Foreign Direct Investment and Human Capital Formation

Naroș, Maria-Simona

doi:10.2478/joim-2019-0013

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“…In this study, the skills related to the Bologna process were not considered, since we are interested in those skills that are required by Romanian employers. Previous studies for Romanian students have proven that the skills used in this study are the most frequently required by Romanian managers [15,32].…”

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The Insertion of Economic Cybernetics Students on the Romanian Labor Market in the Context of Digital Economy and COVID-19 Pandemic

Simionescu

2022

Mathematics

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The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence of the insertion of Romanian students of economic cybernetics on the labor market by connecting business environment expectations with the goals of a competitive digital economy. The research is organized around three hypotheses to address the issues of both non-employed and employed economic cybernetics students. A rank-ordered probit choice model was estimated to compute the probability that a certain skill requires improvement. The empirical results showed that the COVID-19 pandemic stimulated more cybernetics students to get a job in this period. Moreover, these students present the necessary level of digital skills to be employed, but other skills need improvement: skills of analysis and synthesis, adaptability in handling crisis situations and creativity. This research reveals the lack of working experience as the main cause for rejection after an interview and the students’ tendency to overestimate their salary. This study also identified barriers of the insertion on the labor market for these students with digital skills that were not the subject of previous studies. Moreover, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their decision to get a job in this period is assessed and a few recommendations of skills improvements are provided. These results present practical implications for educational policies and the business environment in the context of achieving a competitive European digital economy. The limit of this research is given by the sample representativeness for cybernetics students only for Bucharest, but a future paper will ensure a representative sample at the national level.

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The Insertion of Economic Cybernetics Students on the Romanian Labor Market in the Context of Digital Economy and COVID-19 Pandemic

Simionescu

2022

Mathematics

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“…Lyon et al (2012, p. 25) on the employed CCMF framework, considered training to be highly significant and that it can be provided through early education and professional development as a way of providing skills and other competencies to perform data-intensive research in an institution, in this context, a university. Naros ¸and Simionescu (2019) emphasise the importance of continuous professional training as a means of gaining new knowledge and experience. Workshops and independent studies were viewed as effective methods of promoting RDM training services for librarians in Chiware and Becker's (2018) study.…”

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Research data management competencies of researchers in selected public universities in South Africa

Mthembu,

Ocholla

2024

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PurposeIn today's global and competitive corporate environment characterised by rapidly changing information, knowledge and technology (IKT), researchers must be upskilled in all aspects of research data management (RDM). This study investigates a set of capabilities and competencies required by researchers at selected South African public universities, using the community capability model framework (CCMF) in conjunction with the digital curation centre (DCC) lifecycle model.Design/methodology/approachThe post-positivist paradigm was used in the study, which used both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Case studies, both qualitative and quantitative, were used as research methods. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic rules and regulations, semi-structured interviews with 23 study participants were conducted online via Microsoft Teams to collect qualitative data, and questionnaires were converted into Google Forms and emailed to 30 National Research Foundation (NRF)-rated researchers to collect quantitative data.FindingsParticipating institutions are still in the initial stages of providing RDM services. Most researchers are unaware of how long their institutions retain research data, and they store and backup their research data on personal computers, emails and external storage devices. Data management, research methodology, data curation, metadata skills and technical skills are critically important RDM competency requirements for both staff and researchers. Adequate infrastructure, as well as human resources and capital, are in short supply. There are no specific capacity-building programmes or strategies for developing RDM skills at the moment, and a lack of data curation skills is a major challenge in providing RDM.Practical implicationsThe findings of the study can be applied widely in research, teaching and learning. Furthermore, the research could help shape RDM strategy and policy in South Africa and elsewhere.Originality/valueThe scope, subject matter and application of this study contribute to its originality and novelty.

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“…Yet, training through education always represents an extra benefit to the worker. In this sense, Naroş and Simionescu (2019) mention the experience of Romanian entrepreneurs recognized for having secondary and tertiary education. They emphasize that training through education is important to make the labour market more dynamic.…”

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How Much to Invest and What Degree to Get? Education As a Strategy on the Labour Market Scale

Andrade Rosas,

Lomelí

2023

ERIES Journal

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When workers hear about a possible promotion, it is common for them to get training, and they can do so through education. However, there is the possibility that the worker needs to receive a salary according to the knowledge acquired in such training. In this study, considering a population of employed workers with incomplete secondary school, we apply game theory concepts to explore whether workers can train through study. If so, the model shows the percentage of the salary the worker is willing to invest in his education. Furthermore, the cost of studying implicitly involves an opportunity cost, deduced quantitatively in the model. In conclusion, our article defines specific thresholds to decide if the worker should study, the economic investment, and the time he would spend on it, depending on how strict the company is in auditing. The analysis does not define a Nash equilibrium since the company’s reaction is not considered.

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Foreign Direct Investment and Human Capital Formation

Cited by 7 publications

References 13 publications

The Insertion of Economic Cybernetics Students on the Romanian Labor Market in the Context of Digital Economy and COVID-19 Pandemic

The Insertion of Economic Cybernetics Students on the Romanian Labor Market in the Context of Digital Economy and COVID-19 Pandemic

Research data management competencies of researchers in selected public universities in South Africa

How Much to Invest and What Degree to Get? Education As a Strategy on the Labour Market Scale

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