Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Takayasu Ito Author-Name-First: Takayasu Author-Name-Last: Ito Author-Email: tito747@meiji.ac.jp Author-Workplace-Name: Meiji University, Scool of Commerce Title: Different Property Sectors of Japanese REIT Market: Comparative Analysis of Determinants under Non-Traditional Monetary Policy Regimes Abstract: Stock price has a positive impact on the REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) Property Sector Index Series (Office, Residential, and Retail & Logistics) in all three sample periods. Interest rate has no significant impact on any of the sectors in the REIT Property Sector Index Series under the comprehensive easing policy regime. On the other hand, interest rate has a negative impact on each of the sectors in the REIT Property Sector Index Series under the quantitative and qualitative easing and the negative interest rate policy regimes. The negative impact of interest rate on the REIT market is larger under the quantitative and qualitative policy regime than it is under the negative interest rate policy regime. As regards the sensitivity of the three REIT property sectors to stock price and interest rate, no significant differences are found in any of the samples; the three different sectors are almost equally influenced by stock price and long-term interest rate. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 1-1 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=001&rid=9364 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7309364 Classification-JEL: E44, E58, G19 Keywords: REIT Property Sector, Stock Price, Swap Rate, Non-Traditional Monetary Policy Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7309364 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Lívia Ablonczy-Mihályka Author-Name-First: Lívia Author-Name-Last: Ablonczy-Mihályka Author-Email: ablne@sze.hu Author-Workplace-Name: Széchenyi István University Title: Dialogue of cultures in higher education Abstract: Internationalisation of higher education is not a new phenomenon. It has existed since the foundation of universities due to the international character of knowledge and the intent to be involved in the educational processes in the world. For decades, with the rise of globalisation the internationalisation of universities has been of growing importance and in consequence Hungarian institutions must face the challenges when foreign students are found in several courses, Hungarian students go abroad to widen their knowledge and outgoing and incoming professors and lecturers can be seen at universities. It means that several cultures can be found at institutions and cross-cultural issues are a key factor. This paper puts the examination in context by outlining the historical background of internationalisation of universities in Hungary, and then it describes the present situation focusing on the regulations determining the international process. This paper looks at intercultural interaction issues and then summarises the differences in behaviour, attitudes and norms. Attitudes of individuals with different cultural backgrounds are of critical importance to the outcomes of the interaction and are a basis for the relationship we form with others. These attitudes of individuals or groups of individuals are shaped, in large part, by prior experiences, and the socialization process, i.e. by culture. The findings of this study prove that culture also influences people?s way of thinking and behaving and result in different understanding toward vision and purposes of universities. Length: 9 pages Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 2-10 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=002&rid=9989 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7309989 Classification-JEL: M14, I20, I23 Keywords: internationalisation of universities, trends over time, measures, cultural diversity Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7309989 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Dr. Hanan AlMazrouei Author-Name-First: Dr. Hanan Author-Name-Last: AlMazrouei Author-Email: hrmaster_lady@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: United Arab Emirates Title: Expatriate managerial adjustment in the United Arab Emirates: antecedents and consequences Abstract: International workforce mobility is worldwide. Expatriates bring skills and new perspectives that can enhance organizational performance. Dealing positively with these workers is important to improve their performance, particularly given the risk of maladjustment they may experience from a new culture.The purpose of this study is to (a) determine the influences contributing to expatriate adjustment in the UAE, (b) ascertain constructive influences such as social networking, work and life satisfaction, and personal growth, and undesirable influences such as stress and adjustment issues, and (c) identify how employers and communities can better support expatriates.We will produce two versions of the findings. The first will be an extended version containing interview summaries, survey results and conclusions based on our hypotheses. The second will take the form of an executive summary useful to practitioners, and containing recommendations for expatriates, HR professionals and related personnel. This summary will assist organizations to better understand the experiences of expatriates, enabling the introduction of better supporting frameworks.In summary, we will use our findings and recommendations to develop awareness of the issues expatriates face and encourage more effective use of the resources and perspectives they bring. For example, the results of this study may be useful as a counterpoint to the policy of Emiratization which seeks to limit the hiring of foreign workers, even those with valuable skills, knowledge or experience. Expatriates in the UAE or other Middle Eastern nations and prospective expatriates, managers and HR practitioners in organizations employing expatriates, UAE government policy developers and community leaders will all find the outcomes of this study beneficial.The study is quantitative in nature, employing between 350 and 550 questionnaires. Intended participants, to be selected by random sampling, would be targeted based on their non-Arab background, language difficulties, and their length of tenure in their UAE organization. A pilot survey of approximately 50 to 75 questionnaires will be used to improve the research instrument?s validity and reliability. Government representatives will be included as they are the intended beneficiaries of this research, thus enhancing the possibility of including in government policy the insights gained. Various media platforms such as websites can be used to disseminate the results to potential expatriates and their employers as a component of the outreach program. University facilities will be use to conduct the study. This research will be strengthened through gaining feedback at conferences within the next two years, with a view to subsequently publishing the findings. Length: 2 pages Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 11-12 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=003&rid=8720 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7308720 Classification-JEL: M16 Keywords: Expatriate, adjustment, UAE Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7308720 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: María J. Blanca Author-Name-First: María J. Author-Name-Last: Blanca Author-Email: blamen@uma.es Author-Workplace-Name: University of Malaga and University of Barcelona Author-Name: Roser Bono Author-Name-First: Roser Author-Name-Last: Bono Author-Email: rbono@ub.edu Author-Workplace-Name: University of Barcelona Author-Name: Jaume Arnau Author-Name-First: Jaume Author-Name-Last: Arnau Author-Email: jarnaug@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Social Psychology and Quantitative Psychology, University of Barcelona Author-Name: Rafael Alarcón Author-Name-First: Rafael Author-Name-Last: Alarcón Author-Email: ralarcon@uma.es Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Psychobiology and Behavioural Sciences Methodology, University of Malaga Author-Name: Juana Gómez-Benito Author-Name-First: Juana Author-Name-Last: Gómez-Benito Author-Email: juanagomez@ub.edu Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Social Psychology and Quantitative Psychology, University of Barcelona Title: WHICH ARE THE MOST COMMON DISTRIBUTIONS IN SOCIAL, HEALTH, AND EDUCATION SCIENCES? Abstract: Statistical analysis is crucial for research and the choice of analytical technique should take into account the specific distribution of data. Although the data obtained from health, educational and social sciences research are often not normally distributed, there are very few studies detailing which distributions are most likely to represent data in these disciplines. The aim of the present study was to determine the frequency of appearance of the most common non-normal distributions in the health, educational and social sciences by means of a systematic review. The search was carried out in the Web of Science (WOS) database, from which we retrieved 984 abstracts of papers published between 2010 and 2015. In the final review, 148 papers from the area of health, 18 from education and 96 from the social sciences were included. The selection was performed independently by two reviewers. The inter-rater reliability for article selection and agreement regarding the type of distribution was high. The results showed that distributions from the exponential family are the most common non-normal distributions ? and more specifically, gamma as a continuous distribution and the negative binomial as a discrete distribution. In addition to identifying the most common distributions for real data these results will help researchers to decide which distributions should be used in simulation studies examining statistical procedures.This research was supported by grant PSI2016-78737-P (AEI/FEDER, UE) from the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 13-13 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=004&rid=9086 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7309086 Classification-JEL: C46, C15, C18 Keywords: non-normal distributions, exponential family distributions, systematic review. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7309086 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Roser Bono Author-Name-First: Roser Author-Name-Last: Bono Author-Email: rbono@ub.edu Author-Workplace-Name: University of Barcelona Author-Name: María J. Blanca Author-Name-First: María J. Author-Name-Last: Blanca Author-Email: blamen@uma.es Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Psychobiology and Behavioral Science Methodology, University of Malaga Author-Name: Rafael Alarcón Author-Name-First: Rafael Author-Name-Last: Alarcón Author-Email: ralarcon@uma.es Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Psychobiology and Behavioral Science Methodology, University of Malaga Author-Name: Jaume Arnau Author-Name-First: Jaume Author-Name-Last: Arnau Author-Email: jarnauc@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Social Psychology and Quantitative Psychology, University of Barcelona Title: THE EFFECTS OF AUTOCORRELATION AND NUMBER OF REPEATED MEASURES ON GLMM ROBUSTNESS WITH ORDINAL DATA Abstract: Longitudinal studies involving ordinal responses are widely conducted in many fields of the education, health and social sciences. In these cases, when units are observed over time, the possibility of auto-correlation between observations on the same subject exists. Therefore the assumption of independence which underlines the generalized linear models is violated. Generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs) accommodate repeated measures data for which the usual assumption of independent observations is untenable, and also accommodate a non-normally distributed dependent variable (i.e. multinomial distribution for ordinal data). Thus, GLMMs constitute a good technique for modelling correlated data and ordinal responses. In this study, for a split-plot design with two groups for the between-subjects factor and five response categories, we investigated empirical Type I error rates in GLMMs. To this end, we used a computer program developed by Wicklin to generate longitudinal ordinal data with SAS/IML. We manipulated the total sample size, the coefficient of variation of the group size, the number of repeated measures, and the values of autocorrelation coefficient. For each combination 5,000 replications were performed at a significance level of .05. The GLIMMIX procedure in SAS was used to fit the mixed-effects models for ordinal responses with multinomial distribution and the Kenward-Roger degrees of freedom adjustment for small samples. The results of simulations showed that the test is robust for group effect under all conditions analysed. For time and interaction effects, however, the robustness depends on the number of repeated measures and autocorrelations values. The test tends to be liberal with high autocorrelation, different values of autocorrelation in each group and large number of repeated measures. To sum up, GLMMs are a good analytical option for correlated ordinal outcomes with few repeated measures, low autocorrelation, and the same autocorrelation between groups.This research was supported by grant PSI2016-78737-P (AEI/FEDER, UE) from the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 14-14 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=005&rid=9082 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7309082 Classification-JEL: C12, C15, C18 Keywords: longitudinal studies, generalized linear mixed models, GLIMMIX, ordinal data, robustness Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7309082 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Pa?ko Burna? Author-Name-First: Pa?ko Author-Name-Last: Burna? Author-Email: pburnac@efst.hr Author-Workplace-Name: University of Split, Faculty of Economics Title: Fiscal consolidation in Croatia and other post-transition countries* Abstract: Recent global economic crisis and the concerns about sustainability of public finances have resulted in stronger implementation of fiscal consolidation measures. The literature does not offer a consensus on the impact of these measures. Empirical research offers a rationale for both contractionary and expansionary effect of fiscal consolidation on economic activity. Studies that examine the macroeconomic and fiscal effects of consolidation in developed countries are not frequent either have a long history, while the same effects in the post-transition countries are un-investigated. This paper tries to shed some light on this relationship. Additional contribution of this paper relates to the usage of the narrative approach introduced by Romer and Romer (2010). The research results do not support the expansionary fiscal consolidation hypothesis. Therefore, analysis suggests that fiscal consolidation in the Republic of Croatia and other post-transition countries was not successful in achieving macroeconomic goals such as economic growth.* This paper was supported by Croatian Scientific Foundation under the project ?Public Finance Sustainability on the Path to the Monetary Union? (IP-2016-06-4609). Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 15-15 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=006&rid=10307 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310307 Classification-JEL: E62, H62, H69 Keywords: fiscal consolidation, economic growth, narrative approach, Croatia, post-transition countries Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310307 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Tien-Hui Chiang Author-Name-First: Tien-Hui Author-Name-Last: Chiang Author-Email: thchiang2453666@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Academy of Globalization and Education Policy, Zhengzhou University Author-Name: Qian Zhou Author-Name-First: Qian Author-Name-Last: Zhou Author-Email: samzhou@zzu.edu.cn Author-Workplace-Name: School of Education, Zhengzhou University Title: What has the resistant theory ignored? A study at the function of joy for working class students to cope with the oppressed structure of the classroom Abstract: The scholars of cultural reproduction have argued that the gap between the knowledge structure of school curriculum and the reasoning ability of working class students functions as the crucial element in impeding their academic achievements. For the researchers of the CCCS, such a failure tends to lead to the development of a counter-school culture. Working class people intend to maintain their collective identity through the strategy of self-decision, enabling them to reverse their dominated status in the power structure of capitalist society. Although the above theories spotlight the interaction between this student group and structural constraints, the structural-led approach makes these academics focus on the scope of defense mechanism triggered by coercively structural constraints and, in turn, the influence of individualized agency on such an interaction remains unknown. Agency may unleash them from the rigid linkage between structural imposition and passive obedience. Accordingly, this study was designed to explore how underachieving working students actively survived in classrooms. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 16-16 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=007&rid=8848 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7308848 Classification-JEL: Keywords: underachieving working class students, cultural hegemony, counter-school culture, ceiling theory, structural constraint, agency Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7308848 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Joanna Douat Author-Name-First: Joanna Author-Name-Last: Douat Author-Email: douat.joanna@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: ESPM Author-Name: Mateus Ponchio Author-Name-First: Mateus Author-Name-Last: Ponchio Author-Email: mponchio@espm.br Author-Workplace-Name: ESPM Title: What influences most on anchoring willingness to pay? Consumer self-confidence and hedonic-utilitarian consumption as underlying factors for price-anchoring susceptibility Abstract: Prior research on anchoring indicates that arbitrary values can influence human judgment and decision-making. However, the findings differ regarding the magnitude of this effect, implying that in some circumstances the anchoring phenomena may not occur at all. The present research suggests that this behavior is not universal and attempts to identify how consumer self-confidence (CSC), a personal trait, and product category (hedonic vs. utilitarian) may affect consumers? susceptibility to anchoring effect on participants? willingness to pay. Although the moderation relationship could not be proved, it was statistically demonstrated that the kind of consumption (utilitarian/hedonic) accounts for 25% of the variability of consumer?s willingness-to-pay. Overall, this research contributes to the literature on Consumer Behavior, by shedding light on personal traits and product features that can shape anchoring response. Length: 23 pages Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 17-39 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=008&rid=10340 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310340 Classification-JEL: D12, M31 Keywords: Anchoring Effects, Consumer Self-Confidence, Hedonic-utilitarian consumption, Consumer Behavior; Marketing. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310340 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Mabrouka EL HACHANI Author-Name-First: Mabrouka Author-Name-Last: EL HACHANI Author-Email: mabrouka.el-hachani@univ-lyon3.fr Author-Workplace-Name: Université Jean Moulin Lyon3 - Laboratoire ELICO Author-Name: Christine DEVELOTTE Author-Name-First: Christine Author-Name-Last: DEVELOTTE Author-Email: cdevelotte@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: ENS de Lyon - Laboratoire ICAR Title: Intergenerational digital activity: A good mixture of education and welfare Abstract: The context of this presentation is the ITAC research project[1], a scientific collaboration between the ICAR and the ELICO research teams and Lyon?s Public Library (BML). Its aim is to study the intergenerational use of digital artifacts at the BML. ITAC focuses on the relational, linguistic, and educational aspects resulting from the interactions. Our study centers on the interactions between a grandmother and her grandson discovering together the games provided on an interactive table. It is also a question of studying the way in which the grandmother transmits to her grandson the manipulative knowledge of communication with the screen. Through a methodological framework inspired by comprehensive ethology (Cosnier, 2001), the analysis will show how both participants benefit from such an activity when it is properly lead by a mediator. In terms of education, the results show that both participants enhanced their digital literacy. In terms of welfare, the senior gets involved in the digital entertainment environment at the same time as she plays with her grandson. It informs us of her degree of appropriation of digital uses. This ease of communication with the screens limits the speeches constantly highlighting the difficulties of seniors to be comfortable with these new technologies. Cosnier. J., 2001. « Entretien avec Jacques Cosnier », Communication et organisation [En ligne], 19 | 2001, mis en ligne le 27 mars 2012, consulté le 08 aoűt 2018. URL : http://journals.openedition.org/communicationorganisation/2537 ; DOI : 10.4000/communicationorganisation.2537 [1] https://impec.sciencesconf.org/resource/page?id=44&forward-action=page&forward-controller=resource&lang=en Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 40-40 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=009&rid=10336 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310336 Classification-JEL: I00, D83, C71 Keywords: Search ; learning ; information and knowledge, Communication, belief Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310336 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Abeid Francis Gaspar Author-Name-First: Abeid Francis Author-Name-Last: Gaspar Author-Email: abeidg@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Finance Management Title: Stakeholders? perspectives on accountability in Tanzanian Local Governments Abstract: This paper explores accountability in local government authorities (LGAs) in Tanzania from the perspectives of different stakeholders. The purpose was to examine the participants? understandings and practice of accountability in the context of the LGAs.The study used an interpretive methodology and data were gathered through in-depth interviews, documentary review, and observation particularly in meetings. The research involved five groups of participants, namely, the local and central government executives, councilors, external auditors, and members of the parliamentary committee responsible for the accounts of LGAs. The respondents described accountability in terms of relationships between parties, whereby one party has both specified and unspecified responsibilities and a duty to demonstrate discharge of the same to the other interested parties. Accountability was mainly associated with the power of the accountee to hold the accountor to account. Six typologies of accountability relationships were observed. These include subordinate-superior/managerial, executive-councilor, political, public, professional, and administrative. The study also found a tendency to pay more attention to the perceived ?sensitive accountees? and a poor sense of public accountability and accountability to councilors amongst the local government executives. The local government participants who were considered to play less important roles and/or were less powerful were perceived to have limited need for both accounting and other information related to the discharge of accountability. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 41-41 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=010&rid=10205 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310205 Classification-JEL: H83 Keywords: Accountability, Tanzanian, Local Government Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310205 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Frank Hager Author-Name-First: Frank Author-Name-Last: Hager Author-Email: frank_hager@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: University of Latvia - Faculty of Economics and Management Title: Gender and Leadership ? Do female leaders perform a different, better or even a healthier Leadership Style? Abstract: Organizations are facing new challenges due to the constantly changing world of work. In addition to technical developments and innovations in work and organizational processes, the human factor is increasingly becoming part of competitiveness. Businesses benefit greatly from their employees, their knowledge and skills during this fast-moving time. Healthy employees are a prerequisite for innovation, progress and growth, which must be protected as part of a sustainable corporate strategy. Thus, in scientific discussions, both, workplace health promotion and healthy leadership are considered to be successful components in dealing with volatile, dynamic and complex conditions. Conduct of executives has a significant influence on the well-being of the employees and thus a direct effect on the company's success. Managers can influence social relationships as well as prevailing work situations ? and finally the health status of employees. In occupational science studies as well as in leadership research, the differences in leadership between men and women are analyzed. There are very few studies on healthy leadership that examine gender differences more closely. This paper deals with the question of how gender differences affect leadership behavior, leadership styles, and ultimately leading employees in a health oriented way. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 42-42 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=011&rid=10410 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310410 Classification-JEL: M12, I15 Keywords: leadership, health-oriented leadership, leadership styles Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310410 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Johan Hattingh Author-Name-First: Johan Author-Name-Last: Hattingh Author-Email: jhatting@cut.ac.za Author-Workplace-Name: Central University of Technology, Free State Title: LOCAL ECONOMIC TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: LESSONS FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA Abstract: As one of the largest industries in the world, the tourism industry has a positive economic impact on countries. This is especially true for developing countries where tourism is an essential driver for economic growth and development. In this regard Africa and specifically Southern Africa has plenty to offer tourists. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is a regional economic community comprising fifteen member states, namely Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe (SADC, 2017). The tourism industry in the SADC region has been growing rapidly and the region has prioritized tourism as a means of promoting economic development and regional integration (SADC, 2017). For the fulfillment of these goals, a protocol on the development of tourism was created. The protocol aims to use tourism as a means for sustainable development drawing on the region?s natural and cultural resources (SADC, 2017). Southern Africa has large rural areas and many communities in need of local economic development (LED). LED is thus an on-going concern. Route tourism is often seen as a means to attract tourists to rural areas and to ensure that product owners, community members and governments are involved in a coordinated way (World Bank, 2017). The paper intends to reflect on the local economic development activities of two areas in Southern Africa where local economic development tourism has been contemplated. This includes the Maloti Drakensberg Tourism Route in South Africa and the Four Deserts Tourism Route in southern Namibia. The aim of the paper is to contribute theoretically and empirically to the development of approaches that enable growth for rural areas and to identify how LED has been implemented or not in the two study areas. Although the paper reflects a southern African perspective it will provide valuable insights applicable to other local economic tourism initiatives. Length: 16 pages Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 43-58 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=012&rid=8974 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7308974 Classification-JEL: L83 Keywords: Sustainable tourism development,local economic development, Southern Africa, Maloti Drakensberg Route, Four Deserts Tourism Route, South Africa, Namibia. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7308974 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Hafdís Björg Hjálmarsdóttir Author-Name-First: Hafdís Björg Author-Name-Last: Hjálmarsdóttir Author-Email: hafdisb@unak.is Author-Workplace-Name: University of Akureyri Author-Name: Vera Kristín Kristjánsdóttir Author-Name-First: Vera Kristín Author-Name-Last: Kristjánsdóttir Author-Email: verak@unak.is Author-Workplace-Name: Akureyri University Title: Icelandic tourism - are we sending out the right message? Abstract: Tourism has become a vital part of the Icelandic economy. Iceland has experienced an extremely rapid growth in visitor numbers over the recent years. Visitors? numbers have grown annually at a rate of 20-30%. In the recent years, the relative growth has been larger outside of the summer season. Iceland has been remarkably successful over the past years at attracting new visitors. According to the Icelandic Tourist Board surveys, one of the main reasons visitors come to Iceland is because of the distinctive nature. Visitors come with certain expectations to Iceland. In addition, many factors influence their expectations. Marketing and promotion work from both public and private sectors and the content that the visitors are sharing themselves on the social media platform. The reason for this presentation is that the authors saw a comment from one tour operator in Iceland who was found guilty for giving misleading messages to visitors. According to the theory of integrated marketing communication, it is important to send out the same message and information on every communication platform. All promotional tools have to be integrated as well as it is necessary to build realistic expectations, so it will not come to disappointments among visitors. Main goal of this presentation is to outline a research the authors conducted on promotion material from some main tourist operators in Iceland. The authors chose tour operators from public and private sectors and analyzed their promotion material, and the way they promote themselves according to the theories of IMC. Because Icelandic nature is by far the largest factor attracting visitors, as such, the most valuable resource for the tourism, it is important to preserve it. The authors emphasized to analyze how the nature appeared in the promotion material.The main results are that Icelandic tour operators are sending out misleading messages to foreign visitors. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 59-59 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=013&rid=9522 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7309522 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Icelandic tourism, nature, communication, sensitive wilderness, Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7309522 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Hafdís Björg Hjálmarsdóttir Author-Name-First: Hafdís Björg Author-Name-Last: Hjálmarsdóttir Author-Email: hafdisb@unak.is Author-Workplace-Name: University of Akureyri Author-Name: Vera Kristín Kristjánsdóttir Author-Name-First: Vera Kristín Author-Name-Last: Kristjánsdóttir Author-Email: verak@unak.is Author-Workplace-Name: Akureyri University Title: Universtiy student motivation and cooperation with companies Abstract: International markets can offer various opportunities for large companies however it can be difficult for small and medium sized enterprises (e. SMEs) to enter new markets. Within the European Union (EU) there has been a strong emphasis on supporting SMEs and providing a favorable environment for them to prosper. The Higher Education Institution Act No. 63/2006 and the Magna Charta Universitatum Declaration emphasize the importance of connecting universities to their close and surrounding environment, including SMEs. The main goal of this paper is to explain how carrying out real-life marketing-based assignments across borders can benefit all three groups: students, educators, and the SMEs. Student motivation is highly important and an ongoing challenge for educators to keep their students motivated. In this work, university students worked on real-life assignments across borders while teachers provided guidance and facilitated contact with SMEs that provided information on the task and took the time needed to answer the students? questions. The aim was to link theories from textbooks to the problems the SMEs were facing. The students were tasked with finding strategies to solve these problems. Surveys were conducted, where all three groups were asked about cooperation between universities and SMEs. The result from the student group shows that this kind cooperation was rewarding to the students who stated that direct interaction with SMEs through real-life assignments felt more important than fictive case studies. The students also pointed out that it was inspiring for to work with a SME and this kind of work was motivating to them. The authors of this paper prepared a working procedure that explains how cooperation of these three parties, that is students, educators and SMEs, can be conducted, to make sure that all three groups benefit from such cooperation. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 60-60 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=014&rid=9524 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7309524 Classification-JEL: Keywords: student motivation, cooperation, universities Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7309524 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Muhammad Hoque Author-Name-First: Muhammad Author-Name-Last: Hoque Author-Email: muhammad.ehsanul@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: University of KwaZulu-Natal Author-Name: Mpho Mbhele Author-Name-First: Mpho Author-Name-Last: Mbhele Author-Email: mphombhele@yahoo.co.uk Author-Workplace-Name: University of KwaZulu-Natal Title: Investigating the economic benefit of better access to radiation therapy treatment to women with cervical cancer in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Abstract: Cancer is the disease that touches a larger proportion of the KwaZulu-Natal population most of which are from rural setting with little or no educational background. In view of that, many of the cases that present to Greys Hospital Oncology are a majority of late stage cancers. Among the various types of cancers seen, cancer of the cervix is the highest common cancer type treated at Greys Hospital Oncology Unit. The most common challenge especially from women who received radiation treatment for cervical cancer was the length of their treatment which takes up to 8 weeks. This study aimed to describe how the cervical cancer patients would benefit socio-economically should they be granted better access to Radiotherapy for their cancer treatment. To achieve this, a descriptive quantitative study was conducted among 74 cervical cancer patients who received radiation therapy at Greys Hospital Oncology unit. Results found that 43% of the participants were single, 39% married, 43% had more than three (03) children and 82% had no nanny at home to take care of the children. It was found that 22% had no education and only 8% completed matric while 58% were found to be pensioners. The study also found that of those who spend >R1000 on groceries, 42% spend >R60 on transport. Given those statistical findings, it is evident that the participants in the study were of a low socio-economic status which meant that they were likely to suffer financial toxicity as well as other social challenges in order to receive their full cause of radiation treatment for their cancer. