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Stakeholder Relationships in the Framework of R&D-based Startups: Evidence from Turkey
Elif Kalayci · 2017-September · Foresight and STI Governance
It is widely acknowledged that R&D based startups play a significant role in the economic growth of many countries. However, founding such an enterprise is a risky endeavor, one that requires a balance between the technological search process and business capabilities. Most of the time these varied skills are found among several different people. The task becomes more difficult for recent engineering school graduates…
Sources of Finance for Entrepreneurship Development
Mladenka Balaban · Slobodan Župljanin · Periša Ivanović · 2017-October · Economic Analysis
Entrepreneurship is one of the most important categories that are now associated with small and medium-sized enterprises, employment and the creation of new jobs and new business category. Entrepreneurial behavior in finance implies a readiness to take risk and a taste for independence and self-fulfillment. It can develop in any sector of the economy and in any type of business. Through entrepreneurship strengthen pe…
Cluster approach in organization of transportation in the Baltic Sea Region
Olga Nežerenko · Ott Koppel · Tarmo Tuisk · 2017-May · Transport
The urgency of the issues discussed in this paper stems from the fact that cross-border collaboration is an essential part of commercial transportation today. With the extension of multimodal transportation concept, the efficiency and performance of not only national but also of regional transport systems depend on a synergy which occurs as a result of cooperation between transport enterprises and different modes of …
The metabolic equivalents of one-mile walking by older adults; implications for health promotion
Mandy Lucinda Gault · Mark Elisabeth Theodorus Willems · 2017-9 · Health Promotion Perspectives
Background: Instructions for older adults regarding the intensity of walking may not elicit an intensity to infer health gains. We recorded the metabolic equivalents (METs) during a 1-mile walk using constant and predicted values of resting MET in older adults to establish walking guidelines for health promotion and participation.Methods: In a cross-sectional design study, participants (15 men, 10 women) walked 1-mil…
The intervention process in the European Fans in Training (EuroFIT) trial: a mixed method protocol for evaluation
I. van de Glind · C. Bunn · C. M. Gray · K. Hunt · 2017-7 · Trials
Abstract Background EuroFIT is a gender-sensitised, health and lifestyle program targeting physical activity, sedentary time and dietary behaviours in men. The delivery of the program in football clubs, led by the clubs’ community coaches, is designed to both attract and engage men in lifestyle change through an interest in football or loyalty to the club they support. The EuroFIT program will be evaluated in a multi…
Aetiological pathways to Borderline Personality Disorder symptoms in early adolescence: childhood dysregulated behaviour, maladaptive parenting and bully victimisation
Catherine Winsper · James Hall · Vicky Y. Strauss · Dieter Wolke · 2017-6 · Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation
Abstract Background Developmental theories for the aetiology of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) suggest that both individual features (e.g., childhood dysregulated behaviour) and negative environmental experiences (e.g., maladaptive parenting, peer victimisation) may lead to the development of BPD symptoms during adolescence. Few prospective studies have examined potential aetiological pathways involving these …
World Congress Integrative Medicine & Health 2017: part two
Carolyn Ee · Sharmala Thuraisingam · Marie Pirotta · Simon French · 2017-6 · BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Understanding Figure of Sunan Kudus as the Internalization of Gusjigang to Develop Entrepreneurship in the Global Competition
Rabith Jihan Amaruli · 2017-12 · IHiS (Indonesian Historical Studies)
This article discusses the Gusjigang, cultural values of Kudus people through the understanding figure of Sunan Kudus, the founder of the city. The acronym of Gusjigang is derived from Javanese language, Gus-Ji-Gang, means Bagus (good, capable, or something related to goodness), Ngaji (learning the Qur’an or learn about anything in life), and Dagang (commerce, trade, or everything related to the spirit of business an…
Managing employee well-being: A qualitative study exploring job and personal resources of at-risk employees
Cecile Gauche · Leon T. de Beer · Lizelle Brink · 2017-11 · SA Journal of Human Resource Management
Orientation: Job and personal resources influence the well-being of employees. Currently, limited information exists in literature surrounding the experience of these resources in employees identified as at-risk of burnout. Research purpose: To investigate the experience of job and personal resources from the perspectives of employees identified as at-risk of burnout. Motivation for the study: Empirical evidence on t…
ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY IN THE CONDITIONS OF PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT AREAS
E. V. Gruzdeva · 2017-1 · Модернизация, инновация, развитие
This article presents an analysis of the most important issues in priority development areas, including the commitment of the Kamchatka region in which such territory is focused primarily on the development of tourism. The relevance of the article due to the increase in the activity of creation of territories of operahouse development in Russia.Goal/objectives. The purpose of this article is to identify both advantag…
The Behavioral Effects of tDCS on Visual Search Performance Are Not Influenced by the Location of the Reference Electrode
Amanda Ellison · Amanda Ellison · Keira L. Ball · Keira L. Ball · 2017-09 · Frontiers in Neuroscience
We investigated the role of reference electrode placement (ipsilateral v contralateral frontal pole) on conjunction visual search task performance when the transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) cathode is placed over right posterior parietal cortex (rPPC) and over right frontal eye fields (rFEF), both of which have been shown to be causally involved in the processing of this task using TMS. This resulted in …
Innovative Entrepreneurship: a Source of Economic Growth in the Region
Elena Leonidovna Andreeva · Hermann Simon · Dmitry Andreyevich Karkh · Pavel Leonidovich Glukhikh · 2016-9 · Экономика региона
This article presents the findings of the study on the role of innovative entrepreneurship in the regional economy. The analysis is based on the methodology developed by Hermann Simon, a German scientist who has coined the term ”hidden champions” describing the phenomenon of little-known successful companies that act as innovative growth engines in the German economy. Today, the economies in different countries are d…
Can a Technology Enterprise Transition from Niche to Wider Market Appeal in the Turbulent Digital Media Industry?
