Market Problems Research Articles

The Impact of Green Entrepreneurial Orientation and Greenmarket Orientation on SME's Performance: The Role of Green Innovation

Protecting the environment has turned into a competitive market problem, affecting the success of small businesses. Much research has been done on the direct links between green entrepreneurial orientation, green market orientation, green innovation, and SME success. However, few studies look at the indirect links through the lens of green innovation. This study aims to find out if green market orientation and green entrepreneurial orientation impact the success of small and medium-sized businesses. PLS-SEM is used to test the theories quantitatively. Conversations with Batik SME business owners in Ponorogo City were used to gather data. Thirty people took part in this study. The results show that green market orientation and green entrepreneurial orientation have both direct and indirect effects on the success of small businesses. Green innovation also has a direct impact on the success of small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as affects green business orientation and green market orientation. Keywords: green entrepreneurial orientation, green market orientation, green innovation, SME performance

Анализ показателей российского финансового рынка

The financial market is a key factor in economic development, an important tool for the redistribution and transformation of investment resources, as well as a litmus test of the state's economic health. The peculiarity of the Russian financial market is its "youth" and "inexperience" in comparison with the markets of developed economies, the path of trial and error, inconsistency in the context of the uniqueness of the financial system of the Russian Federation. This market is particularly vulnerable and volatile in the face of sanctions and global economic turmoil, so it needs competent targeting guidance, effective tools and verified coordination methods and techniques. The fundamental problems of the Russian financial market are quite deep and do not always appear on the surface, which requires an in-depth and permanent tactical and strategic analysis of factors, causes, trends, trends and indicators that can correct the situation in a timely manner in any economic scenario in manual management. The article examines the main features, rallies, features and directions of the development of the financial market of the Russian Federation at the present stage. The analysis of the issuer's statements for 2005–2023, dividend payments for the same period is presented, the dynamics of growth of the segment of mutual funds and exchange-traded mutual funds is considered. A comparative structure of household financial assets in 2017 and 2023 is proposed, the share of different organizational and legal forms of joint-stock companies in the total number of joint-stock companies in 2019–2023, the share of different groups of banks in the value of assets of the Russian banking system in 2000–2023 is given. The final results of the study substantiate the importance of the role of the state as a regulator of the stock market, emphasize its Russian functions, and highlight its conceptual problems. The research is based on the analysis of foreign and Russian publications, as well as on statistical conclusions of financial and statistical data.

Комплексный подход к развитию инфраструктуры сбыта продукции аграрного малого и микро-бизнеса

Small and private subsidiary farms are important members of agricultural community. However, they still lack good infrastructure to market their products because they remain beyond the scope of state interest. The agricultural infrastructure in its present condition neither gives farmers access to co-financing nor allows them to shape the list of services they need. The research featured program documents issued by the Government of the Russian Federation that determine the development of wholesale food markets and aggregators of farm produce. The author generalized the experience of retail chains and agricultural consumer marketing cooperatives, as well as studied the cases of small rural businesses merging into marketing cooperatives in agricultural regions. The bibliographic study covered best foreign practices in shaping infrastructure for small farm produce, which were compared with Russian experience. The author also developed an abstract-logical method of establishing the interaction between stakeholders in a new system of farm produce aggregators. In this research, agricultural regions demonstrated the most acute problems in small business marketing. A good system of agricultural infrastructure supports production in all sectors of small business with growth potential. Today, small businesses are alone in organizing their own sales as wholesale distribution centers are not available to them. These centers work with small suppliers through intermediaries, i.e., aggregators. In the Kemerovo Region, an example of such aggregators is the one created on corporate principles between the Magnit retail chain and the Kalina-Malina agricultural consumer marketing cooperative. The experience demonstrated some advantages and disadvantages. The article introduces conditions for successful financial relations in commodity circulation chains in different distribution systems, including farmers, aggregators, and wholesale distribution centers. This approach reduces prices on consumer markets while increasing the efficiency of small farms.