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 61-61 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=015&rid=9812 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7309812 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Cancer patient, treatment, cost, benefit, challenges Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7309812 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Hrvoje Jakopovi? Author-Name-First: Hrvoje Author-Name-Last: Jakopovi? Author-Email: hrvoje.jakopovic@fpzg.hr Author-Workplace-Name: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Political Science Title: Public Relations Research in the Time of Big Data Abstract: Public relations research has been facing many challenges in a fast-changing media environment. How to measure public relations effects? This remains the key question for many scholars and communication professionals. In the time of big data, possibilities to measure different aspects of human activities seem accessible. However, the challenge of coping with 3Vs (Volume, Velocity, Variety) of big data seems as an exhaustible effort to get a whole picture and interpret the meaning of these data. Undoubtedly, big data research represents an interdisciplinary approach. In public relations research interdisciplinarity was always present and therefore scholars and public relations professionals are in search of possible tools, designs and solutions that can help in big data analysis. The aim of this paper is to present possible research designs and solutions for public relations research concerning big data and user-generated content (UGC). As communicative practices are increasingly changing and moving on to social media platforms, focus of public relations research is also moving online. The author is examining collection, aggregation, analysis and interpretation of data obtained from various online sources that are publicly available. In terms of big data, the analysis is focused on user-generated content as a potential manifestation of public relations activities. The author is analysing UGC with real-time sentiment analysis and other available tools. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 62-62 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=016&rid=10177 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310177 Classification-JEL: C88 Keywords: public relations research; big data; sentiment analysis; research design Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310177 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: R. Boyd Johnson Author-Name-First: R. Boyd Author-Name-Last: Johnson Author-Email: boyd.johnson@indwes.edu Author-Workplace-Name: Indiana Wesleyan University Author-Name: Diana Mirza-Grisco Author-Name-First: Diana Author-Name-Last: Mirza-Grisco Author-Email: mirzadianna@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Cultural Intelligence in Eastern Europe Project Title: The Adaptation of the Cultural Intelligence Scale in Central and Eastern Europe Abstract: The cross-cultural adaptation of quantitative research instruments represents a challenging process that requires methodological exactness. A good example is the Cultural Intelligence Scale (CQS). Even though the CQS has been used in 98 countries, there are few studies which examine the transferability of cultural intelligence concepts in former socialist countries (Barnes, Johnson, Buko, 2010). In cross-cultural research it is essential to take into consideration how other cultures interpret and view concepts and questions, since it has a direct impact on the answers of respondents and empirical findings (Bostjancic, Beljak, Johnson, 2016). This presentation will report on an empirical example of cross-cultural adaptation of research instruments, carried out by a global team from the USA and Europe. It is based on the adaptation of the Cultural Intelligence Scale (CQS), which measures the capability of a person to relate and work effectively in culturally diverse situations. The CQS contains four factors: metacognitive, cognitive, motivational and behavioral. The authors discuss their approach of adapting the cultural intelligence scale in four countries from Central and Eastern Europe, taking into consideration different cultural nuances across geographical lines: Ukraine, Republic of Moldova (two former soviet republics), Slovenia and Serbia (two former Yugoslav repubics). In each of the four countries the same methodology was applied with the intent to adjust the CQ scale and then measure cultural intelligence nation-wide in representative studies (over 1000 respondents). The authors discuss the three stages used to adapt the CQ instrument: first, using forward and back translation, second, focus groups with two different types of local populations in each country, and third, pilot studies with university students. Throughout, the results were assessed together with local experts. The statistical analyses of the adapted scale (in each country) demonstrated very high reliability and that the factor structure fits the four subscales. This research offers new insights for CQ competency application in intercultural management and leadership studies, and in social sciences for both academics and practitioners. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 63-63 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=017&rid=10300 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310300 Classification-JEL: Keywords: cross-cultural instrument adaptation, cultural intelligence, focus group, transferability. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310300 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Annelie Jordaan Author-Name-First: Annelie Author-Name-Last: Jordaan Author-Email: annjor@yebo.co.za Author-Workplace-Name: Vaal University of Technology Title: Media literacy within a community context in South Africa Abstract: The role of e-skills within a community context in South Africa have been conceptualised in 2010 in accordance with the country?s National e-Skills Plan (NeSPA). From this, the concept of e-literacy (or digital literacy) within a community context in South Africa has been formulated. A concept that has caught the interest of researchers in education and that has the potential to be included as a learning pathway of e-literacy in future, is media literacy. There is however not yet clarity on the definition and role of media literacy within an e-literate community setting in South Africa. The term ?media? encapsulates all types of communication channels, including newspapers, magazines, TV, radio, billboards, mail, telephone, fax and the internet. With the rapid advancement of ICTs, digital media is of specific importance. Media can be biased in various ways, in unpredictable and fluctuating degrees, and for various reasons. This leads us to the question: ?How can one consume news without walking away either wrong or disenchanted?? Media literacy offers a solution to this question. This paper examines the status of media literacy in developing countries, with the focus on Africa, and explores how media literacy can contribute to making the community?urban, peri-urban and rural?in South Africa more efficient and well-informed about the world around them, so that they can become scrupulous listeners, readers, and watchers of news and other media and subsequently contribute to democracy. A comprehensive literature review has been adopted as method to provide an overview of media literacy within a community context. Some of the findings include: i) To date, developed countries have provided significantly more support, including funding, for media literacy than developing countries; ii) In developing countries, funding is first and foremost allocated to issues that are crucial and pressing before any medium- and long-term plans, and media literacy is not viewed as one of the essential issues; iii) Although the term ?media literary? has been in existence since the eighties, developing countries view the term as ?relatively new? and have not yet standardised on a clear and inclusive definition of media literacy within a community context; iv) Developed countries are promoting and rolling out media literacy programmes across the globe; v) Some developing countries, including Mexico and South Africa, are engaged in research and/or training programmes to promote media literacy nationally. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 64-64 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=018&rid=9968 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7309968 Classification-JEL: I24, I28, O38 Keywords: E-skills, e-literacy, media literacy, community, rural Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7309968 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Louise Kaktins Author-Name-First: Louise Author-Name-Last: Kaktins Author-Email: louise.kaktins@mq.edu.au Author-Workplace-Name: Macquarie University Title: International students? use of technology and the implications for pedagogy: A case study Abstract: The pervasiveness of digital technology in all aspects of society generally, has raised concerns in the higher education sector as to the implications for pedagogy especially with the exponential influx of Gen Y students (those coming of age between 1998 and 2006) whose use of such technology is already a seamless part of their daily lives. Understandably, their expectation may well be that such technology will also be embedded in their academic lives as undergraduates and later as postgraduates. On the other hand, pressures on the universities ? cost-effectiveness, increasing diversity and volume of the student body ? are making educational technology appear a ready solution, if not panacea. In the midst of such an academic landscape, international students have their own specific challenges in adapting to the western style, English-language-based Higher Education (HE) environment. This paper aims to investigate international students studying in a commercially operated pathway program at a Sydney-based university and their relationship to technology against the current challenges of using technology to facilitate academic achievement. Key areas of focus include: the disconnect between digital exposure and digital literacy, the use of online tools such as e-dictionaries and students? attitudes to e-learning. Pedagogical implications are explored. Length: 16 pages Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 65-80 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=019&rid=10383 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310383 Classification-JEL: I20 Keywords: internet, pedagogy, digital literacy, educational technology, digital natives, digital immigrants Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310383 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Tea Karchava Author-Name-First: Tea Author-Name-Last: Karchava Author-Email: tea.karchava@tsu.ge Author-Workplace-Name: Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Author-Name: Tea Tsitlanadze Author-Name-First: Tea Author-Name-Last: Tsitlanadze Author-Email: tea.tsitlanadze@tsu.ge Author-Workplace-Name: Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Author-Name: Murman Papashvili Author-Name-First: Murman Author-Name-Last: Papashvili Author-Email: murman.papashvili@tsu.ge Author-Workplace-Name: Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Author-Name: Nikoloz Silagadze Author-Name-First: Nikoloz Author-Name-Last: Silagadze Author-Email: nsilagadze@mes.gov.ge Author-Workplace-Name: Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Author-Name: Andro Gogoladze Author-Name-First: Andro Author-Name-Last: Gogoladze Author-Email: gogoladzea@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Title: Commercial and Economic Goals of the British in the Safavid Persia And the countries of South Caucasus in the 16th century Abstract: It is indisputable that the active work of the trade companies in the Tudor period was one of the factors determining economic power of England. Before the British East-India Company began to struggle with the Portuguese for the positions in India the representatives of the English ?Muscovy Company? had 7 visits in the East in 1558-1581.?After entering the Moscow market, the British tried to use the Volga rout and to establish trade relationship with India and China through Central Asia and Persia, but the trade with China was actually reduced to nil due to turbulent situation in oriental countries. Trade with India did not seem prospective either ? their hot climate and poverty of local people was not a favorable prospect for English broadcloth. ? Disillusioned with his plan about China and India, Jenkinson turned his attention to Safavid Persia (where the main export product was silk, so desirable for Europeans) and obtained a sanction from the ?Muscovy Company? to trade in that direction. However, he also needed permission of the Moscow ruler, Ivan Grozny for which Jenkinson offered his service that is apparent from the relazione about his trip to Persia. ?Jenkinson's notifications (which provides significant information about Shirvan located on the shores of the Caspian Sea and its neighboring Georgian kingdoms in the South Caucasus, where the raw silk was produced) clearly demonstrates the wide profile of the trips of British merchants - diplomatic flexibility and understanding of political situation, in addition to their primary economic interests. After reading and analyzing the entire context of his report, if we try to connect the facts of the fragments, where Anthony Jenkinson mentions the Georgians and compare them with the Persian and Georgian sources of that period, we can reconstruct of the historical events and correct understanding of the processes in 16th century Georgia.?Although, Jenkinson could not achieve privilegies in Kazvin, he managed to make contacts with Indian merchants, who gave him hope that he could trade with spices throughout Persia. More specific result was waiting for him on the way back to the South Caucasus, where he visited one of his most desirable hosts in all the Safavid Iran - the ruler of Shirvan, Abdula Han. He received the separate and valuable privilegies from him that allowed him to exchange English wool products into the Iranian silk. Length: 2 pages Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 81-82 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=020&rid=9843 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7309843 Classification-JEL: N90, B11 Keywords: Trade Agents; Commerce; Economic Interests; Diplomatic relations. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7309843 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Veronica Kelly Author-Name-First: Veronica Author-Name-Last: Kelly Author-Email: kellyv@itcarlow.ie Author-Workplace-Name: Institiute of Technology, Carlow Author-Name: Ailish O Brien Author-Name-First: Ailish Author-Name-Last: O Brien Author-Email: Ailish.OBrien@itcarlow.ie Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Technology Carlow Title: Does One Size Fit All? An Exploration of Second Chance Student Transitions in Higher Education Abstract: This is an exploratory study considering the concept of transition within higher education among second chance learners coming from Further Education and Training (FET). In particular, this paper explores how students use Communities of Practice (CoP). There is a wide body of literature around first year experiences in higher education However, less is known about the evolving experience of the student in HE.This process involves moving from being ?an outsider? to shifting identity to becoming engaged student in HE within a broader social context. Prior experiences and previous educational encounters affect how students? experience HE and suggest that a one-size-fits-all approach will not work in this context. HE can present challenges to students from working-class backgrounds in terms of their ways of doing things and their identities. It can also lead to positive change in others. Student identities, relationships and participation evolve and change over time. This paper argues that HE institutions need to be more facilitative of differences in students, their knowledge and ways of knowing. However HE institutions, teaching practices and the curriculum need to adapt to come consider students' position and experience, their cultural capital . Students entering HE from a FET experience come with an established community of practice perspectiveResearch in Communities of Practice (CoP) (Lave and Wenger, 1991) by Tobbell and O?Donnell (2013) have identified that students evolve to engage with practices of the community leading to changes in identity through participation. New students are peripheral participants in this community, full participants have acquired the valued practices of the community. Engagement with full participants allows new students to become part of the community. This brings about a change in the students? identity through interaction with the community of practice. Mature students may encounter barriers and challenges in this process because of previous educational experiences which may influence positively or negatively new educational experiences (Bamber and Tett 2000). Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 83-83 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=021&rid=9955 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7309955 Classification-JEL: I21, I29, I24 Keywords: Further Education and Training (FET), second chance learners, Higher Education, Transitions, Communities of Practice Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7309955 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Desere Kokt Author-Name-First: Desere Author-Name-Last: Kokt Author-Email: koktd@cut.ac.za Author-Workplace-Name: Central University of Technology, Free State Author-Name: Esther Pearl Palmer Author-Name-First: Esther Pearl Author-Name-Last: Palmer Author-Email: palmere@cut.ac.za Author-Workplace-Name: Central University of Technology, Free State Title: Is it possible for universities to create spiritual workplaces? Abstract: The globalized world of work poses significant challenges to universities ? ranging from increased digitalisation and virtualization, to greater diversity in student numbers, larger student intakes and the need for universities to continuously engage with business, industry and other external stakeholders. Contemporary universities have also developed a distinct managerial nature (managerilaism) which means they are increasingly managed like private sector organisations. This is in contrast to the collegial structures that prevailed in universities in previous generations. The shift from collegiality to managerilaism has implications for academics ? specifically related to autonomy, moral, motivation and commitment. Based on the Communities of Practice as theoretical framework the paper proposes an emphasis on workplace spirituality as a means to compensate for the erosion of collegiality. It further provides suggestions to university management on how to create a spiritual workplace especially for academic staff. Length: 15 pages Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 84-98 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=022&rid=8923 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7308923 Classification-JEL: L20, L21, L30 Keywords: workplace spirituality, universities, collegiality, managerialism, globalized world of work Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7308923 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Kiran Kumar Kotha Author-Name-First: Kiran Kumar Author-Name-Last: Kotha Author-Email: kirankumar@iimidr.ac.in Author-Workplace-Name: Indian Institute of Management Indore Title: Mis-pricing in Single Stock Futures: Evidence from National Stock Exchange of India Abstract: We examine the determinants of mispricing in single stock futures traded in the National Stock Exchange of India, the second largest global trading venue for such contracts. We compute mispricing bounds using multi-regime models for over one hundred stocks. The size of the mispricing window - defined as the distance between these bounds - increases with decrease in liquidity. Liquidity of the futures market has a larger impact on the size of the mispricing window as compared to that of the spot market. After controlling for such liquidity effects, the size of the mispricing window is found to increase with increase in volatility. This suggests that concerns related to margin calls and execution shortfalls dominate early exit options. Volatility has an asymmetrical effect on mispricing bounds. We attribute this to short-sale constraints since they make the early exit option difficult to exercise when futures are under-priced. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 99-99 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=023&rid=10288 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310288 Classification-JEL: G13, G14, G15 Keywords: Liquidity, Volatility, ShortSales Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310288 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Vera Kristín Kristjánsdóttir Author-Name-First: Vera Kristín Author-Name-Last: Kristjánsdóttir Author-Email: verak@unak.is Author-Workplace-Name: University of Akureyri Author-Name: Hafdís Björg Hjálmarsdóttir Author-Name-First: Hafdís Björg Author-Name-Last: Hjálmarsdóttir Author-Email: hafdisb@unak.is Author-Workplace-Name: Akureyri University Title: The Nobanet e-business course, the idea and development Abstract: The authors of this presentation are members of a network called Nordic-Baltic Network for Internationalization of SME´s or Nobanet. As part of the Nobanet network Akureyri University Iceland developed an e-business course together with the partner institutions from the Nobanet. The goal is to provide students with necessary knowledge about basic principles of e-business and to improve practical skills to use online tools and applications. During the development of the course, so-called MOOCs were used as an example. The course contains 10 module, each 1 ECTS. It is possible to take one module, a few or the entire course. The E-learning course materials will be integrated in other courses at Akureyri University and will be available on the Eliademy platform. Eliademy was chosen to host the course, as it is a free platform for instructors to create, share and teach online courses. The course can also be completed as a self-learning course with support and guidelines provided by the instructors. In addition, e-learning materials can be used for other projects and relevant thesis topics.In this presentation, the authors will explain how this course was developed and designed, so that it can be used in various ways in many countries at flexible times. Length: 21 pages Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 100-120 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=024&rid=9523 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7309523 Classification-JEL: Keywords: e-business, online couse, Eliademy, flexible studies, self-learning Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7309523 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Antoinette Lombard Author-Name-First: Antoinette Author-Name-Last: Lombard Author-Email: alombard@vut.ac.za Author-Workplace-Name: Vaal University of Technology Title: E-literacy massification challenges for rural and disadvantaged communities in South Africa Abstract: The massification of e-literacy is a priority of the South African Government as set out in its National Development Plan (NDP) and the National e-Skills Plan (NeSPA) of 2012. Access to broadband and the internet has been identified as a critical challenge in delivering e-literacy programmes to the community?rural and/or disadvantaged?living in remote areas of inter alia the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. E-literacy (or digital literacy) is encapsulated as the basic knowledge of technology all citizens should have to participate in the knowledge economy. In 2017, a survey was conducted to gather basic data regarding the use of technology and the availability of technological resources in the respondents? environment. Each learner who enrolled for an e-literacy programme offered in the Northern Cape and Southern Gauteng region had to complete a registration form that was viewed as a questionnaire for analysis. The purpose of this paper is to identify gaps and provide recommendations from the findings of the survey to address the broadband and internet access challenge in remote areas of Northern Cape so that e-literacy programmes can be rolled out efficiently to the rural and/or disadvantaged community living there in order to deal with poverty, inequality and unemployment and contribute to having an e-literate society by 2030. A mixed-method survey was adopted in the form of a questionnaire. All learners living in the Northern Cape and Southern Gauteng who registered for an e-literacy course formed part of the non-random, purposive, convenient sample. An inductive approach was used to collect and analyse the data so that findings and conclusions could be drawn. Some of the findings include: i) More than 90% of the community in the Northern Cape do not have access to broadband and the internet, while the largest part of Southern Gauteng does have connectivity; ii) Rural and/or disadvantaged communities in the Northern Cape have less interest in (or little knowledge of) social media applications such as Facebook and Twitter due to limited access to broadband and the internet; iii) While self-paced learning is feasible in the Southern Gauteng region where access to broadband and the internet is not a problem, this is not yet a reality for the Northern Cape communities; iv) The online e-skills learning path for the communities in the Northern Cape poses a challenge due to little or no access to broadband and the internet. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 121-121 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=025&rid=9974 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7309974 Classification-JEL: I24, I28, O38 Keywords: E-skills, e-literacy, rural, disadvantaged community, internet access, broadband Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7309974 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Ekaterine Maglakelidze Author-Name-First: Ekaterine Author-Name-Last: Maglakelidze Author-Email: eka_maglakelidze@mail.ru Author-Workplace-Name: The University of Georgia Author-Name: Maia Veshaguri Author-Name-First: Maia Author-Name-Last: Veshaguri Author-Email: maia.veshaguri@tsu.ge Author-Workplace-Name: Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU) Author-Name: Eka Gegeshidze Author-Name-First: Eka Author-Name-Last: Gegeshidze Author-Email: e.gegeshidze@ug.edu.ge Author-Workplace-Name: The University of Georgia (UG) Author-Name: Natia Kamushadze Author-Name-First: Natia Author-Name-Last: Kamushadze Author-Email: natiakamushadze@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (GNERC) Title: Assessment of Benefits Commercial Customers Can Receive from Their Demand Flexibility in the Power Market of Georgia Abstract: The purpose of our study is twofold: the first is to demonstrate that power-intensive commercial entities (with 1,0 MW or more network connection capacities) can benefit from participation in Demand Response (DR) programme(s) by selling excess power generated by them to the balancing market of Georgia if they are permitted to have an access to the electrical grid. The additional benefits come from the avoidance of network charges; and the second is to show that for relatively small power-intensive commercial entities (with 100 kW or less network connection capacities) participation in Demand Response (DR) programme(s) is not equally beneficial but still reasonable. To meet research objectives 4 (four) case studies have been conducted. Study participants were the Hotel (with 1,0 MW network connection capacity) and the private University (with 0,04 MW network connection capacity). Their names cannot be divulged due to the confidentiality requirements. Each of them was offered two DR programme(s) with different schemes for participation. These schemes were approved by DSR participants and adapted to the current needs of National Grid of Georgia. Finally, the cost of each DR programme as well as the expected annual revenues for participants have been calculated based on selected schemes -(a) availability requirement, (b) response time, (c) maximum duration of activation, and (d) estimated number of activations/yr, and on the basis of ESCO?s annual reports reflecting the companies? power consumptions in the year of 2017. Under the study two hypotheses have been tested. The first research hypothesis is following: ?Power-intensive commercial entities (with 1,0 MW or more network connection capacities) can benefit from participation in Demand Response (DR) programme(s) if they are permitted to do so. For these entities more beneficial will be the investments in CCHP (Combined Coolong, Heat, and Power) plant than in PV panels?. The second research hypothesis is following: ?For relatively small power-intensive commercial entities (with 100 kW or less network connection capacities) participation in Demand Response (DR) programme(s) is less profitable but still reasonable. For them it is better to use the generated power for their own purposes than just to sell it to the Balancing Market and make money?. The results of the case studies are presented in the article. Length: 15 pages Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 122-136 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=026&rid=10089 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310089 Classification-JEL: D22, M31, Q41 Keywords: Demand Side Response (DSR), DR programme(s), responsive behavior, demand flexibility, energy efficiency, load management. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310089 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: José María Martín-Moreno Author-Name-First: José María Author-Name-Last: Martín-Moreno Author-Email: jmartin@uvigo.es Author-Workplace-Name: University of Vigo Author-Name: Jorge Blázquiez Author-Name-First: Jorge Author-Name-Last: Blázquiez Author-Email: jorge.blazquez@kapsarc.org Author-Workplace-Name: KARSARC Author-Name: Rafaela Pérez Author-Name-First: Rafaela Author-Name-Last: Pérez Author-Email: rmperez@ccee.ucm.es Author-Workplace-Name: University Complutense of Madrid and ICAE Author-Name: Jesús Ruiz Author-Name-First: Jesús Author-Name-Last: Ruiz Author-Email: jruizand@ccee.ucm.es Author-Workplace-Name: University Complutense of Madrid and ICAE Title: Carbon tax in small open economies: an analysis on its economic efficiency Abstract: The environmental objectives of the Paris Agreement imply that all policy levers will be eventually used to curb carbon emissions, including a carbon tax and specific taxes on fossil fuels. In this context, we identify the optimal tax-mix for oil, natural gas and coal in order to achieve a specific carbon emissions target for Spain, a competitive and small open economy. In a second step, we compare the optimal tax-mix to a standard carbon tax. This analysis is conducted in a general equilibrium framework. The results of the model suggest that: first, a carbon tax is suboptimal from a second-best point of view. In particular, carbon taxes are an unsatisfactory policy tool for mild environmental targets. Second, governments must always tax coal heavily to reduce CO2 emissions. In addition, subsidizing oil and natural gas could be part of an optimal strategy. This is a counterintuitive and innovative result. Third, we also find that the tax on oil should always be lower than both the tax on natural gas as well as the tax on coal. Fourth, marginal abatement costs of CO2 in terms of social welfare increases as the environmental policy becomes more ambitious. Finally, revenues from a carbon tax are higher than those arising from an optimal tax-mix, which could create a dilemma for policymakers. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 137-137 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=027&rid=9817 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7309817 Classification-JEL: C61, F41, H23 Keywords: carbon tax, CO2 emissions, environmental policy, fossil fuels, optimal taxes. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7309817 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: BENJAMIN MIBA'AM Author-Name-First: BENJAMIN Author-Name-Last: MIBA'AM Author-Email: mibaam@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: PLATEAU STATE UNIVERSITY BOKKOS-NIGERIA Title: FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION IN POST BANK CONSOLIDATION ERA AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA Abstract: The study examine the relationship between financial intermediation and economic growth in Nigeria after the consolidation of the banking sector reform in Nigeria. Augmented Dickey Fuller Unit root test was conducted as a pretest to avoid giving spurious results. Granger causality was also employed to look at the direction of relationship between the dependent variable and the independent variables, the result shows a bidirectional relationship between Money Supply (MoS) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) while Credit to Private Sector (CPS) does not granger GDP and GDP does not granger cause CPS, a unidirectional relationship however exist between CPS and MoS all at 5% level of significance. The Ordinary least square (OLS) method of analysis with data spanning 13 years shows that the variables for financial intermediation significantly affect economic growth in Nigeria. CPS has a positive impact on economic growth and so does MoS even though MoS contributes more to GDP than CPS contributes to GDP. Thus the result provide evidence that financial intermediation role of Nigerian banks have increased during the period of study an indication that people are having increased confidence on Nigerian banks after the consolidation and hence depositing the money in the banks. The study therefore recommend increase in granting credit to the private sector, expansionary monetary policy and policies aimed at strengthening further the banks in Nigeria so that their intermediation function can improve hence economic growth. Length: 14 pages Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 138-151 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=028&rid=9771 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7309771 Classification-JEL: G21, G32, G34 Keywords: Financial Intermediation, Economic Growth, Banks Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7309771 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Yaffa Moskovich Author-Name-First: Yaffa Author-Name-Last: Moskovich Author-Email: mosko777@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: ZEFAT ACADEMIC COLLEGE Title: Promoting Industrial Success through Managerial Organizational Culture: An Israeli Case Study Abstract: Purpose -To describe the managerial attitude that resulted in outstanding economic success for one kibbutz industry. To analyze and understand the "secret codes" of economic success in this particular factory.Method - The research was conducted by qualitative investigation using ethnographical interviews and document analysis procedure.Finding - The findings described how the managers merged socialist traditions of the pre-privatized kibbutz and the capitalism of the global market in order to create a dynamic strategic model. The components of the model interacted with each other, creating an unusual organizational culture and a porous boundary between the factory and the kibbutz community that owned it. This case study demonstrates that innovative managerial strategies can emerge from a combination of conflicting economic systems and can produce stunning success in domestic and global markets.Original/ Value - The main contribution of this case study is the presentation of an alternative method for examining kibbutz industries in future research. This alternative method describes a managerial culture that facilitates the combination of two seemingly contradictory paradigms. The first is the kibbutz's socialist, cooperative, and communal principles. The second paradigm is the external capitalist realities of the domestic and global market. Beyond the research implications, this case study offers managers of kibbutz, and non-kibbutz, factories a practical example of a successful culture of combining opposite trends in management style. