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Sustainable Business Communication Management – are Negative Messages to be Avoided or just Communicated Properly? 可持续的商业沟通管理——负面信息是要避免还是要正确沟通?

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Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems Pub Date : 2022-10-31 DOI: 10.7906/indecs.20.5.1

Ana Globočnik Žunac, Petra Tišler, V. Sesar

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The Evolution of Kaufland Communication Strategy in Romania during the Pandemic 大流行期间罗马尼亚考夫兰传播战略的演变

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Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems Pub Date : 2022-10-31 DOI: 10.7906/indecs.20.5.4

Madalina Moraru

{"title":"The Evolution of Kaufland Communication Strategy in Romania during the Pandemic","authors":"Madalina Moraru","doi":"10.7906/indecs.20.5.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7906/indecs.20.5.4","url":null,"abstract":"Retailers strove to find a way to better communicate with consumers between 2020 and 2021. The pandemic raised some walls against their struggles because of people ’ s fear, distrust, and new demands. In the first stage of this unusual lifestyle, buyers looked for new manners of living and even surviving. Then, they tried to adapt to unexpected opportunities to alleviate their daily existence. This study aims to analyse the evolution of Kaufland communication in terms of strategy between March 16, 2020, and December 2021. We wanted to find out how a specific retailer organized its communication in Romania during the pandemic, because taking into consideration that Kaufland is quite successful in the local market, meets most clients ’ demands, whose opinion about their products is usually positive. Concerning research methods, we conducted a multimodal discourse analysis focused on online ads delivered on Instagram, investigating them at the extralinguistic and linguistic levels. The study aimed to compare the lockdown and the post-lockdown Instagram campaigns to reveal such issues: global and local aspects, the balance between the rational and emotional approach of the retailer, tone of voice, and even main topics. Our purpose consisted in comparing the first pandemic year with the second one when consumers started learning how to deal with this new challenge in their life. The research outcomes confirmed that Kaufland re-considered its position in the Romanian virtual community, helping people to better cope with unexpected hardships in their lives by using corporate social responsibility communication strategies and an emotional approach in most advertising campaigns.","PeriodicalId":54126,"journal":{"name":"Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88111564","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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Earnings Management and Dividend Payments during the Covid-19 Pandemic Covid-19大流行期间的盈余管理和股息支付

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Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems Pub Date : 2022-10-31 DOI: 10.7906/indecs.20.5.6

Ivica Filipović, M. Bartulović, T. Susak

{"title":"Earnings Management and Dividend Payments during the Covid-19 Pandemic","authors":"Ivica Filipović, M. Bartulović, T. Susak","doi":"10.7906/indecs.20.5.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7906/indecs.20.5.6","url":null,"abstract":"The recent outbreak of coronavirus has caused the worst global economic crisis in the last few decades. A substantial number of companies have experienced severe economic difficulties and were tempted to adjust their financial figures in order to reach certain business thresholds. Maintaining an existing level of dividend payments is a powerful incentive to engage in such activities. The aim of this article was to estimate the effect of the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the relationship between the estimated level of earnings management and dividend payments made by companies. Research models were estimated using panel analysis. The Modified Jones model was utilized to assess the level of earnings management. A total of 56 companies listed on the Zagreb Stock Exchange in the Republic of Croatia with their financial data from 2015 to 2020 were included in the research sample. Unlike in the case of absolute and income-decreasing discretionary accruals, results indicated that the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic positively affected the relationship between earnings management and dividend payments in the case of income-increasing accruals regarding companies that made regular dividend payments. In conclusion, the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic was an additional incentive for certain companies to perform income-increasing earnings management to reach the desired level of dividend payments. [ FROM AUTHOR]","PeriodicalId":54126,"journal":{"name":"Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80790590","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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Effect of Management’s Competencies and Digital Skills on Digital Business Model Maturity for SMEs 管理胜任力和数字技能对中小企业数字商业模式成熟度的影响

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Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems Pub Date : 2022-10-31 DOI: 10.7906/indecs.20.5.2

Helena Zentner, M. Spremić, R. Zentner

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Words Matter: School Leaders’ Language in the Covid-19 Pandemic 词语很重要:新冠疫情期间学校领导的语言

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Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems Pub Date : 2022-10-31 DOI: 10.7906/indecs.20.5.3

M. Vaneva, M. Bojadjiev

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Systematization of Antecedents and Effects of Workplace Incivility 工作场所不文明行为的前因和影响的系统化

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Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems Pub Date : 2022-10-31 DOI: 10.7906/indecs.20.5.5

