Technological Advances in the Maritime Sector: Some Implications for Trade, Modernization and the Process of Globalization in the Nineteenth Century

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Williams ◽  
John Armstrong
Keyword(s):  
Communication Systems ◽  
World Economy ◽  
New World ◽  
Maritime Transport ◽  
Global Communication ◽  
The Third ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Global Age ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This essay examines the impact of three tremendous developments in maritime transport technology - the steamship, the telegraph, and the railway - on global industrialisation and the advent of the ‘Second Global Age’. It is divided into three parts: the first surveys the development of steam navigation and locomotion by country and continent; the second explores the relationship between maritime trade and the ‘new world economy’ - particularly the impact of shortened distances and the increase in availability of information; and the third examines the challenges for maritime merchants that developed alongside the improved global communication systems. It concludes that both transport and communication were essential to the development of a world economy, and that British maritime activity was a crucial contributory element.

Render unto Caesar Just a Little Bit Longer: The Relationship between Constitutional Reforms and Executive Survival

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Tofigh Maboudi ◽  
Ghazal P. Nadi ◽  
Todd A. Eisenstadt
Keyword(s):  
Term Limits ◽  
Institutional Constraints ◽  
Third Wave ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Constitutional Order ◽  
The Third ◽  
Constitutional Reforms ◽  
The Impact ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Since the third wave of democracy, term limits have become a popular fixture of most constitutions intended to constrain the executive. Yet, recent constitutional reforms around the world show that presidents seeking re-election sometimes overturn the entire constitutional order to extend their power. What is the impact of these constitutional manipulations on the longevity of the executive in office? Using survival analysis of all political leaders and national constitutions from 1875 to 2015, this article demonstrates, for the first time, that when ‘authoritarian-aspiring’ presidents remove constitutional term limits, they increase their stay in office by more than 40%. Our findings contrast with a widely held position in the comparative authoritarian literature suggesting that dictators survive longer under institutional constraints. On the contrary, we argue that by removing constitutional barriers, rulers consolidate more power at the expense of their most ambitious allies and can stay in power longer.

scholarly journals Airline Financial Distress and Customer Satisfaction

2011 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dina Ribbink ◽  
Christian Hofer ◽  
Martin Dresner
Keyword(s):  
Customer Service ◽  
Airline Industry ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Service Levels ◽  
The Third ◽  
Time Performance ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

An investigation is conducted on the effect of financial distress on customer service levels in the U.S. airline industry. Using data from the first quarter of 1998 to the third quarter of 2006, we employ a seemingly unrelated regressions (SUR) model to analyze the impact of financial distress on three measures of customer service. We find that higher financial distress is associated with better on-time performance of airlines and fewer lost bags. The relationship of airline financial distress to the number of bumped customers, however, is insignificant.

scholarly journals Modern Life as a Factor of Childhood Obesity: A Brief Review

2020 ◽  
pp. 24-28
Author(s):  
Warly Neves de Araujo ◽  
Randra Karoline Rodrigues Inacio ◽  
Amanda Aguiar Barros ◽  
Daniela Santos do Nascimento ◽  
Eva Coelho da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Ideal Weight ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Health And Development ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Negative Factors ◽  
The Relationship

Childhood obesity has grown worryingly on a global scale one of the biggest influencers are technological advances exposed early to children. Therefore, this study aimed to seek in the literature the relationship between modernity and the high incidence of children above their ideal weight. The research is a systematic literature review on the factors that are linked to the high prevalence of children above their ideal weight today. After the analysis of the studies, it is notorious the impact generated by technology on the health and development of children when they are used early. Concluding the present study that the negative factors that have been contributing to the triggering of childhood obesity are: passive habits, that is, little physical activity, the large number of hours spent in front of TV, video game, DVD between Other electronic devices this combined with poor consumption feeding of high fat and sugar products and lack of physical exercise are factors that reflect a negative response in children’s lives favoring body fat accumulation.

scholarly journals What will it take to make a successful administrative professional in the fourth industrial revolution?

