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Sergileme Politikalarında Alternatif Yaklaşımlar: Feminist Küratöryal Pratiklere
Authors: Öztürk Yıldız
Published: June 2021

Sergileme pratiklerinin uzun tarihi düşünüldüğünde, bu alandaki cinsiyet, etnisite ve sınıf kategorileri dikkate alan eleştirel perspektiflerin tartışmaya açılması yeni sayılabilir. Joan W. Scott'ın (2013: 63), feminist tarih yazımının "(...) mevcut akademik çalışmaların önermelerini ve standartlarını eleştirel bir şekilde yeniden değerlendirmeyi de zorlayacağına dikkat" çeken yorumu sanat pratikleri için de geçerlidir. Feminist sanat tarihi yazımı, teoriden uygulamaya bir bütün olarak tarihin yeniden yazılmasını öneren, toplumsal eşitsizliklere işaret ederek kurumsal yapılanmaları eleştiren yaklaşımların ortaya çıkmasına olanak sağlamıştır.

Bu bağlamda, hegemonik sergileme politikaları iki temel hat tarafından eleştirilmiştir. Birincisi, neoliberal ekonomik yapılanmanın sanat pratiklerine etkileri; ikincisi, birinci hattan da beslenen, bununla birlikte cinsiyet, cinsel yönelim, ırk, etnisite ve sınıf tartışmalarını da içeren feminist küratöryal yaklaşımlarıdır.

Feminist küratöryal pratikler, küratörlüğü teknik bir meseleye indirgemeden güç ilişkileri çerçevesinde analiz eder. Bu bağlamda, soyut bir sanat tarihi okumasına karşı feminist estetiğin hayata, hayatın feminist estetiğe müdahale etmeye yönelik biçimlerinin var olabileceğine işaret eder. Bu çalışmada, çoklu eşitsizlik türlerini dikkate alan, yeni müzakerelere kapı aralayan, çelişkili konumlanmaları ve alternatif seçenekleri tartışan, queer yaklaşımların açtığı olasılıkları kapsayan feminist küratöryal yaklaşımların sınırlılıkları ve olanakları tartışılacaktır.
Erken Cumhuriyet Dönemi Kadın Dergilerinde Kadın İmajı: Ev Kadın Dergisi Örneği
Authors: IŞIK Esra
Published: June 2021

Erken Cumhuriyet dönemi kadın dergiciliği açısından oldukça verimli bir dönem olmuştur. Osmanlı Devleti’nin son yıllarında basının gücünü kullanma deneyimi kazanan kadın bu deneyimi Cumhuriyet ilan edildikten sonra da pekiştirmiş, kadın dergileri bu bağlamda kadının toplumsal konumunun inşa edilmesinin önemli araçlarından biri haline gelmiştir. Ancak Osmanlı Dönemi’nde ki yayınlardan farklı olarak Cumhuriyet dönemi kadın dergileri, rejiminin kadına sağladığı hakların ve ekonomik koşulların da etkisi ile şekillenmiştir. Bu dergiler, gelecekteki sağlıklı ve güçlü nesilleri yetiştirme vazifesi ile ön plana çıkartılan çağdaş, aydın, üretken ve aynı zamanda geleneksel rollerini sürdüren Türk kadını imajına büyük ölçüde sadık kalmışlardır.
Bu makalede iyi bir eş ve iyi bir anne olarak yeniden tanımlanan kadın imajının dönemin kadın dergilerinden biri olan Ev Kadın dergisinde nasıl yansıtıldığı incelenmiştir. Moda, güzellik, ev işleri, el işleri, mutfak bilgileri, çocuk bakımı gibi konuların yer alındığı derginin adından da anlaşılacağı gibi hedef kitlesini ev kadınları oluşturmaktadır. 1945 yılında yayın hayatına başlayan dergi 1950 yılına kadar yayınlanmayı sürdürmüştür. Renkli basılan ve özellikle batılı tarzda kadın fotoğrafları ile dikkat çeken dergi 64. sayısı ile yayın hayatını sonlandırmıştır. Dergide aydın, çağdaş, üretken Türk kadını imajı görsellerle destelenirken, bu imaj aynı zamanda annelik ve eş rolü ile de harmanlanarak sunulmuştur. Bu yönüyle Ev Kadın dergisi dönemin annelik ve eş rolleri ile yüceltilen kadın imajını yansıtmaktadır.
Gösterişçi Tüketim, Sınıf, Din ve Güçlenme Ekseninde Muhafazakâr Kadınlar
Authors: Melis Yelsalı Parmaksız Pınar
Published: June 2021

