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In a highly relevant contribution, Santana et al. (2021) outlined the challenges for qualitative enquiries during the pandemic. We agree that overcoming these challenges is very important since qualitative research is vital for understanding both the impacts of COVID-19 on human communities around the globe and its significance for sustainable futures. However, we argue that a more fundamental approach is needed to address problems within scientific organisations, thinking and practices that directly affect qualitative research capabilities. In this comment, we focus on justice, research organisation, the ways social scientists position themselves and changed understandings of social worlds.

Ensuring the competitiveness of pedagogical universities and their graduates is one of the strategic tasks in the field of education and the country’s economy. Its achievement requires orientation of the basic educational programs and technologies for their implementation to the needs of the modern school. This necessitates a rethinking of approaches to organizing the training of future teachers, strengthening its practical orientation by expanding the area of responsibility of direct employers. The central issue of the article is the role and directions of implementing partnerships between the employer and the pedagogical university in preparing future teachers in the current educational situation. The purpose of this article is to identify promising areas of its development on the basis of an analysis of the existing regional experience in the training of teachers based on the implementation of social and professional partnerships. The study of the role and directions of the implementation of partnerships between the employer and the pedagogical university in the preparation of modern graduates – future teachers was carried out on the basis of the application of theoretical and empirical research methods. An analysis of the role of the employer in the training process was carried out on the basis of questionnaires and expert interviews. The main material was the pedagogical experience of teachers of the Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics of KSPU named after V.P. Astafiev, and employers – directors of educational institutions of secondary education of the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the Republic of Khakassia, as well as the results of a study of the problems of training future teachers. Based on empirical data, the article concludes that social and professional partnerships are a necessary part of the training of future teachers in accordance with modern requirements and standards. The role and directions of implementing partnerships between employers and a pedagogical university in the preparation of future teachers are detailed. The practical significance lies in the use of the results obtained in the system of higher pedagogical education in order to ensure high-quality training of graduates.

One of the crimes that are prone to happen to children is sexual crime. Sexual crimes committed against children will have a psychological impact on the child, in the form of mental and emotional state disorders, so that the child who is the victim should be given great attention to the suffering or loss experienced in the form of restitution from the perpetrator. The purpose of this research is to study and analyze how the fulfillment of restitution for child victims of sexual crimes and the extent to which law enforcers and victims influence the fulfillment of these restitution rights, so that empirical research methods are used to answer these problems. The results of this study indicate that the fulfillment of restitution rights for child victims of sexual crimes in the city of Makassar is not fulfilled. This is evidenced by only one case where the victim submitted a request for restitution and the victim did not get restitution from the perpetrator. Law enforcers and victims each have influence in fulfilling restitution rights. Even so, the role of the victim has a bigger influence, this is because even though the law enforcer should inform the victim about the right of restitution, it is the victim who decides whether to apply for restitution or not because restitution can only be obtained if the victim submits a request. not automatically accepted by the victim.How to cite item: Miftahul Jannah, S., Muchtar, S., Mirzana, H. (2021). Restitution rights for children of victims of sexual crimes: between protection and reresting. Jurnal Cakrawala Hukum, 12(2), 223-232. doi:https://doi.org/10.26905/idjch.v12i2.4705

Diversity in teams has become an important societal and economic issue which is studied in various scientific domains. In organizational sciences, particularly empirical research methods prevail. This paper proposes to explore agent-based computational economics as a research approach for workforce diversity more intensely due to its inherent properties like capturing heterogeneous interacting agents. For highlighting this, this paper presents an agent-based computational model based on the framework of NK fitness landscapes. In the simulations, artificial organizations search for superior levels of organizational performance with search being delegated to several and potentially diverse decision-making agents. The experiments control for the level of task complexity and reflects four different attributes of workplace diversity among agents: cognitive capabilities to (i) generate and (ii) evaluate new solutions, (iii) effort efficiency and (iv) commitment to the overall organizational objective. The results suggest that the effects of workforce diversity differ across task complexity and attributes of diversity. Diversity of commitment has the strongest impact which results from interactions among local maximizers and agents seeking to globally maximize with only local means. Moreover, the results point to nonlinear effects of multi-attributive diversity on organizational performance.

