. In the third section the historical development of financial crisis and measure of financial liberalization are discussed.In the final part of the paper of financial liberalization and financial crisis the relationship between macro-economic indicators are examined. Length: 25 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1216-1240 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=139&rid=2096 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702096 Classification-JEL: G01, F43, E44 Keywords: Financial deregulations, financial openness, banking crisis, global financial crisis, Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702096 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Selda TASDEMIR AFSAR Author-Name-First: Selda Author-Name-Last: TASDEMIR AFSAR Author-Email: seldatasdemir@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Hacettepe University Title: Organizational Commitment and Determinants of the Commitment in the context of Changing Working Conditions: Turkey Example* Abstract: There are 3 aims of this study. These are 1) to determine whether there is a significant difference between affective, normative and continuance commitment of the academicians in foundation and state universities against the universities where they work or not, 2) to determine whether the affective, normative and continuance commitment of the academicians at foundation and state universities differs or not according to the perception of age, gender, marital status, academic title, wage, total working year in the organization, type of assignment, quality of work life and perception of protectiveness of the organization, 3) to present which variable and/or variables are more effective on the affective, normative and continuance commitment of the academicians working at foundation and state universities. The sample of the study is consisted of 570 academicians who work at foundation and state universities and are selected by using random sampling method. The data of the study was collected by using questionnaire form and Organizational Commitment Scale revised by Meyer, Allen and Smith (1993). The ?t? test was applied in order to test the relationship between the type of university and organizational commitment level and the ?correlation analysis? was made in order to determine the relationship between the type of university, social-demographic characteristics, working conditions, perception of protectiveness of the organization, quality of work life and affective, normative and continuance commitment. The ?Hierarchical Multiple Regression Analysis? was made in order to determine the effect of quality of work life, working conditions, perception of protectiveness of the organization and socio-demographic characteristics on the affective, normative and continuance commitment and the level of this effect. It was revealed that there is not any difference between academicians working at both types of university in terms of affective, normative and continuance commitment and the affective, normative and continuance commitment of the academicians working at both foundation and state universities differs according to the age, gender, marital status, academic title, wage, total working year in the organization, type of assignment, quality of work life and perception of protectiveness of the organization. On the other hand, it was also determined that the quality of work life is the most effective variable on the affective, normative and continuance commitment of the academicians working at both foundation and state universities and there is a low but negative relationship between quality of work life and continuance commitment of the academicians working at both foundation and state universities Length: 36 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1241-1276 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=140&rid=2100 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702100 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Affective Commitment, Normative Commitment, Continuance Commitment, Qualit of Work Life Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702100 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: MAHMUT TEK?N Author-Name-First: MAHMUT Author-Name-Last: TEK?N Author-Email: mahtekin@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Author-Name: ERTU?RUL TEK?N Author-Name-First: ERTU?RUL Author-Name-Last: TEK?N Author-Email: ertugrultekin42@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University, Vocational School of Social Sciences Title: E- LOGISTICS AND E- LOGISTICS APPLICATIONS IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR Abstract: Logistics is a young sector in Turkey, and it has made progress in recent years. Local companies not only compete among themselves, but also compete with international companies. Nowadays businesses a competitive advantage in the global market and provide products andservices in order to maintain this condition , the speed , cost and must give importance to quality. For this advanced technology supply chain and logistics systems are obliged to make it available. This study e- logistics and e- logistics applications in the pharmaceutical sector was conducted to investigate. Working in the pharmaceutical sector in the province of Konya located in the pharmaceutical supply chain distribution warehouses and pharmacies and drug procurement and distribution system was carried out to investigate the e- logistics applications .E- logistics and e- logistics applications in drug delivery, this study examined consists of three basic parts. In the first chapter of logistics, supply chain management, logistics management and marketing issues are discussed. In the second part of the study , e- logistics applications in the pharmaceutical industry and from various sources have been investigated theoreticall yexamined . In the third chapter of Konya e- logistics applications in the pharmaceutical industry practices were analyzed through the SPSS program. The study results were evaluated according to the survey findings related recommendations are presented. Length: 17 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1277-1293 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=141&rid=2237 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702237 Classification-JEL: M10 Keywords: Logistics, E-Logistics, Competition, Pharmaceutical Sector, Supply Chain Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702237 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Pekka Tervonen Author-Name-First: Pekka Author-Name-Last: Tervonen Author-Email: pekka.tervonen@oulu.fi Author-Workplace-Name: University of Oulu Author-Name: Harri Haapasalo Author-Name-First: Harri Author-Name-Last: Haapasalo Author-Email: harri.haapasalo@oulu.fi Author-Workplace-Name: University of Oulu Title: Making business green and green into business Abstract: Oulu Innovation Alliance (OIA) is a example of triple-Helix consortium. It integrates top know-how from printed intelligence, wellbeing technology, cleantech and 3D internet and brings together research institutions, businesses and public sector organizations. OIA generates cutting-edge global business from research, development and innovation projects and ventures. The essential mission of the Centre for Environment and Energy (CEE) is to