Multilateral or Regional Agreement: The Case of Mediterranean Non-EU Countries

Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries are at a crossroad regarding potential trade reforms. The EU is not only the world's largest market for the region's agricultural products, but also remains the prime outlet for these Mediterranean countries' exports. An applied general equilibrium model is used to assess the impact of various trade reform options in the region. Results suggest that the region might benefit most under special provisions for developing countries. Under global trade reform, MENA preferences with EU might be eroded, with EU Mediterranean countries like Greece benefit the most with global trade reform.International Relations/Trade,

The Greek Olive Oil Market Structure

Food product differentiation leads to significant price variations among the same products, meaning that specific products can be sold in higher prices. An Hedonic Price analysis is adopted to investigate the influence of food differentiation on consumer prices and to identify product attributes’ values for the olive oil market. This will con- tribute to device the most appropriate olive oil differentiation strategies in order to be purchased by consumers in a higher price. The retail price structure was estimated in relation to several product natural attributes, to production and processing conditions, to quality control and to labeling and distribution. Findings demonstrate that olive oil price differentiation is mainly influenced by factors relevant to quality of life, purchase uncertainty, acquisition cost and consumers’ psychological needs. Additionally, vertical integration in production and processing and the retailer size significantly influence the olive oil price formulationdifferentiation structure, hedonic prices, olive oil market, Crop Production/Industries, Marketing, Q13, C23, L15, M31,

Exploring the views on total quality human resources management between public and private educational units

The aim of the present study is to identify the attitudes of the directors of different types of educational units regarding the practices of Total Quality of Human Resources Management (TQHRM) in Greece. The specific objectives of the survey are the exploration and analysis of the following issues: a) The philosophy applied by each director on the unit they manage and the position of the HR in it; b) the directors’ opinion about the TQHRM Practices; and c) the difference in the approach of these practices between the public and private educational unit directors.The data is collected using a questionnaire that was sent electronically to Greek schools of various levels in 2018 and the number of responses is 70, of which 53% are from the private and 47% from the public sector directors. To process responses and draw conclusions, both one-dimensional and multidimensional analysis were performed. The results of this survey show that the HRM practices followed by the directors do not have a clear orientation. This highlights the need for training those who run an educational institution on TQHRM and the understanding of the importance of Human Resources on achieving the goals of an organization

Real estate in the web and social media era, the Greek reality

Social media or social networks influence the way of communicate with each other in every field of private and business interaction.  It can be said that Social media are online channels for collecting communication between the members of web community. Today, the necessity of using them as a means of promoting the professionals is widespread. Especially the real estate sector is rather slowly participating this trend. This research paper focuses on the usage of internet and social media in the real estate market. The aim of this paper is to show how the social media contribute to the evolution of the real estate market, in order to welcome this new era of a digital real estate management approach that comes to dominate. In other words, this paper will show how the internet and social media have changed profoundly the perception of consumers and have offered professionals new ways of promoting property and approaching buyers. Moreover, it will be investigated whether this development in the property market has come to Greece or not and in what extent is being applied by professionals. For this purpose extensive literature research will be carried out and they will be mentioned the main components that take part in this development, as well as the most widespread social networking applications for realtors

GENERAL PRESCHOOL AND PRIMARY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN GREECE AND THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARD INCLUSION

University studies on teaching and pedagogy consists of great importance for the education of students during their school years. The different characteristics of the students’ population demand the knowledge and abilities in order for the teachers to meet their needs and to successfully facilitate their adaptation in the academic and social school environment. Consequently, it is important to study pedagogy students’ attitudes toward the students with special educational needs and their inclusion in the general education system. In the present study, participated 348 preschool and primary education students, who completed the “Attitudes toward Inclusive Education Scale” (Wilczenski, 1992; 1995). Results showed that the students hold neutral attitudes toward the inclusion of students with physical disabilities and academic difficulties, but they express favorable attitudes concerning the inclusion of students with behavior problems and social difficulties. Attitudes are compared to other variables that affect students’ predispositions. It is important for the University departments to follow a continuous training on the special needs and inclusion, in order for the future teachers to be prepared to teach in diverse school context.  Article visualizations

