https://journals.rta.lv/index.php/LNRE/gateway/plugin/WebFeedGatewayPlugin/atomLatgale National Economy Research2019-10-15T00:00:00+03:00Anda Zvaigzneanda.zvaigzne@rta.lvOpen Journal SystemsSociālo zinātņu žurnālshttps://journals.rta.lv/index.php/LNRE/article/view/4311THE NECESSITY OF AN EFFECTIVE STUDY APPROACH IN DOCTORAL EDUCATION2020-09-02T12:28:33+03:00Iluta ArbidaneNonna KhachatryanDaina Znotina
The aim of the paper is to analyse various research studies in regard to teaching strategy in PhD programmes within the Bologna education area and to give recommendations aimed at the development of educational process structuring in the third level of higher education. Novelty of the research – an analysis on the effective implementation of doctoral studies was conducted, emphasizing the implementation of them in Latvia and Armenia. Research methods – analysis of documents, logical construction and the graphical method. The paper discusses the effective approaches of PhD programmes to teaching strategies that are focused on formation of outcomes, such as interpersonal and leadership skills, project management and organization, research and information management, self-management and career development. Nowadays, it is highly important to remodel the educational strategy, targeted at the PhD student’s transferable skills acquisition, through avoiding unnecessary theoretical educational modules and academic training pressure.
2019-10-15T00:00:00+03:00Copyright (c) 2020 Iluta Arbidane, Nonna Khachatryan, Daina Znotinahttps://journals.rta.lv/index.php/LNRE/article/view/4240LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES IN LATVIA2020-09-02T12:28:33+03:00Sandra Ezmale
<p><em>The regulatory framework of the freeports and special economic zones of Latvia are analysed in the paper providing as well an insight into the changes related to granting aid that have taken place. There are five freeports and special economic zones in Latvia, though, while the conditions for granting the aid are the same, the way they operate varies. The research aims to describe the institutional framework of special economic zones in Latvia. The author (1) has carried out a study on scope and conditions for granting the aid in the freeports and special economic zones of Latvia; (2) has described the restrictions on granting the aid. The monographic research and comparative analyses methods are used in the research. </em></p>
2019-10-15T00:00:00+03:00Copyright (c) 2020 Sandra Ezmalehttps://journals.rta.lv/index.php/LNRE/article/view/4316THE IMPORTANCE OF NEGOTIATION IN JURISPRUDENCE IN LATVIA2020-09-02T12:28:33+03:00Kristaps GailisJuna Kjakšta
<em>The world around us is changing, but some spheres lag behind the changes. Jurisprudence has a long history with established traditions and values. It may be time to look at the values and compare them with the demands and lively dynamics of modern society. Therefore, this research is focused on finding out the role and importance of negotiation in jurisprudence in Latvia. As jurisprudence belongs to the social sciences, it is important to look at socio-historical aspects and analyse different author books and publications in the field. Thus, it could be concluded that the importance of negotiation has so far been underestimated. While the state is trying to make the legal system more effective, it does not pay sufficient attention to aspects that will make a real contribution. Therefore, it can be argued in this regard that for the success story sufficient attention to the importance of negotiation in jurisprudence is missing. So far, the art of negotiating relies solely on the personal qualities, charisma, and other subjective attributes of the negotiator him/herself.</em>
2019-10-15T00:00:00+03:00Copyright (c) 2020 Kristaps Gailis, Juna Kjakštahttps://journals.rta.lv/index.php/LNRE/article/view/4310THE IMPORTANCE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN BUSINESS2020-09-02T12:28:33+03:00Juna KjakštaKristaps Gailis
<em>The search for a balance of interests of right holders and users, legal means for the exclusive rights enforcement in the conditions of the development of new technologies, the problems of protection of intellectual property are considered in the paper. At the present time intellectual property is considered to be one of the most valuable assets of a business. Possessors of rights can secure their loans using their intellectual property as collateral. The authors claim that the Latvian legal and regulatory framework does not cover essential issues. The aim of the research is to explore and identify the importance of intellectual property rights in business. The following tasks were set to achieve the aim: to explore the theoretical aspects of intellectual property rights, to identify possibilities for intellectual property development in business. The following scientific research methods are used in the paper: the development of intellectual property rights in commercial law is investigated with the help of the descriptive method; the systemic method is used to analyse national legal norms in conjunction with international documents and recommendations; the comparative method has been used to study models of intellectual property rights.</em>
