scholarly journals Global media and time: A conceptual and historical perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Morgner
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Global Media ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Fukushima Daiichi ◽  
Future Narratives ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

This paper addresses the role of time and meaning-making in the global mediascape. Particular attention will be paid to the role of past and future narratives, connections of messages with a global outreach and time as a topic of communication. The empirical analysis will use a comparative approach to explore these different dimensions by analysing three global media events, such as, the sinking of the Titanic, the assassination US President John F. Kennedy and the Fukushima Daiichi incident. The main findings of the paper will show that time is a constitutional part in the process of meaning-making in global communication.

scholarly journals The Role of Trading Frictions in Real Asset Markets

2011 ◽  
Vol 101 (4) ◽  
pp. 1106-1143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Gavazza
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Capacity Utilization ◽  
Asset Markets ◽  
Asset Market ◽  
Commercial Aircraft ◽  
Average Productivity ◽  
Thin Market ◽  
Asset Allocations ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

This paper investigates how trading frictions vary with the thickness of the asset market by examining patterns of asset allocations and prices in commercial aircraft markets. The empirical analysis indicates that assets with a thinner market are less liquid—i.e., more difficult to sell. Thus, firms hold on longer to them amid profitability shocks. Hence, when markets for assets are thin, firms' average productivity and capacity utilization are lower, and the dispersions of productivity and of capacity utilization are higher. In turn, prices of assets with a thin market are lower and have a higher dispersion. (JEL A12, L11, L93)

The Contribution of University Business Incubators to New Knowledge-Based Ventures

2001 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 239-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosa Grimaldi ◽  
Alessandro Grandi
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Technological Knowledge ◽  
Business Incubators ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

This paper examines the role of university business incubators (UBIs) in supporting the creation of new knowledge-based ventures. UBIs are described as effective mechanisms for overcoming weaknesses of the more traditional public incubating institutions. They offer firms a range of university-related benefits, such as access to laboratories and equipment, to scientific and technological knowledge and to networks of key contacts, and the reputation that accrues from affiliation with a university. The empirical analysis is based on the Turin Polytechnic Incubator (TPI) and on case studies of six academic spin-offs hosted at TPI. While TPI does not effectively resolve such problems as inadequate access to funding capital and the lack of management and financial skills in its tenant companies, the networking capacity of incubating programmes is seen as a key characteristic that may help new knowledge-based ventures to overcome such difficulties.

scholarly journals Research on the influence of team i-deals level on team innovation-from the perspective of collective thriving

2021 ◽  
Vol 251 ◽  
pp. 03087
Author(s):  
Weiwei Hu ◽  
Di Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognition ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Team Innovation ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Empirical Analysis ◽  
Moderating Role

Based on the social cognition theory, this study explores how the median value of i-deals group influences team innovation through collective thriving, and the moderating role of chaxu climate in it. Through the empirical analysis of 367 questionnaires (70 supervisors’ questionnaires and 297 employees’ questionnaires) from 70 teams, it is proved that collective thriving has an mediating effect between team i-deals and team innovation, while chaxu climate positively regulates the positive impact of collective thriving on team innovation, that is, the higher the chaxu climate, the stronger the positive impact of collective thriving on team innovation.

scholarly journals The Role of Temperature in Economic Exchange - An Empirical Analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 65-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bojan Dimitrijević ◽  
Ivan Lovre
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Statistical Physics ◽  
Wealth Distribution ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Economic Exchange ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Empirical Analysis ◽  
Income And Wealth Distribution

Abstract As a synthesis of economics and physics and an attempt to apply the methods and models of statistical physics to economics, econophysics is presently a new, growing and very dynamic branch of modern science. Therefore, the subject of this paper is to analyse the relationship and interdependence between thermodynamics and economics, and it aims to show similarities, analogies and correspondence between the main categories, methods and models of thermodynamics on one hand, and economics on the other. The paper analyses the relation between economics and thermodynamics, as well as the probability distribution in the kinetic theory of gases corresponding to money, income and wealth distribution, connects entropy with utility and the principle of operation of the thermal engine with economic exchange. The final part of the paper empirically analyzes temperature differences in the exchange between Serbia and the selected EU countries. There are differences in temperature between Serbia and the group of selected countries. Results of the empirical analysis shows that the exchange between countries is based on principles of thermodynamics and that developed countries generate more profits and benefits from exchange.

scholarly journals Theoretical-empirical analysis of the role of the SGAFF in financing of farmers’ activities

2008 ◽  
Vol 54 (No. 10) ◽  
pp. 476-488
Author(s):  
L. Čechura
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Optimization Problem ◽  
Optimal Model ◽  
Dynamic Optimization Problem ◽  
Lagrange Method ◽  
Long Run ◽  
The Interest Rate ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

The paper deals with the theoretical-empirical analysis of the role of the SGAFF in financing of farmers’ activities based on the dynamic optimal model and time series analysis. The dynamic optimization problem is solved by the Lagrange method. The application of the theoretical model shows that the lower is the interest rate paid by the farmer, the lower is the optimal consumption and consequently the farmer is willing to employ a higher part of the capital in the production. Thus, the initial capital is more effectively employed. The empirical part shows that the SGAFF’s activities significantly support the farmers’ investments. In spite of the problems in the setting of the SGAFF’s policy, the role of the SGAFF in financing of agricultural activities can be regarded as positive in the analyzed period. Moreover, the application of the theoretical model and the empirical analysis suggest that the SGAFF contributes to a more effective capital employment and thereby increases the competitiveness of Czech agriculture in the long run.