Aggressive Earnings Management And Stakeholders Protection In Profit Listed Organizations

Investors want to know that their interests come first, thus they place a high value on the public perception of the companies in which they have invested. The problem of stock market and share price performance, which is a major concern for shareholders and investors in the Nigerian capital market and indeed any other stock markets, is unpredictable. This study investigated the relationship between aggressive earnings management and shareholders' interest in profitable publicly listed corporations. The study employed an ex-post facto research design. The population of the research consisted of 35 manufacturing companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange Group as of December 31, 2020. Purposive Sampling technique was adopted to select 10 companies from 2011- 2020. Data were obtained from publicly available yearly reports, and they were certified by the NSE and outside auditors. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were utilized to analyze the data using regression analysis. According to the findings, aggressive profits management had no discernible effect on business protection (FStat (2,97)=11.994, p > 0.05, Adj R2=0.43), but it had a discernible effect on creditors' protection (F- Stat (2,97)=2.74, p <0.05, Adj R2=0.39). In contrast, based on the study's findings, it was advised that management of businesses develop measures to help increase their profitability, which would in turn have an effect on shareholders' return on equity and earnings per share. Significant relationships between discretionary accruals, unusual production costs, and irregular levels of operational cash flow and stakeholders' interest in profit-listed firms were discovered. Second, business owners should use profits measurement methods that have been validated via testing on a global scale, like the numerous indicators included in this study that were gleaned from accounting and finance literature

Munkaerő-piaci mutatók elemzése az Észak-Alföld régióban 2018 és 2022-es években

In my study, I analyze the labor market indicators of the North Great Plain statistical region for the years 2018 and 2022 in order to map the regional labour market characteristics based on the indicators. One method of the analysis is the Beveridge curve. This complex analysis method graphically illustrates the evolution of the relationship between the unemployment rate and the proportion of vacant positions typical of the region under investigation. The results of the analysis can draw attention to possible problems in the labour market in the region. I examine the secondary statistical data in parallel with the available related literature.

A Theoretical Discussion on the Flow of Tourist Population and the Development of Tourism Market in Heilongjiang Province

This paper deeply discusses the basic law of tourist population flow and its influence on the development of tourism market in Heilongjiang Province. Under the background of the vigorous development of global tourism, the flow of tourist population, as the core element of tourism activities, has an important impact on the prosperity and sustainable development of regional tourism market, such as seasonal, spatial distribution and interactive effects. Through the detailed analysis of Heilongjiang tourism market, this paper reveals the market size, resource characteristics, challenges and problems of this market under the action of tourist population flow. Further, this paper analyzes the dual impact of tourist population flow on Heilongjiang tourism market, including the positive effect of promoting local economy, cultural exchange and industrial development, and the negative effect of environmental pressure, over-exploitation of resources and decline of service quality. At the same time, this paper puts forward some strategic suggestions to promote the sustainable development of Heilongjiang tourism market, including rational planning of tourist population flow, strengthening the protection and development of tourism resources, promoting the development of smart tourism, and strengthening regional cooperation and linkage. These suggestions are intended to provide theoretical basis and practical guidance for the scientific planning and management of Heilongjiang's tourism market, and help it achieve long-term prosperity and sustainable development.

