scholarly journals INNOVATIVE-HUMAN POTENTIAL IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nataliya Shyriaieva
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Asset Management ◽  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Interdisciplinary Cooperation ◽  
Human Potential ◽  
Corporate Management ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
The Impact

During the operation of infrastructure assets excessive action of transport and natural vibrations, water-heat and low-temperature fluctuations, soil leaching leads to undesirable changes in the current criteria of their safety, premature technical wear of surfaces, cracks, irregularities, subsidence, increased seismic fluctuations and floods. sustainability of infrastructure assets. Taking into account the above negative trends, the article analyzes the positive and negative factors of the impact of innovation – human capital on management in the construction industry. Innovative – human capital of labor resources in the context of global digitalization requires constant professional development, human ability to effective research and innovation, it emphasizes the importance of updating educational programs in the global context and the principles of sustainable development. Therefore in the specified conditions harmonization of university business – education in the field of processes and technologies of management in building construction is a priority. In general, the strategies, technologies and processes of corporate management of infrastructure assets operating in the latest global conditions are actively used in such projects as interdisciplinary cooperation and partnership of stakeholders, including universities; city, departments for infrastructure asset management; international corporations; transfer of intellectual capital, exponential training of the young generation and transprofessionalization of the working population; "green" clean cities; protection and preservation / preservation of cultural heritage; design and operation of "smart" road systems; digital infrastructure; conservation / preservation of the marine ecosystem; rehabilitation / rejuvenation of existing funds. It is expected that the results of research should contribute to the real provision of quality management in the construction industry, innovative technologies and processes of urban management, planning, development, reconstruction and operation of settlements and regions to meet the needs of the population and business – production.

Pipeline Maintenance Management: A Crucial Tool to Improve Safety and Efficiency

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alastair E. Krebs
Keyword(s):  
Asset Management ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Performance Model ◽  
Maintenance Management ◽  
Corporate Management ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Health Safety ◽  
Business Goals ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact

For any pipeline company to be successful and be seen as a respected global citizen, the impact of its operation on health, safety and the environment must be minimal and its productivity must be optimized at the lowest possible costs. In order to accomplish this an integrated maintenance management process must align to the business needs without impact on safety and the environment. This process must create an environment where by maintenance events are measured to determine their impact on the safety, environmental, and business goals. As a result the maintenance strategy is adapted to maximize the safety, environmental and business performance. An integrated maintenance management process will enhance the revenue earning capability of the business and not be a burden on it. To make the difference, a step change in thinking is required. For example: • Reducing maintenance activity whilst improving performance. • Establishing a benchmark performance model for the pipeline asset. • Maintenance must be seen as a dynamic process continually striving to improve performance. • Maintenance as a tool to identify and reduce health, safety, environmental and business risks to a level as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP). • Maintenance as a contributing factor to an increase in revenue earning capability through an increase in efficiency, as opposed to maintenance seen purely as a cost burden. • Maintenance management as a structured tool to reduce inventory and lifecycle costs, instead of subjective judgement. • Maintenance management as a tool to capture and protect corporate maintenance and operational knowledge, versus the costly process of reinventing the wheel over and over again by repetitive unwanted events. This way of thinking requires vision and commitment of the upper (corporate) management level as the maintenance and operational departments can never reach this goal individually. Subsequently, it requires total commitment of all departments and a proactive approach towards integrated asset management. Maintaining multi-million dollar pipeline assets is not an easy task and the costs involved are enormous. This paper describes an adaptive approach for an Integrated Maintenance Management System where the maintenance strategies are directed to where they will most benefit the safety, environmental and business goals of the asset.

scholarly journals STRATEGIC HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF DIGITALIZATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 178-183
Author(s):  
Inna Irtyshcheva ◽  
Antonina Trushliakova ◽  
Ihor Sirenko
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
National Economy ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
The State ◽  
Human Potential ◽  
Human Capital Development ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Capital Development ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of the article is to improve the strategic management of human capital in the context of digitalization. In modern conditions, the development of human potential is closely linked with the spread of digital technologies, which are being implemented and rapidly evolving in all spheres of the economy and society. In this context, the effectiveness of the processes of adaptation and competitiveness of socio-economic systems in the long run depends on the development and implementation of the concept of human capital development which takes into account the impact of digitalization processes on the formation of human capital, as well as on the relevant qualitative characteristics that will best meet the needs of the national economy in the transition to a digital model of governance. Methodology. The article is based on international legal acts, laws and bylaws of Ukraine in this area of legal regulation of human capital in the context of digitalization. Both general scientific and special methodology were used for the research: methods of analysis and synthesis, method of description, method of induction, method of deduction. Results. It is proved that the state policy in the field of human capital development in Ukraine today does not meet the modern challenges associated with the rapid development and spread of digital technologies. The consequences of this are already growing disparities in the labor market, shortage of highly qualified specialists with digital competencies at the appropriate level, growing trends in emigration of intellectual capital and gene pool of the nation abroad, reduction of the "middle class" and intensification of social degradation. Solving these problems requires the development and implementation of a Unified State Strategy for Human Capital Development, which will stimulate its formation, development and effective use in the vector of transition to a new technological system, ensure economic growth and high living standards. To this end, the concept of strategic development of human capital in the context of digitalization is substantiated. It systematizes the goals, principles, strategies and tasks of the state to ensure effective processes of human potential formation and its transformation into human capital in the context of implementing the strategy of sustainable development of the national economy under the influence of digital technologies. Conclusions. The strategy of human capital development in the conditions of digital transformations is substantiated. It is a system of interrelated directions, actions and mechanisms aimed at implementing the concept of formation, motivation and use of human capital, which meets the needs of the economy and society and contributes to the competitive advantage and continuous human development in the long run.

