scholarly journals Three aspects of an empirical effect: statistical, theoretical, and practical aspect

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Zenker ◽  
Erich H. Witte
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Science ◽  
Theoretical Aspect ◽  
Practical Aspect ◽  
The Other ◽  
Theory Construction ◽  
Theoretical Construct ◽  
Practical Utility ◽  
Statistical Aspect

A transparent evaluation of an empirical effect’s relevance is based on the size of effect (statistical aspect), a theoretical construct’s ability to adequately predict the effect (theoretical aspect), and the effect’s practical utility (practical aspect). In behavioral science publications, however, all three aspects are often found conflated. Already if only the practical aspect is evaluated independently of the other two aspects, disagreements about the effect’s relevance turn out to be resolvable. And, if also the statistical aspect is evaluated independently of the theoretical aspect, then the ‘smallest effect of interest’ turns out to be much larger when predicting an effect (statistical aspect) as opposed to explaining it (theoretical aspect). Crucially, behavioral science publications today typically report either small, homogenous empirical effects or large, heterogeneous ones. This pattern greatly impairs the prospects for theory construction in behavioral science, because an empirically adequate theoretical construct would have to predict a larger and more homogenous empirical effect than can be observed.

Legal policy of the state: to definition concepts and contents

2020 ◽  
pp. 110-117
Author(s):  
Natalia Harchenko
Keyword(s):  
Public Life ◽  
Theoretical Aspect ◽  
Theoretical Concept ◽  
Practical Aspect ◽  
The State ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Legal Policy ◽  
Legal Development ◽  
Legal Ideology ◽  
Definition Of

Goal. The purpose of the work is a comprehensive theoretical and methodological analysis of the definition of the concept and content of modern legal policy of the state. Method. The methodology of the study involves the use of a number of general and special methods of cognition, in particular: terminological analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, structural-functional and comparative law. Results. In the course of the research it is proved that in modern conditions the legal policy of the state is determined in theoretical and practical aspects. Thus, in the theoretical aspect, the legal policy of the state is the legal ideology of the state, which includes ideas, theories, concepts, doctrines, strategies, programs, etc., enshrined mostly in the form of regulations. In the practical aspect, the legal policy of the state means the activities of the state to exercise effective legal influence on all spheres of public life. In all the considered approaches to the definition of the category of "legal policy" there is one common feature - the state-will character, which forms its power-imperative content. The features of legal policy include: based on law; implementation by legal methods; coverage mainly of the legal sphere of activity; reinforcement, when necessary, by force, coercion; publicity, formality; it has an external expression in the form of legal and organizational forms of its implementation. Scientific novelty. According to the results of the study, the legal policy of the state is designed primarily to manage the legal development of the state, to be aimed at improving legal means and mechanisms of legal tools to ensure the most optimal development of relations in various spheres of society. Practical significance. The results of the study can be useful in the process of formation and implementation of the general theoretical concept of legal policy of the modern state.

scholarly journals Cash Conversion Cycle and Profitability, Evidence from Jordan

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Manar Moffadi Al-Mohareb
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Theoretical Aspect ◽  
Practical Aspect ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Cash Conversion Cycle ◽  
Amman Stock Exchange ◽  
The Impact

This study investigates the impact of working capital management and its components on profitability as a practical aspect, and how is compatible with the theoretical aspect. Besides, it examines other financial factors that may affect profitability by using a sample of Jordanian manufacturing firms listed in the Amman Stock Exchange for the period (2016-2018). Theoretically, manufacturing firms that have been studied have current assets over half of their total assets. Therefore, the working capital management role will be clearer on firm profitability.Practically, the results indicate that there is a significant relationship between the cash conversion cycle, which is considered as a proxy of working capital management, and profitability of the manufacturing firms. This provides an opportunity to create value for shareholders by decreasing receivable accounts and inventory, enhancing the profitability of the firms and reducing the collection period and by adopting effective credit policy.

scholarly journals A Survey of Conceptualizations of Politeness

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
Lei Qiu
Keyword(s):  
Second Order ◽  
The Other ◽  
Theoretical Construct ◽  
First Order ◽  
Relational Work ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Uniform Definition

