Academic Articles & Research Papers

Drug situation and drug combating in China: trends and opportunities to strengthen international cooperation by the example of the SCO

In recent years, the drug situation in China has generally stabilized, and according to official Chinese statistics, the number of drug addicts is reducing. However, China remains one of the key sources of synthetic drugs and precursors to ...

An Assessment of Group Lending Challenges Facing Microfinance Institutions in Mwanza, Tanzania

The purpose of this study is to thoroughly evaluate the difficulties Tanzanian microfinance institutions (MFIs) encountered when putting group lending concepts into practice. It specifically aims to pinpoint the main obstacles associated wi...

Quantifying the Overlap between Cadastral and Visual Boundaries: A Case Study from Vanuatu

Cadastres are argued as an essential tool to support land tenure security. Low cadastral coverage in developing countries creates a driver for innovative methods to expedite the mapping processes. As a human construct, the morphology of par...

Pengembangan Ketahanan Pangan Melalui Pemberdayaan Masyarakat di Kawasan Rawan Konflik Timika Papua

Conflict handling in Papua so far is more often done with the repressive approach. The impact of conflict level is not decreasing, even international rejection is increasing. For that reason, a more humanistic approach is needed, including ...

Tripartite Linear Relationships Among Job Satisfaction, Organisational Commitment, and Organisational Citizenship Behaviour in Non-Western Settings: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression Analysis

There is substantial evidence indicating a positive linear relationship among job satisfaction (JS), organisational commitment (OC), and organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB), with OC often serving as a mediating variable. The interact...

Toward a perspective of cultural friction in international business

THE THEORY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

International business has existed as a distinct field of study for the past three decades, but it does not have a widely accepted explanatory theory on which to base its uniqueness as a discipline. David Ricardo's theory of comparative adv...

Language in International Business: A Review and Agenda for Future Research

A fast growing number of studies demonstrates that language diversity influences almost all management decisions in modern multinational corporations. Whereas no doubt remains about the practical importance of language, the empirical invest...

Multi-label Patent Classification Based on Text and Historical Data

Patent classification,which is used to assign multiple international patent classification(IPC) codes to a given paten,is a very important task int the field of patent data mining.In recent years,many studies on this task focus on mining pa...

Disintegration of the World Trade System: Reasons and Consequences

The article presents the study results of the world trade stagnation issues associated with the WTO systemic crisis. The aim of the article is to summarize the main reasons for the world trade system disintegration and to identify feasible ...

An Investigation into the Effect of Knowledge Management on Employee Retention in the Telecom Sector

Employees in the telecom sector are knowledge workers and, thus, managers, HR professionals, and policymakers in the industry need to retain them through knowledge management policies. It is against this premise that this study investigated...

Can Ricardian Model Really Explain Trade?

This paper aims to analyse the international trade in the real world by applying the Ricardian trade theory. In doing this, simple comparative advantage assumptions are used to examine trading of palm oil and rice between Malaysia and Vietn...

Audience and Algorithm: A Causal Layered Analysis of the Future of “Autonomy”

Extended AbstractPurpose and Research ProblemIn the digital age, the relationship between audiences and algorithms has become a defining arena of cultural negotiation and epistemic transformation. This study explores the futures of autonomy...

Criminal Victimization and Legal Challenges of Migrants in Developed Countries: A Critical Analysis

This article examines migrant victimization as a structural outcome of migration governance systems in developed countries. This study demonstrates that variations in enforcement intensity, labor-market segmentation, and procedural safeguar...

Complex T-Spherical Fuzzy Relations With Their Applications in Economic Relationships and International Trades

Uncertainty is the unavoidable part of the life. In almost all circumstances, we regularly find ourselves in a state of uncertainty. Several reasons can lead to uncertainty, such as randomness, vagueness and rough knowledge. Fuzzy set (FS) ...

Coronavirus and international business: An entrepreneurial ecosystem perspective

Abstract Covid‐19 (Coronavirus) is a health pandemic that has significantly affected the global economy and fundamentally changed society. The impacts of coronavirus are most apparent at the international business level due to the restricti...

POST-PROFIT STRATEGY: REDESIGNING ROLES OF MARKETING AS A PILLAR IN SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN BALI

The desire to turn Bali into a sustainable tourist destination has been getting stronger lately. This is important for the sustainability of Bali tourism and also supports the UN's 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda. However, ...

Model Komunikasi Manajemen Konflik Perkawinan Campuran (Studi Kasus pada Pasangan Suami Istri Berbeda Kewarganegaraan)

This research was motivated by the phenomenon that is currently occuring in todays Indonesian society that is marriage across the nation. The purpose of this study were: 1) To understand the conflicts that occur within mixed marriage. 2) An...

Synergistic Effects and Kinetic Analysis in Co-Pyrolysis of Peanut Shells and Polypropylene

The impact of COVID-19 has boosted growth in the takeaway and medical industries but has also generated a large amount of plastic waste. Peanut shells (PS) are produced in large quantities and are challenging to recycle in China. Co-pyrolys...

Digital User Involvement in a Multi-Context Living Lab Environment

This article provides new knowledge on the long-term use and value of a digital user involvement tool as a part of a living lab particularly in ICT, health and public service development contexts. Research has been carried out within the au...