bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
La empresa agrícola familiar y el desarrollo económico del sector rural en Nayarit, México
Authors: Zepeda Zepeda José Adolfo , Salas Gonzalez José María , Vega López Laura Leticia , Sagarnaga Villegas Leticia Myriam , Pérez Rodríguez Paulino
Published: February 2022

Las empresas agrícolas familiares tienen un importante papel sobre el mantenimiento a largo plazo de la economía agrícola en las zonas rurales, por su conocimiento de la producción local, capacidad de adaptación, y transmisión de conocimientos de una generación a otra. Estos aspectos implican una estrecha relación entre capacidades, potencialidades y objetivos relativos al desarrollo desde el punto de vista socioeconómico. El estudio analiza dichas cuestiones desde ese marco teórico, tomando como referencia el caso específico el desarrollo de la agricultura en Nayarit. Se considera la edad del agricultor, ingresos de la empresa agrícola, trabajadores remunerados, tasa de empleo y multiculturalismo como indicadores del logro de objetivos socioeconómicos. El trabajo se desarrolló de septiembre 2015 a enero 2016; se aplicó encuesta a 91 productores. Los datos fueron analizados mediante modelos de regresión lineal múltiple y regresión Poisson. Los resultados muestran que la edad de los agricultores, ingreso, empleo generado y la multiculturalidad que implica la actividad económica agrícola, son influenciados por: i) la escala de la explotación y existencia de industrias auxiliares; ii) la proactividad a innovar, el nivel de educación y la consideración de heredar la empresa; y iii) la participación de mujeres en las decisiones de la empresa.
Maximal violation of steering inequalities and the matrix cube
Authors: Bluhm Andreas , Nechita Ion
Published: February 2022

In this work, we characterize the amount of steerability present in quantum theory by connecting the maximal violation of a steering inequality to an inclusion problem of free spectrahedra. In particular, we show that the maximal violation of an arbitrary unbiased dichotomic steering inequality is given by the inclusion constants of the matrix cube, which is a well-studied object in convex optimization theory. This allows us to find new upper bounds on the maximal violation of steering inequalities and to show that previously obtained violations are optimal. In order to do this, we prove lower bounds on the inclusion constants of the complex matrix cube, which might be of independent interest. Finally, we show that the inclusion constants of the matrix cube and the matrix diamond are the same. This allows us to derive new bounds on the amount of incompatibility available in dichotomic quantum measurements in fixed dimension.
Operationalizing an integrative socio-ecological framework in support of global monitoring of land degradation
Authors: Pricope Narcisa , Daldegan Gabriel , Zvoleff Alex , Mwenda Kevin , Noon Monica , Lopez-Carr David
Published: February 2022

Despite sustained global efforts to avoid, reduce, and reverse land
degradation, estimates of land degradation nationally and regionally
vary considerably. Land degradation reduces agricultural productivity,
impacts the provision of vital ecosystem services, and
disproportionately affects vulnerable populations. The 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development, through Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)
15.3, sets out to achieve land degradation neutrality (LDN) by improving
the livelihoods of those most affected and building resilience in areas
affected by or at risk from degradation. The United Nations Convention
to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) leads the charge in creating a
spatially-explicit framework for monitoring and reporting on LDN goals
that countries can integrate into their land planning policies. However,
it remains difficult to operationalize the integration of biophysical
indicators of land degradation with climatic and socio-economic
indicators to assess the impact of land degradation on vulnerable
populations. We present an integrative framework that demonstrates how
freely available global geospatial datasets can be leveraged through an
open-source platform (Trends.Earth) to simplify and operationalize
monitoring and reporting on progress towards achieving LDN. Then, we
summarize a suite of datasets and approaches that can be used to
understand and quantify the socio-ecological interactions between
drought, land degradation and population exposed to desertification,
land degradation and drought (DLDD). We discuss how improvements in
Earth Observation (EO) datasets and algorithms will allow UNCCD
land-based progress sub-indicators (changes in primary productivity,
land cover, soil organic carbon, drought, and population exposure) to be
computed at enhanced spatial resolutions.
A Higher Education Action Research Study on the Effectiveness of an ePortfolio as a Learning Tool to Promote Reflective Professional Development
Authors: Dunne Kate , Logue Pauline
Published: February 2022

