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USE OF LINGUISTIC KNOWLEDGE IN FORENSIC EXPERTISE. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Authors: Svankulov A.
Published: May 2019

The article describes the use of linguistic and psychological knowledge in the forensic expert activity of the Republic of Kazakhstan as an independent form of complex psychological and philological research where experts who obtained knowledge in the field of psychology and philology take part.

During the implementation of this type of research, research methods have been developed that are included in the State Register of Methods of Forensic Research of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In addition, the article states that further development of this area in forensic expert activities will contribute to the formation of a new type of research – Forensic Religious Expertise.

The direct application of linguistic knowledge in conducting forensic expertises is subdivided into five areas, such as: expert examination of real works on charges of extremist activity, as well as on charges of violating racial, religious, national and social hate and hostility, linguistic examination of advertising texts and treaties, linguistic expert examination of trademarks, verbal study of crimes related to the propaganda of extremism and terrorism, in the investigation of corruption crimes, fraud, extortion.

The article also shows the connection of the linguistic expertise with other types, for example, with a judicial video phonography examination, in case of the need for identification of the speaker by verbal speech on the phonogram under study, during the author’s examination for the authorship of the text, in the psychological and forensic expertise – for the solution of question of the learned speeches of the suspect, other persons during the interrogation, other investigative actions.

The author presents the results of a comparative analysis of the use of linguistic knowledge abroad, in particular, in the UK. Its peculiarity is that linguistic research is carried out at scientific educational centers of the humanitarian orientation. The following directions in linguistic studies conducted in this country are considered: a) forensic authore-identification, the essence of which is the determining the authorship of oral or written text, individual characteristics of the author (age, way of life, religious and political views, nationality, gender, profession, etc., b) forensic phonetics which involves the use of phonetics and phonology – sections of linguistics, c) forensic stylistics aimed at solving issues related to the plagiarism of the semantic content of the texts, while the author states that in Kazakhstan the decision on this issue is assigned to the competence of authore-identification examination, d) discourse analysis as the most promising type of research at present, is connected with research of written, verbal text in combination with non-verbal means of communication (gestures, facial expressions).

Key words: legal linguistics, discourse, psychological and philological examination, forensic authore-identification, products of speech activity, linguistic research, psychological research.
SISTEM INFORMASI PENJUALAN PADA KANTIN X
Authors: Rahmatya Myrna Dwi
Published: May 2019

Usaha kecil menengah (UKM) saat ini sedang berkembang. Pemerintah memberi bantuan pada pengusaha UKM berupa pinjaman modal. Kini banyak UKM bermunculan di Kota Bandung. Salah satu UKM yang sedang berkembang di Kota Bandung adalah usaha kuliner. Masalah yang muncul pada pelaku usaha UKM adalah sistem penjualan dan penghitungan keuangan terkait laporan penjualan. Sistem penjualan yang dilakukan pada Kantin X secara manual sehingga rentan terjadi kesalahan. Transaksi harian yang cukup banyak membuat penyusunan laporan penjualan relatif memakan waktu. Untuk menyelesaikan masalah tersebut, perlu dibangun sistem informasi penjualan yang relatif terjangkau bagi Kantin X yang sedang berkembang. Metode pengembangan sistem menggunakan metode waterfall. Hardware yang digunakan adalah mini PC Raspberry Pi3 yang relatif murah dibandingkan dengan personal desktop maupun laptop dan bahasa pemrograman yang digunakan adalah PHP. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa data transaksi tersimpan dalam database sehingga memudahkan kasir dalam proses transaksi penjualan. Laporan penjualan sudah berhasil dibuat menggunakan sistem informasi yang dibangun dan dapat diunduh dalam bentuk file pdf oleh pemilik kantin.
Model Peramalan Fuzzy Logic
Authors: Siswoyo Bambang , Zaenal Achmad
Published: May 2019

Indonesia merupakan negara tropis yang memiliki curah hujan sangat tinggi. Model prediksi curah hujan digunakan untuk berbagai kepentingan dan kekakuratannya menjadi penting terutama pada bidang-bidang khusus seperti pencegahan bencana banjir. Saat ini penggunaan banyak digunakan radar dan pencitraan satelit untuk melihat pergerakan paramater meteorologi untuk menentukan short term prepitation, akan tetapi belum dapat dimodelkan untuk memprediksi long term prepitation. Dalam penelitian ini diusulkan salah satu suatu model kecerdasan buatan untuk memprediksi long term prepitation. Teknik yang digunakan adalah fuzzy logic dimana akan dilakukan proses matching dan pengkelasan data. Data pelatihan diperoleh dari BMKG Makassar dengan fokus pengujian sistem untuk daerah Makassar dan sekitarnya. Target data disesuaikan menjadi 5 kategori yaitu cerah, hujan ringan, hujan sedang, hujan lebat dan badai berdasarkan standar BMKG. Hasil prediksi menunjukkan akurasi sebesar 82,19% dimana sebagian besar kegagalan pemetaan pada kategori hujan lebat dan badai.
PEMBANGUNAN SISTEM INFORMASI PELAPORAN PROGRAM KERJA DAN PENGELOLAAN DATA PENGURUS HIMPUNAN MAHASISWA PADA PROGRAM STUDI SISTEM INFORMASI
Authors: Dhaniawaty Rani Puspita , Susilawati Erna
Published: May 2019

