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{"title":"Quality management of research projects: Case study of one Lithuanian University","authors":"Greta Kuzmickytė, Eglė Kazlauskaitė, Sonata Maciulevičiūtė, Neringa Gerulaitienė","doi":"10.22364/hssl.31.1.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22364/hssl.31.1.04","url":null,"abstract":"This article analyses the concept of quality management of research projects and provides insights on research support services and their usage in one Lithuanian university. In the article, a literature analysis is presented on the definition of quality management of research projects and their scope. With the help of the analysis of quality management of research projects and the survey of one Lithuanian University staff, it is determined what support services the university provides to its project teams. This paper provides conclusions and yields recommendations on how to maximise the efficiency of support services currently available at the university.","PeriodicalId":120611,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and Social Sciences Latvia","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130129877","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}

{"title":"Ideology in the Development of Latvian Co-operatives from the 19th Century to 1934","authors":"Viesturs Pauls Karnups","doi":"10.22364/hssl.31.1.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22364/hssl.31.1.02","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper I will examine the ideology or the basic ideas upon which the co-operative movement in Latvia developed from its beginnings to 1934. The notion of co-operatives in Latvia entered mainly via literary sources in the early 19th Century. In particular, the translation into Latvian of the works of such people as the social reformist Heinrich Zschokke, the social reformer Johann Friedrich Oberlin and others. The ideas of the German co-operators Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch and Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen also had a lasting impact on the development of Latvian co-operatives from the second half of the 19th Century. During the interwar period of Latvian independence, such Latvian writers as Vilis Siliņš and Klāvs Lorencs, who had gained their experience of co-operatives abroad, were influential in the development of Latvian co-operatives in the 1920s. In addition, many books and pamphlets on co-operation were translated into Latvian and published during this period. These included the writings of Charles Gide from France, Johann Friedrich Schär and D'Henry Faucherre from Switzerland, Albin Johansson and Anders Hedberg from Sweden and Emma Freundlich from Austria, as well as others. Many new co-operative ideas were brought back to Latvia after Latvian participation at meetings of the International Co-operative Alliance and similar organisations, as well as attendance by Latvian co-operators at the International Co-operative Summer School held by the International Co-operative Alliance. After the coup d’état in 1934, the co-operative movement became an instrument of the state and fulfilled the instructions from the state. In general terms, it can said that the intellectual impulses from Western Europe motivated and activated the formation and development the Latvian co-operative movement, especially in the interwar period to 1934.","PeriodicalId":120611,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and Social Sciences Latvia","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122323841","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}

{"title":"Collaborative Consumption Practices in Kyrgyzstan","authors":"A. Ybyraimova","doi":"10.22364/hssl.31.1.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22364/hssl.31.1.06","url":null,"abstract":"This research article studies collaborative consumption practices in Kyrgyzstan in the context of the Theory of Planned Behaviour and Auckland Individualism and Collectivism dimensions. The research aims to answer the question: To what extent are the Theory of Planned Behaviour and Individualism and Collectivism dimensions relevant framework to explaining intention to engage in collaborative consumption and collaborative consumption behaviour. A quantitative online survey of 308 respondents was conducted. A linear regression analysis was performed using the R statistics engine. The study found that dimensions of the TPB such as attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioural control, and personal norms; and the dimension of individualism – responsibility are among the statistically significant positive predictors of intentions to engage in collaborative consumption. Whereas personal norms, behavioural beliefs, advice, and closeness are positive; biospheric value orientations and harmony are negative factors impacting the collaborative consumption behaviour of respondents.","PeriodicalId":120611,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and Social Sciences Latvia","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133331587","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}

{"title":"Fighting or encouraging, but not ignoring – different attitudes towards migration","authors":"Arūnas Molis, Nigar Rzaguliyeva","doi":"10.22364/hssl.31.1.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22364/hssl.31.1.01","url":null,"abstract":"Current discourse on the tendencies of the migration very often excludes migrants from the normal fabric of society, not just as aliens, but as aliens who represent risk to national security. It frames the key question about the future of the political community as one of a choice for or against migration. It sometimes reproduces the political myth that a homogenous national community or western civilization existed in the past and can be re-established today through the exclusion of migrants who are identified as cultural aliens (Huysmans 2000, 758). This article examines the roots and the reasons of such discourse while examining some recent broadly discussed cases of the migration.","PeriodicalId":120611,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and Social Sciences Latvia","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129187965","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}

