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How to write in academic style | APA 101

Psaní akademické práce může být náročné. Existuje tolik pravidel, která musíte dodržovat, abyste dosáhli požadovaného výsledku. Na LIGS University jsme nedávno začlenili akademický styl psaní zvaný APA. Pro ty z vás, co nevědí o co se jedná, jsme vytvořili krátkého průvodce nastavením formátování APA. A nebojte se, přestože nejste rodilý mluvčí angličtiny, bude to i pro vás hračka.

Oil and Gas organization

Relationship Management in the Oil and Gas Organizations: The Niger Delta Experience

No organization anywhere in the world could derive sustainable development without imbibing clearly defined Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) plans and execution in absolute terms.

Pandemic and business

Adapting to Disruptions in the Post-Pandemic Business World

This Research Paper looks at how organizations can navigate the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, by ensuring continuous workplace learning, the use of digital transformation and innovation, to stay on top of their game.

Supporting Women

Rethinking Experience | Supporting Women in a Work from Home World

The need for working from home programs has risen in the last couple of months not only in Kenya but also globally due to the Coronavirus health pandemic. The outbreak of Covid-19 was just one of the factors that have driven work-from-home programs.

Sergeenko

Interview with Dr. Grigory Sergeenko | The winner of the Lecturer of the Year 2021

The students have spoken! As every year, we hold a student poll for the most popular Lecturer of the year. The winner for this year's event is Dr. Grigory Sergeenko, Professor of Financial, Risk Management, and Project Management. We asked him a series of questions about his teaching experience and why he loves it so much. So here it comes.

Grigory Sergeenko

Interview | Grigory Sergeenko | Photography is my passion

Our lecturers have many passions, and we support them in their following. Dr. Grigory Sergeenko's hobby is photography. He's exceptionally good at it, that is why we decided to interview him about what he enjoys about it the most.

Social media use

Review Paper | Motive of Social Media Usage Among Students

The review article on the motives of social media usage among students showed different opinions and findings from primary research. The aim was to present a coherent argument regarding the phenomena. The author of this article gave insights into the current knowledge of the phenomenon, showed the inconsistencies among the different authors and directions regarding the trend of the results for future research studies.

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.