The author presents the concept of an exhibition dedicated to the tapestry art of ethnic Buryatia since its inception in the region, in the 1970s to the present day. For the first time, in one exhibition were presented the works of 15 authors, performed in different materials and directions. The purpose of the exhibition project is to show the creative achievements of artists, the variety of themes and plots that reflect the specifics of the region. During the preparation for the exhibition, both theoretical and empirical research methods were used: bibliographic sources were studied, meetings, conversations with authors were held in order to obtain a more complete and holistic idea of the concept of the works and the nature of creation. Combining rather disparate materials into a single exhibition concept is currently relevant for the development of modern decorative and applied art in Buryatia in the field of soft materials. As a result, the article presents a kind of artistic space of tapestry art, filled with an individual vision, united by the specifics of expressive means in the field of hand weaving. Автор представляет концепцию выставки, посвященной искусству гобелена этнической Бурятии — со времени его зарождения в регионе в 1970-х гг. до современности. Впервые в одной экспозиции были представлены работы пятнадцати авторов, выполненные в разных материалах и направлениях. Изложена цель выставочного проекта — показать творческие достижения художников, многообразие тем и сюжетов, отражающих специфику региона. В ходе подготовки к выставке использовались как теоретические, так и эмпирические методы исследования: изучались библиографические источники, проводились встречи, беседы с авторами для получения более полного и цельного представления о замысле произведений и характере создания. Объединение довольно разрозненных материалов в единую выставочную концепцию является сегодня актуальным для развития современного декоративно-прикладного искусства Бурятии в области мягких материалов. В статье представлено художественное пространство искусства гобелена, наполненное индивидуальным видением, объединенное спецификой выразительных средств в области ручного ткачества.

The article is devoted to the consideration of the relevance and analysis of the formation of the professional competence of a foreign language teacher. This is due to the modern socio-cultural conditions, new educational standards, and the ever-increasing requirements for the process of teaching foreign languages. The term "professional competence" is considered using an integrated methodology, which includes theoretical and empirical research methods. The authors have concluded that the professional competence of a foreign language teacher is a complex of various skills and abilities facilitating effective cooperation between the teacher and students in certain professional situations. Furthermore, the authors see the solutions to these problems, the creation of a flexible and mobile system of advanced training and the search for more effective forms of interaction between educational institutions, methodological services, and professional associations of teachers for purposeful continuous pedagogical education of teachers of a foreign language.

Witness is a person who sees, hears, and directly experiences the occurrence of a criminal act. The information conveyed by the witness can assist the investigation process to the court to reveal the actual criminal suspect. Meanwhile, victim is a person experiencing the occurrence of a criminal act that causes harm materially or physically. This study uses empirical research methods which in this study the writer used research from primary data.The results of this study are witnesses and victims have priority in their statements during the investigation process of criminal cases both at the investigation stage and the court investigation stage. The implementation of protection as in the Act on Witness and Victim Protection in Batam City has not been fully effective because there are several rights of witnesses and/or victims that cannot be fulfilled by the Police since there are no special authority and special budget to provide protection for witnesses and/or victims in criminal cases in Batam city.

espanolEl trabajo aborda la problematica ambiental y su influencia en la salud humana desde las potencialidades de la disciplina Geografia Fisica en la carrera Geografia, se relacionan diferentes definiciones de educacion ambiental hasta la definicion de educacion ambiental para el desarrollo sostenible, los principales efectos en la salud atribuibles a factores ambientales, como enfermedades respiratorias, de la piel, transmitidas por el agua, trastornos neurologicos, cancer infantil, entre otras, se realiza un breve analisis de la relacion o dependencia del medio ambiente y salud. Se toma en consideracion lo expresado en la constitucion de la republica de Cuba en su articulo 27 en relacion con el medio ambiente. En el trabajo se emplearon metodos de investigacion del nivel teorico y empiricos tales como analitico-sintetico, historico-logico, inductivo deductivo, observacion, analisis de documentos entre otros. Como resultado del trabajo se logra identificar aprovechando las potencialidades del contenido de la disciplina Geografia Fisica los efectos negativos en la salud humana de los principales problemas ambientales y como minimizar o disminuir. EnglishThe work deals with environmental problems and their influence on human health from the potentials of the discipline Physical Geography in the Geography career, different definitions of environmental education are related to the definition of environmental education for sustainable development, the main effects on health attributable to environmental factors, such as respiratory diseases, skin diseases, waterborne diseases, neurological disorders, childhood cancer, among others, a brief analysis of the relationship or dependence of the environment and health is made. Consideration is given to what is stated in the constitution of the Republic of Cuba in its article 27 in relation to the environment. In the work, theoretical and empirical research methods were used, such as analytical-synthetic, historical-logical, inductive deductive, observation, document analysis, among others. As a result of the work it is possible to identify taking advantage of the potentialities of the content of the discipline Physical Geography the negative effects on human health of the main environmental problems and how to minimize or diminish.

