Abstract This research develops a neural machine translation system for converting ancient Old Assyrian cuneiform business records into modern English, addressing a long standing challenge in digital humanities and historical linguistics. Using a large corpus of annotated cuneiform texts, the study applies Transformer based sequence to sequence models to learn linguistic patterns in ancient commercial documentation. The system is evaluated using standard translation quality metrics and qualitative linguistic analysis. Results show that modern deep learning approaches can significantly improve the accessibility and interpretation of ancient texts, enabling historians, linguists, and archaeologists to analyze early economic systems more efficiently and at scale.
Стаття присвячена проблемам цифрового розвитку транспортної сфери, в тому числі залізничного транспорту, як необхідної умови його розвитку в умовах динамічного розвитку економічного середовища. Розглянуто основні цифрові рішення на транспорті, які активно впроваджуються в галузі. Зазначено, що наявність автоматичних пристроїв управління, контролю та передачі даних, пов'язаних з інформаційними обчислювальними центрами залізниць, пароплавств, підприємств автотранспорту, дозволяє розробляти оптимальні оперативні плани що забезпечення ефективності перевізного процесу. Обґрунтовано доцільність розробки ІТ-вузла, як складової інформаційного оновлення залізничного транспорту. Окреслено основні його переваги у забезпеченні цифрового розвитку залізничного транспорту та при взаємодії з іншими видами транспорту.
Economics as a science, Business records management
Employers are demanding ever higher levels of training. Higher level
qualifications offer the possibility of accessing those opportunities that appear on the
labor market. Changes are occurring in all areas of social life. As a consequence of
these changes, education is becoming more and more important. Employment rates can
be increased by applying flexible learning pathways. Technological changes occur in
economic systems, which are based on the updating of skills, abilities and knowledge.
Both pre-university education, and especially higher education, have in mind the
development of skills and competences. Sustainable development can be achieved
through quality education. Through the analysis carried out, the statistical data related
to students enrolled in pre-university education, as well as to people who have a
tertiary level of education, are highlighted. The comparative analysis gives us a picture
of the evolution of these educational indicators.
Economics as a science, Business records management
N. V. Lagodiienko , I. O. Shapovalova , Serhiy Rybalko
У статті охарактеризовано роль інновацій в підвищенні конкурентоспроможності підприємств переробної промисловості АПК в Україні. Визначено, що реалізація ключових напрямів інноваційної діяльності підприємств переробної промисловості АПК потребує створення ефективної системи фінансового забезпечення та залучення значних обсягів фінансових ресурсів як із внутрішніх, так і зовнішніх джерел. Розглянуто динаміку обсягів та структури фінансування інноваційної діяльності переробних підприємств АПК. Проаналізовано переваги та обмеження основних джерел фінансового забезпечення інноваційної діяльності в контексті забезпечення конкурентних переваг підприємств. Обґрунтовано можливості розширення можливостей фінансування інновацій через активізацію використання нетрадиційних джерел фінансових ресурсів. З метою забезпечення конкурентоспроможності переробних підприємств АПК обґрунтовано необхідність дотримання ними основних принципів формування системи фінансування інноваційної діяльності: пріоритетності, плановості, безперервності, множинності, результативності, адаптивності та цільового використання ресурсів.
Economics as a science, Business records management
Abumalloh, Rabab Ali, Alghamdi, Azzah Ibrahim, Azzam, Nedaa
et al.
COVID -19 pandemic has a huge global impact on education over the world. Many countries decided to close universities, colleges, and schools to limit the spread of this disease. Almost 91% of students worldwide have shifted to online education. Educational institutions have struggled to provide their students with suitable online learning and assessment tools. As a new experience for both teachers and students, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University has set new online academic services to make it possible and easy for students to get the help they need and to overcome the new obstacles they are facing. The purpose of this study is to gain a deeper understanding of student satisfaction with their academic advising in light of the new emerging situation. Additionally, direc-tions were presented for the academic advising section members to allow them to manage the unit appropriately. To achieve that, students were clustered regarding their level of satisfaction with the provided services. Students’ answers were collected through an online questionnaire and the data were analyzed and segmented using the k-mean clustering technique. Regarding results, recommendations for improvements were suggested and action plans were prepared.
Constantin Marius PROFIROIU, Cristian VLAD, Keita SUGIYAMA
et al.
