Economics and business topic list of research papers
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Restructuring of Public Transport Service of Alcoy
Abstract Alcoy has a population of 60.000 inhabitants and is located in Valencia, on the north of the province of Alicante. Alcoy has been provided with an urban public bus transport service since 50 years ago. As a result of the current economic...
2014 / Davinia San Nicolás, Oscar Colomer, Mauro Fiore, José Vicente Colomer -
Student Segments Based on the Factors Related to Sense of Belonging Across Disadvantaged and Resilient Groups in PISA 2012
Abstract The present study investigated differences between disadvantaged and resilient students in terms of sense of belonging, as measured in PISA 2012. To this end, a segmentation method was employed to define student segments differing in ratios ...
2015 / Ayse Aydiner, Ilker Kalender -
Profile of partner aggressors as a function of risk of recidivism
Abstract Partner aggressors present psychopathological, criminal, and sociodemographic characteristics that have been used for classification in typologies. The goal of the present work was to identify profile of aggressors as a function of the risk ...
2015 / Bartolomé Llor-Esteban, Jesús J. García-Jiménez, José Antonio Ruiz-Hernández, Carmen Godoy-Fernández -
A Predictive Model of Health Outcomes for Young People with Type 2 Diabetes
Summary Purpose This study was conducted to develop and test a hypothetical model to predict health outcomes in young people with type 2 diabetes. Methods Data...
2015 / Sun Young Jung, Sook Ja Lee, Sun Hee Kim, Kyung Mi Jung -
Tsunami inundation after the Great East Japan Earthquake and mortality of affected communities
Abstract Objective To examine the relationship between mortality rate and tsunami inundation after the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) in 2011. Study design ...
2015 / A. Ishiguro, E. Yano -
The University as a Center of Concentration of Knowledge and Reproduction of the Intellectual Elite
Abstract The article is devoted to the university as a center of concentration of knowledge and reproduction of the intellectual elite. The process of innovation development of the university as a center of knowledge presupposes the existence of the ...
2015 / Valentina Gerasimova, Sergey Mokichev -
Innovation and Labour Productivity in BRICS Countries: Panel Causality and Co-integration
Abstract Schumpeter defined innovation as new goods which do not exist in the market, a new production method, a new market or raw material source, a new field of business, a new financial method or an new organization style. From Schumpeter's...
2015 / Serdar Kurt, Ünzüle Kurt -
Measuring Multidimensional Poverty in a Complex Environment; Identifying the Sensitive Links
Abstract The central hypothesis of this study is that a holistic, systems-based approach employing multiple analytical tools is useful for identifying the most sensitive links within complex communities to down-scale global development priorities...
2015 / L.E. Voth-Gaeddert, D.B. Oerther -
Expectations towards Future, Resiliency, Social Self-Efficacy in Adolescents After Bone Cancer Treatment
Abstract Purpose of the article: to assess expectations toward future in adolescents after bones cancer treatment and to deep relationship between expectations toward future, resilience and social self-efficacy. Method, 32 adolescents with past bone ...
2015 / Martina Smorti -
Sexually transmitted infections: progress and challenges since the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD)
Abstract Background Despite being recognized as an important challenge at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), sexually transmitted ınfections (STIs) other than HIV are one of the most neglected...
2014 / Nuriye Ortayli, Karin Ringheim, Lynn Collins, Tim Sladden -
Knowledge Transfer in Educational Projects
Abstract The most appropriate approach for educational project practices, considering flow of ideas, may lead to the development and implementation of a thorough process of innovation for the knowledge transfer, based on best techniques of...
2015 / Adrian Adam, Gabriela Prostean, Andra Badea, Octavian Prostean -
The Effect of School Administrators’ Decision-Making Styles on Teacher Job Satisfaction
Abstract This study,conducted using a correlational method, determines the relationship between school administrators’decision-making styles andteachers’ job satisfaction levels. In total, 483 teachers and 167 administrators from primary schools in...
2015 / Dincer Olcum, Osman Titrek -
Discussing Cities and Regencies in the Context of Regional Rating System. Promoting Communication, Reaching Sustainable Growth
Abstract This paper discusses how important to describe cities and regencies (kotadankabupaten) by using official statistical data in such a way to understand their position in the context of regional rating system within regional autonomy policy in ...
2015 / Ridwan Sutriadi, Astri Aulia Safrianty, Afrizal Ramadhan -
Inspection of Techno-pedagogical Educational Qualifications of Mathematics Teacher Candidates
Abstract In this study, it is aimed to inspect qualifications and attitudes of mathematics teacher candidates regarding application of techno-pedagogical knowledge in mathematics lessons. 26 (21 Female and 5 Male) teacher candidates from Pedagogical ...
2014 / Jale İpek, Melih Karasu, Selcan Kayahan, Esma Çukurbaşi, Erkan Yeşil -
Stiffness Analysis of Wood Chair Frame
Abstract This paper presents a stiffness analysis of a statically indeterminate wood-chair side-frame. Numerical calculations are carried out with a ‘linear elastic model’ for orthotropic materials. The mathematical model is solved by a ‘finite...
2015 / Seid Hajdarević, Ibrahim Busuladžić -
Teacher Assessment: The Gap between Formal Regulations, Organizational Objectives and Students’ Expectations
Abstract Student Centered Learning is a very popular principle amongst European educational policies and Higher Education organizational regulation, but is there really a question risen on which are the students’ interest or educational desires?...
2015 / Monica Puscas -
Evaluation of Disaster Awareness and Sensitivity Level of Higher Education Students
Abstract Turkey is located in a region that frequently experience various disasters due to geological, morphological and climate characteristics. Earthquake, flooding and landslides are the premise fields along these disasters. Furthermore,...
2015 / Seher Ozkazanc, Ulku Duman Yuksel -
Professional Ethics and Employability: A Comparative Diagnosis of Ethical Competences in Professional Training at the Universidad Autónoma de Campeche
Abstract This document identifies the ethical and professional competences of the Autonomous University of Campeche and their relation to employability. The ethical competences are considered vital for the independent and professional formation of...
2014 / Susana Moguel Marín, Guadalupe cu Balan, Alexis Alpuche -
Food Hunting - A Search of the Past and Dream of the Future
Abstract The number of people who travel with the primary reason for gastronomic experience, termed gastronomes, is in the rise. This group of consumers may travel far or near for the purpose of food or gastronomy experience. This niche travellers...
2014 / Roozbeh Babolian Hendijani, Boo Huey Chern -
Market Orientation of Teachers and Researchers in Higher Education Institutions: A New Approach
Abstract While the market orientation strategy has been widely studied in commercial sector, its use in other type of organizations such as Higher Education Institutions is still unsatisfactory. The main objective of this paper is related the...
2015 / Teresa Felgueira, Ricardo Gouveia Rodrigues