scholarly journals Preserving Latin American Regional Human Capital in the Midst of the Corona Crisis

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (10) ◽  
pp. 133-141
Author(s):  
E. Yermolyeva
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Human Potential ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
Scientific Analysis ◽  
The Impact

International organizations are increasingly expressing deep concern about the danger posed by the SARS-Cov‑2 coronavirus pandemic, which could lead to the loss of the human potential accumulated in every region of the world. As the United Nations warned, global human development, measured as a combination of education, health and living standards, could decline the achievements in human capital in 2020. Latin America and the Caribbean has become a hotspot of the coronavirus COVID‑19 pandemic, because of region’s weak social protection and fragmented health systems. The article analyzes the impact of pandemic on education and health which are the main dimensions of human capital as T. Shutlz and G. Becker proved. Following the principle of comparative analysis research, the author wants to review the specific features of corona crisis, such new and non-standard situation in different states of Latin-Caribbean America. To achieve this goal, the author used the main tools of scientific analysis: empirical data were collected and analyzed regarding the situation in education and health systems in Latin America, and an attempt was made to draw analogies with the processes taking place in other regions and countries. The conclusion is that the pandemic is more than a health emergency; it is a systemic humanitarian crisis. Most of Latin American countries might face a real generational catastrophe that wastes mainly their youth human capital. The general social shocks caused by the COVID‑19 pandemic could signify a great reversal in the region human development.

The Role of Research and Innovation in the Transformation of Agri-Food Systems

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-63
Author(s):  
Mariana Sandu ◽  
Stefan Mantea
Keyword(s):  
Technological Progress ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Food System ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Determinant Factor ◽  
Rapid Transformation

Abstract Agri-food systems include branching ramifications, which connect in the upstream the input suppliers with farmers, and downstream farmers, processors, retailers and consumers. In the last decades, at the level of the regions, food systems have undergone rapid transformation as a result of technological progress. The paper analyzes the changes made to the structure, behavior and performance of the agri-food system and the impact on farmers and consumers. Also, the role of agricultural research as a determinant factor of transformation of agri-food system is analyzed. The research objective is to develop technologies that cover the entire food chain (from farm to fork) and meet the specific requirements of consumers (from fork to farm) through scientific solutions in line with the principles of sustainable agriculture and ensuring the safety and food safety of the population.

The Ins and Outs of Teamworking: When University Teachers, in-Service Secondary Teachers and Pre-Service Teachers Collaborate to Transform Learning

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-193
Author(s):  
Dolors Masats ◽  
Paula Guerrero
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Students ◽  
Collaborative Action Research ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Professional Skills ◽  
Secondary English ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Learning Success ◽  
Teachers Professional Development ◽  
Agent Of Change ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Initiatives for teachers’ professional development should rely on the epistemology of practice, that is, be founded on the premise that reflective teachers construct professional knowledge and develop professional skills through practice and through planning, observing or analysing practice. Reflection about teaching action and reflection in teaching action triggers innovation, especially when teachers work together to create the necessary conditions to transform learning. This paper advocates in favour of collaborative action research and innovation as a methodology to promote change in classroom practices. To illustrate this proposal, it presents a case study in which a secondary English teacher from a school which hosts adolescents at risk opens her classrooms to a researcher and a group of pre-service teachers with the objective to reflect upon her own practices and to become an agent of change. Our corpus is made of natural audio-recorded data from the discussions emerging during focus-group sessions held to evaluate the ongoing innovation and interviews to participating secondary students and trainee teachers. The analysis of those interactions will first lead us to reflect upon the challenges of promoting change in the classrooms. Then it will allow us to understand the impact of the experience and argue in favour of a model of teacher education based on team work as a tool to acquire professional skills and guarantee students’ learning success.