Assessing the link between revenue management and performance: insights from the Italian tourism industry

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giacomo Di Foggia ◽  
Valentina Lazzarotti
Keyword(s):  
Revenue Management ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Business Success ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Exogenous Factors ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Empirical Analysis ◽  
Prior Analysis

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to analyse the role and scope of revenue management and its impact on performance of Italian tourism industry. The paper takes into consideration exogenous factors that may enable or prevent business success. Prior research shed light from different lens. Design/methodology/approach – Research design relies on an empirical analysis, information is gathered using a web survey. Variables are grouped into dependent (performance related items), independent and dummy, consistent with findings of existing literature. A questionnaire was e-mailed to a range of companies according to their NACE Rev.2 codes. The conceptual model is developed considering prior analysis of the literature. Findings – This study provides new insights for practical business management operating in the tourism industry. Indeed, it clarifies the role of the revenue manager and shows its usefulness within SMEs. Research limitations/implications – This study was conducted in only one sector and one country (Italy) and considered only SMEs. Originality/value – Although interesting suggestions can be drawn by literature, to the best knowledge of the authors the empirical analysis is one of the few attempts to explore the topic in Italy in an extensive way.

scholarly journals The Impact of Export and Foreign Direct Investments on Macedonian GDP Growth - Empirical Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (25) ◽  
pp. 276
Author(s):  
Jeton Shaqiri
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Gdp Growth ◽  
Foreign Direct Investments ◽  
Trade Regime ◽  
Private Sector Development ◽  
Liberal Trade ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

In this paper in chronological order is analyzed the Macedonia's economic development in general, considering that the country has a liberal trade regime which is characterized by simplicity and neutrality. R. of Macedonia should utilize this trade regime in direction of creating policies and conditions for promoting the private sector development and its possibilities for export that will contribute for greater macroeconomic development. The paper will have a detailed look to the overall economic development and the GDP growth, the components and the main factors influencing this growth, techniques and approaches of assessment of the economic system and its development. It will also analyze the role of exports and the foreign direct investments in Macedonian GDP growth. Numerous theoretical researches related to the role of exports and FDI in GDP growth, have shown a positive relationship between them. The data used in this paper were provided by the Statistical Office of Macedonia and the Macedonian Customs in different periods, while for the empirical analysis I have included the period from 2014-2015. Within the empirical analysis is applied a model of multiple linear regression, where is defined the dependent variable "GDP growth" as well as the independent variables: the growth of FDI and the growth of export.

scholarly journals Foreign Aid—Blessing or Curse: Evidence from Pakistan

2007 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Arshad Khan ◽  
Ayaz Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Domestic Investment ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

The role of foreign aid in promoting economic growth is a debatable issue and remains unsettled at both theoretical and empirical levels. Pakistan has received a substantial amount of foreign aid since its Independence in 1947 but little improvement has been observed in its socio-economic development. This study considers the question as to whether foreign aid is a blessing or a curse for Pakistan. The empirical analysis is based on the ARDL cointegration approach. We examine the aid-growth link at the aggregate and disaggregate levels for the period 1972-2006. The results show negative and insignificant effects of foreign aid on the growth at the aggregate as well at the disaggregate level. The findings further suggest that domestic investment, export growth, and inflows of foreign direct investment are important contributors in enhancing economic growth in Pakistan.

Textual artefacts at the centre of sensemaking: The use of discursive-material resources in constructing joint understanding in organisational workshops

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-145
Author(s):  
Riikka Nissi ◽  
Pekka Pälli
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Shared Understanding ◽  
Discursive Practices ◽  
Relational View ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
The Empirical Analysis ◽  
Made In

The article examines the role of discourse in organisational sensemaking. By building links between the theorising undertaken within organisational studies and the empirical analysis of multimodal social interaction, it argues for a relational view of sensemaking and investigates how sense is made in and through social interaction in real organisational situations where language use intertwines with embodied actions and the manipulation of artefacts. In particular, the article studies the use of discourse technologies of textual artefacts in sensemaking processes. The data come from training workshops of a Finnish workplace organisation, conducted in order for the employees to delineate the history and future of their organisation with the help of writable papers. The results show how the papers exert agency in the situation by facilitating three specific discursive practices and by enabling and restricting the actions employed in constructing a shared understanding of the organisational reality.

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