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Software development can clearly be classified as one of the most dynamically developing areas of the R & D sector. The development of a country's R & D sector is well characterized by the wages of workers in this sector, among other things. That is the reason for examining the factors that contribute to the salary of a Hungarian software developer in our paper. We have analysed the data collected by the Stack Overflow Annual Developer Survey by applying traditional econometric models. By utilizing Blinder–Oaxaca-decomposition, the endowment and discrimination effects of a university degree on programmer salaries are analysed in detail. In our paper, respondents who are members of the Stack Overflow user community are considered to be programmers. These specialists are mostly software or web developers or system operators. Our results, among others, highlight the important role of the interaction between coding experience and knowledge of modern technologies in the wages of Hungarian programmers. Extensive experience in an outdated technology can even have a wage-reducing effect. Furthermore, our results indicate that in Hungary it is still authoritative if a programmer has at least a bachelor's degree. Based on our model, the average salary of programmers who did not graduate from university is expected to be 7% lower than that of their counterparts with a bachelor’s degree. Examined separately, almost no programming language has wage-increasing effect on its own. However, the number of programming languages a person knows or wants to learn has a significantly positive effect on salaries. Due to the shortage of IT workers in Hungary, it is probably sufficient for employers if an employee has already gained coding experience in an arbitrary language and has basic algorithmic thinking, so they can easily be retrained to program in the language desired by the employer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Modelling students' performance is one of the most challenging and exciting research areas of data analytics in higher education. This performance is influenced by multiple factors and is not accurately measured by the traditional five-point scale thus making this field attractive. The widespread availability of educational datasets further catalyses its popularity. In the present work, the authors investigate the performance of students starting their studies in the autumns of 2011, 2012, and 2013 at Corvinus University of Budapest, in the undergraduate business informatics training program, using variables available from the Neptun Education System. To accurately measure student performance, a new metric was developed that describes student performance on a broader set of values than the traditional five-point grade. This new metric is used to investigate the correlations between students' performances in subjects, applying structural equation models (SEM). The results show that through SEM, substantial relationships can be revealed between the investigated courses. A proper, interdependent system of prerequisites in the curriculum may be developed based on these results. The methodology presented in this study can also be used to anticipate possible difficulties students may face in terms of certain subjects and to offer tailored help. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper examines the mental associations of a city brand - that of the Hungarian city Nagykanizsa located in West-Hungary. These associations were collected among young people attending high school in the city (Generation Z). The research is motivated by the high percent of local young people leaving the city after finishing their high school education. Students from six secondary schools in Nagykanizsa were asked to give their opinion and their associations about the city in the questionnaire. In free associations, most respondents named the infrastructure and the local attractions, while in the guided association young people described the city as "beautiful", "boring" and "small". In both cases, negative associations had a slight majority, which showed the dual character of the evoked associations: a beautiful, renovated, clean city was contrasted with the city image of a dirty, empty town with no interesting programs. When comparing the city brand to car brands, the three car brands mentioned most times were Trabant, Suzuki and Lada, suggesting that young people do not regard Nagykanizsa as a modern, dynamic settlement. Comparing the city brand to animals, the results were similar: most compared the city to a sloth describing a settlement with slow and idle development. At the end of the paper, recommendations are formulated based on the results to show how to improve the liveability of the city and how to increase identification and attachment to it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Az értékekkel, attitűdökkel, vezetői stílusokkal és vezetési jegyekkel kapcsolatos empirikus vizsgálatok egyre nagyobb teret nyernek a lean környezetben tevékeny vezetőkkel foglalkozó kutatásokban. A szerzők empirikus munkája a GLOBEkutatás változóinak egy szűkített, 29 tételes halmazára építve vizsgálja, hogyan mediálják a lean technikák a vezetési jegyek teljesítményjavulásra gyakorolt hatását. Eredményeik szerint az ügyvezetőket és a termelésvezetőket a hazai 50 főnél nagyobb feldolgozóipari cégek mintáján a fejlődésorientált, az autokratikus, a formális, a mikromenedzser és a motiváló vezetői magatartás jellemzi. Kutatásuk mindkét vezetői pozícióban rávilágít a fejlődésorientált és az autokrata magatartások lean termelési technikák használatára gyakorolt pozitív hatására. A lean technikák mediáló hatásánál eltérő az észlelés: az ügyvezetők szerint a lean technikák mediáló hatása jelen van, míg a termelésvezetők szerint a teljesítményjavulás mögött a vezetési magatartások állnak. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Detailed performance testing of agricultural machinery is very important in determining its value in use. These measurements cannot be limited to laboratory tests, such as braking the power take-off (PTO) shaft of a tractor or performing dynamic tests of implements in a soil bin. Field tests are the ultimate way to test the capabilities of agricultural machinery. However, during such field tests, there are many parameters that can interfere with and affect the test results, such as inhomogeneity of the soil and tyre characteristics. In order to minimise these effects as much as possible, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE) Institute of Technology, Agriculture Engineering Labs. has developed a dynamometer vehicle with an electronic brake control system that is suitable for measuring the traction characteristics of agricultural tractors and other terrain vehicles. It is also capable of testing different track systems and tyre-soil interactions. This paper introduces this special test vehicle by presenting measurement results and also describes other interesting applications for the agricultural community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]