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Đánh giá chung về hoạt động phát triển thương hiệu gốm sứ mỹ nghệ Việt Nam
Authors: Nguyễn Thị Hồng Lan
Published: May 2024

Phát triển thương hiệu sản phẩm gốm sứ mỹ nghệ (GSMN) nói riêng và các sản phẩm thủ công mỹ nghệ nói chung đã, đang và sẽ là vấn đề cực kỳ quan trọng. Xây dựng và phát triển thương hiệu nhóm sản phẩm GSMN truyền thống thời gian qua đã có những khởi sắc. Một số thương hiệu đã có những tiếng tăm, uy tín nhất định ở cả thị trường trong và ngoài nước, mang lại giá trị kinh tế cao, góp phần xóa đói giảm nghèo, đóng góp vào sự phát triển kinh tế chung của làng nghề. Nhiều sản phẩm GSMN của làng nghề Chu Đậu, Bát Tràng,… được người tiêu dùng các thị trường khó tính như Nhật, Mỹ, EU biết đến và ưa chuộng. Tuy nhiên, vấn đề phát triển thương hiệu của các cơ sở sản xuất kinh doanh cũng gặp không ít những khó khăn, khi mà nền kinh tế thế giới rơi vào khủng hoảng. Vì vậy, việc tiếp tục tìm hiểu thực trạng xây dựng và phát triển thương hiệu, tìm ra các giải pháp nhằm phát triển thương hiệu, góp phần phát triển làng nghề, tạo việc làm, tăng thu nhập cho người lao động luôn là vấn đề có ý nghĩa và cần nhận được sự quan tâm từ nhiều phía, trong đó các cơ quan quản lý nhà nước, các doanh nghiệp, hiệp hội ngành hàng đóng vai trò rất quan trọng.
Điều hành chính sách tiền tệ với phân phối thu nhập hộ gia đình Việt Nam
Authors: Nguyễn Đức Trung  , Triệu Kim Lanh  , Lê Hoàng Anh
Published: May 2024

Xu hướng về điều hành chính sách tiền tệ (CSTT) của các ngân hàng trung ương (NHTW) ngoài các mục tiêu cuối cùng như ổn định giá cả, tăng trưởng hay thất nghiệp còn hướng tới các mục tiêu cụ thể hơn theo từng khu vực trong nền kinh tế. Bài viết tiến hành tổng quan về hoạt động điều hành CSTT của Ngân hàng Nhà nước Việt Nam (NHNN) giai đoạn 1996–2021 cùng với diễn biến thực trạng về thu nhập, chi tiêu và phân phối thu nhập hộ gia đình Việt Nam thông qua kết quả Khảo sát mức sống (VHLSS) của Tổng cục Thống kê. Thông qua các dữ liệu thống kê, bài viết đưa ra các phân tích, đánh giá về hoạt động điều hành CSTT hướng tới mục tiêu giảm bất bình đẳng thu nhập, làm cơ sở cho các hàm ý chính sách và khuyến nghị với nhà quản lý chính sách.
Nghiên cứu các nhân tố ảnh hưởng đến sự sáng tạo của nhân viên trong các doanh nghiệp khu vực thành phố Cần Thơ
Authors: Nguyễn Thanh Tú  , Huỳnh Thị Cẩm Bình  , Đinh Thị Kiều Oanh
Published: May 2024

Nghiên cứu này nhằm khám phá và đo lường các nhân tố ảnh hưởng đến sự sáng tạo của nhân viên trong các doanh nghiệp tại khu vực thành phố Cần Thơ. Nghiên cứu kiểm định giá trị phân biệt và hội tụ của mô hình bằng hệ số Cronbach's Alpha và phân tích nhân tố khám phá EFA; kiểm định tương quan và đa cộng tuyến bằng hệ số Pearson; và sử dụng phương pháp phân tích hồi quy để xác định mức độ ảnh hưởng của các nhân tố trong mô hình. Tổng số 265 mẫu nghiên cứu được thu thập từ các doanh nghiệp khu vực thành phố Cần Thơ từ tháng 8/2021-02/2022. Phát hiện của nghiên cứu cho thấy, các nhân tố có tác động tích cực đến sáng tạo của nhân viên trong doanh nghiệp ở thành phố Cần Thơ theo thứ tự bao gồm phong cách tư duy sáng tạo với mức tác động 0,232; tự chủ trong công việc với mức tác động 0,223; tự chủ trong sáng tạo với mức tác động 0,188; sự hỗ trợ của tổ chức với mức tác động 0,1; và động lực nội tại với mức tác động 0,098
Tác động của thông tin bất cân xứng đến quyết định đầu tư của các doanh nghiệp niêm yết trên thị trường chứng khoán Việt Nam
Authors: Nguyễn Hữu Mạnh  , Vương Thị Hương Giang  , Phạm Thị Anh Thư
Published: May 2024

