The Innovativeness of Foreign Firms in China

This paper studies the relationship between foreign ownership and innovations of high novelty in context of advanced developing countries. We develop hypotheses about a direct relationship in terms of two dimensions, propensity and intensity of innovations of high novelty, and a contingency hypothesis about the moderating impact of R&D internationalisation on the relationship with propensity. The analysis is based on innovation survey data on manufacturing firms from Jiangsu province of China. Hypotheses are tested using non-parametric methods. We find that foreign firms do not have a higher propensity of innovations of high novelty, not even when they engage in formal R&D. However, the evidence suggests that foreign firms have a higher intensity of innovations of high novelty than domestic firms.multinational enterprises, foreign firms, innovation, manufacturing, China

Usporedba metoda za procjenu porinuća broda

Porinuće broda složen je događaj, a pogotovo kada su u pitanju netipični brodovi. Iz tog razloga brodogradilišta obavljaju proračune porinuća kako bi odredili brzine i ubrzanja broda, otplov broda, najveći gaz i drugo. Ti su proračuni pouzdani i praktički sva porinuća izvode se uspješno. U ovom radu prikazana je usporedba različitih metoda za procjenu porinuća broda. Tijekom nedavnog porinuća u brodogradilištu Uljanik na brodu su izvedena mjerenja pomoću preciznog diferencijalnog DGPS uređaja (DGPS), a učinjen je i video zapis. Prikupljeni podaci uspoređeni su s podacima proračuna brodogradilišta i teorijskim proračunom. Uočena odstupanja su analizirana i raspravljena

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR E-GOVERNMENT: METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH TO INDICATOR DEVELOPMENT

It is often assumed that modern information technology (IT) is a source of performance improvement. Empirical research has not univocally confirmed this assumption, since complex, extensive and resource demanding IT tools require extensive organizational restructuring, in order to be properly and successfully implemented. This generates the need to create and use business intelligence and key performance indicators (KPI) to obtain a high quality basis for making decisions in real time. In this paper, authors analyze the existence of a potential relationship between the methodological approach to defining business intelligence (BI)-related KPIs and achieving business process performance, as well as the overall organizational performance. The methodological determinants of the process, in which the KPIs are defined, are empirically analyzed and associated with the two discussed aspects of performance. The empirical analysis is conducted for the case of e-government development, with the special emphasis on countries from Central, East and South-East Europe. The E-Government development is measured by two KPIs, which have been defined, by strictly following the recommended BI methodology. The two KPIs are related to a business process, performed by the public administration, which can be greatly facilitated by the introduction of E-Government. This is the process of opening a new enterprise, which can be also viewed as one of key measures of the national economic and entrepreneurial development. The public administration performance in serving the needs of new entrepreneurs for company registration is, therefore, considered in terms of E-Government performance. Two KPIs used measure the procedural complexity and costs for opening a new enterprise in a sample, consisting of 28 European Union member-states. The statistical analysis uses secondary data, available from the official Eurostat Web pages. The empirical results confirm the existence of the hypothesized relationship between the methodological procedures for developing KPIs and the process performance, which affirms the need to develop both E-Government, as well as other processes in public administration, by using solid planning and methodological approaches

Analiza uzdužnog porinuća broda metodom konačnih elemenata

U radu se računa uzdužno porinuće broda sa tri analitičke metode i jednom numeričkom. Analitičke metode koje su obrađene su diferencijalna jednažba i jednadžba bilance energije po knjizi prof. J. Uršića. Uz te dvije koristila se i diferencijalna jednadžba prof. Vladimir Semyonov Tyan Shansky. \Numerička metoda odnosno metoda konačnih elemenata se radila u računalnom programu LS-dyna. Za prilog ovime proračunima dan je proračun porinuća broda po brodogradilištu ULJA\NIK, stvarno mjerenje porinuća sa GPS-om i video snimka promatranog porinuća. Sa tim podacima je napravljena usporedba sa računatim metodam

DEFINIRANJE INDIKATORA POSLOVNE INTELIGENCIJE NA TEMELJU POSLOVNIH POTREBA : Diplomski rad

Poslovna inteligencija i ključni indikatori performansi (KPI) se koriste za mjerenje performansi poslovnog procesa i poslovanja poduzeća a u cilju donošenja ispravnih odluka i unapreĎenja poslovanja. Razni autori govore o vaţnosti poslovne inteligencije i ključnih indikatora performansi za unapreĎenje, uspješnost poslovanja, postizanje konkurentske prednosti ali i samog opstanka poduzeća na današnjem globaliziranom trţištu. Radom se ţeljela teorijski objasniti i u empirijskome dijelu ispitati vaţnost pravilnog formiranja KPI-a i njegovog utjecaja na poslovanje poduzeća. Odnosno ispitati utjecaj pravilnog formiranja ključnog indikatora performansi na unapreĎenje performansi poslovnih procesa i poslovanja, na primjeru eGovernmenta u 28 zemalja članica EU. Formiranjem KPI-a i statističkom analizom njihove meĎuovisnosti, dokazala se pozitivna linearna ovisnost parametara. Stoga se, na koncu, moţe potvrditi da je uvoĎenje sustava poslovne inteligencije u poduzeće i donošenje odluka pomoću ključnih pokazatelja, na temelju brzih i točnih informacija, iako financijski izdašno ipak isplativo. Poduzeća moraju moći pratiti današnji eksponencijalan razvoj ekonomije i tehnologije, brzo se prilagoĎavati i razvijati poslovanje. Nemaju vremena za dugo proučavanje i razmišljanje a još manje za intuitivne i pogrešne odluke, koje mogu značiti nestanak poduzeća.Business intelligence and key performance ndicators (KPI) are used to measure performances of business processes and company business, to the end of making correct decisions and improving business. Many authors emphasize the importance of business intelligence and key performance indicators for business success and achieving market advantage, as well as company survival in the global market. This work is an attempt to both explain theoretically and study empirically the importance of proper KPI development and its influence on company business. We are studying the influence of properly formed key indicator performances on improving business process performances through the example of eGovernment in 28 EU member states. By forming the KPI and performing the statistical analysis of their relationship, a positive linear dependence of parameters has been proven. Therefore, it can be confirmed that introducing the business intelligence system in companies and introducing key indicators, based on quick and accurate information, into decision making process, although expensive, is still beneficial. Companies need to be able to follow the current exponential growth of the global economy and technology, adapt quickly and develop their business. There is no time for lengthy studies and considerations, and even less for intuitive and incorrect decisions, that can lead to company failure

