Social innovations for sustainable regional development

Programme

09:30–10:00	REGISTRATION 25th April, 2024 Address: H. Manto str. 84, building with a clock. Entrance door next to statue.
10:00–10:15	OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE Online access to Conference opening session *Artūras Razbadauskas. Rector of Klaipeda University, Lithuania* *Rimantas Balsys. Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Klaipeda University, Lithuania* *Ligita Šimanskienė. Chairperson of Conference Scientific Committee, Klaipeda University, Lithuania*
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
10.15–11.45
*Session chairperson: Prof. Dr. Ligita Šimanskienė* (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)
Prof. Dr. INMACULADA LLIBRER ESCRIG (Catholic University of Valencia, Spain) ACCOUNTABILITY, OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE FOR BUILDING THOUGHTFUL SOCIETY Professor of Accounting and Finance, Director of the Accounting Department at the UCV. Previous professional experience in different companies as project manager and financial management. External expert for the evaluation of the European Erasmus project in Spain. Expert researcher in accounting and sustainability, nationally awarded for research in accounting history.
Assoc. PROF. HABIL. DR. KRZYSZTOF ŻĘGOTA (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland) CHALLENGES AND LIMITATIONS IN DEVELOPMENT OF BORDERLANDS: EXPERIENCE OF WARMIA AND MAZURY REGION AFTER FEBRUARY 2022 PhD. (habilitated doctor) in political science, associate professor in the Institute of Political Sciences of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn. Researcher of the foreign and security policy of the Russian Federation towards Poland and the Baltic states as well as the socio-political conditions of the development of the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation. Member of the Polish Political Science Association and the Polish Geopolitical Association.
Assoc. PROF. DR. NADIIA BOCHAROVA (Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University, Ukraine) CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AS AN INSTRUMENT OF SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: EXPLORING TYPES AND DIMENSIONS Associate Professor, Doctor of Economics. Her research interests span tax management, stakeholder management, and other areas, contributing over 200 publications, including textbooks, monographs, and articles in prestigious journals. She actively mentors doctoral and student research, leading to notable achievements in Ukrainian and international competitions. Her work has been recognized with awards, including a second-place finish in scientific championships and commendations from the Kharkiv City Council and the Ukrainian Ministry of Education and Science, reflecting her distinguished contribution to academia and research.
12:00–13:30	Lunch time

TOWARDS ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY 25th April, 2024 Address: H. Manto str. 84, building with a clock. Auditorium: 203
*Session chairperson: Prof. Dr. Horatiu Dragomirescu* (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania) and Prof. Dr . Daiva Labanauskaitė (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)
13.30-13.45	ADDRESSING THE SUSTAINABILITY IMPERATIVE BY TAKING A SYSTEMIC STANCE IN MANAGERIAL THINKING AND ACTION *Horatiu DRAGOMIRESCU* (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania)
13.45-14.00	SUSTAINABILITY IN HEALTHCARE - A NECESSITY OR A CHOICE? *Viljaras REIGAS* (Klaipėda University, Lithuania)
14.15-14.30	CIRCULAR ECONOMY POSSIBILITIES IN MARITIME SECTOR *Henrika RUGINĖ* (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)
14.30-14.45	THROUGH RESPONSIBLE TOURISM TOWARDS A GREEN ECONOMY *Daiva LABANAUSKAITĖ* (Klaipėda University, Lithuania)
14.45-15.00	EMPLOYEE RESILIENCE: PRIMARY EMPLOYEE RESPONSES IN CRISIS SITUATIONS *Birutė PAULIKIENĖ, Ligita ŠIMANSKIENĖ* (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)
Final remarks and closure of the panel

