Encouraging Technology-Based Ventures: Entrepreneurship Education and Engineering Graduates

This article examines entrepreneurship courses offered by engineering faculties in Canada. The venturing rate of engineering students, whether the venturing rate increases if students have taken a course in entrepreneurship, and the type of ventures created are also explored. A recent census and an empirical study of two groups of engineering graduates from a Canadian university were utilized. Findings have implications for educators and administrators and for policy-makers interested in encouraging economic growth

Data Envelopment Analysis of Corporate Failure for Non-Manufacturing Firms Using a Slacks-Based Measure

Workshop 2015 -Advances in DEA Theory and Applications (December 1-2, 2015)The problem of predicting corporate failure has intrigued many in the investment sector, corporate decision makers, business partners and many others, hence the intense research efforts by industry and academia. The majority of former research efforts on this topic focused on manufacturing companies with considerable assets commensurate with their size. But there is a dearth of publications on predicting non-manufacturing firms’ financial difficulties since these firms typically do not have significant assets or, indeed, any need for them as their work does not rely heavily on assets as a key variable. Our research shows that the slack-based measure (SBM) DEA model has obvious advantages in predicting corporate financial stress.The workshop is supported by JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), #25282090, titled “Studies in Theory and Applications of DEA for Forecasting Purpose.本研究はJSPS科研費 基盤研究(B) 25282090の助成を受けたものです

Molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in onion roots from organic and conventional farming systems in the Netherlands

Diversity and colonization levels of naturally occurring arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in onion roots were studied to compare organic and conventional farming systems in the Netherlands. In 2004, 20 onion fields were sampled in a balanced survey between farming systems and between two regions, namely, Zeeland and Flevoland. In 2005, nine conventional and ten organic fields were additionally surveyed in Flevoland. AMF phylotypes were identified by rDNA sequencing. All plants were colonized, with 60% for arbuscular colonization and 84% for hyphal colonization as grand means. In Zeeland, onion roots from organic fields had higher fractional colonization levels than those from conventional fields. Onion yields in conventional farming were positively correlated with colonization level. Overall, 14 AMF phylotypes were identified. The number of phylotypes per field ranged from one to six. Two phylotypes associated with the Glomus mosseae-coronatum and the G. caledonium-geosporum species complexes were the most abundant, whereas other phylotypes were infrequently found. Organic and conventional farming systems had similar number of phylotypes per field and Shannon diversity indices. A few organic and conventional fields had larger number of phylotypes, including phylotypes associated with the genera Glomus-B, Archaeospora, and Paraglomus. This suggests that farming systems as such did not influence AMF diversity, but rather specific environmental conditions or agricultural practice

An empirical analysis of the relationship between foreign direct investment and unemployment rate : evidence from Turkey

Purpose: This paper is aimed to analyze the impact of Foreign Direct Investment inflows in Turkey on macroeconomic variables among them the unemployment rate. Design/methodology/approach: The time series datasets (FDI, UEMP), were obtained from the World Bank database, which covers the time period 1980-2017 were utilized in employed statistical models as the ADF Unit Root, Philips–Perron Unit Root, Johansen co-integration, and the Granger causality tests, to accomplish the empirical part of the paper. Findings: Based on the results, it was confirmed that there was at most one presence of the co-integration among the analyzed series. Additionally, the results of Granger causality test had showed that there is unidirectional causality from FDI to UEMP. Originality: Thus, this paper can be a proof that Foreign Direct Investment inflows have a crucial impact on decreasing the unemployment rate in Turkey.peer-reviewe

Dampak Kebijakan Pemberhentian Program Bantuan Operasional Pendidikan Daerah (BOPDA) Bagi SMA/SMK (Studi Kasus Pasca Pengalihan Dana BOPDA Dari Pemerintah Kota Surabaya Ke Provinsi Jawa Timur)

Pendidikan merupakan pilar yang sangat fundamental bagi peningkatan daya saing suatu bangsa. Salah satu langkah yang dimaksud adalah dengan disahkannya Undang-undang Nomor 20 Tahun 2003 tentang Sistem Pendidikan Nasional yang mengatur pengelolaan pendidikan berdasarkan tingkat Pemerintahan, yaitu Pemerintah pusat, Pemerintah Provinsi, dan Pemerintah Kabupaten/Kota. Peraturan Daerah No. 16 tahun 2012 memperkuat kebijakan penyelenggaran pendidikan melalui program BOPDA yang diselenggarakan Pemerintah Kota Surabaya diambil dari APBD. Undang-undang no. 23 tahun 2014 terbit yang menyebutkan sekolah jenjang menengah dialihkan kewenangannya ke Pemerintah Provinsi yang menyebabkan berhentinya dana BOPDA bagi SMA/SMK. Dengan gambaran umum program BOPDA, dampak langsung dan tidak langsung, dan perencanaan Dinas Pendidikan Provinsi Jawa Timur. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif di Kota Surabaya dengan Situs Dinas Pendidikan Kota Surabaya, SMA 16, SMA 10, SMK 1, SMK 3 Kota Surabaya dan Dinas Pendidikan Provinsi Jawa Timur. Sumber data berasal dari data primer dan data skunder dengan menggunakan teknik wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Serta instrument yang digunakan yaitu peneliti sendiri, pedoman wawancara, dan pedoman lainnya. Selanjutnya, penelitian ini menggunakan analisis data model Spradley. Pengalihan kewenangan SMA/SMK ke Pemerintah Provinsi membuat Pemerintah Surabaya tidak bisa mendanai siswa SMA/SMK di Surabaya. Siswa SMA/SMK sangat keberatan jika harus membayar SPP kembali, besarnya biaya SPP yang membuat siswa SMA/SMK terbebani. Para wali murid beranggapan besarnya biaya SPP harus membuat mereka bekerja lebih ekstra. Tidak hanya siswa dan wali murid yang menyesalakan berhentinya program BOPDA, beberapa sekolah SMA juga merasakan dampaknya. Pendapatan SMA menjadi berkurang dan beban semakin naik

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Minerale voeding van de champignon

Slechte of matige groei, kwaliteit en opbrengst van champignons kunnen veroorzaakt worden door een tekort aan één of meerdere essentiële voedingsstoffen. De vraag is in hoeverre de voorziening met voedingsstoffen voldoende is om de behoefte van de champignon te dekken. Aanwijzingen voor eventuele tekorten zijn op verschillende manieren af te leiden uit een inventariserend onderzoek. Aan de samenstelling van champignons: - als het gehalte van een mineraal tijdens de ontwikkeling van de eerste vlucht afneemt, - als het gehalte van een mineraal tijdens de ontwikkeling sneller achteruitgaat dan van een ander mineraal,- als het gehalte van een mineraal in champignons van de tweede vlucht lager is dan die van champignons van de eerste vlucht. Mogelijke tekorten kunnen ook blijken uit de samenstelling van compost en dekaarde: - bijvoorbeeld als het totaal of het beschikbaarheidsgehalte van een mineraal aan het einde van de teelt lager is dan aan het begin. Ook uit de champignonopbrengst zijn mogelijke tekorten af te leiden: - als er een correlatie gevonden wordt tussen de opbrengst en het gehalte van een mineraal in compost of dekaarde. Het uitgevoerde onderzoek richtte zich op de macronutriënten stikstof, fosfor, kalium, zwavel, magnesium, calcium, en natrium en op de micronutriënten zink, ijzer, koper, en mangaan