Eleven trade union leaders, many familiar with basic occupational safety and health, but many not significantly trained in the field, received two weeks of disaster response training. In zoom interviews they told of how their unions responded to such disasters as 9-11, the Covid-19 pandemic, and Hurricanes Sandy, Maria, and Harvey. Unions, as is their historical practice, helped individuals, workplaces, and communities with resilience, but all participants said there needed to be much better at pre-disaster planning, training, and hard work to be able to respond adequately to future events.
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G. Alves, A. M. Maciel, Jorge Cavalcanti Barbosa Fonseca, Erika Carlos Medeiros, Patricia Cristina Moser, Rômulo César Dias De Andrade, Fernando Ferreira De Carvalho, Fernando Pontual de Souza Leão Junior, Marco A. O. Domingues
The gross revenue indicator contributes to the understanding of the company’s situation, and generating sales revenue forecasts is a strategy that helps the manager in directing the business. This work aims to develop a set of Machine Learning (ML) models to forecast sales in physical retail. Methodology – To carry out this work, a methodology was proposed to create, compare and evaluate ML models. Findings – When analyzing the forecast scenarios, it was observed that Hourly forecasts performed better than Day forecasts. We highlight the LIGHTGBM model, which presented the best scores in the F1-score metric with 82.95%, 79.26% and 76.53% scenario representing one hour, two hours and three hours ahead, respectively. Value – It is expected that the forecast models will help managers to find insights to support the operational decisions of physical retail contributing to carry out actions to optimize companies’ processes.
总收入指标有助于了解公司状况，而生成销售收入预测则是帮助管理者指导业务的一种策略。这项工作旨在开发一套机器学习（ML）模型，用于预测实体零售业的销售情况。方法 - 为开展这项工作，提出了一种创建、比较和评估 ML 模型的方法。研究结果 - 在分析预测方案时，我们发现每小时预测比每日预测表现更好。我们重点介绍了 LIGHTGBM 模型，该模型在 F1 分数指标中得分最高，分别为 82.95%、79.26% 和 76.53%，分别代表提前一小时、两小时和三小时的情况。价值--预计预测模型将帮助管理者找到支持实体零售业运营决策的见解，有助于开展优化公司流程的行动。
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Ricardo Ortiz Ayala, Hector Fernando Valencia Perez, Gustavo Espino Rico
Knowledge and information are two very important components in society, to the extent that the term "knowledge societies" has been coined (UNESCO 2021). As part of the processes in organizations, knowledge leads to improvements in their development and productivity (Muñoz and Riverola, cited by Flores 2005); therefore, they must adapt to the demands of a competitive and changing international world. Year after year, administration, specifically those areas that comprise it, results in different themes being developed considering administrative practice worldwide. Considering this, an essay is carried out as a result of exploring the research trends in administration with the goal of conducting a comparative analysis between the current research trends in the field of administration published in journals and the holographic cultural model proposed by Dr. Antonio Castañeda Ríos, and in the process, verifying if the holographic cultural model is still relevant or alternatively describing the trends that are not included in the aforementioned model. Journals that compile research from all over the world have been consulted to identify predominant themes, and it was found that current trends in the field of administration agree with the general lines of research set out in the Holographic Cultural Model. Regarding the particularities found, such themes arise as a result of the logical evolution of time and change.
{"title":"Trends in The Study of Administration","authors":"Ricardo Ortiz Ayala, Hector Fernando Valencia Perez, Gustavo Espino Rico","doi":"10.14738/abr.126.17082","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14738/abr.126.17082","url":null,"abstract":"Knowledge and information are two very important components in society, to the extent that the term \"knowledge societies\" has been coined (UNESCO 2021). As part of the processes in organizations, knowledge leads to improvements in their development and productivity (Muñoz and Riverola, cited by Flores 2005); therefore, they must adapt to the demands of a competitive and changing international world. Year after year, administration, specifically those areas that comprise it, results in different themes being developed considering administrative practice worldwide. Considering this, an essay is carried out as a result of exploring the research trends in administration with the goal of conducting a comparative analysis between the current research trends in the field of administration published in journals and the holographic cultural model proposed by Dr. Antonio Castañeda Ríos, and in the process, verifying if the holographic cultural model is still relevant or alternatively describing the trends that are not included in the aforementioned model. Journals that compile research from all over the world have been consulted to identify predominant themes, and it was found that current trends in the field of administration agree with the general lines of research set out in the Holographic Cultural Model. Regarding the particularities found, such themes arise as a result of the logical evolution of time and change.","PeriodicalId":72277,"journal":{"name":"Archives of business research","volume":"2 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141363421","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}
This paper explores the differences of the English textbooks for the fifth graders in China, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka in Asia. Specifically, the fifth graders’ textbooks were analyzed using a readability tool and Correspondence Analysis (hereafter, CA). An analysis of the data suggests that, in terms of readability and content, there were both similarities and differences between the three textbooks. More precisely, regarding readability, the English textbook of China is closer to the level of English textbook of Myanmar, and the level of textbook of Myanmar is higher than the other two textbooks. Also, concerning the content including vocabulary, CA shows that basically the three textbooks are different from each other.
