DETERMINANTS OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (HRM) ADOPTION AMONG SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES (SMEs) IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA by Helen Afang Andow

“… The contributions of small-scale businesses to economic development are generally acknowledged. Entrepreneurs in this sector face many challenges that limit their long-term survival and development. …”
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Road safety behavior and related injuries among college students of urban Bengaluru by Rana Sarvar, P. K. Sreenath Menon, M. D. Sangeetha

“…This study was, therefore, aimed to identify risk factors associated with risky driving behaviors and related injuries among college students in urban Bengaluru, where increased urbanization, economic development, and lifestyle changes have raised road traffic exposure. …”
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Criticism of the Classical Theory of Macroeconomic Modeling by K. K. Kumehov

“…In this paper, based on analysis of the works of famous authors, belonging to different schools and areas revealed weaknesses of their proposed macroeconomic models that do not allow you to use them to solve applied problems of economic development. A fundamentally new approaches and methods by which it is possible the construction of macroeconomic models that take into account the theoretical and applied aspects of modeling, as well as formulated the basic methodological requirements.…”
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Biofuel as an alternative for Sub-Saharan Africa’s transition to cleaner energy by Stephen Enyinnaya Eluwa, Oluwaseun Kilanko

“… Energy plays a vital role in the social and economic development of any nation. Compared to other regions of the world, Sub-Saharan Africa lags behind in energy access. …”
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Growth factors and the importance of the shadow economy in African countries by T. F. Alhassan, T. K. Blokhina

“…Thus, it is more able to stifle small and medium-sized enterprises in the informal sector of the economy and their innovative projects, which can slow down the technological industrialization and economic development of the region. The author’s position on measures to solve the problems of financial accessibility and access of shadow small and medium-sized enterprises to financial resources in the region has been substantiated. …”
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Interconnection between Globalization and Foreign Direct Investment in Africa by Souleymane Diarra, Andrey V. Girinsky

“…The relationship between globalization and foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa is multifaceted and plays a crucial role in the economic development of the continent. Globalization, characterized by the acceleration of trade, capital movements and increased interconnection between countries, has opened up new opportunities for Africa. …”
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Performance of women-owned businesses that patent by Chahreddine Abbes, Amélie Lafrance-Cooke, Danny Leung

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The Impact of Oil and Gas Resources In the Arctic on the Development of the Transport System in the Region by V. I. Salygin, I. A. Guliyev, A. O. Khubaeva

“…Thus, the development of hydrocarbon resources in the Arctic region contributes to the development of infrastructure of the transport system in the region and, consequently, its economic development that contributes to the economic well-being of the country as a whole.…”
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Experimental Study of Bilinear Initiating System Based on Hard Rock Pile Blasting by Yusong Miao, Xiaojie Li, HongHao Yan, Xiaohong Wang, Junpeng Sun

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PERFORMANCES OF INSURANCE MARKET IN MONTENEGRO IN CONDITIONS OF FINANCIAL CRISIS by Miljana Novićević, Vladimir Kašćelan, Julija Cerović

“…Due to insufficient economic development of Montenegro, and inadequate awareness and distrust of citizens, compulsory insurances make the biggest part in the total portfolio of the insurance market in Montenegro. …”
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Physical and Socioeconomic Driving Forces of Land-Use and Land-Cover Changes: A Case Study of Wuhan City, China by Xiangmei Li, Ying Wang, Jiangfeng Li, Bin Lei

“…The increased built-up land came mainly from the conversion of arable land for the purpose of economic development. (2) Based on the Variable Importance in Projection (VIP), the joint effects of socioeconomic and physical factors on LUCC were dominant, though annual temperature, especially annual precipitation, proved to be less significant to LUCC. …”
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Reaching the Peripheral Regional Growth Centre by Jörgen Gren

“…The purpose of this article is to provide a systematic analysis of the contribution and impact on centre-periphery convergence of the Structural Funds transport infrastructure actions, but also to discuss the possible evolution of the centre-periphery paradigm in the light of recent developments in economic development, cohesion and accessibility in European peripheral areas. …”
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FINANCIAL STABILITY OF RURAL MUNICIPALITIES IN POLAND’S LUBLIN VOIVODESHIP IN 2016-2020 by Agnieszka Gałecka, Marzena Ganc