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 152-152 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=029&rid=8658 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7308658 Classification-JEL: A14 Keywords: Kibbutz industry, kibbutz community, organizational culture, organizational success Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7308658 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: PHUMELELE MSHENGU Author-Name-First: PHUMELELE Author-Name-Last: MSHENGU Author-Email: MshenguP@ukzn.ac.za Author-Workplace-Name: University of KwaZulu-Natal Author-Name: Muhammad Hoque Author-Name-First: Muhammad Author-Name-Last: Hoque Author-Email: hoque@ukzn.ac.za Author-Workplace-Name: University of KwaZulu-Natal Title: An Evaluation of Talent Management with the Department of Arts and Culture in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Abstract: One of the problems faced by today?s organisations is the need to stay current and adapt to the evolving environmental, market, economic and workforce conditions. ?It has become clear that the most important organisational asset, especially in knowledge intensive organisations depend on its employees?. Organisations now have to put more emphasis on recruiting and retaining top performing employees. This has given rise to talent management. The aim of the study was to evaluate talent management at KZN Department of Arts and Culture and the purpose of the study was to: identify if the Departments strategic HR policies are hindering or supporting their talent efforts and to determine what talent management practices should be put in place to in order to attract, develop and retain high performing employees and to get an understanding of how the Departments employees feel about the current state of events. A quantitative study was conducted where an electronic questionnaire was sent to the Arts and Culture employees. The population size of the study was 300 Arts and Culture employees who had e-mail and internet access. Of the 300 employees, a total of 170 responded to the questionnaire giving a 57% response rate. The main findings of the study were that the Department of Arts and Culture KZN did not have a talent management strategy nor talent management policies. The respondents scored the department low on issues such as promotion, sourcing candidates internally and financial assistance to study further. The Department will need to pay special attention to those items. On the upside, the majority of employees stated that they were the right fit for their positions either by their academic qualification or work experience. This is well and good but certain employees hold qualifications that allow them to be able to perform at higher levels than what they are on currently. There are no policies in place to address this, and currently nothing has been done to find talent within the Department. The Department can introduce programmes such as job rotation, mentoring system, cross training and regular career discussions as a start which can be implemented by the Senior Managers in each Directorate. Policies should be implemented which allow for horizontal movements and internal recruitment since the lack of is one of the main sources of dissatisfaction amongst the Departments employees. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 153-153 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=030&rid=10136 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310136 Classification-JEL: D22, J24, L84 Keywords: Talent management, organisation, performance, strategy Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310136 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Lea Mustonen Author-Name-First: Lea Author-Name-Last: Mustonen Author-Email: lea.mustonen@hamk.fi Author-Workplace-Name: Häme University of Applied Sciences Author-Name: Susan Heikkilä Author-Name-First: Susan Author-Name-Last: Heikkilä Author-Email: susan.heikkila@hamk.fi Author-Workplace-Name: Häme University of Applied Sciences Title: Increasing the passing rate in HAMK's Electrical and Automation studies Abstract: The purpose of this article is to present how the accumulation of credits has developed over the last ten years in Häme University of Applied Sciences Electrical and Automation Engineering study programme.Degree programme in Electrical and Automation Engineering has managed successfully to almost double the number of students able to gain over 55 credits in a year over the period of ten years. This good development springs from systematic monitoring, student caring culture and innovative teaching and learning methods. These are based on healthy and self-imposed working environment.Progression of studies can be encouraged with resolute work. The credit gain changes described in this article are not an accumulation of coincidences. Accumulation of credits is one of the defining factors of financing in the effectiveness gauge, but long-term and effective results are only possible if there are invests towards quality. Continuous development as described by the quality system is highlighted specially during the alteration progress. Length: 19 pages Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 154-172 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=031&rid=10335 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310335 Classification-JEL: I23, I28, I29 Keywords: Higher education system, pedagogy, promotion of studies, team teaching, quality management, work satisfaction Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310335 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Ruri Nakatsukasa Author-Name-First: Ruri Author-Name-Last: Nakatsukasa Author-Email: g1881629@tcu.ac.jp Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Urban and Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Integrative Science and Engineering, Tokyo City University Author-Name: Takashi Nakamura Author-Name-First: Takashi Author-Name-Last: Nakamura Author-Email: tnakamur@tcu.ac.jp Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Urban and Civil Engineering, Tokyo City University Title: STATUS OF NOTIFICATION SCHEME PRESCRIBED BY THE LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE BASED ON THE LANDSCAPE ACT Abstract: In Japan, economic efficiency has been given priority and confused landscapes have been formed. Following these considerations, the Landscape Act was enacted in 2004 to develop favorable urban and rural landscapes. The Landscape Act stipulates that local governments can define Landscape Plan and landscape ordinance on their individuality so that they can reflect the unique characteristics of municipalities. It is important to enact landscape ordinance to secure a Landscape Plan, because the Landscape Plan is not legally binding on development activities. The specific objective of study is to clarify status of notification scheme for development activities prescribed by the landscape ordinance to investigate the status and effects of landscape ordinance. For the purpose, we conducted questionnaire survey to the local governments of 35 cities with population ranging from over 100,000 to less than 400,000 that do not fall in the three major metropolitan areas (Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka). In the notification scheme, standard of notification obligation is the height which emphasizes the view, the gross area that affect the landscape and the change of the appearance such as the color. As a result, there were more than 600 notifications in 9 cities, among them there were over half of those notifications exceeding the standard of the gross area, about 20% exceeded the standard of height, notifications on changes in appearance were less than 2%, and there were about 10 notifications concerning solar photovoltaic generation. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 173-173 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=032&rid=10347 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310347 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Landscape Act, Landscape plan, Landscape Ordinance, Notification Scheme Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310347 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Apichat Pongsupatt Author-Name-First: Apichat Author-Name-Last: Pongsupatt Author-Email: fbusapp@ku.ac.th Author-Workplace-Name: Kasetsart University Author-Name: Tharinee Pongsupatt Author-Name-First: Tharinee Author-Name-Last: Pongsupatt Author-Email: fbustnr@ku.ac.th Author-Workplace-Name: Kasetsart University Title: Determinants of Dividend Payout Ratio in Thailand Abstract: Dividend payout ratio has been a controversial topic among scholars for some decades. Researchers have different conclusion and attempt to construct theoretical models to defy factors that impact dividend payout ratio such as transaction theory or agency theory for examples. The purpose of this study is to investigate some financial indicators that affect the dividend payout ratio in Thailand?s capital market. From existing literature reviews, we select seven factors including dividend payout ratio a previous year, corporate size, current ratio, debt to equity ratio, sale growth, free cash flow and return on equity or return on assets. This study uses secondary data collected from annual financial statements of listed companies in Thailand Stock Exchange exclude financial sector during 2014 -2016 periods. After we evaluate the data based on specific criteria, only 106 companies remained qualified. Therefore 318 firm-year financial information has applied for this study. A panel multiple regression model is implemented for statistic testing at the significant level 0.05. The results show the positive and statistically significant effect of current ratio, debt ratio and return on equity to dividend payout ratio. While the results show negative and statistically significance of sales growth to dividend payout ratio. The results are consistent with prior survey except for debt ratio which shows the opposite direction. However, the results show no significant effect of dividend payout ratio a previous year, firm size and free cash flow to dividend payout ratio. Nevertheless, return on assets is better explanation than return on equity since the result demonstrates higher r square. This research limits determinants from previous literatures. Other explanatory variables such as investment opportunities, business risk or firm life cycle are subject to future research. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 174-174 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=033&rid=10111 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310111 Classification-JEL: G39, M49, G32 Keywords: Dividend Payout Ratio, determinants, Thailand Stock Exchange Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310111 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: A. Elif Posos Devrani Author-Name-First: A. Elif Author-Name-Last: Posos Devrani Author-Email: posos@tau.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Turkish-German University Title: Media Literacy in Turkey: Different Generations and Different Approaches Abstract: When we look at the starting point of media literacy, we see that it is aimed to gain or improve the ability to reach, analyze, evaluate and transmit the message as part of the education given to children and youth. However, ever-changing digital communication technologies has made the new media as important as the traditional media. Therefore, theoretical and empirical studies in the field of media literacy are expanding to include new media. In addition, when looking at past studies, it can be seen that media literacy studies mostly focused on children and young people. On the other hand, middle age and elderly media users have not been the priority on action plans regarding media literacy in Turkey. In this article, it is aimed to review the previous and ongoing media literacy education perspectives in Turkey and determine the threads, opportunities and potentials of different approaches for different generations. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 175-175 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=034&rid=10015 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310015 Classification-JEL: D83 Keywords: media literacy, new media literacy, digital generations Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310015 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Oxana Posukhova Author-Name-First: Oxana Author-Name-Last: Posukhova Author-Email: belloks@yandex.ru Author-Workplace-Name: Southern Federal University Author-Name: Ludmila Klimenko Author-Name-First: Ludmila Author-Name-Last: Klimenko Author-Email: lucl@yandex.ru Author-Workplace-Name: Southern Federal University Author-Name: Pavlina Baldovskaya Author-Name-First: Pavlina Author-Name-Last: Baldovskaya Author-Email: pvbaldovskaya@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Southern Federal University Author-Name: Oxana Nor-Arevyan Author-Name-First: Oxana Author-Name-Last: Nor-Arevyan Author-Email: belloks@yandex.ru Author-Workplace-Name: Southern Federal University Title: Labor Precarization: Russian Empirical Evidence Abstract: In the conditions of educational and health institutions reforming and a series of economic crises, representatives of social-oriented helping professions move to the precarization zone. Based on the survey conducted in the spring of 2017 (2,054 school teachers and 870 physicians in state organizations in Moscow, Rostov-on-Don and Kazan), signs of precracious labor were identified: instability, the risk of job loss/changing, an increase in workload, not accompanied by higher wages, social and economic vulnerability. The empirical data shows that despite the satisfactory self-assessment of socially-oriented professionals' life, the level of precarious labor is higher for teachers from provincial cities and lower in the capital schools. In the field of health care, the extent of precarization is approximately the same in the different cities. Most teachers and doctors are concerned about the growth of workload without increasing wages and the risks of job loss. The majority of representatives of helping professions do not agree with the fact that the state effectively solves the social and economic problems of teaching. At the same time, interviewed teachers and doctors will take a rather passive attitude in case of violation of their labor rights. Nothing will be done by more than a half of all respondents. However, the excessive regulation of school teachers and physicians, on the one hand, and the continuing high demand for the work of schools and hospitals on the other, are associated with the risk of social tension increase in the Russian society. Length: 8 pages Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 176-183 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=035&rid=10247 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310247 Classification-JEL: J28, J81, A13 Keywords: labor precarization, helping professions, school teachers, physicians, instability, workload, vulnerability Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310247 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Leszek Pyra Author-Name-First: Leszek Author-Name-Last: Pyra Author-Email: lepyra@op.pl Author-Workplace-Name: The Pedagogical University of Cracow Title: The Role and Values of Dialogue in Contemporary Humanistic Education Abstract: In the work, the problems connected with educating and bringing up pupils through dialogue have been considered. The first part refers to the Greek philosophical tradition preferring educating within the framework of dialogue; in such a context the best example seems to be the teaching activity of Socrates. In the second part the views of the most known representative of the so-called philosophy of dialogue, Martin Buber, have been presented and critically analyzed. The usefulness of this branch of contemporary philosophy in pedagogy was pointed to with special attention paid to the values which one can and should realize during the meeting I-You. In this context, it has been shown that virtue ethics, undergoing its revival nowadays, may be helpful in forming pupils' character. The next part of the paper refers to the extremely important function of the discussion at school, conceived as an efficient instrument of educating and bringing up pupils, particularly during the realization of the school programme in the area of humanities. Length: 8 pages Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 184-191 