Within higher education, ePortfolios have been demonstrated to enhance professional development and to promote critical thinking. In this context, one higher education level nine module, namely, the Professional Development Framework Portfolio module, was analysed. The module was piloted during the 2019-2020 academic year in one Irish Institute of Technology. It was intentionally designed to align with the Professional Development Framework promoted by the Irish National Forum for the Enhancement for Teaching and Learning. The primary aim of this study was to explore the effectiveness of an ePortfolio as a learning tool for professional development, in the context of the module’s delivery. An action research methodology was employed. Data collection tools and processes included a learner-questionnaire, an ePortfolio mapping analysis, and a dialogical reflection on the part of two lecturer-researchers. Salient findings were that the use of ePortfolios for the purpose of professional development in higher education was evidenced, and the effectiveness of ePortfolios to facilitate the mapping of professional development was established. The main recommendations to enhance this module for future action research iterations included: 1) to facilitate deeper reflection on personal professional development goals, 2) to support reflective practice and reflective writing skills, and 3) to provide a pre-module workshop on ePortfolio web development prior to module commencement. More broadly, it was also recommended to revisit the time demands of the module and to research the extent to which the module might effectively promote a sustainable professional development community of practice framed around ePortfolio development.
Heterogeneous Effect of Uncertainty on Corporate Investment: Evidence from Listed Firms in the Republic of Korea
Authors: Kim Cheonkoo , Park Jungsoo , Park Donghyun , Tian Shu
Published: February 2022

It finds that financial uncertainty has a significant negative effect on corporate investment and the effects are mixed across firms of different sizes. Small firms and large firms are more exposed to the negative uncertainty effects than medium-sized firms. Financial constraints and investment irreversibility amplify the negative effects of uncertainty. Small and medium-sized firms are more financially constrained and large firms’ investments are more irreversible in nature. The authors suggest that policies target the development of capital markets and bond markets for small and medium-sized firms and focus on competitiveness, not protection.
Design and Development of Android Application for Doctors and Patients: Implications for Covid-19 Pandemic and Post Pandemic Uses
Authors:   Africa Regional Centre for Information Science University of Ibadan Ibadan, Nigeria, Ogunsola K , Akintoye A.G
Published: February 2022

The anxiety brought by the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic caused a lockdown across the world to ensure social distance. This has pushed health care services far from the reach of many people, especially people with other ailments other than COVID-19. Outpatients become reluctant to visit healthcare centres to avoid the long waiting time to consult a doctor. There are also the problems of scheduling and rescheduling of appointments between patients and doctors, which has affected communication between them. Many hospitals have restricted patients' visits to hospitals and encouraged patients to communicate with their doctors via mobile phones. This has necessitated for the design and development of an android-based application called Medipal that improves consultation and appointment scheduling processes between doctors and patients, as well as personal health record keeping by patients. The application also enables patients to personally keep their health information, thereby involving them in their health and wellness. The overall performance of the mobile application was satisfactory as the evaluation showed that it enabled users to save time and cost during appointment scheduling and consultation. The app was deemed useful as majority accepted that it made them more aware of their health information. The interface of the app was easily navigated as users were able to perform operations with ease. Further research and development can be carried out as this study creates a platform upon which better systems can be built. Keywords: Doctors, Healthcare, Medipal, Mobile Health Application, Mobile Technology, M-Health.
Auditor Specialization and Information Spillovers
Authors: Petrov Evgeny , Stocken Phillip C.
Published: February 2022

We study the determinants of auditor industry specialization, the impact of specialization on fees and audit quality, and a regulator's optimal choice of audit standards in the presence of specialization. In industries with correlated firm values, a specialist auditor enjoys synergies from information spillovers between clients. These spillovers, however, only induce a specialist to decrease audit effort when the cost of effort and the prior precision of the firms' values are low. We derive empirical predictions about the determinants of specialization, and show that specialization benefits firms through lower expected fees and higher audit reporting quality, but only enhances the usefulness of reports to investors when the specialist exerts high audit effort. In a regulated setting, a stricter audit standard affects fees through its impact on specialization. We provide conditions under which standards that maximize firm value will be more strict and less strict when a regulator recognizes synergies.

JEL Classifications: C72; D80; D83; L22; M42; M48.
Ecological impact of recreational bathing at Las Presillas (Lozoya River, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, central Spain)
Authors: Arnanz Christian , López-Archilla Ana Isabel , Alcorlo Paloma
Published: February 2022

