{"title":"CSR vs. Value Creation: What Relationship? An Overview of the Literature","authors":"Lamia EL BADRI, Mohammed Rachid Aasri","doi":"10.14505/tpref.v13.1(25).02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14505/tpref.v13.1(25).02","url":null,"abstract":"Social and Environmental Responsibility represent nowadays an opportunity to be seized by a Companies to improve their competitive market position and to achieve their best level of performance and thereby create value. This article aims to analyze the different approaches that have demonstrated the existence of a link between CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) and value creation, through a literature review and a conceptual framework. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":362173,"journal":{"name":"Theoretical and Practical Research in the Economic Fields","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124823676","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}
Baurzhan N. Issabekov, Aigerim Bayanbayeva, B. Altynbassov, Y. Barlykov
{"title":"University-Business Cooperation as a Key Factor in Innovative Economic Development in Kazakhstan","authors":"Baurzhan N. Issabekov, Aigerim Bayanbayeva, B. Altynbassov, Y. Barlykov","doi":"10.14505/tpref.v13.1(25).07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14505/tpref.v13.1(25).07","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this article is to study the role of university-business cooperation in innovative economic development in Kazakhstan. It was considered some issues related to the creation of research universities, the development of innovative activities and university-business cooperation. The study revealed that the creation of the partnership between universities and technology parks is beneficial from an economic perspective. This interaction provides high-quality training for experts focused on innovation in priority areas of science, engineering, and technology development. Moreover, these integration structures are expected to have a significant impact on the socio-economic development of the region, specialized industries, and the higher education system. It was suggested a set of interacting organizational and economic components aimed at creating incentives and interests for investing in small innovative enterprises at research universities. The principal research method used in this study was a documentary analysis method. The state programmes and regulations of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of science, education and innovation were examined. International articles and monographs were reviewed, which were conducted based on the empirical research methods and statistical data. The results of empirical studies conducted by national scholars over the last few years were used as secondary data.","PeriodicalId":362173,"journal":{"name":"Theoretical and Practical Research in the Economic Fields","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130321649","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}
Karsam Karsam, M. Widiana, A. A. S. A. Widyastuty, K. Hidayati
{"title":"Preservation, Standardization and Information Technology 4.0 of Traditional Gedog Tuban Batik to be Competitive in Marketing During COVID - 19","authors":"Karsam Karsam, M. Widiana, A. A. S. A. Widyastuty, K. Hidayati","doi":"10.14505/tpref.v13.1(25).06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14505/tpref.v13.1(25).06","url":null,"abstract":"One of traditional batiks of Indonesia is Gedog Batik in Kerek District, Tuban. Gedog batik is made from handmade cloths. It makes the surface of the cloth is rough. The lines of the fabric are coarse clearly visible. Thus, the batik motifs tend to be geometrically patterned following the flow of the fabric. With these conditions, the researchers are worried that Gedog Tuban batik will not be able to compete in market. On this basis, this research was conducted to examine efforts to preserve, standardize, and IT 4.0 traditional batik/Gedog batik Tuban in order to be able to compete in today's marketing (COVID -19 pandemic era). The objective was to find ways to preserve, standardize and TI 4.0 traditional batik/Gedog Tuban batik to be able to compete in current marketing (during the COVID-19 pandemic). To answer problems above, the method used was descriptive qualitative. The results of the research showed that, first, several attempts to preserve Gedog Tuban batik in was loving gedog batik, improving the quality of the fabric, developing other functions by combining the batik with other materials, using technology for melting and drying colors to speed up production. Second, in order to be able to compete, it needed to be standardized. Batik standardization includes 7 aspects. Third, it needed to conduct online promotion and marketing with the right segmentation. This research is expected to be able be useful for readers, researchers, and Gedog batik craftsman. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":362173,"journal":{"name":"Theoretical and Practical Research in the Economic Fields","volume":"96 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116944598","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":"A Model Approach to Understanding Monetary Aggregates Growth in Sierra Leone and Implications for Policy Formulation","authors":"Emerson Abraham Jackson, Patricia Sarah Vandy","doi":"10.14505/tpref.v13.1(25).01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14505/tpref.v13.1(25).01","url":null,"abstract":"This study has adopted a model approach to developing an understanding of monetary aggregates (MA) growth in Sierra Leone, which certainly has implications for effective policy formulation by the central bank authority. In pursuance of this, we utilized the Autoregressive Moving Average (ARIMA) model with data spanning 2002M1 to 2021M12 to investigate the out-of-sample projection performance of the disaggregated components that makes up the MA for Sierra Leone – typically in this case Reserve Money (RMA), Currency-in-Circulation (CiC) and Reserve Money (RM). In our evidence from the empirical projection (covering the period 2022M1-2022M12), we observed that RM is projected to grow more than CiC over the observed period. Given RM being the operational target of the Bank of Sierra Leone, we believe that such an outcome is a promising indication particularly in ensuring the bank addresses its core mandates of monitoring price and financial stability. The increased scope of RM in the BSL system is a laudable outcome when it comes to meeting reserve requirements and also managing risks about price and financial stability. The study recommends that the BSL adopt innovation strategies concerned with FinTech and the emergence of the National Switch to effectively manage the MA portfolio in the entire banking system, which will also support the overall growth ambition of the central government. