Pub Date : 2023-11-17DOI: 10.30525/2256-0742/2023-9-4-206-212
Anna Pereverzieva, Viktoriia Gryn, Viktoriia Maltyz
The purpose of the study is to classify and evaluate indicators of social enterprise development for countries with the most favourable conditions for their functioning. Methodology. The study uses indices as an assessment tool. The method of grouping indicators was used, which allowed to identify two components of social entrepreneurship development: economic and social. The basis of the analysis is the use of additive, multiplicative and additive-multiplicative models, which allows comparing the results and determining the most effective model for a particular country. To evaluate the development of social entrepreneurship, the Thomson Reuters Foundation report "The best countries to be a social entrepreneur" was used. Results. Studies have shown that the highest value of the social enterprise development index is achieved when using different models depending on the country chosen, i.e., if the highest level is achieved when using an additive model (Singapore, Denmark, Chile), this means that the low level of development of one component is compensated for by a higher level of other components. If the highest value is achieved when using a multiplier model (Canada, Australia, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Finland, Indonesia), then it is important for the country to take into account all development components simultaneously. The additive-multiplicative model allows countries to vary the components and determine how they want to move forward to achieve the highest level of social entrepreneurship development. Practical implications. The classification and evaluation of indicators for countries allows to identify "stimulators" and "disincentives" for the development of a social enterprise, as well as to determine the nature of their impact: economic (through material incentives), non-economic (social). This allows each country to develop its own algorithm for implementing such an innovative form of business to achieve maximum effect, i.e., to solve socio-economic problems and increase the level of development in the future. Value/originality. In the context of escalating conflicts at both the global and local levels, the number and complexity of socio-economic problems are increasing, and they need to be addressed through the use of creative and innovative methods, as traditional mechanisms have failed. That is why social enterprises are an effective form of business that will allow not only quantitatively but also qualitatively to ensure the achievement of this mission. This research focuses on the factors that influence the development of social enterprises and can be used by countries to formulate public policies to support this innovative form of business.
{"title":"CLASSIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS","authors":"Anna Pereverzieva, Viktoriia Gryn, Viktoriia Maltyz","doi":"10.30525/2256-0742/2023-9-4-206-212","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30525/2256-0742/2023-9-4-206-212","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of the study is to classify and evaluate indicators of social enterprise development for countries with the most favourable conditions for their functioning. Methodology. The study uses indices as an assessment tool. The method of grouping indicators was used, which allowed to identify two components of social entrepreneurship development: economic and social. The basis of the analysis is the use of additive, multiplicative and additive-multiplicative models, which allows comparing the results and determining the most effective model for a particular country. To evaluate the development of social entrepreneurship, the Thomson Reuters Foundation report \"The best countries to be a social entrepreneur\" was used. Results. Studies have shown that the highest value of the social enterprise development index is achieved when using different models depending on the country chosen, i.e., if the highest level is achieved when using an additive model (Singapore, Denmark, Chile), this means that the low level of development of one component is compensated for by a higher level of other components. If the highest value is achieved when using a multiplier model (Canada, Australia, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Finland, Indonesia), then it is important for the country to take into account all development components simultaneously. The additive-multiplicative model allows countries to vary the components and determine how they want to move forward to achieve the highest level of social entrepreneurship development. Practical implications. The classification and evaluation of indicators for countries allows to identify \"stimulators\" and \"disincentives\" for the development of a social enterprise, as well as to determine the nature of their impact: economic (through material incentives), non-economic (social). This allows each country to develop its own algorithm for implementing such an innovative form of business to achieve maximum effect, i.e., to solve socio-economic problems and increase