scholarly journals How formal institutional antecedents affect Tunisian venture creation decision scripts

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdallah Haj brahim ◽  
Salim Morched ◽  
Younes Boujelbene
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Venture Creation ◽  
Nascent Entrepreneurs ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Cognitive Approach ◽  
Decision Stage ◽  
Nascent Entrepreneur ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe aim of this paper is to reveal the impact of three Tunisian formal institutional systems on their venture creation decision through the study of entrepreneurial scripts of Tunisians nascent entrepreneur post-revolution phase. The method adopted in this study is the cognitive map. This research enriches entrepreneurial process literature by examining a finer-grained linkage between the degree of the development of Tunisian formal institutional systems and the level of expertise in the decision stage as an early process of venture creation. To do this, the cognitive approach is adopted by using the structural analysis method as a tool for structuring ideas and collective reflections. In the field of entrepreneurship, the mentioned approach has been the subject of few empirical studies. This leads to a better understanding of individual’s cognitive universe (actors, coaches, managers, entrepreneurs, etc.). It is important in the context of this study to identify and analyze the influence of formal institutional antecedents on the cognition of Tunisian nascent entrepreneurs and consequently on their decision. Experiments done on 120 born entrepreneurs incubating in the nurseries allowed to present, in the form of a collective map, the formal institutional antecedents that seem to affect their decisions to become entrepreneurs through their NVCD scripts.

scholarly journals Code to Learn: Where Does It Belong in the K-12 Curriculum?

10.28945/3521 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 283-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús Moreno León ◽  
Gregorio Robles ◽  
Marcos Román-González
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Early Age ◽  
School Subjects ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Subject ◽  
K 12 ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Grade Classroom

The introduction of computer programming in K-12 has become mainstream in the last years, as countries around the world are making coding part of their curriculum. Nevertheless, there is a lack of empirical studies that investigate how learning to program at an early age affects other school subjects. In this regard, this paper compares three quasi-experimental research designs conducted in three different schools (n=129 students from 2nd and 6th grade), in order to assess the impact of introducing programming with Scratch at different stages and in several subjects. While both 6th grade experimental groups working with coding activities showed a statistically significant improvement in terms of academic performance, this was not the case in the 2nd grade classroom. Notable disparity was also found regarding the subject in which the programming activities were included, as in social studies the effect size was double that in mathematics.

scholarly journals «Knyzhkova Teka» in the focus of research of the specialized press of the period of independence of Ukraine

2020 ◽  
pp. 30-42
Author(s):  
Olena Skiban
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Discursive Practice ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Technical Design ◽  
Publishing Process ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Literary Publishing ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Media Channels ◽  
The Impact

The article describes the main typological characteristics of the specialized newspaper of the literary-publishing direction «Knyzhkova Teka». It was issued in Ukraine during 1994―1997s. The thematic and heading corpus of the newspaper, genre specifics, artistic and technical design, have been analyzed. In the context of research of the trade newspaper of book thematic the defining typological criteria were the audience orientation, as well as others: a nature of the impact (semantic characteristics ― the subject of presentation, or the scope of reflective reality, the nature of the presentation); authorship; the size of the readership (circulation), and so on. An attention is also focused upon a study of the problems of the literary and publishing process of that time, specifically its reflection on the pages of the analyzed media. A particular attention is paid to the review, specifically processing the issues of the newspaper «Knyzhkova Teka». The main typological characteristics are described: authorship, artistic and technical design, as well as thematic-heading content. The content analysis of information-analytical publications of the various types and genres is carried out. The newspaper is considered as an attempt of emerging trade medium in book journalism. It can serve as one of the examples of discursive practice of that time ― cultural journalism, book journalism. Such methods of research have been employed here: system, terminological analysis, contextual, communication, content analysis method, comparative, as well as a historical one. Keywords: book journalism, professional press, newspaper, book media, information policy of mass media, channels and means of promotion, «Knyzhkova Teka».

scholarly journals THE EXISTENCE OF EQUALITY EDUCATION SYSTEM IN PESANTREN SALAFIYAH

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 144
Author(s):  
Asrizal Saiin
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Modern Education ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Approach Method ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact

The study in this manuscript discusses the impact on the educational equalization system of Pesantren Salafiyah and designs how Pesantren Salafiyah has always existed in the world of modern education. This research belongs to the type of qualitative study using the document analysis method. The form of data analysis used is descriptive analysis. The research approach method in this paper is library research. This study is divided into four methods, namely, the method of determining the subject, the form of the study, the method of data collection, and the method of data analysis. The result is the ability of Pesantren Salafiyah to make certain accommodations and concessions to find a pattern that they consider appropriate enough to face modernization and changes that are increasingly fast and have a broad impact without sacrificing the essence and other basic things in the existence of the pesantren, so that Pesantren Salafiyah still exists in the midst of the hustle and bustle of modernizing Islamic education

scholarly journals An exploration of the Business Plan Competition as a methodology for effective nascent entrepreneurial learning

