High Degree Of Development Research Articles

Does fintech influence sustainable development under natural resource constraints: insights from 270 Chinese cities

FinTech emerges as an instrument in a rapidly evolving world, offering innovative solutions to mitigate natural resource constraints, and thus achieve sustainable development. However, its influence remains unclear. To clarify this effect, this study aims to explore the sustainable development effect of FinTech In the context of natural resource constraints. Firstly, this paper empirically examines the sustainable development effect of FinTech using a two-way fixed effects model based on data from 270 Chinese cities from 2006 to 2021. Secondly, this paper delves into the moderating mechanism behind the sustainable development effect of FinTech by assessing the level of marketization and the progress of green technology. It reports three key findings: (1) FinTech significantly impacts sustainable development, following a distinctive U-shaped pattern, thus contributing to alleviating resource constraints. (2) Heterogeneity analyses show that this U-shaped relationship is more pronounced in the central and western regions, as well as in regions with a higher degree of development in the level of fintech. (3) Marketization and green technology influence the U-shaped relationship between FinTech and sustainable development, shifting it upward and to the left. These findings recommend practical policy suggestions for local government.

The Impact of Low-Carbon City Pilot Policies on Green Innovation Efficiency in Chinese Cities: An Empirical Analysis Based on the Multi-Period PSM-DID Model

On the basis of panel data taken from 226 Chinese cities in the period 2008 to 2019, this paper measures urban green innovation efficiency, with the help of the unexpected production output-stochastic block model (UPO-SBM), and applies the propensity score matching difference-in-differences (PSM-DID) model to analyze the impact of low-carbon city pilot policies (LCPP) on urban green innovation efficiency. This paper also applies a mediation effect model to analyze the mechanism of the LCPP that enhances urban green innovation efficiency, and also attempts to explore the impact of the LCPP on the green innovation efficiency of various types of cities by engaging with multiple dimensions. The results of the study shows that: (1) When all other conditions remain unchanged, the average promotion effect of the implementation of the LCPP on urban green innovation efficiency is 21.77%; (2) at 1% significance level, the mediating effect of financial technology R&D expenditure and environmental governance expenditure is 0.0664 and 0.0283, respectively, confirming that both are important to the role that LCPP plays; (3) at 5% significance level, the exogenous policy effect of the LCPP on urban green innovation efficiency is more obvious in cities with a larger population size and higher degree of development, whose pillar industry is heavy industry.

Identification of urban waterlogging indicators and risk assessment based on MaxEnt Model: A case study of Tianjin Downtown

Waterlogging is one of the world's most dangerous climatic hazards, seriously limiting the safety and sustainable development of cities. Analysis of the factors influencing urban waterlogging and disaster risk assessment are of great importance for the prevention and control of waterlogging. The study constructs a framework for assessing Urban Waterlogging Risk (UWR) from four dimensions: natural condition, social capital, infrastructure and built environment, emphasizing the need to understand and address the vulnerabilities and risks faced by cities in terms of waterlogging. On this basis, the MaxEnt model is used to rank the contribution rate of the indicators and identify positive and negative correlations, as well as to assess the risk of waterlogging and identify waterlogging-prone areas, taking Tianjin Downtown as the research object. The results show that: (1) MaxEnt model has strong applicability for waterlogging risk assessment. (2) The elements with the highest impact on urban waterlogging are population density, impervious surface, precipitation, etc., and prove that the regional waterlogging risk increases with the increase of population, building density, and impervious surface. (3) The high-risk area of waterlogging in Tianjin Downtown is concentrated in the central part of the city, which is characterized by a high degree of development and construction and a dense population; the low-risk area is mainly the area with a low degree of construction at the edge of the city, as well as the area with a large green area or water bodies. In this study, a comprehensive framework for assessing UWR was developed, key factors affecting the spatial distribution of UWR were identified, and the MaxEnt model was used to perform the risk assessment with a high degree of accuracy. The study results can provide a theoretical reference for the urban disaster warning and land use optimization.