<p>Along with the general trends of research from traditional Gricean approach to postmodern approach, politeness has been conceptualized as facework, social indexing concept, relational work and interactional work. Based on examination of debates over East group-oriented and Western individual-oriented politeness, first-order and second-order politeness, as well as the universality and relativity of conceptualizations, this paper has roughly demonstrated that the tension between universality and relativity of politeness can help to explain the reason for lack of uniform definition and concept in this field. It is essential for researchers to seek a universal second-order culture-general theoretical construct on one hand, and to look at first-order culture-specific constructs on the other hand.</p>

scholarly journals Integrasi Ilmu Usuluddin dalam Pengajian Agama di Masjid

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-144
Author(s):  
Mohd Radhi Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Significant Influence ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Theoretical Aspect ◽  
Practical Aspect ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Contemporary World ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
Religious Text ◽  
Muslim Scholars

Ilmu Usuluddin merupakan ilmu asas yang diperlukan oleh setiap individu Muslim, Ilmu ini membincangkan berkenaan asas akidah yang perlu bagi umat Islam. Hujah-hujah bagi menjelaskan akidah dan juga untuk mempertahankannya dari serangan atau keraguan pihak lain. Integrasi ilmu Usuluddin dengan aspek kehidupan sangat penting bagi membentuk individu Muslim yang berkualiti dan menjaga batasan agamanya. Pengajian ilmu Usuluddin di Masjid merupakan salah satu cara masyarakat Islam mendapatkan pengetahuan berkenaan perkara akidah. Penulisan ini akan meneliti berkenaan integrasi ilmu Usuluddin dalam pengajian agama di masjid. Penulisan ini lebih menumpukan berkenaan kandungan atau metodologi pengajian ilmu Usuluddin di masjid. Oleh itu ia bukanlah kajian yang meneliti pengajian sedia ada di masjid sebagaimana dilakukan oleh sebahagian pengkaji. Muslim scholars have been discussing the influence of Aqidah in the daily activities of human life for many decades. The gap available between the theoretical aspect and the practical aspect of Islam caused significant influence in the development of Muslim ummah. The study of Usuluddin in the mosque is one of the ways how the Muslim obtains knowledge on matters of Akidah. Usuluddin is a pillar of religion that is required for every Muslim individual to hold on. It discusses the fundamental beliefs needed for Muslims. It also explains the faith and defends it from criticism or doubts from other parties. The integration of Usuluddin knowledge with various aspects of life is crucial to establish quality Muslim individuals and to maintain their religious boundaries. This paper will examine the integration of Usuluddin with daily activities of Muslim life. This research uses the textual analysis methodology based on the works of previous Muslims scholars and their study on religious text from the Qur’an and the Sunnah. The research finds that an integrated understanding of Usuluddin necessary in the contemporary world. Every Islamic discipline, including Akidah, need to be understood and practised based on this integrated understanding to close the gap between theoretical and practical aspects of Islam.

scholarly journals The relationship between the President of the Republic of Kosovo and the Assembly in general and in particular in the time period 2011-2016

2022 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 391-400
Author(s):  
Driola Susuri
Keyword(s):  
European Commission ◽  
Theoretical Aspect ◽  
Fundamental Principle ◽  
Practical Aspect ◽  
The Political ◽  
Independent State ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Form Of Government ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Relationship

The Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo in its basic provisions has defined the form of government and separation of state powers, as a fundamental principle of democracy, where the President of the Republic of Kosovo is not part of any of the state powers, but the constitutional powers he exercises affect that he has connections with all state powers. This paper addresses the relation of the President of the Republic of Kosovo with the legislative power, including the exercise of some of his constitutional powers, namely the convening of the constitutive session of the Assembly, the dissolution of the Assembly and the annual speech of the President in the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo. The above-mentioned competencies, in addition to the theoretical aspect, are also analyzed in the practical aspect when these constitutional competencies of the President were materialized by President Jahjaga during the mandate 2011-2016. Also, the political stalemate and the actions taken by the President, Mrs. Atifete Jahjaga for his overcoming, criticisms and recommendations of the European Commission in the Progress Reports regarding the political stalemate in the country. since the declaration of Kosovo as an independent state in 2008, it has managed to complete a full constitutional mandate, five years, unlike its predecessors and successors until 2019. Therefore, this paper aims to elaborate the exercise of some constitutional powers and the practice of one of the most important constitutional institutions in the Republic of Kosovo, that of the President of the Republic of Kosovo.

