23 research outputs found
Student Events - A market analysis
No full textAuthor: Henrikki Onnela
Title of thesis: Student Events – A market analysis.
Date: 9 April 2021
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Administration
Supervisor: Marta Zieba
Objectives
The general objectives of this study were to explore, document and describe the phenomena of Student Events of the Finnish university students. This included determining the market size of these events, as well as describing the stakeholder relations between student driven Not-For-Profits as event organizers and their corporate collaborators.
Summary
The study employed a novel exploratory and descriptive approach to the subject phenomena. This included empirical research into 1) Event Participants’ attendance and spending behaviors on the events, as well as their motivations to do so, and 2) Event organizers strategic orientations towards their stakeholders. An ad hoc conceptual framework for the study was developed to illustrate the critical and generic stakeholders for Events and their relations. This framework, along with the collected data and the discussions from it, represent the research’s theoretical contribution to the academia of Event Management, as this lacks any notable prior literature of this area.
Conclusions
The study unambiguously concludes that Student Events are economically and socially impactful, and warrant for future research. The business implications for the Event Organizers and their Corporate Collaborators revolve around commercialization of the Events, strategic orientations to achieve this and collaborative efforts to leverage value-creation.
Key words: Event management, event studies, events, student events, student organizations, not-for-profits, non-profit organizations, social impacts, sponsorship, SWOT-analysis
Language: English
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Financial mismanagement in the football industry - Solutions and future business operations
No full textAuthor: Atte Auvinen
Title of thesis: FINANCIAL MISMANAGEMENT IN THE FOOTBALL INDUSTRY – SOLUTIONS AND FUTURE BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Date: 5 April 2021
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Administration
Supervisor: Marta Zieba
Objectives
The main objective of this study was to identify areas of financial mismanagement in the football industry, introduce previous solutions, and discuss possible improvements and new solutions. Additionally, to create a basic understanding of the industry, a throughout introduction is made by identifying the business models, structure, and nature of football clubs.
Summary
The study was conducted through literature, official documents from the regulatory bodies (UEFA, Deloitte), and data from different databases (UEFA, transfermarkt.com). These were used to identify the areas of financial mismanagement, and to introduce the existing regulations, which were used as a base for further discussion on possible solutions.
Conclusions
Based on the literature and current financial situation of football clubs, it can be concluded that football clubs have to choose between sporting success and financial success, and live in a hypercompetitive environment, where they generate negligible profits and are always close to insolvency. Discussed solutions include the introduction of a legal body with control over the European football clubs, which creates the possibility for more coherent regulations, or even for a hard salary cap.
Keywords: Financial Fair Play Regulations, financial mismanagement, football industry
Language: English
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PSALM 63: A STUDY OF ITS IMAGERY AND THEOLOGY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PSALTER
No full textThis thesis presents an analysis of Psalm 63, its imagery and theology in the context of the Psalter. Psalm 63 is one of the most captivating poems in the Hebrew Bible. The longing for the presence of God is a dominant theme of this psalm, which the psalmist visualises by the extensive usage of figurative language. The study undertakes an analysis of the difficult and complex metaphors and images contained in the poetical language of Psalm 63.
Part One addresses issues about the nature of poetry, its definition, elements, and the role which imagery played in the ancient Near East, biblical and modern poetry. It includes an analysis of the nature of metaphor.
Part Two constitutes the central part of this study, as it focuses on the examination of the figurative language and theology in Psalm 63. The author analyses the imagery of the initial verse and shows the theological meaning of this verse in the context of the whole psalm. This is followed by an analysis of other metaphors and images found throughout the psalm, and is presented with associated theological interpretations.
In Part Three, other biblical texts containing metaphorical language similar to that found in Psalm 63 are analysed. The role and significance of the imagery and theology of Psalm 63 in the context of the Psalter and other books of the Hebrew Bible, are addressed in Part Three.
The main aim of the study is an attempt to address and provide a new and original contribution to the theology of Psalm 63 and to the development and understanding of imagery in Hebrew poetry
Negative positional externality of conspicuous and positional goods on society: An empirical analysis on income and clothing consumption for 9 EU countries.
No full textObjectives
The main objectives of this study were first, through secondary sources, to analyze the way positional externality exist and its negative impact of on society, focusing on conspicuous and positional goods. Second, it tries to find the empirical evidence for the effect of positional externality in income and clothing consumption. Third, the thesis discuss various ways to reduce positional externality.
