When considering the overall picture of maritime business, maritime human resources are high on the list of matters that influence competitiveness. During actual crisis, though budgets for training and teamwork activities were reduced, there have been made efforts to gain an awareness of human...

Ship operators have largely contracted out the supply of seafarer labour to crewing agencies recruiting in developing world countries. This case study reports on the quality of seafarer training and on the local enforcement of international training standards in a developing country which has...

Past research in sociology and social psychology has revealed two aspects of online support. This mutual support among members of online support groups brings about empowerment as well as produces common values. The interaction between the two, however, has not been explicitly explored. This...

The issue of capital structure of companies is one of the most debated problems of financial management. According to economic theory, capital structure determines the stock market value of firms and therefore their viability, while one of the most negative result of the crash of 2008 and the...

Nowadays, most shipping companies are aware of the importance of analysing seafarers' work performance. Thus, improving seafarers' work performance or finding out the ways by which seafarers' work performance can be enhanced is becoming one of the decisive factors for the success of any shipping...