Prescott C. Ensign · Jonathan Fast · Stefan Hentsch · 2016-9 · Vikalpa
THE ROLE OF UNIVERSITIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS OF STUDENTS
Evgeniy A. Deviatkin · Svetlana V. Laskovets · 2016-8 · Статистика и экономика
The article discusses the conceptual issues of formation of the competence approach, foreign experience of study competencies, the introduction of competence-based approach in the Russian universities in the transition to the GEF, presented requirements of the labor market to a graduates , found the place and role of entrepreneurial competencies of students in the recruitment process, shown teaching methods forming e…
Unternehmen unter der Dominanz der Finanzmärkte? Orientierungen aus sozialethischer Perspektive
Wolf-Gero Reichert · 2016-7 · Acta Universitatis Carolinae Theologica
There is a crucial change in the German financial system and listed corporations: The influence of the financial markets has grown in both fields. Subsequently, shareholders can enforce their interests more efficiently than other stakeholders (e.g. affiliates, NGOs, political communities, and employees). In the paper, diverse explanations for this development are presented and evaluated: disintermediation, financial …
The psychological well-being manifesting among master’s students in Industrial and Organisational Psychology
Frans Cilliers · Aden-Paul Flotman · 2016-6 · SA Journal of Industrial Psychology
Orientation: Psychological well-being among master’s students is seen as a contributing factor towards having a meaningful, enjoyable and productive experience as a student. Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to provide a qualitative description of the psychological well-being experiences of first-year students in a part-time coursework master’s degree in Industrial and Organisational Psychology (IOP) in…
Problems and Ways of Improving the Business Climate in the Regions
Nazym Aminovna Uruzbaeva · 2016-3 · Экономика региона
The existence of the specific conditions and development factors of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the regions of Kazakhstan supposes the differentiated state policy in order to maintain a favorable business climate. The article presents the results of the research whose purpose was to determine the main issues and directions of the improvement of the business climate in the regions. This allows to inte…
Accessing antiretroviral therapy for children: Caregivers' voices
Margaret (Maggie) Williams · Dalena R.M. Van Rooyen · Esmeralda Jennifer Ricks · 2016-12 · Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Despite efforts to scale up access to antiretroviral therapy (ART), particularly at primary health care (PHC) facilities, antiretroviral therapy (ART) continues to be out of reach for many human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive children in sub-Saharan Africa. In resource limited settings decentralisation of ART is required to scale up access to essential medication. Traditionally, paediatric HIV care has been pr…
HUBUNGAN EQ, PENGETAHUAN KEWIRAUSAHAAN, DAN HASRAT MARGINAL MENABUNG, DENGAN MOTIVASI BERWIRAUSAHA MAHASISWA PENDIDIKAN EKONOMI
Tri Handayani · Suyanto Suyanto · 2016-12 · Harmoni Sosial: Jurnal Pendidikan IPS
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan korelasi kecerdasan emosional, pengetahuan kewirausahaan, dan hasrat marginal menabung dengan motivasi berwirausaha mahasiswa Pendidikan Ekonomi FKIP Universitas Negeri Jambi. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian korelasional. Dengan populasi mahasiswa Pendidikan Ekonomi FKIP Universitas Negeri Jambi dan sampel penelitian ini adalah mahsiswa angkatan 2012 sebanyak 79 oran…
Situating and contesting structural violence in community-based research and action
Urmitapa Dutta · Christopher C. Sonn · M. Brinton Lykes · 2016-11 · Community Psychology in Global Perspective
Structural violence refers to social systems as well as the mechanisms through which they produce and normalize marginalization, exclusion, and exploitation. It is intricately tied to cultural violence, that is, systematic assaults on the human dignity and self-worth of individuals and communities. This latter violence operates through culture, language, ideology, and knowledge production in academic disciplines and …