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Influences of Non-economic Responsibilities on Economic Responsibilities: A study on Consumers of Banking Industry in Sylhet
Get PDFCorporate social responsibility (CSR) comprises of economic, legal, ethical and philanthropic responsibilities. However, these aspects of CSR may have significant influence over each other. The rest of the aspects of CSR may influence specifically the most critical aspect of CSR, economic responsibilities. Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of philanthropic, ethical, and legal responsibilities on economic responsibilities of banks. In total 250 customers of different banks in sylhet district were surveyed for the study. Multiple linear regression method in SPSS was used to analyze the data. Among the non-economic dimensions of CSR, the ethical and philanthropic responsibilities found to be significant influencer of economic responsibilities of CSR. On the other hand, the legal responsibilities was concluded as an insignificant influencer of economic responsibilities. More precisely, one percent increase in ethical responsibility will increase the economic responsibility by 50 percent and alike one percent development in philanthropic responsibility will increase the economic responsibility by 20 percent
Certain Disputable Matters Pertaining to the Position of the Injured Party in Criminal Proceedings in the Republic of Kosovo
Get PDFIn criminal proceedings in the Republic of Kosovo, the injured party enjoys considerable rights that favor its position. In addition to constitutional guarantees, which are now standard for democratic countries, the Criminal Procedure Code (henceforth: the CPC) considers injured parties an equal party in the procedure, with rights identical to those of the prosecution, with the exception of certain rights that are understandably exclusive for the prosecution (e.g. the right of the prosecutor to withdraw the indictment). However, this paper will argue that certain stances in the CPC are contradictory when regulating the status and rights of injured parties in criminal proceedings. Kosovo legislation does not distinguish between injured parties in criminal proceedings and the victim of a criminal offence, but refers to both as injured parties. This paper finds that it is necessary to change this approach, and that the Kosovo legislators should follow the Croatian model in determining the status of parties in proceedings, and clearly distinguishing between an injured party and a victim of the criminal offence, as the victim should enjoy certain rights that can’t be attributed to an injured party, especially in relation to giving testimonies. The paper also analyzes discrepancies between the Criminal Procedure Core and Article 54 of the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo
Examining the Causal Relationship between Exchange Rates, Foreign Investments and Inflation Rate: The Case of Turkey using data from January 2008 to December 2018
Get PDFThis study examines the relationships between exchange rates, foreign investments and inflation rate in Turkey using monthly data from 2008-2018. The vector autoregression (VAR) model is used to examine whether these three variables are correlated to each other. VAR results showed that Exchange Rates (ER) have a moderated impact on Foreign Investments (FI), where a percentage increase in Exchange Rates (ER) accounts for an increase of 27,58% on Foreign Investments (FI). Exchange Rates (ER) have a significant impact on Inflation Rates (IR), where a percentage increase in Exchange Rates (ER) is associated with an increase of 77,02% on Inflation Rate (IR). Pairwise Granger Causality test results’ showed that Inflation Rate (IR) does not cause Foreign Investments (FI) and Foreign Investments (FI) does not cause Inflation Rate (IR); Exchange Rate (ER) does not cause Foreign Investments but Foreign Investments (FI) cause Exchange Rate (ER); Exchange Rates (ER) does not cause Inflation Rate (IR) and Inflation Rate (IR) does not cause Exchange Rates (ER).The result of impulse function shows that Foreign Investments (FI) and Inflation Rate (IR) responded positively to Exchange Rates (ER) in earlier periods and negatively in late periods
Challenges for successful implementation of Performance measurement system – case study food industry in the Republic of Macedonia
Get PDFThere are numbers of different performance measurement systems, all designed in order to enhance the organizational performance. Many companies show interest and attempt to implement a system for measuring organizational perfor-mance, but not many of them are successful in it.One of the key problems that companies face after creation of the system for measuring organization performance is its implementation. During the implementation, companies face with different problems and barriers. The main goal of this paper is to research the main challenges that companies face in the phase of the implementation of a system for measuring organizational performance in the food industry in the Republic of Macedonia.The paper first reviews the challenges for successful implementation of performance measurement systems that are emphasized in the literature, and after that proceeds with analysis of the main challenges regarding the implementation that companies from the food industry in the Republic of Macedonia are facing based on a perception of the employee.The overall survey findings show that the greatest challen-ge when implement a performance measurement model is the proper selection of the right KPI and providing real data
An analysis of the European Enlargement Policy through years: the case of Western Balkans
Get PDFNo matter its peculiarities, enlargement policy through its conditionality policy instrument is viewed as the most successful EU foreign policy. It is argued that enlargement has strengthened and stabilized democracy in Europe. This review article discusses the enlargement policy towards the Western Balkans since the 2003 Thessaloniki Summit and the Union’s efforts and mechanisms to maintain enlargement at the forefront. These mechanisms include forums and summits of discussion between EU and Western Balkan key actors, various strategies on enlargement, and financial dedications to fostering reform implementation like IPA. The 2003 Summit is considered a critical point in regards to refocusing attention and efforts to enlargement and reaffirming a European future for the Balkan region; therefore, it is important to consider all alternations from that point in time. Thus, the aim is to look at enlargement policy through years and provide an insightful view to the enlargement credibility that allows us to critically review it. To achieve the set goal, this article employees the content analysis methodology. The results show that although the Commission has shown its commitment to enlargement from time to time, the enlargement policy has been at stake at different times from 2003. The raise of the populism right wing parties in Europe, the growth of eurospectis and spread of terrorism are few of the contributing factors to the enlargement fatigue