be strongly involved in branding Oulu as an eco-innovative city with green economy. Our focus is on air, water, energy and efficiency of resources with measurement technology as a cross-sectional theme. Our vision is to be the number one partner in eco-innovative solutions. Our strategy is to develop a knowledge hub that brings together the fields of environment and energy, thus, creating efficient connections between top experts and research, development and innovation projects (R&D&I projects); and co-operation networks and investors. To achieve our goal, the CEE uses a transparent network of connections where the top research of a chosen field and the business expertise in Oulu can find each other both nationally and internationally. This creates a lasting foundation for co-operation between research and business. Our operational philosophy is based on research programmes and networking which allows for swift and proactive co-operation between research communities and businesses. Through co-operation and joint projects we can develop new expertise and create new business for the world market. The aim of this paper is to describe the theoretical foundation and operative model for our centre of expertise ? CEE. Length: 12 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1294-1305 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=142&rid=2051 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702051 Classification-JEL: O32 Keywords: Innovations, environment, energy, cleantech Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702051 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Nilüfer Tetik Author-Name-First: Nilüfer Author-Name-Last: Tetik Author-Email: niltetik@akdeniz.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Akdeniz University Author-Name: Esin Yelgen Author-Name-First: Esin Author-Name-Last: Yelgen Author-Email: esinyelgen@akdeniz.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Akdeniz University Title: The Development of Accounting in Turkey and Analysis of the Accounting Culture In Terms of International Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Abstract: Culture may be defined as ?the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one human group from another?. Each human group shares its own social norms, consisting of common characteristics, such as a value system which is adopted by the majority of constituents. Moreover accounting is determined by culture and the lack of consensus in accounting practices between countries, because the purpose of accounting is not technical but rather cultural. The culture of a country determines the choice of its accounting techniques and the perception of its various accounting phenomena. For this reason, the accounting culture is to limit the style of financial reporting by determining the principles and rules to be followed in financial reporting and by determining the principles, rules, and valuation measures that the financial reporting based on. Globalization, increase in the international movement of capital, the development of capital markets, changing conditions of competitions, legislative regulations and specialization are the factors affecting accounting culture. Another factor which affects accounting culture is the unfolding experience with the implementation of international accounting and financial reporting systems. International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) is formulated for the standardization of accounting regulations all over the world. A growing number of countries have adopted IFRS developed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), and other countries plan to adopt or converge with IFRSs in the near future. IFRS is a set of accounting principles that is generated to support processes of principle based reporting. IFRS is very useful for making the comparability, intelligibility and transparency of the financial statements. Because accounting standards necessitate the development of one unique accounting system across the globe, this necessity leads to changes in the perceptions of accounting and thus a decline in the affect of culture on accounting. When the accounting regulations in Turkey are considered, it can be seen that accounting culture is shaped in parallel with economic and political relations. Accounting culture in Turkey has been discussed within the culture model of the Continental Europe through uniform accounting plan which has to be implemented as from 1994. On the other hand, with IFRS applications, it tends to be closer to the Anglo-American culture model. In the light of these developments, the aim of our study is to discuss the term of accounting culture theoretically; and analyze the affect of International Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) over accounting culture in Turkey. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1306-1306 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=143&rid=2371 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702371 Classification-JEL: M49, M41, M48 Keywords: Development of Accounting in Turkey, Hofstede-Gray Theory, Accounting Culture, Accounting Valuations and IFRS Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702371 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Tobias Truetsch Author-Name-First: Tobias Author-Name-Last: Truetsch Author-Email: tobias.truetsch@unisg.ch Author-Workplace-Name: University of St.Gallen Title: The Impact of Contactless Payment on Spending Abstract: This paper estimates the effect of contactless payment on the spending ratio in terms of transactions for different transaction types at the point-of-sale. The specifc devices that are investigated are debit and credit cards, to which the feature is embedded. Data is drawn from a national representative survey on consumer payment behavior in the US in 2010. Using propensity score matching to control for selection, the estimation shows that the contactless feature yields to a signifcant increase in the spending ratio at the point-of-sale for both payment methods. The average treatment effect on the treated for credit and debit cards is roughly 8 and 10 percent, respectively. These fndings indicate that the private industry can highly benefit from the innovation with respect to new revenue streams. This paper contributes to the existing literature in payment economics by analyzing one of the most recent payment products. Length: 27 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1307-1333 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=144&rid=2228 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702228 Classification-JEL: C21, D12, D14 Keywords: contactless payment, payment innovation, spending habits, credit and debit cards,near-feld communication (NFC), propensity score matching Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702228 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Kalu E. Uma Author-Name-First: Kalu E. Author-Name-Last: Uma Author-Email: kaluskyebng@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics and Development Studies, Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Ebonyi State Author-Name: Benson M. Ogbonna Author-Name-First: Benson M. Author-Name-Last: Ogbonna Author-Email: drbenogbonna@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State Author-Name: Paul Obidike