SOCIAL INNOVATIONS IN MANAGEMENT 25th April, 2024 H. Manto str. 84, building with a clock. Entrance door next to statue.
*Session chairperson: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jurgita Paužuolienė* (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)
13.30-13.45	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES APPLICATIONS FOR CONTACTING WITH PUBLIC SERVICES IN LATVIA *Biruta SLOKA, Kristine LIEPINA* (University of Latvia, Latvia)
13.45-14.00	FROM ALIENIZING ORGANIZATIONS TO MEANING-PRODUCING ORGANIZATIONS *Demirel Hatice GÖKÇE* (Firat University, Turkiye)
14.15-14.30	CITIZENS' TRUST IN GOVERNMENT AS A FUNCTION OF GOOD GOVERNANCE - ANALYSIS OF ART. 8 OF THE POLISH CODE OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE *Paweł ZAJĄC* (University of Lomza, Poland)
14.30-14.45	THE IMPACT OF GREEN MARKETING ON BRANDING AND PURCHASE INTENTION *Indrė RAZBADAUSKAITĖ-VENSKĖ* (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)
14.45-15.15 Coffee break
*Session chairperson: Prof. Dr.* *Biruta Sloka (*University of Latvia, Latvia)
15.15-15.30	INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO CONCEPTUALISATION OF UNCERTAINTY IN SOCIAL SCIENCES *Jelena ZASCERINSKA ¹, Andreas AHRENS² and Julija MELNIKOVA³(¹Centre for Education and Innovation Research, Latvia, ²Hochschule Wismar, Germany, ³Klaipeda University Lithuania)*
15.30-15.45	THE GOOD PRACTICES OF NGOs IN IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS *Ligita ŠIMANSKIENĖ, Jurgita PAUŽUOLIENĖ* (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)
15.45-16.00	FAKE NEWS IN THE INFORMATION SPACE - CHALLENGES FOR THE MEDIA LANDSCAPE *Rosita VAIČIULĖ* (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)
16.00-16.15	MEDICAL STAFF IN POLAND IN THE YEARS 2012-2022: CHALLENGES RELATED TO THE HUMAN RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION *Krystian MAŁYSZKO* (Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland)
16.15-16.45	Round table discussion FROM BUSINESS-AS-USUAL TO OUT-OF-THE-BOX MANAGERIAL THINKING AND ACTION Prof. Dr. Horatiu DRAGOMIRESCU (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania), Ligita ŠIMANSKIENĖ, (Klaipeda University, Lithuania), Biruta SLOKA, (University of Latvia, Latvia), Rima KARSOKIENĖ (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)

26th April, 2024

Panel TOWARDS ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY

Online 26 April, 2024

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Session chairpersons: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Deimena Kiyak and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rasa Grigolienė (Klaipėda University, Lithuania)

10.00-10.15

BANKING ACTIVITY AND THE ESG REALITY

Andromahi KUFO, Athina TORI (University of New York Tirana, Albania)

10.15-10.30

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND TAX POLICIES

Parente Salvatore ANTONELLO (University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy)

10.30-10.45

EXPLORING THE DIVERSIFICATION OF TOURISM SUPPLY IN MOUNTAIN DESTINATIONS

Amalia NIȚĂ, Ionuț-Adrian DRĂGULEASA, Alexandra ZAHARIA (University of Craiova, Geography Department, Romania)

10.45-11.00

ANALYSIS OF THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS OF GREEN MARKETING

Deimena KIYAK, Rasa GRIGOLIENĖ (Klaipėda University, Lithuania)

11.00-11.30 Break

Session chairperson: Henrika Ruginė (Klaipėda University, Lithuania)

11.30-11.45

IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEUSHIP IN GREECE: A LEVER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT?

