Development of a Causal Alumni Loyalty Model: Cross-cultural and Cross-gender investigations

Alumni loyalty is a relevant research field, which includes different possibilities for investigation. This dissertation focuses on the particularly relevant research gaps in the AL literature. Specifically, this thesis adds to the AL research by developing a more accurate conceptual IAL model for the explanation and prediction of AL. This model includes main internal and external factors (i.e., gender and culture) and could serve as a basis for further theoretical research or could be applied in practice as it is. The findings of this thesis provide deeper insight into the mechanism of alumni university interactions and help to implement an effective, pragmatic plan of AL by taking into consideration cross-cultural and cross-gender differences of alumni. Specifically, the dissertation could be beneficial to educators, researchers, and managers. Educators could integrate the pertinent information into their teaching materials for courses in non-profit marketing and management. Researchers could use the provided reference tool and obtained findings to identify colleagues with similar research interests, to recognize directions for future investigation into the subject, and to develop a deeper and more detailed understanding of AL. The managers could use the results of this dissertation to determine areas which need to be stressed to enhance AL. Additionally, the derived ideas and strategies of AL could assist managers in better analyzing nonprofit organizations and developing an in-depth understanding of the commonalities across various types of alumni groups, “and patterns in the differences among them” (Pettit, 1999, p. 105). The author of this thesis believes that the dissertation can bring “a new era to alumni research” by developing a body of research-based knowledge about a variety of important issues related to AL (Pettit, 1999, p. 105)

Antibiotic/antimicrobial resistance patterns of bacterial pathogens isolates from national research center for mother and child health in Astana, Kazakhstan

The rapid emergence of drug resistant bacteria is occurring worldwide, endangering the efficacy of antibiotics, which have transformed medicine and saved millions of lives (1-6). Many decades after the first patients were treated with antibiotics, bacterial infections have again become a threat (7). The antibiotic resistance crisis has been attributed to the overuse and misuse of these medications, as well as a lack of new drug development by the pharmaceutical industry due to reduced economic incentives and challenging regulatory requirements

Language, Culture and Emotions in Communication: Semiotic Dimension

Language and culture are inseparable it is impossible for a language to exist that is not immersed in the context of culture and a culture that does not have a structure like a natural language in its center Within the framework of the study of the emotional sphere of a person in a crosscultural aspect a linguistic personality appears in such a significant image as Homo Sentiens or an emotional person Reflecting in language emotions acquire the status of emotiveness The results of the linguo-semiotic cross-cultural analysis are accumulated in the content of the invariant emotive-indicative field Generally linguo-semiotics including emotive semiotics occupies a central place in the family of sciences since without receiving storing and transmitting information human life is impossible including the dialogue of culture

The stages of political adaptation of the population in the process of democratization

This article reveals the social factors of the political adaptation of the population of the countries that are in the process of democratic transformation. The general characteristics of political adaptation of people are established. The specificity of political adaptation in the transformation of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes is studied

Role Models and Athlete Expression at the Youth Olympic Games as Impactful Sport Communication Practices

This study investigated athlete expressions and the impact that Olympian (OLY) role models have on athletes participating at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG), with a focus on the YOG educational program. The YOG educational program was created in 2010 and has not yet garnered extensive scholarly examination. Therefore, the aim of the current investigation was to develop an understanding of the impact that OLY role models have on YOG athletes and the communicative practices young athletes use to express themselves. This study used a mixed methodology (i.e., survey and interviews) and drew on three theories (i.e., social learning theory, role model theory, and communicative theory of expression) to better understand the aforementioned impact of OLY role models on YOG athletes. An examination of the communicative expression practices of OLY role models, through the mixed methodological approach, produced novel findings pertaining to YOG athlete perceptions of the structure and benefit of the educational program

Trust as a Factor of Political Mobilization of Society in the Conditions of Establishment of Democracy

The process of political mobilization of population as finishing stage of democratization of society is studied. Citizens’ trust for democratic institutions is defined as a basic factor of political mobilization of the population. Ukraine has not implemented the task of co-operation of citizens in voluntary associations. The reason for this is the low level of trust in democratic institutions

Political component in the system of preparation professionals for the aviation industry

This article deals with the peculiarities of modern political education in the system of training of specialists in the aviation industry in higher education. The purpose of the introduction of political education is to create, in future professionals, a system of basic knowledge about the theoretical foundations of policy implementation as well as the development of practical skills and skills that will contribute to the formation of civic consciousness of specialists in the aviation industry

Proceedings of the International Workshop "Innovation Information Technologies: Theory and Practice": Dresden, Germany, September 06-10.2010

This International Workshop is a high quality seminar providing a forum for the exchange of scientific achievements between research communities of different universities and research institutes in the area of innovation information technologies. It is a continuation of the Russian-German Workshops that have been organized by the universities in Dresden, Karlsruhe and Ufa before. The workshop was arranged in 9 sessions covering the major topics: Modern Trends in Information Technology, Knowledge Based Systems and Semantic Modelling, Software Technology and High Performance Computing, Geo-Information Systems and Virtual Reality, System and Process Engineering, Process Control and Management and Corporate Information Systems

Global vs local careers taxonomy for graduate employability: Through the lens of students’ typology and destination

Career studies literature suggests that careers become more boundaryless and more global. Students, the agents of the choice of career, are not a homogeneous cohort anymore. We add to the discussion the students’ typology proposition for the career choice to further develop the graduate employability discourse. We make the first attempt to develop a student global vs local career taxonomy to contribute into understanding of graduate employability and career decision making. Our contribution offers a two-dimensional taxonomy, with one dimension being a type of student and another dimension being a career destination. The conceptual taxonomy is empirically tested with data from more than 400 business and economics students. We show that a global career choice would prevail above a local career choice for each of the student types. Our findings contribute into deeper understanding of career decision making and broadens our comprehension of the variety of global vs local careers for graduate employability. The study develops the future research agenda for career development researchers and multinational corporations’ (MNC) practitioners and practical agenda for teaching and learning in universities