The ecological impacts of recreational uses on the rivers of Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (SGNP) have been scarcely studied. To assess the impacts of these uses at Las Presillas (an area with small dam along a section of the Lozoya River), and in the Lozoya River (upstream and downstream of the dams), the dynamics of the organic seston (FPOM), physicochemical variables (electric conductivity, dissolved oxygen, Temperature, and pH) and biological variables (fecal coliforms, fecal streptococci, and aquatic macroinvertebrates) during the recreational (July to September) and nonrecreational (October) periods were assessed. The variations observed in the physicochemical parameters were associated with autumnal influence. However, at Las Presillas, different values were found than at the rest of the surveyed sites, characterized by an increase in the concentration of FPOM and, human fecal contamination (although they did not reach dangerous levels) and the response of the macroinvertebrate communities, which resulted in a clear decrease in the IBMWP index and other quality metrics, during the recreational period. These findings suggest that the combined effects of the dams and recreational activities at Las Presillas generate functional dynamics in that alter the habitat in summer. The identification and study of these impacts through the application of innovative indices and quality classes that integrate and contextualize Las Presillas in the SGNP monitoring network, have been identified as key management and conservation tools.
Etnografi Komunikasi Masyarakat Taneyan Lanjhang Sebagai Identitas Budaya Pamekasan
Authors: Puri Bahesa Samantha Bella , Nurudin Nurudin
Published: February 2022

Komunikasi dan kebudayaan tidak dapat dipisahkan dalam kehidupan manusia. Peran dari komunikasi dalam hal ini untuk menyampaikan pesan yang berkaitan dengan budaya itu sendiri. Dalam hal ini, perlu adanya pemahaman pola komunikasi yang dilakukan dalam menyampaikan pesan terkait kebudayaan tersebut. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yakni mengetahui dan menguraikan kehidupan kebudayaan dan pola-pola komunikasi yang terdapat dalam suatu daerah. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian etnografi komunikasi, dengan populasi yakni seluruh masyrakat daerah. Penarikan sampel dilakukan dengan menggunakan Teknik purposive sampling, dengan kriteria tertentu. Adapun sampel dalam penelitian ini yakni 1 orang masyrakat asli yang menjabat sebagai seorang kepala dusun. Pengumpulan data dalam penelitian dilakukan menggunakan metode observasi dan wawancara Bersama sampel penelitian. Data hasil penelitian kemudian dianalisis menggunakan analisis deskriptif kualitatif, yakni dengan cara mendeskripsikan data hasil wawancara dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa masyarakat di di suatu daerah melaksanakan komunikasi selain secara verbal dengan selalu melibatkan hal kebudayaan yang terdapat pesan terhadap kelompoknya.  Dalam mewariskan nilai-nilai budaya yang ada dalam pemukiman, masyarakatnya secara terus-menerus melakukan tradisi kebudayan yang ada sehingga telah menjadi pola bagi kelompoknya. Penggunaan bahasa daerah lebih banyak digunakan dalam proses komunikasi sehari-hari serta digunakan dalam kegiatan upacara keagamaan.
Estafet Writing Method to Improve Arabic Writing Skills Outcomes: Experimental Study on Indonesian Middle School Students
Authors: Sa’idah Nur Laila , Mi’rotin Sholikah , Agustin Fentin Ria
Published: February 2022

One of the language skills that require a process of practicing, learning, and proper techniques for teaching students in writing. By intensive practicing and studying, students become skillful faster. It seems difficult for students to compile their writing without making careful planning before writing. Many students cannot express their opinion because the teacher does not teach them properly. Teaching writing with monotone techniques inhibits students to get the ideas provided by the teacher during the writing learning process. This research focused on the methods used by the teacher in Maharah Kitabah (writing skills), which was at relay writing method (chain writing). The research method used was experimental, that data was collected by observation and test. Then, the data were analyzed by using the N-Gain. From the results of the N-Gain test, the average score of the pre-test and post-test scores has increased by a percentage of 59%. While the average score obtained from the acquisition of the N-gain value is 0.72, therefore, the category was high. This result proves that the estafet writing method can improve Arabic writing skills outcomes.
Developing an International Standardized Arabic Language Education Curriculum: Introducing a Conception-Focused Design and Outcome
Authors: Nurbayan Yayan , Sauri Sofyan , Sanusi Anwar
Published: February 2022

This research aimed to explore the concept of developing an international standard Arabic curriculum in universities. This curriculum development concept focused on curriculum design and graduate profiles. This study used a library research approach. The data analysis technique used the interactive data analysis model proposed by Miles et al including data collection, data reduction, data display, and concluding. The study's results showed that the development of an international standard curriculum viewed consisted of 10 steps, namely research and collection, planning, developing initial products, conducting preliminary tests in the field, revising products, conducting field tests, revising operational products, conducting operational testing in the field, final product revision, and deployment and implementation. Meanwhile, the profile of Arabic education program graduates formulated consisted of three aspects: graduates with competence as teachers, employability skills, and 21st-century skills. Based on the results of this study, it is expected to bring enlightenment and academic horizons to education providers in higher education in developing an international standard Arabic curriculum.
PELAKSANAAN FUNGSI ADMINISTRATOR KEPALA SEKOLAH MENENGAH ATAS NEGERI 10 KOTA PADANG
Authors: Santoso Yulianto
Published: February 2022

