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The Chinese Way Total Quality Management
Authors:   CSQ/QKC, Sheng-Pin Kuan , Linn Perng Horng
Published: December 2020

: The story what I want to say is why China did not have a chance to become a world power in these five hundred years (1500-2000)? And after more than 30 years of reform and opening up, China has accumulated the momentum and finally broke out in recent years. Under the situation of political stability, China utilizes the TQM-like mode of planning process for the economic and social development, and from the PDCA Deming Cycle look at China's Five-Year Plan, the 9th Five-Year Plan, the 10th Five-Year Plan, the 11th Five-Year Plan, the 12th Five-Year Plan of China, and 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020). Then can be continuously carry out those plans, and promote medium-and-high-speed economic growth and move toward a medium and high-end standard so as to achieve the grand goal of building a well-to-do society in an all-round way by 2020. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued in October 2016, “Industrial Technology Innovation Capability Development Plan (2016-2020)”, this kind of Quality Function Deployment (QFD) or Policy Management of the mode of governance, deploy from the Central Committee of the 13th Five-Year Plan to the State Council’s development strategy, and then by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in charge of his own professional projects to provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions related professional unit. This kind of top-down promotion and implementation model is very difficult to implement in a liberal democracy government body. The Director General of the State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine on “One Belt One Road Initiative” Press Conference, answered questions raised by Chinese and foreign reporters on issues related to “Quality Improvement”. When we discuss the issue of economic and social development of a country, with quality as its topic, it will get less controversy in ideology. The quality of the subject to the “essence of substance” requirements are precise and accurate; to the “process of business” focus on efficiency and effectiveness; to the “conduct oneself” emphasis on words and deeds should be consistent; to the “quality of life” pursue the balance of production, ecology, life; to the society “Datong (The Ideal World)” is our dream. Guided by the above quality issues, quality professionals may can be dedicated to that: “for satisfying the universal value of human material and spiritual needs, integrate the methodologies of essence of substance, process of business and psychology, for enhancing the quality of human life, to engage in quality related science research, technology development, and application promotion. There will be many projects to be carried out, especially the establishment of ‘The Chinese Way Total Quality Management’”
Competences on Culture of Peace and Human Security
Authors:   Universidad de Ixtlahuaca, Sotelo Gabriela Areli Cruz
Published: December 2020

Human security is related to the culture of peace to a personal level because the individual has to work on himself, has to know his rights, being empowered by them, overcoming adversity and demand respect from authorities to his human dignity. The methodology is mixed, by means of interviews to human security experts, culture of peace experts, police officers. Quantitatively there is a survey applied to 208 law students from the University of Ixtlahuaca, to know their concept of peace and human security, some of the most important conclusions are: social participation through social networking sites, educational institutions at all levels for their important function on reinforcing values, generating the competences on culture of peace, resilience, empowering, solidarity and conflict resolution.
Content Marketing Today
Authors:   Alcorn State University, Forrest Pj
Published: December 2020

Content Marketing has become the industry standard. It has been found to be more effective than Traditional marketing. Content Marketing shifts Marketing away from persuasive advertising and selling approaches and instead provides information which creates value for the consumer. This information may be interesting, helpful, informative, problem solving or just entertaining, but the consumer must derive some benefit from it (Chordras 2018, Metrick 2018.) Market segmentation is extremely important to Content Marketing as each piece of content must be tailored to the particular target market the business is trying to reach (Chordras 2018.) Successful Content Marketers create benefits for themselves as well in the form of increased sales, reduced costs, and more loyal consumers (Content Marketing Institute 2017, Metrick 2018). As traditional marketing decreases in effectiveness Content Marketing effectiveness is increasing (Content Marketing Institute 2016, Patel, 2016). It has progressed from being a practice used to get a competitive edge on the competition to a must use. Companies who do not use Content Marketing get left behind in the industry. This paper is designed to provide a broad overview of Content Marketing to the marketing educator. Existing textbooks have not had time to include substantial information on this fast-growing area, and most educators do not have time to fully research each new area of Marketing as it appears. A full understanding of Content Marketing can be very helpful in making sure our students graduate with knowledge of all current marketing practices.
Bankruptcy Model Construction and its Limitation in Input Data Quality
Authors:   University of Finance and Administration, Kubíčková Dana , Nulíček Vladimír ,   University of Finance and Administration
Published: December 2020