Assessing the degree of development of dynamic capabilities theory: A systematic literature review

Dynamic capabilities theory has become one of the most widely accepted theories of business strategy. The study aims to determine the degree of development of the dynamic capabilities theory. A meta-analysis was carried out through a bibliometric analysis and a systematic literature review. Documents published in Scopus and Web of Science between 1997–2023 were analyzed using VOSviewer software. 49 documents met the analysis requirements, with a maximum of 11 published in 2022. Keyword co-occurrences were also analyzed. 222 were found, and 26 were selected with at least two co-occurrences. The documents were grouped into six clusters by these keywords and analyzed to determine the degree of development of the theory. The results have shown popularity among researchers in different science branches, indicating a high degree of development. However, the study noted a lack of theoretical consistency in elaborating constructs for measuring variables in empirical investigations. As a result, this leads to a lack of consistency and generalization of the results. Hence, the theory is not considered fully developed in terms of lack of internal coherence, falsifiability, and predictability. Tools for the empirical measurement of variables need to be theoretically and empirically validated to ensure their application in different contexts. The confrontation of results from validated measurement tools in diverse environments will contribute to developing dynamic capabilities theory. AcknowledgmentWe appreciate the support granted through the Postdoctoral Stays program by CONAHCYT.

Political risk and corporate international supply chain

This paper examines the effect of countries’ political risk on corporate international supply chain. Using the survey data of firms in 32 countries, we find that political risk decreases firms’ purchasing proportion from foreign suppliers. We also find that the effect is less pronounced for firms with business association membership and whose main market is international, and firms in countries with better institutional environments and higher degree of development. Studies on influencing channels show that political risk decreases corporate international purchasing through the increase in corporate informal payments and the decrease in willingness to apply for import licenses. Finally, we find that the reduced corporate international purchasing accompanied by political risk decreases firms’ capacity utilization, expected sales, and research and development activities. Collectively, our findings provide new evidence on the role of political risk for firms’ international purchasing decisions.

Quantitative characterization of pore-fracture structure of medium and high-rank coal based on micro-CT technology

ABSTRACT Coal is a natural and complex porous medium, which contains pore-fracture structures of different scales. The pore-fracture structures of coal directly affect the characteristics of gas storage and migration. In this paper, high-resolution X-ray CT scanning technology is used to quantitatively characterize the pore-fracture structure of medium and high-rank coals. First, the porosity inversion method is used to determine the optimal threshold segmentation of pores and fracture in medium and high-rank coals. Then, the pore and fracture model of representative element volume (REV) was extracted and established to characterize the area porosity, pore surface area, and shape factor of the two coals, and the relationship between pore surface area and shape factor was investigated. Finally, an equivalent pore network model (PNM) of connected pore topology was established, and pore-throat parameters are statistically analyzed, including pore volume, pore radius, throat radius, throat length, and coordination number. The results show that the average pore diameter and average surface area of macropores in medium-rank coals are larger than those of high-rank coals, and high-rank coals have fewer isolated pores. With the increase of coal rank, the length and radius of the throat gradually decrease, which indicates that the throat of the medium-rank coal has a higher degree of development, and the gas seepage ability in the throat is stronger. The outcome of this study is of great significance for comprehensively understanding the pore-fracture structure of coal in micro-scale.

Modeling the sustainable development of the foreign economic activity of agricultural enterprises (case for Ukraine)

The level of any country’s involvement in foreign trade significantly influences its economic situation, primarily because it is a major channel of foreign exchange earnings. The development of agriculture in Ukraine is the basis for increasing the gross domestic product, as it provides jobs to a significant part of the population. The success of foreign economic activity of agricultural enterprises is primarily determined by their level of strategic competitive advantage in the world market. Making management decisions on foreign economic activity, according to the position of competitiveness of agricultural enterprises, is a rather complex process, which should be preceded by analysis and assessment. Building strategic competitive advantages of agricultural enterprises ensures the efficiency and effectiveness of their foreign economic activity. The article deals with a methodical approach to classifying agricultural enterprises in Ukraine according to the degree of foreign economic activity, which includes calculation of the regional index of export competitiveness of agricultural enterprises and their grouping by the degree of foreign economic activity. For grouping, we propose to use a simple method for one grouping feature at regular intervals. As a result, three groups of agricultural enterprises of the regions of Ukraine are singled out in accordance with the degree of development of the foreign economic activity, namely with a low, medium, and a high degree of development.