Sexual intercourse with children is a very cruel crime especially the perpetrators of the crime of sexual intercourse against the child is the biological father of the victim. The Criminal Law Code has regulated the act of sexual intercourse namely Article 284-288. The specific crime of sexual intercourse with children has also been regulated in Law No. 35 of 2014 concerning Child Protection. The people of Bali believe in the existence of a scale and noetic which, if something goes wrong, is believed to disturb the magical balance. In customary law, sexual intercourse with biological children is included in the Gamia Gemana offense and has been regulated in Awig-awig Desa Adat Tulikup Kelod. Based on these problems, this study was made with the aim of uncovering the factors that caused the crime of sexual intercourse against biological daughter in the village of Tulikup Gianyar and how the application of traditional sanctions for perpetrator of intercourse against a biological daughter in the village of Tulikup Gianyar. This research employed empirical research methods by analyzing quantitative data. The results of the study stated that the sexual needs that were not fulfilled by the wife, the low awareness of the perpetrator in the application of religious teachings, and the condition of the house which was always quiet were the causes of intercourse against a biological daughter in the village of Tulikup Gianyar. In addition to being subjected to positive sanctions in the form of imprisonment and fines, the perpetrator of sexual intercourse against biological children in Tulikup Village was also subject to sanctions that have been regulated in Awig-awig Kelik Tulikup Adat Village namely in the form of Sangaskara Danda (sanctions in the form of ceremonies) which must be carried out by the perpetrator and also the victim.

The issuance of Law Number 5 of 1960 concerning Basic Regulations on Agrarian Principles on September 24, 1960, then abolished the old agrarian law. The purpose of this study is to analyze the implementation of land pawns in the Ubung village, Jonggat sub-district and find out the inhibiting factors of the implementation of agricultural land pawns in Ubung Village, Jonggat District, Central Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara based on Law No. 56 Prp of 1960. The method in this study is Empirical research methods and problem approaches using legal sociology. The results showed that the agricultural land pawn given by the pawnbroker and the pawn recipient was not in accordance with the law. Agricultural pawn in the community of Ubung Village, Jonggat Subdistrict, Central Lombok Regency is not in line with the agricultural land pawning regulated in Law Number 56 Prp of 1960. Factors that inhibit the implementation of agricultural pawn in Ubung Village, Jonggat Subdistrict, Central Lombok Regency NTB based on article 7 paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) of Law Number 56 Prp of 1960 ineffective are a) there has been no socialization of Law Number 56 prp of 1960 governing the problem of pawning agricultural land in Ubung Village, Jonggat District, Central Lombok Regency, NTB from the authorities. b) The culture of Ubung Village, Jonggat Subdistrict, Central Lombok Regency, NTB, which considers the provisions of Law Number 56 prp of 1960 to be incompatible with the customs contained in their environment.