Author-Name-First: Paul Author-Name-Last: Obidike Author-Email: pcobidike@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Accountancy, Management & Entrepreneurial Studies, Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo Title: MONETARY POLICY TRANSMISSION MECHANISM IN NIGERIA: AN OVERVIEW Abstract: The paper highlights monetary policy transmission mechanism in Nigeria focusing on empirical studies and happenings in the country that retarded the efficiency of the Central Bank of Nigeria over the years in the pursuant of effective transmission mechanism. The empirical reviews from studies show that interest rate, credit channels and exchange rate are among the channels of monetary policy transmission to the economy. It also highlights some of the problems that imposed a serious debility to effective transmission in Nigeria. The authors made some suggestions for improvement, among which includes: the Central Bank must persevere legally, morally and otherwise to make the economy a cashless one. The low patronage of banking services by many Nigerians is a stumbling block in effective control of money supply and has contributed to incessant inflation in the country; any form of disguise or indirect interference by the government has to be put to an end; and the instruments of monetary policy such as interest rate and exchange that are known to be effective in some sectors should be properly managed and monitored. Length: 17 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1334-1350 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=145&rid=2180 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702180 Classification-JEL: E52 Keywords: Mechanism, monetary, overview, policy, transmission Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702180 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Thirasak . Uppamaiathichai Author-Name-First: Thirasak . Author-Name-Last: Uppamaiathichai Author-Email: sutteeruk_999@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Education Loei Rajabhat University Title: Evaluation of the teacher training experience teaching in schools. Faculty of Education Loei Rajabhat University. Abstract: This research Aims to study Evaluation of the teacher training experience teaching in schools. Faculty of Education Loei Rajabhat University.Using survey research The population in this research area.Students may experience the teachers teaching in schools in year 5. University's Faculty of Education268 people Tools used to gather data. questionnaire The statistics used in data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation.The results showed that the1 ) Most of the population in the study were male , 78 were female, 29.1 percent were 190 persons or 70.9 percent .2)the professional experiences of the teachers teaching in schools. Faculty of Education Loei Rajabhat University In general, there is much work all aspects mean 4.78 , standard deviation 0.22 when considering each side. Found to be the most practical level . The desirable one . The second is the car for me to teach. And operational features of the previous teachers respectively. Length: 5 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1351-1355 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=146&rid=2047 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702047 Classification-JEL: I23 Keywords: Evaluation, teacher, training experience teaching Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702047 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Changiz Valmohammadi Author-Name-First: Changiz Author-Name-Last: Valmohammadi Author-Email: valmohammadi@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: South Tehran Branch-Islamic AzadUniversity Author-Name: Mahmud Zamani Author-Name-First: Mahmud Author-Name-Last: Zamani Author-Email: Mahmoudzamani51@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of management, university of Tehran Title: Trust formation in B2C e-commerce using Fuzzy Analytic Network Process approach Abstract: Future business transactions will rely on online transactions and trust would help dot-com companies to gain prosperity in world?s future online market. Given the significant role of trust in intention to purchase, this study intends to develop a novel model for ranking the parameters that influencing the formation of trust in online shopping in the context of Iran. Therefore, a multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) model based on Fuzzy analytic network process (ANP) method is developed to systematically clarify the interdependent relationships among the evaluation criteria of trust and then, scientifically evaluate the feasible parameters and rank the priorities of the trust. The results of the proposed model reveal that under the Characteristics of Trustor (TR) sub-factors, the most important indicator which can affect the trust is Propensity to trust. Furthermore, regarding the Characteristics of Trustee (TE) sub-factors, Data Quality with a priority of 0.064 is the most important indicator. Also, on the Environmental Factors (EN) sub-factors, Promotions and Advertising with a weight of 0.151 is the most significant indicator. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1356-1356 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=147&rid=1839 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701839 Classification-JEL: C18 Keywords: Fuzzy analytic network process, E-Commerce, Multi criteria decision making, Online shopping, Iran Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701839 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Jaromir Vrbka Author-Name-First: Jaromir Author-Name-Last: Vrbka Author-Email: vrbka@mail.vstecb.cz Author-Workplace-Name: The Institute of technology and business in Ceske Budejovice Author-Name: Marek Vochozka Author-Name-First: Marek Author-Name-Last: Vochozka Author-Email: vochozka@mail.vstecb.cz Author-Workplace-Name: The Institute of technology and business in Ceske Budejovice Title: Evaluation of the effectiveness of management at the Institute of Technology and Business in ?eské Bud?jovice Abstract: The purpose of the article is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Management by Objectives (MBO) system applied at a higher education institution, specifically at the Institute of Technology and Business in ?eské Bud?jovice. Generally, effectiveness can be defined as a favourable ratio of inputs and outputs where we are able to measure only the least ineffective value of the attained outputs using a specific number of inputs (however, not the point of absolute effectiveness). For the collection of data we used a management and control system called Excellent Top Manager System (ETMS) which was originally developed as a tool for the registration of the performance of employees working at the Institute of Technology and Business (ITB) in ?eské Bud?jovice. The ETMS is used at the Institute for the provision of planning, supervising and follow-up evaluation of the fulfilment of objectives set by individual sections, departments as well as by individual employees of the Institute. Considering the quantity of data and the scope of the subject, the article focuses specifically on the effectiveness of the management of teaching, research and other creative activities performed at the Institute of Technology and