Characteristics and influencing factors of soil preferential flow in typical stands of Karst area in southwest China.

The study of preferential flow phenomena in Karst areas and the identification of the main factors influencing preferential flow are of great importance for the recovery of local vegetation. The distribution of the dyeing solution in the vertical and horizontal directions was examined by field staining tracer test and image processing technique. We analyzed the total dyeing area ratio, matrix flow depth, preferential flow ratio, and length index as pre-ferential flow characteristic parameters, and 14 factors affecting preferential flow using grey correlation analysis. The results showed that there were two main types of preferential flow, funnel-shaped and dendritic, with lateral water movement occurring in the soil of typical Karst stands. The mean value of the dyeing area ratio of the understory in Karst areas was 19.4%, and that of the matrix flow depth, preferential flow ratio, and length index was 4.96 cm, 62.9%, and 385.5%, respectively. Among the 14 environmental factors influencing preferential flow, the initial soil moisture content had the strongest influence on the dyeing area ratio, the available potassium content had the most significant influence on the matrix flow depth, and available phosphorous content had the most significant influence on both the preferential flow ratio and the length index. The high degree of development and spatial variability of preferential flow under typical forest stands in Karst areas was strongly influenced by physical properties such as initial soil water content, while soil nutrient also exerts important influence on preferential flow.

Genetic Diversity Analysis and Core Collection Construction of the Actinidia chinensis Complex (Kiwifruit) Based on SSR Markers

Kiwifruit belonging to the Actinidiaceae family is a perennial, dioecious vine called ‘the king of fruits’ due to its considerably nutritious and sweet characteristics. A. chinensis complex, including two main groups, A. chinensis var. chinensis and A. chinensis var. deliciosa, is a major component of Actinidia due to their huge economic value and the high degree of development and utilization. Wild resources are widely distributed in China, but are under serious threat due to extreme environments and destroyed habitats. Thus, it is of great significance for the conservation of kiwifruit resources and the sustainable development of the kiwifruit industry to evaluate the genetic diversity of existing genetic resources and to systematically construct a core collection of the A. chinensis complex. In this study, 40 high polymorphism microsatellites markers were used to investigate all accessions from the A. chinensis complex. A total of 888 alleles were marked with 22.2 alleles in each locus. The expected heterozygosity was 0.846, the observed heterozygosity was 0.622, the polymorphism information content was 0.835, and the Shannon information index was 2.369. Among these loci, the observed heterozygosity of 38 loci was lower than expected. The inbreeding coefficient was 0.257, which indicates that frequent hybridization occurred between close relatives. Analyses of molecular variance showed that genetic variations mainly came from the population. Finally, a core collection containing 93 accessions was constructed. The bank not only perfectly represented the genetic diversity of the original population, but also had excellent potential for development and utilization. Our research provides a crucial reference for the future conservation, germplasm identification, and genetic breeding of kiwifruit.

Research on Regional Economic Differences in the Yangtze River Delta Based on Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis

The reasons for the differences in economic development in the Yangtze River Delta region are complex and diverse, and are of great research significance. This project uses exploratory spatial data analysis to explore economic differences in the Yangtze River Delta region. First, the per capita GDP data of 41 prefecture-level cities in 4 provincial-level administrative regions in the Yangtze River Delta region from 2003 to 2020 was used to represent the economic development level of each region, and the Theil index was calculated; The differences in economic development in the delta region; finally, it provides suggestions for the in-depth development of economic integration in the Yangtze River Delta region, so as to narrow the economic development gap in the Yangtze River Delta region, promote economic stability and progress, and achieve a higher degree of development.