Bài viết này nghiên cứu tác động của thông tin bất cân xứng (TTBCX) đến quyết định đầu tư của các doanh nghiệp niêm yết trên thị trường chứng khoán (TTCK) Việt Nam trong giai đoạn 2011–2021. Kết quả từ mô hình thực nghiệm với phương pháp moment tổng quát hệ thống hai bước (SGMM two-steps) cho thấy, TTBCX có tác động tiêu cực đến quyết định đầu tư trong các doanh nghiệp Việt Nam. Hơn nữa, bằng chứng thực nghiệm cũng cho thấy, đòn bẩy tài chính và tiền mặt có tác động tích cực đến quyết định đầu tư của doanh nghiệp. Đây là nghiên cứu đầu tiên đóng góp bằng chứng thực nghiệm về tác động tiêu cực của TTBCX đến quyết định đầu tư của các doanh nghiệp niêm yết tại thị trường Việt Nam – một thị trường mới nổi điển hình. Ngoài ra, bài viết đưa ra một số giải pháp cho các nhà quản trị doanh nghiệp, gợi mở các hàm ý cho các nhà hoạch định chính sách để khuyến khích đầu tư cho các doanh nghiệp Việt Nam trong bối cảnh TTBCX gia tăng.
Tác động của quảng cáo qua mạng xã hội đối với ý định mua hàng tiêu dùng nhanh của giới trẻ tại Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
Authors: Ngô Xuân Huy  , Nguyễn Đức An  , Ngô Tịnh Hy  , Hoàng Thị Ngọc Loan
Published: May 2024

Bài nghiên cứu khám phá mối quan hệ bao gồm các khía cạnh của quảng cáo (marketing) qua mạng xã hội (SMM) đối với ý thức giá trị, niềm tin thương hiệu và gắn kết thương hiệu trên mạng xã hội (MXH), nhằm giúp các doanh nghiệp hoạch định các chiến lược marketing qua MXH hợp lý để tiết kiệm thời gian, chi phí và tối đa hóa lợi nhuận. Dữ liệu được thu thập từ 300 đối tượng thuộc giới trẻ tại Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh (TP.HCM) (từ 15 đến 29 tuổi) có sử dụng các nền tảng MXH. Nghiên cứu sử dụng phương pháp thống kê mô tả, phân tích độ tin cậy thang đo, phân tích nhân tố khám phá và phân tích hồi quy đa biến. Kết quả phân tích cho thấy, SMM và gắn kết thương hiệu trên MXH có tác động mạnh nhất đến Ý định mua hàng.
Analyzing Media Coverage on the fall of Kabul A Critical Analysis of National and International Newspapers
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Media Studies, Karakoram International University, Gilgit Baltistan Pakistan, Inayat Muhammad , Singh Parshant ,   Assistant Controller, University of Punjab, Lahore Pakistan.
Published: May 2024

The present study aims to investigate the portrayal of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in the news coverage of Pakistani newspaper Dawn, the U.S. newspaper, the New York Times, a Russian newspaper, the Moscow Times, and the Indian newspaper, The Hindu during the fall of Kabul from 16 July to 14 September 2021. The purpose of the study is to investigate how the newspapers of the selected four countries cover the withdrawal in the light of their respective national interest. This study analyzes the media and government relationship, whereas the study mainly revisits the application of ‘indexing theory’ in the context of the media’s coverage of the issue of Afghanistan quantitatively and qualitatively to determine the soft or otherwise critical relationship between media and government. The results, which are mixed in their nature, suggest that the elites’ differences on the issue of the US forces’ withdrawal from Afghanistan, coupled with the state of uncertainty over the issue of Afghanistan. Revisiting the Indexing Theory in the context of activated oppositional voices in the United States, hence the US newspaper The New York Times, and even the Russian newspaper, the Moscow Times, were found more critical to the governments than Dawn and The Hindu, which highlighted the issue of Afghanistan more in the context of ‘proximity’ extended support to their respective governments respectively.
Exploring Audience Trust in Journalism: A Comprehensive Survey Study
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Communication and Media Studies. Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi Pakistan., Ali Muhammad
Published: May 2024

This comprehensive study explores the variables that affect media credibility and perceptions while examining the present levels of audience trust in journalism. It has never been more important to understand trust dynamics in light of growing concerns about partisanship, skewed reporting, and misinformation. We employ a mixed-methods approach in our research, mixing qualitative interviews with quantitative surveys to collect data from a wide range of participant demographics. Our objective is to determine the fundamental factors that promote trust, including accuracy, objectivity, credibility, and influence. The study also looks at the perceptions of news sources among various age groups and sociopolitical backgrounds. For this matter, 200 participants were selected on a non-random basis based in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Social Responsibility Theory was utilized to see the research study. The study explored that the usage of social media is much more than traditional media, it has also been noted that people find the news on the internet more credible. Many of the respondents feel that the influence of political interest does go into the construction of news stories, we applied chi-square to check and it has shown that the majority of them feel tremendously high. Overall, the results show that people have less trust in Pakistani media.
Investigating Risky Investment Decisions: The Co-existence of Financial Know, Risk Appetite, and Planned Behaviour
Authors:   MS Scholar, Bahria Business School, Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan, Malik Muhammad Umer
Published: May 2024

