Journal:Tiltai
Volume 68, Issue 3 (2014), pp. 91–108
Abstract
In the article was analysed service quality and its impact on firm’s profitability. The profitability factors in the economic activities were determined and the importance of profitability analysis was emphasized. Summarised profitability in telecommunications firms. In the article were listed analysed firms’ (for the analysis were selected services, which face high need from customers – services of Lithuania telecommunications firms LTD “Bitė Lietuva”, LTD “Omnitel”, LTD “Tele2”) service quality improvements as well as calculated profitability indexes. Statistical analysis and evaluation was made. The evaluation of the data shows, that LTD “Bitė Lietuva” indexes are correlated, but the correlation is not significant because of lack of data. Activity of LTD “Omnitel” shows, that improved service quality did not affect firm’s profitability. Improved service quality of LTD “Tele2” affected only part of analised profitability indexes. Inspite this the results show significant dependence.
Journal:Tiltai
Volume 72, Issue 3 (2015), pp. 91–104
Abstract
In today’s life, the formation of a new twenty-first century society structure, which is changing people’s personal, professional and social conditions of existence, more and more frequent are demands from the public and there is a trend of social competence development. First of all, thinking about the teachers, who often run initiatives, internal motivation, knowledge, sometimes in interaction with students in strengthening the social competence phenomena such as communication and cooperation. It is never too late to improve communication and cooperation culture. The article seeks to reveal the importance of social competence for self-assessment process. The article presents the theoretical background of self-assessment process. In order to reveal social competence, a model which illustrates the parts of social competence such as communication (reciprocity) and cooperation (activity) is presented. That‘s why teacher-teacher, teacher-student, student-student, student-teacher have been chosen as research subjects who reflect the characteristics of reciprocity and activity in the process of learning. The instrument of the research is a questionnaire. The research participants were 49 Lithuanian teachers, 142 students and 23 Belgian teachers and 86 students.
The article analyzes the psychological measures that support human existence in prison. The main source chosen is the novel “Notes from the House of the Dead” (1861–1862) by Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821–1881), a classic of Russian literature, which was written based on his personal experience as a political prisoner (1849–1859). The author, above the gloomy life in prison, the poor household and the dehumanization of convicts, raises the effort to remain human and the hidden features of personal goodness hidden in the prison system. The article discusses why prisoners feel differently being in the same environment. The provision of needs according to the hierarchy of human needs established by the American psychologist Abraham Maslow and the changed concept of freedom served as a psychological support for the convicts. Survival was aided by a different perception of time spent in prison as non-existent in human life and physical work as a way to be forgotten.
Kiekvienoje sėkmingoje organizacijoje labai svarbus yra vadovo ir darbuotojų gebėjimas suprasti vienas kitą bei sėkmingai kartu dirbti komandoje. Šiuo metu vis dažniau akcentuojamas ir nagrinėjamas naujas įgalinimo terminas – tai vadovo veiksmai darbuotojo atžvilgiu, siekiant sėkmingai įgyvendinti organizacijos tikslus. Remiantis moksliniais šaltiniais, straipsnyje atskleidžiama vadovavimo samprata ir esmė, analizuojami teoriniai vadovavimo aspektai. Išanalizuota žmogiškųjų išteklių svarba organizacijoje ir apibūdinta žmogiškųjų išteklių įgalinimo koncepto erdvė bei tipologija. Atliktas vadovų vaidmens, įgalinant žmogiškuosius išteklius, organizacijoje tyrimas.
This article emphasizes the line of the Christian moral attitude in accordance with didactically significant and attractive insights of the writer Jonas Juškaitis, by positioning the Christian moral attitude and its presentation. The way of religious self-consciousness of the writer is discussed. Some of his ideas, associated with the possibilities of developing a Christian attitude, are revealed, taking into account a popular narrow approach to the human being, to the overall development of the personality, and higher education. The type of the research is theoretical descriptive. The main research methods are analysis, interpretation and synthesis. The methodological principles of the research are: neotomism, which is the basis for the development of the moral attitude of the individual, i.e. the system of his/her moral experiences, aspirations and behavior; and the system of universal education that does not allow to deny personal value and dignity, bases the complex development of the personality and helps to abandon a narrow technocratic approach to the essence and purpose of human existence.