Disproportions of the spatial structure of the city as a reserve for the development of the city frame: territorial and communication model and analysis of cellular data

The work is devoted to the identification of existing imbalances in the spatial structure of the city and the assessment of reserves for improving the efficiency of spatial organization, primarily due to the development of the framework of the city as a stable structure-forming part of the spatial system of the city, characterized by a high degree of development. The subject of the study is the types of territories forming the framework of the city. The definition of the role and potential of individual territories is carried out by means of modeling using the methodology of constructing a territorial and communication model of the city of O.A. Bayevsky on the basis of the frame-tissue theory of A.E. Gutnov. The simulation results are compared with the analysis of mobile operator data on daily migrations of people in the city. As a result of the modeling, the territories were typified, the framework and fabric of the city were identified, as well as territories with disproportions of saturation with points of attraction and connectivity with the population. Comparison of the results of analytical modeling and visualization of real movements of cellular subscribers during the day confirms the significant disproportions of the spatial structure of the city of Vladivostok, expressed in its monocentricity. The prospects for improving the efficiency of the spatial organization of the city are associated with the need to move away from monocentricity through the development of local centers in the city districts. Clarification of the disproportions of daily migrations by city districts allows us to confirm the need and assess the reserves for the development of new growth points and business activity. The results of the territorial-communication model are compared with the results of the unevenly-zoned model of the city developed by the author earlier, built according to the method of A.A. Vysokovsky, which allows us to determine not only the existing configuration of the city frame, but also promising territories for its development. As a result of the work, recommendations are proposed for the development of the city's framework, and appropriate generalized directions of urban planning policy are proposed for the selected types of territories.

The Relationship of Multiculturalism to Identity Research of Field in Kurdistan Region

A multicultural society is being made up of many different cultures, religions and forces, a feature of civilized societies that are at a high degree of development and progress, and in which we can clearly see the freedom to respect cultural and ethnic practices based on supporting the principle of equality and acceptance of the others regardless of their religion, knowledge, affiliation and orientation which is achieved by making the national identity, the umbrella that unites all the components of society. As previously mentioned what we see in Kurdistan is obvious example, which embraces different religions, races and cultures who has a deep history of coexistence despite obstructs and problems they have faced throughout their long history together. Therefore, it is important to increase and develop consolidate awareness and spread the culture of peaceful coexistence in Kurdistan and their brilliant beauty inherent in the culture diversity. The objectives of this research is to highlight the urgent needs for the principle of national identity by knowing and defining the types and levels of relations that bind the members of society and discussing them to ensure achieve their goals. The results of this research showed that religious identity is the first and deepest influence on society, hence the importance of making national identity as a basis in which all components of society are united in light of the constant pursuit of social justice, the elimination of administrative, financial corruption and considering the national identity as the unifying language in Kurdistan. Participants of this research concerned about genocides and crimes conducted against minorities especially Yazidi’s components by the terrorist groups of ISIS, therefore this bitter situations again highlighted the important of spread awareness in order to maintain peaceful coexistence and culture interaction, culture mixing up to now has not raised to the desired level required. In this research, the blending method, the triangulation analysis method and the mixed method have used. The results showed that, through the quality of the information, which supports the quantitative analysis of the data.

АНАЛИЗ ЭКОЛОГИЧЕСКОЙ УСТОЙЧИВОСТИ И СТАБИЛЬНОСТИ ЛАНДШАФТА В ЦЕЛЯХ РАЦИОНАЛИЗАЦИИ ЗЕМЛЕПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ

The article presents an analysis of the environmental sustainability and stability of the territory of the Omsk region using GIS technologies. The structure of the land fund of the region is dominated by agricultural land and forest land (respectively 53.8% and 41.9% of the total area). The share of the lands of settlements is slightly less than 2%. Industrial and other special purpose lands, specially protected territories and facilities, water resources and reserves amount to 2.6% of the territory of the region. Omsk region is divided into four natural and agricultural zones, differing in the structure of land categories (steppe, southern forest-steppe, northern forest-steppe and northern). In the steppe zone, the largest share is occupied by agricultural land, in the northern zone – the lands of the forest fund. The natural features of the zones have left their mark on the agricultural development of the territory. When moving from the north to the south of the region, there is an increase in the development of land. In general, in the Omsk region, the land fund is characterized by a high degree of development (63.4%) and plowing (44.3%). The high ploughing of the steppe zone (reaches 90.7%) enhances the processes of soil degradation here and worsens the hydrological regime, reduces the ability of natural landscapes to self-regulation. The indicator of water availability in the region (characterizes the ecological stability of agricultural landscapes) varies from 0.3% in the southern forest-steppe to 7.7% in the northern forest-steppe. In the steppe natural and agricultural zone of the Omsk region, the territory is mainly with unstable and unstable landscapes, in the zone of the southern forest-steppe unstable and unstable territory, in the zone of the northern forest – steppe - conditionally stable and medium-stable, in the northern zone pronounced ecological stability and stability of landscapes. The southern part of the Omsk region, where the agricultural sector is more developed, is experiencing significant overload when using land.

Discuss the differences in economic development and policies for Niger and Norway

Economic development is an important indicator of a country's progress. A high degree of development shows the happiness of the country's people, the development of the industrial aspect, and the improvement of the social level, while a low degree of development shows the opposite. In order to propose some recommendations for Niger and Norway that are relevant to their national context, we start with the analysis of their economic development. We start with the analysis of the reasons for the differences in their economic development and end with the proposed policies.

АНАЛИЗ ОСВОЕНИЯ СЫРЬЕВОЙ БАЗЫ СЕВЕРО-КУРИЛЬСКОЙ ЗОНЫ ДАЛЬНЕВОСТОЧНОГО РЫБОХОЗЯЙСТВЕННОГО БАССЕЙНА В 2010–2019 ГГ.

The article presents the analysis of the development of commercial objects in the North-Kuril zone of the Far Eastern fisheries basin for a ten-year period. The resource potential of this zone was found to consist of 11 objects for which the total allowable catches were established (TAC objects) and of 4 objects, the extraction of which is carried out within the recommended volumes (non-TAC objects). The main objects of production in the North-Kuril zone were pollock, Commander squid and terpug, the production volumes of each species, in the total catch of all objects, amounted to 48, 26 and 13%, respectively. The production volumes of the rest commercial objects amounted to a total of about 13%. An analysis of the dynamics of changes in the TACs was carried out for each test fishing object. A decrease of catch volumes in 2019, compared to 2010, was observed in three objects: terpugs, halibut and macrurus. For these objects during the period under review there was found a decrease in TAC volumes. Analysis of the development of the objects under study during the period 2010-2019 showed that crabs, scallops and pollock in the studied time interval had consistently high catch volumes and a high degree of development. The average rate of development of these objects was about 90% or more. The remaining 8 fishing objects were under-developed annually. The average degree of development of Far Eastern flounder, Commander squid, terpug, cod, sea bass was about 55-75%. The lowest average rate of development (less than 50%) was observed in halibut, pinchback and macrurus. It has been inferred that it is necessary to conduct further studies of fishing activities to develop the resource potential for subsequent modeling and optimization of fishing processes

Development Is Rule of Law

In development theory one searches for a method to order the nations of the world into more or less developed. Higher degree of development is a macro property. In the dominant approach by M. Nussbaum (2011) development refers to micro capabilities. This is for the individual to promote in a country with rule of law.

Research on the Construction and Application of Chinese Enterprises Overseas Port Investment Confidence Index Based on D-S Evidence Theory

After the "One Belt, One Road" strategy was proposed, China's overseas port investment has developed rapidly. In order to help Chinese port companies reduce their investment risks, this article provides help and suggestions for Chinese companies’ overseas port investments by establishing a port investment confidence index system. This article has established a port investment confidence index system, covering four aspects: economic scale, external links, internal vitality and institutional quality. Then, through DS evidence theory, using the subjective weights obtained from the questionnaire survey and the objective weights calculated from the data obtained from each database query to evaluate some countries along the “Belt and Road” route to prove the rationality and operability of the indicator system designed in this article And provide advice and assistance for Chinese companies’ overseas port investment. Based on the subjective weights obtained in this article, Chinese companies are more inclined to invest in economies with better internal economic development and a sound institutional environment. By comparing the objective weights of income, this paper finds that when companies invest in economies with a higher degree of development, they pay more attention to the impact of the business environment of the economy when they invest in economies with a higher degree of development. Low-level economies will give priority to the profitability and development prospects of ports when investing.