{"title":"Reflections on Green Spaces and Urban Leadership from Riga","authors":"Zane Sime","doi":"10.22364/hssl.31.1.07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22364/hssl.31.1.07","url":null,"abstract":"Emerging Urban Leaders programme hosted by the Salzburg Global Seminar coincides with the green spaces and places gaining attention internationally and Europe-wide. This focus on the green areas as crucial enablers of sustainability and quality of life of the city dwellers sets excellent grounds for a concise autoethnographic overview of how the vast green infrastructure in and around Riga serves the urban zest to explore and benefit from safe and enjoyable spaces for recreational, educational and fitness activities during the pandemic.","PeriodicalId":120611,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and Social Sciences Latvia","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121206459","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}

{"title":"Performance: Differences in measuring performance","authors":"Daniel Philipp Schettler","doi":"10.22364/hssl.31.1.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22364/hssl.31.1.05","url":null,"abstract":"An important issue in human resources is the procedure of the employees’ performance evaluation. The appraisal is essential in the sense of employee appreciation and motivation. Most employers use a subjective performance evaluation of a single superior or a group of persons involved in the employee’s working processes. The subjective evaluation of a group or one person is often questioned about being appropriate. An often-named solution for a more objective criteria could be data driven performance measures. Professional sport provides a unique opportunity to compare objective and subjective performance evaluation measures. A data set of the German Bundesliga was used to test if the two different performance measure come to equal results. It is shown that differences in means exist but equivalence tests support the hypothesis that both measures could be treated as equal. In toto, it seems that in an environment where performance is relatively good to measure objective and subjective performance evaluations lead to equivalent results.","PeriodicalId":120611,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and Social Sciences Latvia","volume":"61 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116382598","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}

{"title":"Correlate of foreign direct investment and economic development evidence from Nigeria","authors":"Kowo Solomon Akpoviroro, Ľ. Varečková","doi":"10.22364/hssl.31.1.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22364/hssl.31.1.03","url":null,"abstract":"Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and other macroeconomic variables such as the exchange rate, economic openness, and public sector investment are significant macroeconomic variables that drive economic growth and development. As a result, every government’s ability to sustain and maintain a balance among them is critical to long-term development. The study's goals were to establish the impact of foreign direct investment on Nigeria's economic development, as well as the impact of the exchange rate on Nigeria’s economic development. The ex-post facto research design was used in this study, as well as secondary data. The explanatory variable was Foreign Direct Investment, and the control variable was the exchange rate. The study spans the years 1981 through 2019. The explanatory variable was Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF), which is a proxy for economic progress, and the model was estimated using the Auto Regressive Distributed (ARDL) Model. The data for this study came from the World Bank Data Base's World Development Indicators of 2019 and the Central Bank of Nigeria's Statistical Bulletin of 2019. According to the study, a 1.4 unit increase in foreign direct investment leads to a 1.4 unit increase in gross fixed capital creation. In addition, a unit increase in the exchange rate causes a 0.03-unit fall in gross fixed capital formation, and vice versa. According to the findings, there is a negligible positive link between FDI and GFCF, but a strong negative relationship between the exchange rates (EXR) and GFCF. As a result, the report suggests that FDI inflows be used to fund capital projects that are not for current consumption, such as good road networks, train lines across the country, and stable electricity supply. Without a doubt, this would lower the cost of doing business in Nigeria and boost profitability. According to our findings, while FDI alone cannot lead to economic growth and development, when other factors such as a favorable climate and simplified pre-investment procedures are available, more FDI will be drawn to key economic sectors, contributing to economic growth and development.","PeriodicalId":120611,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and Social Sciences Latvia","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125065298","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}