This research based on the lack of effectiveness of the administrator function of the Principal Sekolah Menengah Atas Negeri (SMAN) 10 Padang. This research is designed to reveal teachers perception on the implementation administrator function of principal, which will be seen from: 1) teachers perception about implementation administrator function of principal of SMAN 10 Padang related to curriculum administration, 2) teachers perception about implementation administrator functionof principal of SMAN 10 Padang related to personnel administration, 3) teacher perception about implementation administrator function of principal of SMAN 10 Padang related to school facilities and infrastructure administration, and 4) teacher perception about implementation of administrator function of the principal of SMAN 10 Padang related to financial administration. This descriptive research with the population of all teachers who have the Civil Servants status at SMAN 10 Padang with the number to 61 people. Sample of this research amounted to 36 people, taken using the formula Cohran. Sampling technique is based on stratified proportional random sampling. The tool used for data collection is a questionnaire that has been tested for its validity and reliability. Data were analyzed using percentage and average formulas. The results of this research indicated that the general perception of teachers on the implementation of administrator function of the principal is in category good with an average score of 3.87. Furthermore, teachers perceptions regarding to the implementation of curriculum administration, personnel administration, facilities and infrastructure administration and financial administration are (4.19, 3.63, 3.86 and 3.81), respectively, where the whole is in good category
The Representation of Gender Identity in the Persian Translations of “Pride and Prejudice”
Authors: Aminzadeh Sirvan A.
Published: February 2022

This paper investigated how the gender identity of the female protagonist in the English novel Pride and Prejudice (Austen, 1813) and its two Persian translations was represented under the influence of the dominant ideology in Iran`s pre-and post- Islamic Revolution eras. In so doing, Baker`s analytical model (2006) was applied by which the ST and the TTs were analyzed at micro-and macro-levels. In this regard, the configurations of features of narrativity in all versions (i.e., both ST and TTs), and the influence of Iran`s ruling systems on these configurations were investigated. As a result, it was revealed that the representation of the protagonist`s gender identity was SL oriented in the pre-Islamic Revolution translation, and it was TL oriented in the post-Islamic Revolution translation. These findings affirmed Baker`s claim that a translation as a different version of a foreign narrative disseminates the favorite social reality in the TL society.
How Language Creates Bonds among Cross-Cultural Communities
Authors: Abdulrahman Shalaw S.
Published: February 2022

The objective of this thesis is to evaluate how the use of language creates bonds among cross-cultural communities. Language is an important aspect of human relationships because it is the primary way of communication. The use of language becomes more vital and intricate in cross-cultural communities due to the fact that language reflects culture. Another objective that will be evaluated is the challenges faced when using different languages in cross-cultural communities and how these barriers impact the bond created in cross-cultural communities. The significance of language in cross-cultural communities is becoming a more prominent topic in development literature and social studies on a global scale. The operational principles and mindset of a community are developed and expressed in their methods of thinking, behaving, and engaging with the outside world through language and culture. Language has an essential role in integrating economic, political, and social changes, as well as other developing towns, which are intertwined with the cultures of these communities. The concepts of cross-cultural communities are built on the interconnections of various cultural and environmental elements. Secondary data were used to gather information for the topic of interest in this thesis and content analysis was used to examine the data gathered. The preservation of indigenous languages is vital to many people today because it protects their cultural heritage, just as language has always been a significant force in communities as a means of preserving one's own culture or controlling other people groups.
Overview of Tidal Energy with its Benefits and Drawbacks
Authors: Dixit Shivam , Badgaiyan Prof. Pankaj
Published: February 2022

The Tidal power is a type of hydropower that captures the power of the tides to generate electricity and perhaps other sources of energy. Tidal power, while not widely been using presently, it has potential to deliver electricity in the upcoming years. Tidal energy is a type of gravitational hydropower that uses flow of water to accelerate a turbine as well as generate energy. Researchers have discussed the various types of tidal energy and also the performance of various researchers in this field in this article.
Associations of pre-existing cardiovascular morbidity with severity and the fatality rate in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Alzoughool Foad , Abumweis Suhad , Alanagreh Lo’ai , Atoum Manar
Published: February 2022