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":362173,"journal":{"name":"Theoretical and Practical Research in the Economic Fields","volume":"21 7","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114033371","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 Effect of Regulations in an Endogenous Growth Model with Research and Development","authors":"Aleksandar Vasilev","doi":"10.14505/tpref.v13.1(25).04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14505/tpref.v13.1(25).04","url":null,"abstract":"We utilize a relatively standard endogenous growth model with intermediaries and research and development (R&D). We augment the setup with government regulations to study the effect of regulations on aggregate allocations. The novelty is that we endogenize the problem of the regulator, so the number of regulations is determined within the model. Next, we solve the model and derive some comparative static results. The qualitative results confirm that more regulation leads to a lower number of intermediaries, but each of those is now larger. Investment in physical capital is higher, but that comes at the expense of lower investment in R&D, lower consumption, lower output, and lower welfare. Overall, the intuition that regulation is bad for the economy is confirmed.","PeriodicalId":362173,"journal":{"name":"Theoretical and Practical Research in the Economic Fields","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130449823","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":"Foreign Trade and Macroeconomic Effects of Exports","authors":"T. Todorova","doi":"10.14505/tpref.v13.1(25).03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14505/tpref.v13.1(25).03","url":null,"abstract":"We find that the IS-LM model and the national income model reinforce each other in the context of exports and the export multiplier. Using simple differentiation techniques, we derive several relationships with respect to foreign trade. As predicted by Keynes, exports have a favorable effect on national income and the interest rate. Exports also increase the average price level and the exchange rate in the country. Through the mechanism of the export multiplier exports increase imports, savings, and consumption. A higher propensity to import reduces national income and fosters a negative trade balance. Similar is the effect of a higher exchange rate which discourages exports and encourages imports.","PeriodicalId":362173,"journal":{"name":"Theoretical and Practical Research in the Economic Fields","volume":"73 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115179024","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 Marshall Lerner Condition and Money Demand: A Note","authors":"Alessandro Saccal","doi":"10.14505/tpref.v13.1(25).08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14505/tpref.v13.1(25).08","url":null,"abstract":"What are the respective effects of a unit increase in money demand on the real exchange rate and on the current account, all else equal? The real exchange rate is known to appreciate, but the current account need not deteriorate, as the canonical Marshall Lerner condition instead seems to suggest. As this work presents, the current account deteriorates by virtue of a real exchange appreciation due to a fall in the real money supply, all else equal, and vice versa; it further specifies that the current account improves by virtue of a real exchange rate appreciation due to a rise in money demand, all else equal, and vice versa.","PeriodicalId":362173,"journal":{"name":"Theoretical and Practical Research in the Economic Fields","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127723742","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}
Wasiu Adekunle, William Bekoe, Sheriff Badmus, Adeyemi Anagun, Wasiu A. Alimi
{"title":"Nexus between Fiscal Discipline and the Budget Process in Africa: Evidence from Nigeria","authors":"Wasiu Adekunle, William Bekoe, Sheriff Badmus, Adeyemi Anagun, Wasiu A. Alimi","doi":"10.14505/tpref.v12.2(24).06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14505/tpref.v12.2(24).06","url":null,"abstract":"This paper examined the nexus between fiscal discipline and the budget process in Nigeria over the period from 1990 to 2020. Findings showed that the level of fiscal discipline in Nigeria as measured by two proxies of fiscal deficit gap and public debt gap is more enhanced under zero-based budgeting than under current incremental budgeting system. The study also established that civilian administrations are more prone to fiscal indiscipline relative to military dispensations. The paper also revealed the significant role of net foreign aid receipts in significantly narrowing fiscal deficit and public debt gaps in the short-run and long-run, respectively, as well as noted the significant widening impact of an increasing government size on the public debt gap in the long run. The study recommends, among others, the urgent need for the Nigerian government to restore fiscal discipline in public affairs through a reversion to zero-based budgeting system.","PeriodicalId":362173,"journal":{"name":"Theoretical and Practical Research in the Economic Fields","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114376629","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}
A. Morselli, Valentina Arsini, Alessandra Di VINCENZO
{"title":"Behavioural Analysis of Stakeholders towards Socio-Economic Change: The Energy Transition Journey in the Area of Gela","authors":"A. Morselli, Valentina Arsini, Alessandra Di VINCENZO","doi":"10.14505/tpref.v12.2(24).04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14505/tpref.v12.2(24).04","url":null,"abstract":"This work is divided into three parts. Part One describes the reference literature and in particular the Rogers curve, which is helpful to understand the stage of adoption of innovations in which the population of the Gela area is. According to this theory, the process of acquisition of new technologies follows a customary pattern that may be useful to describe in detail the current attitude of the population towards the conversion in place and to assess or change the implementation of any interventions. Part Two involves the preparation and distribution of a questionnaire of 20 closed-answer questions to investigate: personal data, lifestyle to protect the environment, daily habits on recycling, waste and sustainable mobility, interests in circular economy and potential inclination of the area for its economic development. Part Three concerns the analysis of the answers to the questionnaire, in the light of the Rogers curve, to understand whether or not the data confirm the existence of innovators, in order to understand the impact on the success of the conversion in place and suggest possible correction strategies. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":362173,"journal":{"name":"Theoretical and Practical Research in the Economic Fields","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126502892","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":"Demographic Policy Construction: Inapt use of Growth Rates Illustrated","authors":"H. Zubair","doi":"10.14505/tpref.v12.2(24).03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14505/tpref.v12.2(24).03","url":null,"abstract":"The use of ratios, rates, and percentages is prone to manipulation in demographic policy formulation. That the political and economic benefits get distributed pro rata among various communities, fuels the temptation. Democracies are ruled by the majority community; the temptation thus leads to policies adverse to minorities on false reasoning in self-interest. This brief paper illustrates such a misuse of growth rates in a community coined for the purpose.","PeriodicalId":362173,"journal":{"name":"Theoretical and Practical Research in the Economic Fields","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123019337","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}