Sanda Rašić Rašić Jelavić

{"title":"Systematization of Antecedents and Effects of Workplace Incivility","authors":"Sanda Rašić Rašić Jelavić","doi":"10.7906/indecs.20.5.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7906/indecs.20.5.5","url":null,"abstract":"Based on the literature review, the article presents the systematization of antecedents and effects of workplace incivility. Variables contributing to deviant workplace behaviour (antecedents) are placed within three categories: dispositional, behavioural, and contextual. Dispositional antecedents, which include characteristics of targets (certain demographic characteristics and personality traits) and characteristics of instigators (position and power, attributes, attitudes, and certain personality traits), are presented. After that, behavioural antecedents of targets (such as counterproductive work behaviour, annoying or provocative behaviour, etc.) and instigators (inappropriate conflict management style, “workaholism”, response to negative emotions, etc.) are stated. Furtherly, contextual antecedents that are divided into organizationally-based (organizational change and downsizing, hierarchy and autocracy, lack of organizational justice, inadequate organizational culture and climate, certain negative aspects of e-communication, etc.), and work-based antecedents (job design issues, inappropriate working conditions, performance pressure, etc.) are explained at the end. Finally, negative consequences of workplace incivility on employees and the organization are presented. The article ends with the concluding remarks, the implication of the research, and suggestions for future studies.","PeriodicalId":54126,"journal":{"name":"Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84034108","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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Smart Internet of Things Modular Micro Grow Room Architecture 智能物联网模块化微种植房架构

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Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems Pub Date : 2022-08-31 DOI: 10.7906/indecs.20.4.11

Igor Tomičić, Petra Grd, A. Bernik

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What kind of mo(ve)ment is Fridays for Future? Motivation, success perception and climate action framing in Fridays for Future Croatia 星期五对未来来说是什么时间?动机，成功观念和气候行动框架在未来克罗地亚周五

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Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems Pub Date : 2022-08-31 DOI: 10.7906/indecs.20.4.1

Vladimir Ivanović, J. Puđak, Tijana Trako Poljak

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Impact of Service Learning on Social Entrepreneurship and Youth Employment in Croatia 服务学习对克罗地亚社会企业家精神和青年就业的影响

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Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems Pub Date : 2022-08-31 DOI: 10.7906/indecs.20.4.2

D. A. Jelinčić, Danijel Baturina, S. Franić

{"title":"Impact of Service Learning on Social\u0000 Entrepreneurship and Youth Employment in Croatia","authors":"D. A. Jelinčić, Danijel Baturina, S. Franić","doi":"10.7906/indecs.20.4.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7906/indecs.20.4.2","url":null,"abstract":"Youth employment in Europe as well as in Croatia presents to be a substantial issue. Service learning fosters a strong relationship with community engagement offering hands-on experience. In this way, it may potentially prepare graduates from higher education institutions for an easier transition into the labor market. As to be able to address the question of whether service learning influences youth employment in Croatia, a study was conducted on 291 participants. The purpose of the research was to strengthen the links between service learning and youth employment in (social) enterprises. Methods applied two separate surveys, covering the topic of service learning and social entrepreneurship and youth, and the research was conducted from February to August 2021. The main findings point to the partial influence of service learning on youth employment in Croatia. Although it provides community engagement by introducing some hands-on experience, these skills and knowledge are still insufficient for the graduates’ competitiveness on the labor market. In order to increase the impact of service learning on youth employment in Croatia, some service learning-related enhancements are proposed but, more importantly, reforms are needed in the (higher) education system in general as well as in the strategic framework on the social entrepreneurship.","PeriodicalId":54126,"journal":{"name":"Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90076758","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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Prognostication of Unseen Objects using Zero-Shot Learning with a Complete Case Analysis 基于零射击学习的未知物体预测与完整案例分析

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Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems Pub Date : 2022-08-31 DOI: 10.7906/indecs.20.4.10

S. Chakravarthy, Jatin V. R. Arutla

{"title":"Prognostication of Unseen Objects using\u0000 Zero-Shot Learning with a Complete Case Analysis","authors":"S. Chakravarthy, Jatin V. R. Arutla","doi":"10.7906/indecs.20.4.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7906/indecs.20.4.10","url":null,"abstract":"Generally, for a machine learning model to perform well, the data instances on which the model is being trained have to be relevant to the use case. In the case of relevant samples not being available, Zero-shot learning can be used to perform classification tasks. Zero-shot learning is the process of solving a problem when there are no examples of that problem in the phase of training. It lets us classify target classes on which the deep learning model has not been trained. In this article, Zero-shot learning is used to classify food dish classes through an object recognition model. First, the data is collected from Google Images and Kaggle. The image attributes are then extracted using a VGG16 model. The image attributes belonging to the training categories are then used to train a custom-built deep learning model. Various hypermeters of the model are tuned and the results are analyzed in order to get the best possible performance. The image attributes extracted from the zero-shot learning categories are used to test the model after the training process is completed. The predictions are made by comparing the vectors of the target class with the training classes in the Word2Vec space. The metric used to evaluate the model is Top-5 accuracy which indicates whether the expected result is present in the predictions. A Top-5 accuracy of 92% is achieved by implementing zero-shot learning for the classification of unseen food dish images.","PeriodicalId":54126,"journal":{"name":"Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88709717","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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