The Reintegration Needs of Illegal Migrant Returnees to Omo Nada District Jimma Zone, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia
Get PDFDespite the reintegration needs of the returnee there is important to design reintegration program, reintegrate and enable them to become independent and productive members of the community; the identification of these needs are often neglected in academic studies. The objective of the study was to explore the reintegration needs sought by returnees to Omo Nada district after return. To this end, I conducted a resourceful study in Omo Nada district in 2017. I collected the data by means of in-depth interviews, key informant interviews and focus group discussions. I used thematic analysis to analyze the findings. The study identified the need for support in the form of health services, counselling, housing, employment, skills training, finances, loans and social support as the major reintegration needs sought by the study participants. Despite the many needs identified, the returnees could not get reintegration support. Due to this, they were not able to reintegrate into their communities. Returning to the pre-migration conditions which drove them to migrate ‘illegally' in the first place, with no hope of any reintegration assistance, led some returnees to intend re-migrate illegally
Sandžak Between Interculturalism and Multiculturalism
Get PDFBuilding a multicultural society is one way of finding a Vivendi mode for resolving the national status of autochthonous peoples, minorities, minority communities or minority groups in the country, without conflict and war. In such a society, these peoples and groups exercise their right to resolve their political status, their economic, cultural and social development through constitutional possibilities, through international documents, all through various democratic mechanisms - referenda, agreements, etc. In that way they regulate their right to internal-internal, and sometimes external-external self-determination, and thus acquire certain elements of their international legal subjectivity. In this paper, we want to make some clarifications on the construction and functioning of a multicultural and / or intercultural society, using the research of the author Andrea Semprini and his book on Multiculturalism in the United States, with the intention that this may serve as an instructive practical-theoretical example of solving similar problems in our former Yugoslav - above all, the Sandžak area
Gender Difference: Decision Making in Agricultural Production in Yayo District, South-Western Ethiopia
No full textRecently, gender differences in agriculture have caught attention of many scholars and researchers. The objective of this paper is to analyze women’s and men’s access to and decision making over productive resources in Yayo district with the intension of identifying gaps between them in terms of equity and equality. To meet the above mentioned objective, a cross sectional survey design was employed with a mixed research approach of data collection and analysis. Both primary and secondary data were gathered. Among 17 kebeles that are found in Yayo district, Witate and Hamuma were selected purposively. Among the total 2060 husbands and wives who live together, 324 of them were picked randomly by using Raosoft sample size determination formula.Household survey, key informant interview, and focus group discussions were used as methods of data collection. Descriptive statistics and chi-square were used as quantitative methods of data analysis where as thematic analysis was used as a qualitative method of data analysis. Findings from descriptive statistics showed decision making on when and how to prepare land, what to grow, fertilizer utilization, and when to harvest were dominantly decided by men. Insufficient well among the users of drinking water impeded other activities because women stay long hours to access to drinking water. This calls for the designing of effective interventions to address the problems of quality water service provision
Celebrating victory: art and war booty in Classical GrCelebrating victory: art and war booty in Classical Greeceeece
No full textoai:ojs.iliriapublications.org:article/516The celebration of victory, along with the demonstration of power and invincibility, was one of the key elements of public art in advanced ancient civilizations. Ancient Greece was no exception. Classical Athenian art was largely funded by the Athenians’ military booty and the members of the Delian League. Every piece of work was designed to make the unity and power of the Greek world visible, led by Athens, to emphasize the difference between Greeks and those they called barbarians. Permanent monuments, tropaia, served to constantly remind people of the great triumphs of the Hellenes over defeated enemies. They began to appear during the Greco-Persian Wars. These were community works that later became a model for the propaganda repertoire of the Romans and other nations. However, there were not the only Greek memorials celebrating victory. In individual city-states and temple districts were buildings, sculptures and paintings celebrating the power of Hellenes that were complemented by literary works of poets and playwrights. The effort to make military power and superiority more visible in art was also characterized by the fratricidal battles of the Greeks during the Peloponnesian Wars
Why should National Economies be Based on Clusters - Positive and Negative Sites
Get PDFThe subject of research on this paper is the clusters and their contribution to the development of the innovation of national economies. They have been identified as one of the pillars for their rapid economic development. The relevance of the research on the innovation aspect of clusters, the development of the national economy both in the Republic of Macedonia and among the EU Member States stems from the role of clusters in overcoming economic problems on the one hand, as well as facilitation of the private initiative, acceleration of economic growth and the improvement of employment opportunities as factors of the economic development of countries on the other.In conditions of globalization of the world economy, the issue of developing the competitiveness of businesses and their contribution to national economies, is creating conditions for developing the private sector by providing favourable business climate and eliminating administrative and bureaucratic obstacles, is raised.The survey, conducted through data analysis in EU member states, confirmed the assumptions of the great importance and potential of clusters for the national economies of the EU member states