Dosen kemahasiswaan program studi sistem informasi (Prodi SI) masih kesulitan dalam melakukan pengelolaan data pengurus himpunan mahasiswa sistem informasi (HIMA SI) karena tidak memiliki data lengkapnya. Selain itu masih terdapat miskomunikasi berkaitan dengan jadwal program kerja (proker) masing-masing, sehingga mengharuskan pengurus HIMA SI membagi anggota untuk mengerjakan proker HIMA SI dan membantu proker Prodi SI. Pembuatan laporan dosen kemahasiswaan dilakukan setiap bulan dengan melihat dana dan data proposal proker yang diajukan dan LPJ proker HIMA SI yang sudah dilaksanakan, adanya kebutuhan data ini mengharuskan HIMA SI untuk melakukan pelaporan dengan tepat waktu. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu menggunakan model pengembangan sistem informasi prototype. Sistem informasi yang sudah dibuat pada penelitian ini membantu dosen kemahasiswaan dalam mengelola data pengurus HIMA SI, mengintegrasikan jadwal proker Prodi SI dengan HIMA SI, selain itu dosen kemahasiswaan dapat melakukan laporan bulanan proker HIMA SI dengan menggunakan data yang akurat dan tepat waktu.
THE DESIGN PARAMETERS OF A BOOT NODE OF THE DISINTEGRATOR AT INSTALLATION OF PIPE RECYCLE MATERIAL
Authors: Семикопенко И. , Semikopenko Igor' , Воронов В. , Voronov Vitaliy , Смирнов Д. , Smirnov Dmitriy
Published: May 2019

Currently, disintegrators are equipment used for grinding, mixing and activation of a number of materials. The possibility of obtaining a grinding product with a given granulometric composition is one of the advantages of disintegrators. An experimental unit with a recycling pipe is created to obtain a narrow granulometric composition of the grinding product. It provides unloading of the finished product and returning the grits for additional grinding to the chamber. The branch pipe of the recycle is a rubber-fabric pipe of circular cross-section with a radius of curvature, which ensures the movement of a two-phase medium from the discharge zone to the loading part of the disintegrator. When performing theoretical studies of the grinding process, it is necessary to coordinate the throughput of the loading unit and the node of the disintegrator recycle. In addition, the mass flow rate of the material through the feeder and the mass flow rate of the material (throughput) passing through the rows of percussion elements must be the same for the balanced operation of the disintegrator and the feeder. The mass flow capacity of the coarse material moving in the recycling pipe is determined based on the assumption of the linear nature of the change in bulk density when the material moves inside the recycling pipe. In result of theoretical researches, the analytical expression is received allowing to define a radius of a pipe of the modernized feeder proceeding from constructive and technological parameters of a disintegrator with a branch pipe of a recycle. A calculation scheme for determining the radius of the pipe of an improved disintegrator is presented. The analysis of obtained analytical expression allows to conclude that the radius of the pipe of the modernized unit is associated with the design and technological parameters of the disintegrator
Stress, sex, and plague: patterns of developmental stress and survival in pre- and post-Black Death London
Authors: DeWitte Sharon
Published: May 2019

OBJECTIVES: Previous research revealed declines in survivorship in London before the Black Death (c. 1346-1353), and improvements in survivorship following the epidemic. These trends indicate that there were declines in general levels of health before the Black Death and improvements thereof afterwards. This study expands on previous research by examining whether changes in survivorship were consistent between the sexes, and how patterns of developmental stress markers changed before and after the Black Death.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study uses samples from London cemeteries dated to one of three periods: Early Pre-Black Death (1000-1200 AD, n = 255), Late Pre-Black Death (1200-1250 AD, n = 247), or Post-Black Death (1350-1540 AD n = 329). Temporal trends in survivorship are assessed via Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, and trends in tibial length (as a proxy for stature) and linear enamel hypoplasia (LEH) are assessed using t-tests and Chi-square tests, respectively.RESULTS: Survivorship for both sexes decreased before the Black Death and increased afterwards. For males, LEH frequencies increased and stature decreased before the epidemic, and LEH declined and stature increased after the Black Death. For females, the only significant change with respect to developmental stress markers was a decrease in stature after the Black Death.CONCLUSIONS: These results might reflect variation between the sexes in sensitivity to stressors, the effects of nutrition on pubertal timing, disproportionate access to dietary resources for males in the aftermath of the Black Death, the disproportionate deaths of frail individuals during the epidemic, or some combination of these factors.
Problèmes de la Seine Maritime. Ombres et lumières
Authors: Rideau Emile
Published: May 2019