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette A.J. Venter ◽  
Tessie H.H. Herbst ◽  
Chux G. Iwu
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
New World ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Whole Brain ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
The Future ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Administrative Professionals ◽  
Value Add ◽  
The Impact

Orientation: The rapid economic developments of the last decade have been driven by the impact of revolutionary developments in information and communication technologies. These technological developments have irreversibly and significantly affected the role of an administrative professional with regard to assimilation, processing and utilisation of information.Research purpose: This study investigates the impact of global and national key drivers of change and transformation on the skills requirements of administrative professionals with the aim of developing a future-focused success profile to enable them to be effective in the new world of work.Motivation for the study: The study is motivated by the personal experience of one of the researchers, and her observation of the impact of technological advances and the necessity for administrative professionals to integrate new skills, knowledge and attitudes into the new world of work.Research approach/design and method: This study followed a mixed methods approach, using both pragmatist and constructivist paradigms. The pragmatist approach provides meaning through the natural work environment of an administrative professional, whilst a constructivist approach is followed to compile a whole-brain success profile. From a sample of 354, a total of 219 responses were received, which represent a response rate of 62%. Data were collected through a visual analogue scale-type questionnaire.Main findings: The findings reveal that the skill requirements for the future success of an administrative professional involve proficiency to function from all quadrants of the whole-brain model.Practical/managerial implications: The curricula of undergraduate qualifications should be adapted to allow for shorter credit-bearing skill modules in line with the latest trends in technology, because the profession of administrative professionals is mainly skill-based. In addition, owing to the focus of the study on the new world of work, the findings could be related to most occupations.Contribution or value-add: This study contributes to the construction of a future-focused whole-brain model, according to the functional skills, essential skills and emerging skills required for optimal effectiveness of administrative professionals in the future-focused world of work.

The impact of technology on medication adherence

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (8) ◽  
pp. 233-235
Author(s):  
Chelsie Heesch
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Medication Adherence ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Medication Nonadherence ◽  
Symptom Monitoring ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Therapeutic Outcomes ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
The Impact

Medication nonadherence is a large contributor to inadequate therapeutic outcomes, especially among patients with mental illness and carries a high cost. Intervention strategies to increase adherence have incorporated technological advances, including electronic symptom monitoring and communication systems for patients and providers. This article presents a review of several studies demonstrating how technology may affect medication adherence.

Comparative Law and Religion

2006 ◽  
pp. 738-752
Author(s):  
Harold J. Berman
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Law ◽  
World Religion ◽  
Religious Influence ◽  
Fourth Section ◽  
Scholarly Literature ◽  
Diverse Families ◽  
The Third ◽  
Religious Dimensions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This article examines the link between comparative law and religion. The first section examines the scholarly literature on interrelationships of comparative law and religion, which is skimpy, to say the least. The second section examines religious influence on diverse families of law. The third section looks at the impact of civil religions on law. The fourth section discusses religious dimensions of law. The fifth section considers the relationship between world law and world religion.

scholarly journals Structural Transformation of Economy in Special Region OF Yogyakarta

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 360
Author(s):  
Nur Feriyanto
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Structural Transformation ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Special Region

The first aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the growth rate of GRDP and the growth rate of sectors’ labor absorption in Special Region of Yogyakarta. The second objective was using the Esteban Marquillas’ Shift-Share analysis to prove whether there has been a structural transformation of the economy in Special Region of Yogyakarta during 2009-2014. The third aim was to determine the impact of economic sectors’ growth in Indonesia on the growth of aggregate GRDP in Special Region of Yogyakarta.  Results of this study were: (1) There were three conditions used to observe the relationship between the growth rate of GRDP and the growth rate of labor absorption in Special Region of Yogyakarta namely anomalous; regressive; and progressive. (2) The use of Esteban Marquillas’ Shift-Share analysis showed that in the area of Special Region of Yogyakarta there had been a shift in the economic structure from the primary sector to the secondary and tertiary sectors. (3) The economic sectors’ growth in Indonesia could lead to the growth of aggregate GRDP in Special Region of Yogyakarta as much as 539.53 billion IDR. Suggestions offered by this research are as follows: (1) policy making by the government related to development has to pay attention to the relationship between economic growth and unemployment rate. (2) Government has to address the economic transformation from primary to tertiary sectors; especially for development planning; and (3) government needs to focus on economic development for the dominant sectors of economy in DIY province.

scholarly journals Assessing the impact of globalization on stock market in Ukraine

