scholarly journals Entrepreneurial Behaviour on the New Silk Road: Space for Improvement?

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-39
Author(s):  
Jiří Novosák ◽  
Radek Jurčík
Keyword(s):  
Positive Influence ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor ◽  
Entrepreneurial Behaviour ◽  
One Belt One Road ◽  
Road Space ◽  
Country Clusters ◽  
Global Entrepreneurship ◽  
The One

Abstract A number of studies point out a positive influence of entrepreneurship on economic growth. This is due to the role that entrepreneurs play in the economy by utilizing new knowledge, shaping markets, and pushing out unproductive incumbents. The ambitious One Belt One Road Initiative, which recently includes sixty Asian, African and European countries, aims at stimulating global economic development and prosperity. From the theoretical point of view, entrepreneurship is crucial for achieving the aim. Consequently, the intent of this paper is to analyze entrepreneurial behavior of the countries participated in the One Belt One Road Initiative, using the data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). Distinct country clusters are identified and their entrepreneurial characteristics are interpreted.

scholarly journals Attentional biases in depression: Relation to disorder severity, rumination, and anhedonia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey Krings ◽  
Alexandre Heeren ◽  
Philippe Fontaine ◽  
Sylvie Blairy
Keyword(s):  
Major Depressive Disorder ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Diagnostic Interview ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Attentional Biases ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Exogenous Cueing ◽  
Clinically Depressed ◽  
The One

Introduction: According to cognitive models of depression, selective attentional biases (ABs) for mood-congruent information are core vulnerability factors of depression maintenance. However, findings concerning the presence of these biases in depression are mixed. This study aims to clarify the presence of these ABs among individuals with clinical and subclinical depression. Method: We compared three groups based on a semi-structured diagnostic interview and a depressive symptoms scale (BDI-II): 34 individuals with major depressive disorder (clinically depressed); 35 with a dysphoric mood but without the criteria of major depressive disorder (i.e., subclinically depressed), and 26 never been depressed individuals. We examined AB for sad and happy materials in three modified versions of the exogenous cueing task using scenes, facial expressions, and words. Brooding, anhedonia, and anxiety were also evaluated. Results: In contrast to our hypotheses, there were no ABs for negative or positive information, regardless of the task and the groups. Neither the association between AB toward negative information and brooding nor the one between AB away from positive stimuli and anhedonia was significant. Bayes factors analyses revealed that the present pattern of findings does not result from a lack of statistical power.Discussion: Our results raise questions about how common AB is in depression. From a theoretical point of view, because individuals with depression did not exhibit AB, our results also seemingly challenge the claim that AB figures prominently in the maintenance of depression. We believe the present null results to be particularly useful for future meta-research in the field.

Website quality and internal business factors

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 308-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonino Galati ◽  
Maria Crescimanno ◽  
Salvatore Tinervia ◽  
Dario Siggia
Keyword(s):  
Business Performance ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Website Quality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Assessment Index ◽  
Wine Sector ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is dual. The first is to assess the quality of websites of Italian wineries, using the Web Assessment Index (WAI), and compare e-commerce and e-marketing websites. The second is to verify the existence of a relationship between the website quality and business revenue, on one hand, and the characteristics of managers, on the other. Design/methodology/approach A two-step survey was carried out to respond to the aims of the study. First, a sample of wineries was contacted to capture information on both the wineries and managerial characteristics. On the basis of the observed data, a second step of the analysis was performed taking into consideration 84 wineries having a website. The website quality has been evaluated by WAI, and afterwards, it has been related to the internal business factors previously identified. Findings Findings show that the website quality is higher in e-commerce websites than in e-marketing websites, and that business revenue and the education level of managers have a positive influence on the websites’ quality. Research limitations/implications The results of the study need to be interpreted within the context for which this research was designed and cannot be applied generally to all businesses. Practical implications Findings have some theoretical and practical implications. From a theoretical point of view, this study validates the WAI model in the wine sector. From a managerial perspective, results are useful both for wineries creating an online presence for the first time, and for those already existing which, and for system designers of websites. Originality/value Very few empirical studies have been conducted on the relationship between website quality, business performance and managerial characteristics.

Nonverbal Communication of Confidence in Soccer Referees: An Experimental Test of Darwin’s Leakage Hypothesis

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 590-597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Furley ◽  
Geoffrey Schweizer
Keyword(s):  
Nonverbal Communication ◽  
Nonverbal Behavior ◽  
Experimental Test ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Other ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One

The goal of the present paper was to investigate whether soccer referees’ nonverbal behavior (NVB) differed based on the difficulty of their decisions and whether perceivers could detect these systematic variations. On the one hand, communicating confidence via NVB is emphasized in referee training. On the other hand, it seems feasible from a theoretical point of view that particularly following relatively difficult decisions referees have problems controlling their NVB. We conducted three experiments to investigate this question. Experiment 1 (N = 40) and Experiment 2 (N = 60) provided evidence that perceivers regard referees’ NVB as less confident following ambiguous decisions as compared with following unambiguous decisions. Experiment 3 (N = 58) suggested that perceivers were more likely to debate with the referee when referees nonverbally communicated less confidence. We discuss consequences for referee training.