L'étude qu’on va lire reflète les impressions d'un témoin , les notes d'un observateur, mais aussi les jugements d'un ami. C'est pourquoi on la lira non seulement avec intérêt, mais avec fruit. Peut-être ne se sentira-t-on pas toujours d'accord avec les conclusions de l'auteur : on sera ainsi amené à réfléchir davantage sur certains problèmes, à les examiner dans une optique nouvelle. Car il est bon de connaître les réactions d'un enquêteur expérimenté venu du dehors sans opinion préconçue.
Réflexions sur l’aménagement de la Basse-Seine
Authors: Lacaze Jean-Paul
Published: May 2019

Dans le cadre de la liaison Université -vie régionale, le CLUVIREIP avait demandé à M. J.-P. Lacaze, directeur de la Mission d'études pour l'aménagement de la basse vallée de la Seine, de bien vouloir présenter les buts et les travaux de cette Mission à MM. les membres de l' enseignement supérieur et de l' enseignement secondaire à Rouen.

C'est cet exposé, fait à la Halle aux Toiles à Rouen, le 16 juin 1967, que les Etudes Normandes présentent aujourd'hui à leurs lecteurs, pour en élargir les échos et participer ainsi à l'action de prise de conscience indispensable pour que «le schéma-directeur que la Mission va présenter puisse entrer petit à petit dans les faits».
La Varende et Louis de Saint-Pierre
Authors: Saint Pierre Michel de
Published: May 2019

Jean de La Varende est encore dans tous les cœurs de ceux qui l'ont lu et le lisent en Normandie.

Il a su faire vivre les enchantements de notre province et les faire découvrir et partager par beaucoup.

Les Etudes Normandes se doivent de le rappeler. Elles le font grâce à un autre écrivain normand qui le connaît fort bien, Michel de Saint-Pierre.

C'est un hommage à la littérature normande ainsi qu'aux pays d'Ouche et du Lieuvin, terres secrètes situées au cœur de la Normandie.
La comercialización de café en una comunidad indígena: estudio en Huehuetla, Puebla
Authors: Alvarado Méndez Concepción , Juárez Tlamani Héctor , Ramírez Valverde Benito
Published: May 2019

En este trabajo se muestra la comercialización de café en Huehuetla, municipio indígena ubicado en la Sierra norte del estado de Puebla. Para obtener la información se recurrió a: 1) Encuestas a productores; 2) Entrevistas a comercializadores de café; 3) recorridos de campo; y 4) información secundaria. Los resultados muestran que los productores poseen un bajo nivel de escolaridad, con pequeñas superficies de tierra y debido a sus condiciones de pobreza y marginación, se ven obligados a vender su cosecha a precios inferiores a su valor real. La mayoría de los productores venden el café con pequeños comercializadores que van a las comunidades y una pequeña proporción lo vende a alguna organización, aunque por las crisis recurrentes de los precios del café hacen que estas organizaciones tengan problemas en su permanencia. Debido a las continuas crisis, la cafeticultura presenta problemas de rentabilidad, aún cuando se utiliza fuerza de trabajo familiar, por lo que los productores tiene que buscar ingresos extras, como la migración, para lograr mejores condiciones de vida
Referentes legales para un marco protector de datos personales
Authors: Hernández Delgado Vicente
Published: May 2019

El presente ensayo tiene como objetivo fundamental establecer un marco referencial que permita analizar los antecedentes normativos de la protección de los datos personales en nuestro país, planteando como punto de partida los antecedentes en la Constitución General de la Republica y en la legislación secundaria tanto de carácter federal como local, regulando los bienes jurídicos del derecho a la intimidad y la privacidad. En un plano intermedio, se aborda la influencia de las tecnologías de la información y comunicaciones en el nuevo marco regulador a nivel federal con la aparición de un nuevo lenguaje y figuras jurídicas en la legislación civil, mercantil, procesal y de protección al consumidor. Finalmente, la aparición de la legislación federal y locales en materia de acceso a la información y transparencia gubernamentales, la ley de protección de datos personales del Estado de Colima, así como la reglamentación respectiva por parte de la LFTAIP, permiten afirmar que de manera incipiente se ha comenzado a fomentar un marco protector de los datos personales en nuestro país.
La reforma electoral en México 1988-2000, en un sistema de partidos competitivo
Authors: Carmona Hernández José Salvador , Jiménez Solares Carlos
Published: May 2019