Copular Constructions in Syntax

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcel den Dikken ◽  
Teresa O’Neill
Keyword(s):  
Research Agenda ◽  
Syntactic Structure ◽  
The Other ◽  
Classical Antiquity ◽  
Linear Ordering ◽  
Theory Construction ◽  
Surface Distribution ◽  
Considerable Controversy ◽  
Copular Sentences ◽  
Copular Sentence

Copular sentences (sentences of the form A is B) have been prominent on the research agenda for linguists and philosophers of language since classical antiquity, and continue to be shrouded in considerable controversy. Central questions in the linguistic literature on copulas and copular sentences are (a) whether predicational, specificational, identificational, and equative copular sentences have a common underlying source; and, if so, (b) how the various surface types of copular sentences are derived from that underlier; (c) whether there is a typology of copulas; and (d) whether copulas are meaningful or meaningless. The debate surrounding the postulation of multiple copular sentence types relies on criteria related to both meaning and form. Analyses based on meaning tend to focus on the question of whether or not one of the terms is a predicate of the other, whether or not the copula contributes meaning, and the information-structural properties of the construction. Analyses based on form focus on the flexibility of the linear ordering of the two terms of the construction, the surface distribution of the copular element, the restrictions imposed on the extraction of the two terms, the case and agreement properties of the construction, the omissibility of the copula or one of the two terms, and the connectivity effects exhibited by the construction. Morphosyntactic variation in the domain of copular elements is an area of research with fruitful intersections between typological and generative approaches. A variety of criteria are presented in the literature to justify the postulation of multiple copulas or underlying representations for copular sentences. Another prolific body of research concerns the semantics of copular sentences. In the assessment of scholarship on copulas and copular sentences, the article critiques the ‘multiple copulas’ approach and examines ways in which the surface variety of copular sentence types can be accounted for in a ‘single copula’ analysis. The analysis of copular constructions continues to have far-reaching consequences in the context of linguistic theory construction, particularly the question of how a predicate combines with its subject in syntactic structure.

Prometheus Chained

1999 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 233-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pieter J.D. Drenth
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Behavioral Science ◽  
The Other ◽  
Critical Questions ◽  
Behavioral Scientist ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media ◽  
The One ◽  
Demand Censorship

The Chained Prometheus is introduced as a metaphor for the behavioral scientist. Science (including psychology and pedagogy) is no longer taken for granted. Society, politics, and the media pose critical questions and not infrequently demand censorship or at least control of science. An analysis is given of the types of criticism and skepticism with respect to science, and to psychology in particular. The (behavioral) scientist faces a dilemma: On the one hand, science cannot exist and develop without freedom; on the other hand, this does not mean the freedom to amass knowledge at any price and without any restrictions. Thus, we balance ourselves between freedom and ethical/social responsibility. This presentation reflects on the question of the social and ethical limitations of (behavioral) science: Who should control what and on which criteria?

scholarly journals Dynamic capabilities in strategic choice processes within organisations

Management ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-19
Author(s):  
Kazimierz Krzakiewicz ◽  
Szymon Cyfert
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
The Other ◽  
Theoretical Construct ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Strategic Choices ◽  
Predominant Role ◽  
Choice Processes ◽  
Management Literature

SummaryDynamic capabilities are an essential theoretical construct that is useful for understanding the phenomenon of competition. Still, in spite of the apparent popularity of this subject, the existing management literature could do with more studies into processes that shape dynamic capabilities.The purpose of this article is to systematise different approaches to the dynamic capabilities concept as they are found in the existing literature, with a particular focus on its relevance to modern-day organisations as a tool to increase their competitiveness. The other goal is to discuss two issues that are critical to the dynamic capabilities concept. Firstly, what are the conditions for the predominant role of dynamic capabilities in the area of strategic management? Secondly, can the dynamic capabilities concept be treated as an underlying theoretical and methodological framework for strategic choices in modern-day organisations?