Today, the implementation of NATO standards in graphic operational (combat) documents in the Armed Forces of Ukraine faced a number of problems associated with differences in approaches to drawing up graphic documents. In particular, the graphic documents of the NATO member state armed forces and those of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are different due to:requisites and requirements to them;scale and coordinate system of topographic maps;methods of applying an operational (tactical) situation;languages and abbreviations of the use of conditional signs, inscriptions of the actions of the troops;ways of transferring graphic information;levels of information details applied to graphic operational (combat) documents.The purpose of the article is to offer to a wide range of military experts to begin a discussion on the implementation of NATO standards while developing graphic operational (combat) documents in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.The following empirical research methods were used in the article: observation, induction and generalization, verbal and comparative analyses.The main result of the study is the identification of the main problems in the implementation of NATO standards while developing operational (combat) documents in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and justifying proposals for their possible solutions and phased implementation.The scientific novelty of the article is determined by the fact that it was proposed, for the first time in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, to make holistic changes in the approaches to drawing graphic operative (combat) documents according to NATO standards. The practical significance of the research results is the development of proposals, implementation of which will bring the Armed Forces of Ukraine closer to NATO standards, in particular in the process of operational planning.Thus, the article outlines ways to NATO standards implementation related to the development of graphic operational (combat) documents in the Armed Forces of Ukraine during next 2-3 years. It is expected that in future, within the framework of Ukraine's integration into NATO, the ways to a full compatibility of operational (combat) documents of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the NATO member state armed forces will be studied.

Engineers are not usually confronted with empirical research methods during their education. Classical product developers thus lack knowledge and the intuition of what to consider when using methods in user studies. The problem is that user studies therefore miss potential development goals for optimized user-centered product design. To resolve these difficulties, a process approach and an in-depth guide have been developed. They provide knowledge, focused on psychology and social sciences about user studies along the ideally typical history of an empirical study in a structured, compact and comprehensible form. This enables product developers to more effectively and efficiently capture the needs of customers. At the same time, the effort required to implement user studies is reduced, errors are avoided and quality is increased. In the future, the process approach and the guide will be verified and validated.