Se presenta un análisis de la historia electoral de México, y se explican las reformas electorales efectuadas entre 1989 y 1996 que tuvieron en común: ser aprobadas con el consenso de un sistema de partidos plural, la creación de una normatividad electoral y del Instituto Federal Electoral que organiza las elecciones con independencia del gobierno. Después de 1988, cambió el modus operandi del sistema político mexicano, donde el régimen de partido-Estado, perdió las estructuras de control del voto de los ciudadanos que formaron las filas del corporativismo en el medio rural y urbano, durante la etapa de esplendor del presidencialismo mexicano. Las reformas electorales otorgaron libertad a los partidos políticos opositores, a las asociaciones políticas, a los ciudadanos y a sus distintas organizaciones civiles y a las organizaciones no gubernamentales para exigir al gobierno el respeto a los derechos políticos, civiles y sociales de los ciudadanos. Destaca el derecho al voto libre y secreto y el respeto irrestricto de la voluntad de la mayoría que es la base y sustancia para el ejercicio del gobierno democrático y representativo. En el año 2000 los ciudadanos organizados en los partidos políticos opositores, lograron derribar por la vía pacífica un régimen de partido-Estado con 71 años en el poder (a través de la alternancia), durante el cual generó exclusión, represión y olvido de los sectores vulnerables y marginados del país. Ahora con un sistema de partidos competitivo, los ciudadanos conviven en un ambiente con mayor libertad y tolerancia, y participan en elecciones competidas y transparentes, a través de las que harán valer sus derechos y serán responsables con sus obligaciones civiles, políticas y sociales para exigir a los gobernantes el cumplimiento de compromisos para el bien común.
La acuacultura como estrategia de desarrollo de zonas costeras y rurales de México
Authors: Mártir Mendoza Antonio
Published: May 2019

La acuacultura es una de las actividades productoras de alimentos que en el ámbito mundial viene registrando tasas de crecimiento del 9-10 % anual, tasa superior, con mucho, a la producción de otros alimentos cárnicos competidores o sucedáneos como es la producción de bovinos, pollo o cerdo, que en promedio alcanzan tasas de crecimiento inferiores al 3.0 %. Mientras todos esos crecimientos acuaculturales tienen lugar en países tan distantes como China, en países como Costa Rica, Honduras Brasil y Chile, las tendencias son similares. En cambio, la actividad acuícola que se desarrolla en México no encuentra su cauce virtuoso. Por un lado, la producción pesquera del medio natural que alcanzó 1.5 millones de toneladas en los 80´s, no ha crecido. Al contrario, su tendencia es hacia la disminución. Y, por lo que corresponde a la acuacultura, tanto en aguas dulces como marinas se encuentra estancada virtud a que las instituciones gubernamentales responsables, conforme pasa el tiempo pierden capacidad de decisión y de gestión. Es por ello que las autoridades federales entrantes tienen en sus manos un potencial enorme para desarrollar una acuacultura rentable y sustentable y con ella crear medios virtuosos de sustento de las zonas costeras y rurales de nuestro país.
Desarrollo endógeno y estrategias campesinas en una comunidad Cholulteca. El caso de San Miguel Papaxtla, Tecuanipan, Puebla
Authors: Capulín Grande José Isabel , Escobedo Castillo Juan Francisco , Ocampo Fletes Ignacio , Juárez Sánchez Pedro , Rappo Miguez Susana
Published: May 2019

Este trabajo se realizó en el valle de Puebla, en el cual se encuentra la región de Cholula, caracterizada por ser un asentamiento poblacional prehispánico, con poca tierra para el cultivo, donde la gran mayoría de los productores agrícolas son minifundistas. Intentamos reconstruir la trayectoria productiva por más de cincuenta años utilizada por los campesinos de San Miguel Papaxtla, siendo estos productores de temporal y sin ejido. Este estudio se realizó desde la perspectiva teórica del desarrollo endógeno. El aspecto que se tomó en cuenta para su realización fue la estrategia que han utilizado los campesinos para la sobrevivencia como tales, siendo estos minifundistas, agricultores tradicionales que hasta nuestros días viven y se reproducen en la comunidad. La reconstrucción histórica productiva de la comunidad se realizó a partir de 1950, por ello se entrevistaron a todas las personas nacidas antes de 1940 en la comunidad, con un enfoque participativo. Los resultados que se obtuvieron permitieron comprobar que los campesinos de la comunidad se han desarrollado de manera endógena, las estrategias que han seguido han sido, el aprovechamiento al máximo de la humedad, la adopción y adaptación de nuevos cultivos y la forma de comercialización de sus productos. Para finales de 2006 tendrán un nuevo recurso disponible, agua. Esto probablemente intensificará el uso del suelo y al mismo tiempo la introducción de nuevos cultivos.
EVALUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND EMIGRATION INTENTIONS: THEORETICAL-METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS
Authors: Petronytė Aurelija , Ulbinaitė Aurelija
Published: May 2019

Purpose – the purpose of this article is to investigate the relationship between youth entrepreneurship and emigration attitudes by presenting a method for evaluating the link between youth participation in entrepreneurship promotion initiatives, entrepreneurship and emigration attitudes, and also to check its validity. Research methodology – the quantitative test method presented in the article consists of 3 key parts that have their own specifics of evaluation and different methodologies. Findings – the results of the study did not show the correlation between the analyzed elements. Research limitations – although a method test made it possible to verify its suitability, a more representative sample of respondents is needed to provide valid results about the correlation of above mentioned 3 elements. Practical implications – based on the methodology evaluated, everyone familiar with the material will be able to initiate surveys and/or scientifically based researches at a different territorial level on youth entrepreneurship and emigration intentions and to evaluate the extent of the youth involvement in entrepreneurship promotion initiatives and its relationship with the entrepreneurial spirit of the individual. Originality/Value – this study contributed to the existing research on entrepreneurship, supplementing it with new insights on the existence of a relation between entrepreneurship promotion, entrepreneurship, and the tendency to emigrate, which, as far as the authors are aware, was researched neither in Lithuania nor globally
Supply line engineering on importation and exportation: bimstec perspective
Authors: Karn Arodh Lal , Karna Rakshha Kumari
Published: May 2019

Purpose – the purpose of this paper is to investigate whether supply line engineering strategies of goods and service exports, exports transport services and export time have a significant impact on GDP growth of BIMSTEC countries or not.

