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SIA Vispool saimnieciskās darbābas analīze un attīstības perspektīvas
2017
Maģistra darba tēma „SIA „VISPOOL” saimnieciskās darbības analīze un attīstības perspektīvas” ietver teorētiskās informācijas un pētījuma metožu prakstiskus aprēķinus, lai atspoguļotu uzņēmuma darbības efektivitāti un palīdzētu pieņemt vadības lēmumus. Maģistra darba mērķis ir veikt uzņēmuma SIA „VISPOOL” saimnieciskās darbības novērtējumu, noteikt konkurētspējas priekšrocības un izstrādāt priekšlikumus uzņēmuma tālākai darbībai. Maģistra darbs sastāv no anotācijas latviešu un angļu valodā, ievada, 4 nodaļām, secinājumiem un priekšlikumiem. Pirmajā nodaļā veikts saimnieciskās darbības analīzes teorētiskās bāzes raksturojums, otrajā nodaļā tiek izvērtēts santehnikas nozares vispārējais stāvo…
Self-Distancing as a Strategy to Regulate Affect and Aggressive Behavior in Athletes: An Experimental Approach to Explore Emotion Regulation in the L…
2020
Self-regulation, especially the regulation of emotion, is an important component of athletic performance. In our study, we tested the effect of a self-distancing strategy on athletes’ performance in an aggression-inducing experimental task in the laboratory. To this end, we modified an established paradigm of interpersonal provocation [Taylor Aggression Paradigm (TAP)], which has the potential to complement field studies in order to increase our understanding of effective emotion regulation of athletes in critical situations in competitions. In our experimental setting, we first tested the applicability of the self-distancing perspective and the athletes’ ability to dynamically adapt beside…
Specialization and competitiveness of Polish voivodships in crop production in Poland
2015
Przestrzenna metoda przesunięć udziałów stanowi alternatywę klasycznej analizy shift-share, w której nie jest uwzględnione geograficzne położenie rozważanych regionów. Wiele zachodzących zjawisk, ich rozwój czy też kierunki zmian są bowiem uzależnione od przestrzennych interakcji zachodzących pomiędzy sąsiadującymi regionami. Model przestrzennej analizy shift-share został wprowadzony do badań przez Nazarę i Hewingsa. Model ten przedstawia przestrzennie zmodyfikowane stopy wzrostu (tempa zmian) poszczególnych wariantów zjawiska przez uwzględnienie temp wzrostu zjawiska w obszarach sąsiadujących. Celem artykułu jest analiza zmian struktury produkcji rolnej w województwach Polski w latach 2004…
Shippers vs. freight forwarders: Do they differ in their port choice decisions? Evidence from the Spanish ceramic tile industry
2022
The present research aims to compare shippers’ and freight forwarders' port choice criteria in order to identify the main differences between these two decision-makers. Specifically, the research focuses on the port choice of the shippers belonging to the Spanish ceramic tile industry and the freight forwarders who manage their shipments. To do so, a mixed logit model is used with data obtained through a stated preference experiment. According to our results, shippers and freight forwarders differ only in the valuation of the cost attribute, with the latter being more cost-sensitive. Moreover, results indicate that freight forwarders are more conservative in their port choice decisions, as …
Between-group competition and human cooperation.
2008
A distinctive feature of human behaviour is the widespread occurrence of cooperation among unrelated individuals. Explaining the maintenance of costly within-group cooperation is a challenge because the incentive to free ride on the efforts of other group members is expected to lead to decay of cooperation. However, the costs of cooperation can be diminished or overcome when there is competition at a higher level of organizational hierarchy. Here we show that competition between groups resolves the paradigmatic ‘public goods’ social dilemma and increases within-group cooperation and overall productivity. Further, group competition intensifies the moral emotions of anger and guilt associated…
Network position and innovation capability in the regional innovation network
2019
This paper investigates the positioning of actors characterized by different natures in a regional innovation network and explores how these actors improve their innovation capabilities by assuming prominence or brokering positions. Innovation capability is widely seen to be the driving force in building regional competitive advantage, therefore investigating how the positioning of actors improves their innovation-related activities is relevant in terms of regional competitiveness. This paper builds on a survey conducted on the Sicilian regional area in Italy. A questionnaire was used to collect data concerning the relationships established between actors and the extent to which these relat…
Corporate Social Irresponsibility and Competitive Advantage: Lessons from Parmalat’s Turnaround
2012
The large number of scandals which rocked the corporate world since the end of the twentieth century have fueled a considerable body of research regarding the factors which drove companies to adopt socially irresponsible behaviors and the institutional remedies which may discourage the repetition of such episodes. Today, the time lag since the initial upsurge of corporate scandals allows to shift attention towards the post-scandal turnaround processes brought about by such companies and the factors which influence their performance. Through the in-depth longitudinal study of a particularly successful turnaround which occurred at Parmalat and its comparison with other partially overlapping c…
EUROPEAN UNION’S COMPETITIVENESS IN TERMS OF COUNTRY RISK AND FISCAL DISCIPLINE
2012
Underneath the umbrella of national competitiveness there are microeconomic and macroeconomic factors, but the recovery and the revival of a state competitiveness must be based on a strategy developed and coordinated centrally and implemented in strategic areas of the economy. In this respect, this paper aims to analyze the situation of European Union’s competitiveness in terms of country risk and fiscal and budgetary discipline of the Member States, based on empirical data. Therefore, this study’s analysis includes the following two steps: first, a segmentation of the European Union by determining distinct groups of countries according to national competitiveness (GCI), public debt (PD) an…
Metoda zmian konkurencyjności Estebana - Marquillasa a specjalizacja regionu na przykładzie produkcji zwierzęcej w Polsce
2016
Analiza składników zmiany (ang. shift-share analysis) jest popularną techniką analizy gospodarek regionalnych. Mankamentem klasycznej analizy zmian strukturalnych jest to, że nie uwzględnia ona relacji pomiędzy konkurencyjnością a efektem zmian strukturalnych. Esteban - Marquillas w 1972 roku zaproponował zmianę klasycznego równania shift- share, wprowadzając kategorię homotetyczną badanego zjawiska, co pozwoliło na uwzględnienie efektu konkurencyjności oraz powiązań między poszczególnymi składowymi. Ta zmiana pozwoliła na oczyszczenie efektu zmian pozycji konkurencyjności z wpływu wszelkich lokalnych zmian strukturalnych. Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie analizy składników zmiany i możli…
The Concept of Key Success Factors in Logistics and Supply Chain Management in the Context of Creating Business Competitive Advantage
2018
Firms are constantly looking for ways to create a competitive advantage. An important place among the factors affecting the way in which this advantage is gained is taken by success factors including, but not limited to, the so-called key success factors that may be related to the domains of logistics and supply chain management. The aim of the article is to identify the basic characteristics of the concept of key success factors in logistics and supply chain management. The article presents the essence and importance of success factors in the context of creating the business competitive advantage, the basic concepts of key success factors related to resource-based and market-based strategi…