The aim of the research project solved at the University of Finance and administration is to construct a new bankruptcy model. The intention is to use data of the firms that have to cease their activities due to bankruptcy. The most common method for bankruptcy model construction is multivariate discriminant analyses (MDA). It allows to derive the indicators most sensitive to the future companies’ failure as a parts of the bankruptcy model. One of the assumptions for using the MDA method and reassuring the reliable results is the normal distribution and independence of the input data. The results of verification of this assumption as the third stage of the project are presented in this article. We have revealed that this assumption is met only in a few selected indicators. Better results were achieved in the indicators in the set of prosperous companies and one year prior the failure. The selected indicators intended for the bankruptcy model construction thus cannot be considered as suitable for using the MDA method.
Fiscal Degree Performance in Samarinda City: Budget Year of 2013-2017
Authors:   Mulawarman of University, Roy Juliansyah , Darma Dio Caisar ,   Samarinda High School of Economics
Published: December 2020

The aim to be achieved in the study is to analyze and identify the degree of fiscal decentralization in the City of Samarinda during 2013-2017. This type of research is quantitative and the data source used is secondary data. The data is based on time series during budget year of 2013-2017, which was compiled through the publication of the Regional Revenue Agency and Central Bureau of Statistics Samarinda City. The analytical tool used is Degree of Fiscal Decentralization.Simple conclusions that can be obtained based on the analytical tool, namely: (1) The average ratio of Regional Original Income to Regional Revenues is 3.44% (very less); (2) The average ratio of Tax Sharing and Non Tax/Natural Resources Sharing to Regional Revenues is 39.69% (sufficient); (3) The average ratio of Balanced Budget to Regional Revenues is 64.51% (very good); (4) The average ratio of Regional Original Income to Regional Expenditures is 11.94% (less); (5) The average ratio of Regional Original Income to Capital Expenditures is 42.75% (good); and (6) The average ratio of Tax Sharing, Non Tax/Natural Resources Sharing, and Regional Original Income to Regional Expenditure is 47.20% (good).
Strategies for Survival of the World — Risk Management
Authors:   Serbian Quality Management and Business Excellence Association, Lojanica Jovo
Published: December 2020

All management standards have requirements for different aspects of improvements on the personal level, family level, company level, in business and life. What is about national level and country level? Is it possible for today’s generations to learn history of nations and of civilizations? If it is — ok, let’s apply it on actual time and people to have less problems and difficulties — especially if is actual in field of risk management. Majority of people are occupied by today’s problems. They don’t consider past and future challenges. People from each country strive for better quality, better and cleaner environment, higher safety etc. historically and today. But could we remember: How did Genghis Khan conquer many regions and how was he defeated? How did Mayas and Aztecs die out? How were Native Americans in North America drastically reduced in numbers? How did the Roman Imperium vanish? How was the Ottoman Imperium established and how it vanished? How many people were killed in the wars in XX century, etc? In all these catastrophic changes risks were not considered in an adequate way. Requirements of risk management — Principles and guidelines — ISO 31000:2009 are very consultative. They could be used on country level, national level, regional level, continental and intercontinental level.
Factors of Risk Reduction in Agile and Lean Enabled Governance of IT Project Portfolios
Authors:   Imaging Advice Consultancy, Banjanin Goran , Strahonja Vjeran ,   University of Zagreb
Published: December 2020

The subject of this paper is project portfolio governance and its improvement based on agile and lean methods and concepts. The main objective is to propose a new conceptual governance framework which improves the management of project portfolio processes’ execution and reduces the risks of portfolio components’ implementation. The existing project portfolio models and governance processes use traditional principles, regulation, planning, and control methods, which require enhancement to ensure the portfolio management processes are followed in successful project implementation. The agile and lean project portfolio governance is a relative new domain for which the awareness and practical results related to influence on governance processes, risks, and quality are missing. The contribution is foremost methodological in introduction of agile and lean portfolio governance methods and processes, followed by the agile and lean governance framework, and conclusively in revealing the factors of risk reduction in the agile and lean enabled project portfolio governance with the emphasis on implementation risks reduction.
Technology and Influence on Innovation
Authors:   Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, Loureiro Ruben Joaquim Pinto ,   Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, Simões Jorge Manuel Marques , Silva Sílvio Manuel Valente da ,   Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, Castro António Gabriel Simão de ,   Polytechnic Institute of Tomar
Published: December 2020

Innovation can be the key element of a company, yet it is dependent on business resources. The relationship between innovation and performance is addressed by several authors who advocate this theme as a driver to solve problems at the business level and subsequently improve performance. Innovation is essentially under great uncertainty, but little information exists about innovation in developing countries. The present research aims to add knowledge about innovation in developing countries, analyzing whether innovation improves business performance (influenced by technology). Thus, the research question is: What is the relationship between innovation and performance in companies? These hypotheses are related to a specific objective: to identify the factors that improve the company’s performance. Using secondary data obtained by the World Bank, and seeking to make known developments in innovation and the relationship with technology and performance in developing countries, the correlation of several variables was worked out in a first approach to the theme through an analysis factorial. It is concluded that there is no positive relationship between performance and innovation in developing countries.
TDABC to Determine the Cost of Retirement Procedures: Applied at Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Norte
Authors:   Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Bezerra Diogo de Menezes Cortês , Oliveira Ridalvo Medeiros Alves de ,   Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Published: December 2020