Хорунжак Н.М., Портоварас Т.Р. АНАЛІЗ ОПЕРАЦІЙНИХ ВИТРАТ: ДЖЕРЕЛА ТА МЕТОДИ Мета. Ідентифікація вимог і складу джерел аналізу, критична оцінка їх інформаційності, а також акцент на застосуванні системного підходу при здійсненні аналізу операційних витрат і відповідність його методу цим критеріям. Методика дослідження. В процесі дослідження використано емпіричні методи дослідження, зокрема: аналіз – з метою виявлення складу джерел аналізу операційних витрат; узагальнення – для обґрунтування класифікації джерел аналізу та формування рекомендацій з вибору методів аналізу, що найбільш повно дозволяють оцінити операційні витрати. Результати дослідження. Обґрунтовано засади формування інформаційної бази аналізу операційних витрат, яка дасть можливість отримати високоякісну інформацію про їхній стан та на підставі отриманих результатів спрогнозувати діяльність підприємства в перспективі. Дослідження впливу факторів на аналіз операційних витрат дозволило розмежувати джерела інформації за двома групами: внутрішні та зовнішні. Визначено, що внутрішніми джерелами даних для аналізу є облікова документація, яка формується на підприємствах, і яка авторами розглядається як джерело аналізу операційних витрат. Зовнішніми джерелами інформації автори вважають усі можливі інформаційні ресурси зовнішнього характеру, дослідження конкурентного середовища та звітність суб’єктів з аналогічними видами діяльності. Наукова новизна результатів дослідження. Запропоновано схему взаємозв’язку джерел і результатів аналізу операційної діяльності, комплексне використання якої уможливить отримання результатної аналітичної інформації, на основі якої керівництво зможе оптимізувати витрати відповідно до поставлених цілей і підвищить результативність діяльності. Запропоновано відповідно до сучасних реалій найбільш придатні методи аналізу, що дозволяють адекватно оцінити ситуацію підприємства в стратегічній площині щодо операційних витрат. Практична значущість результатів дослідження. Проведення оцінювання операційних витрат підприємства з використанням різних методів і інструментарію аналізу в комплексі забезпечує отримання неупереджених даних, які можуть бути ефективно використані для цілей оптимізації витрат і підвищення результативності діяльності. Ключові слова: аналіз; операційні витрати; оптимізація витрат; внутрішні джерела інформації; зовнішні джерела інформації; стратегічні методи; АВС-аналіз. Хорунжак Н.М., Портоварас Т.Р. АНАЛИЗ ОПЕРА Ц ИОННЫХ РАСХОДОВ: ИСТОЧНИКИ И МЕТОДЫ Цель. Идентификация требований и состава источников анализа, критическая оценка их информативности, а также акцент на применении системного подхода при осуществлении анализа операционных расходов и соответствие его метода этим критериям. Методика исследования. В процессе исследования использованы эмпирические методы исследования, в частности: анализ – с целью выявления состава источников анализа операционных расходов; обобщение – для обоснования классификации источников анализа и формирования рекомендаций по выбору методов анализа, наиболее полно позволяющих оценить операционные расходы. Результаты исследования. Обоснованы принципы формирования информационной базы анализа, дающие возможность получить высококачественную информацию об операционных расходах и позволяющие получить результаты, необходимые для прогнозирования деятельности предприятия на перспективу. Исследование влияния факторов на анализ операционных расходов позволило разграничить источники информации на две группы: внутренние и внешние. Определено, что внутренними источниками данных для анализа является учетная документация, которая формируется на предприятиях, и которая авторами рассматривается как источник анализа операционных расходов. Внешними источниками информации авторы считают все возможные информационные ресурсы внешнего характера, исследование конкурентной среды и отчетность субъектов с аналогичными видами деятельности. Научная новизна результатов исследования. Предложена схема взаимосвязи источников и результатов анализа операционной деятельности, комплексное использование которой позволит получать исходную аналитическую информацию, на основе которой руководство сможет оптимизировать расходы в соответствии с поставленными целями и повысить результативность деятельности. Предложены наиболее подходящие современным условиям методы анализа, которые позволяют адекватно оценить ситуацию предприятия в стратегической плоскости, касающуюся операционных расходов. Практическая значимость результатов исследования. Проведение оценки операционных расходов предприятия с использованием различных методов и инструментария анализа в комплексе обеспечивает получение объективных данных, которые могут быть эффективно использованы для целей оптимизации расходов и повышения результативности деятельности. Ключевые слова: анализ; операционные расходы; оптимизация затрат; внутренние источники информации; внешние источники информации; стратегические методы; АВС-анализ. Khorunzhak N.M., Portovaras T.R. OPERATING COST ANALYSIS: SOURCES AND METHODS Purpose. The aim of the article is identification of requirements and composition of sources of analysis, critical assessment of their information content, as well as emphasis on the application of a systematic approach to the analysis of operating costs and compliance of its method with these criteria. Methodology of research. The empirical research methods are used in the course of the research, in particular: analysis – in order to identify the composition of sources of analysis of operating expenses; generalization – to substantiate the classification of sources of analysis and to formulate recommendations on the choice of methods of analysis, which most fully allow to estimate the operating costs. Findings. The principles of formation of information base of the analysis of operating expenses are substantiated, which will allow to obtain high-quality information on their status and on the basis of the obtained results to predict the activity of the enterprise in the future. The study of the impact of factors on the analysis of operating expenses allowed us to distinguish sources of information into two groups: internal and external. It is determined that internal sources of data for analysis are accounting records, which are formed at enterprises, and which is considered by the authors as a source of analysis of operating expenses. External sources of information the authors consider all possible information resources of an external nature, research of the competitive environment and reporting of subjects with similar types of activity. Originality. The scheme of interconnection sources and analysis results of operations is proposed, which comprehensive utilization, will allow obtaining result analytical information on which management can optimize the cost of compliance with objectives and increase effectiveness of operations. According to modern realities, the most suitable methods of analysis are offered, which allow to adequately assessing the situation of the enterprise in the strategic plane with respect to operating expenses. Practical value. Carrying out an assessment of the operating costs of an enterprise with using various methods and tools of analysis in a complex provides obtaining unbiased data that can be effectively used for the purpose of cost optimization and increase of productivity. Key words: analysis; operating costs; cost optimization; internal sources of information; external sources of information; strategic methods; ABC analysis.