2019-10-15T00:00:00+03:00Copyright (c) 2020 Juna Kjakšta, Kristaps Gailishttps://journals.rta.lv/index.php/LNRE/article/view/4366Theoretical Aspects of Modern Qualitative Methods for Crisis Management2020-09-02T12:28:33+03:00Aļona KlodāneAnda ZvaigzneKarlis PoznakovsAndris Pelšs
<p><em>Scientists agree on necessity to predict and timely detect a company crisis that is an integral part of business nowadays. The early identification of a company financial failure due to rapidly changing social, economic and environmental conditions is a topic of growing importance. The sooner a potential financial failure can be identified, the more effective and efficient the anti-crisis measures could be implemented. If a company financial failure could be predicted accurately, it might be possible for the business to be restructured, thus avoiding the failure. This would benefit the owners, shareholders, employees, creditors, and others interested alike. </em></p><p><em>The modern economic literature provides varied crisis diagnosis methods, mostly based on an analysis of key financial ratios. Less attention is paid to qualitative methods. Therefore, the present research aims to examine modern qualitative methods for company crisis diagnosis (prediction) in crisis management theory. </em></p><p><em>The research used the theoretical findings of foreign scientists and Internet resources. The research employed the following methods: analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, the monographic method, document analysis and the graphic method. </em></p><p><em>The paper provides definitions of main terms related to company failure prediction and a description of general qualitative models of company financial failure (bankruptcy) prediction.</em></p>
2019-10-15T00:00:00+03:00Copyright (c) 2020 Aļona Klodāne, Anda Zvaigzne, Karlis Poznakovshttps://journals.rta.lv/index.php/LNRE/article/view/4319ASSESSMENT OF MAIN LIST STOCKS AS AN INVESTMENT OBJECT IN THE BALTIC REGULATED MARKET2020-09-02T12:28:33+03:00Inta Kotāne
<p><em>The stock market, which could be seen as one of the types of securities market, is an unstructured environment in which every investor needs to understand how to invest. For a potential investor interested in shares as one of the objects of investment, it is possible to buy the shares and potentially earn despite the fact that an investment in shares is considered to be a very high-risk investment. The research aims to assess Baltic Main List stocks as an investment object in the Baltic regulated market. The research results showed that investors should assess and invest in the companies of the Baltic Main List on Nasdaq Vilnius and Nasdaq Riga if they plan to gain income from an increase in share prices and to assess and invest in the companies of the Baltic Main List on Nasdaq Tallinn and Nasdaq Riga if they plan to earn income from dividends. The author concludes that the use of an investment account has not been sufficiently popularised among individuals, which does not contribute to the development of savings culture in Latvia and in the other Baltic States. For the education of private investors and the promotion of making decisions on share purchases, it would be desirable for investors to offer summarised information on company shares and their characteristics on the Nasdaq website. The research employed general quantitative and qualitative methods for economic research, including comparative analysis and synthesis, statistical analysis and graphic analysis.</em><em></em></p><p><em> </em></p>
2019-10-15T00:00:00+03:00Copyright (c) 2020 Inta Kotānehttps://journals.rta.lv/index.php/LNRE/article/view/4241THE ROLE OF BEES IN DEVELOPING A LEGAL FRAMEWORK2020-09-02T12:28:33+03:00Ilga Krampuža
The research highlights the need for implementation of sustainable bee population protection. For example, uncontrolled or poorly controlled use of chemicals in agriculture has a direct impact not only on the bee life cycle, but also on the safety and sustainable development of the human environment and on environmental protection as a whole. The aim of the research is to highlight the need to limit and transparently control the use of chemicals in agricultural production in order to protect the safe living environment of humans through the legislation primarily aimed at protecting bees. The main methods used are statistical, systemic, analytical and comparative methods. It is proposed to raise public information activities, as well as to harmonize the regulatory enactments with the right to a favourable environment defined in the Constitution (Satversme) and to prohibit the use of poisonous chemical substances in agricultural production.