the level of development in the future. Value/originality. In the context of escalating conflicts at both the global and local levels, the number and complexity of socio-economic problems are increasing, and they need to be addressed through the use of creative and innovative methods, as traditional mechanisms have failed. That is why social enterprises are an effective form of business that will allow not only quantitatively but also qualitatively to ensure the achievement of this mission. This research focuses on the factors that influence the development of social enterprises and can be used by countries to formulate public policies to support this innovative form of business.","PeriodicalId":44766,"journal":{"name":"Baltic Journal of Economic Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139265091","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}
Pub Date : 2023-11-17DOI: 10.30525/2256-0742/2023-9-4-148-160
Nadiia Kryvenko, Svitlana Radziyevska, Ivan Us
Ukraine’s trade in agricultural products plays the key role in determining the well-being of its citizens. The objective of the paper is to reveal the structural transformations in Ukraine’s agricultural production, to analyze the geographical and commodity structure of exports with the focus on agro-food products, to identify the top world importers/exporters of the selected agro-food products, as well as to examine Ukraine’s merchandise trade in 2022 and compare it with that of 2021. The data, taken from the State Statistics Service of Ukraine; the Trade Map, developed by the UNCTAD/WTO International Trade Center; the State Customs Service of Ukraine, as well as agricultural policies of the developed countries served as the information source for research, in which various methods have been used, e.g.: economic-mathematical, statistical, comparison, graphical, tabular, method of expert assessments, etc. The results demonstrate the empirical experience of the importance of agricultural exports for the country’s ability to remain in international trade flows in the conditions of military operations in this country. An empirical example of the impact of the withdrawal of one of the leading suppliers of certain types of agricultural products from world trade is also considered, and the impact of some steps on the return of this country to world trade in the context of ongoing geopolitical shifts is determined.
{"title":"UKRAINE IN THE GLOBAL TRADE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS","authors":"Nadiia Kryvenko, Svitlana Radziyevska, Ivan Us","doi":"10.30525/2256-0742/2023-9-4-148-160","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30525/2256-0742/2023-9-4-148-160","url":null,"abstract":"Ukraine’s trade in agricultural products plays the key role in determining the well-being of its citizens. The objective of the paper is to reveal the structural transformations in Ukraine’s agricultural production, to analyze the geographical and commodity structure of exports with the focus on agro-food products, to identify the top world importers/exporters of the selected agro-food products, as well as to examine Ukraine’s merchandise trade in 2022 and compare it with that of 2021. The data, taken from the State Statistics Service of Ukraine; the Trade Map, developed by the UNCTAD/WTO International Trade Center; the State Customs Service of Ukraine, as well as agricultural policies of the developed countries served as the information source for research, in which various methods have been used, e.g.: economic-mathematical, statistical, comparison, graphical, tabular, method of expert assessments, etc. The results demonstrate the empirical experience of the importance of agricultural exports for the country’s ability to remain in international trade flows in the conditions of military operations in this country. An empirical example of the impact of the withdrawal of one of the leading suppliers of certain types of agricultural products from world trade is also considered, and the impact of some steps on the return of this country to world trade in the context of ongoing geopolitical shifts is determined.","PeriodicalId":44766,"journal":{"name":"Baltic Journal of Economic Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139266220","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}
Pub Date : 2023-11-17DOI: 10.30525/2256-0742/2023-9-4-65-71
Andrii Verstiak, Konon Bagrii, Oksana Verstiak