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=036&rid=8691 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7308691 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Socratic method, philosophy of dialogue, values, humanistic education, discussion Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7308691 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Ana Radina Author-Name-First: Ana Author-Name-Last: Radina Author-Email: ana.radina@pravst.hr Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Law, University of Split Title: Guardianship as a means of protection of adult persons with mental disorders in the Croatian family law - a need for a change Abstract: The deprivation of legal capacity and guardianship have traditionally been used as means of protection of persons with mental disorders who, due to their condition, are not capable of taking care of their own needs, rights and interests or otherwise jeopardise other people's rights and interests. However, the institute of guardianship in Croatia has long been burdened with unresolved issues and it had undergone through significant changes in the last few years.Inter alia, the complete deprivation of legal capacity was intended to be implemented as an exception, while the partial deprivation was supposed to be a rule. The situation in practice was just the opposite and the statistics show that of the total number of persons deprived of legal capacity nearly 90% of them were completely deprived of their legal capacity and placed under plenary guardianship. The principle of individualised approach was obviously not applied appropriately but neither did the most recent family law reform in 2015 address the issue in an adequate manner.The United Nations Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities obliges its states parties, including Croatia, to provide for additional protective measures that can be individually adapted to every person's needs. Hence, the guardianship should not be the only means of helping an adult with a mental disorder. Croatian legislator attempted to fulfil that obligation by simply abolishing the possibility of complete deprivation of legal capacity and the maintaining of the partial deprivation. The mere elimination of the substitute decision-making did not bring the necessary individualisation and differentiation of the system of protection for persons with mental disorders because it does not take into account the specific situation of those persons who are not capable of any form of meaningful participation in the society, or of any form of contact with other people. The insight into the Croatian courts' case-law following the latest legislative changes leads to the same conclusion ? the protection of such a person is formally exercised through the partial deprivation of legal capacity, however, when the judge states in their decision all the areas in which that person cannot act independently, it becomes clear that it is essentially a complete deprivation of legal capacity.Reasons for optimism can be found in the announced new Family act that is expected to bring more elaborated approach, including the new level of protection for adults with mental disorders through the mechanism of supported decision-making. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 192-192 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=037&rid=10344 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310344 Classification-JEL: Keywords: persons with mental disorders; protection; guardianship; substitute decision-making; family law reform Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310344 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Filiz Ruhm Author-Name-First: Filiz Author-Name-Last: Ruhm Author-Email: foruhm@plymouth.edu Author-Workplace-Name: Plymouth State University Title: Alt-Right Activism, Alternative Facts and Persecution of Refugees in the United States Abstract: Syrian displacement began in late 2011 and intensified between 2013 and 2016. With this intensification, the media coverage and political discourse in the United States shifted dramatically to demonize refugees, associating them with terrorism, and touting their potential as a grave security threat to the country. As a candidate, Donald Trump called ?to stop the tremendous flow of Syrian refugees into the United States,? citing their numbers ?incorrectly- as reaching the ?tens of thousands.? Trump -repeatedly said that the U.S. government had little information about the Syrian refugees it accepted, asked for extreme vetting,? drawing a link between refugees and a mass murder perpetrated by an American killer. Later, President-elect Trump accused Syrian refugees of links to terrorism, declaring that they are ?definitely in many cases, ISIS-aligned.? All these contributed to normalizing xenophobic and anti-refugee rhetoric. After January 20th, 2017 the Trump administration?s March 6th Executive Order on immigration included a 120-day shutdown of the U.S. Refugee Resettlement program.Though refugees are among the world?s most powerless and marginalized groups, live in perilous legal and political limbo and mostly non-violent, this paper, based on social constructivist theoretical framework, will look into persecution of refugees by Alt-Right Activists in the U.S. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 193-193 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=038&rid=10352 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310352 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Refugee, activism, social constructivism Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310352 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Takako SASAKI Author-Name-First: Takako Author-Name-Last: SASAKI Author-Email: stck.sasaki@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Waseda University Author-Name: Chun-Teng HSU Author-Name-First: Chun-Teng Author-Name-Last: HSU Author-Email: socialworkerchristine@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Baihe Junior Highschool Title: Characteristics of Non-participants in Community Development Activities in Taiwan, a Case Study of a Rural Community in Tainan Abstract: Participatory Community Development (PCD) is a method to solve problems in a community by residents who have common concern about their community?s condition. Taiwan has advanced PCD since the comprehensive community development policy was implemented in 1994. This study aims to clarify characteristics of non-participants in PCD activities based on a certain social dimension. Previous studies have improved PCD technologies, such as clarifying success factors for the community revitalization and developing measures to support PCD mainly focusing on the participant-group, although some researchers pointed out a PCD problem of which participants were a segment of the residents. However, it would be difficult to ensure the continuity of PCD activities which is an entrance to construct a sustainable community, if specialists just focus on participants. Thus, it is worth focusing on the non-participant and considering its reasons from the viewpoint of PCD study. The research field is an agricultural village of R district in B division in Tainan-city. The survey was conducted three times from 2011 to 2018. The PCD?s leader is a pastor in R district and the research already found that participants were almost all Christians and non-participants were almost all Tao-people as it was stated earlier. Based on non-participants? narratives, the study roughly highlighted characteristics of their daily lives as follows:1. They revere ancestors as well as Tao?s gods. They have a specific time for worship in their house every day. In contrast, they visit a temple in the district twice a month for regular rites. They attend worship alone or as a family and there is usually no occasion to communicate with other residents. 2. They frankly visit each other, while there are no relationships beyond the chatting level.3. They do not share memories about the family and the temple between generations.4. They tend to frankly join activities in the district regardless of religions or anything else if they can get information. Therefore, a characteristic of non-participants can be summarized as a more individual-lifestyle, which is more individualistic than Christian participants who have more opportunities to gather in the church. The results indicate that the non-participation is caused by those lifestyles rather than a difference in religions which is generally said in the area. Moreover, the importance of the social dimension as an influential factor was suggested. A micro-perspective based on the locality will be required more and more in the PCD study. Length: 2 pages Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 194-195 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=039&rid=10310 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310310 Classification-JEL: Z00, Z13, R58 Keywords: Participatory community development, Taiwan, Non-participation, The social demension Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310310 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Ilkin Seyidzade Author-Name-First: Ilkin Author-Name-Last: Seyidzade Author-Email: ilkin.seyidzade@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Szent Istvan University Title: Virtual World Business Models and Technologies, Their Implementation and Comparison with Real-World Business Models Abstract: By the emergence and development of the new technologies in economy, the level of competition raised several times faster than the previous periods. Companies are facing the challenge of diminishing the production costs on high quality goods by implementing the modern technology in production, management, marketing, sales and all the other fields of the product realization.This paper is based on wide literature review and researched the latest virtual world business model tools, such as Virtual and Augmented Reality, the ways of using them in modern economy. I also investigated the patterns of different companies that applied for these technologies and their results. I introduced the main features of virtual world, and explored major technology waves that are Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and USEMIR (Ubiquitous Sensory Mixed Reality). Under the concrete examples, monetization of the virtual world business models had been explained to the readers. The main direction of my essay was introducing the previous precedents of technology implementation in macroeconomic level, its gains, challenges and future perspectives.Article revealed the strong relatedness between the Virtual World and Real-World Economies. It will be used on conducting surveys for first research. Moreover, readers can get the initial knowledge on the topic and the patterns that previously were investigated. Length: 18 pages Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 196-213 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=040&rid=9996 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7309996 Classification-JEL: O00, O30, O33 Keywords: Innovation, Adaptation, Technology, New Economy, Technology and Competitiveness. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7309996 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Zachary Sheaffer Author-Name-First: Zachary Author-Name-Last: Sheaffer Author-Email: zacharys@ariel.ac.il Author-Workplace-Name: Dept. of Economics & Business Administration, Ariel University Title: How do self-efficacy, narcissism and autonomy mediate the link between destructive leadership and counterproductive work behaviour Abstract: Previous research has pointed to the adverse effect of destructive leadership (DL) on counterproductive work behaviour (CWB), yet the mechanism by which DL engenders or aggravates CBW is not fully understood. Drawing on theories of despotic leadership, CBW and OB in general, we proposed and tested a model in which self-efficacy, autonomy and narcissism mediate the effect of DL leadership on CBW. Results of survey data predicated on 845 respondents employed in various Israeli industries indicate that autonomy and self-efficacy attenuate the adverse effect of DL on CWB, whilst narcissism aggravates self-efficacy?s moderating impact on CWB. This study sheds further light on the ways in which autonomy, self-efficacy and narcissism shape adversative workplace settings. Length: 32 pages Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 214-245 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=041&rid=9423 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7309423 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Counter productive work behaviourDestructive leadership Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7309423 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Nadhakan Shinnaranantana Author-Name-First: Nadhakan Author-Name-Last: Shinnaranantana Author-Email: nadhakan@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Marketing Department, Kasetsart University Title: Internet Shopping and Buying Behavior of Clothing and accessories by young single consumer in Bangkok, Thailand Abstract: Nowadays clothing retailers have using multichannel of distribution, especially they are more focus on Internet shopping via website and application such as Instagram and Facebook fanpage. Because of increasing of internet usage rate of consumers. The use internet for several activities such as entertainment, searching for information, social media and also shopping. The clothing and accessories business are very fast moving industry. Their market growth are in the third rank follow food industry and department store. This study aim to explore marketing factors influencing buying behavior of young single consumer in clothing and accessories business via internet and social network. The samples of this research are young single consumer in Bangkok, Thailand by using convenience sampling and get 400 samples. Using questionnaire as an instrument and distribute via internet. The primary data was analyzed by SPSS program.The result of this research shows that the most popular product is blouses and fashion bags. The samples like to shop online because of a new trend and it provide product variety and resonable price. Moreover, online shopping provide convenience for them both time and money. Sales promotion of the shop is the most important to encourage sale volume. They shopping via Instagram and company website. Therefore, the reliability and trust of company are the most important for their decision making.The result of this research suggests that clothing and accessories companies should always maintain their product variety and up to date fashion with reasonable price. Purchase process is easily and trustworthy. Moreover, using sales promotion can booth up sale. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 246-246 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=042&rid=9921 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7309921 Classification-JEL: M31 Keywords: Clothing and accessories business, Internet Shopping, Buying Behavior, Young single, Bangkok Thailand Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7309921 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Martina Sipkova Author-Name-First: Martina Author-Name-Last: Sipkova Author-Email: martina.sipkova@mup.cz Author-Workplace-Name: Metropolitni univerzita Praha, O.P.S. Author-Name: Maria Levakova Author-Name-First: Maria Author-Name-Last: Levakova Author-Email: levam7ax@student.mup.cz Author-Workplace-Name: Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic Title: Indonesian Business Environment - VOC Model and Local Culture Abstract: Our presentation focuses on the structure of Indonesian political economy and how local form of capitalism is underpinned by social relations and culture. Specifically, in our research, we: i) analyze Indonesian business environment through the Varieties of Capitalism (henceforth VOC) model as developed by Hall and Soskice, ii) look into the reform and dynamic changes of Indonesian business environment following 1997 crisis in East Asia through the lens of VOC model, and iii) examine how Indonesian form of capitalism is underpinned by local culture by the use of GLOBE Project and Hofstede dimensions of culture. Our findings suggest that the case of Indonesia can be presented as a special type of a coordinated market economy driven by local culture with some aspects of liberal market economy, which are, to a large extent, imported from the outside. Our research also shows that the influence of international business environment and globalization combined with post-1997-crisis reform push Indonesian economy further towards modes of coordination more typical for liberal market economies, causing tensions among various actors of local political economy. Considering limited body of literature on the topic, the main contributions of our research is twofold. First, to study Indonesian form of capitalism, we apply a VOC model and connect local form of capitalism with socio-cultural characteristics of the country. Second, we apply VOC model to look at the interplay between domestic forces shaping local political economy and the influence of international environment and globalization largely reflecting (neo)liberal view of economic and business relations. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 247-247 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=043&rid=10349 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310349 Classification-JEL: F59, L19, P11 Keywords: Indonesia, business environment, variety of capitalism, Asian Financial Crisis, post-crisis reform, capitalism and culture Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310349 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Sara Sousa Author-Name-First: Sara Author-Name-Last: Sousa Author-Email: ssousa@iscac.pt Author-Workplace-Name: IPC - ISCAC Title: The Revealed Preference Methods in Economic Valuation of Environmental Goods: A Review Abstract: The environmental goods and services have often been neglected in crucial decisions affecting the environment mainly because the difficulty in estimating their economic value, since we are dealing with non-market goods and, thus, without a price associated. Nevertheless, the inexistence of prices does not necessarily mean these goods have no value. The environment is a key element in today's society that seeks to be as sustainable as possible, where the environmental assets have both use and non-use values. To estimate the use value, researchers may apply the revealed preference methods. This paper provides a theoretical review of the main concepts and methodologies on the economic valuation of the environment, with particular emphasis on the revealed preference techniques. Based on a detailed literature review, this study concludes that, despite some inherent limitations, the revealed preference methodologies are valuable tools for the economic evaluation of the environment. The main purpose of this study is to contribute to an increased theoretical information on the economic valuation of environmental assets, allowing researchers and policy makers to improve future decisions regarding the environment. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 248-248 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=044&rid=9997 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7309997 Classification-JEL: Q50, Q51 Keywords: Economic Valuation, Environmental Goods, Revealed Preference Methods, Total Economic Value. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7309997 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Phanthipa Srinammuang Author-Name-First: Phanthipa Author-Name-Last: Srinammuang Author-Email: phanthipas@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Accounting department, Kasetsart Business Shool Author-Name: Neungruthai Petcharat Author-Name-First: Neungruthai Author-Name-Last: Petcharat Author-Email: neungruthai@gulfcollege.edu.om Author-Workplace-Name: Gulf College Title: Environmental sustainability report and its communicative values to stakeholders: Evidence of Thai-construction sector Abstract: This study evaluates the communicative value of environmental sustainability reports produced of Thai construction companies under the mandatory reporting regime and concerns about environmental impacts of the construction industry in Thailand, as it was necessitated emphasis on business practices and eco-efficiency. Data was collected through a review of annual reports of sixty-five construction companies listed on the Thailand Stock Exchange. Environmental improvement activities identified in the reports are analysed and the quality of the disclosures were evaluated against the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework and qualitative characteristics used as a benchmark to assess traditional financial reports. The results indicate that while the mandatory reporting regime on the Thai construction sector has fostered the quantity of disclosures in annual reports, wide variations still exist in the information disclosed in the reports owing to management?s considerable reporting discretion. The reporting practices show room for improvement with respect to enhancing informativeness of environmental disclosures to users. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 249-249 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=045&rid=9922 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7309922 Classification-JEL: M41 Keywords: Environmental information, Environmental measure, Environmental sustainability reporting, GRI Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7309922 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Jena ?varcová Author-Name-First: Jena Author-Name-Last: ?varcová Author-Email: svarcova@utb.cz Author-Workplace-Name: Tomas Bata University in Zlín Author-Name: Lucie Povolná Author-Name-First: Lucie Author-Name-Last: Povolná Author-Email: lucie.povolna@ujep.cz Author-Workplace-Name: Tomas Bata University in Zlín Title: Research and Development Contribution to the Czech Industry Branch Growth Abstract: GDP growth is one of the most closely watched macroeconomic aggregates. To predict its growth, it is very important to know the importance and development of individual structural components - this article has been focused on the Czech industry NACE C and its role for GDP growth in the Czech Republic. The research was mainly focused on the impact of research and development, as the revised methodology of the national accounts system in the Czech Republic has been pursuing this factor differently since 2014. For better outlook, the development has also been compared with the Visegrad countries, where the Czech Republic is a member. The years 2005 to 2016 were selected for the period under review, when the effects of the economic crisis were reflected. The end of the survey period has shown a boom in economic growth, so research has covered all the important phases of the business cycle. Length: 12 pages Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 250-261 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=046&rid=9926 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7309926 Classification-JEL: E30, F43 Keywords: GDP growth, ESA 2010, Visegrad countries, Research and Development, NACE C Manufacturing Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7309926 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Ek-anong TANGRUKWARASKUL Author-Name-First: Ek-anong Author-Name-Last: TANGRUKWARASKUL Author-Email: ekanong.t@ku.th Author-Workplace-Name: Kasetsart University Author-Name: Kiriya KULCHANARAT Author-Name-First: Kiriya Author-Name-Last: KULCHANARAT Author-Email: kiriya.k@ku.th Author-Workplace-Name: Kasetsart University Title: Effect of Transformation Leadership on Innovative Work Behavior ? A case study of Thai Service Provider Abstract: Competing in an innovation-driven economy, firms are striving for innovation success in order to stay in a competitive edge. Employee innovative work behavior (IWB) is considered as a source and strategic factor driving organization to become more innovative and, hence to better perform. A number of literatures confirm the effect of leadership on employee performance. Likewise, it is assumed in this study that employee innovative work behavior should also be effected from the leadership of their team leaders. A transformational leader transforms how employees work and innovate. This transformation motivates employees to strive for the collective goals of becoming innovative organization. This study explore the effect of transformational leadership on employee?s work behavior and was carried out on a purposively selected sample of 260 IT employees working in a service provider company in Thailand. While employee?s work behavior was measured using 11-items measure based on the framework developed by De Jong and Den Hartog (2010), transformational leadership was measured in four dimensions; (1) idealized influence, (2) inspirational motivation, (3) intellectual stimulation behavior, and (4) individualized consideration, according to the framework proposed by Bass and Avolio (1990). Factor analysis and multiple regression analysis were carried out. The result suggests that transformational leadership has positive effect on innovative work behavior and could explain employee work behavior up to 26.7%. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 262-262 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=047&rid=10094 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310094 Classification-JEL: M15, O33 Keywords: Innovative Work Behavior, Transformational Leadership, Service Provider Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310094 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Usarat Thirathon Author-Name-First: Usarat Author-Name-Last: Thirathon Author-Email: fbusurs@ku.ac.th Author-Workplace-Name: Kasetsart University Author-Name: Suneerat Wuttichindanon Author-Name-First: Suneerat Author-Name-Last: Wuttichindanon Author-Email: fbussrw@ku.ac.th Author-Workplace-Name: Kasetsart University Title: Government Ownership, Firm Performance and Corporate Philanthropy in Thai Listed Firms Abstract: Studies in corporate social responsibility (CSR) have been tremendously conducted in both terms of CSR determinants and consequences. The results, however, are inconclusive yet. Rather using an aggregated score, this study focuses on one CSR strategy at a time. Philanthropy is focused because it is extensively chosen. Thailand is a Buddhist-based country and documented that philanthropy outstandingly appears. The disclosures on philanthropy activities are observed. Using a path analysis, this research found that philanthropy makes firm financial performance increased. Firm size and industry are important factors of philanthropy. Large firms and firms in high impact industry (i.e. oil and gas, and chemical) have a higher number of philanthropy activities. Government ownership, however, has no impact on philanthropy. The empirical findings support the corporate visibility as a determinant of CSR. Length: 11 pages Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 263-273 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=048&rid=10271 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310271 Classification-JEL: M49 Keywords: CSR in Thailand, philanthropy, CSR-CFP link Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310271 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Anikó Tompos Author-Name-First: Anikó Author-Name-Last: Tompos Author-Email: tomposa@sze.hu Author-Workplace-Name: Széchenyi István University Author-Name: Viktor Jeney Author-Name-First: Viktor Author-Name-Last: Jeney Author-Email: jeneyviktor@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Swiss Re Title: Cooperation and competititon in international business negotiations Abstract: The purpose of the study is to examine the intercultural aspect in business negotiations. In doing so, it first outlines the theoretical background to distributive and integrative business negotiations as well as competition-related values and practices established by two pieces of large-scale dimension-based cross-cultural research. Then it moves on to discuss an empirical investigation which ? through the observation of twenty business negotiations between German and Turkish delegations ? aimed to find out whether and if yes, to what extent and how members of the two cultures demonstrate competition-related cultural norms. The results of the investigation indicate that failure to take national cultural differences into account may result in misunderstandings, loss of trust or even failure to conclude a deal even in integrative business negotiations. Length: 9 pages Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 274-282 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=049&rid=9979 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7309979 Classification-JEL: D46, M14, D01 Keywords: cultural norms, integrative negotiations, international business Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7309979 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Monika Vencourová Author-Name-First: Monika Author-Name-Last: Vencourová Author-Email: xvencou1@node.mendelu.cz Author-Workplace-Name: Mendel University in Brno Title: Current trends of employers? brands and strategies to improve the attractiveness of employers Abstract: The article deals with the attitude of HR specialists to current HR trends. It addresses the question of building an employer's brand as a competitive advantage in the labor market. Companies have begun or are slowly starting to deal with the Employer Branding concept. They do not want to leave anything to chance and want to manage their business with a long-term perspective. With a long-term perspective which helps firms to promote themselves on the external labor market in front of potential candidates and on the internal labor market in front of their own employees. This promotion must be able to address, attract, retain and motivate talented and qualified employees and ensure the engagement of their own employees. It is and will be a major challenge in recent years. Employer brand should serve as a useful organizational framework for strategic human resources management.For the purpose of these findings, an online survey is conducted every year, involving HR specialists. Research was conducted in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. The analyzes of individual years were evaluated and the results are compared on a year-to-year basis. The results show four main recommendations for companies operating in the Czech Republic. This paper is a part of a research ? project IGA (Internal Grant Agency) No. PEF_DP_2018004, Department of Management, FBE, MENDELU in Brno. Length: 14 pages Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 283-296 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=050&rid=10342 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310342 Classification-JEL: M51, M54, M59 Keywords: HR Marketing, Employer Branding, Czech Republic, HR specialists, Research of HR Marketing Trends, HR department, Employee, Employer, Personnel Marketing, Personnel Economics. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310342 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Ksenija Vukovi? Author-Name-First: Ksenija Author-Name-Last: Vukovi? Author-Email: ksenija.vukovic@foi.hr Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb Author-Name: Predrag Vukovi? Author-Name-First: Predrag Author-Name-Last: Vukovi? Author-Email: predrag.vukovic@ufzg.hr Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Teachers Education, University of Zagreb Author-Name: Tamara ?maguc Author-Name-First: Tamara Author-Name-Last: ?maguc Author-Email: tamara.smaguc@foi.hr Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb Title: STEM STUDENTS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS APPROACH Abstract: In this paper we apply a critical analysis of institutional influence in shaping perceptions and social construction of STEM education and entrepreneurship education at high education level in Croatia. The reseach is based on identifying and analysing of qualitative data: policy documents on entrepreneurship education (strategy for entrepreneurship education, curricula) as well as national strategy on education, science and technology. Scientific papers in the field of higher education concerning entrepreneurship education and STEM education in Croatia have also been used. The method we use is critical discourse analysis. The aim of the paper is to identify dominant discourses in entrepreneurship education and STEM education at the university level and their potential impact on students' perceptions of the career choice in STEM and/or entrepreneurship field. We identify high level of symbolic capital for STEM subjects in analysed documents and these are academic disciplines that attract relatively few female students. Social constraints can prevent women converting their cultural capital into economic capital. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 297-297 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=051&rid=9844 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7309844 Classification-JEL: A23, L26 Keywords: STEM education, entreprenurship education, Croatia, discourse analysis Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7309844 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Grazyna Wasowicz Author-Name-First: Grazyna Author-Name-Last: Wasowicz Author-Email: wasowicz@psych.uw.edu.pl Author-Workplace-Name: University of Warsaw Author-Name: Magdalena Poraj_Weder Author-Name-First: Magdalena Author-Name-Last: Poraj_Weder Author-Email: mporaj@psych.uw.edu.pl Author-Workplace-Name: University of Warsaw Author-Name: Tessy Boedt Author-Name-First: Tessy Author-Name-Last: Boedt Author-Email: tessy.boedt@kuleuven.be Author-Workplace-Name: Catholic University Leuven Author-Name: Christophe Matthys Author-Name-First: Christophe Author-Name-Last: Matthys Author-Email: christophe.matthys@uzleuven.be Author-Workplace-Name: Catholic University Leuven Title: Emotions related to the process of eating behaviour change. The measurement scale. Abstract: World Health Organization (2018) provides statistics showing that obesity has tripled across the world between 1975 and 2016. The global prevalence of obesity stimulates research on the causes and consequences of overweight and obesity, as well as on the determinants of effective behaviour change. The process of behaviour change is difficult, as it requires ? among others - coping with emotions accompanying the process. Many previous studies have shown that most people who try to change their eating habits fail to achieve their objective. Medical and social scientists try to understand the underlying reasons in order to optimise treatment (both time and cost efficient), both for the patient and for the health care system.To achieve this objective a new scale to measure emotions experienced in the process of behaviour change (Scale on Emotions Related to the Behaviour Change, SEBeCh) has been developed. The psychological theory of emotions by Mehrabian and Russell (1974; Bakker et al., 2014) has been selected as the theoretical background of the scale. The new scale consisted of subscales that referred to various aspects of: 1) cooperation with a health professional (satisfaction with dietary advice, quality of the relationship and the level of freedom in making choices), and 2) diet-related emotions (attributes of a new diet, difficulty to manage the new diet, effectiveness of a new diet, attitude toward a new diet, and satisfaction with a progress and with herself/himself).The aim of this study was to test and validate the newly developed SEBeCh scale. An online study, with 300 participants (50% women and men), who declared passing through the process of eating