In 2017, a predictable change in the Brazilian social security legislation encouraged many public servants to apply for their retirement in order to avoid losing some benefit they had the right to gain. This sudden demand for retirement applications brought some awareness to the cost of retirement processes provided to Brazilian state educational institutions. Specifically, in this work, we aim to present a cost calculation model for a retirement application process provided to the public servants of Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. This model is based on the Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing. The methodology used to determine this model included field study and interviews with managers of departments where retirement processes are dealt with. The most challenging step on the development of this research was to determine the precise measurement of the expenditure. Results found were satisfactory, considering that any and all expenditure data and budget transparency of the public department is relevant for social control and for the management of public institutions.
The Use of Tourism in Brazilian Public Policies Giving the Implantation of Hydroelectric Plants
Authors:   Universidade de Brasília, Wiesinieski Lívia Cristina Barros da Silva , Santos Alessandra Santos dos ,   Centro Universitário de Brasília, Brasileiro Iara Lúcia Gomes ,   Universidade de Brasília, Barbosa Fabrício S. ,   Campus São Borja
Published: December 2020

Tourism has an interdisciplinary role in the regions that have water potential, whose objective is: to integrate different realities of the local community with economic factors that present favorable results, without undergoing drastic changes in habits or geography. The main tool of the process is the Environmental Conservation Plan of the Artificial Reservoir Environment — PACUERA, a legal instrument, built from the mobilization of communities and the dialogue between public and private actors responsible for the regulation of dams. This paper presents an understanding of the dimensions of sustainability, based on public policies that make it possible to use tourism as a development factor on affected regions. This research was based on the use of documentary research based on legal instruments, generating a synthesis table with the categories of analysis “planning”, “tourism”, “water/water resources” and “multiple use”. From the construction of the theoretical framework and the data analysis it is possible to define that the public policies depend directly on the rationality of the social actors and should be limited. Since making the decision to implement tourism, alternatives must be established in an orderly way increasing the capacity of preference order in the execution, thus, allowing a new understanding of politics from the actors involved and the reflexes of their behavior.
Energy Sovereignty and Corporate Social Responsibility
Authors:   NEOMA Business School, Bellow Edgar , Hamzi Lotfi ,   NEOMA Business School,, Han Huai-Yuan ,   NEOMA Business School,
Published: December 2020

This paper will examine how corporate social responsibility (CSR), specifically related to the challenges of climate change, is integrated in oil and gas business models using a stakeholder theory approach. The paper will draw upon a case study of the Canadian oil and gas industry, looking at multinational corporations’ institutional pressures with respect to stakeholders, and challenges to their legitimacy, in Canada in comparison to MNC oil and gas operations elsewhere. The Arctic environmental region is home to Canada’s most significant reserves of hydrocarbons, oil and gas, but changes which are being exacerbated by shifts in the earth’s climate will ultimately make the environmental planning process more challenging for companies looking to expand their interests in the Arctic and for the sovereignty debates over land claims and land use. This is not only true because of the changes in the environment itself, but because of the effects of these changes on First Nations communities. This paper will show that long-term changes in environmental frameworks are one of the reasons why cumulative and collaborative CSR efforts are warranted in order to ensure that there is a balance between the interests of different parties. This will be achieved through a project development framework linked to a CSR approach grounded in stakeholder stewardship, rather than self-interest, that recognizes multiple levels of sovereignty in the control and use of resources.
Occupational Stress Impact and the Risk of Burn-Out for Employees of the Healthcare Sector, Germany
Authors:   Mendel University Brno, Abbasi Sabine
Published: December 2020

In accordance with the German annual health report mental disorders of employees continue to grow. In particular the German employees of the healthcare sector have work challenges like demographic change, lack of specialists, etc. Thus it seems obvious that these employees suffer from risk of a high stress level. The present paper focuses primarily on quantitative analysis of the stress level of employees in the rural healthcare sector. This study analyses the mental and physical burdens. The results of this paper support the concept that employees of the healthcare sector experience a strong stress levels. The results also support the assumption that communication and company structure is influencing the individual stress level of these employees. Further results show that physical and mental comfort is strongly influenced by weekly working hours and they show there is an impact of working atmosphere and working conditions to mental and physical burdens.
Effects of Financial Innovations on Profitability for Deposit Taking Microfinancing Institutions in Kenya
Authors:   University of Nairobi, Odipo Martin Khoya
Published: December 2020

