Urban Cyberspace as a Social Construction: Non-technological Factors in the Shaping of Digital Bristol

The article examines social conditions and mechanisms of the emergence in 1982 of a «Dutch» strawberry auction in Fontaines-en-Sologne, France. Empirical study of this case shows that perfect market does not arise per se due to an «invisible hand». It is a social construction, which could only be put into effect by a hard struggle between stakeholders and large investments of different forms of capital. Ordinary practices of the market dont differ from the predictions of economic theory, which is explained by the fact that economic theory served as a frame of reference for the designers of the auction. Technological and spatial organization as well as principal rules of trade was elaborated in line with economic views of perfect market resulting in the correspondence between theory and reality.

Download Full-text

On the Essence and Tipology of International Public Goods

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2005-3-131-141 ◽

2005 ◽

pp. 131-141

Author(s):

V. Mortikov

Keyword(s):

Economic Policy ◽

Social Construction ◽

Public Goods ◽

Public Good ◽

Global Public Goods ◽

Club Goods ◽

Basic Properties ◽

International Public Goods ◽

Regional Public Goods ◽

Joint Products

The basic properties of international public goods are analyzed in the paper. Special attention is paid to the typology of international public goods: pure and impure, excludable and nonexcludable, club goods, regional public goods, joint products. The author argues that social construction of international public good depends on many factors, for example, government economic policy. Aggregation technologies in the supply of global public goods are examined.

Download Full-text

The Role of Socio-Cultural and Technological Factors in Adopting the Project Management Office (PMO)

Proceedings of the 2014 (5th) International Conference on Engineering, Project, and Production Management ◽

10.32738/ceppm.201411.0035 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Abdulaziz Alghadeer ◽

◽

Sherif Mohamed ◽

Keyword(s):

Project Management ◽

Project Management Office ◽

Technological Factors

Download Full-text

Socio-Economic and Technological Factors of English Proficiency Index

Recoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal ◽

10.32871/rmrj1402.02.07 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 65-74

Author(s):

Roberto Cabardo ◽

◽

Jessica Avenido ◽

Efren Barabat ◽

◽

...

Keyword(s):

English Proficiency ◽

Technological Factors ◽

English Proficiency Index

Download Full-text

Portuguese Sardines - from the ritual to the brand

TRANSNATIONAL MARKETING JOURNAL ◽

10.33182/tmj.v5i2.382 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 109-120

Author(s):

Cecília Avelino Barbosa

Keyword(s):

Social Construction ◽

Place Branding ◽

Symbolic Capital ◽

City Council ◽

Point Of View ◽

City Branding ◽

The Past ◽

Behavioral Expression ◽

The City ◽

City Identity

Place branding is a network of associations in the consumer’s mind, based on the visual, verbal, and behavioral expression of a place. Food can be an important tool to summarize it as it is part of the culture of a city and its symbolic capital. Food is imaginary, a ritual and a social construction. This paper aims to explore a ritual that has turned into one of the brands of Lisbon in the past few years. The fresh sardines barbecued out of doors, during Saint Anthony’s festival, has become a symbol that can be found on t-shirts, magnets and all kinds of souvenirs. Over the year, tourists can buy sardine shaped objects in very cheap stores to luxurious shops. There is even a whole boutique dedicated to the fish: “The Fantastic World of Portuguese Sardines” and an annual competition promoted by the city council to choose the five most emblematic designs of sardines. In order to analyze the Sardine phenomenon from a city branding point of view, the objective of this paper is to comprehend what associations are made by foreigners when they are outside of Lisbon. As a methodological procedure five design sardines, were used of last year to questioning to which city they relate them in interviews carried in Madrid, Lyon, Rome and London. Upon completion of the analysis, the results of the city branding strategy adopted by the city council to promote the sardines as the official symbol of Lisbon is seen as a Folkmarketing action. The effects are positive, but still quite local. On the other hand, significant participation of the Lisbon´s dwellers in the Sardine Contest was observed, which seems to be a good way to promote the city identity and pride in their best ambassador: the citizens.

Download Full-text