Productivity and Social Goals: A Case Study from Cincinnati, Ohio

1988 ◽  
pp. 177-188
Author(s):  
Douglas H. Shumavon
Keyword(s):  
Social Goals

scholarly journals SUMMARY OF RESEARCH IMPLEMENTATION SESSION (April 21, 1990).

HortScience ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 1175d-1175
Author(s):  
Barry Adler
Keyword(s):  
National Survey ◽  
Hotel Industry ◽  
Social Goals ◽  
Flowering Plant ◽  
Plant Industry ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
Research Implementation ◽  
History Of Art ◽  
History Of

Summary and discussion to include the keynote topic RESEARCH IMPLEMENTATION by Diane Relf; contributed papers -THE CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN: IT`S ROLE IN THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL GOALS OF CHICAGO, by Sue Burd Brogdon, NATIONAL SURVEY OF ATTITUDES TOWARD PLANTS AND GARDENING, by Bruce Butterfield* and Diane Relf, USING AN EXTENSION APPROACH TO IMPLEMENT RESEARCH RESULTS IN THE FLOWERING PLANT INDUSTRY, by Kevin Grueber, BEYOND ROMANTICISM: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PLANTS AS FORM IN THE HISTORY OF ART, by Rhonda Roland Shearer, PEOPLE AND PLANTS: A CASE STUDY IN THE HOTEL INDUSTRY, by Michael Evans; and a brief review of posters.

scholarly journals ‘You Can’t Win’: The Non-Profit Double-Bind and Experiences of Organisational Contradictions in the Non-Profit and Voluntary Sector

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 244-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharine Venter ◽  
Denise Currie ◽  
Martin McCracken
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Voluntary Sector ◽  
Social Goals ◽  
Double Bind ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Employment Relationships ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Communicative Processes

There is growing evidence that in the UK demands for non-profit and voluntary sector organisations to comply with funders’ target driven priorities are often in tension with organisations’ social goals. The implications of this for employees are not yet sufficiently understood. The present article builds on Bateson et al.’s theory of double-bind to develop a socially contextualised model to understand employees’ experiences of workplace contradictions in the sector. Drawing from data provided by 49 individuals working in three case study organisations, our conceptualisation of a ‘non-profit double-bind’ provides a new and novel way of understanding how social meta-communicative processes serve to embed or reframe contradictions within intense employment relationships.

scholarly journals What Do Chinese Entrepreneurs Think about Entrepreneurship: A Case Study of Popular Essays on Zhisland

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 86
Author(s):  
Zhenping Zhang ◽  
Haiyan Yan ◽  
Jiayin Qi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Social Goals ◽  
Causal Loop Diagram ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Chinese Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship is becoming increasingly essential in this current era of the knowledge economy. It contributes to the innovation of products and services as well as improved processes. In the long-run, it can also improve the sustainability of the economy by depicting better efficiency and social goals. To stimulate entrepreneurship, it is essential to investigate the thinking behind entrepreneurship or what entrepreneurs think about entrepreneurship. Such investigations should encompass the mental images of entrepreneurs. In this regard, content analysis, based on the popular Zhisland essays, may be applied to elicit opinions from Chinese entrepreneurs about activities, critical factors and intended outcomes within the ambit of entrepreneurship. In this study, 634 concepts are first coded and categorized into 20 second-level themes and six first-level themes. The six first-level themes are competing strategy, human resource management, management and leadership, marketing and sale, research and development, and risk management. Furthermore, among the 20 second-level themes, leadership, self-improvement, and the risk of business cycle attract the highest attention, each of which accounts for around 10% of the coded concepts. Finally, a causal loop diagram is depicted to synthesize the coding results. This study also underscores three essential activities of entrepreneurship, which entail building and maintaining competing advantage, improving user experience, and risk management. Entrepreneurs need to balance investments in those activities according to the change in environment and customers’ needs.

scholarly journals Refugees for Refugees: Musicians between Confinement and Perspectives

Arts ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hélène Sechehaye ◽  
Marco Martiniello
Keyword(s):  
Financial Support ◽  
World Music ◽  
Social Mobilization ◽  
Social Goals ◽  
Refugee Crisis ◽  
Ethical Problems ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
The Will ◽  
And Performance

Driven by the solidarity movements following the “refugee crisis” of 2015, the Brussels-based non-profit organization Muziekpublique, specialized in the promotion of so-called “world music”, initiated the Refugees for Refugees project. This album and performance tour featured traditional musicians who had found asylum in Belgium and had artistic, political, and social goals. In comparison to the other projects conducted by the organization, each step of the project benefited from exceptional coverage and financial support. At the same time, the association and the musicians were facing administrative, musical, and ethical problems they had never encountered before. Three years after its creation, the band Refugees for Refugees is still touring the Belgian and international scenes and is going to release a new album, following the will of all actors to go on with the project and demonstrating the important social mobilization it aroused. Through this case study, we aim at questioning the complexity of elaborating a project staging a common identity of “refugees” while valuing their diversity; understanding the reasons for the exceptional success the project has encountered; and determining to what extent and at what level it helped—or not—the musicians to rebuild their lives in Belgium.