“…The stability of public services and the financial situation of local governments has a significant impact on a nation’s economic development. It also affects the long-standing process of political reforms aimed at promoting the efficiency of public sector units, their balanced budgets and financial stability. …”
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Monitoring and Simulation of Dynamic Spatiotemporal Land Use/Cover Changes by Andong Guo, Yuqing Zhang, Qing Hao

“…The results showed that drastic changes have occurred among different land use classes in Jinzhou District over the past 13 years owing to the impact of economic development and reclamation projects. Construction land, arable land, and waters have changed by +85.09, −24.42, and −23.62 km2, respectively. …”
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Fly Ash/Silica Fume Coral Concrete with Modified Polypropylene Fiber for Sustainable Building Construction by Bo Wang, Wenhao Shi, Qing Wu, Xun Xi, Shangtong Yang

“…This paper develops a new coral concrete composite utilizing coral debris to replace sand and aggregates, sea water, supplementary cementitious waste materials, namely, fly ash and silica fume and modified polypropylene fiber (MPPF) to achieve both sustainable and economic development needs in coastal and island building and construction. …”
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Coupling and Coordinated Development Evaluation of Society-Ecology-Water Resources System in Central Yunnan by HE Guilin, ZHANG Daiqing, CHENG Guaimei, GENG Yiqiao, LI Haokun

“…Exploring the coupling and coordination relationship among society, ecology, and water resources in central Yunnan is of significance to the sustainable development of central Yunnan and Yunnan.Based on emergy analysis and dual water resources sustainable development theory, this paper constructs the emergy evaluation index system of the regional social-ecological-water resources system and employs the coupling coordination degree model to explore the system development index and coupling coordination degree of central Yunnan from 2006 to 2020.The results show that in the past 15 years, the socio-economic development of central Yunnan has developed rapidly, the development of water resources and ecological environment has lagged, and the coupling degree is higher than the coordination degree.Additionally, the coupling coordination degree shows an overall positive development trend, and most areas are above grade IV.In 2006, the spatial distribution of coupling coordination degree showed a trend of a high degree in the north and a low degree in the south.Liuzhou City in the north and Honghe River in the south were in the primary and barely coupled and coordinated development stage respectively.In 2015, there was a trend of high degree in the west and low degree in the east, which all reached the primary coordinated development stage and above, and Lijiang changed greatly to the intermediate coupling coordinated development stage.In 2020, the tendency presented a high degree in the middle and a low degree in the areas around.Lijiang was still in the leading position in the intermediate coupling and coordinated development stage, and the rest of the cities were in the primary coupling and coordinated development stage.…”
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Spatio-temporal correlation between growth of science and technology innovation parks (STIPs) and urban development in Yangtze Delta region (YDR), China using remote sensing and GI... by Yue Wu, Siyuan Zhang, Auwalu Faisal Koko, Zexu Han

“…Science and Technology Innovation Parks (STIPs) are critical urban and economic development drivers, particularly in regions experiencing rapid industrialization. …”
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Stakeholder Conflict Amplification of Large-Scale Engineering Projects in China: An Evolutionary Game Model on Complex Networks by Zhengqi He, Dechun Huang, Junmin Fang, Bo Wang

“…Large-scale engineering projects make tremendous contributions to China’s social and economic development; meanwhile, due to the diversity of stakeholders, the dispersion of time and space, and the complexity of information dissemination, large-scale engineering projects are easy to cause conflicts among stakeholders that affect social stability. …”
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Exploring the Coupling of Land Development Intensity and Green Economy Development in the Pearl River Delta: Patterns, Challenges, and Strategic Pathways by Huiming Huang, Shuangyu Xu, Kailun Fang

“…This study fills a gap in research at the district and county scale and offers practical insights for optimizing regional growth strategies and fostering green economic development across different areas in 2013–2023. …”
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ACCESSING FINANCE FOR INNOVATIVE EU SMES – KEY DRIVERS AND CHALLENGES by Laura Vasilescu

“… Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role in economic development, they offer the most economical use of capital in relation to job creation and provide the strongest channel for development and innovation. …”
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