Sixth International Scientific Conference ITEMA Recent Advances in Information Technology, Tourism, Economics, Management and Agriculture最新文献

{"title":"Taxation of Agricultural Sector in Albania","authors":"Brunilda Duraj (Zani), Viola Theodhori","doi":"10.31410/itema.2022.387","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31410/itema.2022.387","url":null,"abstract":"Agriculture contributes about 20% to the Gross Domestic Prod­uct in Albania. It is one of the main sectors of the Albanian economy, which supports and impacts other important sectors such as tourism, product pro­cessing and exports. In the conditions of the globalization of the economy, the free movement of goods and capital, and multilateral and bilateral agreements for the remov­al of tariff barriers, Albanian agriculture faces the challenges of very strong competition from the countries of the region, EU countries and beyond. In these conditions of strong competition, what can make Albanian agricul­ture survive, is that its products appear not only in the domestic market and those of the region but also in the international markets of goods and prod­ucts. The ambitions of our country for the development of intensive, year-round, coastal and mountain tourism, elite and agrotourism, requires the increase of the quantity, quality and lowest possible prices of agricultural and livestock products, in order to avoid the competition of imported goods that can be traded at lower prices. How should agriculture, farmers, livestock, agricultural and livestock pro­duction be stimulated? Should they be incentivized through exemp­tions from the tax system or should the process of stimulating production through subsidizing the elements of agricultural and livestock production be used more efficiently? The strategy implemented in our country has strengthened tax exemptions for inputs, agricultural and livestock products, farmers’ income, etc. This strat­egy intends to promote the cooperation of agricultural and livestock produc­tion in Agricultural Cooperation Societies by offering minimum tax rates. Considering the great impact that agriculture has on the economy, especial­ly in the tourism sector, we will deal with the tax policies applied in the agri­culture and livestock sector and the effects of tax incentives over the years. The objective is not only to support the farmers and livestock farmers with funds but also to ensure tax relief and stimulate tax treatment for agricul­tural and livestock production, aiming to increase competitiveness not only in the regional market but also in the EU market, without compromising the quality of the product.","PeriodicalId":389229,"journal":{"name":"Sixth International Scientific Conference ITEMA Recent Advances in Information Technology, Tourism, Economics, Management and Agriculture","volume":"130 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115966039","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":"Testing the Weak Form of Efficient Market Hypothesis in Period of the Global Pandemic of 2020 and the Russian Invasion in 2022: Empirical Evidence from XAU, XAG and XPT","authors":"N. Horta, Rui Dias, Paula Heliodoro, Paulo Alexandre, Mariana Chambino","doi":"10.31410/itema.2022.203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31410/itema.2022.203","url":null,"abstract":"This study intends to determine if the events of 2020 and 2022 have had an impact on the efficiency of the commodities markets, in particular the spot prices of gold (XAU), silver (XAG), and platinum (XPT), between Septem­ber 18th, 2017, and September 15th, 2022. The findings of the Rankings and Sig­nals test demonstrate that, during the calm time, the gold, silver, and plati­num markets do not reject the random walk hypothesis, which means that spot prices are independent and identically distributed (i.i.d.), consequently their movements are assumed to be random. Contrarily, the random walk hy­pothesis is rejected during the Stress period in all commodity markets, with variance ratios below unity, suggesting that returns show significant auto­correlation. To support this, the findings of the exponent Detrended Fluctua­tion Analysis (DFA) reveal that silver (XAG) had an antipersistent short mem­ory (α < 0,5), during the Calm period, transitioning to a persistent movement (α > 0,5) during the time of the crisis. While the worldwide financial markets were stable, platinum (XPT) was in a state of equilibrium. This state changed to persistent with the succession of events starting in 2020 (α >0,5). In turn, gold (XAU) reduced its antipersistence (α <0,5) throughout the period of stress in international markets. In conclusion, there is evidence of some dependen­cy in the time series, but this dependence does not appear to be easily exploit­able by investors. These findings have significant implications for gold, silver, and platinum’s roles as investment assets.","PeriodicalId":389229,"journal":{"name":"Sixth International Scientific Conference ITEMA Recent Advances in Information Technology, Tourism, Economics, Management and Agriculture","volume":"80 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116810628","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":"Virtual Reality Experience Marketing (Nissan Sakura Case Study in Vrchat Application)","authors":"Marcin Gurtatowski, Doris Antczak, Natalia Gluza","doi":"10.31410/itema.s.p.2022.97","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31410/itema.s.p.2022.97","url":null,"abstract":"The article aims to analyze the possibility of using virtual reality (VR) technology as an experience marketing tool, enabling the building of ties between the brand and the consumer, based on deep emotions, trans­lating into an increased liking for the company and attachment to its com­mercial offer. The analysis was based on a literature study on social com­munication, marketing communication and VR, as well as a case study of the Nissan Sakura electric car brand in the VRChat application, which was launched in May 2022, simultaneously on the Japanese market and in the Metaverse. The analysis of VR technology, carried