The aim of the study is to conduct an empirical analysis of environmental convergence between the EU and Ukraine. This involves evaluating a set of indicators, identifying clusters of EU and Ukrainian countries to obtain adequate empirical estimates, and directly assessing not only the convergence process but also other patterns of environmental and economic development. Methodology. In addition to the classical models of beta, sigma, gamma and delta convergence, the study of environmental convergence should apply methods that focus on the growth process and the increase in the level of economic development of less developed countries, rather than simply on the reduction of development disparities. Such methods should emphasise the importance of efforts and policies aimed at bringing countries closer together and creating favourable conditions for their growth towards higher levels of development. The authors use the concept of upward convergence (divergence). The empirical analysis of environmental convergence between the EU and Ukraine was conducted for the period 2000-2021, divided into two sub-periods: 2000-2013 and 2014-2021, in order to identify trends in the Russian military invasion in 2014 and its impact on environmental and economic convergence during the war. Results. Studies of different types of convergence between Ukraine and the EU show different results: some indicators indicate convergence, while others show divergence. In fact, the interaction between Ukraine and the EU is a complex process that manifests itself differently depending on the specific indicators. Some aspects of cooperation are already leading to convergence and similarity between the countries, while others are leading to divergence. This demonstrates the need to implement effective strategies and policies of cooperation between Ukraine and the EU to achieve sustainable development. Practical implications. The results obtained can be used to develop environmental policies, commitments, forms of manifestation and main consequences for the ecological and economic system of Ukraine in the context of the Association Agreement and the European Green Deal. The fulfilment of obligations under these initiatives should become the basis for developing effective means of ensuring sustainable development through the implementation of the relevant state environmental and economic policy. Value/originality. The advantage of the proposed approach is that it takes into account negative growth, including environmental pollution. The results of the upward convergence assessment serve as a basis for the development of appropriate strategies, mechanisms, policies, effective governance, investment in human capital and infrastructure, and the creation of favourable conditions for entrepreneurship and innovation.
{"title":"CHARTING THE GREEN PATH: EMPIRICAL INSIGHTS INTO EU-UKRAINE ENVIRONMENTAL CONVERGENCE","authors":"Andrii Verstiak, Konon Bagrii, Oksana Verstiak","doi":"10.30525/2256-0742/2023-9-4-65-71","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30525/2256-0742/2023-9-4-65-71","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of the study is to conduct an empirical analysis of environmental convergence between the EU and Ukraine. This involves evaluating a set of indicators, identifying clusters of EU and Ukrainian countries to obtain adequate empirical estimates, and directly assessing not only the convergence process but also other patterns of environmental and economic development. Methodology. In addition to the classical models of beta, sigma, gamma and delta convergence, the study of environmental convergence should apply methods that focus on the growth process and the increase in the level of economic development of less developed countries, rather than simply on the reduction of development disparities. Such methods should emphasise the importance of efforts and policies aimed at bringing countries closer together and creating favourable conditions for their growth towards higher levels of development. The authors use the concept of upward convergence (divergence). The empirical analysis of environmental convergence between the EU and Ukraine was conducted for the period 2000-2021, divided into two sub-periods: 2000-2013 and 2014-2021, in order to identify trends in the Russian military invasion in 2014 and its impact on environmental and economic convergence during the war. Results. Studies of different types of convergence between Ukraine and the EU show different results: some indicators indicate convergence, while others show divergence. In fact, the interaction between Ukraine and the EU is a complex process that manifests itself differently depending on the specific indicators. Some aspects of cooperation are already leading to convergence and similarity between the countries, while others are leading to divergence. This demonstrates the need to implement effective strategies and policies of cooperation between Ukraine and the EU to achieve sustainable development. Practical implications. The results obtained can be used to develop environmental policies, commitments, forms of manifestation and main consequences for the ecological and economic system of Ukraine in the context of the Association Agreement and the European Green Deal. The fulfilment of obligations under these initiatives should become the basis for developing effective means of ensuring sustainable development through the implementation of the relevant state environmental and economic policy. Value/originality. The advantage of the proposed approach is that it takes into account negative growth, including environmental pollution. The results of the upward convergence assessment serve as a basis for the development of appropriate strategies, mechanisms, policies, effective governance, investment in human capital and infrastructure, and the creation of favourable conditions for entrepreneurship and innovation.","PeriodicalId":44766,"journal":{"name":"Baltic Journal of Economic Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139266405","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}
