scholarly journals Άτυπη οικιακή εργασία και μετανάστευση: ευκαιρία προς μία διαφορετική θεώρηση της αγοράς εργασίας

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Θάνος Μαρούκης
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Reversible Process ◽  
Current Form ◽  
Domestic Labour ◽  
The Creation ◽  
High Skill

<p>This paper intends to show, that the current<br />marginalization of domestic labour runs in the<br />detriment of both the workers and the needs<br />of the labour market. It is strongly contested<br />whether domestic labour in its current form<br />can meet the demands of a fl exible and<br />economic and social environment. At the<br />core of discussions on new, fl exible forms<br />of organization of labour one usually fi nds<br />economic sectors involving high skills and<br />added value. However, the diffusion of fl exible<br />employment schemes is related not only with<br />more high skill jobs in the labour market<br />but also with the creation of infrastructures<br />and niches able to support them. In this<br />context, a pathway towards the viability of<br />the marginalized niche of domestic labour<br />is discussed. Key position in this venture<br />is that the devaluation of domestic labour<br />is the product of a social – and therefore<br />manageable and reversible – process.</p>

Product Innovation in the Crafts Sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-109
Author(s):  
Maria Sarmento ◽  
Marlene Amorim ◽  
Marta Ferreira Dias ◽  
Mara Madaleno
Keyword(s):  
Product Innovation ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
New Products ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Timely Manner ◽  
European Context ◽  
Territorial Identity ◽  
Relevant Topic ◽  
The Creation

Background: Innovation can result from progressive or significant changes to existing products leading to improvements in performance and user value. This is the type of innovation that is more easily perceived by the consumer, as it results in the creation of new products or the improvement of existing ones. Innovation in the Crafts Sector is a relevant topic to address market changes, and meet evolving consumer preferences. In this vein, artisans need to meet the calls for regularly investing in the design of new products and processes, with the purpose of achieving the sustainability of their business. Methods: This article addresses the existing calls for contextualizing the crafts sector and for fostering product innovation in this area, by investigating the barriers and problems faced by artisans, as well as by exploring existing experiences in overcoming them. The article builds on data collected in five European countries, under the scope of the Erasmus+ Project Craftsmanship+ “Fostering a New and Competitive Approach to Crafts and Semi Industrial high added-value sectors”1. Results and Conclusion: The aim is to analyze the importance of the crafts sector in a European context. This article contributes in a timely manner to the understanding of the crafts sector by paying attention to the obstacles that artisans face in order to ensure the sustainability of their business by introducing product innovation into their organization and/or market. This study offers a collection of innovation experiences in realities that are very significant for territorial identity, and thus aims to provide an incentive for further research.

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE POTENTIAL OF PROCESSED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS IN POLAND COMPARED TO BIOEAST COUNTRIES

2021 ◽  
Vol XXIII (4) ◽  
pp. 66-75
Author(s):  
Piotr Jurga
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Specific Product ◽  
Production Sector ◽  
Biomass Processing ◽  
Manufactured Products ◽  
The Face ◽  
Production Value

In the face of many global challenges, including ongoing climate change, policymakers are seeking viable solutions. The bioeconomy and its development are one of them. Partnerships, such as BIOEAST, are established to support the development of the bioeconomy in CEE countries. The conversion of biological biomass into new bio-products with high added value can contribute to a reduced environmental impact. One of the three economic sectors producing biomass for manufacturing is agriculture. Within the framework of this study, using the PRODCOM statistical list, which provides statistics on the production value of manufactured products, an assessment of manufacturing involving biomass processing utilizing biomass from the agricultural sector in countries of the BIOEAST initiative was performed. In BIOEAST Initiative countries, biomass from agriculture is predominantly used by the food production sector, followed by economic sectors, such as beverages, textiles, leather and wearing apparel. In several BIOEAST initiative countries, the percentage of the production value utilizing biomass from the agricultural sector is remarkable. Poland is one of those countries for which the value of manufacturing production utilizing agricultural biomass represents almost 30% of the total manufacturing value. The results obtained from the analysis, along with detailed information on specific product groups, can provide valuable information for decision makers planning the development of the bioeconomy in reviewed BIOEAST countries, including Poland.

scholarly journals Financial Provisioning - Basis Of Strategic Decisions Of Themanagement Of Resources For Security And Defence

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 294-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sevdalina Dimitrova ◽  
Venelin Terziev
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Economic Potential ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Dynamic Changes ◽  
Security Environment ◽  
The Creation