Gaziantep’te yaşayan, üst orta sınıftan muhafazakâr kadınların gösterişçi tüketim pratiklerine odaklanan bu makale, gündelik yaşamda özellikle kadınlar arası karşılaşmalar yoluyla sınıfın, muhafazakârlığın ve kadınların deneyiminin dönüşümünü anlamayı amaçlar. Buradan hareketle üst sınıftan muhafazakâr kadınların deneyimlerinin güçlenme ekseninde imkânını tartışmaya açıyoruz. Çalışmanın verileri feminist bir metodoloji ile gerçekleştirilen nitel bir saha çalışması ile toplanmıştır. Saha araştırması Gaziantep’te altı aylık bir süre içinde, çalışmaya katılan muhafazakâr ve/veya dindar kadınlarla gerçekleştirilen, onların gündelik yaşamlarına ve deneyimlerine odaklanan 14 birebir görüşme, 27 derinlemesine görüşme ile toplamda 14 kişiden oluşan iki grupla yapılan odak grup görüşmesine dayanmaktadır. Araştırma verileri görüşme kayıtlarından ortaya çıkan temalar çerçevesinde yorumlanarak analiz edilmiştir. Sonuçta üst orta sınıftan muhafazakâr kadınların güçlenmesi ataerkil pazarlık ve özel ataerkillikten kamusal ataerkilliğe geçiş kavramları kullanılarak açıklanmıştır.
Kuzey Kıbrıs'ta Süregelen Cinsiyetlendirilmiş Ebeveynlik
Authors: Mertan Biran
Published: June 2021

Bu çalışma, erken ve okulöncesi yaşta çocuğu bulunan ana babaların çocuk yetiştirme ile ilgili olarak geniş aileden aldıkları destek, babanın ücretsiz bakım emeği, annenin çalışma statüsü, sosyal bağlar, kültürel değerler, sosyo-ekonomik durum ve akrabalık ilişkilerinin rolünü feminist bakış açısıyla incelemektedir. Veri toplama aracı olarak Demografik Bilgiler Formu, Baba Katılım Ölçeği, Geniş Aile Desteği Ölçeği, Çocuk Günlüğü Testi ve Sürekli Kaygı Envanterinden oluşan bir soru kağıdı kullanılmıştır. Araştırma grubu, yaşları 12 ile 60 ay arasında değişen toplam 397 çocuğun annelerinden oluşmaktadır. Annelerin 318’i ücret karşılığı bir işte çalışmakta, 79’u ise ücret karşılığı herhangi bir işte çalışmamaktadır. Çocukların ortalama yaşı 36.0 aydır. Ailelerin tamamı çekirdek aile olarak yaşamlarını sürdürmekte, %17.9’u amalgam aile yapısı içerisinde anne ve babalarının yaşadığı bir binada ve %3.8’i ise geniş aile yapısı içerisinde aynı evde oturmaktadırlar. Araştırmaya katılan annelerin %71.9’u geniş aileden destek aldıklarını ifade etmişlerdir. Ücret karşılığı çalışan anneler grubuna dahil çocukların yarısında (%51.6), çocuklar en az iki yaşına gelene kadar, gün içi bakımlarının büyükanneleri tarafından yapıldığı görülmüştür. Öte yandan, babaların ücretsiz ev emeği paylaşımlarının ve çocuk bakımı sorumluluklarının sınırlı olduğu gözlemlenmiştir. Araştırma bulguları Kuzey Kıbrıs’ta sosyal çevrenin çocuk bakım yöntemi olarak aile içi bakımı desteklediğini göstermektedir. Sonuç olarak, Kuzey Kıbrıs örnekleminde, kadına yüklenen çocuk yetiştirme rolü, büyükanneler aracılıyla da devam etmektedir.
Children as Mischievous Spirits: Legitimizing Violence and Filicide in Contemporary Africa
Authors:   University of Huddersfield, UK, Agazue Chima
Published: June 2021

The belief that certain humans are spiritual entities and the belief that some people are spiritually possessed can be found across histories and cultures. While these individuals are not always viewed in the negative or treated inhumanely, cases abound whereby degrading and inhumane treatments are meted out to some of them. In the African continent, certain groups of people, particularly children are linked to certain mischievous spirits due to their unusual appearance, aberrant behavior, disability, chronic illness, psychopathology or exceptional ability. Some are also suspected and consequently mistreated due to events surrounding their birth. Such children are known by different names in different parts of Africa. In this article, three groups of children (ogbanje, abiku and spirit children) considered as partly spirits and one group (child witch) considered as spiritually possessed, were explored. Each of these groups was described based on the traditional lore of the particular society where they are so labeled. The abuses, neglect and in some cases homicide against the children connected to the belief, were critically discussed. The article explored how the children are abused, neglected or killed due to the genuine belief that they pose a spiritual threat to their parents or carers and in some cases, the entire community. However, the article also provided insights into how such belief also serves as justification for parents with children present with any of the aforementioned characteristics to eliminate such a child through filicide for altruistic purposes. The article also explored how some parents and guardians exploit the belief to eliminate children seen as a burden. The cases of adult relatives who exploit the belief to eliminate orphans in their care for the purposes of inheriting properties belonging to the orphans’ parents were also explored. Recommendations were made on how to address these social problems.
O perfil do aluno como ponto de partida na definição de estratégias individuais potenciadoras do desempenho académico
Authors:   Akademia, Lisboa, Portugal, Baptista Ana Cristina
Published: June 2021