DEFINIRANJE INDIKATORA POSLOVNE INTELIGENCIJE NA TEMELJU POSLOVNIH POTREBA : Diplomski rad

Poslovna inteligencija i ključni indikatori performansi (KPI) se koriste za mjerenje performansi poslovnog procesa i poslovanja poduzeća a u cilju donošenja ispravnih odluka i unapreĎenja poslovanja. Razni autori govore o vaţnosti poslovne inteligencije i ključnih indikatora performansi za unapreĎenje, uspješnost poslovanja, postizanje konkurentske prednosti ali i samog opstanka poduzeća na današnjem globaliziranom trţištu. Radom se ţeljela teorijski objasniti i u empirijskome dijelu ispitati vaţnost pravilnog formiranja KPI-a i njegovog utjecaja na poslovanje poduzeća. Odnosno ispitati utjecaj pravilnog formiranja ključnog indikatora performansi na unapreĎenje performansi poslovnih procesa i poslovanja, na primjeru eGovernmenta u 28 zemalja članica EU. Formiranjem KPI-a i statističkom analizom njihove meĎuovisnosti, dokazala se pozitivna linearna ovisnost parametara. Stoga se, na koncu, moţe potvrditi da je uvoĎenje sustava poslovne inteligencije u poduzeće i donošenje odluka pomoću ključnih pokazatelja, na temelju brzih i točnih informacija, iako financijski izdašno ipak isplativo. Poduzeća moraju moći pratiti današnji eksponencijalan razvoj ekonomije i tehnologije, brzo se prilagoĎavati i razvijati poslovanje. Nemaju vremena za dugo proučavanje i razmišljanje a još manje za intuitivne i pogrešne odluke, koje mogu značiti nestanak poduzeća.Business intelligence and key performance ndicators (KPI) are used to measure performances of business processes and company business, to the end of making correct decisions and improving business. Many authors emphasize the importance of business intelligence and key performance indicators for business success and achieving market advantage, as well as company survival in the global market. This work is an attempt to both explain theoretically and study empirically the importance of proper KPI development and its influence on company business. We are studying the influence of properly formed key indicator performances on improving business process performances through the example of eGovernment in 28 EU member states. By forming the KPI and performing the statistical analysis of their relationship, a positive linear dependence of parameters has been proven. Therefore, it can be confirmed that introducing the business intelligence system in companies and introducing key indicators, based on quick and accurate information, into decision making process, although expensive, is still beneficial. Companies need to be able to follow the current exponential growth of the global economy and technology, adapt quickly and develop their business. There is no time for lengthy studies and considerations, and even less for intuitive and incorrect decisions, that can lead to company failure

Specific Features of Disciplinary and Institutional Approaches to Ethnographic Film – Milovan Gavazzi and Andrija Štampar

U radu se analizira koncepcija etnografskog filma iz rakursa dviju institucija s početka 20. stoljeća: Etnološkog seminara pri Filozofskom fakultetu zagrebačkog Sveučilišta i Škole narodnog zdravlja. Pritom se poseban naglasak u analizi stavlja na etnografičnost filmskih proizvoda dviju različitih institucija koje u svojim filmovima direktno i indirektno reprezentiraju kulturu sela. Raznolika filmska produkcija, nerijetko nekritički svedena pod zajednički nazivnik etnografskog filma, preispitat će se analizom filmskog sadržaja te problematiziranjem naknadnih preispisivanja njihova značenja i recepcije u onodobnom društveno-političkom kontekstu.This paper analyses the concept of ethnographic film from the position of two institutions from the beginning of the 20th century: Ethnological Seminar at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Zagreb and the School of Public Health. This analysis explains the importance of ethnographic qualities of films made by these two different institutions that (in)directly represent the culture of the village. Diverse film production, very often uncritically brought under the common denominator of ethnographic film, will be reassessed by analysing the content of the film and discussing additional rewritings of their meaning and reception in the social and political context of the time

Signalling pathways that control development and antibiotic production in streptomyces

Bacteria are highly complex and diverse organisms that have adapted to survive in ecological niches ranging from the most extreme to the most heterogeneous environments. Actinobacteria, with their beautiful morphologies and complex multicellular life cycle, are a striking example. These filamentous bacteria produce many enzymes and natural products, including two-thirds of all known antibiotics, which makes them highly relevant for medical, biotechnological and industrial applications. In Streptomyces, complex and intertwining regulatory networks, consisting of pathway-specific and global regulators, control development and antibiotic production in response to environmental stimuli and stresses. This thesis explores how the model organism Streptomyces coelicolor senses environmental signals, related to oxygen stress and the availability of aminosugars, and how the bacterium translates these into appropriate responses.Microbial Biotechnolog