VUZF Review ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 100-107
Author(s):  
Tetyana Zadorozhna
Keyword(s):  
International Standards ◽  
Securities Market ◽  
Market Regulation ◽  
Financial Indicators ◽  
The Third ◽  
Market Trends ◽  
Political Globalization ◽  
National Economies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The article is devoted to studying the impact of globalization processes on the development of national economies. In particular, the indicators of assessing the impact of globalization on financial and non-financial indicators of countries' development are considered. Attention is paid to the place of Ukraine in the KOF Globalization Index 2020 ranking, namely in terms of economic, social, and political globalization. The author has formed three groups of indicators that allow assessing the influence of globalization on the securities market of a country. The first group includes indicators that help determine the degree of integration of the national securities market into the global one. The second group includes indicators that determine the extent to which domestic securities legislation and principles of securities market regulation are adapted to international standards. The third group of indicators is aimed at quantifying the impact of trends in the global securities market on the national. The article examines the impact of one of the indicators of the third group on the securities market of Ukraine. In particular, the correlation analysis of the relationship between the Ukrainian PFTS index and the indices of American, British, European, and Polish stock markets was conducted. The author made conclusions about the availability of the significant correlation between global stock indices, as well as the weak impact of global securities market trends on the dynamics of the Ukrainian market. It was also revealed during the analysis, that the level of correlation between indices depends on whether the financial market is in crisis. Particularly, the analysis covered three periods: the 2008-2010 financial crisis, the 2020-2021 Covid-19 crisis, and the 2010-2020 period between the crises.

scholarly journals The Shape Theory In Drawings Of The Orientalists

2018 ◽  
Vol 222 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
M.M. Wedad Ahmed Kadhim
Keyword(s):  
Public Discourse ◽  
Technical Knowledge ◽  
Shape Theory ◽  
Important Place ◽  
The Third ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The Current Research Deals With, The Impact Of The Shape Theory In Drawings Of The Orientalists, That Poses From An Aesthetic Phenomenon Filled An Important Place In The Tracer Form Of Public Discourse Plastic And Drawings Of The Orientalists In Particular. The Basis Of Aesthetic Vision, And This Research Includes Four Chapters, The First Chapter Has Interested In The Methodological Form Of The Research Represented By The Problem Of Research Identified Study (Shape And Dimensions Of Cognitive And Formative And Remember In Drawings Of The Orientalists) And Confine Search To Find The Relationship Between The Pillars The Shape Theory In Drawings Of The Orientalists Of The Year (1865 -1900) From The Displacement Of Painters To The East In The Golden Their Time, And The Adoption Of The Descriptive Approach Within The Philosophical And Aesthetic Vision.The Second Chapter Consisted Theoretical Form, Which Included Three Sections Address The First Topic Shape Theory And General Concepts The Second Topic Dealt With Orientalism And Its Objectives And The Third On The Arab Aesthetic Components In The Environment Of Drawings Of The Orientalists.The Third Chapter, Which Included The Research Community And The Research Sample And Analysis Of Samples Of (4) Plates. The Fourth Chapter Has Included The Search Results, Which Came From The Expressive Content And Ideas Inspired Creative Way Reflect The Aesthetic Vision Of The Capabilities Of Technical Knowledge Combined With A Coherent And Harmonious Relations In The Artwork Orientalist. Conclusions And Came To Show The Possibilities Of Achieving The Objectives Of The Research And The Researcher Worked Hard Remembrance Of The Recommendations And Proposals, Followed By The List Of Sources And Formats.

On the role of transnational corporations in modern integration and globalization processes

2019 ◽  
pp. 97-106
Author(s):  
P.Yu. Baryshnikov
Keyword(s):  
World Economy ◽  
Transnational Corporations ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
The World ◽  
New Type ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The subject of the author's research is the development of transnational corporations (TNCs) as an organic component of modern international economic integration and globalization processes. The concept and features of TNCs are characterized. A brief historical overview of the formation and development of corporate transnationalism is proposed. Statistics on the largest TNCs are presented and analyzed. On the one hand, positive aspects of the impact of TNCs on the development of the world economy and its national components were identified, and on the other hand, the negative consequences of the expansion of these corporations for both host countries and home countries of TNCs. The relationship between TNCs and sovereign States is considered in many aspects. Thus, based on the analysis of the instruments of influence of the companies under consideration on the normative activities of the States, a shift from the interstate to the corporate legal field was recorded. One of the subjects of the article is mega regional trade agreements of a new type as a factor of increasing the contradictory impact of TNCs on the development of the world economy and its national components.

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