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Undergraduate Students Expertise Level of Utilising Social Media for Instruction
Get PDFAcclimatising podiums that are not destined for instruction is not a laidback chore but is attainable with suitable strategies and arrangement for educators and scholars. Social networks have amalgamated many students into an online world in exploring relationships, finding and acquiring obligatory evidence for their erudition and research. This research aims to explore availability, utilisation and expertise level of the social media platform for learning, and the influence of gender on the utilisation. A structured questionnaire was administered on 450 students across universities in Kwara state. The reliability coefficient of 0.90, and 0.81 using Cronbach’s alpha was deduced. Statistical tools of mean, t-test and Variance (ANOVA) were employed to analyse data for the study. Findings of the study revealed that undergraduates’ expert level on utilising social media for instruction was intermediate and there was no noteworthy difference between undergraduates’ expertise level in the adoption of social media for instruction. The study concluded that undergraduates have average expertise skill on the adoption of social media for instruction. It was recommended that lecturers in tertiary institutions use most social media platforms to teach students as this will boost their proficiency
Analysis Good Governance of Corruption Eradication toward Penta Helix Model in Indonesia
Get PDFTransparency International released an annual report on the corruption perception index in 2018. The survey results of 180 countries showed a bad score because more than two-thirds scored less than 50. The highest score is 100, which means very clean or free of corruption, and the lowest is zero which means it is very corrupt. Indonesia must learn from New Zealand and Australia who have succeeded in helping improve the corruption perception index in their country, even though Indonesia's corruption perception index experienced an upward trend in 2014-2018. In an effort to analyze Good Governance in eradicating corruption in Indonesia, the researchers applied the Penta Helix Model, better known as the ABCGM concept, namely Academicians, Business, Community, Government, and Media to reduce the level of corruption in Indonesia. This research method is qualitative to investigate, find, describe, and explain the quality or features of social influences that cannot be explained, measured or described through a quantitative approach. The Penta Helix model is considered to have a positive influence in eradicating corruption
A Model for the Competitiveness Development of SMEs: from Dynamic Capabilities Perspective & International Entrepreneurship Theory
Get PDFIn this study, the competitiveness development model of food SMEs in entrepreneurial market has been developed. Dynamic capabilities perspective and international entrepreneurship theory were used to theorize. The present study is one of the few studies carried out to find a model for developing the competitiveness of SMEs from the dynamic capabilities perspective. Twenty food-industries managers and experts in food sector were interviewed. The systematic approach presented by Strauss and Corbin (1998) was used to analyze the interviews. The competitiveness development model consists of the causal conditions, the intervening conditions, the contextual conditions, the export strategies of food exporting SMEs and the consequences. The model identifies dynamic capabilities that lead to competitiveness and suggest the path to building such capabilities. Implications of findings are discussed at organizational-level and institutional-level
Pathways to the Successful Teaching and Learning of an L2: Introduction to the Honorary Volume of the Language Teaching Research Quarterly
Get PDFWhen the editors of the Language Teaching Research Quarterly, Christine Coombe and Hassan Mohebbi, suggested to me that I organize a special issue in my honor, my first reaction was that it would be immodest for me to take on such an activity. Even though I identified a series of topics about which I really wanted to create a special volume, it was with some trepidation that I reached out to colleagues that I really wanted to hear from on these topics. Consequently, it was most gratifying for me to see how easy it actually was to recruit these colleagues to take part in this venture. The five themes that they have written about are ones that have engaged my interest over many years. It has been an ongoing concern of mine to find ways to enhance the experiences of language learners, primarily because of my lifelong passion to continue learning languages. I am currently working on my 13th, Mandarin. I use five languages professionally and have modest-to-minimal skills at this point in the other languages that I have learned. Experience with so many languages over the years has given me an opportunity to experience everything from surprising success to abysmal failures, both with regard to my handling of basic language skills, as well as with regard to the pragmatics associated with the specific language communities involved.In my brief introduction to this collection of papers, I will share with you my rationale for why the 5 topics addressed by my colleagues in this special issue are of concern to me. I will consider this special volume a contribution to the field if it activates in your minds as readers new or renewed interest in one or more of these topics, leading either to research on your part and/or to instructional efforts both in the classroom and beyond
The Effect of Uncertainty on Stock Returns and Risk-returns (Volatility) Relationship Across Military and Democratic Regimes in Pakistan
Get PDFThis research includes empirical results in making a consistent understanding of investor sagacity, investment returns, and behavioral stock market performance in the behavioral finance trend theoretical context. The data were collected using a long range of Returns data Pakistan's stock market Since June 1994 to December 2018 on the two economic segments known as the Military Period (1999-2008 and 2009-2018). Quantile Regression(QR) and Ordinary Least Square (OLS) carried out on future returns and risk-returns (volatility) where the independent variables Consumer Price Index (CPI), Gross Domestic Product(GDP), Money Market Rate(MMR), Discount Rate(DR) and Pakistan's Uncertainty Index were taken at annual data base. The findings indicated that DR and past returns significantly impact future returns. Other factors such as GDP, inflations, MMR and conditions of instability, however, had no major impact on returns. With regard to the military process, all variables such as past returns, GDP, discount and cash market levels, as well as volatility, had a major return impact. Whereas in the process of democracy, no macroeconomic factor affected those returns. With regard to volatility, CPI appeared to be the only factor that positively impacted the volatility of share prices, as well as each of the two phases while all other factors had no significant effect overall. In the event of instability, the variability and returns remained negligible for all stages except in the military process. The results suggested that macroeconomic policies tend to have a large effect on the return as contrasted with the political phase in the military period. That could be due to lower returns, which stick lowers mostly due to problems with governance. No policy stimuli may impact returns in that situation. In addition, the volatility case remained unclear given the variables discussed