The early 2000s brought over an intrinsic change in the way businesses operate.
Many organizations experienced a fundamental transformation in the way people connect,
work and co-create value for the business and the wider scope of stakeholders. This
transformation was supported by the rapid development and implementation of
collaborative technology, as well as by a major metamorphosis of working styles: remote
work (tele-work), alternative employment, dual carriers (double employment) and many
others. Corporate Japan has also experienced a major shift from the traditional physical
office-based, life-time employment to a wide variety of working agreements and
collaboration styles. This paper analyzes how digital technology has eased cross-divisional
collaboration and value co-creation at NTT Communications, a subsidiary of Nippon
Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) Corporation, the largest telecommunications company in
Japan.
Economics as a science, Business records management
The growing increase of commercial banks has raised some concerns about customer switching especially for well-known and old banks. Among these banks, Mellat bank has a history of 38 years and a capital of 50 trillion. The problem of customer switching may result in decreased loyalty of its customers and their increased tendency for other banks. The present research focuses on the switching barriers and their impacts on the loyalty of Mellat bank customers in Tehran. It is a functional study based on description and correlation. The population of the study consists of all the customers of Mellat banks inTehran who have at least once used the services of this bank. According to the Cochran equation, the sample size was determined to be 385. The sampling method was clustering. A designed questionnaire was distributed among 480 customers of different branches of the bank in Tehran. The model fitness and the study hypotheses were dealt with by modelling structural equilibriums. The results showed the significant effects of different variables related to switching barriers (i.e. Switching Cost, Availability and Attractiveness of Alternatives, Social Benefits, Confidence Benefits and Special Treatment) on the customers’ loyalty to Mellat Banks of Tehran.
This paper attempts to find out various facets of work-life balance (WLB) contribution and relationships with the employees’ working in dairy company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The study considers 131 employees selected randomly from the Nadec dairy company. Work-life balance Scale developed and standardized by Pareek et al. (2011) [Pareek, U., Purohit, S., & Joshi, A. (2011). Training instruments in HRD and OD. New Del-hi: Tata McGraw- Hills Publishing Company Limited. 287-289.] was used to gather the information from the respondents. Both de-scriptive and inferential statistics are been used to analyze the data. The most prominent findings of the result are: (i) all the facets of work-life balance have positive relationships with each other ex-cept teamwork; (ii) married are scored high in terms of mean on time management and teamwork which statistically indicates an existence of significant difference in contrast to their counterparts and (iii) social needs a component of work-life balance appears as one of the most powerful pre-dictors of personal needs within the employees’ working in the dairy company. The current investigation is an eye-opener for HR professional in the Kingdom to design and implement the certain mechanism to improve the work-life balance of the employees to achieve the Saudi Vision 2030.
The study aimed to identify the impact of Accounting Information Systems (AIS) reliability on enhancing the requirements of planning process at Jordanian Commercial Banks, and in order to achieve the objectives of the study the researcher implemented the descriptive analytical approach by reviewing the literature related to AIS and planning process requirements. Researcher also designed a questionnaire to target the executive managers, financial managers, and departments' heads at the (13) Jordanian commercial banks, where (145) questionnaires were distributed, recovered (122), and (118) of those were found to be valid for analysis. The study used the SPSS and the Multiple Regression test to reach the objectives of the study and test its hypotheses. The results indicate a major impact of AIS reliability on fostering the planning process requirements at the Jordanian commercial banks, and recommended the need of managements to focus on AIS to assist for the development of plans and policies related to the various activities, which may be practiced by management.