Business in ?eské Bud?jovice. Length: 11 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1357-1367 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=148&rid=2474 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702474 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Management of higher education institutions, excellent top manager system, strategic, tactic, operational objectives, effectiveness Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702474 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: ORARAT WANGPRADIT Author-Name-First: ORARAT Author-Name-Last: WANGPRADIT Author-Email: orarat_w@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Sirindhorn College of Public Health, Chonburi Author-Name: KORRAKOT SINPRAJAKPOL Author-Name-First: KORRAKOT Author-Name-Last: SINPRAJAKPOL Author-Email: tarot007@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Sirindhorn College of Public Health, Chonburi Title: The Learning Capability Development of Technical Pharmacy Students in Laws and Consumer Protection Course at Sirindhorn College of Public Health Chonburi, Thailand Abstract: This study was aimed to develop the learning capabilities of the students in laws and consumer protection course. The samples were 35 students of the 1st year technical pharmacy department at Sirindhorn College of Public Health Chonburi in the 2012 fiscal year. Data were collected from the self-evaluation questionnaire of learning capability standard in laws and consumer protection course before and after implementing a classroom action research of 4 steps, planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. In the planning step, learning problem was surveyed and analyzed. It was found that students were not able to apply the regulations or acts in order to solve related case studies after traditional lecture format. The student-centered teaching techniques were then used as an active learning tool in the acting step to mitigate this problem. These techniques included cooperative learning and experiential learning. In the observing step, the data were re-collected and compared using descriptive statistics and paired t-test. The results showed that after implementing the action research with student-centered teaching techniques, the evaluation score was increased from 54.97 to 57.43. Although it was a slight increase but could be concluded that an action research using student-centered techniques significantly developed the learning capabilities of technical pharmacy students (p< 0.05). The teaching techniques used in this research would be reflected and applied in the course plan of laws and consumer protection in order to improve the teaching and learning strategies for the next fiscal year. Length: 9 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1368-1376 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=149&rid=1264 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701264 Classification-JEL: I00, I20, I29 Keywords: Action research, Student-centered, Learning capability Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701264 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Satoko Watkins Author-Name-First: Satoko Author-Name-Last: Watkins Author-Email: watkins-s@kanda.kuis.ac.jp Author-Workplace-Name: Kanda University of International Studies Title: An Observation of a Learner?s Self-Directed Learning Experience through Implementation of a Structured Learning Plan: Refined Awareness and Its Translation into Action Abstract: Within the field of education, the fostering of learner autonomy has become an essential element of modern pedagogy and an established object of research. The Self-Access Learning Centre (SALC) at Kanda University of International Studies in Chiba, Japan, offers a range of self-study modules, which are designed to help students become more autonomous in their language learning. For the first and second year undergraduates, there are four sequential modules available. In the first module, the students receive training in the necessary skills of self-directed language learning such as setting goals, selecting appropriate resources and learning strategies, and evaluating and monitoring their learning process. By utilizing these ideas, the students, in the second and the following modules, create and implement an individual learning plan so as to continue on their practice of structured approach to self-directed language learning. In all modules, student reflections are considered a vital part of autonomy development. These reflections are facilitated by regular support from learning advisors, specifically through weekly written advising on their learning journals and verbal advising in interviews.This study investigates one particular learner?s implementation of a personal learning plan in her second module. This is conducted by a document analysis of her seven-week learning journal and three interviews. The specific questions for this research are as follows:1.In what ways does the learner improve her learning experience through implementation of a structured learning plan?2.How does the learner identify her weaknesses and respond?The analysis highlights that the learner gradually developed and refined her awareness of her own learning in response to the personal learning plan implementation. However, learner awareness did not always translate into learner action. Moreover, some actions were resisted as they required considerably more from the learner in terms of time and effort. This presentation will thus outline the module she practiced and its implementation, the challenges she faced and the actions she chose to take to overcome these. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1377-1377 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=150&rid=1946 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701946 Classification-JEL: I29 Keywords: Learner autonomy, self-directed learning, self-access learning, language education, learning advsor Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701946 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Jane Wilburne Author-Name-First: Jane Author-Name-Last: Wilburne Author-Email: jmw41@psu.edu Author-Workplace-Name: Penn State Harrisburg Author-Name: Denise Meister Author-Name-First: Denise Author-Name-Last: Meister Author-Email: dgm122@psu.edu Author-Workplace-Name: Penn State Harrisburg Title: Co-Teaching in the Age of Accountability: Secondary Student Teachers' and Mentor Teachers' Co-Teaching Experience Abstract: The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 in the United States mandated standardized testing to measure student achievement. Over time, this act began close scrutiny and criticism of curriculum and instruction. As schools struggled with meeting the mandate, Race to the Top, a $4.35 billion United States Department of Education contest, was created in 2009 to spur innovation and reforms in state and local district K-12 education. States were awarded points for satisfying certain educational policies, such as implementing performance-based standards for teachers and principals, complying with Common Core standards, turning around the lowest-performing schools, and building data systems. In order to apply for this competitive grant, school districts had to demonstrate a systematic evaluation of teachers? performance