The purpose of this research is to find out and discuss the Baduy Indigenous Marriage Legal System of Kanakes Village, Leuwidamar Subdistrict. This research and writing were prepared and compiled using empirical research methods using qualitative analysis, namely by conducting direct interviews with Jaro (Head of the Village) and the Baduy indigenous community. Marriage is a natural law that must occur and be carried out by every human being without exception. The legal system of marriage to the Baduy indigenous people, that is Monogamy marriage, which means that a Baduy man cannot have more than one wife and polygamy marriage is a taboo subject. In addition, the factors that influence the Baduy indigenous community's compliance with customary law include religious and religious factors, social and cultural factors, customary law and religious factors. Keywords: legal system, marriage, community, traditional baduy

The article analyzes the status quo of qualitative methods in economics. While a majority of economists consider knowledge of empirical research methods to be of considerable importance, i...

This research aims to know the influence of the intensity of seeing ads selling cosmetics on instagram against level of knowledge and behavior of consumerist cosmetics young women. The population used in this research are students of SMKN 4 Yogyakarta aged 15 to 18 years old. This research method using Quantitative research methods of empirical research methods by means of Surveys using a questionnaire to respondents. The number of samples from this research is as much as 68 students from 212 class 2 and class 3 Department of Hairstyling and Hairstyling Skin SMKN 4 Yogyakarta.And the relevant theory used in this research is the theory of the S-R and Theory AIDDA. The results of this research to prove that there was significant influence between the intensity of seeing ads selling cosmetics on instagram with the level of knowledge and behavior of consumerist cosmetics young women have done the sums between t calculate the influence of X against the Y1 and Y2 X against influence, namely (4.899 + 2,559)/2 = 3.724 and summation of the p value (+ 0.000 0,013)/2 = 0.006. Thus the t value obtained synchronously (F) of 3.724 and p 0.006. With the p of 0.0006 0.05 then it means there are < significant influence between the intensity of seeing ads selling cosmetics on instagram with the level of knowledge and behavior of consumerist cosmetics young women. Keywords: advertising, consumer knowledge, consumer behavior Instagram, social media

The article is concerned with the study of police officers experiences of psycho-traumatic situations using a clinical-psychological method (the original method of clinical-psychological interview “Questionnaire of Reviewing Traumatic Experience”) and traditional test methods “Traumatic Stress Questionnaire” and “Somatic Adaptation Assessment Scale”. The authors have presented the results of the study of the traumatic experience of police officers and the psychological consequences of experiencing potentially traumatic situations, taking into account their content and relevance. The data of individual cases concerning the content of traumatic experiences and their dynamics is summarized. With the help of empirical research methods, it is shown that the experience of difficult life situations by police officers is reflected in post-traumatic symptoms, while the collision of police officers with threatening situations had a lesser effect on the development of psychic traumatization.

The unavailability of civil courts to hear cases relating to Muslim family law and other related matters persuaded community leaders and religious scholars in the United Kingdom to establish several Sharīʿah councils. This article explores the role played by these councils in resolving matrimonial disputes, especially the process and procedure of issuing an Islamic divorce. Library and empirical research methods were employed. Three main uk Sharīʿah councils were visited wherein mediation and arbitration sessions, as well as monthly meetings, were observed to examine how disputes are handled and decisions made. The study leads to several findings. Mediation and arbitration are the main methods used in the process, and despite the relative success of Sharīʿah councils, they face challenges resulting from the dichotomy and overlapping jurisdictions of Islamic and English family law and the non-alignment of divorce issued by uk courts and religious divorce.

In empirical software engineering, benchmarks can be used for comparing different methods, techniques and tools. However, the recent ACM SIGSOFT Empirical Standards for Software Engineering Research do not include an explicit checklist for benchmarking. In this paper, we discuss benchmarks for software performance and scalability evaluation as example research areas in software engineering, relate benchmarks to some other empirical research methods, and discuss the requirements on benchmarks that may constitute the basis for a checklist of a benchmarking standard for empirical software engineering research., This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here for your personal use. Not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in EASE 2021 (Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering), June 21-23, 2021, Trondheim, Norway, https://doi.org/10.1145/3463274.3463361