{"title":"A Comparison of Three Asian English Textbooks by Correspondence Analysis","authors":"Koji Uenishi","doi":"10.14738/abr.125.16969","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14738/abr.125.16969","url":null,"abstract":"This paper explores the differences of the English textbooks for the fifth graders in China, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka in Asia. Specifically, the fifth graders’ textbooks were analyzed using a readability tool and Correspondence Analysis (hereafter, CA). An analysis of the data suggests that, in terms of readability and content, there were both similarities and differences between the three textbooks. More precisely, regarding readability, the English textbook of China is closer to the level of English textbook of Myanmar, and the level of textbook of Myanmar is higher than the other two textbooks. Also, concerning the content including vocabulary, CA shows that basically the three textbooks are different from each other.","PeriodicalId":72277,"journal":{"name":"Archives of business research","volume":"118 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141125492","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}
Rosemond Gomez-Joseph, Joseph A Gioia, Kerry Lanza, Michael Berger, Aldwin Domingo
The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the experiences,challenges, and opportunities faced by professional sports agents in the United States whorepresent professional Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) athletes. Data werecollected using semi-structured interviews with 15 professional sports agents. A thematicanalysis of the data helped identify 11 major themes which included (a)Contract itemsnegotiated, (b)WNBA’s contract negotiations differences from other professional leagues,(c)Contract negotiation Challenges, (d)Level of Branding and Marketing involvement ofProfessional agents, (e)Brand and marketing challenges, (f)Marketing and branding WNBAathletes versus other professional leagues athletes, (g)Branding and marketing opportunities, (h)Experiences with client management, (i)Career needs assessment for WNBA athletes , (j)Client Management Challenges, and (k)Career transition Opportunities for WNBA athletes (i.e. retirement). The study findings have implications for professional sports agents and best practices.
{"title":"Professional Agent Perspectives on Representing WNBA Athletes in the United States","authors":"Rosemond Gomez-Joseph, Joseph A Gioia, Kerry Lanza, Michael Berger, Aldwin Domingo","doi":"10.14738/abr.125.16778","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14738/abr.125.16778","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the experiences,challenges, and opportunities faced by professional sports agents in the United States whorepresent professional Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) athletes. Data werecollected using semi-structured interviews with 15 professional sports agents. A thematicanalysis of the data helped identify 11 major themes which included (a)Contract itemsnegotiated, (b)WNBA’s contract negotiations differences from other professional leagues,(c)Contract negotiation Challenges, (d)Level of Branding and Marketing involvement ofProfessional agents, (e)Brand and marketing challenges, (f)Marketing and branding WNBAathletes versus other professional leagues athletes, (g)Branding and marketing opportunities, (h)Experiences with client management, (i)Career needs assessment for WNBA athletes , (j)Client Management Challenges, and (k)Career transition Opportunities for WNBA athletes (i.e. retirement). The study findings have implications for professional sports agents and best practices.","PeriodicalId":72277,"journal":{"name":"Archives of business research","volume":"101 34","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141125244","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}
Chemotherapy and radiation therapy have produced increased 5-year survival rate in majority of cancers; however, acute side-effects during treatment and late adverse effects after these therapies remain a major concern of oncologists. To improve further 5-year survival rate and reduce acute and late adverse effects of therapies, a new non-toxic biological approach is needed. Experimental data for such an approach was available for over 25 years. For example, therapeutic doses of antioxidants inhibit the growth of cancer cells and enhances the growth-inhibitory effects of chemotherapeutic agents and x-irradiation on cancer cells but not on normal cells. These exciting observations failed to draw any attention from oncologists, because mechanistic data on therapeutic doses was not available until now. The mechanistic data on preventive doses of antioxidants suggested that they scavenge free radicals. Since one of the mechanisms of action of chemotherapy and radiation therapy on cancer cells is mediated by free radicals, oncologists fear that supplementation with antioxidants may reduce the effectiveness of cancer therapies by neutralizing free radicals. Cancer cells require glucose and glutamine for their survival and proliferation. This review briefly describes the effects of therapeutic doses of antioxidants alone and in combination with chemotherapy and radiation therapy on the growth of neoplastic cells and normal cells. It also presents evidence to show that such doses of antioxidants reduce the uptake and metabolism of glucose and glutamine in cancer cells. We propose that therapeutic doses of multiple antioxidants can selectively kill cancer cells and enhance the growth-inhibitory effects of therapeutic agents on cancer cells without affecting normal cells by inhibiting the uptake and metabolism of glucose and glutamine.