Pub Date : 2023-11-17DOI: 10.30525/2256-0742/2023-9-4-88-95
Serhii Volyk, Oleksandr Kukhar, Mykhailo Bril
In the modern conditions of globalisation and transformation, food supply, food safety and development of the agricultural sector are the determining factors of stability. The country's agriculture requires increased competitiveness and the formation of competitive advantages, and agricultural production is one of the risky types of business activity. The insufficient level of development of enterprises in the agricultural sector is due to the need for a system of effective mechanisms for managing the development and competitiveness of agricultural enterprises. The aim of the publication is to study the trends in the development, formation and functioning of agrarian enterprises in the current realities and to develop a mechanism for managing the competitiveness of agrarian enterprises. Results. The paper considers the issues of peculiarities, trends in the development and functioning of agricultural enterprises in modern conditions. The essence of the concept of competitiveness and peculiarities of formation of competitiveness of agricultural enterprises are defined. An assessment of agricultural production is carried out and an analysis by groups of producers is carried out. The dynamics of the number of agricultural enterprises for 2008-2021 was determined. Factors influencing the formation of competitiveness of agricultural enterprises and the place of Ukraine in the world ranking of exporters of agricultural products have been studied. The essence of the mechanism of managing the competitiveness of agricultural formations is substantiated. A model of the mechanism of managing the competitiveness of agricultural enterprises was developed, including economic, organisational and legal subsystems. Conclusions. The existence of competitive advantages is an essential aspect of competitiveness, and increasing the level of competitiveness of agricultural formations and optimising their functioning in conditions of uncertainty is a priority direction of the agricultural sphere of the national economy. Competitive agriculture should ensure the country's food security and contribute to the effective development of rural areas.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-17DOI: 10.30525/2256-0742/2023-9-4-31-36
Vitalii Barvinenko, N. Mishyna, C. Qaracayev
The subject of the study is the relationship between Ukrainian local government structures, municipal standards set by the Council of Europe, and their intersection with human rights and decentralisation policies, especially in the context of ongoing militarisation in certain regions of Ukraine. The study aims to analyse how these elements interact and influence each other in the Ukrainian governance system, exploring the legal, policy and practical aspects of this complex interaction. Methodology. The methodology of a study involves a combination of research methods and approaches in order to comprehensively investigate the subject matter. In addition to the legal analysis, the authors presented the results of the document analysis. Also, because the Ukrainian decentralisation reform has had a major impact on most spheres of local life, the authors have chosen an interdisciplinary approach: given the complexity of the issue, this approach helps to incorporate elements of law, economics and international relations to provide a holistic understanding of the issues at hand. The results of the study showed that: a) the Council of Europe currently lacks human rights standards that are integrated with its municipal standards. This is a significant gap that could be strategically addressed, given the potential of local government bodies in the field of human rights protection; b) Ukraine would benefit from the development of a comprehensive framework outlining actions to be taken by local government bodies to protect human rights and facilitate the implementation of European Court of Human Rights judgments. Despite the pervasive effects of militarisation throughout the country, post-conflict reconstruction will require the continuation of these policies. This is particularly important as Ukraine seeks to rebuild the nation and resume the reforms that were underway before the outbreak of conflict, including municipal reform with a focus on financial decentralisation and reform of the implementation of ECHR judgments. Conclusion. In summary, militarisation in certain regions of Ukraine has created a number of complex challenges for local governments, affecting security, governance, human rights and social services. The protracted nature of the conflict has made it even more difficult to address these issues. Finding sustainable solutions to these challenges requires a coordinated effort involving local authorities, the national government, international organisations and civil society to promote stability, protect human rights and rebuild affected communities.