Influence of digital economy factors on the development of human capital in the regions of Russia

2021 ◽  
pp. 37-45
Author(s):  
М.В. Власов ◽  
Я.В. Качан
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Theoretical Aspect ◽  
Practical Aspect ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Main Method ◽  
Economic Agents ◽  
Correlation Factors ◽  
Regions Of Russia

Цифровая экономика быстро растет и развивается, особенно в России. Тем не менее, основные измерительные показатели могут расходиться в отношении других сфер, в особенности по отношению к человеческому капиталу. Целью данной статьи является оценка влияния цифровых технологий на человеческий капитал, выявление корреляционных зависимостей между факторами цифровой экономики и человеческого капитала, и описание факторов, которые оказывают наибольшее влияние на развитие человеческого капитала в различных регионах Российской Федерации. В качестве объектов анализа в ходе исследования были взяты 8 федеральных округов Российской Федерации для оценки влияния цифровых технологий на человеческий капитал путем формирования корреляционных взаимосвязей различных факторов. В качестве метода исследования применяется количественный анализ. Источником данных является база данных Федеральной службы государственной статистики. В результате проведенного исследования авторы доказали, что факторы цифровой экономики оказывают значительное влияние и способствуют развитию человеческого капитала; были выявлены факторы, которые оказывают наибольшее и наименьшее влияние и из полученных данных были выявлены регионы, где наблюдается наибольшая взаимосвязь цифровой экономики и человеческого капитала. Практический аспект данного исследования дает возможность использовать полученные результаты при внедрении цифровых технологий для повышения уровня человеческого капитала экономических агентов на всех уровнях хозяйствования. Теоретическая значимость проведенного исследования заключается в идентификации факторов цифровой экономики, оказывающих влияние на увеличение качества человеческого капитала в регионах, что может выступить основанием для поведения последующих исследований влияния цифровизации региональных социально-экономических систем на развитие человеческого капитала. The digital economy is growing and developing rapidly, especially in Russia. Nevertheless, the main scales numbers could be different in relationship to the others spheres including human capital. The major aim of this study is to estimate how digital technologies can affect human capital, glean out the correlation dependences of factors between digital economy and human capital and factors that affect the most of human capital in the different regions of Russia. During the going of this research were taken 8 federal areas of Russia and analyzed the effect of digital technologies that belong to the digital economy on human capital in the way of forming different correlation factors. The main method of research was chosen the quantitative analyze. The source of data was base of data of Federal Statistics Service. After completing the research the authors demonstrated and prove the following: there are the factors of digitalized economy that strongly influencing the level of growth of human capital and there are factors that don’t do it, and taking this factors into account authors of this research took all the regions and highlighted and put them in different categories them basing on that what impact they give at their best and their lowest. The practical aspect of this research makes it possible to use the results obtained when introducing digital technologies to increase the level of human capital of economic agents at all levels of management in the country resources. The theoretical aspect of this research is in the recognition of social and economic systems of regions, which on their level impact the growth of human capital.

scholarly journals Comparing the web and mobile platforms of a social Q&A service from the user’s perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoyu Chen ◽  
Alton Y.K. Chua ◽  
Shengli Deng
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Information Service ◽  
Theoretical Aspect ◽  
Practical Aspect ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Mobile Users ◽  
Mobile Platforms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Web

Purpose As an increasing number of users have acquired information across the web and mobile platforms for social question and answering (Q&A), it is of interest to explore whether there are differences in social Q&A usages between the two platforms. The purpose of this paper is to compare web and mobile platforms of a social Q&A service from the user’s perspective in terms of three dimensions, namely, demographics, individual-based constructs, and information-based constructs. Design/methodology/approach Because Zhihu.com is one of the most popular social Q&A sites in China, the authors used online questionnaires to investigate its users’ perceptions of these three dimensions. From January to March 2016, the authors obtained 278 valid responses in total through snowball and convenient sampling. Collected data are analyzed through descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Findings The results indicate that there exist significant differences between web users and mobile users on Zhihu.com in terms of gender, affinity, and information seeking. More specifically, compared to the male users, more female users rely on the mobile platform to access the information service; mobile users perceive higher affinity with Zhihu.com than web users; and mobile users perceive higher information-seeking intention than web users do. Originality/value Regarding the theoretical aspect, this study proposes a conceptual framework for comparison between the web and mobile platforms of social Q&A from the user’s perspective. Regarding the practical aspect, the comparative results of this study could give social Q&A service providers useful information about users’ differences between web and mobile platforms of social Q&A services.

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