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The goal of the study consisted in describing the working conditions of the target group of Ukrainians living in the Czech Republic and in finding connections to their health condition. The questionnaire investigation was carried out with 237 Ukrainians in 2013–2014. The results show that the target group of migrants is exposed to adverse working conditions. Methods: The study implemented a questionnaire investigation (201 questions) in form of controlled selection. The collected data were statistically processe...

Generally, the principles of conflict of laws provide guidelines to determine whether a court of the forum jurisdiction will apply its law or the laws of another interested party to a dispute. This inquiry often requires a court to make a choice that may be affected by public policy considerations of the forum jurisdiction. Conflict of laws principles, moreover, may extend to many aspects of a case, such as judicial jurisdiction. We discuss the law and economics of conflict of laws and choice of law. Hence, four q...

Information and communication technologies now provide a wide range of opportunities for improvement of the educational process, but the constant evolution of information and communications technology, including its implementation in education, places new demands on teachers who have to be prepared to work with modern didactic tools and technologies, and at the same time create appropriate educational materials for such tuition. That is why new demands are placed on the teacher in this modern teaching paradigm and...

The goal of this study is to determine the effectiveness of different erasers in performing dry cleaning on unvarnished monochrome samples (painted with acrylics, oils, alkyd oils and gouache). These samples are representative of the problem with modern monochrome works lacking any protective film that might prevent dirt from entering the paint surface--they require careful cleaning procedures taking into consideration the painting materials used, which in many cases are sensitive to certain solvents. For this rea...

Background: The article explores a consumer complaint against the banking sector as a tool for empowering consumers, using Polish Financial Ombudsman information as a case study. Methods: The article consists of three parts, the first of which provides an insight into the describing of complaints in the financial markets, the second one reviews regulations concerning complaint proceedings, and the third one provides numerical illustrating of the trends in complaints against banking sector in Poland. The paper conc...

Background: Intensive, gradual world economic globalization processes are giving rise to ever more stringent objective factors for the successful functioning of all the structural systems of the international market including the locus of the formation of consumer demand. From this angle, the issue of establishing and managing consumer preferences on the part of marketing technologies in our opinion is going out of date to a certain degree. The primary consumer consciousness development vectors of the Y generation...

Consumers increasingly use social media for a variety of consumption-related tasks such as complaining about a brand or sharing purchase experiences. Social media growth represents an opportunity for business based on information sharing, but also complicates the work of marketing managers who need to be ready to deal with current issues in this field. In recent years, conventional means of communication have become increasingly ineffective, and have begun to give way to more innovative communication tools due, to...

Artistic marketing in Romania represents an increasingly discussed subject within the institutions providing cultural activities such as festivals on national and regional level. There is a wide range of cultural festivals, which encompasses refined opera festivals and folk festivals, including music, theatre, dance, film, literature, arts and crafts. The purpose of organizing festivals varies from entertainment to cultural and educational goals and furthermore to bringing together diverse communities, or even for...

This paper presents selected examples of interaction between East orthodox icon and West gothic architecture built after World War II period in Poland. It shows the process of evolution of traditional iconography conventions. It covers problems in art as well as new essential ideological aspects of symbolical and liturgical nature.

Graduate studies at universities are conducted not only in theoretical research but also in order to find solutions to the needs of the sector. With this study, it is aimed to investigate the studies made about career by content analysis method. This study aimed at investigating master and doctoral dissertations on human resources management published between 2000 and 2017 at Turkish universities by content analysis. Totally 113 dissertations are included in the analysis. The dissertations are examined according t...

New technologies play a key role in the development of every sphere of the modern world, especially speaking of such technologies as robotics. Robots have the potential to be the next effective add-on to traditional education. The tangibility of robots and the excitement they bring into the classroom environment is considered conducive for learning. New training tools, mainly based on the use of information technologies, have appeared in the last 20 years, and the development continues, renewing the variety of edu...

In recent years large Russian companies persistently face significant demand of the society to provide it with extensive information on their activities which, in particular, should include reporting on corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues. In previous studies, we have identified the correlation between corporate social policy of a large enterprise and the level of social pollution caused by the entityВ’s activities in the territory of its location, and hence the level of labor resources' well-being. The r...

The lexical-semantic group of nouns with the metaphorical meaning of quantity in English and Russian is characterized in the article from the viewpoint of connotational markedness. The study uses the method of dictionary definitions, the method of continuous sampling, the method of componential analysis, the method of contrastive analysis, the descriptive method. Relying on the analysis the author identifies that the studied group is heterogeneous: some lexemes are neutral, and others are connotationally marked. T...