2019-10-15T00:00:00+03:00Copyright (c) 2020 Ilga Krampužahttps://journals.rta.lv/index.php/LNRE/article/view/4229CONCEPTUAL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF PROBLEM-BASED AND PROJECT-BASED LEARNING IN A HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION2020-09-02T12:28:33+03:00Ruta MeisteAusra LankauskieneIluta Arbidane
<p><em>The paper deals with conceptual students’ perception<strong> </strong>of problem-based learning and project-based learning in a higher education institution. Nowadays students have a different lifestyle, various opportunities to study and different learning habits, so traditional learning does not satisfy them. Teachers must look for more modern ways to transfer the information and to explain the topics and issues. And some of these ways are problem-based learning and project-based learning methods. The authors of the paper carried out the research, assessing the students’ point of view on these modern ways of learning. The research methods: literature analysis and comparative method, which allowed to clarify and to compare the differences of problem-based and project-based learning, and the questionnaire to get the students’ opinion about these methods used in a higher education institution.</em></p>
2019-10-15T00:00:00+03:00Copyright (c) 2020 Ruta Meiste, Ausra Lankauskiene, Iluta Arbidanehttps://journals.rta.lv/index.php/LNRE/article/view/4244THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF THE CONCEPT OF COMMUNITY IN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES2020-09-02T12:28:33+03:00Evija PiebalgaAnda Zvaigzne
<em>Various world-class research investigations increasingly focus on matters pertaining to the role of local communities. The research aimed to examine the theoretical aspects of the concept of community in the context of social sciences. The research results revealed that community studies was a relatively new field for academics in Latvia, which became relevant after common European Union priorities in community issues were defined. An essential feature of a community is common identity, a common sense of belonging to the locality, human relationships, the environment, culture and values. Most frequently, according to a survey of local residents, a community the respondents felt a sense of belongingness to was a territorial one. The research employed the following methods: monographic, descriptive, graphic, analysis, synthesis as well as a sociological method – questionnaire surveying.</em>
2019-10-15T00:00:00+03:00Copyright (c) 2020 Evija Piebalga, Anda Zvaigznehttps://journals.rta.lv/index.php/LNRE/article/view/4362ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC EFFECTIVENESS OF THE USE OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR TRAINING OF THE UNEMPLOYED2020-09-02T12:28:33+03:00Antra SalmaneAnita Puzule
<p><em>Along with the rapid development of technologies, demand on the labor market changes, still the skills and knowledge of jobseekers do not match the market needs. The State Employment Agency (hereinafter – SEA) implements training measures for the unemployed. Nevertheless, there is a problem that the unemployed involved in training do not always want to enter the labour market, or their knowledge acquired during the training is not useful. The aim of the study is to assess the economic efficiency of the financial resources allocated for training of the unemployed persons in the context of Latvia and its regions. Research methods: monographic method, graphical method, expert survey method, correlation and regression analysis. The authors explore the use of the financial resources allocated for training and analyse its economic efficiency in Latvia and Latvia's regions. It is found that the difference in unemployment rates in the statistical regions of Latvia has significantly increased during the study period. In order to facilitate the reintegration of individuals into the labour market, more funding is provided for training in the regions with higher unemployment rates. The economic efficiency of the use of financial resources varies from region to region, both in terms of the cost of training per unemployed person involved and the number of the trainees employed after the training, and of the funding for training used in the region.</em></p>
2019-10-15T00:00:00+03:00Copyright (c) 2020 Antra Salmane, Anita Puzulehttps://journals.rta.lv/index.php/LNRE/article/view/4317GENERATION Z ENTERS INTO THE LATVIAN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT2020-09-02T12:28:33+03:00Irena SilinevicaLaila Meirule