A Neuroeducação veio integrar nos processos de ensino e aprendizagem os avanços registados nas áreas das neurociências. Estas, ao possibilitarem o mapeamento dos circuitos cerebrais, potenciam o conhecimento do individuo e permitem o aperfeiçoamento das estruturas funcionais limitantes da aprendizagem. O objetivo primordial da Neuroeducação centra-se então na otimização do rendimento do indivíduo, privilegiando a sua singularidade, através da autorregulação e da potenciação das capacidades executivas. Neste contexto, o ponto de partida deverá ser a elaboração do perfil do aluno. Este, além de sinalizar o nível académico, emocional e motivacional geral do aluno, permite criar uma matriz de informação, estruturar as atividades e estratégias a desenvolver sustentando um trabalho pedagógico de base individualizada. Este recurso permite tornar os alunos agentes da sua aprendizagem, autopercecionando, a cada momento, o ponto em que se encontram relativamente aos objetivos finais, autorregulando o seu desempenho e adaptando-se aos desafios que terão de enfrentar.
The role of modern management technologies in ensuring competitiveness of the enterprise
Authors:   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Podra Olha , Petryshyn Nataliya ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University
Published: June 2021

The article is devoted to the study of modern management technologies in ensuring the competitiveness of the enterprise. A thorough study of theoretical positions and approaches to determining the technology and factors influencing the success of its implementation was conducted. The classification of innovative management decisions is generalized, which includes implementation, training, consulting, transfer and engineering, audit. It is established that the use of innovative technologies in management leads to increased productivity and flexibility of the enterprise; reducing the duration of the production cycle and / or increasing the speed of service provision; improving the quality of goods and services provided; expanding market presence. Peculiarities of using risk management technology in the economic activity of enterprises in the conditions of foreign economic operations are investigated.
Priority problems of the work of Ukrainian customs authorities in the terms of European and Euro-Atlantic integration
Authors:   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Yurynets Oksana
Published: June 2021

Today, more and more companies focus on problems in customs clearance of products crossing the border during the implementation of export-import activities. In the context of European and Euro- Atlantic integration, which promote the accession of Ukrainian enterprises to the single European market, one of the priority tasks is the urgent solution of existing problems in the customs sphere. After all, one of the integral stages of Ukraine’s economic integration into the European Union is the successful accession of customs authorities to the Customs Union through harmonization of customs procedures with European norms, introduction of common customs principles and permanent improvement of customs activities on the basis of progressive customs instruments. The results of the survey of domestic exporters and importers that was conducted by the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting indicated the following key problems in the work of Ukrainian customs authorities: insufficient quality of customs legislation; low level of transparency and openness of customs authorities; corruption and bribery among customs officers; intentional overstatement of the customs value of goods; low level of quality of technical support of customs authorities; low level of qualification of customs officers; frequent changes in the organizational management structure of customs authorities and their management; burdensome fiscal function of customs authorities. The identified problems in the work of customs authorities of Ukraine in the context of European and Euro-Atlantic integration made it possible to identify priority directions for improving customs procedures: increasing efficiency, transparency and non-discrimination of customs procedures for export-import operations, reducing the cost of customs clearance for export-import, absolute harmonization of domestic customs legislation with European norms, unification of customs procedures with European customs practices in export-import operations, reduction of bureaucracy of customs procedures in export-import operations, optimization of customs payments in export-import operations, etc. The implementation of these directions of improvement of customs procedures in the export-import operations should take place with the use of specific urgent customs instruments, which will promptly solve the existing urgent problems in the work of customs authorities.
Startup ecosystem in Europe: best practices and lessons for Ukraine
Authors:   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Duma Oleh , Zavtura Kateryna ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University
Published: June 2021

The scientific research paper examines the European experience in the development of startup ecosystems. The definitions of scientists of the concepts “startup” and “ecosystem of startups” are given. The importance of the development of the startup ecosystem for Ukraine and possible ways to find better solutions to strengthen such development are identified. Factors of internal influence on the startup ecosystem are analyzed, which include cultural (general business culture, history of successful business creation), social (human talent, investment capital, social networks, and mentors) and material, which has a specific geographical location (government agencies, universities, service companies, physical infrastructure, and open local markets). The structural components of the startup ecosystem are analyzed, their role in the functioning of the system and interconnections are revealed. The functioning of ecosystems of startups in Great Britain, Estonia, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, and Finland are researched. The focus of the analysis was the structural elements of the startups ecosystem in these countries and their impact on the overall result. Statistics on venture capital flows, accelerators, and the total number of startups in leading European countries are analyzed. The main factors of successful functioning of the ecosystem of startups are revealed and the experience of European startup ecosystems are systematized. The Ukrainian ecosystem of startups is analyzed, their structural components and significant shortcomings that hinder its development are described. Weaknesses of the Ukrainian ecosystem of startups include lack of state support, insufficient funding, including due to international capital, underdeveloped infrastructure to support startups, lack of expertise and experience, the unfavorable investment climate and weak international ties. Possibilities and expediency of dissemination of European experience in the development of the Ukrainian ecosystem of startups is substantiated. Possible directions of application of the European experience of development of ecosystems of startups in Ukraine are substantiated. Three main steps have been proposed to strengthen the development of the Ukrainian ecosystem of startups based on European experience and in the context of Ukraine’s path to integration with the European Union.
Problems and prospects of investment support of Ukrainian enterprises under European integration conditions
Authors:   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Zaverbnyj Andrij
Published: June 2021