Recent studies have documented that innovations improve profitability of firms. This article documents that deposit taking micro financial institutions that have adopted financial innovations have increased their profitability. The study covered five years between 2009-2013. Both primary and secondary data were used in the study. Primary data was obtained through administration of drop and pick questionnaires to selected employees of the institutions. Secondary data was obtained from financial statements and management reports of these deposit taking microfinance institutions. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, return on asset and multi-liner regression model to determine the effect of each financial innovation applied on profitability on the micro-financial institution. The results showed that most deposit taking microfinance institutions adopted these financial innovations in their current operations. There was strong positive relationship between individual innovations and profitability. In line with profitability ROA also showed improvement each year after the adoption of these financial innovations.
Gaining Customer Compassion During Service Failure through Explanation — An Empirical Investigation
Authors:   Management and Science University, Tarofder Arun Kumar , Sherief Sultan Rehman , Jalal Abdullah Nabeel
Published: December 2020

Delivering error free internet service is one of the utmost important challenges for internet service providers. Despite being natural phenomenon, disruption in internet service has catastrophic outcome for the organizations. One of the main consequences of this unwanted event is customers’ dissatisfaction, which eventually lead brand switching behavior. Generally, organizations provide explanation to their customers during this critical situation. Effectiveness of explanation, however, greatly depends on different methods. Therefore, this study tries to unveil the most effective dimension of explanation, which mitigate customer dissatisfaction in such unwanted situation. Applying simple random sampling from four main internet service providers’ database in Malaysia, this study managed to get 322 respondents, who gave complain about their service disruption during August to October 2014. Factor and regression analysis techniques had been applied to understand the most effective dimension of explanation. Results revealed that excuse has significant negative effect on gaining customer compassion. In contrast, apology become the most effective way of explanation followed by reference and justification during service failure. Indeed, this study is one of the limited literatures that provides deeper understanding of explanation in gaining customer compassion and eventually helps service industry to rethink their customer service strategies in gaining customer compassion, which ultimately keep their customer forever with them.
Cult of Jupiter in Singidunum Area
Authors:   Institute of Archaeology, Zotović Radmila
Published: December 2020

In the area of Singidunum and its vicinity so far the total of 30 votive monuments have been identified, 25 of them dedicated to Jupiter’s independent cult, two to Jupiter and imperial cult, and one each to Capitoline Triad, to Jupiter and Hercules, and to Jupiter, Terra Mater, Liber and Libera. One dedication was inscribed into an urn, which is specific for the territory of central Serbia, not only Singidunum. The main method for this paper involves references to general characteristics of the cult of Jupiter, relation between Rome and provinces, and morphological, decorative and votive characteristics of votive monuments from the area near Singidunum and its vicinity. All the monuments may be dated into late 2nd and 3rd century.
The Impact of Social Media Prospecting Activity and Sales Motivation on Sales Performance
Authors:   Aurora University, Green Shawn
Published: December 2020

This paper examines the impact of social media approaches on prospecting activities of salespeople. Multiple aspects of social media prospecting approaches are reviewed and discussed. In addition, the relevance of sales motivation is addressed. Specific propositions for further research are incorporated.
Ethical Issues in the Fast Fashion Industry
Authors:   University of the West, Sheh Chi , Chan Peng ,   California State University-Fullerton, Sim Wen Jun ,   University of the West
Published: December 2020

Fast fashion is becoming more and more popular nowadays and this industry is growing rapidly. In order to supply to the big demand of fast fashion clothing, company will need to increase the production of the clothing in shorter time frame. Besides that, to out beat the competitor, company will provide more choices of clothing in cheaper price to the customers. By practicing these actions to increase the business profits, company is behaving unethical to the manufacturer of the cloth. Most consumers are not aware of these ethical issues. This paper is will used and tested the conceptual model of fast fashion business ethics based on literature reviews. The finding from this paper will manifest the “real cost” of a cheap and branded fast fashion clothing and will be supported by real life event that happened. However, after realizing the problems, some company did make some changes and the solutions are stated in the paper as well.
Global Financial and Structural Implications of the Ukraine Crisis
Authors:   Claremont Graduate University, Tuzova Yelena , Kugler Jacek ,   Claremont Graduate University
Published: December 2020

Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the subsequent bloodshed in eastern Ukraine fundamentally have altered the relations between the East and the Wes far more than events in the Middle East. Wester levied sanctions on Russia reflect the deepest plunge in U.S.-EU-Russian relations since the Cold War. Russia neglected the West’s warning and continues to undermine the peace in eastern Ukraine. Facing high tensions from the West, Russia now bids to take its business east. The emerging China-Russia economic coalition for the first time in history creates a link between very large and militarily powerful developing economies whose market power and overall productivity may well surpass that of the G7. Realist and Rationalist agree that such shifts among economically powerful entities pursuing different policy goals may cause serious confrontation, but the implications of anticipated structural paradigms differs fundamentally. Focusing on Eurasia, we estimate the likely economic and political effects in the near and more extended future for Russia. Then we analyze how sifting political alliances may affect the short-term and long-term power shifts that alter relations among great powers. Finally we summarize the effect of conflicting policy implications derived from alternate realist and rationalist power distribution paradigms.
Compassionate Design As A Competitive Advantage for the Sustainability o f Indonesian MSMEs
Authors:   Bina Nusantara University, Endahyani Titik , Zelenko Oksana ,   Queensland University of Technology
Published: December 2020

Indonesian Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) is a major contributor to the socio-economic development that faces challenges with its sustainability in the current and future market. As a majority of total enterprises in Indonesia, MSMEs has contributed significantly to interconnecting local community empowerment with local economic and business development, resulting in various outcomes for both the business and the community. This research demonstrates that there are still gaps in our knowledge concerning the interaction of creative processes in daily MSMEs business, and in understanding how MSMEs’ creative production can be harnessed to add value and grow their potential for increasing competitive advantage alongside benefits to social welfare. This paper argues that a new approach is needed to support the sustainability of Indonesian MSMEs during the design development process, one that supports and facilitates innovative practice.The study explores how principles in creative process and social life found to be essential to innovation in MSME sector could be integrated within the MSME production cycle holistically using a newly proposed Compassionate Design approach. The new model serves as an overarching framework for establishing and fostering dynamic collaboration among key stakeholder groups and offers a holistic integrated approach of new model be engaged in future direction of local businesses and market opportunities.
Significance of Experience, Farm Size, Quantity of Propagules and Location f or Seaweed Farmers in the Divided Island of Sebatik
Authors:   Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Alin James M. , Eranza Datu Razali Datu ,   Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Bahron Arsiah ,   Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Published: December 2020

Seaweed-Kappaphycus-Euchema Cottonii and Denticulum species was first cultivated at Sabah side of Sebatik in 2009. By November 2014, sixty one Sabahan seaweed farmers cultivated 122 ha or 3,050 long lines. Thirty Sabahan seaweed farmers in Kampung Pendekar (3.2 m.t dried) and 31 in Burst Point (12.5 m.t dried) produced 16 metric tonnes of dried seaweed contributed 31% to Tawau’s total production (51 m.t). The remaining 69% were from farmers in Cowie Bay that separates Sebatik from municipality of Tawau. Indonesian in Desa Setabu, Sebatik started in 2008. However, the number of Indonesian seaweed farmers, their cultivated areas and production (as well as quality) in Sebatik increased many times higher and faster than the Sabah side of Sebatik. In 2009 more than 1,401 households in Kabupaten Nunukan (including Sebatik) cultivated over 700 ha and have produced 55,098.95 and 116, 73 m.t dried seaweed in 2010 and 2011 respectively. There is a divergence in productions from farming the sea off the same island under similar weather conditions. Which of the eight explanatory factors were affecting production of seaweeds in Sebatik? Using Cobb Douglas production function, Multiple Regression analysis was conducted on 100 samples (50 Sabahan and 50 Indonesian). Results; Variable significant at α = 0.05% are Experience in farming whereas Farm size; Quantity of propagules and Location — Dummy are the variables significant at α 0.01%. Not significant are variables Fuel; Age; Number of family members involved in farming and Education level.
Gauging Management Researchers’ Interest in Uncertainty: A Preliminary Assessment from Three Decades of Publications
Authors:   University of Massachusetts, Mangaliso Mzamo P.
Published: December 2020

Among the key factors that researchers in organizations have singled out as the key challenge to managing complex organizations was the ability to cope with uncertainty (for instance Ansoff, 1965; Burns & Stalker, 1961; Thompson, 1967). This study sought to determine the level of interest of strategic management researchers in the topic of uncertainty, and to get an idea about the trends of publications on the topic. A preliminary analysis conducted on 337 articles collected from four journals over 35 years showed the trend to be increasing in two of the journals. Furthermore, while US researchers had authored 80 percent of the research papers through 1999, more recently the number of non-US researchers had grown to almost half of those doing research in this area. The implications of these findings are discussed.
Entrepreneurship at the B order
Authors:   Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Policarpo Fernanda M. Bizarro , Mogollón Ricardo M. Hernández ,   Universidad of Extremadura
Published: December 2020