Abstract The strategic decisions defining the defence capabilities that are necessary for our country in response to the dynamic changes in the security environment are directly related to the question “How much?” concerning the price that taxpayers should pay for the creation and development of those capabilities. Since security and defense constitute a public good whose creation is entirely dependent on the economic potential, on the GDP of the country, the manifestation of the price of that good is the budget of the Defence Ministry. This calls for the implementation of a system and tools, appropriate for budget resource management in order to ensure the increase of the added value of defence capabilities.

scholarly journals Studi Kasus Analisis Pendapatan Usaha Copasme di Kota Palangka Raya

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-16
Author(s):  
Asro Laelani Indrayanti ◽  
Elyta Vivi Yanti ◽  
Arief Rahman Hakim
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Production Cost ◽  
Local Food ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Net Income ◽  
The Creation

Technological innovation in local food products is absolutely necessary, by creating the added value in such a way as local products so that the products produced have more or at least the same value as local products. The result of the creation of local products, Copasme able to meet the growing demands of global consumers, namely in addition to demanding aspects of pleasure, the enjoyment of local products, consumers still want aspects of health and safety. Copasme is one of the alternative drink sachets developed in Palangkaraya City. From the analysis of copasme sachet business during one period (per month) it is known that (1) production cost is IDR. 6,472,000.00 (2) revenue of IDR. 21,600,000.00, (3) Net income / profit of IDR. 15,128,000.00 (4) Efficiency of 3.3. This shows that the sachet copas business is efficient or feasible.

scholarly journals Multi-model subseasonal forecasts of spring cold spells: potential value for the hazelnut agribusiness

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Ruggieri ◽  
Stefano Materia ◽  
Angel G. Muñoz ◽  
M.Carmen Alvarez Castro ◽  
Simon J. Mason ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Black Sea ◽  
Extreme Event ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Black Sea Region ◽  
Probabilistic Forecasts ◽  
Spring Frosts

&lt;p&gt;Producing probabilistic subseasonal forecasts of extreme events up to six weeks in advance is crucial for many economic sectors. In agribusiness, this time-scale is particularly critical because it allows for mitigation strategies to be adopted for counteracting weather hazards and taking advantage of opportunities.&lt;br&gt;For example, spring frosts are detrimental for many nut trees, resulting in dramatic losses at harvest time. To explore subseasonal forecast quality in boreal spring, identified as one of the most sensitive times of the year by agribusiness end-users, we build a multi-system ensemble using four models involved in the Subseasonal-to-Seasonal (S2S) Prediction Project. Two-meter temperature forecasts are used to analyze cold spell predictions in the coastal Black Sea region, an area that is a global leader in the production of hazelnuts. When analyzed at global scale, the multi-system ensemble probabilistic forecasts for near-surface temperature is better than climatological values for several regions, especially the Tropics, even many weeks in advance; however, in coastal Black Sea skill is low after the second forecast week. When cold spells are predicted instead of near-surface temperatures, skill improves for the region, and the forecasts prove to contain potentially useful information to stakeholders willing to put mitigation plans into effect. Using a cost-loss model approach for the first time in this context, we show that there is added value of having such a forecast system instead of a business-as-usual strategy, not only for predictions released one to two weeks ahead of the extreme event, but also at longer lead-times.&lt;/p&gt;

Social cooperation and the labor insertion / La cooperación social y la inserción laboral

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Zamarchi ◽  
Andrea Jester
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Treatment Effects ◽  
Social Cooperation ◽  
Diffi Cult ◽  
The Social ◽  
Type C ◽  
The Creation

Las experiencias de Cooperativas sociales en Italia se inician de forma pionera en la segunda mitad de los años 80, refl ejando la decisión de grupos de personas de aliarse para construir oportunidades de trabajo para los más débiles. Existen 3 tipos de cooperativas: las de tipo A llevan a cabo servicios a la persona en exclusión con una clara defi nición del colectivo al que se dirige, las de tipo B tienen como objetivo la inserción laboral de los colectivos en riesgo de exclusión perteneciendo como mínimo el 30% de su fuerza de trabajo a ese grupo, las de tipo C son los consorcios o agrupaciones de cooperativas. Mercado e inclusión, el espíritu de empresa y el “servicio” a la persona exige una mezcla de competencias que en una empresa “tradicional” serían difíciles de fusionar. Actualmente las cooperativas sociales desarrollan un papel determinante en la fase de reinserción del ex-drogodependiente permitiendo verifi car o comprobar el alcance de algunos objetivos terapéuticos.  Abstract The experiences of the social cooperatives in Italy began during thesecond half of the eighties, refl ecting the decision of a group of persons to cooperate for the creation of work opportunities for the disadvantaged. There are three types of cooperatives: A type for services to well defined excluded collectives, B type for labour inclusion of excluded collectives being them, at 30% minimum, the human resources for the cooperative, type C as a group of cooperatives. Market and inclusion, the business aim and the service focused on the person need a special competences mix that is diffi cult to achieve in a traditional enterprise. Nowadays, the social cooperatives develop a determinant role in the return of ex drugdependent persons to the labour market and, also, verify and check the treatment effects and goals acquired.