This article considers the problems and prospects of investment support of Ukrainian enterprises under European integration conditions. A review of literature sources on the problem of investment support. The dynamics of capital investments in the industry of Ukraine for the period 2015-2019 years is analyzed. The structure of foreign direct investments (share capital, debt instruments) in Ukraine for the period 2015-2019 years is analyzed. The structure of capital investments by sources of financing in Ukraine in 2019 year is investigated. Investment support of industry and other branches of Ukraine is analyzed. A low share of foreign investors in the investment support of Ukrainian enterprises was revealed. The harmonious development of the country’s economy, especially during the period of active reform, requires significant amounts of investment and financing. To increase the level of efficiency of investment support of industrial enterprises of our country, they need to develop and use a comprehensive model of harmonious development of the investment attraction system. The potential for foreign investment is much greater than domestic. Possibilities of using the prospects of investment support of Ukrainian enterprises under European integration conditions have been studied. A comprehensive model for attracting foreign investment in Ukrainian enterprises in the context of European integration has been further developed. Introduction, application of a comprehensive model of attracting foreign investment in Ukrainian enterprises in European integration conditions. The model will increase the share of foreign investment in the country’s economy. The model will also help to attract the best practices of EU countries. This will promote harmonious integration and so on. As a result of effective investment support, it is expected to strengthen the financial condition of enterprises, increase the level of their creditworthiness.
Technology of establishing cooperation between venture investor and innovative enterprise
Authors:   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Melnyk Olha , Adamiv Marta ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Omelianchuk A. ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University
Published: June 2021

In the article it is established that today in Ukraine the development of venture investment of innovative enterprises is at an early stage and is characterized by a number of problems. The dynamics of venture capital in Ukraine shows that their number and capitalization have been growing rapidly during the research period 2011-2019, and this growth continued even after the crisis. It is worth noting that venture investments in Ukraine are made in points, in particular they are more concentrated in Kyiv and Lviv. The largest share of venture capital is international capital. The most attractive sectors for venture investment in Ukraine are software, online services and IT equipment. According to the results of studying domestic and foreign experience of venture investment, a number of obstacles in the development of venture business in Ukraine have been identified: instability of the external environment; underdeveloped venture infrastructure; low level of efficiency of regulation of venture investment at the legislative level; low liquidity of venture capital due to the low level of stock market development; the predominance of foreign origin of venture capital and the shortage of domestic investment resources; underestimation of the role of small and medium business in the innovative development of the economy; low level of quality of venture fund management; weak information support and insufficient transparency of venture business. Based on the best foreign experience of venture business and existing problems in the field of venture investment in Ukraine, a technology for attracting venture capital at the stage of negotiating and concluding a venture investment agreement has been developed. The proposed technology will provide an opportunity to form a unified and clear basis for concluding a venture investment agreement between foreign venture investors and domestic innovative enterprises. The use of the proposed technology in the domestic practice of venture investment will increase the attractiveness of cooperation with Ukrainian innovation organizations in the eyes of foreign investors. This, in turn, will intensify the attraction of foreign investment in the development of the innovative sector of the national economy.
Circular economy as a part of the organizational corporate strategy
Authors:   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Zlotnik Marta
Published: June 2021

In today’s environment, organizations need new corporate strategies and models to protect profitability and competitiveness, as well as the heritage of natural resources. A circular economy is a model of production and consumption in which all resources and products are reused in the economic cycle, which can significantly reduce waste generation and create additional economic benefits for business. This is especially important in the context of the recovery from the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Implemented quarantine restrictions have revealed how sensitive to global risks and inflexible the linear economic system is. The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze ways to implement circular economy models in the corporate strategy of the organization. The objectives of the article are to study the latest publications on the definition of circular economy, corporate strategy and their relationship, description of the strategic planning process taking into account the models of circular economy, identification of basic business models of circular economy, analysis of examples of implementation of circular models conclusions. To achieve the goal of the study, the authors’ different approaches to the interpretation of the concept of “corporate strategy” and its formation within the circular economy were analyzed, the process of strategic planning was highlighted and the main types of values created by the circular economy were identified. The key circular business models and their relationship with the corporate strategy of the organization are highlighted. The main part of the article analyzes examples of implementation of the concept of circular economy in the corporate strategies of four selected Italian companies in various industries. A comparative description of the roles of the circular economy in the corporate strategy of each company and the benefits gained in the process of its implementation was carried out. Conclusions were drawn on the importance of implementing the ideas of the circular economy at the stage of forming the strategy of the enterprise to achieve economic, environmental and social benefits.
Evaluating the Impact of Design Pattern Usage on Energy Consumption of Applications for Mobile Platform
Authors: Qasim Awais , Munawar Adeel , Hassan Jawad , Khalid Adnan
Published: June 2021

