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Virtual currencies

Virtual Currencies - A Threat to the Price Stability of National Currencies

Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz (2017) pointed out in a Bloomberg interview that Bitcoin, which lacks public control, is thriving as a representative of numerous virtual currencies, only because of its potential to circumvent it, and at the same time called for a ban as there is no socially useful function inherent in virtual currencies.

Soft skills

Examination of Technical and Soft Skills Needs in Recruitment Decisions by Business Leaders in the Greater Bay Area: Guideposts for Business Curriculum Revision and Development Efforts

Business leaders in the Greater Bay Area of Hong Kong, Guangdong, and Macau face competitive pressures for ensuring future recruitment to meet global competitiveness goals, just as any other region in the world. The study is an exploration of business leaders’ perspectives of the required skills identified by recruiters that tertiary institutions can consider in designing their curriculum.

Social media adoption

Social Media Adoption among Students – The Role of Gender

Gender has been found to have a significant impact on why people accept new technologies. Despite the critical role of gender in social media adoption, no such studies have been undertaken among Ghanaian senior high school students. This research aimed to address this gap by analyzing students' perspectives on gender concerning social media adoption.

Digital Data-Driven Economy conference

LIGS University welcomes students from Edu Effective at the Digital Data-Driven Economy conference

The third online conference under LIGS University, Digital Data-Driven Economy, celebrates its success with partner academic institution EDU Effective. Its students attended the event not only as listeners, but one also presented their argument.

Digital Data-Driven Economy conference

Echoes of the Digital Data-Driven Economy conference

The Digital Data-Driven Economy online conference took place at the end of June. It has left strong impressions not only among us but also among our students and other participants. Although the atmosphere was friendly, we managed to maintain the professional level of the large-format conference. Read the follow-up of the whole event and take a look at what happened this year.

Hands

A review of women led humanitarian approach – Conceptions and nuances in the Nyiragongo Territory of the North Kivu Province of DRC

In spite of the central role women play in the survival and resilience of families and communities, women participation and leadership are often ignored in humanitarian actions. It is commonly argued that “paying attention to gender issues may not be timely or practical on the ground”.

Discussion

Investigation of factors that contribute to satisfaction among students in Kazakhstan Universities

The title of the research involves the investigation of the factors that are capable of bringing about a greater level of satisfaction among students in Kazakhstan universities. The researcher had the intention of establishing and understanding the relationship between the independent variables of the research.

Postgraduate Student Satisfaction of Program Experience on Tertiary Education Institutional Planning in the Covid-19 Higher Education Competitive Environment

Competition in tertiary education is challenging and even more so in the current- and post-Covid-19 era. This has created a demand for greater efficiency in higher education institutions, particularly in post-graduate programs for MBA and DBA studies, which includes assessing customer (student) satisfaction that leads to retention rates.

B2B

Business to Business (B2B) marketing and its implications for vehicle purchase in the corporate client segment of Nigeria's

The research knowledge on the marketplace has been largely dominated by business-to-consumer (B2C) marketing while business-to-business (B2B) marketing has received considerably less attention even as the B2B market significantly dwarfs the B2C market in sales.

Review

Online Reviews and customers' purchasing decisions: Why it should matter in Nigeria's automobile market

The use of digital technologies in the marketplace continues to inspire diverse customer experiences. Consumers can now utilise the ubiquitous e-commerce platforms and the ever-increasing social media influence to critically spotlight a brand's products and services using consumer reviews and ratings.