This study examines financial knowledge and risk foundation affect the choice of university students to invest in risky business. The tests indicate a likely link between financial literacy and higher risk tolerance levels, greater investment inclination, and more confidence in personal control over financial matters. Nonetheless, experiment didn't reveal that cognitive biases that influence risk perception mediate (moderate) relationship between financial education and whether people tend to invest in risky ways. The report declares that financial knowledge should be some obligatory training for students given only the increase of financial knowledge and risk perception together is capable to help young investors make right decisions.
Promoting Tourism via Instagram: A Study of Instagram Users and the Role of Tourism Companies in Pakistan
Authors:   Public Relations Officer, Air University, Islamabad Pakistan, Qazi Sabahuddin , Baig Soha ,   Independent Media Researcher, Islamabad Pakistan.
Published: May 2024

Tourism in Pakistan has come up against challenges in the past in line with negative sentiments and security apprehensions. But, the escalation of social media has opened up new openings for promoting tourism in the country. This study’s objective is to explore the role of Instagram users and tourism companies in promoting tourism in Pakistan through the platform. This study examined how Instagram users in Pakistan use the platform to learn about and plan travel, how their perceptions of tourism in Pakistan impact their engagement with tourism-related content on the platform, and the role of tourism companies in Pakistan in promoting their destinations on Instagram. A survey was conducted among 200 Instagram users in Pakistan. The findings of the study propose that Instagram users in Pakistan use the platform to satisfy their need for travel inspiration, information, and connection. They are more likely to engage with tourism-related content on Instagram if they have positive perceptions of tourism in Pakistan. Tourism companies in Pakistan can use Instagram to promote their destinations by creating high-quality content, using relevant hashtags, and engaging with users. The participants’ reliance on tourism in Pakistan had a great impact on their engagement with tourism-related content on Instagram. Participants who had a positive penetration of tourism in Pakistan were more likely to follow tourism accounts (70.4%), like tourism-related posts (90%), and comment on tourism-related posts (87%). The findings of this study suggest that Instagram is a treasure tool for tourism promotion in Pakistan. Tourism companies in Pakistan can use Instagram to reach a large audience of potential travelers, build relationships with these travelers, and encourage them to visit Pakistan.
Integrated Environmental Management: Achieving Sustainable Development through the Lens of Water, Air and Waste
Authors: Changkui LI  , Sophia LI  , Emily SONG
Published: May 2024

This paper explores the global status, primary issues, challenges, and implications of water, air, and waste management for sustainable development. Water management is crucial to achieving sustainable development goals. Currently, half of the global population faces severe water shortages annually, and a quarter faces "extremely high" water stress. Air management is closely tied to energy consumption, urbanization, and industrialization, with air pollution causing millions of premature deaths each year, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Waste management faces challenges from plastic pollution, electronic waste, and food waste, urgently requiring global improvements in infrastructure and regulations. The paper emphasizes the importance of an integrated approach to water, air, and waste management, as they are interconnected and impact the environment, health, and the economy. It calls for policy innovation, technological advancements, and societal behavior change, and emphasizes global cooperation and local action to achieve sustainable development goals.
Integrated Environmental Management: Achieving Sustainable Development through the Lens of Water, Air and Waste
Authors:   Creative Publishing Co., Limited, LI Changkui , LI Sophia ,   Pui Ching Middle School, Hong Kong, SONG Emily ,   Stamford American School Hong Kong
Published: May 2024

This paper explores the global status, primary issues, challenges, and implications of water, air, and waste management for sustainable development. Water management is crucial to achieving sustainable development goals. Currently, half of the global population faces severe water shortages annually, and a quarter faces "extremely high" water stress. Air management is closely tied to energy consumption, urbanization, and industrialization, with air pollution causing millions of premature deaths each year, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Waste management faces challenges from plastic pollution, electronic waste, and food waste, urgently requiring global improvements in infrastructure and regulations. The paper emphasizes the importance of an integrated approach to water, air, and waste management, as they are interconnected and impact the environment, health, and the economy. It calls for policy innovation, technological advancements, and societal behavior change, and emphasizes global cooperation and local action to achieve sustainable development goals.
Biblical Worldview and the Business Curriculum: The Scriptural Foundations for Business Series
Authors: Wrenn Bruce , Cafferky Michael E.
Published: May 2024

Business faculty at Christian Colleges take seriously the obligation and privilege of integrating faith and learning in their courses. Providing students with a biblical worldview (BW) of the business disciplines gives them an understanding of how the discipline covered in their courses can be comprehended — and eventually practiced — within the context of biblical truth. To date, faculty have had few resources that integrate a systematic, rigorous presentation of a BW across the curriculum. A new series is now available to help business faculty accomplish that goal.
Experiential Learning: Shareholder Engagement in a Student-Managed Investment Fund
Authors: Saunders Kent T.
Published: May 2024

In many universities, innovations in financial education have allowed a movement beyond simulations to student management of real dollar funds. Through the investment of real money, students have the additional responsibility to act as stewards on behalf of their clients. When purchasing equities as part of their investment portfolio, students can practice real-life shareholder advocacy and engagement through socially responsible investing. The focus of this paper will be the experience of shareholder engagement within a student-managed investment fund at Anderson University. Specifically, this paper will detail the experience of attending actual annual meetings in person and online, completing corporate visits, proxy voting, and writing shareowner proposals.
Faith Integration in the Classroom: A Plural View
Authors: Dulaney Emmett , Bates Marvin O. , Berg Patricia E. , Forbes Barry , Gunn Rebecca M. , Koontz Richard , Mathern Amber M. , Mullen Kelly C. , Strifler John F. , Thomas Bradley J.
Published: May 2024