Energy efficiency in mobile computing is really an important issue these days. Owing to the popularity and prevalence of Android operating system among the people, a great number of Android smartphone applications have been developed and proliferated by the software developers. While developing these applications, developers have to keep energy consumption factor in mind, as the efficiency of an application is largely affected by it. Thus, designers and programmers endeavour to choose the best designing approaches to develop energy-efficient applications. It is imperative to assist the programmers in choosing appropriate techniques and strategies to manage power consumption. In the present research, we have investigated the effect of Android application design on its energy utilisation. For this purpose, we have practically implemented design patterns on two Android applications and evaluated their energy consumption before and after implementing these patterns. We have modelled the high-level design of these two Android applications by using software design patterns in such a way as to abate their energy requirement. We have also checked how the quality, maintainability, and efficiency of code are affected by these design patterns. The outcomes of the research can facilitate programmers to utilise these details while developing energy efficient solutions.
Mapping of Source and Target Data for Application to Machine Learning Driven Discovery of IS Usability Problems
Authors: Ņikiforova Oksana , Zabiniako Vitaly , Kornienko Jurijs , Gasparoviča-Asīte Madara , Siliņa Amanda
Published: June 2021

Improving IS (Information System) end-user experience is one of the most important tasks in the analysis of end-users behaviour, evaluation and identification of its improvement potential. However, the application of Machine Learning methods for the UX (User Experience) usability and effic iency improvement is not widely researched. In the context of the usability analysis, the information about behaviour of end-users could be used as an input, while in the output data the focus should be made on non-trivial or difficult attention-grabbing events and scenarios. The goal of this paper is to identify which data potentially can serve as an input for Machine Learning methods (and accordingly graph theory, transformation methods, etc.), to define dependency between these data and desired output, which can help to apply Machine Learning / graph algorithms to user activity records.
The Impact of Note-Taking on the Learning Process in Intelligent Tutoring System Tutomat
Authors: Šarić-Grgić Ines , Grubišić Ani , Žitko Branko
Published: June 2021

The research investigates how note-taking practice affects the learning process in Tutomat, an intelligent tutoring system. The complete analysis includes (i) the identification of learning analytics variables to describe student-Tutomat interaction; (ii) the description of experimental student groups using learning analytics variables; (iii) data-driven clustering and (iv) the comparison of the experimental groups and revealed clusters. The results show that there is a difference in how a student interacts with Tutomat based on note-taking practice. It is revealed that the note-taking practice can be detected using the proposed learning analytics variables with the prediction accuracy of the clustering approach of 85 %.
Expert Survey on Current Trends in Agile, Disciplined and Hybrid Practices for Software Development
Authors: Ņikiforova Oksana , Babris Kristaps , Madelāne Linda
Published: June 2021

Every software development company makes software development based on a specific approach. There are a number of approaches to software development, both disciplined and agile. Each approach includes a set of different activities. Sometimes, the specific nature of a company’s work requires a specific approach, but the need to make work more efficient, faster and better requires implementing activities of other approaches. Then hybrid software development approaches come in. The paper presents an expert survey to examine the most important software development activities, the combinations of development approaches that are used in software development processes and the way of upgrading existing approaches. The evaluated activities of software development process are classified according to their nature – whether they correspond with a team, organisation, documentation, development, and testing. The conclusions are also made on the practices that are required most – disciplined, Agile or hybrid.
Time Series Smoothing Improving Forecasting
Authors: Romanuke Vadim
Published: June 2021

Both statistical and neural network methods may fail in forecasting time series even operating on a great amount of data. It is an open question of which amount fits best to make sufficiently accurate forecasts on it. This implies that the length or time series might be optimised. Hence, the objective is to improve the quality of forecasting by an assumption that parameters are set nearly at their optimal values. To achieve objective, the two types of the benchmark time series are considered: sine-shaped series and random-like series with repeatability. Trend, seasonality, and decay properties embedded into each type. Based on the benchmark of 24 time series models, it is ascertained that, for improving the forecasting, the time series should be smoothed and then downsampled. These operations can be fulfilled successively until the improvement fails. If preliminary smoothing worsens forecasts, the raw time series is straightforwardly downsampled until the forecasting accuracy starts dropping. However, if time series has a visible property of being noised, the preliminary smoothing is strongly recommended.
Privatization in Croatia: Standpoint of Croatian Citizens in 1998 and 2018
Authors: Horaček Jan , Nikolić Helena
Published: June 2021

Background: The break-up of Yugoslavia has led to a transition from planned to the market economy. The main task of transition is privatization, which implies transferring most of the former social ownership to private individuals. The privatization process has marked the end of the twentieth century in Croatia and still carries many unanswered questions that have arisen because of the persistent need for privatization in the former, unconsolidated state.