Tyrimas atliktas Dubysos regioniniame parke. Tai kompleksinė saugoma teritorija, kurioje galima lankytis pažintiniais, rekreaciniais, mokomaisiais tikslais. Intensyvi turistinė veikla vykdoma tik parko rekreacinėse zonose esančiose poilsiavietėse ir stovyklavietėse. Dubysos regioniniame parke teikiamos šios rekreacinės paslaugos: pažintinių kelionių, ekskursijų organizavimas, gido paslaugos; edukacinės programos (amatų mokymai, gamtos pažinimas, kt.); turizmo inventoriaus nuoma (baidarės, dviračiai, kt.); apgyvendinimo (viešbučiuose, kaimo sodybose, palapinėse) ir poilsio paslaugos; rekreacinių pramogų (jodinėjimo, slidinėjimo, sporto stovyklų ir kt.) paslaugos. Dubysos regioniniame parke tyrimai, kuriais būtų įvertinta šiame parke teikiamų rekreacinių paslaugų kokybė, nebuvo atlikti. Nesant tokių tyrimų, sunku spręsti, ar vartotojai patenkinti rekreacinių paslaugų kokybe. Nežinant, ko tikisi vartotojai iš rekreacinių paslaugų teikimo Dubysos regioniniame parke, sudėtinga taikyti ir įgyvendinti efektyvius rekreacinių paslaugų kokybės gerinimo sprendimus.
Journal:Tiltai
Volume 67, Issue 2 (2014), pp. 89–108
Abstract
In this article authors present the development of intercultural competences as a part of study process. Organization of study process in the modern world is not confined within one institution or one country. Possibilities to study in different joint programmes or choose Erasmus courses are open for many students. Not only the language abilities, but also intercultural awareness and competences influence the quality of communication and level of understanding by the representatives of other cultures. Intercultural competences are one of the very important abilities that are also presented as the outcomes of new methods of education that should prepare students to cope with intercultural environment. Study process requires students to obtain various abilities (application of knowledge, research, special, personal, social). All these abilities are particularly important in conducting comparative research and adopting foreign experience. The article emphasizes that intercultural competencies in modern study process can be assessed on two levels: the level of intercultural communication and intercultural level of scientific research.
Journal:Tiltai
Volume 78, Issue 3 (2017), pp. 89–102
Abstract
The paper reveals the phenomenon of jazz music and analyses the expression of vocal jazz in a historical, philosophical, and educational context. The historical origins of jazz are related to a community culture and to the natural and authentic creative process; inner freedom is one of the most significant aspects of jazz music, based on improvisation. The global practice of jazz vocal studies is predominated by a systemic approach that links the physiological, psychological, and mental levels. The study process is not separated from the personality (self) development and the creation of a sensitive and enabling relation culture. The paper presents a reflection on personal practical experience and is based on the data of a presentation Unique Self Search in Vocal Jazz: Jazz Voice + Theatrical Elements: Wider Opportunity for Self-Expression, given in the 2nd International Scientific Jazz Vocal Conference held in the Sibelius Academy (Helsinki, Finland).
Journal:Tiltai
Volume 77, Issue 2 (2017), pp. 89–102
Abstract
Although the representatives of different social sciences are trying to highlight and raise the methodological and methodical peculiarity of social sciences with respect to natural sciences, it should be noted that a big part of social sciences research is based on the positivist research paradigm. The positivist tradition allows a researcher to choose certain research methods that originated from natural sciences and to apply them in the research of social sciences. Regarding the possibilities to determine causality, an experiment is considered to be the best empirical research method. However, the emphasis is placed on the complicated application of this method to social sciences due to certain practical, political and ethical aspects. When developing ideas about an appropriate and effective use of the experimental research method in social sciences, the use of natural experiment is recommended. Although in recent years, the research based on the methodology of natural experiment is gaining popularity, there is still a lack of literature on how and when this methodology can be applied, what problems it can help to solve, how data can be collected and analysed. Thus, on the basis of methodological literature analysis, this article is an attempt to present natural experiment as a method for social researches, to provide guidelines and recommendations for the application of the methodology of natural experiment and to inspire scientific discussion about using the strategy of natural experiment in social sciences.