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The Intellectual Capital and its Management in the Local Public Utility
2011
Purpose- To highlight the importance of intellectual capital in ISPL and also as a proper management can improve business performance.
The Influence of Local Culture on Students' Educational Outcomes
2013
All adolescents are closely connected with their living environment, which influences their lives and learning in many ways. For example, individuals’ mental functions develop in interaction within different social, historical, cultural, and institutional contexts. In these environments, we can find different cultural features that have an impact on students’ educational outcomes.
Līvānu novada Centrālās bibliotēkas novadpētniecības darba virzieni
2015
Mūsdienu bibliotēka vairs nav tikai informācijas centrs, bet tā pilda arī kultūras un sociālo aktivitāšu centra funkcijas. Novadpētniecība, kā bibliotēku darba virziens, mūsdienās kļūst arvien populārāks, jo tas ne tikai saliedē vietējo kopienu un rada piederības sajūtu kādai noteiktai vietai, bet arī saglabā, popularizē un padara pieejamu vēsturisko materiālu. Pētījuma mērķis ir noskaidrot, kādi ir novadpētniecības darba virzieni Līvānu novada Centrālajā bibliotēkā. Pētījumā izmantoti tiek Līvānu novada Centrālās bibliotēkas ikgadējie pārskati no 2010. – 2014. gadam. Lai iegūtu padziļinātāku viedokli par novadpētniecības darbu ir veiktas arī intervijas, kuras atklāj novadpētniecības, kā bi…
Rudes ciems un Roja iedzīvotāju atmiņu stāstos un publikācijās
2018
Novadpētniecība mūsdienās paliek ar vien aktuālāka. Cilvēkam kā indivīdam liekas interesanti uzzināt interesantus faktus par sava novada, ciema vai pilsētas vēsturi. Ar mutvārdu vēstures palīdzību, šos faktus iespējams atklāt no jauna, pavisam ar citu redzējumu. Pētījuma mērķis ir ar mutvārdu vēstures liecībām un publikāciju kontentanalīzi izpētīt un izprast dzīvi Rudes ciemā un Rojā 20. gadsimta 60.- 90. gados. Pētījuma gaitā veiktas intervijas ar Rojas novada iedzīvotājiem un veikta 18 publikāciju kontentanalīze, lai pēc iespējas vairāk uzzinātu par tā laika dzīvi. Pētījuma rezultāti parāda, ka cilvēkiem dzīve nav bijusi smaga vai grūta. Visiem astoņiem respondentiem dzīve kolhozā likusie…
Teaching evaluation vs. Quality evaluation
2002
A review is made on the instruments and dimensions that use the different Spanish universities to evaluate the professors from student’s ratings. Selecting repeated items, almost used in four or more universities, a new instrument has been created and validated with 334 students of the University of A Coruña. Results are analysed.
The reciprocal effects of social network site use and the disposition for self-disclosure: A longitudinal study
2013
Since the advent of social network sites (SNSs), scholars have critically discussed the psychological and societal implication of online self-disclosure. Does Facebook change our willingness to disclose personal information? The present study proposes that the use of SNSs and the psychological disposition for self-disclosure interact reciprocally: Individuals with a stronger disposition show a higher tendency to use SNSs (selection effect). At the same time, frequent SNS use increases the wish to self-disclose online, because self-disclosing behaviors are reinforced through social capital within the SNS environment (socialization effect). In a longitudinal panel study, 488 users of SNSs wer…
Estimating the long-term economic impacts of Spanish universities on the national economy
2015
In contrast to previous studies on the economic impact of universities that focus on the demand side, this study centres on universities' effects on the supply side of the economy. Through a case study of the Spanish University System, this paper proposes a methodology based on counterfactual scenarios and growth accounting to estimate the long-term impacts of universities on their regional economies. Our study evaluates the stylized impacts of universities' activities on human capital, salaries and occupation of the working age population, on generation of technological capital and, finally, on the GDP growth of the Spanish economy in the period 1989–2010.
MEDIUM-TERM DETERMINANTS OF INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT POSITIONS: THE ROLE OF STRUCTURAL POLICIES
2012
This paper provides an empirical investigation of the medium-term determinants of international investment positions for a large sample of advanced and emerging economies. In addition to the usually considered drivers of foreign assets and liabilities, the analysis focuses on the role of structural policy indicators. Using cross-section and panel regression techniques the results suggest that structural policy settings are important medium-term drivers of capital flows, having a relatively large impact on gross and net foreign capital positions and on their composition. In particular, the results suggest that certain kinds of structural policy reform could help to narrow global imbalances,…
The macroeconomic effects of public investment: Evidence from advanced economies
2015
This paper provides new evidence of the macroeconomic effects of public investment in advanced economies. Using public investment forecast errors to identify the causal effect of government investment in a sample of 17 OECD economies since 1985 and model simulations, the paper finds that increased public investment raises output, both in the short term and in the long term, crowds in private investment, and reduces unemployment. Several factors shape the macroeconomic effects of public investment. When there is economic slack and monetary accommodation, demand effects are stronger, and the public-debt-to-GDP ratio may actually decline. Public investment is also more effective in boosting ou…
Macroeconomic performance and convergence in OECD countries
1996
Abstract This paper investigates the robustness of the correlation between growth and a set of variables which comprises accumulation rates in human and physical capital and medium term macroeconomic indicators in OECD countries. We include these variables as additional regressors in the standard growth equation that comes from the human capital-augmented Solow model. Our results show that variables related to medium term macroeconomic performance affect both growth and convergence. In some periods these variables even outperform the explanatory power of the conventional growth variables such as the accumulation rates. Our results also suggest that it is difficult to analyse the contributio…