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Implementation of Labour Market Regulating Factors for Entrepreneurship Development in Latvia
No full textPromocijas darbam izvirzītā hipotēze – izmaiņas darba tirgu regulējošo faktoru kopumā veicinātu uzņēmējdarbības attīstību Latvijā, tomēr uzņēmēji ne vienmēr ir gatavi piemērot šādas izmaiņas.
Promocijas darba pirmajā nodaļā iekļauta analīze par darba tirgus elastības un darba tirgu regulējošo faktoru konceptuāliem pamatiem un to ietekmi uz uzņēmējdarbības attīstību, sīkāk analizējot minimālās darba algas, nepilna laika nodarbinātības, kā arī aktīvās un pasīvās nodarbinātības politikas nosacījumus. Otrā nodaļa veltīta uzņēmējdarbības attīstības un darba tirgu regulējošo pasākumu novērtējumam Latvijā. Trešajā nodaļā autore analizējusi Īrijas, Nīderlandes un Zviedrijas pieredzi ekonomiskās lejupslīdes pārvarēšanā un uzņēmējdarbības attīstības veicināšanā. Savukārt ceturtajā nodaļā autore pētījusi, kādas ir alternatīvas pilnveidot uzņēmējdarbības un darba tirgus jomu Latvijā, novērtējot minimālās darba algas paaugstināšanas un diferencēšanas iespējas atkarībā no iedzīvotāju vecuma; noteikt nepilna laika darbu, kā arī to, kāda ir valsts nepieciešamība iesaistīties darba tirgu un uzņēmējdarbību regulējošo pasākumu koordinēšanā, īpaši aktīvās nodarbinātības politikas jomā.
Promocijas darbā ir 181 lappuse (kopējais lappušu skaits ar pielikumiem – 198). Darbā ievietoti 35 attēli un 46 tabulas. Literatūras un avotu sarakstā iekļautas 219 vienības.
Atslēgvārdi: uzņēmējdarbības attīstība, organizāciju vadība, darba tirgus, minimālā darba alga, nepilna laika nodarbinātība, aktīvās un pasīvās nodarbinātības politikas pasākumi.Research hypothesis - changes in the set of labour market regulating factors would promote entrepreneurship development in Latvia, however entrepreneurs are not always ready to apply such changes.
The first part of the doctoral thesis is theoretical. Analysis of conceptual fundamentals on labour market flexibility and labour market regulation factors and their influence on entrepreneurship development is included, by providing more detailed analysis of minimum wage, part-time employment, active and passive labour market policy conditions. The second part of the doctoral thesis is devoted to the evaluation of entrepreneurship development and labour market regulation aspects in Latvia. In frames of the third part the author provides an analysis of the following countries - Ireland, the Netherlands and Sweden, concentrating on their experience in fighting economic slowdown and promoting entrepreneurship development. The fourth part of the thesis is devoted to analysis of measures for improving entrepreneurship and labour market performance in Latvia, by assessing possibilities for minimum wage increase and differentiation based on inhabitants age, increase of part-time employment, as well as state necessity for involvement in coordination of entrepreneurship and labour market regulation factors.
There are 181 pages in the doctoral thesis (total number of pages including appendices – 198). 35 figures and 46 tables are included in the thesis. 219 sources of literature are included in the list of references.
Key words: entrepreneurship development, organization management, labour market, minimum wage, part-time employment, active and passive labour market policy measures
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
CHALLENGES FOR IMPROVING MARKETING ON LATVIAN FARMS
No full textMarketing plays an important role in realizing goods and services, yet consumers’ opinions and suggestions for improving cooperation are not usually searched on agricultural farms. The problem is also observed on the farm Birzes, located in Kurzeme region and dealing with the production of agricultural products and the provision of services. Despite the fact it is one of the leading farms by the area of cultivated land and turnover in the district, until now Birzes has not had a detailed study of marketing opportunities for production and sales promoting for recognizing the farm. Taking into account the afore-mentioned, the aim of the research is to investigate the specifics of marketing activities of farms and evaluate the current situation on the farm Birzes. Analysis of literature, statistical data and internal documents are combined with the primary data gathering method – interviews with suppliers of clients of Birzes and content analysis. The research results show that personal contacts pay a very important role in rural farms’ marketing, at the same time customers propose to start using different information transfer channels, especially the communication possibilities offered by the Internet. </jats:p
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
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