through their students? achievement. This initiative has led to mandated teacher evaluation systems that include one component tying student test scores to teacher performance. With teachers? yearly evaluations now being tied to student test scores, district administrators are weary of supporting student teachers in their schools. A way to allow teachers to continue to have a teaching presence with a student teacher placement is through co-teaching. This method of instruction allows the mentor teacher to collaborate with the student teacher in various instructional strategies.Committed to making co-teaching an integral part of our clinical practice, our faculty members trained in the co-teaching model and, in turn, trained student teachers, mentor teachers, principals, and college supervisors in the model. We will share the principles of co-teaching and their first efforts at co-teaching Spring 2014. We will explain why we adopted this model and how we formed partnerships with school districts. We will share what we learned, what curriculum changes we made, the assessment instruments we used, and our next steps. Finally, we will share the findings of a research study. This study included three in-depth interviews with six mathematics and social studies student teachers and their mentor teachers to study their perceptions of co-teaching Length: 12 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1378-1389 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=151&rid=1835 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701835 Classification-JEL: I29, I23, I20 Keywords: Co-Teaching, Secondary Education, Clinical Experience Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701835 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: YASHWANORA YAHAYA Author-Name-First: YASHWANORA Author-Name-Last: YAHAYA Author-Email: yashwanora@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: INSTITUTE OF TEACHER EDUCATION IPOH CAMPUS Author-Name: HENDON MOHAMAD Author-Name-First: HENDON Author-Name-Last: MOHAMAD Author-Email: appselon@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: INSTITUTE OF TEACHER EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES CAMPUS Author-Name: NETTIE BOIVIN Author-Name-First: NETTIE Author-Name-Last: BOIVIN Author-Email: nettiethai@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: UNIVERSITY OF YORK Title: External Factors Influencing the Co-constructing of Experiential Learning Between Afghanistan Participants and Malaysian Lecturers Abstract: ultural expectations of a language trainer?s role can impede or facilitate trainer/trainee relationship. The Malaysian Australian Education Project for Afghanistan (MAEPA) was a tri-lateral literacy project between the three governments. The 240 Afghanistan master teacher students, in six cohorts, attended the 14 week English Literacy course from 2009-2013. The mixed-method study utilised trainee?s profiles, post-training feedback, lecturers? interviews, qualitative observations and a translated post-questionnaire. Findings highlight empathy for the students? socio-cultural home context as an important new socio-cultural factor influencing the Malaysian success in their teacher training. Often expectations of a trainer?s role and image, based on prior cultural beliefs, can impede any classroom trainer/trainee relationship. This article investigates a special type of teacher trainee/master trainee that in this globalised world is becoming increasingly common in the world. This is true in the average classroom unfortunately, in diverse conflict educational contexts there are other hindrances which needs addressing. The case study findings highlight four aspects faced by the master trainers when co-constructing relationships with master teacher trainees from marginalised, fragile TESOL contexts. Extending from Boendermaker?s (2003) skills of a good trainer, knowledge, skill and personality and Garman?s (2005) six key factors of inclusive education the study redefines these to include a new fourth area. The four areas this new factor which require specific empathy are; sharing relationship, building an inclusive empathetic relationship with students, inclusion of women in education, and peaceful diversity. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1390-1390 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=152&rid=846 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0700846 Classification-JEL: I29 Keywords: Peaceful Diversity, Co-constructed Training Relationship, Inclusive Training, Empathy, Fragile Context Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0700846 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Yashwanora Yahaya Author-Name-First: Yashwanora Author-Name-Last: Yahaya Author-Email: nettie.boivin@nu.edu.kz Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Teacher Education, Ipoh Campus, Author-Name: Hendon Mohammad Author-Name-First: Hendon Author-Name-Last: Mohammad Author-Email: yashwanora@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Teacher Education, International Languages Campus Author-Name: Nettie Boivin Author-Name-First: Nettie Author-Name-Last: Boivin Author-Email: appselon@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Nazarbayev University, Language Centre, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Title: External Factors Influencing the Co-constructing of Experiential Learning Between Afghanistan Participants and Malaysian Lecturers Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine if cultural expectations can impede or facilitate trainer/trainee relationship between the Malaysian master teacher trainers (MMTTs) and the Afghanistan master teacher trainees (AMTTs). The study also aimed to highlight the external factors influencing the co-constructing of experiential learning between the MMTTS and the AMTTs. The sample consisted of randomly selected participants from the 240 master teacher trainers from different teacher training institutions in Afghanistan. For this study, data were collected using the mixed-method study utilising trainee?s profiles, post-training feedback via Facebook and e mails, lecturers? interviews, qualitative observations and course evaluation feedbacks. Findings highlighted empathy for the students? socio-cultural home context as an important new socio-cultural factor influencing the Malaysian success in their master teacher training. Other expectations of a trainer?s role and image based on prior cultural beliefs can impede any classroom trainer/trainee relationship. This is true in the average classroom unfortunately, where in conflict educational or fragile contexts, there are other hindrances which need to be addressed.The case study findings highlighted four aspects faced by the ATTs when co-constructing relationships with the MTTs from marginalised, fragile contexts. The four areas which required specific empathy were: sharing relationship, building an inclusive empathetic relationship with students, inclusion of women in education, and peaceful diversity. Length: 17 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1391-1407 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=153&rid=701 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0700701 Classification-JEL: I24 Keywords: Peaceful Diversity, Co-constructed Training Relationship, Inclusive