The topic of faith integration has been of interest to the higher education community for almost two centuries. Ten professors from ten different business schools collaborated during a Best Practices in College Teaching course to discuss faith integration, its importance in Christian universities, and ideas on implementation. Their writings on the topic were combined to form a guide to operationalizing faith integration. The resulting article seeks to demonstrate the imperative nature of integration within religious universities, focusing on schools of business. Practical ways of incorporating faith are also discussed, including three dimensions of integration. Assessment ideas and project proposals are included as well to aid professors in implementation.
Adjuncts and Mission: Maintaining Distinctives in an Era of Part-Time Faculty
Authors: Burns David J. , Smith Yvonne S. , Starcher Keith
Published: May 2024

Adjunct faculty members are teaching an increasing percentage of courses in higher education. Consequently, adjunct rather than full-time faculty members are increasingly responsible for the transmission of their institutions’ missions to students. Are adjunct faculty members successful in transmitting mission to students? In Christian colleges and universities, are adjunct faculty members capable of appropriately integrating faith into their classrooms? The purpose of this paper is to review existing research and to establish an agenda for further research in this area, particularly as it relates to Christian colleges and universities.
A Theory for Preparing Students to Maintain Integration of Christian Faith and Business While Starting Careers
Authors: Herrity Andrew C.
Published: May 2024

This paper proposes a theory for addressing the challenge of preparing students to maintain integration of faith with business while starting careers. In so doing, it synthesizes ideas from qualitative literature regarding what to teach and how to teach it in order to address this challenge and then attaches these syntheses to propositions imported from other fields. Ultimately, the paper suggests a simple way into the concept of worldview and a demonstration-based approach in academic classrooms. Finally, the paper combines propositions, develops hypotheses and describes a simple empirical test with promising results.
Whose Faith? Faith Integration for Postmodern Christian Business Students
Authors: McMahone Marty , Locke Larry G. , Roller Robert H.
Published: May 2024

Teaching students to integrate faith and business has been a long-held goal of Christian business faculty members. Recently, that undertaking has become more complicated, not because of changes in business, but because of changes in faith. Many millennial students have adopted a postmodern worldview and a postfoundational epistemology. These students now think differently about faith (McLaren, 2001; Jones, 2008). While they may hold to traditional creedal propositions, their process of believing is different (Miller, 2004). This article distinguishes between modern and postmodern thinking and discusses relevant epistemological and theological differences. Learning needs of postmodern business students that Christian business faculty must meet to teach faith and business integration are identified. Concrete examples of adjustments that may be required of Christian business faculty to meet these new learning needs are given, and the article concludes with a charge to Christian business faculty to accept the challenges involved in faith integration for postmodern students.
Distinctiveness in Christian Business Education: A Call for Faculty Educational Entrepreneurship
Authors: Wiese Michael D. , Armstrong Kenneth , Erickson Todd
Published: May 2024

How do Christian business departments foster distinctive business education? Using the literature in interpretive planning and distinctiveness, it is suggested that one important way is through faculty educational entrepreneurship. By calling for faculty entrepreneurship, out of the core values and competencies of each institution/department/faculty member, there is great potential to foster distinctive education that models being “salt and light” to students. Unleashing the creative energy among the faculty at each institution can lead to distinctive business education on the campus and great diversity among the business departments/schools of the CCCU.
Mammon Worship in America: Challenging College Students’ Perceptions About Consumerism and Affluence
Authors: Surdyk Lisa Klein , Diddams Margaret A. D.
Published: May 2024

As American adults experience record levels of material affluence, they are giving less to religious organizations and are experiencing declines in well-being and mental health even while turning in greater numbers to religion. At the same time, a rising percentage of college students aspire to be well-off financially and overspend in ways that may constitute a modern form of mammon worship. In response, this paper provides Christian college instructors biblical and social science resources and thought-provoking discussion questions to use with their students to demonstrate that while money is not inherently evil, it cannot buy happiness, and aspiring for affluence actually leads to harmful psychological outcomes.
A Model for Global Outreach Across the Business Curriculum
Authors: Wood Evan D. , St. Peters Heather Y. Z.
Published: May 2024

Higher education is under intense scrutiny to show tangible evidence of learning. At the same time, faculty faces the need to better engage today’s students in the learning process beyond the traditional lecture approach. This paper presents an implemented model for integrating theoretical knowledge, practical experience, and Christian outreach within a global context. The model presented is grounded in both the call from Scripture to be "salt and light" and the literature related to experiential learning. The paper presents the integrated project model along with key issues to consider in implementation. Finally, the paper provides reflections on the model from both students and faculty.
Dare We Call it a Christian Business Division?
Authors: Yates Jere E.
Published: May 2024