{"title":"Therapeutic Doses of Antioxidants Inhibit the Growth and Enhance the Effects Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy on Cancer Cells by Blocking the Uptake and Metabolism of Glucose and Glutamine","authors":"Kedar N. Prasad","doi":"10.14738/abr.124.16842","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14738/abr.124.16842","url":null,"abstract":"Chemotherapy and radiation therapy have produced increased 5-year survival rate in majority of cancers; however, acute side-effects during treatment and late adverse effects after these therapies remain a major concern of oncologists. To improve further 5-year survival rate and reduce acute and late adverse effects of therapies, a new non-toxic biological approach is needed. Experimental data for such an approach was available for over 25 years. For example, therapeutic doses of antioxidants inhibit the growth of cancer cells and enhances the growth-inhibitory effects of chemotherapeutic agents and x-irradiation on cancer cells but not on normal cells. These exciting observations failed to draw any attention from oncologists, because mechanistic data on therapeutic doses was not available until now. The mechanistic data on preventive doses of antioxidants suggested that they scavenge free radicals. Since one of the mechanisms of action of chemotherapy and radiation therapy on cancer cells is mediated by free radicals, oncologists fear that supplementation with antioxidants may reduce the effectiveness of cancer therapies by neutralizing free radicals. Cancer cells require glucose and glutamine for their survival and proliferation. This review briefly describes the effects of therapeutic doses of antioxidants alone and in combination with chemotherapy and radiation therapy on the growth of neoplastic cells and normal cells. It also presents evidence to show that such doses of antioxidants reduce the uptake and metabolism of glucose and glutamine in cancer cells. We propose that therapeutic doses of multiple antioxidants can selectively kill cancer cells and enhance the growth-inhibitory effects of therapeutic agents on cancer cells without affecting normal cells by inhibiting the uptake and metabolism of glucose and glutamine.","PeriodicalId":72277,"journal":{"name":"Archives of business research","volume":"31 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140969175","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}
C. W. Gathitu, Peter K’Obonyo, Vincent, N. Machuki, J. Njihia
The broad objective of the study was to determine the joint effect of competitive strategies, competitive advantage, ethical values and corporate reputation on performance of accredited universities in Kenya. The corresponding null hypothesis stated that the joint effect of competitive strategies, competitive advantage, ethical values and corporate reputation on performance of accredited universities in Kenya is not significantly different from the independent effects of predictor variables. This study was anchored on Industrial organization theory, Stakeholders’ theory, Resource-based theory and Virtue’s ethics theory. Descriptive cross-sectional survey was used. The population of the study comprised 53 accredited universities. To collect data, semi structured questionnaires were administered online while a few were dropped and picked later. Data was analyzed using regression models. Findings from the test of hypotheses showed that the joint effect of competitive strategies, competitive advantage, ethical values and corporate reputation on performance was significantly different from the independent effects of predictor variables and thus the null hypothesis was rejected. The study outcomes contributed to theory, policy, and management practice where policy makers in higher education and university managers were recommended to establish a policy framework that observes ethical practices; quality programs, reliable training, research and adoption of competitive strategies such as market penetration, strategic alliances, product development focus, differentiation and cost leadership. A single respondent was deemed to introduce bias in choosing responses and was a limitation to the study. However, use of questionnaires reduced subjectivism in responses. For generalizability of results Longitudinal design was suggested for future studies.
