{"title":"Assessing the Effects of Macroeconomic Variables on Economic Welfare in Ghana","authors":"S. Alnaa, Juabin Matey","doi":"10.24818/mer/2024.01-09","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24818/mer/2024.01-09","url":null,"abstract":"This study employs the Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bounds approach to investigate the relationship between Real GDP, which serves as an estimator of a nation’s economic performance, and selected macroeconomic variables. Using data from the World Bank Development Indicators spanning the period from 1993 to 2022, our analysis reveals distinct patterns in the interplay between inflation, labour productivity, public consumption expenditure, and real GDP. The results highlight the negative impact of inflation on economic well-being. Conversely, a positive correlation emerges between real GDP and both labour productivity and public consumption expenditure. These findings contribute nuanced insights to the ongoing discourse on the appropriateness of Real GDP. The observed negative influence of inflation on Real GDP underscores the importance of vigilant inflation management for sustained economic stability. On the other hand, the positive association between real GDP and labour productivity, as well as public consumption expenditure, implies potential avenues for fostering economic growth and prosperity. These findings not only enhance our understanding of the dynamic interactions within economic systems, but also challenge conventional perspectives on real GDP as an indicator of economic health. These insights provide valuable considerations for crafting effective policies that go beyond GDP figures to ensure holistic and sustainable national economic well-being.","PeriodicalId":223559,"journal":{"name":"MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS REVIEW","volume":"12 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139786561","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":"The Non-Agricultural Labour Productivity Effects of Working Time: South Africa’s Case","authors":"Chama Chipeta, T. Habanabakize, M. Zerihun","doi":"10.24818/mer/2024.01-04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24818/mer/2024.01-04","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of the current study is to assess the impact of working time on non-agricultural labour productivity in the South African economy. To achieve this objective, the study utilised the Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model (ARDL) and correlation analysis to analyse the effects of different working time arrangements on labour productivity. The results of the study indicated that weekly working hours have a significant influence on worker productivity. Working between 30 and 39 hours per week was found to greatly enhance productivity both in the short and long term. Additionally, working between 15 and 29 hours per week showed a slight positive effect on productivity. Conversely, working more than 39 hours per week (between 40 and 45 hours) only increased productivity in the short term, while working less than 29 hours and exceeding 45 hours per week had a negative impact on labour productivity. These findings suggest that an optimal working schedule to maximise labour productivity is between 30 and 40 hours per week, with overtime not exceeding 5 hours per week. Establishing a proper schedule of weekly working hours is crucial for maximising labour productivity and reducing work-related stress, which can impede productivity.","PeriodicalId":223559,"journal":{"name":"MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS REVIEW","volume":"7 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139846984","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":"Economic Performance of the Economy of Kosovo and Metohija","authors":"R. Lukić","doi":"10.24818/mer/2024.01-08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24818/mer/2024.01-08","url":null,"abstract":"The problem of analysing the factors of the dynamics of the economic performance of every economy, which means the economy of the southern provinces of Serbia, the economy of Kosovo and Metohija, is continuously very current, challenging, significant, and complex. Adequate control of key factors can significantly influence the achievement of the target economic performance of any economy. The application of multi-criteria decision-making methods enables adequate control of the key factors of the economic performance of each economy. Taking this into account, this paper analyses the dynamics of the economic performance of the economy of Kosovo and Metohija in the period 2013 – 2022 based on the LMAW-DNMA method. In the top five years according to the economic performance of the economy of Kosovo and Metohija according to the LMAW-DNMA methods, it falls in the following order: 2022, 2021, 2019, 2017 and 2018. The worst economic performance of the economy of Kosovo and Metohija was achieved in 2020, partly due to the corona virus pandemic. Recently, the economic performance of the economy of Kosovo has improved significantly and Metohija. Adequate management of the analysed statistical variables (gross domestic product, inflation, agriculture, industry, export, import, capital, income, and taxes) influenced this. Similarly, the economic climate, foreign direct investments, the energy crisis, the digitalisation of the company’s entire operation, and other factors. Their adequate control can greatly influence the achievement of the target economic performance of the economy of Kosovo and Metohija.","PeriodicalId":223559,"journal":{"name":"MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS REVIEW","volume":"113 36","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139786375","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":"The Support of Human Resources Department to Evaluate Business Performance within beyond COVID-19 Crisis","authors":"Iulia Burlac, Adeline MBEY SENDEGUE","doi":"10.24818/mer/2024.01-07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24818/mer/2024.01-07","url":null,"abstract":"This