{"title":"New Tendencies in Operational Risk Management in Banks: Challenges and Opportunities","authors":"Jelena Sobanova, Marina Kudinska","doi":"10.22364/hssl.30.08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22364/hssl.30.08","url":null,"abstract":"The importance of operational risk management in the bank increases every year. Banks need to take actions to prevent fraudulent activities, minimize errors in transactions, automate processes and improve data security. Ignoring operational risk procedures or failure to implement suitable control mechanisms could lead to unexpected losses, unsatisfied customers, and potentially regulatory sanctions, all of which could seriously harm bank’s reputation in a highly competitive market. A specific focus is on payments and security transactions, as they are linked to the biggest risks. Any regulatory driven project failure or IT project failure in the bank, insufficient project governance, failed implementation of a new system or failure in external data sources can lead to even bigger losses. After a review of the Basel Framework and the new set of standards of the upcoming changes to take effect as of 2023, the aim of this article is to elucidate the changes related to operational risk capital in banks and to ascertain the weakest points in operational risk management. Therefore, this topic is timely relevant, as the aim of the research is to manifest the possible changes withing operational risk management in banks, by gathering and analysing empirical evidence. This article is based on academic research and professional experience. The methods used in the research are comparison, generalization and graphical illustration of statistical information, identification of the main idea of regulatory frameworks and legal documentation. The main results and findings of the research are that banks will need to rethink the strategies of their capital management and this article emphasizes the importance of a redesigned approach towards operational risk assessment in Basel III and substantiates the efficiency of the proposed framework. With Basel III, each loss may cause more challenges, as will be considered twice, as the direct impact on profit/loss and direct impact on future operational risk capital. Another finding is that the biggest amounts of losses are related to corporate items events and according to the static data taken from ORX membership community, top five monthly losses are far from normal distribution. Important finding was that most of the banks were not prepared for COVID-19-pandemic and had to review operational risk procedures immediately to secure their business in working from home environment, meaning that gap in operational risk management existed already before COVID-19-pandemic.","PeriodicalId":120611,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and Social Sciences Latvia","volume":"157 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131936078","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}

{"title":"Do Health Self-Evaluations in Urban and Rural Areas in Latvia Differ?","authors":"B. Sloka, Anna Angena","doi":"10.22364/hssl.30.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22364/hssl.30.10","url":null,"abstract":"Health self-evaluations are aspects analysed by researchers world-wide as from self-evaluation depend many aspects of person’s feelings, satisfaction with life and motivation for active life. Researchers have identified that often health self-evaluation is better than reality and the person achieves many goals in their life even with not so good health, and there are many cases when the health self-evaluation is good, but reality is much worse. Comparative data analysis on health self-evaluations in EU countries, EEA countries and EU candidate countries are carried out in EU-SILC. The aim of this article is to investigate – do health self-evaluations differ statistically significant by inhabitants of Latvia in urban areas and in rural areas. Research methods applied: scientific publications analysis, analysis of data obtained in EU-SILC survey using different statistical indicators: indicators of descriptive statistics, cross-tabulations, statistical hypotheses test with t-test on equalities of arithmetic means. Results indicate that although the health self-assessment by inhabitants are higher in rural areas in Latvia in comparison with urban health self-assessment by inhabitants, the difference on averages of those evaluations is not statistically different with significance level 0.001.","PeriodicalId":120611,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and Social Sciences Latvia","volume":"89 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121224609","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}

{"title":"Managing Knowledge Transfer and Sharing within Intra-Organizational Structure","authors":"H. Chauhan, H. Kalkis","doi":"10.22364/hssl.30.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22364/hssl.30.06","url":null,"abstract":"The literature review postulates the significance of knowledge transfer and sharing in the intra-organizational framework. The study operationalized Knowledge transfer, sharing and conjoint usage of knowledge exchange. Participation, contribution and attitude of managerial and non-managerial employees has shown discrepancies. Human traits, ownership of knowledge, insecurity of losing possession and position, distribution of knowledge, knowledge equality and biasness are most common hurdles of knowledge transfer. The paper theoretically examines previous researches and systematically carry out comprehensive literature analysis. The assessment of scientific theories are taken into consideration for developing the construct of paper. The selection of recognized academic references from various databases and journals have been evaluated methodologically. The analysis of scientific discussions and contribution from renowned authors have been used to finalize the concepts of literature review. The Integration of intra-organizational knowledge transfer, sharing and exchange balances the paper.","PeriodicalId":120611,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and Social Sciences Latvia","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124050602","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}