ПРОБЛЕМА ЗАЙНЯТОСТІ ТА БЕЗРОБІТТЯ НАСЕЛЕННЯ У ВОЄННИЙ ЧАС

The article examines the issues of employment and unemployment of the population in wartime. The essence of the concept of employment and unemployment has been defined in accordance with the current legislation. An analysis of the economically active population of Ukraine and Khmelnytskyi region was carried out according to the data of the State Statistics Service. The dynamics of labor force indicators by age categories in terms of division by gender in Ukraine as a whole and in the Khmelnytskyi region were studied. The results of the calculations showed slight differences in the indicators of Ukraine and Khmelnytskyi region in percentage terms. Negative trends in the labor market of Ukraine with a decrease in the indicators of the workforce and employed population and an increase in the number of persons classified as unemployed and persons not included in the labor force were noted. The indicators of the labor market of Ukraine during the period of the full-scale invasion are presented and analyzed based on the results of sociological research. Emphasis is placed on the implementation of measures to increase employment of the population in war and post-war times. Unemployment and employment of the population are an integral part of human life. In the conditions of the pre-war period, the issue of unemployment was the main problem of the labor market, therefore, a number of state support programs were created to overcome unemployment in Ukraine. During the war, the issue of unemployment only worsened. The results of the study of the dynamics of indicators of the economic activity of the population of Ukraine in general and Khmelnytskyi region, in particular, proved the similarity of the indicators of the economically active population of Ukraine and Khmelnytskyi region. According to the "labor force" indicator, there is a slight difference in the decrease in the number of the labor force in Ukraine and in the Khmelnytskyi region. According to the "employed population" category, there is an advantage of the reduction of this indicator in the Khmelnytskyi region over the indicator in Ukraine. According to the category of the unemployed population, there is a preponderance of the decrease in the number of unemployed in the Khmelnytskyi region over the indicators in Ukraine in the extreme periods of the study. Sociological surveys play an important role in labor market research. They help to find out the real state of economic activity of the country's population. The data of a complex sociological study reflect an increase in the number of the unemployed population by almost three times compared to the pre-war period. This increase was due to external and internal migrations of the population of Ukraine, closure of businesses and the inability of the population to work in a certain territory of Ukraine. However, business is starting to recover and the number of unemployed people is decreasing every month. In the western part of Ukraine, there is an increase in the equation of competition for a vacant position. A high level of unemployment is observed in the southern and eastern parts of Ukraine. In order to improve the situation on the labor market of Ukraine in the war and post-war periods, it is necessary to develop a strategy for motivating the employment of the population of Ukraine.

Deep neural networks: predictive research on customer turnover caused by enterprise marketing problems

Deep neural networks: predictive research on customer turnover caused by enterprise marketing problems

Electronic Marketing and Customer Retention in the Fast Foods Industry in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State

Fast food businesses are known to be affected by some existential problems. This economic sector faces problems ranging from insufficient capital, lack of efficient manpower, inefficient management, fraud, and inability to analyse and capture market opportunities. Other problems also include marketing problems, research inefficiencies and production problems such as poor standardisation and low-quality products to mention but a few. In a quest to find lasting solutions to these problems, governments in Bayelsa State both at the state and local levels have been embarking on programs geared towards the development of businesses in the state especially the fast food sector which is very popular in the state. Authors have argued that the adoption of e-marketing has been found to improve firm performance. E-marketing is gradually gaining prominence as a tool for gaining competitive advantage and this has implications for marketing practice in Nigeria. The primary objective of this paper, therefore, is to review the current situation of e-marketing in Fast food restaurants in Nigeria and will also digress to understand its effect on customer retention, given that there are different levels of development of e-marketing in all countries. In line with the foregoing, the study used a cross-sectional survey design method based on an array of information collected from the population. The study target Sample size for the study was 138 customers drawn from the five selected fast food restaurants in Yenegoa. After an extensive analysis of the data gathered from administering structured questionnaires, the study revealed, among others, that Social media marketing has a significant influence on customer retention among customers of fast foods in Yenegoa, Bayelsa state. From the analysis of the hypothesised variables, the study concluded that there is a positive relationship between the independent variables (social media marketing, email marketing and online advertising) and the dependent variable (customer retention). Thus, on the basis of the findings and conclusion of the study, the researcher recommended, among others, that Fast food restaurants should pay strong attention to social media tools like Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp etc to reach both potential and current customers to enhance retention.