This paper aims to examine entrepreneurship at the border, more specifically in the Portugal-Spain border, particularly the Alentejo-Extremadura, since this is one of the regions with the worst socio-economic indicators of the whole European Union. As part of a major investigation, this paper has as main objective the description of a model developed to evaluate the frontier effect in the entrepreneurial initiatives of the region under study. To justify and validate the proposed model, were performed: literature revision; analysis of regional indicators; case studies with interviews to the managers, employees and customers. The main contributions are to assist all those involved in the process of entrepreneurship, to assess the real conditions of the different border territories, as well as assisting academics in the study and creation of scientific knowledge on the promotion of entrepreneurship in peripheral and low-density areas as a way of developing regional and territorial cohesion.
Motivating Factors of Investors to Involve in Supply Chain Management Practices: A Study on Ready Made Garment Industry in Bangladesh
Authors:   The University of Melbourne, Akther Salma , Mamun Al ,   Bank Asia Limited
Published: December 2020

The export-oriented clothing industry in Bangladesh, commonly known as ready made garment (RMG) occupies an inimitable position in the economy of Bangladesh. The aim of this study is to examine the intent of investors/manufacturers of Bangladeshi RMG to engage in supply chain management practices. Bangladeshi garment industry is the leading export earner as well as main sources of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) for Bangladesh over the decade. Development of the garment industry in Bangladesh was driven by the structural economic reforms of the 1980s, which opened the Bangladeshi economy towards foreign investment, deregulation of markets and privatization. Nowadays Bangladesh is well known across the globe for its vigorous success in the arena of readymade garment industry. On time deliverance, short lead time and desired quality product determines the criteria to gain the orders from international buyers. Thus, involve in supply chain management practices (SCMP) treated as compulsory requirement for these industries. To discover the absolute motive of RMG Investors/Manufacturers, the descriptive study was associated on 10 companies that are presently practiced SCM activities in Bangladesh. Standard questionnaires were utilized to accumulate the data. Research result showed 14 variables of Investor/Manufacturer motives are comprised in SCMP. Each variable was interconnected in nature. Four fundamental motivational factors stand as operational, economical, environmental & ethical, and social & behavioral. Shield motives of Investors/ Manufacturers can easily have recognized by these factors. This will assist the respective authority to control the RMG companies and acknowledged the forthcoming action steps to advance the supply chain management (SCM)system of this industry at Bangladesh. Rank order data interpretation represented that environmental motive and ethical motive are strong portent of Investor/Manufacturer motives to incorporate in Supply Chain Management practices.
“Alexa, Build Me a Brand” — An Investigation into the I mpact of Artificial Intelligence on Branding
Authors:   Pearson Business School, West Adam , Clifford John ,   Pearson Business School, Atkinson David ,   Keele Business School
Published: December 2020

Brands are built by “wrapping mediocre products in emotive and social associations” (Galloway, 2016). Nike and Coca-Cola differentiate through the emotional benefits associated with their brand, not their products functional benefit — with the latter long considered the worlds’ most valuable brand (Interbrand, 2016). This brand-building model has not been scrutinised in an environment where technology is a primary driver of organisational success, not merely a support function (E&Y, 2011). Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made “giant leaps” (Hosea, 2016) — algorithms — fly our planes and beat us at chess. Organisational spending on AI is set to reach $47 billion by 2020 (Ismail, 2017) with many (32%) claiming its biggest impact will be in marketing. Marketing communities conject that AI will “revolutionise” marketing (John, 2015) and while companies like Amazon appear to use a different model — utilizing AI to fulfil customer’s functional needs (commerce) — AI’s impact on brand has seldom been explored in an academic context. This paper aims to establish the implementation of AI as a source of brand success — recommending to marketing professionals how to allocate resources to sustain brand effectiveness. Grounded theory research was used; semi-structured interviews were conducted and data collection/analysis was done concurrently. There were three major findings: AI can improve operational efficiency — improving the consistency in which a brand delivers their promise. Natural Language Processing (NLP) can improve elements of customer service. And Machine Learning enables personalized offerings, but organizations are limited by data quality/quantity and knowledge of the technologies applications.
The Interdependence between Individual and Group Decision-M aking with Applications in Chinese Stock Market
Authors:   University of Sheffield, Wang Guocheng , Wang Bingxue ,   Chinese Academy of Social Science, Zhang Shiguo
Published: December 2020