Purpose This study aims to find out how the e-records management subject has been researched and tackled by researchers in the Eastern and Southern African Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (ESARBICA). Design/methodology/approach This research paper applied a bibliometric survey, where a quantitative survey of the literature pertaining to the study of e-records management in the ESARBICA region, covering the period from 2000 to 2016, was conducted applying bibliometric methods. The survey aimed at providing descriptive data that cast a spotlight on the features and development of the e-records management base literature in the ESARBICA region. Findings The research data display a lamentable outlook in the contribution to the electronic records management body of knowledge from the ESARBICA region. Few research articles from professionals in the records and archives management are being published. These figures call for increased investments in electronic records management research by institutions in ESARBICA, as management of electronic content has become the centre of political and socio-economic development. Follow-up studies need to be done to counter limitations placed on this research paper. The findings show that there is under production of research publications in the ESARBICA region. The region only contributed 2 per cent of the total world output in the period under review and in the study of electronic records management from journals indexed by Scopus. Research limitations/implications A bibliometric study places researchers at the mercy of analysing incomplete information due to limitations of resources. The variance in use of terminology (key words) by authors in published research articles may entail some being left out in an analysis of articles the same subject matter. As much as due diligence was placed on using Boolean search methods to counter such limitations they are unavoidable. An interpretation of bibliometric or citation analysis research is subjective as some analysts may label results incomplete or unreliable; hence, this paper finds itself in the same predicament. Inability to access the Thompson Reuters Web of Science database left the authors with Scopus as the only option, as Google Scholar was overlooked due to difficulties of having to rely on third-party software for analysing its indexed content that are mostly inaccurate and or ambiguous. Practical implications The findings of this study help uncover areas in e-records management, which have been researched over the years, and identify the prominent e-records management researchers in the ESARBICA region. Originality/value A number of bibliometric studies have been conducted; however, none has been conducted to establish e-records management research trends in the ESRABICA region.
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kondisi lingkungan internal dan eksternal melalui analisis Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat (SWOT) di UMN Al Washliyah Medan. Jenis penelitian adalah penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Faktor Kekuatan yang dimiliki oleh UMN Al Washliyah yaitu : 1) Sumber daya manusia yaitu 241 dosen memiliki latar belakang pendidikan S2, hal ini membuktikan bahwa dosen di lingkungan UMN Al Washliyah mencukupi syarat berdirinya sebuah Universitas. 2) Lahan yang cukup menampung seluruh mahasiswa yang ada. 3) Fasilitas gedung perkuliahan, perpustakaan yang permanen serta laboratorium yang representatif. 4) Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat (LPPM) yang sudah berada pada cluster Madya. Faktor Kelemahan, yaitu : 1) Beberapa tenaga administrasi belum sarjana (S1), 2) Kurangnya mahasiswa yang aktif di bidang kreativitas dan kesenian di lingkungan kampus 3) Minimnya peralatan laboratorium serta kurangnya koleksi buku bacaan untuk referensi mahasiswa. 4) Kurangnya minat dosen melanjutkan kuliah ke jenjang S3. Faktor Peluang, yaitu : 1) Adanya dukungan positif dari Pengurus Besar Al Jam’iyatul Washliyah Jakarta untuk menyediaan lahan perluasan kampus. 2) Dukungan moril masyarakat Sumatera Utara untuk kemajuan UMN Al Washliyah. 3) Adanya kepercayaan dari pemerintah, masyarakat dan dunia usaha terhadap UMN Al Washliyah dalam menghasilkan SDM berkualitas. Faktor Tantangan, yaitu : 1) Keterlibatan masyarakat luas dalam pendanaan, menuntut keterbukaan manajemen keuangan dan mutu kinerja yang menunjukkan keberhasilan. 2) Sulitnya untuk membangun fakultas baru dan program studi baru. 3) Peningkatan biaya pendidikan dapat menggeser kedudukan masyarakat berpenghasilan rendah.
The purpose of this descriptive–survey study is to determine the effect of psychological empowerment of employees on organizational learning based on Huber model. The study selects a sample of 54 people randomly from 499 regular employees of a Gas distribution firm located in province of Lorestan, Iran. For collecting data, two questionnaires of Huber organizational learning and psychological empowerment based on Spreitzer (1995) model [Spreitzer, G. M. (1995). Psychological empowerment in the workplace: Dimensions, measurement, and validation. Academy of management Journal, 38(5), 1442-1465.] are used. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of organizational and psychological empowerment questionnaires are 0.706 and 0.92, respectively. SPSS software and linear regression test, binomial test, Pearson correlation test, and Friedman tests are used to analyze data and examine the hypotheses. The results of the data analysis show that psychological empowerment of employees could influence on organizational learning aspects in organization, significantly.