本研究的主题是乌克兰地方政府结构、欧洲委员会制定的市政标准及其与人权和权力下放政策之间的关系，特别是在乌克兰某些地区持续军事化的背景下。本研究旨在分析这些要素在乌克兰治理体系中如何相互作用和相互影响，探讨这种复杂互动关系的法律、政策和实践方面。研究方法。一项研究的方法涉及多种研究方法和途径的结合，以全面调查研究对象。除法律分析外，作者还介绍了文件分析的结果。此外，由于乌克兰的权力下放改革对地方生活的大部分领域都产生了重大影响，作者选择了跨学科的方法：鉴于问题的复杂性，这种方法有助于将法律、经济学和国际关系等要素纳入其中，从而对当前的问题有一个全面的了解。研究结果表明：a) 欧洲委员会目前缺乏与其市政标准相结合的人权标准。鉴于地方政府机构在人权保护领域的潜力，这是一个可以从战略角度加以解决的重大差距； b) 乌克兰将受益于制定一个综合框架，概述地方政府机构为保护人权和促进执行欧洲人权法院判决而应采取的行动。尽管军事化对乌克兰造成了普遍影响，但冲突后重建仍需要继续实施这些政策。在乌克兰寻求国家重建并恢复冲突爆发前正在进行的改革（包括以财政权力下放为重点的市政改革和执行欧洲人权法院判决的改革）时，这一点尤为重要。结论。总之，乌克兰某些地区的军事化给地方政府带来了一系列复杂的挑战，影响到安全、治理、人权和社会服务。冲突的长期性使得解决这些问题变得更加困难。要找到应对这些挑战的可持续解决方案，需要地方政府、国家政府、国际组织和民间社会的共同努力，以促进稳定、保护人权和重建受影响的社区。
{"title":"UKRAINIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COUNCIL OF EUROPE’S STANDARDS: HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION AND DECENTRALISATION AT THE TIMES OF MILITARISATION","authors":"Vitalii Barvinenko, N. Mishyna, C. Qaracayev","doi":"10.30525/2256-0742/2023-9-4-31-36","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30525/2256-0742/2023-9-4-31-36","url":null,"abstract":"The subject of the study is the relationship between Ukrainian local government structures, municipal standards set by the Council of Europe, and their intersection with human rights and decentralisation policies, especially in the context of ongoing militarisation in certain regions of Ukraine. The study aims to analyse how these elements interact and influence each other in the Ukrainian governance system, exploring the legal, policy and practical aspects of this complex interaction. Methodology. The methodology of a study involves a combination of research methods and approaches in order to comprehensively investigate the subject matter. In addition to the legal analysis, the authors presented the results of the document analysis. Also, because the Ukrainian decentralisation reform has had a major impact on most spheres of local life, the authors have chosen an interdisciplinary approach: given the complexity of the issue, this approach helps to incorporate elements of law, economics and international relations to provide a holistic understanding of the issues at hand. The results of the study showed that: a) the Council of Europe currently lacks human rights standards that are integrated with its municipal standards. This is a significant gap that could be strategically addressed, given the potential of local government bodies in the field of human rights protection; b) Ukraine would benefit from the development of a comprehensive framework outlining actions to be taken by local government bodies to protect human rights and facilitate the implementation of European Court of Human Rights judgments. Despite the pervasive effects of militarisation throughout the country, post-conflict reconstruction will require the continuation of these policies. This is particularly important as Ukraine seeks to rebuild the nation and resume the reforms that were underway before the outbreak of conflict, including municipal reform with a focus on financial decentralisation and reform of the implementation of ECHR judgments. Conclusion. In summary, militarisation in certain regions of Ukraine has created a number of complex challenges for local governments, affecting security, governance, human rights and social services. The protracted nature of the conflict has made it even more difficult to address these issues. Finding sustainable solutions to these challenges requires a coordinated effort involving local authorities, the national government, international organisations and civil society to promote stability, protect human rights and rebuild affected communities.","PeriodicalId":44766,"journal":{"name":"Baltic Journal of Economic Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139264287","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}
The subject of the study is the analysis and development of the circular agricultural economy of Ukraine. Methodology. The study uses general scientific methods, in particular: theoretical generalisation; methods of positive-normative analysis and statistical analysis. The purpose is to assess current trends in the circular economy in the agricultural sector of Ukraine and to substantiate the directions of its further development. Research conclusion. Achieving the global sustainable development goals, to which Ukraine has joined, requires the search for and implementation of new business models aimed at ensuring the interests of current and future generations. The agricultural sector is of utmost importance in addressing these challenges, as it contributes to solving the problem of hunger, ensuring food security and improving the quality of life of the world's population. The article provides an overview of the current problems