out on the example of the VR experience „NISSAN SAKURA Driving Island” in the VRChat application shows that VR meets in practice the assumptions of experience marketing and can potentially be an effective tool for shaping attitudes and behaviors influencing the purchasing decisions of consumers on the automotive mar­ket. Nevertheless, due to the innovative nature of the tool, it does not cur­rently provide the possibility of reaching a mass audience with the market­ing message. The application nature of the work is related to the indication of the conditions, benefits and limitations of the use of VR technology in ac­tivities aimed at shaping attitudes and behaviors, influencing the purchas­ing decisions of consumers in the automotive market. Contrary to the liter­ature in the field of social and marketing communication and the automo­tive market, which is very wide, issues related to VR technology are the area of interest of only a small group of researchers. Given the growing popular­ity of VR technology, knowledge of the possibility of using it to shape atti­tudes and behaviors that influence consumer purchasing decisions in the automotive market may turn out to be valuable both for theoreticians and marketing practitioners.","PeriodicalId":389229,"journal":{"name":"Sixth International Scientific Conference ITEMA Recent Advances in Information Technology, Tourism, Economics, Management and Agriculture","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121832293","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":"Advantages and Disadvantages of Strategic Alliances in International Business","authors":"K. Logožar","doi":"10.31410/itema.2022.195","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31410/itema.2022.195","url":null,"abstract":"The paper studies strategic alliances and their role in interna­tional business. The importance of strategic alliances in the global econo­my has increased. Strategic drivers for interfirm co-operation between alli­ance partners are market growth, cost reduction, reducing risk, and access to knowledge. The author focuses on the advantages and disadvantages of strategic alliances. The challenges of managing international strategic alli­ances are also discussed. Ensuring the success of strategic alliances between international firms is more difficult due to alliance partners’ differences in national, organizational and professional culture. International strategic al­liances are critically important to a firm success and coping with globali­zation, deregulation, and developments in information and transportation technology.","PeriodicalId":389229,"journal":{"name":"Sixth International Scientific Conference ITEMA Recent Advances in Information Technology, Tourism, Economics, Management and Agriculture","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130361847","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 Contribution to Analysis of the Space Productivity in a Seaport","authors":"Deda Đelović","doi":"10.31410/itema.2022.355","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31410/itema.2022.355","url":null,"abstract":"After the general theoretical introduction on port development trends, space productivity is taken into consideration in this paper. As an ob­ject of research is selected open storage area at the Dry Bulk Cargo Terminal in the Port of Bar (Montenegro). Some of the group of basic operational fea­tures of the Dry Bulk Cargo Terminal are taken into consideration. Based on data series on cargo quantities stored within the open storage area at the Dry Bulk Cargo Terminal, from the period from January 2014 to July 2022, related utilization rates are calculated. In that context, the intensity of the influence of different subjects (port terminal operator, exporter/importer, etc.) on port space productivity is analyzed. The principal direction of ac­tions aiming to increase space productivity at the Dry Bulk Cargo Terminal in the Port of Bar (Montenegro) is identified, too.","PeriodicalId":389229,"journal":{"name":"Sixth International Scientific Conference ITEMA Recent Advances in Information Technology, Tourism, Economics, Management and Agriculture","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133479611","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":"Business Power and Mobility to Workplaces in Italian Regions during the First COVID-19 Wave","authors":"Demetrio Panarello, Giorgio Tassinari","doi":"10.31410/itema.2022.181","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31410/itema.2022.181","url":null,"abstract":"The diffusion of the pandemic and the severity of COVID-19-relat­ed measures were very uneven across regions; however, the intensity of the restrictions was not always tightly linked with the strength of the pandem­ic. Economic interests and business power might have played a role in defin­ing political responses at the local level, which are in turn able to shape the intensity of work-related mobility. This article aims at investigating wheth­er regional variations in the stringency of COVID-19-related measures have actual impacts on work-related mobility and whether there is an independ­ent effect of the pressure exerted by unions and businesses, assuming mobil­ity to be governed concurrently by stringency, pandemic intensity, and pres­sure. Through the analysis of original regional-level indicators of stringency and public pressure, we demonstrate that trade unions’ pressure is associat­ed with a decrease in work-related mobility during the first COVID-19 wave in Italy.","PeriodicalId":389229,"journal":{"name":"Sixth International Scientific Conference ITEMA Recent Advances in Information Technology, Tourism, Economics, Management and Agriculture","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123118456","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":"Assessment of the Economic Situation of Post-socialist EU Countries","authors":"Dagmar Petrušová, K. Kráľová, Jana Sochuľáková","doi":"10.31410/itema.2022.173","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31410/itema.2022.173","url":null,"abstract":"The economic