Maria SOTIRAKOGLOU¹, Aikaterini SARRi¹, George ZARIFIS², Sofia BOUTSIOUKI¹ (¹University of Macedonia, Greece; ²Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

11.45-12.00

BIOECONOMY – A PATH TO ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY

Milkana MOCHUROVA (Economic Research Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria)

12.00-12.15

EMBRACING THE NIGHTTIME ECONOMY: THE NIGHT MAYOR MODEL FOR AFTER DARK GOVERNANCE

Mohamed MAHMOUD (Poznan university of Economics and Business, Poland)

12.30-12.45

IMPORTANCE OF INSTITUTIONS IN FOSTERING FASTER RECOVERY FROM THE CRISIS

Ilmārs RIMŠEVIČS (University of Latvia, Latvia)

Final remarks and closure of the panel

Panel PUBLIC HEALTH AND INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH

Online 26 April, 2024 Access link for PUBLIC HEALTH AND INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH panel
*Session chairpersons: Prof. Dr. Birute Strukcinskiene (Klaipeda University, Lithuania),* *Assoc. Prof. dr. Jonas Jurgaitis (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)*
10.00-10.15	PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN GREEN SPACES AND INTRINSIC EXERCISE MOTIVATION MEDIATE THE ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN NATURE EXPOSURE AND POSITIVE BODY IMAGE: EVIDENCE FROM LITHUANIAN ADULTS SURVEY *Miglė BACEVIČIENĖ, Rasa JANKAUSKIENĖ* (Health Research and Innovation Science Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Klaipeda University, Lithuania)
10.15-10.30	FACTORS INFLUENCING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OF WOMEN WITH GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS *Katarzyna WITANA-HEBDA¹, Agnieszka GENOWSKA²* (¹Cracow School of Health Promotion, Cracow, Poland, ²Department of Public Health, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland)
10.30-10.45	CROSS-SECTORAL PARTNER NETWORK FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE *Anita VILLERUŠA, Aija BUKOVA- ŽIDEĻŪNA, Lauma SPRIŅĢE, Elīna VROBĻEVSKA* (Rīga Stradiņš university, Latvia)
10.45-11.00	DEMENTIA AS A COMPLEX PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM – AN OUTLINE OF THE PROBLEM *Katarzyna WITANA-HEBDA¹, Rafał NOWAK²* (¹Cracow School of Health Promotion, Cracow, Poland; ²Department of Nutrition and Drug Research, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, Poland)
11.00-11.15	USE OF PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES IN MAINSTREAM SCHOOLS: SYNERGY BETWEEN EDUCATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH *Dalia MARTIŠAUSKIENĖ, Kęstutis TRAKŠELYS* (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)
11.15-11.30	VACCINATION IN HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION AND COVID-19 MANAGEMENT *Birute STRUKCINSKIENE¹, Zydre VALOTKIENE¹, Jonas JURGAITIS¹, Rasa GRIGOLIENE¹, Zydrune GEDVILE¹, Agnieszka GENOWSKA²* (¹Klaipeda University, Lithuania; ²Medical University of Bialystok, Poland)
11.30-12.00 Break
12.00-12.15	HEALTHCARE SPENDINGS IN SELECTED BALTIC COUNTRIES *Edyta BUCZYŃSKA* (Autonomous Public Health Maintenance Organisation, Jędrzej Śniadecki Voivodship Polyclinical Hospital, Bialystok, Poland)
12.15-12.30	FATAL ROAD TRAFFIC INJURIES IN VULNERABLE ROAD USERS WITH FOCUS ON CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS, AND ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT *Birute STRUKCINSKIENE¹, Maria PAPADAKAKI²* (¹Klaipeda University; ,^1,2EUPHA Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion section, ²Hellenic Mediterranean University, Crete, Greece)
12.30-12.45	CHALLENGES IN ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY PROMOTION: FOCUS ON SAFETY IN THE OPERATING THEATER AND SURGICAL PATIENT SAFETY MANAGEMENT *Jonas JURGAITIS, Egle JAKUBAUSKE* (Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Klaipeda University, Lithuania)
12.45-13.00	PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES USING DRIVING SIMULATOR: THE CASE OF LSC IN THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS *Stavros PARLALIS, Natalie LOIZIDOU IERIDOU, Alexandros ARGYRIADIS, Louiza IOANNIDOU, Erotocritou KOULLA, Ioannis DIMITRAKOPOULOS* (Frederick University, Republic of Cyprus)
Final remarks and closure of the panel