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kayleigh Watson ◽  
Pauric McGowan ◽  
James A. Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Business Plan ◽  
New Venture ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
New Venture Creation ◽  
Venture Creation ◽  
Nascent Entrepreneurs ◽  
Entrepreneurial Learning ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Nascent Entrepreneur

Purpose Business Plan Competitions (BPCs) are readily prescribed and promoted as a valuable entrepreneurial learning activity on university campuses worldwide. There is an acceptance of their value despite the clear lack of empirical attention on the learning experience of nascent entrepreneurs during and post-participation in university-based BPCs. To address this deficit, the purpose of this paper is to explore how participation in a university-based BPC affords entrepreneurial learning outcomes, through the development of competencies, amongst nascent entrepreneurs. Design/methodology/approach Underpinned by a constructivist paradigm, a longitudinal qualitative methodological approach was adopted. In-depth interviews with nascent entrepreneur participants of a UK university-based BPC were undertaken at the start and end of the competition but also six months after participation. This method enabled access to the participant’s experiences of the competition and appreciation of the meanings they attached to this experience as a source of entrepreneurial learning. Data were analysed according to the wave of data collection and a thematic analytical approach was taken to identify patterns across participant accounts. Findings At the start of the competition, participation was viewed as a valuable experiential learning opportunity in pursuit of the competencies needed, but not yet held, to progress implementation of the nascent venture. At the end of the competition, participants considered their participation experience had afforded the development of pitching, public speaking, networking and business plan production competencies and also self-confidence. Six months post-competition, participants still recognised that competencies had been developed; however, application of these were deemed as being confined to participation in other competitions rather than the routine day-to-day aspects of venture implementation. Developed competencies and learning remained useful given a prevailing view that further competition participation represented an important activity which would enable value to be leveraged in terms of finance, marketing and networking opportunities for new venture creation. Research limitations/implications The findings challenge the common understanding that the BPC represents an effective methodology for highly authentic, relevant and broadly applicable entrepreneurial learning. Moreover the idea that the competencies needed for routine venture implementation and competencies developed through competition are synonymous is challenged. By extension the study suggests competition activities may not be as closely tied to the realities of new venture creation as commonly portrayed or understood and that the learning afforded is situated within a competition context. Competitions could therefore be preventing the opportunities for entrepreneurial learning that they purport they offer. Given the practical importance of competition participation as a resource acquisition activity for nascent entrepreneurs, further critical examination of the competition agenda is necessary as too is additional consideration about the design of such competitions and how such competitions should feature within university policy to support new venture creation. Originality/value This study contributes to the limited literature and studies on BPCs by focussing on its effectiveness as a means of providing entrepreneurial learning for participants. The key contribution taking it from an individual nascent entrepreneur participant perspective is that the competencies afforded through competition participation are more limited in scope and application than traditionally promoted and largely orientated towards future BPC participation. Learning is mainly situated for competition sake only and about participants securing further resources and higher levels of visibility. As the nascent entrepreneurs intended learning outcomes from competition participation are subsequently not realised, the study highlights a gap between the intended and actual outcomes of competition participation.

The Impact of Entrepreneurial Cognition on the Founding and Survival of New Small Businesses

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 453-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew P. Hird
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Style ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Nascent Entrepreneurs ◽  
Nascent Entrepreneurship ◽  
Nascent Entrepreneur ◽  
Psychometric Instruments ◽  
New Business ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

This paper reports on an investigation into nascent entrepreneurship. Developing and sustaining a new business is a complex and uncertain process, and different types of individuals react to this uncertainty in different ways. It is argued that cognitive factors play a crucial role. Validated and reliable psychometric instruments were administered to 119 nascent entrepreneurs in the UK. The respondents were tracked through the nascent phase, business launch and to six months after launch. The findings indicate that cognitive style is not a predictor of nascent entrepreneurship but that it is highly influential in the process of founding a business. Both intuitive and analytic nascent entrepreneurs started businesses and cognitive style did not affect survival rates, but the process of business formation and survival developed in different ways. Most research to date has argued that an intuitive cognitive style is associated with the necessary characteristics for launching an entrepreneurial venture. It is possible that this conclusion has been drawn because most studies have been conducted among existing entrepreneurs. The findings of the present study indicate that, at the nascent stage of entrepreneurship, and particularly among inexperienced nascent entrepreneurs, this assertion is open to challenge. An awareness of an entrepreneur's cognitive style may assist those who seek to support and advise the nascent entrepreneur, but may also help individual entrepreneurs to recognize their strengths and weaknesses and, so, to develop appropriate strategies for business launch and survival.