of development of the agro-circular economy, which is proposed to be considered as one of the tools for achieving the goals of sustainable development. The main problematic aspects that impede the intensification of agro-circular transformations in Ukrainian agriculture are identified. The article compares certain indicators of the level of agro-circularity in the EU and Ukraine. An analysis of the current state of development of the circular economy in Ukrainian agriculture is carried out. On the basis of economic and statistical models, the level of dependence of agricultural production on the use of new material resources is studied. The obtained results show low rates of development of circular processes in the agricultural sector of Ukraine and a high level of consumption of input resources. The study of the methodological basis for assessing the state of development of the closed-type agro-economy has allowed to propose the authors' vision of systematisation of indicators of the level of development of circular processes in agriculture. This systematisation was based on the identification of five main dimensions: consumption of new materials, waste volumes, agricultural waste management, economic efficiency, and state financial support. The study identified key priority areas for further development of the agro-circular economy in Ukrainian agriculture.
{"title":"CURRENT STATE AND DIRECTIONS OF FURTHER CIRCULAR AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT IN UKRAINE","authors":"Serhii Stepanenko, Vitalii Kuzoma, Karyna Tymoshenko","doi":"10.30525/2256-0742/2023-9-4-223-233","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30525/2256-0742/2023-9-4-223-233","url":null,"abstract":"The subject of the study is the analysis and development of the circular agricultural economy of Ukraine. Methodology. The study uses general scientific methods, in particular: theoretical generalisation; methods of positive-normative analysis and statistical analysis. The purpose is to assess current trends in the circular economy in the agricultural sector of Ukraine and to substantiate the directions of its further development. Research conclusion. Achieving the global sustainable development goals, to which Ukraine has joined, requires the search for and implementation of new business models aimed at ensuring the interests of current and future generations. The agricultural sector is of utmost importance in addressing these challenges, as it contributes to solving the problem of hunger, ensuring food security and improving the quality of life of the world's population. The article provides an overview of the current problems of development of the agro-circular economy, which is proposed to be considered as one of the tools for achieving the goals of sustainable development. The main problematic aspects that impede the intensification of agro-circular transformations in Ukrainian agriculture are identified. The article compares certain indicators of the level of agro-circularity in the EU and Ukraine. An analysis of the current state of development of the circular economy in Ukrainian agriculture is carried out. On the basis of economic and statistical models, the level of dependence of agricultural production on the use of new material resources is studied. The obtained results show low rates of development of circular processes in the agricultural sector of Ukraine and a high level of consumption of input resources. The study of the methodological basis for assessing the state of development of the closed-type agro-economy has allowed to propose the authors' vision of systematisation of indicators of the level of development of circular processes in agriculture. This systematisation was based on the identification of five main dimensions: consumption of new materials, waste volumes, agricultural waste management, economic efficiency, and state financial support. The study identified key priority areas for further development of the agro-circular economy in Ukrainian agriculture.","PeriodicalId":44766,"journal":{"name":"Baltic Journal of Economic Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139265554","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}
Pub Date : 2023-11-17DOI: 10.30525/2256-0742/2023-9-4-1-10
Justinas Kisieliauskas, Evelina Sinevičiūtė