Objectives: The main objective of the paper is to make a comparison of respondents’ perception of Croatian privatization in 2018 compared to 1998. The aim is to investigate the similarities and changes in the attitudes of the Croats regarding the privatization processes that Croatia has engulfed in several stages.

Methods/Approach: The survey was conducted on a sample of one hundred Croatian citizens about their perception of the privatization process in Croatia in 2018. Results of the survey in 1998 and 2018 were compared using the chi-square test.

Results: The respondents in 2018 are convinced that the main goals of privatization have not been realized. Citizens’ distrust towards the system and institutions conducting the privatization process is greater in 2018 compared to 1998.

Conclusions: Respondents perception of privatization has not changed significantly concerning the 20-year gap. Dissatisfaction due to the unfulfilled fundamental goals is still present, as is the need for revision of privatization.
Collaborative Strategic View in Corporate Social Responsibility – Construction Industry Case
Authors: Butković Lana Lovrenčić , Tomšić Dina , Kaselj Simona
Published: June 2021

Background: The incorporation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) into the business strategy of construction firms boosts their corporate reputation, while at the same time reduces the risk and the external pressure for minimizing a negative societal footprint.

Objectives: This study aims to determine the current state of CSR in the Croatian construction industry, in terms of knowing and practicing, and to offer a collaborative strategic view as a viable CSR approach.

Methods/Approach: A survey research among large Croatian construction companies regarding CSR in the context of collaboration with stakeholders was carried out and the results were analyzed using the multidimensional unfolding procedure.

Results: Results show that for the Croatian construction companies CSR activities are important, but they are not widely seen as a benefit to overall business strategies yet.

Conclusions: Results of the research could be helpful to construction firms in the efficient and effective stakeholder engagement, as well as in the development of the calibrated CSR strategy.
Cultural Tourism and Community Engagement: Insight from Montenegro
Authors: Moric Ilija , Pekovic Sanja , Janinovic Jovana , Perovic Đurđica , Griesbeck Michaela
Published: June 2021

Background: Cultural tourism in Montenegro is growing, mostly due to the integral growth and development of tourism products. However, an in-depth insight into the relationship between cultural tourism and community engagement is missing.

Objectives: The paper aims to examine the relationship between cultural tourism development and community engagement in Montenegro.

Methods/Approach: Using the extensive literature, available secondary data, and an analysis of relevant policies, the paper explores new possibilities for diversifying tourism offer at heritage sites, by engaging volunteers, enhancing understanding of the socio-historical background, promoting the usage of digital tools, partnering with relevant stakeholders, introducing innovative funding tools and schemes.

Results: Several management issues associated with heritage tourism and community participation are acknowledged.

Conclusions: Key findings indicate the need for a systemic, dynamic, and innovative framework for sustainable and highly impactful heritage tourism in Montenegro, which policymakers, heritage ventures, and other stakeholders might use to strengthen community engagement and development at the heritage sites.
Position and Role of Social Supermarkets in Food Supply Chains
Authors: Knežević Blaženka , Škrobot Petra , Žmuk Berislav
Published: June 2021

Background: Social supermarkets were developed in Europe after the economic crisis 2008-2014. Their purpose is to decrease food waste that occurs in traditional food supply chains and to ensure access to food to socially endangered citizens.

Objectives: This paper analyses the general perception of consumers regarding the mission and purpose of social supermarkets in four Central Eastern European (CEE) countries: Croatia, Poland, Lithuania, and Serbia.

Methods/Approach: The paper brings the results of the survey research conducted in the observed CEE countries measuring attitudes towards the relevance and the role of social supermarkets.

Results: There is a positive attitude regarding the existence of social supermarkets in all the analysed CEE countries. Less than 10% of respondents claim that there is no need for such organizations. In Croatia, Lithuania, and Poland examinees claim that reduction of food waste rather than reduction of poverty should be emphasized as a mission of social supermarkets.

Conclusions: Social supermarkets require improvement of a legal framework, welfare system integration, and implementation of state monitoring. Moreover, larger involvement of religious communities, national and local governments, as supporting institutions is observed as a necessity in all the countries.
Defining human-animal chimeras and hybrids: A comparison of legal systems and natural sciences
Authors: Bokota Szymon
Published: June 2021

The article aims to present issues arising out of differences in the way that the terms chimera and hybrid are defined in legal systems and by natural sciences in the context of mixing human and animal DNA. The author analyses the different approaches to defining these terms used in various legal systems, dividing them into groups in light of conclusions reached from examining definitions used in natural sciences. The distinction is used to answer the question of which approach to definitions applied by legislators is the best way to handle the subject of human-animal organisms, given the need to balance their impact on medicine and the ethical concerns that arise.
Philosophical, anthropological and axiological aspects of Constantine’s definition of philosophy
Authors: Zozuľak Ján
Published: June 2021