Panel SPATIAL INEQUALITIES AND SOCIAL-ECONOMIC VULNERABILITIES IN THE REGIONS

Online 26th April, 2024 Access link for SPATIAL INEQUALITIES AND SOCIAL-ECONOMIC VULNERABILITIES IN THE REGIONS panel
*Session chairpersons: Assoc. Prof. Dr.* *Eduardas Spiriajevas and* *Assoc. Prof. Dr.* *Daiva Verkulevičiūtė-Kriukienė* (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)
10.00-10.15	COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM AS ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT AT THE ŽEMAITIJOS NATIONAL PARK *Eduardas SPIRIAJEVAS, Juozas LEKYS* (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)
10.15-10.30	IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM IN HOUSEHOLDS IN LATVIA *Maksims ANTONOVS, Eriks MALINOVSKIS, Kaspars PLOTKA, Maija SENFELDE* (Riga Technical University, Latvia)
10.30-10.45	KEY FACTORS INFLUENCES ON RURAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, CULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES *Sergii IAROMENKO* (Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poland Odesa National University of Technology, Ukraine)
10.45-11.00	GLOBAL CHALLENGES THROUGH CHILDREN'S EYES: INSIGHTS FROM CHILDRENS’ DRAWN MIND MAPS OF 2019–2023 *Gružas KOSTAS¹, Samanta KLUSYTĖ¹, Gabrielė ZUBOVIČ¹, Roberta BUDRECKAITĖ²,Karolina ČERNIAVSKA³* (¹Institute of Geosciences of Vilnius University, Lithuania; ²Institute of Educational Sciences of Vilnius University, Lithuania; ³Institute of Biosciences of Vilnius University, Lithuania)
11.00-11.15	CHALLENGES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF A COASTAL CITY: THE CASE OF KLAIPĖDA *Daiva VERKULEVIČIŪTĖ-KRIUKIENĖ, Vaiva JAMELJANOVA* (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)
Final remarks and closure of the panel

Panel PORT DIGITALIZATION, SECURITY AND SUSTAINABILITY IN TURBULENT TIME

Online 26 April, 2024 Access link for PORT DIGITALIZATION, SECURITY AND SUSTAINABILITY IN TURBULENT TIME panel
*Panel Co-chairs: Prof. Dr. Jaroslav Dvorak and* *Assoc. Prof. Dr. Valentina Burkšienė,* Klaipėda University (Lithuania)
10.00-10.15	BALTIC PORTS' COOPERATION WITH THE NEIGHBORING MUNICIPALITIES *Valentina BURKŠIENĖ, Jaroslav DVORAK* (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)
10.15-10.30	PROTECTION OF MILITARY SECRETS IN SELECTED EUROPEAN COUNTRIES *Maciej RZEWUSKI* (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland)
10.30-10.45	HYPOTHESIS ABOUT THE WAR: LEGITIMIZATION SCHEMAS, STRATEGIC ISSUES AND CHALLENGES *Erika DZAJIC URSIC* (School of Advanced Social Studies Nova Gorica, Slovenia)
10.45-11.00	THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN ON THE INTERNET *Magdalena RZEWUSKA* (Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie, Poland)
11.00-11.15	THE EUROZONE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF BULGARIA AND THE EXPERIENCE OF LITHUANIA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY *Maria KOTSEVA-TIKOVA¹, Jaroslav DVORAK²* (Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Bulgaria; Klaipeda University, Lithuania)
Final remarks and closure of the panel

Panel EDUCATION AND CREATION OF INNOVATION IN CHILDHOOD

Online 26 April, 2024

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Panel Co-chairs: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Matilda Karamatić Brčić, University of Zadar (Croatia) and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Reda Jacynė, Klaipėda University (Lithuania)

