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Distribution Channels for Organic Food in the Republic of Serbia 塞尔维亚共和国有机食品的分销渠道

Economic Themes Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.2478/ethemes-2023-0014

Tamara Stanković, Aleksandra Andjelković, Goran Milovanović

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The Impact of Bilateral Investment Agreements on Attracting Foreign Direct Investments 双边投资协定对吸引外国直接投资的影响

Economic Themes Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.2478/ethemes-2023-0008

Ružica Petrović, Dragana Radenković Jocić, Tamara Milenković Kerković

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On the Determinants of the Bank Efficiency in the Republic of Serbia: Two-Stage Dea Approach 塞尔维亚共和国银行效率的决定因素:两阶段Dea方法

Economic Themes Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.2478/ethemes-2023-0011

Ivana Marjanović, Jelena J. Stanković, Georgios Tsaples

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Impact of Income and Assets Diversification on Bank Performance in Serbia 收入和资产多样化对塞尔维亚银行业绩的影响

Economic Themes Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.2478/ethemes-2023-0010

Jelena Radojičić, Srđan Marinković

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The Relationship Between Internal Factors and Employees' Perception of an Organization's Green Performance 内部因素与员工对组织绿色绩效感知的关系

Economic Themes Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.2478/ethemes-2023-0013

Vesna Milanović, Ana Jurčić, Andrea Bučalina Matić

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China - Africa Trade and Investment Relations Under the Belt and Road Initiative “一带一路”倡议下的中非贸易投资关系

Economic Themes Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.2478/ethemes-2023-0009

Sanela Mrdaković, Miloš Todorović

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Are All Text News Just a Noise for Investors? Impact of Online Texts on Bitcoin Returns 所有的短信新闻对投资者来说都只是噪音吗?在线文本对比特币回报的影响

Economic Themes Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.2478/ethemes-2023-0007

Aleksandar Damjanović, Mikica Drenovak

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The Impact of Organizational Culture on Financial Performance of the Company 组织文化对公司财务绩效的影响

Economic Themes Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.2478/ethemes-2023-0012

Bojan Savić, Sreten Jelić, Vasili Vasilije Ostojić

{"title":"The Impact of Organizational Culture on Financial Performance of the Company","authors":"Bojan Savić, Sreten Jelić, Vasili Vasilije Ostojić","doi":"10.2478/ethemes-2023-0012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/ethemes-2023-0012","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Organizational culture as a complex phenomenon has been subjected to numerous researches in the economic science and corporate practice, among which the analysis of the influence of organizational culture on financial performance has an important place, with the basic goal of understanding the link, but also potentially developing “the optimal culture\" whose adoption would contribute to achieving optimal financial effects of economic entities. The subject of research of this paper is thus the connection between organizational culture and financial performance, while the goal is to understand the relationship as well as the nature of the influence. Therefore, organizational climate and subcultures were also considered as relevant aspects of organizational culture, but also as a basis for understanding the classifications, as well as its general influences on company business. Based on the review of the most important results of a significant number of researches on this topic, it was concluded that there currently isn’t a generally accepted view on the existence of a relationship between different types of organizational cultures and financial performances. Thus this paper was designed as a review of the topic and could be used as a theoretical basis for future research or for the development of alternative approaches in the analysis of causality between the observed phenomena.","PeriodicalId":118717,"journal":{"name":"Economic Themes","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135143286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Active Transport and the Journey to Work in Northern Ireland: A Longitudinal Perspective 1991-2011 北爱尔兰的主动交通和工作之旅:纵向视角1991-2011

Economic Themes Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.2478/ethemes-2023-0002

I. Shuttleworth, Claire Feehan

{"title":"Active Transport and the Journey to Work in Northern Ireland: A Longitudinal Perspective 1991-2011","authors":"I. Shuttleworth, Claire Feehan","doi":"10.2478/ethemes-2023-0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/ethemes-2023-0002","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Policy interventions to encourage the use of healthy and sustainable modes of travel to work (such as walking and cycling) have encountered varying levels of success. In areas such as Northern Ireland, and cities such as Belfast, the car remains the dominant mode for journeys to and from work. This paper explores why this is the case by examining the individual, household, and geographical factors that govern (a) changing between one census and another to walking or cycling from other transport modes; (b) changing from walking or cycling; and continuing to walk or cycle. The analysis is undertaken using the Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study (NILS), a 28% random sample of the population. The results show that walking or cycling is associated with lower-status jobs, urban locations, with no clear association with better self-reported health. In contrast, car commuting is associated with better education, health, and higher labour market status. The analysis shows that policies to encourage the use of more sustainable and less polluting transport face formidable barriers from status perceptions, time budgets, and the geographical contexts of Northern Ireland and Belfast.","PeriodicalId":118717,"journal":{"name":"Economic Themes","volume":"104 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134516356","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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How Does Quality of Life (QOL) Affect Attractiveness of Cities and Internal Migration in Turkey? 生活质量(QOL)如何影响土耳其城市的吸引力和内部移民?

Economic Themes Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.2478/ethemes-2023-0005

İsmet Selçuk Özer, Umut Türk

{"title":"How Does Quality of Life (QOL) Affect Attractiveness of Cities and Internal Migration in Turkey?","authors":"İsmet Selçuk Özer, Umut Türk","doi":"10.2478/ethemes-2023-0005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/ethemes-2023-0005","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The management of internal flows can bring significant benefits to a country in balancing the opportunities between regions or cities. To tackle unequal access to opportunities, the factors that induce internal migration should be understood. This study examines a set of pull and push factors for internal migration by spatial econometric analysis and GIS applications. We find that when the accessibility of amenities increases, the city becomes more attractive and preferable for migrants. In addition, socioeconomic factors also play a significant role in the decision-making process of migrants. In this study, we used a panel dataset that includes socioeconomic and contextual data such as distances to the amenities for each Turkish city in the years between 2012 and 2021. The results show that, in Turkey, internal migration flows from the East to the West, where opportunities are better. Finally, the human capital level of migrants can cause a variety of thoughts about factors, and it can change the order of significance of the variables for people who have a different level of human capital such as education level. Based on the findings, the paper offers several policies suggestions for ensuring a balanced migration in Turkey.","PeriodicalId":118717,"journal":{"name":"Economic Themes","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123077417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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