The study examines the potential of colour psychology in Lithuanian advertising, acknowledging that the application of colour psychology may vary among countries. The theoretical overview outlines the concept of colour psychology and evaluates its use in advertising. The research objective is to assess how colour psychology can be effectively implemented in Lithuanian advertising campaigns. The study aims to explore the potential of colour psychology in Lithuanian advertising. The analysis will investigate the use of colour psychology in Lithuanian advertising. Methodology of the study included a review of the scientific literature and two structured questionnaire surveys of both consumers and industry experts. The study showed that when comparing user and expert surveys, both groups agreed that properly selected colours that evoke positive emotions have a strong influence on consumer emotions and even actions. However, when comparing the theory with the results obtained in the user questionnaire, it appears that Lithuanians assign slightly different associations to corresponding colours than foreign authors. Carefully selected colours that evoke positive emotions in advertisements can attract consumers' attention and potentially encourage purchases of the depicted brand. In order to choose the right colours to communicate in advertisements, it is important to analyse the audience to which the advertisement will be presented and to clarify the values that the brand cherishes and what the specific colour used in the advertisement is intended to tell consumers about the product or service.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-17DOI: 10.30525/2256-0742/2023-9-4-103-110
O. Zhylinska, Nadiia Pavlenko
For IT companies, one of the most important competitive advantages is a highly skilled workforce, so their learning and development, which can provide and stimulate this to a large extent, becomes one of the main priorities. In order to ensure its effectiveness, it is very important to select the most appropriate learning methods for the development of a specific set of skills. Therefore, the object of the article is the process of selecting the optimal method of learning of the employees of IT companies for the development of time management skills, which are important for each employee of the IT company, especially in the conditions of remote work. The goal is to improve the tools used to make such a choice. Fuzzy TOPSIS is the methodological basis of the article. The paper suggests a list of twelve criteria for achieving the research goal, which are divided into four groups: organisational aspects; resource components; quality criteria; and learning effectiveness criteria. The main choice was made from among six alternatives, including webinars, workshops, MOOCs, case studies, role-playing and shadowing. Because these learning methods are well suited to the development of time management skills. A total of three experts took part in this research. All of them work for IT companies and are qualified to carry out this type of analysis. The experts' linguistic ratings were converted into fuzzy triangular numbers on the basis of a seven-level linguistic scale. As a result, it was concluded that the best solution would be to use workshops to develop the time management skills of the company's employees. To check the reliability of the analysis, a sensitivity analysis was carried out, in which twelve different scenarios were analysed. In 75% of the cases, the result remained unchanged, which indicates a satisfactory level of quality of the calculations carried out. Thus, this approach makes it possible to significantly improve the effectiveness of employee learning and development through a well-founded selection of the most appropriate methods for developing a defined set of skills. It is also quite flexible and easily adaptable to other learning and development tasks.
对于信息技术公司来说，最重要的竞争优势之一就是拥有一支高技能的员工队伍，因此，能够在很大程度上提供和激励高技能员工的学习和发展就成了主要的优先事项之一。为了确保其有效性，选择最合适的学习方法来培养特定的技能非常重要。因此，本文的研究对象是为培养 IT 公司员工的时间管理技能选择最佳学习方法的过程，时间管理技能对 IT 公司的每个员工都很重要，尤其是在远程工作的条件下。我们的目标是改进用于做出这种选择的工具。模糊 TOPSIS 是本文的方法论基础。文章提出了实现研究目标的十二条标准清单，分为四组：组织方面；资源要素；质量标准；学习效果标准。主要从网络研讨会、讲习班、MOOCs、案例研究、角色扮演和影子学习等六种备选方法中做出了选择。因为这些学习方法非常适合培养时间管理技能。共有三位专家参与了这项研究。他们都在 IT 公司工作，有资格进行此类分析。在七级语言量表的基础上，将专家的语言评分转换为模糊三角数。结果得出的结论是，最好的解决方案是利用研讨会来培养公司员工的时间管理技能。为了检验分析的可靠性，进行了敏感性分析，分析了十二种不同的情况。在 75% 的情况下，结果保持不变，这表明计算的质量令人满意。因此，这种方法可以通过有理有据地选择最合适的方法来培养一套确定的技能，从而显著提高员工学习和发展的效果。这种方法还相当灵活，很容易适应其他学习和发展任务。
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Pub Date : 2023-11-17DOI: 10.30525/2256-0742/2023-9-4-111-118
Vitalii Kadala, O. Guzenko, Olha Bondarenko