scholarly journals Restructuring Macroeconomic Policy for Sustainable Development in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 274-294
Author(s):  
John Onuwa Okoh
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Macroeconomic Policy ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Economic Growth And Development ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact

This paper examined the impact of restructuring macroeconomic policy for sustainable development in Nigeria. The paper examines the various efforts aimed at restructuring macroeconomics policy in Nigeria. These efforts were captured in the SAP of 1986, NEEDS of 2004, the Transformation Agenda of 2011 and the ERGP of 2016. The paper adopted content analysis method of qualitative research given the peculiarity of the subject matter. There were documented evidence that during the aforementioned periods, the economy showed signs of growth and development. Despite the gains of the reforms, Nigeria is still grappling with economic growth and development issues-unemployment, poverty and rising cost of living. This paper however recommends that there should be continuity in programmes and policies of government. Programmes and policies should not change with regime change. There should be a deliberate and conscious effort on the part of government and policy makers to design programmes and policies that are people oriented, home grown and have the capacity to promote and sustainable growth and development.

Trade Unions, Economic Growth and Politics

1989 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 372-384
Author(s):  
Ignace Ng ◽  
John McCallum
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Union Density ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Growth Promoting ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Even though identifying the causes of economic growth has been the subject of numerous empirical studies, little is known about the impact of inter-country variations in unionization on differences in economic growth between countries. To fill this apparent gap in the literature, the primary objective of this paper is to examine the influence of trade unions on economic growth in seventeen oECD countries from 1960 to 1979. The results show that the nature of the relationship between trade unions and economic growth depends upon the ideology of the government in power. Under 'non-socialist' governments, increased union density reduces economic growth, whereas under `socialist' governments, a higher level of unionization increases economic growth. This, in turn, implies that governments can have an influence on whether trade unions are growth-inhibiting or growth-promoting. However, because of the limitations in the sample used, additional studies are needed before a consensus can be reached on this issue.

scholarly journals Pro-ecological activities in a supply chain and performance achieved through their implementation

2018 ◽  
Vol 76 ◽  
pp. 23-31
Author(s):  
Anna Maryniak
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Ecological Approach ◽  
The World ◽  
Operational Management ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Comprehensive Manner ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

Nowadays in the world of science and business, the topic concerning the need to implement pro-ecological approach related to the movement of products in the supply chain and its impact on marketing, financial and logistic aspect is being increasingly addressed. However, there are few empirical studies that relate to Polish conditions or that present the issue in comprehensive manner. Therefore this study focuses both on strategic and operational management in the supply chain, and on the relations between consignor and consignee as well as on the subject of supply chain flow. The study aims to assess the impact of pro-ecological activities carried out in the supply chain for tested link as well as supply chain, and to assess the intensity of these activities.

scholarly journals Is deterrence approach effective in combating tax evasion? A meta-analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muh Dularif ◽  
Sutrisno T. ◽  
Nurkholis ◽  
Erwin Saraswati
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Effect Size ◽  
Tax Evasion ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Income Level ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Tax Rate ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a meta-analysis of the relationship between determinant factors and tax evasion based on deterrence approach. Using the meta-analysis method, each statistical result of empirical studies is converted into r-pearson as standardized effect size, and then synthesized into a mean effect size in order to increase power and to resolve uncertainty. Theoretically, increasing audit, tax rate and tax penalty will decrease tax evasion. However, the results show that only tax rate has a significant impact on tax evasion. Synthesizing totally 478 outcomes from articles published between 1978 and 2018, there is a robust conclusion that decreasing tax rate is an effective tool in combating tax evasion. On the other hand, audit and penalty are not significant in influencing tax evasion. In addition, the results of heterogeneity analysis suggest that national culture and income level of the country are useful in explaining the impact of audit, tax rate and tax penalty on tax evasion. These findings should be of interest to policymakers. First, instead of sacrificing more resources in conducting audit or imposing more penalty, tax authorities should consider setting the tax rate as low as possible to diminish tax evasion. Second, considering that culture and income level influence the impact of audit and penalty on tax evasion, policymakers should consider national cultural values and income level condition when designing audit techniques and setting penalty structures.

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