Training, Empathy, Fragile Context Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0700701 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: M Yamin Author-Name-First: M Author-Name-Last: Yamin Author-Email: yaminsepunsri@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Sriwijaya University Title: RICE FARMER?S HOUSEHOLD STRATEGY USING SUSTAINABILITY LIVELIHOOD CONCEPT IN ORDER TO FACE THE ECOLOGICAL DISASTER OF FLOOD AS A IMPACT OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE IN INDONESIA Abstract: Flood on wet rice fields led household income of rice farmer susceptible. This condition shifted main income sources, from on farm to non farm. Therefore, an income strategy was required in order to deal with household income susceptibility in flood condition by integrating the concept of sustainability livelihood, through which sustainability of farmer?s income in flood condition was expected. This research aimed to identify rice farmer?s household strategy using sustainability livelihood concept in order to face the ecological disaster. The research was carried out in three Indonesian regions, namely Central Java, East Borneo and South Sumatera Provinces. Survey method was used in which data were collected from both primary and secondary ones. The data of household strategies, using sustainability livelihood concept, to deal with the income sources susceptibility on flood condition, were analyzed qualitatively. The results should give recommendation strategies needed for facing various pressure and succeptibilities on income source as effects fo the ecological disaster that repeatedly took place on wet rice fields. The results showed that farmers did not posses strategies for the flood condition. They sook only unpermanently other jobs to fulfill the household needs, such as building workers and laborers, both inside and outside of their living areas. To start growing the rice again after the flood, they got seed and fertilizer from government. At the same time, they sold their harvest or lent money to their relatives. In addition, they had strategies to diversify their income sources, including animal husbandries and fisheries. They repaired irrigation and drainage facilities on wet rice fields through community self-help to prevent flood. On perspective of sustainabilty livelihood strategies, they strengthened financial, physical and social capitals Length: 6 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1408-1413 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=154&rid=2421 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702421 Classification-JEL: A14 Keywords: ecological disaster, flood, wet rice field, sustainability livelihood strategy Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702421 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Esin Yelgen Author-Name-First: Esin Author-Name-Last: Yelgen Author-Email: esinyelgen@akdeniz.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Akdeniz University Author-Name: Nilüfer Tetik Author-Name-First: Nilüfer Author-Name-Last: Tetik Author-Email: niltetik@akdeniz.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Akdeniz University Title: The Development of Accounting in Turkey and Analysis of the Accounting Culture In Terms of International Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Abstract: Culture may be defined as ?the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one human group from another?. Each human group shares its own social norms, consisting of common characteristics, such as a value system which is adopted by the majority of constituents. Moreover accounting is determined by culture and the lack of consensus in accounting practices between countries, because the purpose of accounting is not technical but rather cultural. The culture of a country determines the choice of its accounting techniques and the perception of its various accounting phenomena. For this reason, the accounting culture is to limit the style of financial reporting by determining the principles and rules to be followed in financial reporting and by determining the principles, rules, and valuation measures that the financial reporting based on. Globalization, increase in the international movement of capital, the development of capital markets, changing conditions of competitions, legislative regulations and specialization are the factors affecting accounting culture. Another factor which affects accounting culture is the unfolding experience with the implementation of international accounting and financial reporting systems. International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) is formulated for the standardization of accounting regulations all over the world. A growing number of countries have adopted IFRS developed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), and other countries plan to adopt or converge with IFRSs in the near future. IFRS is a set of accounting principles that is generated to support processes of principle based reporting. IFRS is very useful for making the comparability, intelligibility and transparency of the financial statements. Because accounting standards necessitate the development of one unique accounting system across the globe, this necessity leads to changes in the perceptions of accounting and thus a decline in the affect of culture on accounting. When the accounting regulations in Turkey are considered, it can be seen that accounting culture is shaped in parallel with economic and political relations. Accounting culture in Turkey has been discussed within the culture model of the Continental Europe through uniform accounting plan which has to be implemented as from 1994. On the other hand, with IFRS applications, it tends to be closer to the Anglo-American culture model. In the light of these developments, the aim of our study is to discuss the term of accounting culture theoretically; and analyze the affect of International Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) over accounting culture in Turkey. Length: 13 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1414-1426 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=155&rid=2372 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702372 Classification-JEL: M41, M48, M49 Keywords: Development of Accounting in Turkey, Hofstede-Gray Theory, Accounting Culture, Accounting Valuations and IFRS Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702372 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: SERDAR YILDIZ Author-Name-First: SERDAR Author-Name-Last: YILDIZ Author-Email: serdar.y@anadolu.