This paper focuses on the philosophical-ethical foundations of Constantine’s definition of philosophy, as well as its anthropological and axiological aspects. The focus is placed on the relationship between definitions of philosophy postulated by Constantine the Philosopher and John of Damascus, the latter of which traces the six classical definitions systematized by Platonic commentators. Byzantine thinkers proposed a method of unifying both the theoretical and practical aspects of ancient philosophy with a Christian way of life by interpreting the classical definitions of philosophy and dividing it into theoretical and practical parts, the latter including ethics. Constantine understood philosophy in the sense of the second (knowledge of things Divine and human) and the fourth (becoming like God) meanings of earlier definitions, with the addition of the Christian sense of acting in accordance with the image of God. In addition to these gnosiological and anthropological aspects, the paper also observes the axiological aspect of Constantine’s definition of philosophy, which appears to be a foundation for exploring human behaviour as in compliance with Christian laws encouraging changes in ethical principles so as to follow a new code of ethics, through which new values were presented to the Slavs.
Understanding the Effect of a Soft Drinks Industry Levy on Consumer Well-Being in the UK: First Estimates
Authors: Fage Bradley , Vasilev Aleksandar
Published: June 2021

This paper is a first attempt to provide a quantitative evaluation of consumer well-being resulting from the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy introduced in April 2018. Using a model setup that encompasses both a normal case and a Giffen case for sugary drinks consumption, a computational exercise is performed to quantify the welfare social loss for a variety of household incomes. The model demonstrates that the introduction of a soft drinks levy results in a non-trivial welfare loss, particularly in terms of monetary value and weight effect. We also find that the wealthiest individuals in society are affected positively by this levy, whilst the poorest segment of the population are adversely affected, especially in the presence of a binding nutritional constraint.
Income Inequalities in EU Countries: Gini Indicator Analysis
Authors: Kolluru Mythili , Semenenko Tetiana
Published: June 2021

Franklin Delano Roosevelt said that “the test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” According to the World Economic Forum (2021), income disparity is at the top of global risks in the coming years. The development of income inequality is a growing concern worldwide, particularly since the Great Recession. This study is based on available data on the Gini coefficient of equivalized disposable income from 2005 to 2019 for the 27 European Union countries. We found that the indicator’s value demonstrates a reasonably even distribution of income (not exceeding 40%) in all European Union countries, except Bulgaria. We used the FORECAST ETS function (Excel for Microsoft 365) that is based on the AAA version of the Exponential Smoothing (ETS) algorithm to conduct our analysis. We grouped the EU 27 countries to investigate income equality behavior. According to the interval’s median of the sample’s standard deviation, we selected Italy, Spain, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria for further investigation. We conclude the absence of general trends in the inequality of income distribution in society due to the financial crisis factors. The research presents exploratory insights into income inequality in the European Union.
Combining Regression and Clustering for Financial Analysis
Authors: Chiriac Andreea Ioana
Published: June 2021

Artificial Intelligence is used in business through machine learning algorithms. Machine learning is a part of computer science focused on computer systems learning to perform a specific task without using explicit instructions, relying on patterns and inference instead.

Though it might seem like we’ve come a long way in the last ten years, which is true from a research perspective, the adoption of AI among corporations is still relatively low. Over time it became possible to automate more tasks and business processes than ever before. The benefit of using artificial intelligence is that does not require to program every step of the process, predicting at each step what could happen and how to resolve it. The algorithms decide for themselves in each case how the problems should be solved, based on the data that is used.

I apply Python language to create a synthetic feature vector that allows visualizations in two dimensions for EDIBTA financial ratio. I use Mean-Square Error in order to evaluate the success, having the optimal parameters. In this section, I also mentioned about the purpose, goals, and applications of cluster analysis. I indicated about the basics of cluster analysis and how to do it and also did a demonstration on how to use K-Means.
Consumer recommendation dynamics in online retail business under logistic regression and naïve Bayes analyses
Authors: Georgescu Irina , Kinnunen Jani
Published: June 2021

Competitive businesses need to study the behavior of their current and potential customer base. Relevant data on the behavior can be obtained from online, where the purchase decisions are increasingly made and often based on product reviews, ratings and recommendations available in social media networks. The original data consists of 23486 customer reviews with ten variables/features of the reviewing customers, the products under review and the feedback to their reviews from online retail clothing business, and about half of the dataset is analyzed after cleaning the data. To find out, which features are the most important factors leading to a recommendation, the naïve Bayes and logistic regression methods are applied. Earlier research has shown that the sentiment of textual reviews and the given numerical ratings are key factors for the decision to recommend or not recommend products. The focus of this paper is to identify and rank-order the most relevant (numerical) factors affecting the review process leading to a recommendation. After applying the logistic regression classifier, we have found that rating, positive feedback count and age are statistically significant factors, in that order. The results support online retailers and manufacturers, as well, in adjusting their product portfolios and marketing efforts optimally to obtain recommendations for their products, reach potential customers and expose them to the given recommendations leading to positive purchase decisions. Further, the results indicate some future research opportunities.
Digital innovation in education in Romania quantitative approach
Authors: Mihai Mihaela , Ţiţan Emilia , Manea Daniela-Ioana , Nechifor Andra , Cotenescu Andrada
Published: June 2021

Economic growth, productivity and national well-being over time have been promoted through various innovation strategies. Education aims to shape the human personality according to its particularities but also according to the social dynamics, the mobility of teachers through the dynamic integration of man in society. Education differs from one historical stage to another. With the advancement of technology, students have the opportunity to take online courses, regardless of where they are, age, physical limitations or personal schedule. Technology can open up new opportunities for learning and assessment.