The author in this article explores the question: What, if anything, distinguishes a Christian business program from a secular program? The author answers the question by suggesting some areas he believes should be distinctive. His purpose is to open up a dialogue that has not occurred at the program level, not to claim all that could be said about this topic. Most discussion has focused on the macro picture of Christian colleges or the micro picture of how one’s faith might impact how one teaches a certain discipline. The article looks at themes or emphases in business programs that aspire to describe themselves as Christian.
Grace and Discipline, Remediation and Punishment: Dealing with Graduate Business Students’ Plagiarism
Authors: Wilkerson James M. , Filby Ivan L.
Published: May 2024

We draw on theory, biblical Scripture, and practice in this discussion of professors’ and administrators’ response to graduate business students’ plagiarism. First, we discuss why graduate business students plagiarize, using Ajzen’s (1991) theory of planned behavior as a framework for relating antecedents to students’ intentions to plagiarize. Then we discuss professors’ and administrators’ typical assumptions and expectations regarding graduate business students’ plagiarism and explain why such assumptions and expectations may be incorrect. Thirdly, we conceptually explore the nature and appropriateness of professors’ responses to graduate business students’ plagiarism. We advocate a response that applies both grace and discipline and offer biblical support for such an approach. Finally, we describe several implications of the foregoing for graduate degree program features, policies, and practices.
Introduction to the Special Section: “He Who Is and Who Was and Who Is To Come”
Authors: Smith Yvonne S. , Saunders Kent T.
Published: May 2024

This special section is the very first joint venture between the Journal of Biblical Integration in Business (JBIB) and the Christian Business Academy Review (CBAR).
Book Review: Luke’s Radical Message for the First and Twenty-First Centuries
Authors: Smith Yvonne S.
Published: May 2024

Book Review: Luke’s Radical Message for the First and Twenty-First Centuries
Missing Elements: Improving Our Preparation of Christian Students for the Business World
Authors: McMahone Marty
Published: May 2024

The church has not always been very helpful in encouraging people grow as followers of Christ in the world of business. This paper is a qualitative study centering on interviews with 28 business leaders about how they apply their faith to their occupation. The business leaders identified issues that Christians need to be aware of in thinking about taking their faith to work. They also expressed critical concerns that they feel are not being addressed well for people who are entering the business world out of college.
S.N.A.P. is No Snap: A Rejoinder to C. Richard Chewning’s Biblical Orthodoxy
Authors: VanderVeen Steve
Published: May 2024

Richard C. Chewning should be commended for attempting to keep scholars who spend their time integrating biblical truth with the academic disciplinesfrom making mistakes. However, Dr. Chewning is making a fatal error in emphasizing the importance of Scripture alone. The point is that Scripture does not, nor was it intended to, exist in a vacuum.
On the Road to Berea: A Response to Richard C. Chewning’s “Biblical Orthodoxy Requires The S.N. A. P. Of Scripture”
Authors: Wheeler Bert G.
Published: May 2024

Dick Chewning has written an engaging and necessary “call to arms” for the evangelical community in general and the Christian Business Faculty Association (CBFA) in particular. The Word of God is coming under attack as those within the church grapple with how the Bible speaks and informs contemporary humanity about how to have life and how to live as we approach the new millennium. How can a book written 2000 years ago possibly inform me about the complex choices I must make today?
Biblical Integration in Business: A Trip Through the Looking Glass?
Authors: Beadles II Nicholas A.
Published: May 2024

Dr. Beadles emphasizes the importance of hermeneutics for those who seek biblical integration in business.
Where There Is No Strategic Plan, the People Perish?
Authors: Black Robert A.
Published: May 2024

Dr. Black explores the true meaning of Proverbs 29:18 and emphasizes that we should “consider our business plans and actions in light of God’s instruction” rather than relying on our own personal vision.
Another Christian Perspective on Accounting
Authors: Porter Brian E.
Published: May 2024

White offers an engaging analysis on accounting from a Christian perspective. White’s review of the functionalist and power perspective of professionalism, specifically as it pertains to accounting, is interesting and challenging. Especially appreciated is White’s candid critique of the accounting profession, which, though accurate, is often grim and unflattering.
Christian Business Education in the Third Millennium: When Hope and Fear Collide
Authors: Johnson Sharon G.
Published: May 2024

Arthur Levine and Jeanette Cureton title their latest book When Hope and Fear Collide: A Portrait of Today’s College Student (Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1998). Their book is an analysis of the contrasts in the results of a late 1970s vs. an early mid-1990s Carnegie Council survey of college student attitudes. Their conclusions are sobering: The inescapable conclusion is that today’s college students grew up in a time in which everything around them appeared to be changing—and often not for the better … [They are] a generation that is indeed wearied by the enormous pressures they face economically, politically, socially, and psychologically. At the same time, they are energized by a desire to enjoy the good life and make their corner of the world a better place. This is a generation in which hope and fear are colliding (Levine, 16-17).
Proclaimers in the Mist: The Christian Business School in the 21st Century
Authors: Smith Yvonne S.
Published: May 2024

As the world approaches the millennium, it seems natural to try to pierce the mist of the future, to assess what we might become. Appropriately, this JBIBissue asks a simple question, “What is the future of Christian business education?” The response, like the response to many simple questions, is complex and multifaceted.
A Modest Proposal for a Bold Initiative: Reflections from a Public University
Authors: Dyck Bruno
Published: May 2024