habits change (40% with support of a health professional) was conducted. Positive and negative emotions related to the cooperation with a health professional reflect two-factor structure (75% of explained variance), elicited in the principal component analysis. The internal consistency of the scales is very high (Cronbach alpha equals respectively 0.98 and 0.97). The scales correlate with Health Care Climate Questionnaire used for validation purposes. Also for the diet change related emotions two factors were found (67% of explained variance), Cronbach alpha for positive and negative emotions subscales equals respectively 0.94 and 0.98. The subscales correlate highly with goal directed emotions (listed by Bagozzi, et al., 1998), which confirms validity of the scales. Length: 2 pages Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 298-299 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=052&rid=10402 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310402 Classification-JEL: I10, I19, C83 Keywords: emotions, health, obesity, weight Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310402 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Korakot Wichitpong Author-Name-First: Korakot Author-Name-Last: Wichitpong Author-Email: korakot.w@ku.th Author-Workplace-Name: Kasetsart University Author-Name: Sirijin Wongjarupun Author-Name-First: Sirijin Author-Name-Last: Wongjarupun Author-Email: sirijin.w@ku.th Author-Workplace-Name: Kasetsart University Author-Name: Preeyanuch Apibunyopas Author-Name-First: Preeyanuch Author-Name-Last: Apibunyopas Author-Email: preeyanucha@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Kasetsart University Title: The Moderating Effect of Collaborative Culture on Supply Chain Collab-oration towards Competitive Advantage: The Conceptual Model Abstract: In the current challenging business environment, firms find it difficult to be exclusively. Not only do the firms continue to leverage their internal sources for competitive advantage but also collaborate with partners along the supply chain vertically and horizontally. The collaboration results in revenue enhancements, cost reductions, and operational flexibility, especially, in managing an uncertain demand. Many previous studies have relatively emphasized on the conditions or factors affecting supply chain collaboration but still lacked one of the main supporting elements, known as collaborative culture. Thus, the role of collaborative culture on supply chain collaboration is unclear. The aim of this research is to investigate the moderating effect of the collaborative culture on the relationship between supply chain collaboration and competitive advantages.This paper is proposing a conceptual model to explore the role of collaborative culture. Reviewing literature from the preceding research is employed as the research methodology to construct a conceptual model. Measurement of each latent variable is performed by supply chain collaboration, competitive advantages, and collaborative culture. Supply chain collaboration is analyzed by resource sharing, decision synchronization, and incentive alignment. Competitive advantage is investigated in terms of process efficiency, offering flexibility, business synergy, quality, and innovation. Lastly, the collaborative culture is examined by four factors, namely, collectivism, long-term orientation, power symmetry, and uncertainty avoidance. The implication of this research is to create a better understanding of the role of collaborative culture in order to enhance and sustain supply chain collaboration. Moreover, the results will help in resolving the obstacles of supply chain collaboration and in promoting the positive collaborative culture element(s) to strengthen the collaboration along the supply chain. Length: 8 pages Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 300-307 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=053&rid=10145 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310145 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Collaborative culture, Supply chain collaboration, Competitive advantage Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310145 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Peter Wui Author-Name-First: Peter Author-Name-Last: Wui Author-Email: wuiy@uapb.edu Author-Workplace-Name: University of Arkansas Pine Bluff Author-Name: Lawrence Awopetu Author-Name-First: Lawrence Author-Name-Last: Awopetu Author-Email: awopetu@uapb.edu Author-Workplace-Name: University of Arkansas Pine Bluff Title: Impact of working capital (WC) strategies on small business profitability during recession Abstract: Small business is most numerous type of business in the United States with about 90 percent failure rate within the first 2 years of its establishment. This study investigated the impact of finance and investing strategies on small businesses before and after the great recession that started in late 2007. Data for this study was from the best profitable 100 small businesses as published by Forbes in 2011. The multivariate panel regression models were estimated using published financial statements of the surveyed 72 companies from year 2002 to 2011. The study outcomes show that when WC strategies (finance and investing policies) are prudently and efficiently applied to business operations it will increase profitability. It further indicated that less working capital (aggressive financing strategy) would increase return on assets before and after economic recession. The aggressive strategy will positively reflect on Tobin?s Q during normal time; but during recession, only less current liability capital will be effective. The study further revealed that return on equity (ROE) will be effective only when current liability is regressed on total assets during normal times, and no change is observed during economic recession. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 308-308 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=054&rid=10323 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310323 Classification-JEL: G30, G32, G01 Keywords: Small Business, Working Capital Strategy, Recession Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310323 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Miyu Yada Author-Name-First: Miyu Author-Name-Last: Yada Author-Email: g1881642@tcu.ac.jp Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Urban and Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Integrative Science and Tokyo Engineering, TOKYO CITY UNIVERSITY Author-Name: Takashi Nakamura Author-Name-First: Takashi Author-Name-Last: Nakamura Author-Email: tnakamur@tcu.ac.jp Author-Workplace-Name: TOKYO CITY UNIVERSITY Title: ACTUAL CONDITION OF EMPLOYEE NUMBER IN JAPANESE LOCAL CITIES? CENTRAL AREAS Abstract: In Japan, the decline of the central district is one of the most serious urban problems.It is caused by decreased commercial function and the urban sprawl with disorderly constructed large commercial complex and motorization. In this study, we investigate employee number trend in the central district and suburban area. This study targets 35 cities with population ranging from over 100,000 to less than 400,000 that do not fall in the three major metropolitan areas (Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka) and We confirm actual employee number in central district from 2009 to 2014 and population from 2010 to 2015 .This study analyses the relationship between population and employee number , especially paying attention to ? Wholesale and retail trade? , ? Finance and insurance? ,? Scientific research, professional and technical service ?, ? Accommodations eating and drinking service?, ? Education, learning support? and ? Medical, health care and welfare? which account for a higher proportion in all industry types in central district and have distinctive trends.As a result the following points were demonstrated. A: Although the employee number in almost cities is on a decreasing trend, the employee number of? Medical, health care and welfare? in central district clearly is clearly on an increasing trend in all cities.B: Although the employee number of almost industry types is clearly on a decreasing trend, the employee number of ? Scientific research, professional and technical service ? and ? Education, learning support? is a more slowly decreasing trend than others. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 309-309 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=055&rid=10337 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310337 Classification-JEL: R58, R14, R52 Keywords: employee number, Central district, revitalization of local cities Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310337 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Arkadiusz Zalewski Author-Name-First: Arkadiusz Author-Name-Last: Zalewski Author-Email: arkadiusz.zalewski@ierigz.waw.pl Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Agriculture and Food Economics-NRI Title: Demand for mechanization services in Polish agriculture in 2005-2017 Abstract: The use of mechanization services makes it possible to reduce investment expenditures on the purchase of agricultural machinery, more efficient implementation of field works and enables the use of the most modern technical solutions. The research was aimed at identifying trends on the market of mechanization services for agriculture in Poland in 2005-2017. The dynamics of the value of purchased mechanization services and the share of services in total expenditures incurred on agricultural production were analyzed. It was found that in 2005-2017 there was a slight decrease in demand for mechanization services in Polish agriculture. In the discussed period, the value of mechanization services in current prices increased by 36.9% to EUR 505 million. However, the increase in the value of services was primarily related to higher prices. For comparison, the value of services expressed in constant prices (from 2010) decreased by 7.0% to 453 million euros in the analyzed period. The decrease in demand for mechanization services is also confirmed by data on the share of the value of services in total outlays on agricultural production. The share of mechanization services in intermediate consumption decreased by 0.5 percentage point to 3.6%. The declining demand for mechanization services, especially in recent years, is probably a consequence of earlier investments related to the modernization of agricultural equipment supported by financial resources of the European Union and the related certain saturation of farms with modern and more efficient agricultural equipment.The ratio determining the share of mechanization services in intermediate consumption in Poland was among the lowest in comparison with the majority of European Union countries. For comparison, on average in EU countries in 2017 it amounted to 7.4%, for example in the Netherlands it was 13.6%, in Italy 12.0%, in France 9.9%, in Hungary 9.1%, in Denmark 7.6%, and in Germany 6.4%. Lower than in Poland share of agricultural services in intermediate consumption was recorded, among others, in Romania, Slovenia and Lithuania (below 3%). A small share of agricultural services in intermediate consumption in Poland can be associated with the fact that Polish farmers are usually difficult to persuade to alternative forms of agricultural machinery use, such as neighborly assistance services, specialized services or team-operated machinery, which may partly result from the past history. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 310-310 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=056&rid=10319 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310319 Classification-JEL: Keywords: agricultural services, mechanization services, services market Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310319 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Marek Zieli?ski Author-Name-First: Marek Author-Name-Last: Zieli?ski Author-Email: zielinski@ierigz.waw.pl Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Agriculture and Food Economics-NRI Title: Assessment of functioning of farms from areas with great natural values against a background of other farms in Poland Abstract: According to the existing findings of the European Commission (EC), one of the priorities of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2020 will be to further strengthen the role of the agricultural sector in providing public goods and ecosystem services by preserving and creating in rural areas of landscape features conducive to the conservation of biodiversity. In terms of the environmental concern, such approach by the EC should therefore be considered particularly necessary. However, the challenge of the CAP after 2020 will be to manage the process of promoting the natural value of rural areas in a way to minimise the potential negative effects for the competitiveness of farms. Poland has a strong potential of areas conducive to the conservation biodiversity conservation. This is indicated by the index of natural and tourist value (INTV) defined by the Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation National Research Institute (ISSPC-NRI) for municipalities in Poland. This index is an average share of the total area of permanent grassland, forests, waters, as well as wetlands in the total area surrounded by all arable land of a given municipality with a radius of 2 km. The average INTV for municipalities in Poland is 35.6% out of 100% which can be achieved. It should be added that the area of municipalities with the INTV ?35.6% accounts for 57.7% of the Polish area and in these municipalities there are 67.5% of permanent grassland, 75.9% of forests and 70.1% of waters in Poland.Taking into account the EC?s findings on a need to strengthen, in the EU financial perspective after 2020, the role of the agricultural sector in the conservation of biodiversity and the significant share of areas conducive to the conservation of biodiversity in Poland, it is therefore reasonable to determine, inter alia, the impact of these areas on the efficiency of farms functioning therein and then to compare them with the efficiency of farms in other areas. Analysis covered 8,494 farms keeping accounting for the Polish FADN in 2015. Those farms have been then divided into two groups. The first one was made of 3,937 (46.4%) farms that conducted the agricultural production in municipalities with the INTV of ? 35.6%, referred to in the paper as farms from municipalities with the high natural value. In turn, the second group is composed of 4,557 (53.6%) of other farms. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 311-311 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=057&rid=10318 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310318 Classification-JEL: Keywords: biodiversity, CAP after 2020, Farm Accourancy Data Network in Poland Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310318 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: ANA DHAMO Author-Name-First: ANA Author-Name-Last: DHAMO Author-Email: anadhamo@libero.it Author-Workplace-Name: \ Author-Name: BRIKENA DHULI Author-Name-First: BRIKENA Author-Name-Last: DHULI Author-Email: kenadhuli@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: \ Title: RECOURSE TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT BASED ON THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA Abstract: In this paper we will discuss the recourse to the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Albania. In Albania, the Constitutional Court operates in several different ways: with the request of the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister , not less than one-fifth of the MPs, ombudsman, Chairman of the High State Control, any district courts, each commissioner established by law for the protection of fundamental rights and freedom, guaranteed by the Constitution, High Council of Judges and High Council of Prosecution , Local state bodies, Religious institutions, political parties, NGOs, individuals. The attention in this paper focuses on the new constitutional changes regarding the recourse to the Constitutional Court and individual recourse at the request of the individuals. So far, the Constitutional Court has reduced constitutional control on the basis of individuals' requests only in the control of a due legal process. This is quite different from the experience created by the implementation of the law on the main constitutional provisions, on the basis of which the Constitutional Court finally resolved the appeals of individuals concerning the essence of fundamental rights and freedoms. In its jurisprudence, the Constitutional Court has closely related the guarantee of the right to a fair trial and its constituent elements to the concept of the rule of law, considering it the first element of the rule of law. The recommendation in this case refers to the revision of this article of Law 99/2016 to extend the access of recourse to individuals to the Constitutional Court, not limiting it only to breaches of the rules regarding due process. The meaning of this research paper is precisely that of the constitutional review in order to extend the title on the constitutional guarantees in the protection of fundamental rights. The comparison with Latin American countries will be fruitful for our constitutional lawmaker, both in terms of history and constitutional development.Key words: constitution, recourse, individual recourse, Albania, constitutional revision. Length: 6 pages Creation-Date: 2018-11 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 312-317 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/43rd-international-academic-conference-lisbon/table-of-content/detail?cid=73&iid=058&rid=10350 File-Function: First version, 2018 Number: 7310350 Classification-JEL: K10, K10, K10 Keywords: constitution, recourse, individual recourse, Albania, constitutional revision. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:7310350