article seeks to analyse the support of HR department to evaluate business performance in the organisations beyond the crisis by conducting interviews with the employees of the 3-service sector French organisations named Company A, Company B, and Company C, in order to find the HR practices and what effects they have on personal and professional life. Our findings show two approaches of management during virtual and hybrid teams that are being practiced, such as management based on control and management based on trust. Also, it is vital to highlight that, under such conditions of working, there are advantages and disadvantages as well. The evidence from our conducted research shows that employees could concentrate better from a distance, which is seen as a source of productivity. In addition to that, team members focus primarily on material and organisational aspects rather than on relationships or social interactions. However, some answers treat the teleworking as a source of loneliness, lack of physical interaction and sometimes, overwhelming working hours.","PeriodicalId":223559,"journal":{"name":"MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS REVIEW","volume":" 1275","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139786869","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":"The Non-Agricultural Labour Productivity Effects of Working Time: South Africa’s Case","authors":"Chama Chipeta, T. Habanabakize, M. Zerihun","doi":"10.24818/mer/2024.01-04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24818/mer/2024.01-04","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of the current study is to assess the impact of working time on non-agricultural labour productivity in the South African economy. To achieve this objective, the study utilised the Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model (ARDL) and correlation analysis to analyse the effects of different working time arrangements on labour productivity. The results of the study indicated that weekly working hours have a significant influence on worker productivity. Working between 30 and 39 hours per week was found to greatly enhance productivity both in the short and long term. Additionally, working between 15 and 29 hours per week showed a slight positive effect on productivity. Conversely, working more than 39 hours per week (between 40 and 45 hours) only increased productivity in the short term, while working less than 29 hours and exceeding 45 hours per week had a negative impact on labour productivity. These findings suggest that an optimal working schedule to maximise labour productivity is between 30 and 40 hours per week, with overtime not exceeding 5 hours per week. Establishing a proper schedule of weekly working hours is crucial for maximising labour productivity and reducing work-related stress, which can impede productivity.","PeriodicalId":223559,"journal":{"name":"MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS REVIEW","volume":" 685","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139787266","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":"The Support of Human Resources Department to Evaluate Business Performance within beyond COVID-19 Crisis","authors":"Iulia Burlac, Adeline MBEY SENDEGUE","doi":"10.24818/mer/2024.01-07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24818/mer/2024.01-07","url":null,"abstract":"This article seeks to analyse the support of HR department to evaluate business performance in the organisations beyond the crisis by conducting interviews with the employees of the 3-service sector French organisations named Company A, Company B, and Company C, in order to find the HR practices and what effects they have on personal and professional life. Our findings show two approaches of management during virtual and hybrid teams that are being practiced, such as management based on control and management based on trust. Also, it is vital to highlight that, under such conditions of working, there are advantages and disadvantages as well. The evidence from our conducted research shows that employees could concentrate better from a distance, which is seen as a source of productivity. In addition to that, team members focus primarily on material and organisational aspects rather than on relationships or social interactions. However, some answers treat the teleworking as a source of loneliness, lack of physical interaction and sometimes, overwhelming working hours.","PeriodicalId":223559,"journal":{"name":"MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS REVIEW","volume":"15 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139846686","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}
Leila MOHAMMED EL HADJ, Djalel Eddine Yahiaoui, Abir Sayah
{"title":"Proposal of a Customer Satisfaction Index Model (Part of the Antecedents) Adopted to the Algerian Context","authors":"Leila MOHAMMED EL HADJ, Djalel Eddine Yahiaoui, Abir Sayah","doi":"10.24818/mer/2024.01-03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24818/mer/2024.01-03","url":null,"abstract":"Measuring customer satisfaction is an efficient method for evaluating organisational performance of firms, especially in today’s competitive environment. In the Algerian context, where the industry is developing rapidly and the customer satisfaction and its antecedents have an importance for the most of the Algerian companies, it becomes crucial to explore the factors influencing customer satisfaction in the industrial sector. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to develop a specific model for a customer satisfaction index in the Algerian industrial environment. The inexistence of this type of models in the Algerian context has provided difficulties to companies in detecting what affects the satisfaction of their customers; this research can help them to find out what are the factors that impact on the customer satisfaction and improve it. To achieve this, we have examined previous studies conducted in other countries to identify the antecedents of customer satisfaction. The research methodology employed in this study follows a quantitative approach. We conducted a questionnaire survey among a sample of 203 customers of the BCR brand, which specialises in faucet production. The questionnaire was designed to measure various factors, including corporate image, customer expectations, perceived quality, perceived value, price, and handling of complaints. The collected data was analysed using SPSS software, and the model will be constructed using Smart-PLS software. The findings of the study confirmed that three variables significantly impact customer satisfaction in the studied context: perceived value, price, and perceived quality, specifically focusing on the sustainability dimension. Based on these results, we have developed a customer satisfaction index model, specifically focusing on the antecedents’ part, which incorporates these three variables.","PeriodicalId":223559,"journal":{"name":"MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS REVIEW","volume":" 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139786823","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":"Assessing the Effects of Macroeconomic Variables on Economic Welfare in Ghana","authors":"S. Alnaa, Juabin Matey","doi":"10.24818/mer/2024.01-09","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24818/mer/2024.01-09","url":null,"abstract":"This study employs the Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bounds approach to investigate the relationship between Real GDP, which serves as an estimator of a nation’s economic performance, and selected macroeconomic variables. Using data from the World Bank Development Indicators spanning the period from 1993 to 2022, our analysis reveals distinct patterns in the interplay between inflation, labour productivity, public consumption expenditure, and real GDP. The results highlight the negative impact of inflation on economic well-being. Conversely, a positive correlation emerges between real GDP and both labour productivity and public consumption expenditure. These findings contribute nuanced insights to the ongoing discourse on the appropriateness of Real GDP. The observed negative influence of inflation on Real GDP underscores the importance of vigilant inflation management for sustained economic stability. On the other hand, the positive association between real GDP and labour productivity, as well as public consumption expenditure, implies potential avenues for fostering economic growth and prosperity. These findings not only enhance our understanding of the dynamic interactions within economic systems, but also challenge conventional perspectives on real GDP as an indicator of economic health. These insights provide valuable considerations for crafting effective policies that go beyond GDP figures to ensure holistic and sustainable national economic well-being.","PeriodicalId":223559,"journal":{"name":"MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS REVIEW","volume":"15 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139846307","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":"The Impact of Financial Diagnosis Determinants on Corporate Financial Performance","authors":"Lamine Tarhlissia, Amira Benachour","doi":"10.24818/mer/2024.01-11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24818/mer/2024.01-11","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this research is to identify and study the indicators of financial performance of large Algerian companies using the financial diagnosis method and its axes. Variables representing each axis of financial diagnosis (solvency, profitability, and profitability) were found. This study is based on a sample of forty (40) companies operating in the Algerian market over a period of five years from 2017 to 2021. The obtained results show that company size, profitability rate and self-financing capacity are significant determinants of the financial performance of large Algerian companies.","PeriodicalId":223559,"journal":{"name":"MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS REVIEW","volume":" 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139786745","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":"Bibliometric Analysis of Artificial Intelligence in the Scope of E-Commerce: Trends and Progress over the Last Decade","authors":"Samira Frioui, Amel Graa","doi":"10.24818/mer/2024.01-01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24818/mer/2024.01-01","url":null,"abstract":"Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques are commonly used in e-commerce, but there is little bibliometric analysis in this field. Using a bibliometric approach, it conducted a comprehensive study over the past decade to assess the research landscape, progress, and emerging trends in the field of artificial intelligence in e-commerce. Data was collected from related literature in the Scopus database from 2014 to the first half of 2023. VOSviewer and R studio were used to perform the bibliometric analysis of AI in e-commerce. The author status, nations, affiliations, annual publications, keywords, and journals were all evaluated in this way. The oldest relevant article was published in 1994, and article reviews were the most common form of document among the 669 manuscripts. Furthermore, the most popular research areas in this topic are business, management, and accounting. Additionally, the most productive journal is Proceedings of the International Conference on Electronic Business (ICEB). Moreover, the UK is the country that has published the most articles, and in terms of co-authorship, it has the strongest overall link. Finally, the keyword co-occurrence network indicates that the most important keywords are machine learning, e-commerce, recommender systems, fraud detection, decision-making systems, data mining, and online retailing.","PeriodicalId":223559,"journal":{"name":"MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS REVIEW","volume":" 529","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139787362","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}