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of pre-existing cardiovascular comorbidities, including hypertension and coronary heart disease, with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity and mortality.Methods: PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Scopus were searched between January 1, 2020, and July 18, 2020, to identify eligible studies. Random-effect models were used to estimate the pooled event rates of pre-existing cardiovascular disease comorbidities and odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) of disease severity and mortality associated with the exposures of interest.Results: A total of 34 studies involving 19,156 patients with COVID-19 infection met the inclusion criteria. The prevalence of pre-existing cardiovascular disease in the included studies was 14.0%. Pre-existing cardiovascular disease in COVID-19 patients was associated with severe outcomes (OR, 4.1; 95% CI, 2.9 to 5.7) and mortality (OR, 6.1; 95% CI, 2.9 to 12.7). Hypertension and coronary heart disease increased the risk of severe outcomes by 3 times (OR, 3.2; 95% CI, 2.0 to 3.6) and 2.5 times (OR, 2.5; 95% CI, 1.7 to 3.8), respectively. No significant publication bias was indicated.Conclusion: COVID-19 patients with pre-existing cardiovascular comorbidities have a higher risk of severe outcomes and mortality. Awareness of pre-existing cardiovascular comorbidity is important for the early management of COVID-19.
Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan Global Sebagai Resolusi Konflik Sosial
Authors:   Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo, Sutrisno Sutrisno , Sapriya Sapriya ,   Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, komalasari kokom , Rahmat Rahmat
Published: February 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis peran pendidikan kewarganegaraan global sebagai resolusi konflik sosial. Jenis penelitian ini adalah deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif dan metode studi kepustakaan, yaitu mengumpulkan data dari artikel ilmiah, laporan penelitian atau hal-hal lain yang relevan dengan topik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pendidikan kewarganegaraan global selalu berorientasi pada upaya dan peran warga negara dalam menjalankan tugas dan tanggung jawabnya sebagai warga negara yang baik. Konflik sosial di era global saat ini terjadi bukan hanya karena konflik internal antar masyarakat tetapi juga karena pengaruh globalisasi sehingga perlu dilakukan upaya yang strategis dan sistematis dalam upaya penyelesaian permasalahan tersebut diantarinya melalui pembelajaran pendidikan berbasis resolusi konflik online, sekolah pendidikan perdamaian berbasis, mediasi rekan sebagai bentuk resolusi konflik sosial
Cutaneous manifestations of autoinflammatory diseases
Authors: Wu Di , Shen Min , Yao Qingping
Published: February 2022

Autoinflammatory diseases (AIDs) are a heterogeneous group of disorders in which recurrent or continuous aseptic inflammation arises primarily through antigen-independent hyperactivation of the innate immune system. The skin is frequently involved with a wide variety of cutaneous manifestations, most of which are non-specific. Recognition of skin lesions in AIDs may sometimes provide clues for a correct diagnosis. In this review, the cutaneous involvements of >20 selected AIDs were summarized and organized into different categories based on their characteristic manifestations, such as urticarial dermatosis, neutrophilic dermatosis, granulomatosis, chilblain, lipodystrophy, and hyperkeratosis. With this classification scheme, cutaneous manifestations in AIDs could be more easily identified to facilitate diagnosis in clinical practice.
Macroglobulinemia and autoinflammatory disease
Authors: Navetta-Modrov Brianne , Yao Qingping
Published: February 2022

Macroglobulinemia is associated with Schnitzler syndrome (SchS) and Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM). The aim of this article was to review the above-mentioned two diseases from clinical aspects and their potential genetic links. We performed a PubMed search using the following keywords: “SchS,” “WM,” “autoinflammatory disease,” “periodic fever syndrome,” and “nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain containing protein 2 (NOD2).” A case is exemplified. Both SchS and WM share some clinical phenotypes, and SchS can evolve into WM. Though no genetic link to SchS has been established, myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 (MyD88) mutations are detected in one-third of SchS patients and 86% WM patients. Genetic analysis of periodic fever syndrome genes has detected NOD2 mutations in 18% SchS patients and rarely NLRP3 mutations. The literature data suggest that both MyD88 and NOD2 mutations may contribute to SchS. Both MyD88 and NOD2 are known to play important roles in innate immune response, and they may be cooperative in certain autoinflammatory diseases. Molecular analysis of NOD2 mutations may be incorporated into genetic testing for patients with suspected SchS or SchS/WM.
ECONOMIC GROWTH AND R&D EXPENDITURE IN ROMANIA. AN EMPIRICAL RESEARCH
Authors:   University of Oradea, Romania, SIMUȚ Ramona ,   University of Oradea, Romania, SIMUȚ Ciprian ,   Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Published: February 2022