Economic security serves as a basic platform for the protection of the national interests of each country and creates conditions for the realisation of the intended strategic intentions of future development. As a tool for the protection of national interests, it is considered a priority tool in the management of economic cycles. Accordingly, economic security can be defined as an integral category that provides countermeasures to a systemic set of negative factors. Such countermeasures require the application of a set of measures of an institutional, legal, organisational and economic nature. Therefore, economic security acts as a tool capable of adjusting the mechanism of protection of the country's national economic interests from internal and external threats and, on this basis, exerting a positive influence on ensuring balanced and stable growth of the country's economy, which improves the competitiveness of the national economy in general. The subject of the study is economic security, its content and its place in the protection of national interests of the country. The authors set themselves the task to formulate the main segments of economic security as a priority component of the system of protection of national interests and to propose the modernisation of its content for a more objective definition of the directions of protection against internal and external threats to the economic development of the country. The methodological basis of the study is based on the general principles of scientific knowledge: the principle of objectivity, which requires identification of all factors and threats that led to the creation of the economic security system; the principle of historicism, which provides for coverage of the emergence of the understanding of economic security in their historical context; the principle of multifactoriality, as a study of various objective and subjective factors that influenced the level of economic security. The paper uses such general scientific methods as description, observation, comparison of economic phenomena, provisions of economic theory on economic security; analysis and synthesis to determine the theoretical foundations of economic security in the context of ensuring the national interests of the country. The study of such a tool for protecting national interests as economic security has made it possible to identify several key segments of its essential content, which are taken into account by scholars and justified by the existing modern threats to the national interests of countries. Individual stages of the development of the concept of economic security are analysed in terms of their historical formation, relevance and interrelation with the national interests of the country. Special attention is paid to existing modern ways of protection against internal and external threats to the economic development of countries in order to preserve their national interests. It should be noted that in today's condi
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Pub Date : 2023-08-25DOI: 10.30525/2256-0742/2023-9-3-56-65
V. Voronkova, V. Nikitenko, Gennadiy Vasyl’chuk
The relevance of the research topic is that the study of foreign experiences in the implementation of digital education in the context of digital economic transformation is of great importance. In the context of digitalisation, developed countries are implementing digitalisation policies to promote the digital transformation of education, focusing on improving digital literacy and digital competence. The purpose of the study is to conceptualise the foreign experience of implementing digital education in the context of digital economy transformation. This study aims to examine the global implementation of digital education as a social and economic phenomenon. This study focuses on exploring the impact of the digital economy on the transformation of digital education. The research will focus on: (1) reflections on the concepts of digitalisation of education in advanced countries such as the USA, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, the UK, Germany and China; (2) definition of connotations and attributes of the digital economy; (3) identification of smart education as a condition for the transformation of the digital economy. According to the study, advanced countries are adopting smart education concepts as a crucial step towards digitalising education to achieve a balance in developing high-quality education, enhancing its quality, expanding opportunities, and promoting the formation of lifelong digital competenciesIt is concluded that the promotion of higher education as a "smart digital transformation reform" contributes to the creation of a new educational environment in the digital age, providing convenient channels for obtaining digital resources. Informatisation of education as a factor of digital transformation has created new opportunities, provided students with intelligent data for learning, given a new impetus to education reform, facilitated large-scale individualised learning, and formed innovative concepts for implementing smart education as an extension of the capabilities of digital technologies and the impact of the digital economy on the transformation of digital education.
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