Enhancing Graduate Employability Through Social Entrepreneurship

Rahim, Hardy Loh; Lajin, Noor Faizah Mohd

doi:10.1007/978-981-10-0036-2_9

“…Comparable 4 is the most dated sale, having occurred 20 months before the effective date of the analysis. Rahim & Razali (2018) suggest that for the best result using the sales comparison method, the transaction dates of the comparables must be as close as possible to the valuation date, preferably up to at most the past six months, depending on the number of available transactions. To estimate an appropriate time adjustment for each comparable, the following paired sales analysis has been completed using sales of comparable Industrial-General District (I-G) zoned properties located in similar light industrial areas within Calgary.…”

Section: Date Of Sale Adjustmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Typically, the pairwise comparison method is used by appraisers to make these adjustments; a relationship is established, but an educated guess is made of the impact of the attributes and how they stack up against those of the subject property. Rahim & Razali (2018) propose that a more objective valuation using statistical elements can be achieved since the decisions are based on quantifiable measures. To solve this problem, the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method, a hierarchical multi-criteria decision technique, is considered to ascertain if it could be an alternative solution to the direct comparison of the valuation methodology.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Eliciting social themes of flood mitigation and community engagement studies through text mining

Egbelakin,

Omotayo,

Ogunmakinde

et al. 2023

IJBPA

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PurposeFlood preparedness and response from the perspective of community engagement mechanisms have been studied in scholarly articles. However, the differences in flood mitigation may expose social and behavioural challenges to learn from. This study aimed to demonstrate how text mining can be applied in prioritising existing contexts in community-based and government flood mitigation and management strategies.Design/methodology/approachThis investigation mined the semantics researchers ascribed to flood disasters and community responses from 2001 to 2022 peer-reviewed publications. Text mining was used to derive frequently used terms from over 15 publications in the Scopus database and Google Scholar search engine after an initial output of 268 peer-reviewed publications. The text-mining process applied the topic modelling analyses on the 15 publications using the R studio application.FindingsTopic modelling applied through text mining clustered four (4) themes. The themes that emerged from the topic modelling process were building adaptation to flooding, climate change and resilient communities, urban infrastructure and community preparedness and research output for flood risk and community response. The themes were supported with geographical flood risk and community mitigation contexts from the USA, India and Nigeria to provide a broader perspective.Originality/valueThis study exposed the deficiency of “communication, teamwork, responsibility and lessons” as focal themes of flood disaster management and response research. The divergence in flood mitigation in developing nations as compared with developed nations can be bridged through improved government policies, technologies and community engagement.

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“…Comparable 4 is the most dated sale, having occurred 20 months before the effective date of the analysis. Rahim & Razali (2018) suggest that for the best result using the sales comparison method, the transaction dates of the comparables must be as close as possible to the valuation date, preferably up to at most the past six months, depending on the number of available transactions. To estimate an appropriate time adjustment for each comparable, the following paired sales analysis has been completed using sales of comparable Industrial-General District (I-G) zoned properties located in similar light industrial areas within Calgary.…”

Section: Date Of Sale Adjustmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Typically, the pairwise comparison method is used by appraisers to make these adjustments; a relationship is established, but an educated guess is made of the impact of the attributes and how they stack up against those of the subject property. Rahim & Razali (2018) propose that a more objective valuation using statistical elements can be achieved since the decisions are based on quantifiable measures. To solve this problem, the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method, a hierarchical multi-criteria decision technique, is considered to ascertain if it could be an alternative solution to the direct comparison of the valuation methodology.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Does the analytical hierarchy process help appraisers make better decisions? A quasi-experimental approach for property investment comparables

Aihie,

Oyetunji,

Omotayo

et al. 2023

IJBPA

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PurposeIncome from investment properties can fluctuate depending on the state of the economy. The idea that there is always a potential exit (sale) value whenever the property stops performing at its optimum or deflation in the economy will always appeal to investors. To determine housing prices, investors would rely on a direct comparison approach (DCA) of recent substitute sales in the open market. Appraisers use this approach to develop an opinion of value when there is a plethora of recent sales to analyse.Design/methodology/approachThe study was designed to establish the use of the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) approach as a support tool for deciding property appraisals. A case study of an industrial single-storey stand-alone building with grade-level parking in the south-east of Calgary, Canada, was investigated with the AHP approach. The result was cross-referenced with the DCA.FindingsUsing a consistency index of 0.077321 and a consistency ratio of 0.085912, the matrix multiplication was determined to be 0.456706. The average valuations derived from the adjusted price per square foot using the direct comparison method and the unadjusted price per square foot using the AHP were deemed the best value estimate in the light of available comparables. The implications of the findings suggest that AHP, as a quantitative technique, can support and validate the use of similar non-recent sale comparables when appraising investment properties with the DCA.Originality/valueAHP is an alternative aid in quantitatively deciding the most significant value attribute for comparison before subjective adjustments. When intuitively applied in the DCA, these subjective adjustments almost always lead to an overvaluation of properties.

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Combating Unemployment through Social Entrepreneurship in the European Context

Zainea

¹

,

Toma

²

,

Marinescu

³

et al. 2020

BEL

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Сonsideration of the dynamic changes from the socio-economic environment, social entrepreneurship plays an essential role in the labour market as it creates new jobs, contributes to the improvement of the economic and social position of vulnerable groups in society, and stimulates economic development. The financial crisis from 2008 and the current health crisis, which generated a significant economic crisis and the specific social context existing in each member state, constitute the leading causes that led to a slow convergence rhythm of the labour market at the European Union level. Unemployment and non-employment have a significant impact on the people affected by poverty and the disadvantaged people. A coherent, systematic and sustainable approach to social entrepreneurship is required to generate significant change at the European level. Innovative solutions to current economic, social and environmental challenges are needed since the private or/and public sectors do not fully meet the communities’ existing needs. The aim of the paper is to analyze how social entrepreneurship contributes to the reduction of the unemployment rate, by meeting the objectives set out in the Europe 2020 Strategy, to create a sustainable and inclusive social market economy, and to improve social cohesion. The quantitative method, based on the data found in various international journals, statistical reports and electronic databases, was used by the authors to accomplish the objective of the paper. The paper illustrates that social entrepreneurship is a complex process in which resources are used in an efficiently and effectively way, new skills, competences, and knowledge are accumulated, which turn into social and economic innovation, having a positive impact on productivity and the creation of highly skilled jobs, as well as maximizing the opportunities which lead to social change. Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship, Unemployment, European Union, Education.

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Enhancing Graduate Employability Through Social Entrepreneurship

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Eliciting social themes of flood mitigation and community engagement studies through text mining

Eliciting social themes of flood mitigation and community engagement studies through text mining

Does the analytical hierarchy process help appraisers make better decisions? A quasi-experimental approach for property investment comparables

Combating Unemployment through Social Entrepreneurship in the European Context

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