Research and Development (R&D) seems to be an important element in economic growth, provided it is coupled with several other factors. The benefits of R&D are quantifiable in the long run, as well as in the short run. R&D brings benefits not only at a local level, but also at a regional level, and if done right, it influences nearby countries or states. Private and public funding for R&D are different and bring in different results. As for the source of funding, it seems that government funding is less efficient, compared to private funding. Either way, R&D is beneficial for governments because they can exploit the research output. Higher education produces more R&D, if properly funded, and business enterprises can either exploit or grow around R&D and its output. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between the economic growth and the R&D Expenditure in Romania. We used the Johansen cointegration test, VECM model and Granger causality. The findings suggest that R&D Expenditure in the Business enterprise sector corrects the previous period disequilibrium faster than the other two variables, so 10% of this disequilibrium is corrected within the first year from R&D Expenditure in Business enterprise to GDP. In the shortrun, the R&D Expenditure in the Business enterprise sector does not influence the GDP, while the other two variables, R&D Expenditure in the Higher Education sector and R&D Expenditure in the Government sector to GDP, influence the GDP in the short run.
CHALLENGES IN EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT IN A PANDEMIC CONTEXT ‒ MEASURES AND EFFECTS ON SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF WORK
Authors:   Alexandru Ioan Cuza, University of Iași, Romania, BOHÂLȚEANU Simina-Nicoleta
Published: February 2022

This crisis caused by COVID-19 has involved educational systems around the world to address new perspectives on certain aspects specific to work, crucial in achieving a quality educational act by teachers. The aim of this study is to identify the main measures adopted by Romanian educational institutions in a pandemic context, as well as to determine employees' perceptions (teachers) regarding the effects of these measures on specific aspects of work (job satisfaction, empowerment, organizational loyalty). An online questionnaire was applied to collect the data. SPSS statistic program was used for data processing. According to the answers of the 33 respondents, the measures adopted by the Romanian educational institutions in a pandemic context focused mostly on those to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, being followed by those aimed at providing organizational support in the form of purchase of devices, licenses for educational software; providing feedback, communication, motivation / impetus. The results of the research indicated that these measures affected the didactic activity carried out by the respondents in a positive way; made them feel more professionally satisfied; contributed to the development of digital skills; they determined them to be self-taught in digital learning.
ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS: EVIDENCE FROM JAPAN
Authors:   Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania, CICEA Claudiu , MARINESCU Corina ,   Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania, PINTILIE Nicolae ,   Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Published: February 2022

This study examines the organizational culture of Japan by studying the activities of three large companies in order to have a better understanding of the nation’s culture and its effects on the society. From the perspective of cultural relevance, a literature review has been conducted in order to see the basis of the Japanese behavior and the differences between Japan and other countries. The paper discusses the cultural dimensions of Japan according to Hofstede vision and makes a foray into the present by analyzing them in a number of world-renowned companies. After presenting the methodology, the paper explains the reason for the company selection and provides a detailed analysis for each of them through organizational culture components, as found in Schein and Denison. All Japanese cultural features have a long history, undergoing little change over time, although globalization has played an important role in the partial diminution of some of them. There are deeply rooted cultural elements such as beliefs, symbols, rituals, to which employees adhere and which contribute to the development of companies and society as a whole. At the end, the paper presents possible limits of the research, but also provides the basis for further studies.
EDUCATION IN DIGITAL ERA BETWEEN ANALYSIS OF PREDICTABILITY AND CONSOLIDATION OF RESILIANCE
Authors:   University of Agronomic Sciences And Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Romania, CREȚU Romeo-Cătălin , CIȘMAȘU Irina-Daniela ,   Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania, ANICA-POPA Adrian ,   Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania, ȘTEFAN Petrică ,   University of Agronomic Sciences And Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Romania
Published: February 2022

The educational institutions and the entire education system were heavily affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced us to adapt favourably to unfavourable conditions. During the crisis, educational practices were quickly reconfigured, from face-to-face work to the online environment. This has shown that teaching, learning and technology are part of an ecosystem, that of digital education.The aim of this research is to analyse and highlight the benefits and limits of the world's Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) systems and their implementation in Romania, facilitating the internationalization of higher education establishments. The objectives of the article are to investigate the relations between the elements provided by the sample of 67 courses conducted through the Coursera platform, in June 2020, the „Human skills” field. As research methods, the authors used descriptive methods, correlation coefficients, regression analysis and performed statistical tests using the SPSS program. The results of the research responded to the authors' assumptions that there are significant correlations and a certain degree of association between variables. The authors' conclusion is that we need to build together a new education system, based on modern technologies, based on digitalisation, adaptable, correlated with the labour market, that strengthens resilience and is predictable.
MANAGING PEOPLE DURING AN EDUCATIONAL GLOBAL CRISIS
Authors:   Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania, TIMIS Diana , GRĂDINARU Giani Ionel ,   Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Published: February 2022