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This paper studies disaster training work of one of the original grantees of the Worker Training Program of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: The International Chemical Workers Union Council (ICWUC) and its consortium of unions and national organizations. The consortium developed disaster train-the-trainer curriculum in English and in Spanish, so worker trainers would be poised to do training during, after, and in prevention of disasters. This paper reviews the program and its impact on affected communities – with both a historical perspective and with interviews of 20 of those who were trained to be disaster response trainers. At least half the trainees actively trained at one or more disaster sites provided important information to keep community residents safer and to help them build resilience in their communities. Other trainers have used their knowledge to improve their workplaces during a disaster or to help prevent mold contamination and other post-disaster hazards in underserved neighborhoods.
本文研究了美国国家环境健康科学研究所（National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences）"工人培训计划"（Worker Training Program）最初受资助者之一的灾难培训工作：国际化学工人工会理事会 (ICWUC) 及其工会和国家组织联盟。该联盟用英语和西班牙语编写了灾难培训师培训课程，以便工人培训师能够在灾难发生时、发生后以及预防灾难时开展培训。本文回顾了该计划及其对受灾社区的影响--既有历史视角，也有对 20 名接受过灾害应对培训师培训的人员的访谈。至少有一半在一个或多个灾害现场接受过积极培训的受训人员提供了重要信息，使社区居民更加安全，并帮助他们建立社区的抗灾能力。其他培训人员则利用所学知识在灾难期间改善工作场所，或帮助服务不足的社区预防霉菌污染和其他灾后危害。
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Olurotimi Ogunwale, I. Akintoye, Charles Ogboi, P. Ogbebor
This study investigated the impact of institutional efficiency on the financial performance of insurance companies in Nigeria covering the period from 2011 to 2022. The study employed an ex-post facto research design, the estimation techniques utilized were feasible generalized least squares (FGLS) on a sample of five insurance companies were taken. The key variables used in the analysis included net profit margin (NPM) as dependent variable and claims processing efficiency (CPE), risk management effectiveness (RME), and regulatory compliance (RC) as independent variables. The findings displayed that claims processing efficiency (β =0.185, p > 0.05) had positive but no significant effect with net profit margin, risk management effectiveness rate (β =105.910, p > 0.05) is positive but not significantly influencing in net profit margin, regulatory compliance also have negative but does not significantly impact net profit margin of the selected insurance companies in Nigeria at 1% level (β =-12.504, p > 0.05). The study thus recommended, among others, that policy maker should encourage insurance companies to adopt measures that enhance institutional efficiency, such as investing in technology, improving risk management practices, and enhancing customer service.
{"title":"Institutional Efficiency And Financial Performance Of Insurance Companies In Nigeria","authors":"Olurotimi Ogunwale, I. Akintoye, Charles Ogboi, P. Ogbebor","doi":"10.14738/abr.124.16790","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14738/abr.124.16790","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated the impact of institutional efficiency on the financial performance of insurance companies in Nigeria covering the period from 2011 to 2022. The study employed an ex-post facto research design, the estimation techniques utilized were feasible generalized least squares (FGLS) on a sample of five insurance companies were taken. The key variables used in the analysis included net profit margin (NPM) as dependent variable and claims processing efficiency (CPE), risk management effectiveness (RME), and regulatory compliance (RC) as independent variables. The findings displayed that claims processing efficiency (β =0.185, p > 0.05) had positive but no significant effect with net profit margin, risk management effectiveness rate (β =105.910, p > 0.05) is positive but not significantly influencing in net profit margin, regulatory compliance also have negative but does not significantly impact net profit margin of the selected insurance companies in Nigeria at 1% level (β =-12.504, p > 0.05). The study thus recommended, among others, that policy maker should encourage insurance companies to adopt measures that enhance institutional efficiency, such as investing in technology, improving risk management practices, and enhancing customer service.","PeriodicalId":72277,"journal":{"name":"Archives of business research","volume":"3 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140707436","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 Bank of Japan has continued monetary expansion to combat deflation for over twenty years. However, in March 2024, the Bank raised the negative policy interest rate that had lasted eight years and two months. From now on, the Bank should cope with huge balance sheet expansion. Although yield curve control (YCC) has been abolished, long-term interest rates will continue to be controlled to some degree since the Bank will continue to purchase long-term government bonds. New purchases of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been completed, but the main measures of normalization, such as removing ETFs from the huge balance sheet, will not be implemented easily because of increasing risk of stock prices decreasing. Consequently, there will be some possibilities to lead to a rise in long-term interest rates, a strong yen (a decrease in exports), and also to a decline in stock prices. Empirical analyses are conducted to examine the effects of monetary expansion and the results are positive, however, this study emphasizes the importance of the credibility of central banks.
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