Transformation of education as a metatrend of the digital economy

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 1960-1979
Author(s):  
N.A. Egina ◽  
E.S. Zemskova
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Network Effects ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Network Education ◽  
Economic Progress ◽  
Positive Externalities ◽  
Communication Processes ◽  
Education Network ◽  
The Impact

Subject. The study focuses on the impact of the digital economy determinants of the education transformation. Objectives. The article provides our own approach treating the education capital as a specific asset of the digital economy, which has an acceleration effect and sets up new trends in education through integrative networks. Methods. The study is based on principles of the systems integration, cross-disciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches. Results. The socio-economic progress was found to be determined with properties of human capital, which are solely specific to the digital economy. In new circumstances, it gets more important for actors of global, national, corporate and social networks to more actively cooperate within distributed networks in order to train high professionals, who would have skills in information networks. Thus, they would raise a new form of human capital – the capital of network education (network-based education capital). We describe positive externalities that arise when the educational sector joins communication processes. We illustrate how educational forms evolves, which are typical of a certain phase of the socio-economic development. The education capital was discovered to grow into a specific asset generating the quasi-rent and working as a social ladder only provided more actors are involved into the network. Conclusions and Relevance. Studying the evolution of educational forms through the cross-disciplinary method, we discovered the need for a system approach, which would help substantiate its transformation in the time of the digital economy, and the emergence of network-based education. These are technologies and tools of the digital economy that become unique factors generating the acceleration effect of the educational capital and ensuring the use of diverse network effects for the formation of intellectual capital and their social transformation.

The Impact of Terrorism on Construction Industry in Iraq

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-84
Author(s):  
Wadhah Amer Hatem ◽  
Samiaah M. Hassen Al-Tmeemy
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Historical Data ◽  
Terrorist Attacks ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Statistical Procedures ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Suicide Attacks ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Impact

     Suicide attacks, bombings, explosions became the part of daily life in Iraq. Consequently, the threat of terrorism put the Iraqi construction sector in the face of unique and unusual challenges that not seen on other countries. These challenges can have extensive impact on construction projects. This paper seeks to examine the impact of the terrorist attacks on construction industry and determine the extent to which the impact of terrorism on construction projects in terms of cost, schedule, and quality. This study adapted quantitative and qualitative approaches to collect data using questionnaire survey and interviews, as well as historical data. The study focused on projects that have been the target of terrorist strikes in Diyala governorate. A variety of statistical procedures were employed in data analysis. The results revealed the extent to which terrorist attacks impact construction projects in terms of cost, time, and quality. The results of this study will enhance the awareness of all construction parties to the impact of the terrorist attacks against construction projects. Eventually, this can develop a risk management assessment and assist contractors to properly protect projects and buildings to minimize injuries and fatalities in the event of terrorism.

Economic behavior of households and their welfare: models and forms of interaction

2020 ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
Maryana Bil ◽  
Olha Mulska
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Central Place ◽  
Economic Behavior ◽  
Human Potential ◽  
Modern Theory ◽  
Economic Behaviour ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
The Impact

The article defines the content of welfare as a measure of socially oriented efficiency of economic growth, which reflects the appropriate level of providing the population with material and spiritual goods with the formation of favourable conditions for human development and capitalization of human potential in a competitive mobile space. The modern theory of welfare testifies to the deepening of scientific discussions on the transformation of economic welfare into mobile and inclusive, as well as the opposition of competitive and social protection welfare policy. Another milestone in the evolution of welfare theory is the individualization of its provision. Conditions of competition and mobility increase the importance of households in providing their well-being with further reflection on the processes of economic growth of the community, region, and state. This gives grounds to actualize the issues of household welfare research and strengthening economic growth based on behavioural economics. The needs, interests, motives, and incentives determine the economic behaviour of households. At higher levels, it defines an economic culture that is closely linked to the national mentality. In this regard, the main models of economic and social behaviour of households – socialization, adaptation, integration, values, regulation, and the definition of financial development strategies are outlined. Theoretical approaches to the explanation of economic behaviour are generalized, namely religious-ethical, psychological, substantive theories, theories of motivations and acquired needs, process theories, theories of justice, and others. Based on the ideas of foreign scientists, the main determinants of the economic policy of households are proposed. Political, stabilizing, and economic determinants are distinguished in the group of general determinants. In the group of determinants directly related to households, the financial, demographic, cultural, social, empirical, and psychological are suggested. The author’s emphasis is placed on the importance of the impact of financial determinants of the households’ economic behaviour, the central place among which is occupied by savings.

FORMATION OF HUMAN CAPITAL IN THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION PARADIGM

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 115-119
Author(s):  
M. V. SAVINA ◽  
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A. A. STEPANOV ◽  
I.A. STEPANOV ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Main Components ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Modern Era

The article highlights the problems of the impact of "digitalization" of society on the formation and transformation of human capital, and above all, the development of new competencies, knowledge and skills. The main components of human capital in the modern era, the features of the formal and informal educational process are clarified and disclosed. The necessity of minimizing the precariat class is proved. The main directions of qualitative improvement of human capital adequate to the challenges of the digital age and globalization are defined.

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