During a global crisis, leaders around the world need to adapt fast. In these crucial moments, managing people effectively is the most important part, because through communication and collaboration situations can usually be overcome. This paper aims to highlight the two global crises faced by the education system in the 21st century: the global crisis due to the low level of development of some countries and the coronavirus pandemic. The paper summarizes the situation Sub-Saharan Africa regions have faced in the last 20 years, highlighting the need for a system that includes rules on: gender equality, equity, inclusion, and access to education for everybody. Moreover, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic should also be analyzed in order to exemplify the importance of data collection by statistical institutions. The central research illustrates the importance of managing people during a global crisis, focusing on the rules and actions that must be taken into account when the educational system collapses. All of the aforementioned aspects of the paper emphasize the benefits brought by predictive analytics and how it can improve the educational system.
MANAGEMENT FROM AN EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Authors:   Valahia University of Târgovişte, Romania, PETRE (STAN) Cornelia , COMĂNESCU Loredana Elena ,   Valahia University of Târgovişte, Romania, DIACONU Nicușor ,   Valahia University of Târgovişte, Romania
Published: February 2022

Authentic educational management supports and stimulates, by all possible means, the process of organization and functioning of educational organizations, in their essence, referring to the content, structure, process, which naturally involves the decentralization of educational management, of all its hierarchical structures, the efficient applicability of methods, techniques and tools, as well as the approach of modern managerial practices. These involve the organization of educational structures, the promotion of school autonomy with all its advantages, together with the positive effects arising from these actions of major importance, which work together to ensure access conditions and school success- a fundamental objective of educational management, from the whole system to the school level. The general managerial objectives at the level of both global and local educational system, of the school itself, correlate, one by one, with the new orientations and realities appropriate to a democratic and open society, with the directions of the education reform. They are organically linked to the value system and express the perspective of the development of education, values that ensure socio-human progress. The objectives of the paper are the analysis of educational management and its impact on schools and the identification of appropriate managerial procedures in order to increase educational performance. The research include the ways in which the quality of the managerial act contribute to improving the satisfaction of the direct beneficiaries of the instructive-educational process, regarding the acquisition of new skills. These beneficiaries are students.
APPROACHING ”QUALITY OF EDUCATION” IN ROMANIAN AND FINNISH EDUCATION SYSTEMS
Authors:   Valahia University of Târgoviște, Romania, MARIAN (TUTUNARU) Tatiana
Published: February 2022

The concept of "quality" is fundamental in the education system because the improvement of the training process and the identity of the school, allow the verification of results and provide a guideline for research and continuous improvement. Evaluation and quality have become major policy issues in education around the world, simultaneously act as strong governance mechanisms at the national and transnational levels. This paper, through the systemic analysis of quality assessment proposes the presentation of two different ways of approaching it, in the education systems of Romania and Finland, each of them personalizing the values and options of educational policy, in a common European intercultural space.
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE ORGANIZATION OF THE FUTURE
Authors:   Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania, FRÂNCU Laurențiu Gabriel , MAIR Amza ,   Valahia University of Târgoviște, Romania, KANT Anna ,   Valahia University of Târgoviște, Romania, VASILESCU Raluca ,   Valahia University of Târgoviște, Romania
Published: February 2022

When it comes to today's requirements, performance, success and competitiveness are among the most important things to consider in order not only to solve the major difficulties it faces now, but also to assure development and advancement in the years ahead. The substance and quality of Human Resources Management, which has already achieved the rank of a main subject of theoretical and applied concerns in industrialized nations, is also becoming increasingly significant. It is possible to argue that an organization's competitive edge is derived from its employees. The new information society, as well as the knowledge-based society, has seen financial capital supplanted by human capital, which has been replaced from a strategic standpoint. This topic of scientific research on human resources in the organization of the future aroused my interest due to the fact that civil society, as well as the labor market, is in a dynamic process of consolidating the quality of human resources and this implies a change in the level of the organizational environment of an institution, the methods of working with employees and capitalizing on their potential. This topic is topical, being treated especially by the so-called learning organizations, they are flexible and open to innovation. The aim of this paper is to study human resources, as well as to address the concept of flexible work, types and implications of work flexibility in the organization of tomorrow.
LEVEL OF TERTIARY EDUCATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Authors:   Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania, ANGHELUȚĂ Sorin Petrică , BURLACU Sorin ,   Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania, RĂDULESCU Carmen Valentina ,   Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania, GOMBOȘ Carol Cristina ,   Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Published: February 2022