Summary
The thesis first analyzes the literatures which shows the negative impact of conspicuous and positional goods on society. Then, using data from Life in Transition survey III, the thesis tests four hypotheses on the effect of positional externality on life satisfaction. Two hypotheses are related to income comparisons, while the others are related to clothing consumption. Finally, the author discusses some of the measures to reduce the effect of positional externality.
Conclusions
The main findings shows controlled for income of each individual, GDP per capita and average clothing consumption has negative correlation with life satisfaction of each individual. This result shows the existence of positional externality and support the argument that positional externality has a negative impact on society
The effect of environmental turbulence on cyber security risk management and organizational resilience
No full textEven though there is a plethora of research on the role of environmental turbulence in organizational performance in general, little attention has been paid to the effect of environmental turbulence on cyber security risk management and further - organizational resilience. Drawing on the resource-based view and contingency theory, this study investigates how technological and market turbulence influence organizational cyber security risk management (CSRM) and then organizational resilience. Using a data set from 150 European companies, the study findings show how the two types of turbulence have different effects on CSRM in the companies studied. Technological turbulence directly impacts the firms’ cyber security risk maturity while market turbulence has a direct positive affect on firms’ cyber security risk perception. The study also determines the interplay between risk perception and risk maturity and subsequent resilience.CC BY 4.0Corresponding author: E-mail address: [email protected] (S. Durst).The study was supported by a research grant from the National Science center (Poland) in the context of a research project ’Knowledge risks in modern organizations’ (No. 2019/33/B/HS4/02250).</p
Novel Approach to Print Submicron Conductive Lines: From the Fundamental Process to the Laboratory Printer
No full textHigh tourism activity alters the spatial distribution of Hazel Grouse (Tetrastes bonasia) and predation on artificial nests in a high-mountain habitat
No full textHuman presence can significantly reduce habitat availability for wildlife. We investigated the impact of the distance from hiking trails and number of tourists on the number of sites occupied by Hazel Grouse (Tetrastes bonasia) and on the predation rate of artificial nests in two forest types (spruce and beech) in the Tatra Mountains (Poland). The study was carried out in the Tatra National Park from 2009 to 2014. Presence of Hazel Grouse males was detected in spring by playing territorial calls of this species from an electronic device. A total of 79 sites occupied by Hazel Grouse were found, and 174 artificial ground nests were monitored. Data on the number of tourists gathered at entry points and at trail crossings in the Tatra National Park were used to estimate levels of tourism activity. Sites occupied by Hazel Grouse were mostly located farther from hiking trails and in places with low tourist numbers. Artificial nests were mainly predated by mammals (85%) in both spruce and beech forests
First molecular characterization of Sarcocystis tenella in Tatra chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica) in Poland
No full textVariation in mare reproductive traits among three bitterling fishes (Acheilognathinae: Cyprinidae) in relation to the mating system
No full textMale traits that correlate with fertilization success include testis size and structure, ejaculate size, ejaculation frequency, and sperm motility. Two hypotheses potentially explain interspecific differences in these traits: sperm competition and sperm limitation. We examined variation in six traits associated with fertilization success in three closely-related species of bitterling fish; the European bitterling (Rhodeus amarus), the Chinese rose bitterling (Rhodeus ocellatus), and the Chinese bitterling (Rhodeus sinensis). Interspecific differences indicated that the three study species have evolved different sperm allocation strategies. Rhodeus amarus displayed the most developed reproductive apparatus with a number of traits associated with both high levels of sperm production and fertilization efficiency. Rhodeus ocellatus and R. sinensis appear to have more comparable sperm allocation strategies, although relative testis size and spermatozoa head : tail ratio were greater in R. sinensis, suggesting that sperm competition risk may be higher in this species. All three species possessed an unusually well developed sperm duct with evidence of mucin production, which greatly extends the longevity of sperm and, consequently, the period over which fertilization can occur. We discuss these findings in the context of differences in the mating systems of the species examined, and relate the results obtained to differences in the temporal and spatial clustering of fertilizations. (C) 2011 The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2011, 103, 622-632
The Shadow Economy and Morals: A Note
No full textIf the established rules are obeyed spontaneously in an economy, this increases economic efficiency since the uncertainties, monitoring costs and incentive problems induced by opportunism can be avoided. Opportunism will be increasedby increasing the incentives for unlawful behaviour, however, and a slight increase in these incentives might cause a cumulative and self-nourishing breakdown of morals. The dangers of the growing shadow economy are louring here.shadow economy; business morality; critical mass; taxation; tax compliance