Capabilities Approaches and Labour Law through a Relational and Restorative Regulatory Lens

2019 ◽  
pp. 218-238
Author(s):  
Bruce P. Archibald
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Practical Reason ◽  
Meaningful Work ◽  
Capabilities Approach ◽  
Human Flourishing ◽  
Labour Law ◽  
Human Capabilities ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Good For

This chapter examines the question of whether the law should prohibit or prevent jobs that are robotic in the nature of their performance against two normative frameworks: first, the framework of human rights and, secondly, the framework of human capabilities. These two frameworks justify controls, albeit not necessarily the same, over the sorts of jobs that are available on the labour market. The chapter finds that both frameworks recognize the value of work as an important interest and an element of human flourishing, and both frameworks impose duties as to the content of work. The duties that human rights impose include the creation of work opportunities and the prohibition of exploitation at work, rather than the creation of meaningful work. Working like a robot, or like a cog in a machine, is not necessarily incompatible with human rights. However, it appears to be incompatible with Nussbaum’s account of human capabilities. It undermines both architectonic capabilities of practical reason and affiliation, the exercise of which affects all other capabilities. Even though boring and monotonous work is incompatible with this approach, it is less clear whether there should be a state duty to prohibit it, according to the theory of human capabilities. This is because work, even if boring and monotonous, may still be conducive to human flourishing for it is good for the enjoyment of several human capabilities. This lack of clarity as to the duties imposed in this area is a weakness of the capabilities approach.

A statistical information system in support of job policies orientation

2021 ◽  
pp. 131-135
Author(s):  
Adham Kahlawi ◽  
Francesca Giambona ◽  
Lucia Buzzigoli ◽  
Laura Grassini ◽  
Cristina Martelli
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Predictive Models ◽  
Recommendation System ◽  
Statistical Information ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Training Systems ◽  
Italian Market ◽  
Professional Profile ◽  
Job Ads

A significant problem for labour market policies relies on the individuation of the most advisable skills to have and to enhance through focused training offers. Vocational training systems and institutions are called to answer the question posed by every person looking for a new job or professional opportunities: which are the skills-to-have to enhance the professional profile? Many efforts have been made to answer this question, mainly designing predictive models; however, these models are often limited to specific economic sectors and usually don’t adopt a country-specific perspective. This paper proposes a recommendation system oriented to specific users: once that the user has described his/her skills profile, the system suggests the skills that, once got, will fit with the most frequent job vacancies. In this proposal perspective, the skills are proposed regardless of the economic sector, and they are compatible with the characteristics of the specific country labour market. In this contribution, we will focus on the Italian market; the recommendation system is based on the job ads published by Italian companies on various websites for both 2019 and 2020 after the skills required for each job offer have been mapped to one of the skills presented in the classification of European Skills/ competence, qualifications ad Occupations (ESCO).

Employers and migration in low‐skilled services in Dublin

2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 628-641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siobhán Rachel McPhee
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
State Policies ◽  
Service Industries ◽  
Immigration Policies ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Celtic Tiger ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Migrant Labour ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the role of employers as “institutional” factors in the creation of segmentation in the labour market. Industrial structure defines segments of the labour market (the employer) based on the nature of demand, and with the impact on the individual workers or groups based on their personal characteristics.Design/methodology/approachEmpirical work is within the Dublin labour market, which experienced the largest increase in availability of migrant workers under immigration policies of the Celtic Tiger state. Focused on the sectors of catering, cleaning and security as low‐skilled service sector providers, the analysis is based on 24 semi‐structured interviews with employers selected based on a database of a cross‐section of all employers in the selected sectors in Dublin.FindingsSemi‐structured interviews reinforce state policies as key institutional factor underlying migrant labour trends and experiences, but perspectives of the employers in low‐end service industries reveal additional insights. In addition to using migrant labour as a means of cost cutting, the daily actions of employers reveal cultural stereotyping of workers, making them an elemental component “exploiting” the trends facilitated by state immigration policies.Originality/valueAlthough a large body of research on migration into Ireland during the Celtic Tiger years is available, little of it has focused on labour market processes. More broadly, in attempting to understand labour market processes and the creation of segmentation there needs to be a triangulation of processes of supply, demand and state policies; and employers are key players in shaping demand and exploiting supply trends.

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