With the help of the regression analysis applied based on the indicators provided by the National Institute of Statistics: the number of students, computers, laboratories and workshops in each county in Romania (2010-2017) tested the influence of technology on the number of students enrolled in schools. The main conclusion of the study emphasizes that a higher number of children enrolled in school in a county is correlated with the degree of technology. Thus, the number of new devices will increase to ensure the possibility for both teachers and students to evolve. On the other hand, the fact that some areas of the country are less developed and lack funding, is also reflected in the number of children enrolled as well as in the number of computers available.
Creative Packaging sebagai upaya Peningkatan Daya Saing Pedagang Laklak Bali di Pasar Ketapian Sumerta
Authors: Oktaviani Anak Agung Sagung Mirah , Sukadana I Wayan
Published: June 2021

Pasar Ketapian Sumerta memiliki pedagang Jajanan khas Bali yaitu Laklak Bali. Laklak Bali memiliki unsur budaya leluhur Bali yang tinggi serta cita rasa yang sangat nikmat. Hal ini berbanding terbalik dengan keadaan pedagang Laklak Bali di Pasar Ketapian Sumerta yang kurang memiliki daya saing dalam memasarkan produknya melalui sebuah packaging yang kreatif. 2Maka dari itu pengabdian ini bertujuan untuk membantu memfasilitasi serta memberi pedoman pedagang Laklak Bali di Pasar Ketapian Sumerta dalam mengembangkan creative packaging serta daya saing pedagang Jajan Bali Pasar Ketapian Sumerta . Dalam pengabdian ini dilakukan metode observasi dan perencanaan, perancangan, serta implementasi. Setelah implementasi penggunaan creative packaging, pedagang Laklak Bali sudah mampu mencapai rata-rata peningkatan pendapatan Rp 50.000 hingga Rp 150.000 dari biasanya, serta para pedagang lebih mudah branding ke sosial media masing-masing melalui creative packaging yang telah digunakan. Melalui creative packaging, pedagang tradisional Laklak Bali mampu meningkatkan daya saingnya, sehingga memperoleh keuntungan yang lebih tinggi.
Pemberdayaan dalam Pengelolaan Digital Marketing untuk Mewujudkan Desa Wisata Budaya di Kecamatan Cigugur Kabupaten Kuningan
Authors: Harjadi Dikdik , Praramdana Gilang Kripsiyadi , Komarudin Munir N , Manalu Vigory G
Published: June 2021

Kecamatan Cigugur merupakan sebuah Kecamatan yang terletak di Kaki Gunung Ciremai Kabupaten Kuningan. Dengan keindahan alamnya dan udaranya yang sejuk ini membuat masyarakatnya sebagian besar berprofesi di bidang perkebunan, pertanian  dan peternakan. Namun saat ini masyarakat mulai memanfaatkan keindahan alamnya sebagai objek pariwisata. Hal ini ditandai dengan banyaknya bermunculan tempat wisata baru maupun cafe and restoran yang berjejer sepanjang jalan khususnya Desa Cisantana Kecamatan Cigugur. Namun jika dilihat lebih dalam penggunaanya saat ini digital marketing masih belum dilakukan maksimal oleh pihak pengelola wisata desa cisantana, padahal ketika menggunakan digital marketing dapat meningkatkan penjualan. Permasalahan yang ada di Desa-Desa Wilayah Kecamatan Cigugur Kabupaten Kuningan ini, adalah bagaimana peningkatan pengetahuan dan pemahaman masyarakat dalam melestarikan, inventarisasi dan mengembangkan potensi budaya yaitu kearifan lokal, tradisi, seni  setempat sebagai salah satu tujuan wisata budaya, bagaimana aspek pendampingan pengelolaan digital marketing sebagai media promosi rintisan wisata alam dan budaya  kepada pengelola atau aparatur desa atau kecamatan, dan bagaimana pengelolaan pembentukan rintisan Desa Wisata yang ada di Kecamatan Cigugur Kabupaten Kuningan.  Hasil dari kegiatan ini masyarakat khususnya para pengelola obyek wisata sudah mulai memahami dimana kegiatan promosi merupakan kegiatan yang sangat penting dilakukan untuk menarik wisatawan, terutama wisatawan asing. Dalam kegiatan ini para pengeola sudah dilatih untuk menggunakan media promosi yang baik dan bijak untuk melakukan promosi kegiatan usaha yang mereka lakukan. Adapun media promosi yang difokuskan adalah intagram dan chanel youtube. Kegiatan pelatihan ini dilakukan dalam dua tahapan, yaitu tahap pelatihan dan praktek langsung. Setelah dilakukan prkatek langsung dilakukan evaluasi mengenai kegiatan promosi yang sudah dilakukan.