scholarly journals Energy Cooperation between the EAEU and China

2020 ◽  
pp. 135-144
Author(s):  
Angelina V. Govorova
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Eurasian Economic Union ◽  
One Belt One Road ◽  
Energy Projects ◽  
Silk Road Economic Belt ◽  
The One ◽  
Large Scale Project

In May 2018, the Eurasian economic union (EAEU) and China signed a non-preferential agreement on trade and economic cooperation. The agreement provides for joint projects in many economics sectors. For China, this agreement is a new step in the implementation of the large – scale project «One belt-one road», as well as an attempt to approach the creation of a free trade zone in the SCO countries. For the EAEU, the trade agreement with China is an attempt to establish its own game rules in the process of pairing the EAEU and the Silk road economic belt. Attracting investment from China will allow the EAEU countries to develop large transport and energy projects, because China is still one of the world leaders in energy consumption. However it is important to bear in mind that China faces two important energy challenges: on the one hand, the necessity of transition from coal to natural gas, and, on the other hand, the necessity of transition from fossil to renewable energy sources. The analysis of the current agreements shows China's interest in the EAEU countries only from a logistical point of view, which means the need for the EAEU countries to create a unique proposal for the supply of energy resources to China.

scholarly journals Keeping Systems at Work

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antti Silvast ◽  
Mikko J Virtanen
Keyword(s):  
Science And Technology Studies ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Other ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Electricity System ◽  
The One ◽  
Electricity Infrastructure ◽  
Theoretical Considerations

This article discusses the reliability of electricity supply and the management of its uncertainties from a systems theoretical point of view. We begin by outlining recent Science and Technology Studies (STS) literature about energy systems, infrastructures and practices concerning their use and argue that many current discussions hold promise in two directions: one concerns the brittleness and uncertainty of the electricity system that is seen as an ongoing achievement, the other is about broader structuring factors and contexts that should also be acknowledged when researching such systems. With an aim of developing this two-part focus, the paper advances systems theoretical considerations about the electricity infrastructure and proposes an analysis tool to study the necessary reductions of complexity of the infrastructure in two emblematic settings. The sites are infrastructure control rooms on the one hand and households on the other hand. The article concludes by discussing the different reductions of complexity by electricity users and electricity experts through using the theoretical point of view presented in the article.

scholarly journals When to Act Is to Say: Appointment as Conflictogenic Discourse in the Cameroonian Administration

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Celestin Messanga Obama
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Other ◽  
Main Topic ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The One ◽  
Participatory Observation

Promotion to high office in the Cameroonian administration, appear to be one of the main topic of political communication in Cameroun. The communitarian claims of appointment put both individuals and communities in competitive situations and are often the source of social conflicts. The problem is to understand the focus of political communication on appointment in the Administration in Cameroon and the possible link that it could have with conflictuality in the country. From a theoretical point of view, each act of appointment can be understood as a message from the President of the Republic whose power of appointment is unlimited. The president’s acts of appointment; on the one hand; and the demands from communities, on the other, appear to be a kind of communication. Data analysis will be guided by the theory of "the actor and the system". From a methodological point of view, we used documentary observation in the national and international press. We also had an in-depth interview with a former minister who, however, requested anonymity. Finally, our 26-year service as an employee gives us the advantage of experience gained through participatory observation. It appeared that appointment, through the numerous and consistent advantages that it confers on the promoted, thus appears to the citizens, as the main means of access to the fortune from which the covetousness of both the individuals and their communities of origin arises. Unfortunately, the state is unable to meet all expectations. However, individual, as well as community, strategies of access to appointments expose the nation to more division than cohesion.

Fiskalischer Föderalismus und Staatstätigkeit

2003 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph A. Schaltegger
Keyword(s):  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Annual Data ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Size Of Government ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Voter Preferences ◽  
Swiss Cantons ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact

AbstractWhat is the impact of federalism on the size of government? On the one hand, various externalities and unexploited economies of scale caused by federalist institutions favour a larger size of government. On the other hand, some authors argue that federalism represents an institutional barrier for policy makers eventually restricting their policy discretion to deviate from voter preferences. Consequently, the net effect of federalism is open from a theoretical point of view. This paper evaluates the different aspects of federalism empirically for Swiss cantons with a panel of annual data from 1980 to 1998. The results indicate that federalism in Switzerland rather favours a smaller size of government.

scholarly journals China in Africa: Neo-Colonial Power or “Win-Win” Strategy?