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: ANADOLU UNIVERSITY Title: Effects of Absurdity in Advertising on Consumers? Attitude Toward the Ad and Recall Abstract: Absurdity is widely used in advertising, whereas the empirical studies on effects of absurdity in advertising are limited. This study is an experimental research to examine the effects of absurdity in advertising on consumers? attitude toward the ad and recall. The presence and absence of a visual absurd stimulus was tested with print ads that were created for a fictitious outdoor clothing brand. It was hypothesized that using absurd elements in the print ad leads to more positive attitudes toward the ad than the non-absurd version of the same ad. It was also hypothesized that absurdity increases the recall of the brand name and the slogan. A student sample consisting of 160 subjects were chosen from 5 different faculties of Anadolu University. They were randomly assigned to two equivalent treatment groups according to viewing absurd or non-absurd print ads. As a result of the literature review it was noted that the product category attitude or involvement might moderate the effect of absurdity. Thus, the product category involvement was considered as a confounding variable and measured for all subjects. It was proved that both of the treatment groups were equivalent on the basis of involvement, age and gender. The results supported the hypothesis about the attitude toward the ad. The subjects who viewed the absurd ad had more positive attitudes toward the ad than the ones who viewed the non-absurd ad. On the other hand, the hypothesis on recall was partially supported. As a result of the unaided recall test it was found that absurdity increases the brand name recall. However, there was not a significant difference on slogan recall. Additionally, the results of the content analysis of the unaided recall test sheets revealed that the visual absurd element of the ad might cause misremembering of the slogan, because it was seen that a remarkable number of the subjects who viewed the absurd ad misremembered the slogan. At the end, all the findings were discussed; managerial implications were stated and further research areas were suggested to make a contribution to advertising and consumer research studies. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1427-1427 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=156&rid=2020 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702020 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Absurdity, Advertising, Attitude toward the ad, Recall Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702020 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Asuman YILMAZ F?L?Z Author-Name-First: Asuman Author-Name-Last: YILMAZ F?L?Z Author-Email: moda2701@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Author-Name: Hatice HARMANKAYA Author-Name-First: Hatice Author-Name-Last: HARMANKAYA Author-Email: harmankayahatice@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Title: CREATING NEW DESINGS ON THE BASIS OF TRADITIONAL CLOTHES (EXAMPLE OF KOCAEL?) Abstract: The field of fashion designing which is given a different point of view every day from the point of the used materials, colors, target groups and the ornament characteristics shows great innovations. The fashion which is handled in different dimensions along with the developing technology and the enrichment of materials experiences flashbacks from time to time. A society may survive only through maintaining its culture. The traditional clothes are one of the cultural elements andthey should be kept alive. In this research, it was aimed to form the costume designing suitable to the current fashions trends through starting with the local elements in traditional clothes and thus, not to remove the traces of traditional clothing as an important culture element; moreover, provide maintainability in fashion and clothing sector. The sampling of this study was chosen using critical status sampling technique in this study which the case study (sample case) within the content of descriptive method is used while establishing the collection theme and the activity research is used while the collection process is applied. In this study which was established through the application of designing development processes, various designing models were analyzed and finally, a new designing model was suggested for the field of fashion designing. In accordance with this suggestion, traditional clothing of Kocaeli region was handled and new designs were developed through analyzing color, ornaments, patterns and materials of clothes. A collection was prepared using every product which was handled and a product was manufactured from every collection. The study is important for the sake of maintaining the traditional values, creating much more different costume designs using ethnic roots in their costume designs which gains different points of view, making the sector, presenting a sample study to the designers to study in this field and the market attractive through possessing a definite target group and establishing a common study group which is fed from different designing fields. Length: 19 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1428-1446 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=157&rid=2414 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702414 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Traditional Wear, Fashion Designing, Cloth Design Process, Design Models, Preparing Collection Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702414 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Sanguk Yu Author-Name-First: Sanguk Author-Name-Last: Yu Author-Email: ysu8428@daum.net Author-Workplace-Name: Yonsei University Author-Name: Hyunhoe Bae Author-Name-First: Hyunhoe Author-Name-Last: Bae Author-Email: hhbae@yonsei.ac.kr Author-Workplace-Name: Yonsei University Title: Do Plants Make Less Pollution Reduction Efforts during Recession? Plants' Response to Local Economic Condition Abstract: The U.S. communities are experiencing economic hardship with plant or business closings contributing to high unemployment rates. In this circumstance, communities and local governments may prioritize economic recovery over environmental improvement, thereby weakening community and government pressure against nearby polluting plants. Under this weakened public pressure, plants may make less effort to reduce their emission. In an attempt to explore the concern, this study examines the impact of local economic downturn on nearby chemical plants? toxic release reduction behavior. A total of 352 chemical use plants in upstate New York and their toxic release inventory data were traced for five years (2006-2010) and analyzed with local economic condition variables along with other socio-economic and regulatory environmental variables.Particularly, this study estimated the impact of local economic recession on plants? behavior by adopting an alternative measure. Instead of plants? simple toxic release levels, which could be also an outcome of plants? production volume change, this study used an explicit measure of plant?s toxic release reduction efforts. The measure of plant?s reduction effort was constructed based on Berrone and Gomez-Mejia?s 2009 study, whose effort measure considers both toxic release level and production increase ratio. In addition, along with widely used economic recession measure?unemployment rates, this study also used plant/business closing rates of the community, assuming it is a more tangible and realistic indicator of the local economic condition community members recognize.The results show plants? toxic release reduction effort, which incorporated both toxic release level and production increase ratio in its measurement, was reduced when unemployment and plant closing rates are high. The results imply declining economy weakens community pressure and governments? monitoring/enforcement intensity by making them prioritize the recovery of local economy over pollution reduction/environmental conservation. The findings of this study may reveal the limitations of the recent regulatory approach, which employs a public pressure mechanism to achieve polluters? better environmental performance, such as information-based regulation or voluntary programs. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1447-1447 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=158&rid=1680 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0701680 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Recession, pollution reduction effort, plant closing, unemployment, toxic release inventory. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0701680 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Ahmad Erani Yustika Author-Name-First: Ahmad Erani Author-Name-Last: Yustika Author-Email: pulungan84@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Supervisory Board of Bank Indonesia Author-Name: Rukavina Baksh Abdullah Author-Name-First: Rukavina Baksh Author-Name-Last: Abdullah Author-Email: myvina00@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Lecturer at the Faculty of Agriculture ? University of Tadulako Author-Name: Dita Nurul Aini Author-Name-First: Dita Nurul Author-Name-Last: Aini Author-Email: dita.nurulaini@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Researcher at the ECORIST (The Economic Reform Institute) Title: Institutional Innovation in Agriculture and Industry Sectors: A Case of Indonesia Abstract: The experts believe that the institutions factor is the successful key of the country (Robinson and Acemoglu, 2012). In the economic development point of view, institutional change as same as important with institutional design itself. Institutional change is the permanent process that will always happen. In the institutional change process, institutional innovation is one of the important thing. Institutional innovation is very important because it will accelerate the economic activities and contribute the economic value-added. The institutional innovation process is begun from build-up institutional environment, networking development, institutional arrangement, institutional change, and institutional innovation as the last process. In Indonesia, recently, the economic sector need to be developed institutional innovation are agriculture and industry sectors because both sectors absorb many labour, create value-added, and increasing income (middle-low level of income); therefore the poverty problem, unemployment, and income inequality can be solved. Institutional innovation that is needed in agriculture sector are the development of market information system, the transformation of agriculture to agro-industry, the method of collective plant, the programme of land reform, and the market preparing. While, the institutional innovation in industry sector are strengthening value-added economy, bureaucracy reform, development of new industrial cluster, expansion of export market, and deepening of production process and technology. Length: 16 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1448-1463 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=159&rid=2721 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702721 Classification-JEL: E02 Keywords: institutions, institutional innovation, agriculture sector, industry sector Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702721 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Adel Zeggagh Author-Name-First: Adel Author-Name-Last: Zeggagh Author-Email: a.zeggagh@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Political Science, University of Batna Author-Name: Sami Bekhouche Author-Name-First: Sami Author-Name-Last: Bekhouche Author-Email: sbekhouche2@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Political Science, University of Batna Title: An Integrative Approach to Third Parties Interventions in Ethnic Conflicts Abstract: The poster summarizes an integrative design of an approach for third party intervention in ethnic conflicts that aims at sustaining a long term peace. Based on the legacy of third parties roles in the post-cold war era, and the assumption that modern and post-modern approaches may provide us with a contingency and complementary insights rather than exclusive or incompatible recommendations. It tries to integrate different approaches - either structural or post-structural - to get a comprehensive view of any static aspect of the problem in focus. It is assumed to be interactive by taking into account the learning dimensions and practical requirements as "ad hoc packages". It is dynamic, the difference in "packages" of strategies designed for each particular conflict depends on the phase the conflict has already reached. A comprehensive approach must address the issues that raise from difference in time and space. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1464-1464 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=160&rid=2776 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702776 Classification-JEL: D74, F51 Keywords: Sustainable peace, Conflict transformation and third party intervention strategy Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702776 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Aras Zirgulis Author-Name-First: Aras Author-Name-Last: Zirgulis Author-Email: arazir@ism.lt Author-Workplace-Name: ISM University of Management and Economics Title: Is International Capital Tax Competition Fueled by the Quest for Increased Productivity? Abstract: In this paper we examine the relationship between capital tax competition amongst countries and the productivity spillover effects from foreign capital movements. The traditional theoretical literature regarding tax competition examines the phenomenon through analysis of the competition over tax revenue, which is generated by incoming capital. However, as the theoretical literature on FDI points to improving levels of productivity from managerial and technological spillovers, we investigate the question of whether governments also take into account productivity changes when competing over tax rates. We construct a two country, two firm model incorporating production functions which include productivity spillovers from foreign direct investment. According to our theoretical model, the larger the productivity spillovers from foreign capital, the more intense tax competition will be. We then empirically test this prediction using a spatial dynamic panel data model utilizing a dataset consisting of 42 countries spanning the years of 1998-2012. The empirical model employs system-GMM in order to overcome the endogeneity problem associated with the variables involved in the estimation. We find evidence that productivity levels are having a significant negative impact on tax rates as predicted by the model. Empirical testing is also performed with 21 European Union countries with similar results. Length: 16 pages Creation-Date: 2014-10 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1465-1480 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/12th-international-academic-conference-prague/table-of-content/detail?cid=7&iid=161&rid=2435 File-Function: First version, 2014 Number: 0702435 Classification-JEL: A10, H23 Keywords: Tax Competition Foreign Direct Investment Productivity Spillovers Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0702435