It seems that understanding how individuals make decision within a group is an attractive and difficult challenge for economists, managerialists and researchers in human and social sciences for a long time, which is closely related to the theoretical development of economics. The rational assumptions of traditional economic theory, which are highly simplified and cannot manifestly illustrate the inherent mechanism for complexities of economic or financial phenomena (from behavioural perspectives). This paper devoted to seek a reasonable theoretical foundation under the framework of game theory and complex network, based on behavioral big data and the establishment of integrated model, to analyze the behavioral compatibility between individuals and collective deeply, which includes their static consistency and dynamic interactive adaptability. In addition, the paper built relevant computational experiment models to further understand the complex macro-phenomena based on real and heterogeneous investor’s behaviors with more extensive applications. Specifically, the paper contains three sections. Firstly, some typical types of relationship are listed for decision-making behaviors between individual and collective; Then, it is discussed to establish more coordinating consistent institutions and rules for understanding the independence between individual and collective decision-making behaviors through introducing virtual public player(s) into collective decision games; At last, by building the integrated ACE/F model of Chinese stock market, we try to clarify the inner relationship between the real investors’ behaviors with heterogeneity, interactions at micro-level and stylized facts at macro-level. Consequently, our theoretic viewpoint, to some extent, is positively supported by empirical evidence.
Analysis of the Interdependencies Among the Factors Influencing the Amount a nd Structure of the Private Savings
Authors:   Budapesti Metropolitan University, Szeles Zsuzsanna , Huzdik Katalin ,   Budapesti Metropolitan University
Published: December 2020

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Green Economy and The Dimensions o f Sustainability
Authors:   National University of Rio Cuarto, Baronio Alfredo Mario
Published: December 2020

Green economy is a tool aiming at the development of society; prosperity without draining resources; and return on investment without neglecting the protection of the environment, long-term economic growth, social inclusion, and institutional action towards human well-being. The ecological, economic, social, and institutional dimensions demand ecosystem services, economic resources, social participation, and adaptive management to bring about a healthy and equitable environment, economic progress, prosperity and equitable social opportunity, and participatory governance contributing to well-being. This work presents a proposal for the assessment of sustainability through the acknowledgment of its multidimensional nature and the interrelations among such dimensions, with the purpose of enabling its application to different production systems based on the resilience of socioecological systems in the geographical area and temporal frame in which they are embedded.
External Corporate Board Members in Small and Medium-Sized Companies
Authors:   Aalto University, Gramén Ilkka , Nyberg Jari ,   Aalto University, Kauranen Ilkka ,   Aalto University
Published: December 2020

Very few small and medium-sized companies use external members on their corporate boards. An external member is an individual who does not work in the company and who is not financially dependent on the company. We postulate that external board members are an unused resource in small and medium sized companies, but it is not clear how this resource could be used to its full potential. Thus, the objective of this study is to increase understanding of using external board members in small and medium-sized companies. The study is based on survey responses from 290 small and medium sized companies in Finland. As a result of our study, many positive effects of having an external member in the corporate board could be identified. External board members broaden the views of the company management. External members help the company to get access to a broader network of stakeholders. Having an external member in the board induces more professional practices to the management of the company. This leads to better performance of the board. Boards with an external member more often than other boards had had prescheduled meetings, had received in advance agendas of the meetings and had held meetings dedicated purely to strategic planning. Boards with an external member had especially contributed by supporting top management and by participating in strategy formulation. All in all, board work was experienced to be more successful in companies with external board members.
La dirección del trabajo independiente mediante el ambiente de enseñanza-aprendizaje adaptativo APA-Prolog
Authors: Ríos-Rodríguez Lydia Rosa , Román-Cao Eldis , Pérez-Medinilla Yunia Tania
Published: December 2020

Reaching independence in learning is essential in professional formation. In this line, this article aims to describe the use of the APA-Prolog environment in the teaching‑learning process adjusted to the dynamics of the independent work management process. The study was conducted with a quantitative methodological approach and a non-experimental descriptive design. A survey with a Likert scale type was conducted to 22 students from the Computing Engineering program at the University of Sancti Spiritus to measure the use of the environment adjusted to the planning, orientation, execution, and control-evaluation phases. The data were analyzed through the calculus of the mean values of answers, the percentage of representativeness, and the typical deviation. The results showed the ordered fulfillment of the phases that allowed the recognition of the cognitive independence abilities and the interaction with simulators, trainers, tutorials, evaluators, and hypermedia conceptual maps, which were controlled by intelligent agents that made decisions based on the previous students’ knowledge. It was concluded that the development of cognitive independence abilities—such as reading, analysis, interpretation, deduction, and processing—was stimulated. It was also concluded that the students manage the knowledge by means of free or assisted browsing according to their choice and the type of activity to solve and that the teaching-learning adaptive environments favor a dynamic educative process based on the student.
Autoconcepto, expectativas y sentido de vida: Sinergia que determina el aprendizaje
Authors: Sevilla-Santo Dora Esperanza , Martín-Pavón Mario José , Sunza-Chan Sandra Paola , Druet-Domínguez Nora Verónica
Published: December 2020