Increasing the performance of a system by changing reliability

The evaluation of the performance of a mechanical system takes into account many factors, including those related to competitiveness, technology and reliability. From the point of view of competitiveness, most companies use the same state-of-the-art information obtained either by applying their own research, development and innovation resources, or by purchasing technologies and patents from other companies or from the free market. Thus the resulting products, if not innovative products, are part of the same range. The global technological level has reached a very high degree of development, using unconventional technologies with high precision, robots, advanced mechanical systems and assembly lines with high productivity as well as verification and control systems on manufacturing flow which makes production to be uniform. Differences between manufacturers begin to appear when the degree of customer satisfaction changes, which is also found in the concept of reliability. Thus, the one who will find the technological solution with the same number of parts, but with a high reliability, will win the market. The paper aims at a detailed study with direct reference to how to increase reliability at the design stage.

100 Years of Scientific Evolution of Work and Organizational Psychology: A Bibliometric Network Analysis From 1919 to 2019.

In this study, we explore a 100 years of Work and Organizational Psychology (WOP). To do this, we carry out a bibliometric performance and network analysis (BPNA) to understand the evolution structure and the most important themes in the field of study. To perform the BNPA, 8,966 documents published since 1919 were exported from the Web of Science and Scopus databases. The SciMAT software was used to process data and to create the evolution structure, the strategic diagram, and the thematic network structure of the strategic themes of the field of WOP. We identified 29 strategic clusters and discuss the most important themes (motor themes) and their relationship with other clusters. This research presents the complete evolution of the field of study, identifying emerging themes and others with a high degree of development. We hope that this work will support researchers and future research in the field of WOP.

TARGET ADVERTISING AS A TOOL OF ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT AND EVALUATION OF ITS EFFECTIVENESS INDICATORS

Introduction. Studies have shown that despite the fact that advertising management tools, including tools for promoting goods on the Internet have a high degree of development in the scientific works, many problems caused by the new economic conditions have not yet been reflected in them. Assessing the effectiveness of the use of various online advertising tools and the feasibility of their use for specific types of consumer goods has become extremely relevant for many businesses affected by the 2020 crisis. The purpose of this article is research of target advertising as a tool of advertising management and evaluation of its effectiveness. Results. In this article, such an advertising management tool as target advertising was analyzed, key indicators of its effectiveness were evaluated in social networks Facebook and Instagram in different periods of 2020 on the example of Instagram-women's shoe store, as well as the impact on these indicators of 2020 crisis and quarantine measures, which were introduced in Ukraine during the year. The dynamics of such indicators as the cost of a click on the ad, the cost of 1000 ad impressions, the cost of the order, etc. The dynamics of such indicators as cost of 1000 impressions of an advertisement, cost of a click (transition on advertising), CRT (click-through rate) and cost of one order of goods are analyzed. The analysis was conducted in different periods of 2020: before quarantine, in the spring, during quarantine, after quarantine. The vector of attention in the article is aimed at determining the causes and factors that caused significant fluctuations in the effectiveness of consumer goods advertising on social networks. Conclusions. The Internet as a media channel is characterized by high efficiency due to the significant spread and the ability to attract the target audience. Target advertising is one of the most effective tools of advertising management, as it focuses on the interests, habits, tastes and preferences of the target audience. Thus, it demonstrates its high efficiency, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, when most consumers shop online. Keywords: marketing, advertising management, online advertising, target advertising, social networks, key performance indicators, cost per click, cost per 1000 impressions.