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 119-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. L. Deych
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Economy ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Trade Relations ◽  
Colonial Policy ◽  
Industrial Parks ◽  
One Belt One Road ◽  
Energy Projects ◽  
The One

The article deals with China’s policy in Africa in the last decade. As the analysis shows, China is increasing steadily its presence in Africa, not only in the countries rich in resources, although the resources, especially oil, remain of particular importance for the Chinese economy, but also in the poor in natural resources and little attractive from the strategic point of view states. The author analyzes the features of China’s diplomacy on the continent, China-Africa trade relations, the activities of Beijing as a donor and investor in Africa. Special attention is paid to “One belt – one road” initiative, which takes the important place in today’s China strategy, and to role, which African countries, located on the crossroads of the land and sea “silk roads”, play in this initiative. The Chinese strategy envisages the implementation of infrastructure projects, including the construction of railways and highways, aviation communications, energy projects, industrial parks, and construction of seaports in coastal countries. The growth of Beijing’s investments in African economy and the expansion of the spheres of its influence on the continent are the subjects of close attention of politicians, scientists and media. On the one hand, they link with China’s policy the economic growth of African countries, some of which have entered into the ranks of the fastest growing states of the world. On the other hand, they accuse Beijing in “neo-colonial policy”, claiming that China is guided by its own interests, far from the African interests, and violates human rights and environmental standards in struggle for resources. The author concludes that an objective analysis of the various aspects of Beijing’s activities in Africa in the last decade, as well as the assessment of this activity by Africans in the course of interviews, may allow to establish the truth.

scholarly journals Emprendimiento y el rol de la mujer. Caso ecuatoriano

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Margarita Palma Samaniego ◽  
Flor Garcés ◽  
Gloria Valencia Vivas ◽  
Wendy Wasbrum
Keyword(s):  
Labor Markets ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Gradual Increase ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor ◽  
Female Entrepreneurship ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Business Units ◽  
Global Entrepreneurship ◽  
Las Mujeres

La ubicación de las mujeres dentro de mercados de producción y laboral ha presentado limitaciones serias, marcadas por la discriminación y estereotipos, interfiriendo en la inserción laboral de las mismas, siendo su mano de obra menos valorada que la de los hombres; evidenciándose la necesidad de mejorar su inserción y generar nuevas fuentes de trabajo; se han propuesto unidades de negocios impulsando la generación de emprendimientos que permitan incrementar de manera paulatina los ingresos del núcleo familiar. El objetivo del presente trabajo es mostrar el término emprendimiento desde el punto de vista conceptual, entendiéndose que por emprendimiento se derivan algunas teorías que permiten observar que es una característica que permite a las personas salir adelante con ideas novedosas, metodológicamente se realiza un análisis de las principales características que tienen los emprendedores observando que la edad promedio de una persona que se inicia de manera temprana en el emprendimiento es de 36 años, a pesar que a lo largo de los años ha existido una paridad al momento de emprender entre los hombres y mujeres, se observar el emprendimiento sucede con mayor proporción en las mujeres 51,1%. El emprendimiento femenino se está volviendo protagonista de la economía nacional. El Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) reporta que, en Ecuador, aproximadamente, el 54% de ellas piensan en ser microempresarias en los próximos tres años. Abstract The location of women within the production and labor markets has presented serious limitations, marked by discrimination and stereotypes, interfering with the labor insertion of women being less valued than men. It has evidence the need to improve the insertion of women and generate new sources of work, business units have been proposed, promoting the generation of enterprises that allow the gradual increase of family income. The objective of this research is to show the term entrepreneurship from the conceptual point of view, understanding that by undertaking some theories that allow us to observe that is a feature that allows people to move forward with innovative ideas are derived methodologically an analysis of the performed main features are entrepreneurs noting that the average age of a person who starts early in the venture is 36 years, although over the years has been a parity when undertaking between men and women , will observe the venture is with higher proportion in females 51.1%. Female entrepreneurship is becoming protagonist of the national economy. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) reports that in Ecuador, approximately 54% of them think of being microentrepreneurs in the next three years.  

scholarly journals Multidimensional research on university engagement using a mixed method approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Benito Mundet ◽  
Esther Llop Escorihuela ◽  
Marta Verdaguer Planas ◽  
Joaquim Comas Matas ◽  
Ariadna Lleonart Sitjar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Social Commitment ◽  
Cognition And Emotion ◽  
Nominal Groups ◽  
Valid Instrument ◽  
The One ◽  
Definition Of

The commitment or academic implication (engagement) of universitystudents has become a fundamental element for their welfare and academicperformance and, furthermore, it is also related to their professional futureand social commitment. For this reason, the definition of the concept and theprovision of assessment strategies and tools are essential to know the learningexperiences that lead to enhancing the academic involvement of the students.To develop our research, we have used a mixed quantitative and qualitativemethodology: exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis on the one hand,and discussion groups using the nominal groups technique on the other hand.We have set three different objectives: first, to delve into the multidimensionalmodel of the construct; second, to validate a questionnaire that allows forevaluation of the students’ perception of the learning methodologies used inthe classroom; and third, to check the manageability of the nominal groupsas a qualitative method of analysis. The results demonstrate that our newproposal provides a statistically valid instrument aimed at determining theperceptions of own engagement and an effective, efficient and motivatingqualitative method for students. However, regarding the multidimensionalityof the construct, contrary to the more accepted theoretical point of view thatconsiders three dimensions of engagement (behaviour, cognition and emotion),our results only reveal two dimensions (cognitive-emotional and behavioural).In the discussion and comments section we give possible explanations for thiscontradiction.

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