Research methodology – the study employed a panel vector error correction model (VECM) instead of loose VAR to examine the short and long-run relationship among the selected indicators and GDP growth.

Findings – in the long-run, the time of export negatively and suggestively associate with GDP. Conversely, VECM based Granger causality test signposted that in short-run only unidirectional causality running from goods and service exports (GSE), trade duration like exports time (ET) toward GDP and for the rest of the variables no causality found.

Research limitations – this study is contextualized only on Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

Practical implications – to investigate the current position of the link between supply line logistics strategies and economic growth by using annual data for the period of 1980 to 2014 and possible weaknesses and logistics presence.

Originality/Value – this paper is an attempt, first of its kind, to fill up this shortfall, to estimate the relationship of exports transport services, exports time, and goods and services exports with GDP growth of BIMSTEC countries.
Investment portfolio analysis by using neural networks
Authors: Maknickienė Nijolė , Sabaliauskas Darius
Published: May 2019

Purpose – the purpose of the article is to compare the formation of portfolios and to make predictions about
how it will change.
Research methodology – for analysis, optimization and predictions use the neural network models that are created using
a neural recurrent long short-term memory cell architecture network and Markowitz’s modern portfolio theory
Findings – this article compares the portfolios of IT field with different instruments and level of optimization.
Research limitations – the main limit of the article is that only historical data is used. The real-time investment would
check the performance of the portfolio creation methodology under uncertain conditions.
Practical implications – the results of the article give opportunities for investors and speculators in the finance market
by using neural networks for forming investment portfolios, as well as analysing and predicting their changes.
Originality/Value – the growing high-tech use in financial markets changes our habits and our understanding of the
surrounding world. The financial sphere has also had several changes, and it has undergone major changes that will
change the approach to producing financial forecasts and analysis. Including Artificial Intelligence in these processes
brings new innovative opportunities.
Retail trade area analysis using multiple variables modeling at residential zone
Authors: Galkin Andrii , Polchaninova Iryna , Galkina Olena , Balandina Iryna
Published: May 2019

Purpose – the purpose of the paper is to set up a method of retail trade area analysis using multiple variables modeling at a residential zone.
Research methodology – system analysis; regression analysis; correlation analysis; simulating; urban characteristics
analysis.
Findings – retail trade area analysis using multiple variables modeling at residential zone based on the proposed method is performed by directly processing and analysing data in a separate zone.
Research limitations – the obtained results can be used for data variation range of conducted experiment.
Practical implications – the proposed method makes some adjustments in estimating the limits of the trade area, specifying it with the help of the non-linearity factor and area slope, thereby changing the shape of the circle into a complex
figure, depending on the geographical landscape and the structure of the roads. Implementation is made for one of the
consumer’s zone in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The results allowed to adjust the trade zone, which in fact reduced it twice.
Originality/Value – the probabilities of visiting retailers have been calculated according to the developed model considering surrounding limitation. In such conditions, the analysis of the consumer market and identification of the trade
zone of the retailers is one of the forms to improving the efficiency of the retailer functioning
Methods of stakeholder prioritisation in the context of stakeholder management
Authors: Mints Aleksey , Kamyshnykova Evelina
Published: May 2019

Purpose – the purpose of this paper is to propose a method for integral assessing the priority level of specific stakeholders in the model of stakeholder management.
Research methodology – the paper develops ideas of matrix approach to assessing the priority level of individual
stakeholders and proposes a method for obtaining more accurate integral assessment based on analysis of a set of indicators, taking into account factors of subjective estimates.
Findings – the integral assessment of the priority level of specific external stakeholders improves estimates’ accuracy
and provides a practical framework for the development of successful corporate social responsibility strategies. It has
been substantiated by the application of the proposed method for prioritising suppliers of a large Ukranian metallurgical company.
Research limitations – there are requirements for a linear or quasi-linear nature of the relationship between the numerical value of the stakeholder’s priority index and its interpretation on a “better to worse” scale within the framework of
the proposed method of evaluation.
Practical implications – integral assessments of stakeholder priority obtained from the results of the proposed method
can be used as a tool for reasonable comparison, selection of strategic stakeholders and building programs for interaction with them.
Originality/Value – unlike most existing methods of stakeholder analysis representing a generic list of priority stakeholder groups the method proposed in the paper provides an integral assessment of priority level of specific stakeholders from the category of the immediate environment through a system of indicators, taking into account factors of subjectivity
The mediating effect of team cooperation on tacit knowledge transfer and interpersonal trust
Authors: Bulińska-Stangrecka Helena , Bagieńska Anna
Published: May 2019