10.00-10.15

CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ESL INTEGRATION INTO STEAM EDUCATION

Jevgenija JEROCHINA-LABANAUSKIENE (STEAM Center Klaipeda University, Lithuania)

10.15-10.30

DATA LITERACY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS: THE COMPETENCE-BASED APPROACH

Evelina BRAZAUSKIENĖ, Julija MELNIKOVA (Klaipėda University, Lithuania)

10.30-10.45

DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN'S EMOTIONAL HEALTH AT PRE-SCHOOL: THE OPINION AND EXPERIENCE OF TEACHERS

Neringa STRAZDIENĖ, Gitana TOLUTIENĖ (Klaipėda University, Lithuania)

10.45-11.00

EXPERIENCES OF PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS USING THE STEAM EDUCATION METHOD IN TERMS OF THE INTEGRATED-HOLISTIC LEVEL OF COMPETENCES

Giedrė TUMOSIENĖ, Irma SPIRIAJEVIENĖ, Dalia PARIŠAUSKIENĖ (Klaipėda valstybinė kolegija/Higher Education Institution, Lithuania)

11.00-11.15

UNVEILING THE POTENTIAL OF LEARNING ANALYTICS IN LEARNING DESIGN: THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR GENERAL EDUCATION

Kamilė KESYLĖ, Julija MELNIKOVA (Klaipėda University, Lithuania)

11.15-11.30 Break

11.30-11.45

THE POTENTIAL OF DIGITAL TOOLS FOR DEVELOPING PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN'S LANGUAGE SKILLS: TEACHERS' EXPERIENCES

Rasa BRASLAUSKIENĖ, Erika TURAUSKIENĖ, Reda JACYNĖ (Klaipėda University, Lithuania)

11.45-12.00

APPROACHING THE PHENOMENON OF EARTHQUAKES IN THE SUSTAINABLE KINDERGARTEN, THROUGH THE EXPLOITATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, EDUCATIONAL ROBOTICS AND ΑUGMENTED REALITY ACTIVITIES

Maria TOPOLIATI, Katerina PLAKITSI (University of Ioannina, Greece)

12.00-12.15

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: PROMOTING CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND DIGITAL COMPETENCE

Rosa INDELLICATO (Pegaso Telematic University, Italy)

12.15-12.30

DIGITAL EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN POLAND- CHALLENGES AND THREATS

Urszula STASKIEWICZ, Ewa JAKUBIAK (European University of Law and Administration, Lomza University, Poland)

12.30-12.45

THE POTENTIAL OF CHRISTMAS MARKETS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARDS DIVERSITY – STUDENTS' IDEAS

Ekaterina TOMOVA (Sofia University, Bulgaria)

Final remarks and closure of the panel

Panel SOCIAL INNOVATIONS IN MANAGEMENT

Online 26th April, 2024 access link for SOCIAL INNOVATIONS IN MANAGEMENT panel
*Session chairperson: Prof. Dr. Ligita Šimanskienė* (Klaipeda University, Lithuania) and Henrika Ruginė (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)
13.30-13.45	SUSTAINABILITY ORIENTATION IN LEADERSHIP: FOLLOWER-CENTRIC APPROACH *Inga MINELGAITE* (University of Iceland, Iceland)
13.45-14.00	INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DURING 20 YEARS OF POLAND'S MEMBERSHIP IN THE EUROPEAN UNION *Krzysztof GARCZEWSKI* (Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland)
14.15-14.30	INTEGRATING SOFT SKILL EDUCATION INTO STEM CURRICULA: TRENDS IN THE LITHUANIAN HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM *Joana RAMANAUSKAITĖ* (Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania)
14.30-14.45	CONSTRUCTIVE HUMOR - CLIMATE CHANGE IN CARTOONS *Anna GARCZEWSKA* (Kazimierz Wielki University, Bydgoszcz, Poland)
Final remarks and closure of the panel

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