Analysis of Existing Problems in Chinese A-share Market and Relevant Solutions

China's A-shares have developed rapidly in recent years, with huge market volume and scale, and have become an important direction for corporate financing and mass investment. There are still many problems in the A-share market, which will affect the development of the A-share market. There is a problem of slow delisting in the A-share market, which will lead to bad enterprises not being cleared in time, and the frequency of market update is not enough, which needs to be alleviated by further improving the legal system and changing policies. Some sectors of the A-share market have the problem of downward market, resulting in financing difficulties for companies in these sectors and unable to develop normally. This problem can be fixed by increasing the proportion of companies that pay dividends to attract investors. Listed companies in the A-share market may also have goodwill problems, which will seriously affect investor confidence and reduce the amount of investment. It is necessary to improve the goodwill accounting policy, so that goodwill can be correctly measured and reflected. Finally, A-share market funds have the problem of homogeneity, which leads to vicious competition in a single sector and is unfriendly to small and medium-sized enterprises. The government can mitigate such problems by encouraging innovation and regulating the market, diversifying stock development. It is necessary to study the problems of the A-share market and give solutions of the existing problems, which can make the country, enterprises and investors have a more intuitive understanding of the market so they can make corresponding responses to market changes.

Analyzing the Problems of Agricultural Futures Market in China

The agriculture is a fundamental sector for the development of society, and agricultural products play a key role in the economy. The equilibrium of agricultural product supply and demand is intimately linked to societal steadiness and the welfare of individuals. Consequently, the efficient functioning of the market for agricultural products is vital for economic growth. Agricultural product manufacturing and sales face multiple hazards, such as climatic change, natural disasters, market fluctuations, etc. Agricultural futures serve as a financial tool for the agricultural products market, providing essential hedging and risk management functions. The establishment and development of the agriculture futures market enables farmers and agricultural companies to hedge against agricultural product price fluctuations, reducing business operation risks. This promotes market stability and contributes to the healthy development of the economy. Additionally, investors can participate in the agricultural futures market to obtain investment income through price fluctuations. The agricultural futures market plays a significant role for farmers, agricultural companies, and investors. Therefore, researching and exploring this market is of great theoretical and practical importance and necessity.

Problems and Solutions in the Bond Market of UK

The global economy after the COVID-19 pandemic, continues to face challenges by widespread inflation. In response, central banks globally, including the Bank of England, have started cycles of interest rate raise to control inflationary pressures, directly affecting the bond market by increasing bond interest rates. Under the latest market situation, it is necessary to analysis the potential problems in bond market, to further understand its impacts on economic development and monetary policies. The UK bond market is sensitive to monetary policy, particularly during periods of economic distress. For example, when the Bank of England introduced a sudden reversal in policy from quantitative tightening to urgent bond repurchasing program in September 2022, the bond market has volatile response to changes in fiscal and monetary strategies. There is market segmentation in the UK bond market significantly impacts liquidity, particularly during periods of market stress or financial crises. This segmentation effect caused by investor preferences and maturity structures, results in liquidity differences that increasing funding costs. UK government have large burden of bond interest payments, which are mainly driven by high inflation rates and the bond structure with large proportion of inflation-indexed bonds. To mitigate these problems, it is recommended that the UK government implement transparency policy changes, with clearly identify these problems, adopting the recommend approaches to deal with problems from various aspects.