Purpose – this article aims to examine how teamwork cooperation mediates the relationship between interpersonal trust and tacit knowledge transfer.
Research methodology – the paper uses data obtained from a survey conducted on 175 employees from the telecommunications sector. The multiplied regression method was applied to analyse the data according to the mediation analysis.
Findings – the findings show that interpersonal trust predicts tacit knowledge transfer and team cooperation mediates
this relationship. The results indicate the importance of nurturing positive, trusting relations among employees in organisations and the necessity of working interactions.
Research limitations – the limitation of this research is related to the relatively small research sample. Further research
could be conducted on a higher number of respondents and could cover different sectors. Additional development of
presented research might include cross-cultural analysis.
Originality/Value – this paper contributes to the literature of management by providing the empirical confirmation of
the SET-based model that concerns the mechanism of tacit knowledge transfer. The practical implications highlight the
importance of common collaborative experience and interpersonal trust that facilitates trust among co-workers and consequently influences tacit knowledge transfer.
Keywords: trust, tacit knowledge, knowledge transfer, knowledge management
Evaluation of the initiatives of the eastern Poland tourism brands cluster using a modified COO effect model
Authors: Ryszkowska Dorota , Gołębieska Karolina , Adamiak Czesław , Ostrowska-Tryzno Anna , Klawender Jacek , Ryszkowski Wojciech
Published: May 2019

Purpose – the main goal of tourism clusters is to attract more tourists to the region and improve the quality
of regional tourism products. The aim of this paper is to verify whether the initiative of the Eastern Poland Tourism
Brands Cluster has contributed to the development of tourism services and products offered by local firms.
Research methodology – to achieve the goal, we described and evaluated cluster activities based on secondary sources
of data and questionnaire interviews conducted with the representatives of entities involved in the cluster. We used the
modified COO effect model to evaluate the services according to the following criteria: modernity, diversity, prestige
and quality. We employed a 5-item Likert scale in our questionnaire.
Findings – the results of the analysis showed that despite the increased recognition of tourist brands and products, the
cluster did not survive. This experience shows that clusters operating in the tourism industry have less chance of survival
than industrial clusters.
Research limitations – main limitation of the research is the scarcity of source materials and a low number of surveys
returned by cluster members. Personal meetings with respondents would add valuable information.
Practical implications – the results of research can be used as an indication for the development and maintenance of
tourist cluster initiatives on the market. In recent years, more and more studies focus on the development prospects of
tourism clusters.
Originality – until now, however, no study on cluster performance has employed the COO effect model or its
derivatives, which makes our paper novel in this aspect.
Research and development projects fuzzy definition in the university context
Authors: Kuchta Dorota
Published: May 2019

Purpose – research on R&D projects implemented at universities shows that many researchers feel that the
requirements set on R&D project definition in the process of calls for projects brake the innovativeness and the freedom
of research. Thus, the objective of the paper is to propose a soft, fuzzy set based method of R&D project definition,
which would allow to evaluate projects in the stage of project calls, but at the same time would not act contrary to the
research ideas of the most ingenious and innovative researchers.
Research methodology – the proposal is based on the results of over 70 structured interviews with R&D project managers
from Polish and French universities. The respondents expressed their critical opinion about the required definition of
R&D projects in the application stage of most calls, suggested which elements should be improved and in which way.
Most of them criticised the required detail level of projects description and emphasized the uncertainty present in their
research. Then we propose to model this uncertainty by means of fuzzy sets.
Findings – the result of the research presented in the paper is a new way of R&D project definition, based on the fuzzy
theory, adjustable to each R&D project type. The new method of project definition will express the actual uncertainty
and innovative potential of each R&D project and thus allow a selection of R&D projects which would maximise their
contribution to the university and science development.
Research limitations – the proposed approach needs to be validated and verified on the basis of a big sample of a real
world R&D project, with the participation of a representative sample of researchers. Another limitation is a highly
probable resistance against such an approach among the researchers and research funding institutions, as it requires a
deep analysis of the planned research and its context.
Practical implications – it is proposed that the method will be used by research funding institutions in project calls. This
will increase the efficiency of financial resources spent on research, in terms of value-added per one dollar invested in
the research.
Originality/Value – the proposed method is the first approach to project definition based on fuzzy numbers and one of
very few existing approaches to project definition taking uncertainty into account
Mutuality, empowerment and fit in creative knowledge work performance
Authors: Gaižauskienė Laura , Tunčikienė Živilė
Published: May 2019