“Stylistic synchronism” and “aesthetic analogy” are two of the most spectacular phenomena in the dynamics of the present-day artistic world which may acquire special (and even paradoxical!) connotations when they manifest “spontaneously” – i.e. involving no deliberative/predetermined factors. In this context, non-intentionality and, respectively, the absence of any individual attempt to relate to an antecedent (alternative) reference enhances the importance of identifying the stylistic and language v...

The paper considers the importance of university studentsВ’ socialization via foreign language learning. Young people are destined to make their contribution to the society development at each stage of its progress. To fulfill this task younger generation has to inherit and enrich basic social and intellectual values and gains following the path of socialization. That is why the problem of the current state and the potential development trajectories of the studentsВ’ socialization in the educational process based ...

The development of the modern economy is multifaceted. Apart from quantitative changes, it continuously experiences structural transformations. One significant trend in these transformations is the increase in the share of services in the total GDP produced[1, Volkova]. Despite the wide variety of views on the urgent necessity of fast-paced development of the economyВ’s industrial sector[3, Petrov, Karpova, Khoreva], it must be noted that economic analysis can be normative or positive. From the perspective of norm...

The aim of this paper is to analyse the influence of the European Union accession and financial crisis to convergence and integration of the bond yields and bond markets. The results show the deepening of bond market convergence after the European Union accession and the integration has continued until the end of the observed period. The chosen indicators are monthly mid-term bond yields (10-year bond yields). The period of 1/2000 to 12/2016 was chosen in order to show the impacts of the changes. The time period w...

The article is devoted to a very urgent problem of political and economic settlement of the situation in Afghanistan in the context of multilateral cooperation with the SCO countries. Since the 2014 NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan the situation in the country has become aggravated, the Taliban are trying to challenge the Central government in Kabul through both repeated terrorist attacks and seizure of some mountainous regions of the country. Taking into account the current strataВ’s support of terrorists in Afgh...

The period of 1970-1985 became that period of the highest development of the SPhTI. SPhTI was the countryВ’s leading academic institute in the development of scientific areas related to the solution practically significant problems in the promising fields of science and technology. Among these fields the following should be mentioned the theory of alloys and the development of cold-resistant materials; The theory and development of methods for receiving weak optical radiation, methods for amplifying radio signals ...

After coming from the hospitals to their families, the patients after brain injury miss mutual cooperation of professionals from social and health sphere - i.e. application of principles of coordinated rehabilitation (including timeliness, continuity, comprehensiveness, coordination, availability, individual and psychological approach and repeated inter-professional assessment). The missing mutual cooperation of professionals from social and health sphere hinders a coordinated and comprehensive rehabilitation of s...

The article deals with the results of the research of the bank lending to entrepreneurial entities system in the Volga federal districts of Russian Federation. The problem of bank loan availability to small and medium-sized enterprises is one of the most important factors constraining the development of the entrepreneurial activity in Russia. Purpose: to compare and present the classification of the regions of the Volga Federal District on the level of loan system development. Methods: the taksonomic method is use...

The results of a comparative study of preferences in coping strategies are presented, as well as their connections with the characteristics of the frustration of four groups of Russian urban student youth - students of the senior classes of the secondary school, students of the construction college, psychology students and working young men and women who receive further education in the field of "Psychology". The relevance of studying the stated topic is explained. We used the methods of survey, testing ("Ways of ...

The integration process in East-European countries of EU are connected with economic and political destabilization which cause activation of the researches connected with aspects of increase in efficiency of corporate governance of different industry specialization entities. The company which in its activities follows the principles of good corporate governance, enjoys the confidence of the investment society. Therefore, methods of determination and assessment of entities cost efficiency and estimation of cost eff...

Closely held companies are a common form of conducting business not only in Croatia, but at the level of comparative law as well. Since in these companies shareholders are closely connected, they actively participate at all company levels as owners, managers and employees. As in partnerships, interpersonal connection lies at the heart of their relations. Owing to its features, closely-held companies face specific issues with regard to corporate governance, such as the potential conflict of interest between the sha...

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is becoming popular concept in both academia and business practice. The increasing expectations of stakeholders to transparent and responsible running the business implies the measurement and disclosure of company's impact on society and the environment. It is the transparency in business practice that is the foundation for building a responsible organization. Ensuring that transparency is linked to effective and clear communication with stakeholders. The paper aims to highlig...