This short essay begins with the suggestion that practitioners have a growing desire for an understanding of management and business from a (radical) Christian perspective. A scholarly literature that provides such a perspective remains woefully underdeveloped because: (1) we often (wrongly) assume that conventional views of management and business are already basically Christian; and (2) we lack the infrastructure to develop such a literature, either because in locations where there is a critical mass of scholars to develop it they are not given the time to do so (e.g., Christian liberal arts colleges) or because where there is time for such development there is a lack of a critical mass of scholars (e.g., in public universities). It concludes by describing an infrastructure which may be able to support the type of scholarly work the world is craving.
Student Culture and Christian Business Programs in the 21st Century: Accommodation or Transformation?
Authors: Logue Niles C.
Published: May 2024

Often our approach to business education seems to treat students as “blank slates” upon which we can write the skills and knowledge necessary to be successful leaders in the business world. However, many observers believe that students have changed—that their values, beliefs, and behaviors have been shaped by a postmodern world that is out of synch with traditional university education.
Mainstreaming: Watching, Wading, and Swimming
Authors: Johnson Sharon G.
Published: May 2024

What does it mean to be a Christian professor? My answer to this question is not merely academic, nor entirely personal. It will energize my efforts and order my priorities. It will impact the balance I seek between teaching and researching, between school and home and church. Beyond my personal takeon things, my definition will have an impact on the way I define my role(s) in my department. It will influence my views toward appropriate course loads, the kinds of projects I may be willing to engage in with colleagues, and my perspective on service to my university in terms
Hermeneutics and Biblical Ethics: —An Illustration— God’s Immutability And Human Integrity
Authors: Chewning Richard C.
Published: May 2024

Chewning delves into study on the immutability of God, finds reasons to revere God’s immutability, and arrives at principles for personal conduct and beliefs based on God’s unchangingness.
God’s Immutability: Business Implications and the Uncertainty of Scripture, A Response to Richard Chewning’s Paper
Authors: Porter Brian E.
Published: May 2024

“Hermeneutics and Biblical Ethics: God’s Immutability and Human Integrity” is precisely what we have come to expect of Richard Chewning—provocative writing that is biblically grounded and intellectually rigorous. Chewning implements his strength of tackling challenging issues with refreshing straightforwardness. In this endeavor, the topic courageously pioneered is God’s unchanging character (i.e., immutability) and the implications thereof (e.g., prayer does not change God). Rather than making biblical integration in business the main thrust of his paper, Chewning provides a fine seminal piece that others may debate further; others may also discuss the ramifications for Christians in business. Given that the issues Chewning explores are nebulous and his positions clear, there is ample opportunity for one to embrace, extend, and contend what he writes. This brief response will, first, support and extend one of Chewning’s postulates for Christian businesspeople. Second, it will argue that knowing God’s will is not as easy as Chewning implies.
An Honors Course in Economic Philosophy and Policy Development
Authors: Dotterweich Douglas
Published: May 2024

Dotterweich proposes and details an honors class in economics. This non-traditional course develops the student’s understanding of various worldviews of economics, allows the student to determine his or her personal view, and then assists them in forming economic policy prescriptions which are consistent with those personal perspectives.
The Future of Christian Higher Education, Edited by David S. Dockery and David P. Gushee
Authors: Johnson Sharon G.
Published: May 2024

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Doing Business with the Hebrew Bible: A Hermeneutic Guide
Authors: Lynn Monty L. , Wallace David
Published: May 2024

Lynn and Wallace suggest ten hermeneutic principles for integrating the Old Testament into modern-day commerce. They also provide an impressive list of related verses and resources for further study.
International Business and Social Justice: A Response to Hill
Authors: Porter Brian E.
Published: May 2024

Alec Hill’s “Let Justice Flow Like a River: International Business and The Book of Amos” is an excellent contribution that challenges businesspeople to improve the standards in which international business is conducted. Hill uses the book of Amos as a foundation for five principles: 1) universal moral minimums must be met (i.e., reject cultural relativism), 2) groups are morally accountable (i.e., guilt by association), 3) practice professional holiness (i.e., the same moral code should exist for both business and personal actions), 4) be sensitive to the poor, and 5) powerful economic interests should facilitate the integrity of political and legal systems (e.g., bribery should be avoided).
Learning the Ropes Without Getting Strangled: The Believer and Socialization in Business
Authors: Seibert Kent W.
Published: May 2024

Seibert highlights the positives and negatives of organizational socialization in business and looks to Daniel for biblical responses. He then presents the implications of these biblical principles for Christians.
A Dozen Styles of Biblical Integration: Assimilating the Mind of Christ
Authors: Chewning Richard C.
Published: May 2024

Chewning states that biblical integration requires the Holy Spirit, but can be fleshed out in a number of different ways. He offers 12 possible biblical integration methods.
Thoughtful Snooping: Agency, Affect and the Walking Simulator
Authors: MacKeil Sarah
Published: May 2024