Purpose – the purpose of the article is to reveal the role of the three dimensions – mutuality, empowerment
and fit – in organizational performance and productivity with the main emphasis on creative knowledge work. The
scientific problem could be expressed in the goal to identify the relationships between these elements and elicite research
gaps to be filled.
Research methodology – the methodology of the article used consists of scientific literature review, analyses and
synthezes, structural equation modelling.
Findings – in the part of the literature review the theoretical models are presented as the base and grounding for the
creation of an empirical model.
Research limitations – the main limitation of this research is the exclusion of risks and hazards in the workplaces as the
focus is on the main positive factors which influence the performance. Avoiding negative dimensions limits prevention
of emerging forces which usually require recourses. By investigating risk elements may give a more accurate view to
the whole picture in organizations.
Practical implications – the practical implication of the research results may identify the areas in SHRM policies which
could require new or improved practices.
Originality/Value – there are very limited number of researches which combine human resource and knowledge management, so the main novelty of this study is to answer one questions specific to one discipline by using findings of the
other field
Triangle of dynamics factors in inter-organizational networks
Authors: Sus Aleksandra , Organa Michał
Published: May 2019

Purpose – the main scientific purpose of this article is to conceptualise the categories of dynamics of interorganisational networks strategy. The scientific problem presented in the article concerns initially identified connections
between three major elements (based on literature studies and authors’ previous experiences), describing the dynamism
of the strategy as mentioned above. Those elements were named by the authors as the Triangle of Dynamics Factors
(TDF), and are (1) propensity of taking the risk and real ability to accurately assess opportunities, (2) skills, and processes of opportunities identification, creation, and exploitation, as well as (3) leadership skills of contemporary managers. Basing on those connections, the article concerns on clarifying research hypotheses in the areas of the three
mentioned differentiating factors.
Research methodology – in order to achieve the main goal of the article both quantitative (survey research) and qualitative (case study) methods were chosen for future research.
Findings – the conducted research is focused on positioning previously mentioned categories in the micro-scale strategy,
as well as on determining variables constituting the dynamics of inter-organisational networks strategies. The article
presents research hypotheses that will be verified.
Research limitations – the limitations are primarily related to a variety of factors influencing the dynamics of interorganisational network strategies, observed both inside and outside the networks. The article focuses on those factors
that decision-makers in networks can influence, which is tantamount to omitting most factors within the networks' environment. At the same time, the article focuses on selected types of inter-organisational networks – both decentralised
and centralised. The article is conceptual; therefore, it does not contain the results of empirical research directly oriented
on all three identified factors, which is its specific limitation. Partial results of the previously conducted research indicated in the article relate only to one of the identified elements. It is the area of skills, and processes of opportunities
identification, creation, and exploitation.
Practical implications – the practical business implications concern mostly the necessity of organisational adaptation to
changing environmental conditions, the imperative of being flexible and striving for the success by inter-organisational
networks. The article identifies those factors being under the actual influence exerted by networks' representatives.
Originality/Value – this article is the authors' third joint work, and hitherto in the examined literature, there were no
publications dedicated to the study of strategy dynamics and dynamism of the inter-organisational networks' strategy,
researched in the triad: risk – opportunities – leadership. This creates a wide interpretative and research area for the
indicated topic
Interrelationship between informal training, human capital development and international performance of SMEs: a literature review
Authors: Bužavaitė Monika , Korsakienė Renata
Published: May 2019

Purpose – to present a deeper understanding of the interrelationships between training, human capital development and international performance in SMEs considering previous studies in this field.

Research methodology – systematic analysis and synthesis of scientific literature.

Findings – training plays a significant role in strategic planning and international orientation, forming SMEs performance. Training applied to managers and employees has a possible impact on firm’s performance through improved personal performance. This study contributes to our understanding of training by presenting its role, compatibility with other processes and outcomes of it in the organization.

Research limitations – performance of SMEs could be analyzed, while the concept of performance is selected. It could help to make more relevant practical implications of the study for the company’s owner or manager seeking to improve a firm’s performance in a certain way. Also, more factors impacting the performance of SME’s could be considered, in order to present a more comprehensive picture of this phenomenon.

Practical implications – this study reveals important insights about previously conducted studies in this field, which could be useful in order to improve further researches.

Originality/Value – two research models combining informal training, human capital, and performance of SMEs were suggested.
Legal significance of construction documents: consequences of non-implementation of contractual regulations for the client and the contractor in Lithuania
Authors: Mitkus Sigitas , Averkienė Dalia
Published: May 2019

Purpose – the article discusses the construction documents and their significance enshrined in Contractual Regulations and aims to disclose the consequences of the preparation or non-preparation of the construction documents for the client and the contractor. For this purpose, the general features of construction documents shall be reviewed first, and the certificate of acceptance of construction work and reports shall be analyzed separately.
Findings – the results of the study state that in client/contractor relationship, the rights and duties between the participants to a construction project and the preconditions for the cooperation between the parties in a legal relationship in construction are determined and provided in the construction documents. All construction documents that have been analyzed are drawn up specifically for construction work. On the one hand, the law gives the right or imposes an obligation on to the client and the contractor to sign and deliver the construction documents to another party in a legal relationship in construction. On the other hand, signing (non-signing), submission (non-submission) of the acceptance certificate of construction work and reports can lead to a division of responsibilities between the client and the contractor (who are often business entities), the obligation to eliminate the defects in the work, to compensate for the damage, and to pay for work.
Research limitations – though Lithuania has similarities with other EU countries in terms of the legal environment of construction, the generalisation of these results to another context is limited.
Practical implications – the findings could be directly applied in practice. Understanding and using the findings could prevent disputes between owners and contractors in practice.
Originality/Value – there is a lack of publications on the subject. Construction documents regulate the contractual relationship (performance of work, settlement, elimination of defects, etc.) between the client and the contractor. Therefore, proper and timely preparation of these documents is an important part of the implementation of contractual relationship both for business entities and the public using construction results.
Negotiating strategy: importance of the market definition
Authors: Peleckis Kęstutis , Peleckienė Valentina , Peleckis Kestutis , Leonavičienė Edita
Published: May 2019