<p><em>There are five different generations in the Latvian labour market. Each generation has its own values and life experience. Recent research has shown that generation Z entering the labour market is significantly different from previous generations. They have different approaches when it comes to purchasing, choosing a career, working attitude, and so on. Therefore, research is needed to understand what changes this generation will bring to the business environment in the years to come. The aim of this research study is to investigate some of the different aspects of generation Z behaviour in the labour market. </em></p><p><em>This research study includes theoretical and empirical parts. Findings of various theoretical studies on distinctive values and attitudes of generation Z have been investigated. The empirical study compares the values of different generations and highlights the differences between the generations in the labour market. Recommendations are made for successful integration of generation Z into the business environment.</em></p>
2019-10-15T00:00:00+03:00Copyright (c) 2020 Irena Silinevica, Laila Meirulehttps://journals.rta.lv/index.php/LNRE/article/view/4243TECHNIQUES OF INFORMATION SPACE MODELING IN MILITARY FIELD2020-09-02T12:28:33+03:00Ruta SurovcovaSandra Murinska
<em>The aim of the paper is to research and analyze the features of the National Guard's image formation in the information space of Latvia. It is viewed within the framework of the study how the image of "the National Guard" and "a national guard" is constructed in the texts and how these constructs vary in the blog "Ivars Chiekurs and His Adventures" [in Latvian “Ivars Čiekurs un viņa piedzīvojumi”]. Eight blog posts are analyzed using discourse analysis. The criteria selected for analysis were the following: subject, attitude, comparisons, description, and action. The image of the National Guard on the blog "Ivars Chiekurs and His Adventures" is not unequivocal. On the one hand, the National Guard is a value and is seen as a panacea for any security threat. On the other hand, the National Guard is blamed for lying and maintaining myths, for not wanting to leave the comfort zone, taking the initiative and fighting to improve the training process and provision.</em>
2019-10-15T00:00:00+03:00Copyright (c) 2020 Sandra Murinska, Ruta Surovcovahttps://journals.rta.lv/index.php/LNRE/article/view/4312TAX POLICY EFFICIENCY ISSES IN THE MINING SECTOR (Theoretical Approach)2020-09-02T12:28:33+03:00Armen TshughuryanSveta Muradyan
<p><em>A tight tax policy that is likewise fitting for the financial circumstance is a significant essential for accomplishing reasonable financial development. The examination point – to suggest theoretical ways for improving methodology for assessment efficiency of tax policy in mining sector. In theory mainly the effectiveness of tax policy is viewed from the point of view of tax collection. The article attempts to present a new theoretical approach for assessing the effectiveness of tax policy, taking into account the expectations of not only the government, but also other stakeholders in the mining industry (investors, community residents, businessmen, employees), which are having different expectations, concerning collected taxes and expending public resources. In this regard, a new theoretical methodology to assessing the effectiveness of tax policy is proposed, based on the feedback information available among the mining stakeholders.</em></p>
2019-10-15T00:00:00+03:00Copyright (c) 2020 Daina Znotiņa, Sveta Muradyanhttps://journals.rta.lv/index.php/LNRE/article/view/4318SALES LABORATORY CONCEPT FOR PROBLEM SOLVING BASED LEARNING: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE BALTIC COUNTRIES2020-09-02T12:28:34+03:00Daina ZnotiņaMaris Igavens
<p><em>Very often youth faces many difficulties when trying to enter the labour market. It is because of lack of experience, insufficient vocational education, inadequacy between professional education and requirements for specialists in the job market. It is necessary that students get competencies and skills needed for the labour market and increase their employment possibilities. Rezekne Academy of Technologies implemented a project, where one of the objectives was integration of problem-based learning (PBL) into study processes. The aim of the research study is to investigate problem-based learning experiences among students and lecturers. Research methods – the monographic method, the analysis and survey methods. Problem-based learning is much more exciting for students and faculty than traditional learning, but it is also more time consuming and expertise intensive.</em></p>
2019-10-15T00:00:00+03:00Copyright (c) 2020 Daina Znotiņa, Maris Igavens