The article is based on the results of research work devoted to the problems of corporate social responsibility which over time undergoes significant changes in accordance with the expectations of society. The classic interpretation of the creation of a "shared (common)" value for business and society is the antithesis of corporate philanthropy on the distribution of value previously generated by the business. According to the authors, companies can create both economic and social value in three ways: by rethinkin...

Public finance comprises specific financial relationships and operations. Within the economic system, there is an interaction between public administration institutions on the one hand and other entities of the economic system on the other. The purpose is to raise funds and effectively use them to finance sub-government policies. A significant source of public finance revenue is the tax collection existing in the territory of a particular country. Taxes form a coherent system that is partially harmonized in the EU...

One of the burning issues in identifying the financial status of an industrial enterprise is a well-balanced system of financial indicators. Existing methods of financial assessment are similar in comprising the following indicators: current liquidity ratio; profitability ratio; indicators of financial sustainability and financial results: receivables and payables; limiting constraints. The specifics of extractive industry companies dictate the need to consider dependence of financial indicators on investments in ...

The article deals with the actual labor market problem of creating an effective recruitment mechanism. It presents the key parameters of recruitment strategies. The best solutions of the problemar are considered in the context of asymmetric information. The article presents alternative models of recruitment, the principal-agent problem in each type of model and considers the key features of each agentВ’s behavior. In addition the opportunities of optimal contract between recruiter and employer and the optimal comp...

With more than 3500 plant species with therapeutic properties, the flora of Romania holds the key for an environment opened to new scientific studies [1] that can lead to innovations in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic sector. The benefits of Romania's geographical position in the growth of many plants species used in medicine, pharmacy and cosmetology, will also be discussed. Some of the top plant species like sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides), romanian paeonia (Paeonia Peregrina), yellow poppy (Papaver alpinum...

The institutionality of discourse as a qualitative parameter of its functioning has already become an axiom for linguists. However, the problem of studying the mechanisms of discourse impact in social practices remains relevant. The instrumental function of discourse is not limited to influence. It is active in the construction of many types of social and interpersonal relationships. What mechanisms and technological programs can control the process of discourse influence? What is the role of event concepts, cogni...

Research-based learning becomes increasingly important in the era of knowledge-based society: Labor market requires that graduates could quickly and adequately navigate through diverse information landscape, search and process data, adapting it to the emerging tasks and contexts. To this end university-based educational process is supposed to laid particular emphasis on studentsВ’ research activities. Scholars agree that properly delivered training could develop the students' ability to conduct research by collect...

This article describes the problems of the formation of territorial brands as a factor of sustainable tourism development in Russia. The basic definition of a territorial brand and regional branding and more developed formulations of the above categories. Selected fundamental principles that should guide the creation and promotion of territorial brands. Much attention is paid to the formation processes of territorial brands on the example of Republic of Tatarstan. Territorial brand characterizes as set of develope...

Accounting is an applied science, with its theories/methodology practically applied in business entities, and also its well-defined practical main purpose - meeting information needs of stakeholders. The information generated in accounting system, and later disclosed to outside recipients, is diverse in scope, form and value/quality, which results e.g. from the possibility of making creative financial and accounting decisions (so-called “the right to choose” in the accounting policy) and from accountants’ beh...

Small and medium sized companies are reasonably considered as the backbone of the economy many countries. Thanks to their simple structure, they can respond quickly to changing economic conditions and meet local customers’ needs, growing sometimes into large and powerful corporations or failing within a short time of the firm’s inception. Therefore, they are significantly different from large companies from the credit risk point of view. We would like to show the importance to assess the SMEs credit risk separ...

Functioning of the modern economy and society is unthinkable without a well-functioning banking system. The modern commercial banks are key component of the financial system because of their role and position in the credit intermediation in our country. They are financial mediators who operate not only with their own funds, but above all with public capital. Banks buy and sell money by accepting on different accounts the free funds of their clients and grant them to those customers having need of. Banks earn from ...

The monitoring of creditworthiness consists in supervising, monitoring and controlling the borrower's financial and business activities in order to establish its ability to timely and accurately fulfill the obligations on obtained loans. It also includes assessment and forecasts in the creditworthiness evolution under the influence of internal and external impact factors. The most important preconditions and requirements for creditworthiness evaluation are: ?The granted credits, as an absolute value, to match the ...

Each system has its flaws and weaknesses. Problems in domestic practice usually outperform by analyzing the experiences of foreign jurisdictions and by incorporating foreign solutions to domestic legislation. In a global world, the legal systems are increasingly encountered the same problems and innovate similar solutions. As a result, the systems are approaching each other. This phenomenon has not bypassed our criminal procedural law of the Republic of Macedonia. Namely, the present analysis of the development of...