The state of the property insurance market of Ukraine in the conditions of war

Introduction. The paper highlights the theoretical and methodological foundations of the functioning of the property insurance market in Ukraine. It was determined that property insurance is of crucial importance for raising the standard of living of the population and creating a strong system of protection of state finances, ensuring the stability of the country's economy. The purpose of the paper is to determine the essence of insured property and research the state of the property insurance market of Ukraine during the period of martial law. Results. The current trends in the development of property insurance in Ukraine are considered. The paper examines and analyzes the current state of the property insurance market of Ukraine and the main indicators of insurance activity for 2021-2023. It was determined that property insurance is the largest branch of the insurance market of Ukraine, and despite all the problems related to the war, the Ukrainian insurance market continued active recovery in 2023. The main problems of the property insurance market, which restrain its development, are identified, directions for its improvement and further development are proposed. In order to develop the insurance property of Ukraine after the war, it was proposed to soften the regulatory requirements for calculating contributions, reduce the tax burden on insurance activity, strengthen the control of insurance payments, and ensure the possibility of preferential lending. Conclusions. Analysis of the development of property insurance in Ukraine in recent years allows us to come to the disappointing conclusion that the war significantly affected the development of property insurance, there was a significant decrease in insurance premiums and insurance payments in 2020. But in 2023, the property insurance market of Ukraine began to grow, which indicates its readiness for adaptation and recovery in the post-war years.

Research on Credit Construction of Art Market Based on Collaborative Governance

The art market in China started late, but developed rapidly, showing a good momentum of vigorous development. However, as an emerging market, there are still some credit problems, such as forgery of art series, which seriously hinders the high-quality development of China art market. On the basis of analyzing the credit problem of China art market, this paper puts forward some countermeasures, such as perfecting the credit laws and regulations system of China, establishing the credit mechanism of art market, strengthening the supervision of art market and perfecting the appraisal and evaluation system of art.

Research on the Problems of the A-share Market in China and Analysis of Countermeasures

Research on the Problems of the A-share Market in China and Analysis of Countermeasures

Intersectionality in Marketing: A Paradigm for Understanding Understudied Consumers

Intersectionality remains largely underutilized within marketing. To address this gap, this article synthesizes literature to provide tools for incorporating intersectionality into marketing research, including a framework for an intersectional marketing paradigm, a research design roadmap, a research agenda, and key takeaways for stakeholders. The definition of intersectionality focuses on three main components: (1) awareness and acknowledgment of overlapping (rather than isolated) social categories (e.g., gender, race, and class), (2) understanding of how differences in lived experiences at these intersections influence the marketplace, and (3) recognition of how power shapes these lived experiences. This article's novel research design roadmap features concrete theoretical and methodological approaches for marketing researchers from various backgrounds to utilize intersectionality in solving marketing problems: conducting exploratory subsample analyses, developing intersectional theory and hypotheses, conducting inclusive literature reviews, collecting and reporting detailed demographics, sampling understudied populations, and carefully situating conclusions. The research agenda provides research questions for emerging topics at societal, organizational, and consumer levels. Engaging with intersectionality will help ensure that marketing remains socially relevant, develops diverse and inclusive theories, and more accurately reflects the lived experiences of understudied populations and communities.

Current Status and Challenges of Improved Bee Keeping Technology Adoption in Ethiopia: A Review

The aim of this review is to give an overview of current modern beekeeping technologies in Ethiopia and to highlight once again the challenges of adopting beekeeping technology. Bee-keeping in Ethiopia is common and one of the agricultural activities. Ethiopia is the leading honey producer in Africa and is one of the ten largest producers in the world (with around 23.6% of the African and 2.1% of the world production. Despite the long tradition of beekeeping in Ethiopia having the highest bee density and being the leading honey producer as well as one of the largest bee waxes exporting country in Africa, the share of sub sector in the GDP has never been commensurate with huge number of honey colonies and the country’s potential for beekeeping. To increase production and productivity of honey and bee wax, different improved technologies have been used in the last 7-10 year. Backyard beekeeping can not only be conducted with traditional, but also with transitional or modern beehives. Lack of bee-keeping equipment (like modern beehives, wax molds, honey extractors, queen excluders) and accessories, training on beekeeping technology, awareness creation, extension contact and market problem were the major determinant factors of adoption of modern beekeeping technology. Despite variations in distribution and adoption levels, the utilization of beekeeping technology has now commenced across all regions of the nation hives, adding and reducing supper. The management of bee colonies constitutes a fundamental aspect of contemporary beekeeping practices within the country. Beekeeping equipment and accessories must be readily available to beekeepers, with a significant focus on enhancing productivity and implementing proper management techniques for contemporary beehives. Such measures have the potential to enhance the likelihood of beekeepers adopting and utilizing modern beehive technology.