In the past decade, “walking simulator” has evolved from an insult to a critically and commercially successful genre of games. Through subversive mechanics and an emphasis on immersive, affective storytelling, these games are well-situated to explore LGBTQ+ narratives and queer forms of play (Ruberg, 2019). This paper unpacks the affective implications of games that urge the player to “snoop around” personal spaces, including Gone Home (Fullbright, 2013), What Remains of Edith Finch (Giant Sparrow, 2017), and A Normal Lost Phone (Accidental Queens, 2017). After a broad overview of the genre and relevant scholarship, the author examines the emotional impact of ludic “snooping”. Specifically, the author considers how games centring this mechanic simulate intimacy (while problematizing consent), engage agency through interaction and movement, and harness a disorienting atmosphere in their storytelling. Finally, the paper reflects on how character identification can be understood in the context of “games for change”, so-called empathy games, and the need to move towards a more thoughtful engagement with queer affect. This paper touches on each of these issues with a broad, interdisciplinary approach rooted in rhetoric, close reading, and queer theory.
Annelētu azidopirimidīnu enerģētiskais profils un reakcijas ar nukleofīliem
Authors:   , Leškovskis Kristaps
Published: May 2024

Promocijas darbs sagatavots kā tematiski vienotu zinātnisko publikāciju kopa, kas ietver pētījumus par azidogrupas izmantošanu sintētiskajā metodoloģijā – reģioselektivitātes un reaģētspējas inducēšanai annelētos pirimidīnos – un materiālzinātnē – jaunu primāro sprāgstvielu izstrādē. Promocijas darbā apskatīti pirido[2,3-d]pirimidīni un pirido[3,2‑d]pirimidīni kā jauna tipa struktūras, kam izpētīta reakcijas spēja; purīni, kam atklātas jauna tipa cikla atvēršanas reakcijas; pirimidopirimidīns, uz kā bāzes dizainēts binārais enerģētiskais savienojums C6N16 un annelēti diazidopirimidīni, kam noteikts to enerģētiskais profils.
A novel method for estimating properties of attentional oscillators reveals an age-related decline in flexibility
Authors: Kaya Ece , Kotz Sonja A. , Henry Molly J.
Published: May 2024

Auditory tasks such as understanding speech and listening to music rely on the ability to track sound sequences and adjust attention based on the temporal cues they contain. An entrainment approach proposes that internal oscillatory mechanisms underlie the ability to synchronize with rhythms in the external world. Here, we aimed to understand the factors that facilitate and impede rhythm processing by investigating the interplay between the properties of external and internal rhythms. We focused on two key properties of an oscillator: its preferred rate, the default rate at which it oscillates in the absence of input, and flexibility, its ability to adapt to changes in rhythmic context. We hypothesized that flexibility would be diminished with advancing age. Experiment 1 was a two-session duration discrimination paradigm where we developed methods to estimate preferred rate and flexibility and assessed their reliability. Experiment 2 involved a shorter version of this paradigm and a paced tapping task with matched stimulus conditions, in addition to a
spontaneous motor tempo
(SMT) and two
preferred perceptual tempo
(PPT) tasks that measured motor and perceptual rate preferences, respectively. Preferred rates, estimated as the stimulus rates with the best performance, showed a harmonic relationship across sessions (Experiment 1) and were correlated with SMT (Experiment 2). Interestingly, estimates from motor tasks were slower than those from the perceptual task, and the degree of slowing was consistent for each individual. To challenge an individual’s oscillator flexibility, we maximized the differences in stimulus rates between consecutive trials in the duration discrimination and paced tapping tasks. As a result, performance in both tasks decreased, and responses on individual trials indicated a gravitation toward the stimulus rate presented in the preceding trial. Critically, flexibility, quantified as an individual’s ability to adapt to faster-than-previous rates, decreased with age. Overall, these findings show domain-specific rate preferences for the assumed oscillatory system underlying rhythm perception and production, and that this system loses its ability to flexibly adapt to changes in the external rhythmic context during ageing.
Deep learning in finance assessing twitter sentiment impact and prediction on stocks
Authors: Guo Kaifeng , Xie Haoling
Published: May 2024

The widespread adoption of social media platforms has led to an influx of data that reflects public sentiment, presenting a novel opportunity for market analysis. This research aims to quantify the correlation between the fleeting sentiments expressed on social media and the measurable fluctuations in the stock market. By adapting a pre-existing sentiment analysis algorithm, we refined a model specifically for evaluating the sentiment of tweets associated with financial markets. The model was trained and validated against a comprehensive dataset of stock-related discussions on Twitter, allowing for the identification of subtle emotional cues that may predict changes in stock prices. Our quantitative approach and methodical testing have revealed a statistically significant relationship between sentiment expressed on Twitter and subsequent stock market activity. These findings suggest that machine learning algorithms can be instrumental in enhancing the analytical capabilities of financial experts. This article details the technical methodologies used, the obstacles overcome, and the potential benefits of integrating machine learning-based sentiment analysis into the realm of economic forecasting.
Feral frogs, native newts, and chemical cues: identifying threats from and management opportunities for invasive African Clawed Frogs in Washington state
Authors: Anderson David , Cervantez Olivia , Bucciarelli Gary M. , Lambert Max R. , Friesen Megan R.
Published: May 2024