(1) Background: AI technology has been deeply applied to online shopping platforms to provide more accurate and personalized services for consumers. It is of great significance to study the different functional experiences of AI for consumers to improve the current application status of AI technology. (2) Method: Based on the “SOR” model, this study divides the AI technology experienced by the consumers of online shopping platforms into three dimensions: accuracy, insight, and interaction experience. The perceived value is taken as the mediating variable from the prospect of perceived utility value and perceived hedonic value. This article uses empirical research methods to analyze the effect of the three dimensions of online shopping AI experience to research the internal influence mechanism of consumers’ purchase intention. (3) Results: 1. The accuracy, insight, and interaction experience of AI marketing technology each have a significant positive impact on consumers’ perceived utility value and hedonic value, 2. Both the perceived utility value and perceived hedonic value obtained by an AI technology experience can promote the formation of consumers’ purchase intention, 3. The perceived hedonic value was better than perceived utility value at promoting the consumers’ purchase intention.

Being in a romantic relationship is characterized by a high degree of intimacy and affective involvement. Affective behavior indicates the emotional content in couple interactions and therefore promotes an understanding of the evolution of romantic relationships. When couples are also parents, their affective behavior reflects their romantic and coparental bonds. In this paper, we present an observation of parent couples’ affective behavior during a coparenting conflict discussion task to document whether and how much it improved during couple therapy. Two contrasting cases of affective behavior change are included. Observational coding of affective behavior within pre- and post-intervention coparenting conflict discussion tasks was carried out to compute means and CIs for each partner in both cases. In addition, the partners’ coparental and romantic satisfaction were evaluated through validated self-report questionnaires in pre- and post-intervention assessments; this helped document whether the partners’ coparental and romantic satisfaction were dissimilar between the two cases. Finally, a clinical analysis of both cases was realized with the contribution of the therapists to investigate possible differences within therapy sessions. Statistical analyses revealed negative means of affective behavior for couple A in the pre-intervention assessment and positive means in the post-intervention assessment. Partners from couple B had negative means of affective behavior in the pre- and post-intervention assessments. Results concerning coparental and romantic satisfaction differed: Couple A’s coparental satisfaction slightly increased and the romantic satisfaction somewhat decreased, whereas couple B’s coparental satisfaction remained stable and the romantic satisfaction slightly increased between the pre- and post-intervention assessments. The clinical analysis revealed that the interactional quality of couple A slightly improved within therapy sessions and that both partners succeeded in working together as coparents, notwithstanding their romantic distress. Couple B conveyed coparental distress and exhibited poor interactional quality throughout therapy sessions (e.g., repeated criticism and contempt). This study contributes to enriching the more traditional empirical research methods in the field of couple psychotherapy, as it takes into account microlevel affective changes within parent couples’ interactions in addition to self-reported data. Furthermore, the analysis of therapy sessions supports the importance of working with affective behavior in couple therapy.

Microfoundations have been one of the key themes in strategy research over the last decade or so. Fundamentally, microfoundations seek to understand collective (e.g., firm)-level constructs in terms of the actions and interactions of individuals. This chapter briefly discusses the nature of microfoundations, provides an exposition of the microfoundational currents in contemporary strategy thinking, and discusses the key challenges that need to be addressed to advance microfoundational research. Chief among these challenges are the development and application of proper empirical methods and developing models of decision-making that are particularly relevant in a strategy context. The latter task involves going beyond expected utility or bounded rationality models and developing models that can address genuine (“deep”) uncertainty.

Empirical research methods in Translation Studies have been used in Spain for a decade. A glimpse of the most recent studies carried out in our country is given, as well as the actual trends in research. A research methodology based on the scientific method is proposed, and a research design to study the acquisition of translation competence in trainees is presented, including three original measuring instruments created for the study: the first instrument measures the translation notions of the students; the second one measures students' performance when faced with translation problems; and the third one measures performance regarding translation errors.

