Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Oeconomica: Ostatnio dodane
Wyświetlanie pozycji 421-440 z 4507
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Environmental and Social Aspects of Supplier Relationship Management
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)Due to the rapid growth of significance of sustainable development in recent years, there have been many ideas regarding the practical application of environmental and social concepts in business management. Many of these ... -
Zróżnicowanie terytorialne starzenia się ludności Polski
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)The main aim of the article was to analyse the changes in the Polish population structure observed since the political transformation and expected in the next few years. The analysis focused also on the spatial differentiation ... -
The Role of Environmental Management Concept in the Supply Chain
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)The purpose of this article is to define the role of environmental management in the implementation of the concept of a Green Sustainable Supply Chain. Widespread interest in the implementation of this concept determines ... -
Zróżnicowanie przestrzenne starzenia się ludności na świecie
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)The ageing of populations is a currently global process which occurs in almost all regions of the world, although it is uneven in different countries. Doubtlessly, the changes in demographic behaviours observed at present ... -
On the Simulation Study of Jackknife and Bootstrap MSE Estimators of a Domain Mean Predictor for Fay‑Herriot Model
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)We consider the problem of the estimation of the mean squared error (MSE) of some domain mean predictor for Fay‑Herriot model. In the simulation study we analyze properties of eight MSE estimators including estimators ... -
Ocena zmian w nadumieralności mężczyzn w wieku 65 lat i więcej w okresie 1999–2013 w województwie łódzkim
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)The paper aims to analyse the trends in mortality of men and women aged 65 and more in the Lodz region in the period 1999–2013, with particular emphasis on the phenomenon of excess male mortality. A complete database of ... -
Selected GARCH‑type Models in the Metals Market – Backtesting of Value‑at‑Risk
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)Risk analysis in the financial market requires the correct evaluation of volatility in terms of both prices and asset returns. Disturbances in quality of information, the economic and political situation and investment ... -
Economic Development and the Spread of Diseases of Affluence in EU Regions
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)Diseases of affluence (diseases of the twenty‑first century, Western diseases) by definition should have higher prevalence and/or mortality rates in richer and more developed countries than in poorer, underdeveloped states. ... -
The Effectiveness of the GlueVaR Risk Measure on the Metals Market – the Application of Omega Performance Measure
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)Decision‑making process is an individual matter for each investor and the strategy they choose, reflects the level of accepted risk. Nevertheless, any investor wants to minimize huge losses while maximizing profits. As far ... -
Analiza kondycji finansowej towarzystw ubezpieczeniowych PZU i Warta
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)The insurance system is a very important element of the financial system of a state. As institutions of public trust, insurance companies play an important role in the process of transforming savings into investments, which ... -
Non‑Metric Data in Household Durable Goods Analysis. Selected Aspects
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)Measurement of household endowment with durables is crucial in many aspects of assessing the social and economic situation of a country and its citizens. The demand (sales) for durables is regarded as one of the key ... -
Application of the Divisia Index with Interconnected Factors in the Warsaw Stock Exchange Index (WIG) fluctuation analysis
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)This paper presents a method of economic factorial analysis based on the Divisia index extended to interconnected factors. We verify the applicability of the presented method to financial market research by examining ... -
Hierarchical Clustering Methods With Territorial Integrity Criterion
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)During the conference entitled Spatial Econometrics and Regional Economic Analyses, which took place in Lodz in 2014, there was a proposition to introduce the spatial coherence property into the Ward method, which is applied ... -
Using R Packages for Comparison of Cluster Stability
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)The stability of clustering methods is the issue that has attracted a considerable amount of attention of researchers in recent years. In this respect, the major question that needs to be answered seems to be to what extent ... -
The Influence of Triad Selection on the Preference Scaling Results
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)In the method of triads for a set of n objects all three element sets of objects are presented to the respondents. A respondent is asked to pick out the most similar and the least similar pair. The method of triads, despite ... -
A New Test for Independence in 2×2 Contingency Tables
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)In statistical literature there exist many tests to reveal the independence of two qualitative variables in two‑way contingency tables (CTs), in particular in 2×2 CTs. In this paper four independence tests were compared. ... -
On Accuracy of Calibration Estimators Supported by Auxiliary Variables from Past Periods Based on Simulation Analyses
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)In sample surveys there is often a need to estimate not only population characteristics, but subpopulation characteristics as well. We consider the problem of estimating the total value in domains (subpopulations). In this ... -
Modelling the Duration of the First Job Using Bayesian Accelerated Failure Time Models
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)In this paper, the duration of the first job of young people aged 18–30 has been analyzed. The aim of the work is to find the distribution which best describes the investigated phenomenon. Bayesian accelerated failure time ... -
Spatial Autocorrelation of Communes’ Income Potential in Selected Metropolitan Areas
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)A commune’s own income potential, indicative of financial self‑sufficiency, underpins the ability of its government to foster local growth. Accurate recognition of the potential levels necessary for improvement of development ... -
Selected Statistical Tests for Median and Their Properties
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)In the paper, a selection of statistical tests for median are presented. In particular, parametric and nonparametric significance tests are considered. In the case of parametric tests the critical regions are constructed ...