development of Slovakia, as well as other former socialist countries, was largely marked by the transition from a centrally planned economy to a market economy. This process was long and difficult. Post-socialist countries were forced to adopt a broad complex of political, social, economic and institutional reforms that made the business environ­ment in the country more attractive and strengthened economic growth. This process of transformation continues and despite progress there is room for further improvement even in the most developed post-socialist coun­tries. In addition, the economy of individual countries, as well as the world economy, is currently significantly affected by the ongoing pandemic, and it has also been negatively affected by the war conflict in Ukraine and the emerging energy crisis. In the article, we will focus on evaluating and comparing the development and economic situation of former socialist countries that have since become members of the European Union. Based on selected macroeconomic indica­tors, we will assess the level of the economy of individual countries. Subse­quently, we will use the ranking method and compile and evaluate the rank­ing of the analyzed countries.","PeriodicalId":389229,"journal":{"name":"Sixth International Scientific Conference ITEMA Recent Advances in Information Technology, Tourism, Economics, Management and Agriculture","volume":"256 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123682713","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":"Framing a Model for Mobile Learning Using Augmented Reality","authors":"Slavica Radosavljević, Vitomir Radosavljević","doi":"10.31410/itema.2022.71","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31410/itema.2022.71","url":null,"abstract":"This paper considers the possibility of creating a framework for mobile learning with elements of augmented reality, intending to better adapt teaching content to students who are in the same or different loca­tions. The framework, in which the use of mobile devices in learning is ob­served, depends on the purpose for which the mobile device is used (for re­search purposes, simulation, etc.), on technical capabilities, and the level of user capabilities. The goal is to achieve a quick and efficient understanding of the learning content, as well as good cooperation from the participants. The sustainable link between AR and HE goals must be established in ac­cordance with the cognitive approach, according to the axioms of the theo­ries related to learning, with the aim of unifying the association of this tech­nology with the teaching–learning process.","PeriodicalId":389229,"journal":{"name":"Sixth International Scientific Conference ITEMA Recent Advances in Information Technology, Tourism, Economics, Management and Agriculture","volume":"217 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116058518","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":"Usage of E-platforms Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Zoom in Education","authors":"Anton Vorina, Nikolina Vrcelj, Vuk Bevanda","doi":"10.31410/itema.2022.63","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31410/itema.2022.63","url":null,"abstract":"The crisis caused by COVID-19 has forced educational institu­tions to use electronics for educational purposes and thus to digitize the entire process of lectures as well as exams and other school activities. Dis­tance learning is, of course, welcome at a time when it is necessary to lim­it oneself socially as much as possible to help curb the spread of infections. But everything has both good and bad sides and e-learning is no exception. Rapid changes in this area required even faster adaptation by teachers, pro­fessors, or lecturers, as well as pupils and students. The latter, already born in the age of electronics and accustomed to drastic innovations in this field, probably had fewer problems with this. The purpose of the research is to identify the advantages and disadvantages of e-learning observed by users. The research will be limited to three of the most widespread e-meeting pro­grams. These are Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Zoom. Assuming that these are the three most used programs, the satisfaction of the users of these programs is also an important issue in the research.","PeriodicalId":389229,"journal":{"name":"Sixth International Scientific Conference ITEMA Recent Advances in Information Technology, Tourism, Economics, Management and Agriculture","volume":"259 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122925169","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":"Effect of the 4th Industrial Revolution on Employability – Case of Albania","authors":"Milena Shehu, Areti Stringa","doi":"10.31410/itema.2022.273","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31410/itema.2022.273","url":null,"abstract":"The labor markets are undergoing significant changes as a result of the fourth industrial revolution’s implementation in every sphere of the economy. One easy image may come to mind when you hear the term “dig­ital economy”: a robot employee, designed to perform specified tasks auto­matically. In any case, digitalizing employability entails more than just ap­plying AI codes; it also entails raising performance standards, emphasizing soft skills among workers, eliminating low – and middle-level roles, and in­creasing demand for highly qualified workers. Albania has made significant strides toward economic digitalization. Nu­merous businesses, especially large ones, are spending money to advance the technologies they work with. Technological developments at the macro­economic and sectoral levels are fundamentally changing the work market and employability in our country, having a significant impact on both em­ployers and employability.","PeriodicalId":389229,"journal":{"name":"Sixth International Scientific Conference ITEMA Recent Advances in Information Technology, Tourism, Economics, Management and Agriculture","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121057657","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}