This paper presents an empirical investigation to rank different factors influencing on maintenance strategies on Iranian oil terminals’ company. The study determines four main factors, production quality, reliability, cost and safety. Using fuzzy analytical process, the study determines various factors associated with each main factor and ranks them by performing pair-wise comparisons. The results indicate that reliability ranks first (0.255), followed by production quality (0.252), cost (0.25) and safety (0.244). In terms of reliability, the best utilization of resources is number one priority followed by increase access to maintenance tools, reduction in production interruption are among the most important issues. In terms of production quality, reduction in system failure as well as reworks is the most important factors followed by customer satisfaction and defects. In terms of cost items, ease of access to accessories and consulting are important factors followed by necessary software, hardware and training programs. Finally, in terms of safety factors, external, internal and employee services are the most important issues, which are needed to be considered.
Syed Fida Hussain Shah, Tahira Nazir, Khalid Zaman
This study focuses on the importance of growth models, growth strategies, role of knowledge management system in the formulation of effective strategy for the enterprises following growth. Choice of an appropriate growth strategy is at the heart of any successful entrepreneurial venture. Selection of a strategy may be effective for one entrepreneur while it is not for other. Choice of Growth Strategy depends on various different factors, organisational context and environment which may vary from enterprise to enterprise. Resource based view is very important consideration for the entrepreneurs on the path of growth. Evaluation of all kind of resources helps them to grow their enterprises successfully. Selection of an appropriate growth strategy allows the entrepreneurs in overcoming growth challenges and avoiding the growth reversals and setbacks.
An increasing number of open source projects over the past decade have found their way to the health sector, particularly in developing countries.Some of the more than 1,500 applications which have already been published in the public domain were particularly successful, others died a quiet death. FOSS means more than free software: for many projects it also involves a completely new approach to novel software development methods to be embedded in even new business models. Since a few years, open source applications became available for the full management of medical records and some of them have grown into complete integrated hospital information management systems. This article tries to give an overview of important potential advantages, disadvantages and challenges for medical FOSS applications with special interest in the electronic medical record.
Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) is an instrumental institution used for specific purposes by firms. The SPV is useful for tax planning, risk management, project financing and company restructuring. SPVs have benefits for economy and business, and involve usually large size of projects that vary from about US$100 to US$500 million per project. However, SPVs have also some bad records. Huge business, finance, and accounting scandals involve the use of SPVs. The drawbacks of SPVs are due to lack of regulatory measures relating the application of SPVs, so that SPVs are used for hiding identities, debts and hiding non-productive assets. SPVs are used to deceive investors so that they can not judge the value and risks of the firms and investments correctly.
The huge financial and accounting scandals such as Enron involved the use of SPVs for not reporting or undervaluing debt and overvaluing net worth. In Indonesia, there are some transactions that are under public scrutiny that use SPVs, such as the sales of the government stocks of BCA Bank, and PT Indosat. There are also many successful and beneficial uses of SPVs in Indonesia as well, such as those in energy development, oil refinery, and telecommunication projects.
These days, there is a tight competition among business units and all production units or service businesses attempt to use different techniques to increase their market shares. In such environment, customer normally says the last word, in fact, customer plays an important role and in many organizations, it is considered as part of their assets. The purpose of this paper is to propose a hybrid method to detect important criteria using Kano three-dimensional method and prioritize them using analytical hierarchy process. We implement the proposed model of this paper for one of Iranian banks called Bank Melli Iran. The study determines 25 different attributes, categorizes them in three different groups based on Kano model, and ranks them in terms of customers and employees' perspective. The results of the survey indicate that customer and employees mostly have similar views since there are 21 common attributes between them. However, the priorities of these 21 items are often different in terms of two groups of employees and customers.
Today, organization cannot firmly survive without having a broad captive market. Rather, through value creation for customers and achieve their loyalty, we can maintain and increase the existing market share. Providing a specific product or service requires modern ideas and approaches to be applied in organizations. Resource limitations prevent organizations from being the best on all value creation contexts; so they must focus on some range of customer-centric values regarding the given customer groups; because customer needs will change as time goes by and it requires different kinds of values to be taken into consideration. In this research, organizational value creation effects on customer loyalty is studied by more recent and complete customer value model designed by Flint et al. (2010) [Flint et al. (2010). Customer value anticipation, customer satisfaction and loyalty: An empirical examination. Industrial Marketing Management, 40, 219-230]. In this regard, some questionnaires are distributed among a statistical population including 90 customers of Tehran Food Industries. Results show that organizational value creation affects on customer loyalty. Among effective factors, product quality has the most effects on organizational value creation following by product price, marketing and after-sales services.