The study sought to identify the personal factors that constitute barriers to student learning in public high schools located in Yucatan. It was conducted under a quantitative paradigm, with a correlational scope. Participants were freshmen of the 2017-2018 school year (2599) and their teachers (163). The information was collected through a questionnaire applied to the students, who inquired about their self-concept, expectations, meaning of life, and school background. A script for the teacher’s focus groups was also used; it identified the barriers they face to persuade the students to learn. The analysis of the relationships was obtained using Pearson’s correlation coefficient, the study of indicators of each factor, and the analysis of the teachers’ discourse. The results show that, among the limitations of learning, there are the blockades that the students form when they fail to recognize their capacities, or when they devalue them (negative self-concept), as well as their lack of goals to direct their actions, causing a low commitment as they don’t find sense to the lessons (sense of life). This shows flaws in the implementation of the educational model by underestimating the training for life in favor of knowledge acquisition, highlighting the need to train the teaching staff in means of giving feedback, recognition of the student´s potential, and application of strategies that prepare for life, so they can be able to enrich the formative process from these elements.
Creencias versus conocimiento en futuro profesorado. Un estudio comparado sobre neuromitos a nivel internacional
Authors: Painemil Miyalí , Manquenahuel Susana , Biso Paula , Muñoz Carla
Published: December 2020

Neuromyths are mistaken beliefs about the brain and its functioning and are based on pseudoscientific arguments or misinterpretations of certain findings. These erroneous ideas may stem from erroneous or poorly explained information from mass communication, ignorance of technical language in neuroscience, or limited access to primary sources. In assessing the level of neuromyths awareness in a Spanish-speaking sample of future teachers, and in seeking to replicate previous research on in-service teachers, this study applied a Spanish-translated version of the questionnaire created by Dekker et al. (2012). An instrument of 32 statements on the brain and learning, 12 of which were neuromyths, was applied to a sample of 99 early childhood education students from Chile and Spain. The results showed high neuromyth adhesion in both groups. Despite increasing evidence refuting some of these erroneous conceptions, these results conclusively showed a persisting neuroscientific knowledge gap in future educators. The consequences of such incomprehension or distortions of valid scientific knowledge in educational praxis impel us to insist on evidence-based education. Indeed, beyond simple reading, the careful selection and inclusion of scientific sources in the initial teacher training are essential for training teachers to read critically and reflectively; they will be able to make educational decisions based on available scientific evidence.
Migración y escuela: Percepciones del personal docente de Educación General Básica sobre niñez migrante
Authors: Muñoz-Labraña Carlos , Ajagán-Lester Luis , Martínez-Rodríguez Rosendo , Torres-Duran Bastian , Muñoz-Grandón Carlos , Gutiérrez-Cortés Karen
Published: December 2020

The research aimed to analyze the perceptions that primary school teachers have of migrant children. The study was conducted in four public schools in Concepción, Chile. An in-depth interview as a data collection technique was used and involved 20 teachers of both sexes who work in educational establishments that have received migrant children in the last two years. The results indicate that migrants have become a concern in the school and a phenomenon that is here to stay. It is a phenomenon that divides the teaching staff at times, and for which they consider themselves unprepared since migrant children make teaching work in the classroom more complex. They perceive migration as a process closer to other countries’ reality and difficult to understand, especially for the long-serving staff. However, the research shows that teachers positively value the increase in enrollment, as well as the possibility of talking about diversity in the classroom and thinking about the country and the continent’s reality. They also value the importance of language to communicate and due respect for teachers.
El desprendimiento epistémico y las ciencias del lenguaje
Authors: Barrantes-Montero Luis Guillermo
Published: December 2020

This paper aims to offer a reflection regarding the urgency that the sciences of language, and concomitantly the sciences of education, as they are conceived and articulated in the Latin American present, carry out a profound review of their main insights, with the purpose of assuming appropriate organizing principles according to the local reality. As a conclusion, some clues are suggested, taking into account the Epistemic Delinking that the Decolonial Theory raises, in order to generate a situated and committed knowledge, thanks to the diversity of knowledge that is currently available, as well as to promote an epistemic attitude in the training of teachers.