Invasive species threaten biodiversity globally. Amphibians are one of the most threatened vertebrate taxa and are particularly sensitive to invasive species, including other amphibians. African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) are native to Southern Africa but have subsequently become invasive on multiple continents—including multiple parts of North America—due to releases from the pet and biomedical trades. Despite their prevalence as a global invader, the impact of X. laevis remains understudied. This includes the Pacific Northwest of the USA, which now hosts multiple expanding X. laevis populations. For many amphibians, chemical cues communicate important information, including the presence of predators. Here, we tested the role chemical cues may play in mediating interactions between feral X. laevis and native amphibians in the Pacific Northwest. We tested whether native red-legged frog (Rana aurora) tadpoles display an antipredator response to non-native frog (X. laevis) or native newt (rough-skinned newts, Taricha granulosa) predator chemical stimuli. We found that R. aurora tadpoles exhibited pronounced anti-predator responses when exposed to chemical cues from T. granulosa but did not display anti-predator response to invasive X. laevis chemical cues. We also began experimentally testing whether T. granulosa—which produce a powerful neurotoxin tetrodotoxin (TTX)—may elicit an anti-predator response in X. laevis, that could serve to deter co-occupation. However, our short-duration experiments found that X. laevis were attracted to newt chemical stimuli rather than deterred. Our findings show that X. laevis likely poses a threat to native amphibians, and that these native species may also be particularly vulnerable to this invasive predator, compared to native predators, because toxic native newts may not limit X. laevis invasions. Our research provides some of the first indications that native Pacific Northwest species may be threatened by feral X. laevis and provides a foundation for future experiments testing potential management techniques for X. laevis.
Gender Difference in Community’s Health Care Seeking Behaviour towards Male and Female Newborns in Today’s Scenario- A Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Agrawal Avyact , Priyadharshini S , Singh Preeti
Published: May 2024

Introduction: The sex ratio is a crucial social indicator to assess the level of equality between men and women. In several aspects, the gender difference between men and women is the major expression of social and cultural trends of the society. Aim: To analyse sex ratio at birth and the gender difference in health seeking behaviour among newborns and the natural survival advantage of female newborns by studying the admission, discharges, mortality, follow-up and Leave Against Medical Advice (LAMA) in Special Newborn Care Unit. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Medical College and Hospital, Madhya Pradesh and Lady Elgin Hospital, Madhya Pradesh from July 2017 to June 2019. The total number of newborns included in the study was 37,256. The difference in male and female newborns in terms of birth, LAMA, morbidity, mortality and follow-up were studied. The monthly statistical data were entered in an excel sheet. The data were analysed using SPSS version 22.0 for Windows. The mean values of the monthly percentage were compared gender-wise using the t-test. Results: Out 20108 male newborns and 17,148 female newborns advised for follow-up care, 1897 females (mean-14.64, SD- 11.47) and 3029 males (mean-16.94, SD-12.47) came for follow- up care. The gender difference was statistically significant (p ≤0.001). Females (mean outborn unit-3.07, inborn unit-1.05) took LAMA more than males (mean outborn-2, inborn-0.84) which was statistically significant (outborn: p≤0.001, inborn: p=0.0254). This imples less health seeking behaviour towards females. Mortality (p-value: outborn-0.0041, inborn-0.0105) and morbidity (p≤0.001) were lesser in females compared to males which was statistically significant. These factors imply natural survival advantage in females. Conclusion: The present study concludes that the health seeking behaviour was less towards female newborns despite their natural survival advantage which plays an important role in the declining sex ratio.
A Rare Case of Granular Cell Tumour of Tongue in a 13-year-old Girl
Authors: Shivamurthy Archana , Muniswamyreddy Archana , Basavaraj Vijaya
Published: May 2024

Granular Cell Tumour (GCT) is a rare benign tumour that usually affects adults in the third to sixth decades, with females being more commonly affected. Here, a rare case of GCT occurring in a 13-year-old child is presented. A young girl presented with a painless swelling on the right-side of her tongue. Her past medical history was unremarkable. Upon examination, a firm, well-defined, non pulsatile, non tender lesion measuring 1×0.8 cm was noted, involving the right lateral border of the tongue. The lesion was excised and sent for histopathological examination. Gross examination revealed a 1×0.8×0.6 cm mass with a grey-white cut surface. Microscopy showed hyperplastic stratified squamous epithelium overlaying a submucosal tumour composed of polygonal cells arranged in sheets. The tumour cells had central small round nuclei with abundant granular eosinophilic cytoplasm and intervening skeletal muscle fibres. No necrosis, atypia, or increased mitosis were observed. Immunohistochemistry showed strong nuclear positivity and bright granular cytoplasmic positivity for S-100, confirming the diagnosis of GCT. The patient was followed-up for 14 months after surgery and reported no recurrences. GCTs typically manifest in older individuals, with the highest prevalence in the fifth and sixth decades of life. However, this case deviates from the norm, being noted in a 13-year-old child. This exceptionally unusual presentation should prompt the inclusion of GCT in the differential diagnosis of tongue neoplasms in paediatric patients as well. Periodic follow-up of these patients is recommended to detect malignant transformations and late recurrences at early stages.