Purpose – the purpose of the article is to examine how the extent of competition in the market affects the
balance of bargaining powers of market participants. This often results in negative consequences for both buyers and
suppliers. This study has important theoretical and practical implications. The authors made an analysis of existing
theory and practice on negotiation strategies in a complex way, in accordance with levels of competition. Paper
reveals the opportunities to develop and implement these strategies, taking into account market definition options.
Research methodology – the paper examines the application of Nash equilibrium to the preparation of negotiation
strategies, looking at the function for the best result. The study would help to prepare business strategies for different
competition levels.
Findings – the ways of preparation of negotiation strategies with different levels of competition, focusing on market
definition opportunities.
Research limitations – there are not enough measures in international business negotiation theory helping to develop
negotiation strategies in the face of distorted market competition and difficulties to define the market.
Practical implications – findings of the article will give opportunities for policymakers to develop and implement
strategies for business negotiations.
Originality – the article consists presentation of new tools for negotiators in preparing negotiating strategies.
Customer purchase behaviour and shopping in B2C e-commerce
Authors: Jílková Petra , Králová Petra
Published: May 2019

Purpose – digitalization of business processes, cultural backgrounds and consequences on behavioral differences make a direct impact on customer purchase behavior across different countries. The main aim of this paper is to analyze the effect of the economic situation in the selected countries regarding the e-commerce business.
Research methodology – first, the paper presents a theoretical model for customer purchase behavior and the develop-ment of the theory in the B2C e-commerce context. Second, it is analyzed the main aspects of shopping behavior in se-lected countries.
Findings – a difference between traditional and e-commerce customer purchase behavior model was found. Next, the re-search shows the main characteristics of shopping in B2C and provides a better understanding of the impact of digitaliza-tion.
Research limitations – research will focus on the shopping in B2C e-commerce market in the Czech Republic, Lithuania and in the European Union. The data is based on the Czech Statistical Office, which covers a period from 2010 to 2018 and the respondents of the survey purchased online in the 12 months prior to 2018.
Practical implications – the paper confirmed the fact that the B2C e-commerce market in the Czech Republic is developed and has potential to grow nationally and internationally. It is necessary to further investigate the relationship between cus-tomer purchase behavior, e-commerce, and other economic indicators, possibly including other factors.
Originality/Value – the paper investigates online shopping for the period between 2010–2018. Finally, the authors dis-cuss the theoretical and practical implications of these results.
Sustainable development solutions and complex it means for evaluation of water pollution processes
Authors: Dzemydienė Dalė
Published: May 2019

The purpose of this research is the developing of decision support system (DSS) by integrating all working information systems (ISS) for wastewater pollution evaluation processes by contributing in achieving the common goal of the Helsinki Convention (HELCOM) for countries to preserve and restore the ecosystems of the Baltic Sea.

Research methodology based on design approach for the development of DSS as a multi-layered system with the multi–componential, interoperable structure of databases (DBs), data warehouses, and IS, which are under the responsibility of different public administration institutions.

Findings – presented results on integration of information sources and collaboration workflows help in searching of suitable indicators for revealing the situations of water pollution from wastewater bodies and objects in districts of Lithuania and the effluxes in the Baltic Sea.

Research limitations – the complexity of pollution processes and the multi-layered structure of distributed ISs under different responsibilities identify problems and requirements for adequate DSS working online.

Practical implications – the results will help for influencing the decisions provided for responsible institutions of Lithuania and other members of the HELCOM, responsible for the protection of the marine environment of the Baltic Sea.

Originality/Value intend to assess the sustainability requirements in the wastewater sector, by providing integrated collaboration of ISs.
Acute Renal Failure Related to High Doses of Acyclovir (15 mg/kg/8 h) during Treatment of Varicella Zoster Virus Encephalitis
Authors: Martinot Martin , Klein Alexandre , Demesmay Karine , Groza Monica , Mohseni-Zadeh Mahsa , Tebacher-Alt Martine , Fafi-Kremer Samira
Published: May 2019

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is less susceptible than herpes simplex virus to acyclovir. The optimal acyclovir regimen during VZV encephalitis remains unknown. We report two cases of acute renal failure after an increase in acyclovir dosage from 10 mg to 15 mg/kg/8 h during the treatment of VZV encephalitis according to French guidelines.