Through the skills they acquire upon graduation, higher education is increasingly important. Cooperation between different higher education institutions, as well as joint support for university programs, has contributed to increasing student mobility. The article presents an analysis of the level of tertiary education for the population of the European Union, aged between 25 and 34 years. The application of new technologies requires highly qualified people. Given the demands that will come from the labor market, higher education will need to take advantage of the opportunity to provide flexible and modular learning pathways.
ALTERNATIVES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Authors:   Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania, DOBRIN Cosmin Octavian , DIMA Cristina ,   Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania, DINULESCU Ruxandra ,   Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Published: February 2022

Organizational culture is the basis for the harmonious development of unwritten values and norms that guide a good unfolding of services in public administration institutions. The efficiency and effectiveness of public administrations is dependent on the culture agreed by public clerk. However, in the current context, the political problems that public authorities have are increasingly complex and for this reason there is a real need to develop the organizational culture in public institutions. Moreover, we have to consider the pandemic context caused by the infection with the SARS-CoV 2 virus, so the acute need to digitize to a greater extent the public services, implicitly to develop the organizational culture. This research aims to identify and analyze the organizational features and culture in the public service, the relationship between organizational culture and performance and last but not least to propose a set of principles that can significantly contribute to a reform of public administration.
ANALYSIS OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE TRANSPORT FLEET AT EU LEVEL
Authors:   Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania, DOBRE Florin , MAIR Amza ,   Valahia University of Târgoviște, Romania, VASILESCU Alexandru ,   Valahia University of Târgoviște, Romania, KANT Anna ,   Politehnic Bucharest University, Romania
Published: February 2022

The general transport network in the European Union is of particular importance, especially given the operation of the two directives on the free movement of goods and services within the European Community. Transport is a strategic sector of the EU economy, which directly affects the daily lives of all EU citizens. Transportation services provide about 11 million jobs. They are a cornerstone of European integration, with fully interconnected and sustainable transport networks being a necessary condition for the completion and proper functioning of the European single market. The transport of goods and goods is carried out by road, rail, sea and air. Each of these transport routes has particularities that are suitable, depending on the group of goods, for the movement of goods. The European Union has adopted its own strategy aimed at developing and harmonizing the transport network in each Member State, so as to achieve a single transport network at Union level. In this context, using the data provided by Eurostat, the authors carry out a detailed analysis of the perspective of transport developments in the European Union. The volume of passenger and freight transport in the EU has increased in recent decades and this trend is expected to continue, albeit at a slower pace. Transport is an area of shared EU competence, which means that Member States can exercise their own competence, unless the EU has formulated common transport policies and strategies.
EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS
Authors:   Valahia University of Târgoviște, Romania, DIACONU Nicușor , PETRE (STAN) Cornelia ,   Valahia University of Târgoviște, Romania, COMĂNESCU Loredana Elena ,   Valahia University of Târgoviște, Romania
Published: February 2022

The notion of quality at the level of school organizations, as well as the need to modernize and align with European trends in quality in education is still identified as organizational conservatism, coupled with the lack of information on current trends in school development, based on the notion of quality. The ways of evaluating the efficiency in the education system are presented from the perspective of evaluating the efficiency of the teaching activity. School effectiveness is a difficult concept to measure, because it is related to different criteria, defined depending on the specifics of each school, the results of students and the added value of the school. This paper aims to highlight the role and importance of quality in Romanian pre-university education.
SMES INTERNATIONALIZATION: BETWEEN STRATEGIC COLLABORATORS AND INTERMEDIARIES
Authors:   National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Romania, VĂTĂMĂNESCU Elena-Mădălina , MITAN Andreea ,   National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Romania, DINCĂ Violeta-Mihaela ,   Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania, ANDREI Andreia Gabriela ,   Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania, ALEXANDRU Vlad-Andrei ,   National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Romania
Published: February 2022

The internationalization process of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has been discussed in many recent studies and has triggered the attention of various professionals, international and even global organizations and authorities. Emphasis was laid on the vast array of strategies, models, forms of internationalization and their impacts on SMEs’ competitive (sustainable) advantage, profitability, development and performance on foreign markets. Giving credit to the topical research in this field, the present exploratory study seeks to examine the correlations between four main factors, namely SMEs’ strategic collaborators (from international business networks), intermediaries (as organizational links to the target stakeholders), the profitability resulted from international operations and the development on different foreign markets. To this end, a questionnaire-based survey was carried out with over 100 European SMEs from an industrial field. Evidence was brought that there are significant positive correlations between strategic collaborators and SMEs international profitability and development on foreign markets, whereas the use of intermediaries only correlates with the profits derived from international operations.