ATTITUDES OF GREEK GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS CONCERNING INCLUSION POLICY

The school community consists of an environment where every child has the right to participate and share the good of the educational process. In that thinking, students dispose of different needs that have to be satisfied in a context where the values of respect and equality emerge as basic foundations of the instructive environment. Consequently, inclusion practices appear to be as the prerequisite of education for all in the general school surroundings. Teachers who are responsible for planning and applying the educational process play an important role in the implementation of inclusive practices. Especially, these educational methods are influenced by educators’ attitudes and determine the extent and the level of inclusion strategies. In the present study, participated 154 teachers of primary and secondary general education in Greece. The participants completed the Multidimensional Attitudes towards Inclusive Education Scale (MATIES) (Mahat, 2008). In general, according to the results, teachers expressed positive attitudes toward inclusion. Correlations were calculated in relation to other variables that affect teachers’ attitudes according to the research. The results emerged as directions of providing support services in the school community and organizing suitable education programs for in-service teachers in the school and academic domain.  Article visualizations

Exploring the views on total quality human resources management between public and private educational units

The aim of the present study is to identify the attitudes of the directors of different types of educational units regarding the practices of Total Quality of Human Resources Management (TQHRM) in Greece. The specific objectives of the survey are the exploration and analysis of the following issues: a) The philosophy applied by each director on the unit they manage and the position of the HR in it; b) the directors’ opinion about the TQHRM Practices; and c) the difference in the approach of these practices between the public and private educational unit directors.The data is collected using a questionnaire that was sent electronically to Greek schools of various levels in 2018 and the number of responses is 70, of which 53% are from the private and 47% from the public sector directors. To process responses and draw conclusions, both one-dimensional and multidimensional analysis were performed. The results of this survey show that the HRM practices followed by the directors do not have a clear orientation. This highlights the need for training those who run an educational institution on TQHRM and the understanding of the importance of Human Resources on achieving the goals of an organization

Hedonic Analysis of Retail Egg Prices

The fast growth of product differentiation affects even the raw food product market and causes substantial price variations. The hedonic price technique is applied to examine raw-egg attributes because of a recent transformation from an undifferentiated to a highly differentiated market. The effects of product attributes, production methods, distribution, and product image on retail egg prices are considered. Results reveal that retail egg prices are influenced by specific product attributes including nutritional characteristics and unconventional production methods. Results provide knowledge useful in the development of marketing strategies and suggest areas for possible involvement of policymakers.Demand and Price Analysis,

Exploring the views on total quality human resources management between public and private educational units

The aim of the present study is to identify the attitudes of the directors of different types of educational units regarding the practices of Total Quality of Human Resources Management (TQHRM) in Greece. The specific objectives of the survey are the exploration and analysis of the following issues: a) The philosophy applied by each director on the unit they manage and the position of the HR in it; b) the directors’ opinion about the TQHRM Practices; and c) the difference in the approach of these practices between the public and private educational unit directors.The data is collected using a questionnaire that was sent electronically to Greek schools of various levels in 2018 and the number of responses is 70, of which 53% are from the private and 47% from the public sector directors. To process responses and draw conclusions, both one-dimensional and multidimensional analysis were performed. The results of this survey show that the HRM practices followed by the directors do not have a clear orientation. This highlights the need for training those who run an educational institution on TQHRM and the understanding of the importance of Human Resources on achieving the goals of an organization

Middle East and North Africa countries' agricultural export potentials under trade reforms

Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries future stand in the world's economy depends to a large extent on the potentials of their agriculture to perform in a free trade world. EU is the largest market for agricultural products of MENA countries, though new outlets and new partnerships can expand the market of their produce. Enhancing agriculture's potentials safeguards the economy's general expansion and impede the flee of MENA countries' huge labor reserves to the developed world. In this work, introducing a few possible trade reforms, a general equilibrium model is employed to assess the impacts upon region's export potentials and welfare changes. Selecting certain distinct scenarios from a wide spectrum of anticipated trade reforms, and feeding them into the model, insights on the direction of the expected changes and rough estimates of accrued benefits can be extracted. The model results suggest that the region might benefit the most under special provisions for developing countries in a WTO agreement, while in the case of EU-Med agreement agricultural trade will benefit MENA countries and can induce economic growth through the expansion of agricultural exports