In 2008, the global economy experienced an acute phase of the crisis. The impact of crisis phenomena on the national economies of the world was not the same. The government's measures on anti-crisis regulation were different. Today, economic growth began. But the structural problems that caused the crisis are not fully overcome. The purpose of the article is to identify, using quantitative analysis methods, the specifics of the development of the crisis in different countries of the world, as well as to determine ...

The portrait depicts the Romanian musician Cristian Misievici as an innovative, sensitive and intelligent composer as can be seen from his first works, the freshness of the techniques used serving the expression. Concerned with the sonorous time and space, the composer juggles with numerological symbolism and with the capacity of modal structures for metamorphosis. This is reflected in the use of proportions, symmetries and other laws of mathematical origin. The technicality of his language easily succeeds in avoi...

Introduction of technical innovations significantly influences the main characteristics of the factory staff work process. The increase of production efficiency may be followed by the growth of work intensity of the employees. This in turn leads to negative consequences of both social, and economic nature. Therefore, the problem of work optimization is complex. To solve it, it is necessary to choose methods of measurement of work intensity of the personnel and to proceed a modelling of work processes for new emplo...

Since Prehistory, artistic representations have gained a key place in the understanding of everyday life, but in recent times there have been changes that affect, among others, to their original religious, social, political or educational functions. The main goal of this paper is to identify the most important and recent discourses of art following the hypothesis that there is a certain degree of dissociation between the functions of today art compared to those of its past based on its new forms of socialization w...

This article highlights certain issues related to the multiple meaning of the term suspicious transaction and its complex nature. Following the basic international definitions of suspicious transactions, national legislations try to adjust them to domestic conditions. The results of selected legislative frameworks are presented through the statistical analysis of three Western European countries and the Republic of Croatia. The statistical analysis of the reversal which happened in suspicious transactions reportin...

Cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) must now be included among the fundamental mechanisms of industrial globalization. They are seen by many as a relatively fast and efficient way to expand into new markets and incorporate new technologies, know-how and better managerial techniques. Cross-border M&As facilitate the international movement of capital, goods and services, technology and the integration of affiliates into global networks. We analyze in the paper, the influences of the financial and trade libe...

The article concerns the most important feature of В«social competenceВ» essence as country cultural and social value and environment. The problem of social competence studying as a modern phenomenon is relevant and useful, because it defines the criteria of the individualВ’s success in all social life spheres. In scientific discourse has found a clear interpretation of В«social competenceВ» phenomenon essence, as an integrative personality quality that combines axiological understanding of social reality, social ...

In this paper, we consider the cult of horse in religious beliefs of the Yakut people, its role in the myth and epic traditions and its place in the ritual culture. WeВ’ve attempted to make a cultural analysis of an image Horse and horse cult in traditional ritual culture of Yakut people from symbolic, semiotic and sacral point of view, i.e. horse is worshipping and honorable animal, that has sacral nature. In former times, every family keep a horse. ItsВ’ pattern as symbol of traditional culture exists almost in ...

We are living in a transitional time – contemporary television industry is rapidly evolving in order to meet uncertain and ever-changing preferences of the mainstream television audiences. Reacting to advanced technologies and different consumer practices related to mobile devices and digital media, ‘traditional’ television production companies are turning into hybrid media enterprises. As television is still seen as the most influential medium on the global scale, these development tendencies shape today’s m...

Investigation of dynamics of language in use, representing an important tendency that contributes to forming of modern predominant approach in linguistic science, meets the cherished objective of solving a wide range of issues arising from the functioning of language, which can be efficiently viewed in the context of cognitive approach. In the theoretical framework of the cognitive paradigm of linguistic researches the cognitive approach in translation, as we opine, is to be profiled through the prism of intertext...

The present article investigated three main constructs of self-perceived creativity: creative self-efficacy, creative role identity and creative behavior. Culture being an element of the social context, it could influence creativity, more specifically the level of development, or predictors of creativity, for example the creative self-efficacy or creative role identity. Moreover, previous studies showed that culture may shape creativity via its influence on some environmental factors. Based on these findings the m...

The development of the attractiveness for the Compostela Ways for thirty years corresponds to an important socio-cultural phenomenon. After having given some markers of the success of the Compostela Ways (number of pilgrims, etc.), we try to highlight the different motivations of the participants. We propose a typology of these different “pilgrims” or walkers. By analyzing situations of information and communication, we will study the aspects of identity and the relationship with others but also with oneself (...