Pendampingan Penerapan Teknologi Self Watering System Untuk Budidaya Tanaman Hias Indoor Bagi Petani Tanaman Hias di Kota Medan

The purpose of this Community Partnership Program (PKM) activity is to help partners, namely start-ups engaged in the downstream of biotechnology products, namely PT. G10 Agrotech in solving the problems it faces, namely the problem of stagnant marketing of ornamental plants produced by the G10 laboratory. To develop this business, partners want to be assisted in technology that can overcome the stagnant marketing of ornamental plants, and product standardization to expand the market that has been built so far, so that they can gain more trust from consumers and be further developed into superior products from this start-up. Self-watering system technology is believed to be the solution to the problems partners face. This technology allows ornamental plants to be grown indoors, where people no longer have adequate land and yard. This technology is a solution to increase sales turnover so that this business develops and creates jobs. The method used to achieve the objectives of this PKM activity is the method of education and training in the transfer of self-watering system technology and assistance in the production of tools and materials for developing self-watering systems. PKM activity carried out include; Providing direct education and training from related parties, and providing assistance in the production of tools and materials for the development of self-watering systems. It is hoped that this PKM program will produce superior standardized products that can compete globally.

Analysis of the current state and forecasts of the development of the residential real estate market of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Purpose of the study – describe the state of the Kazakhstan residential real estate market, identify the features and trends of its development. The authors of the study pay special attention to the analysis of the main indicators characterizing the residential real estate market, as well as the processes taking place in the mortgage lending market. Methodology – the study was conducted using methods of economic and statistical analysis, graphic method, method of description and generalization. The research sources were offi cial statistical materials of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, analytical reviews of consulting companies and fi nancial organizations, the «Krisha.kz» real estate platform and the «Kn.kz» real estate information portal, scientifi c research by Kazakh and foreign authors, as well as materials of scientifi c and practical conferences. Originality / value of the study – the authors carried out a detailed analysis of the state and problems of the residential real estate market of the Republic of Kazakhstan in recent years and gave forecasts for its future development. Findings. According to the results of research and analysis of the current state of the Kazakh residential real estate market in recent years, the authors identifi ed problems and identifi ed current trends in the development of the housing market, as well as forecasts of its future development. The results of the scientifi c article can be useful for real estate agencies, industry experts, as well as the scientifi c community involved in studying the real estate market.

A Case Study on Economic Analysis of Sea Cage Farms in the Black Sea, Türkiye

The main aim of this research is to understand the value chains of enterprises engaged in aquaculture in sea cages in the Black Sea region of Türkiye, to determine production costs and to make a general analysis of the aquaculture sector. Random sampling method was used to ensure that farmers were equally represented in the survey. Data for the survey were randomly selected from 16 separate farms spread throughout 4 different marine cage locations. Furthermore, fish traders and sector stakeholders were interviewed. The businesses examined within the scope of the study are divided into 3 groups: small (250 -500 tons/year), medium (501-999 tons/year) and large (>1000 tons/year), according to their capacities. The most important expense items of enterprises consist of variable costs. Among the variable costs, the purchase of fry fish, feed purchase, and labor costs constitute the most important expenditure items. Among the fixed costs, the most important expense is depreciation costs. The unit cost of one kg of fish varies between 2.7 and 3.0 euros. Considering that the trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in the Black Sea are at the level of 3.5 Euro, the profit rate of the enterprises is between these levels. Recently, since trout from the Black Sea has been exported to the Far East Country (particularly Japan), its price has also increased. In 2018, the average retail price (including VAT) and medium selling price of seabass and trout were at a level of 5.24 and 5.34 Euros respectively. Despite all these positive developments, climate change continues to pose a threat in terms of disease outbreak and marketing problems.