Circular Economy: Barriers and Levers Promoting Transformation (Case Study Analysis)
Get PDFInnovative projects, connecting the circular economy with sustainable territorial development, promote multiple synergic effects, thus helping to dynamite the various aspects of sustainable development – economic, social, and ecological. In order for such projects to succeed, however, some conditions must be in place at the same time. The aim of this research is, based on some projects selected according to a set of criteria, to analyze the levers and barriers to developing new business models built on the circular economy principles. An exhaustive study of each of these projects and a comparative analysis allow us to derive some common features and develop a typology that makes it possible to identify and shed light on the new requirements, conditions, and factors for the successful realization of projects of similar type. Also, concrete recommendations are given concerning the necessary support from national and local public authorities. The study is based on primary and secondary sources and applies the causal approach, analysis, synthesis, and survey
Tunneling and Tax Aggressiveness
Get PDFIn Brazil, there are no mechanisms to identify cases where controlling shareholders might be using tax aggressiveness as a strategy to expropriate value from minority shareholders, the practice known as tunneling. This deserves attention because investors should be able to understand when tax aggressiveness is not designed to generate the purported value. Hence, this study analyzes the relation between tax aggressiveness and tunneling in companies listed on the Brazilian securities exchange (B3), in the period from 2010 to 2017. The data were obtained from the Economática® database and were submitted to analysis by ordinary least squares in two stages. The results show that tax aggressiveness, measured by the differential effective tax rate (DETR), is statistically significant to explain tunneling since the coefficient of aggressiveness is significant and positive at 5%. Therefore, on average firms in the sample considered to be more aggressive (based on DETR) presented greater tunneling. The coefficient of the variable DETR allowed inferring that a 1% increase in tax aggressiveness is associated with an increase of 0.46% in the proportion of accounts receivable from related parties concerning assets. Thus, tax aggressiveness can reduce the probability of generating value for minority shareholders. This result agrees with the finding of Chan, Mo and Tang (2016), who identified direct evidence of the existence of tax aggressiveness related to tunneling
The Impact of Human Resource Management on Organizational Brand By the Mediating Role of Employee Competence, Commitment, and Satisfaction in the Insurance Industry
Get PDFToday, paying attention to employees and aligning their features and capabilities with the brand is of great importance for organizations in competitive environments. According to previous studies, factors such as competency, satisfaction, and commitment have been used as mediators between HRM and the brand of the organization. The statistical population of the study consisted of 270 employees of different branches of social security insurance in Alborz province. The sample size was determined based on Morgan's table and 220 questionnaires were distributed and 159 correct questionnaires returned. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by an interview with industry experts and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient at 0.854. Confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modeling (SEM), AMOS and SPSS software were used for data analysis. The results showed that the conceptual model of the research has good fitness. After examining 9 direct hypotheses and 3 hypotheses with mediating variables, it was concluded that the main research hypothesis about the relationship between HRM and brand and 6 other hypotheses was positive and significant. Also, the relationship between HRM with competence and competence with the brand was not significant and the variable mediating role of competence between HRM and brand is not confirmed, but two variables of commitment and satisfaction can play a mediating role in the relationship between HRM and brand. Therefore, organizations can enhance the brand of the organization by measuring, planning and continuously improving HRM indicators and adopting strategies to increase employee commitment and satisfaction, and increase customer satisfaction by increasing sales and profits
The Effect of Environmental Performance of Companies Listed on Tehran Stock Exchange on Debt Ratio
Get PDFThe environmental performance of companies plays an important role in the process of corporate development. Because environmental issues reduce environmental costs associated with pollution. Therefore, in the present study, the effect of stock market liquidity on the liquidity of banks listed in Tehran Stock Exchange was investigated. The purpose of the study is applied studies and the research method is descriptive-analytical. From all listed companies in Tehran Stock Exchange due to inclusion criteria during the years 2010 to 1977, were selected by systematic elimination method. The results show that the environmental performance of listed companies has a positive and significant effect on the debt ratio
The Impact of Classroom Management on Students’ Communication Skills in English Language Classrooms
Get PDFThe way the teacher manages and controls the classroom plays an important role in enhancing students’ learning abilities. Teachers apply different styles of classroom management based on their attitude to student development and learning, each of which can have different effects on students. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of classroom management on students’ communication skills in English language teaching. Interventionist style, Interactive style and Non-Interventionist style are considered based on Wolfgang and Gleickman theory as three types of classroom management styles. The study population was all female secondary high school students in Iran, Bojnourd city in the academic year 2019-2020. The classroom management style of English language teachers was measured by using the Wolfgang and Gleikman Classroom Management Questionnaire in a sample of 20 teachers. Based on the results of the data analysis, the students of the interaction oriented teachers have higher and stronger communication skills compared to the students of the interventionist teachers