A significant shift is taking place at higher educational institutions and emphasizes group or teamwork during the academic process. This article introduces incorporating teamwork into pedagogical courses. The application of the teamwork pedagogy is relevant due to a strong necessity to find a successful educational technology of professional teachers' competencies development required by the modern international labor market. Sufficient results have been achieved with the use of theoretical and empirical research methods as analysis, generalization, and systematization of scientific papers, observation, reflectivity, and social intelligence diagnosis, pedagogical modeling, questioning, and collecting data. The scientific novelty of the theoretical part is highlighted through the importance of applying teamwork as a more successful educational technology, proving effective tools, and strategies for designing the new teamwork-based educational process of master's degree students in Pedagogy. On the practical side, this new pedagogy has been applied in two universities, and it is concluded that teamwork can enhance problem-solving and creativity, generates understanding, support, commitment, acceptance, and bring out the best of the future university teacher.

Herbert K. Kritzer’s Advanced Introduction to Empirical Research Methods describes the defining features, history and purpose of Empirical Legal Research (ELR). The book adds to the series of Elgar...

The purpose of this paper is to consider the ways of development the concepts of talent and talent management. The authors have used empirical research methods based on a literature review, scientific reports and a review of organizations in Russia and other countries. The results of theoretical investigation in talent management had identification of current trends in Human Resource Management. Its involves focus on the strategy in human resources management on working with a talents and forming the talent management system in condition of talent shortage; developing a situational approach to the talent management reflects the specificity of international corporations and small and medium-sized enterprises, public sector and universities.

The article is devoted to the search for ways of spiritual enrichment of the soul of children at risk. The authors actualize the problem of" impoverishment" of the soul and justify the socio-pedagogical conditions of its ecology. The purpose of the work was to study the problem of "soul ecology" and experimental study of value orientations of children at risk, filling both the external and internal world of the child. The paper used theoretical and empirical research methods. As the results of the study show, the most significant are material values. Therefore, it is important to create a system of spiritual and moral education of children at risk and teach them spiritual existence by gaining personal meaning in the social situation in which they find themselves.

The purpose of the paper is to identify the role and place of non-formal artistic and creative groups in the process of formation of future kindergarten teachers’ ethnocultural competence. Ethnocultural competence is considered by authors as an essential component of future kindergarten teachers’ vocational training in condition of modern challenges, which Ukrainian society faces nowadays. The complex of theoretical and empirical research methods (literature analysis, interview, experiment, etc.) was used. The obtained results show positive dynamics of formation of future kindergarten teachers’ ethnocultural competence after receiving non-formal education in artistic and creative groups at higher educational institution.

La práctica preprofesional constituye un medio esencial para la formación de profesionales altamente calificados, acorde a las exigencias de la sociedad ecuatoriana. En este contexto, para la Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo (UTEQ), constituye una prioridad la formación de profesionales competentes y comprometidos con el desarrollo social para enfrentar los retos del desarrollo tecnológico en sus puestos de trabajo. En correspondencia con lo anterior, el artículo tiene como objetivo debelar las características que ha tenido la práctica preprofesional y su evaluación en la UTEQ durante el período que se analiza. La propuesta se sostiene en la elaboración de una tesis de doctorado en Ciencias Pedagógicas y fue obtenido con la aplicación de métodos teóricos y empíricos de la investigación.

Understanding the interdependency of organizations in a disaster is necessary to facilitate collaboration. Interdependencies in the utilities sector have traditionally focused upon the technical aspects of these dependencies. This research used empirical research methods that included an observational study of utility stakeholders during a real-time disaster. The study investigated the cultural challenges associated with the socio-cultural interdependencies that stakeholders from the utilities sector encountered when working in emergency management. Participants identified that a lack of legitimacy and trust created barriers to collaboration. The paper concludes with recommendations for the industry to address the potential cultural barriers encountered in a disaster.

Increasingly, firms are adopting two major supply chain management initiatives: to undertake external integration with supply chain partners and to implement inter-organizational information systems (IOSs). However, academic researchers have not adequately investigated effects of these types of initiatives. Using empirical data from 154 buyer–supplier dyads, we examined the direct and indirect effects (through external integration) of IOS usage on capabilities of buyer– supplier dyads. We found that external integration plays a mediating role in the relationship between IOS usage and capabilities of buyer– supplier dyad. This is the first study to investigate the effects of IOS usage and external integration on capabilities of buyer–supplier dyad.