scholarly journals PENGGUNAAN METODE KERJA KELOMPOK DALAM INTERAKSI SOSIAL BAGI SISWA AUTISME

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Dian Rahmayanti ◽  
Rasmitadila Rasmitadila ◽  
Teguh Prasetyo
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Group Work ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Social Goals ◽  
Know How ◽  
The Social ◽  
Study Type ◽  
Work Method

Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan jenis studi kasus. Tujuan utama di dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana interaksi sosial yang dilakukan siswa autis terhadap siswa non autis melaui penggunaan metode pembelajaran kerja kelompok. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui cara observasi (kepada siswa autis), wawancara (kepada siswa autis, siswa non autis, dan guru), dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitan menunjukkan bahwa Interaksi sosial diantara siswa autis dan non autis pada saat proses pembelajaran berlangsung dengan menggunakan metode kerja kelompok dapat memberikan rangsangan bagi interaksi siswa autis. Interaksi sosial yang dilakukan oleh siswa autis dan non autis pada saat proses pembelajaran tidak berlangsung menunjukkan siswa autis mampu berkomunikasi dan berbaur dengan siswa non autis. Pengunaan metode kerja kelompok kepada siswa autis dan non autis dapat menciptakan situasi di dalam kelas menjadi lebih menyenangkan sehingga dapat memtotivasi siswa khususnnya siswa autis. Secara umum, interaksi sosial diantara siswa autis dengan siswa non autis memberikan dampak yang baik dalam mencapai tujuan akademik dan sosial siswa autis.Kata Kunci: Metode keja Kelompok, Interaksi Sosial, Siswa Autis  EMPLOYING GROUP WORK METHOD IN SOCIAL INTERACTION FOR AUTISTIC STUDENTABSTRACTThis research uses qualitative approach with case study type. The main objective in this research is to know how social interaction done by autistic students to non autistic students through the use of group work learning method. The data collection is done by observing the skill of auis students, interviews to autistic students, non autistic students, and teachers, and documentation. The results showed that social interaction among autistic and non autistic students during the learning process took place by using group work method can provide stimulation for the interaction of autistic students. The social interaction performed by the autistic and non autistic students during the learning process did not take place showed that autistic students were able to communicate and mix with non autistic students. The use of group work methods to autistic and non-autistic students can create the situation in the classroom to be more enjoyable so as to motivate students particular autistic students. In general, social interaction among autistic students with non-autistic students provides a good impact in achieving the academic and social goals of autistic students. 

Becoming ethical: Mediated pedagogies of global consumer-citizenship

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-60
Author(s):  
Heidi Zimmerman
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
Social Goals ◽  
Ethical Consumer ◽  
Popular Appeal ◽  
Consumer Citizenship

This essay examines the BBC docu-reality series Blood, Sweat & T-shirts ( BS&T) as a case study for understanding the early 21st-century’s proliferation of ethical consumer media – media which circulate internationally, attempt to bring commercial and/or popular appeal together with pro-social goals. I argue that the show operates as a transnational technology of ethical global consumer-citizenship in a highly ambivalent manner: it works to cultivate a form of caring for others that is amenable to a liberalized global economy and the maintenance of existing racialized and gendered global hierarchies, but at the same time, it lays bare the deep contradictions that structure this project.

Wise Energy Investment Decisions–Not Just [kJ out/kJ in]

2007 ◽  
Vol 1041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lise Laurin
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Social Goals ◽  
Energy Investment ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Total Cost ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Environmental Impacts

AbstractWhile the best energy solutions may seem obvious to the LCA community, we often see wind turbines voted down for aesthetics and policy makers leaning toward solutions that show poor return, kilojoule per kilojoule. If we are to move forward with wise energy solutions, we will need to broaden our perspective to include the social impacts that influence policy-makers and communities, creating a decision-system that encompasses both social and environmental impacts.Starting with LCA and Total Cost Assessment, a case study of a biodiesel facility in Vermont begins to incorporate social goals with reduced environmental impacts. We'll then look at other energy systems and how these decision-making tools might be used to bring policy makers, environmentalists, and communities together making wise energy choices for our future.

scholarly journals What Are the Conflicting Tensions in an Italian Cooperative and How Do Members Manage Them? Business Goals’, Integrated Management, and Reduction of Waste within a Fruit and Vegetables Supply Chain

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 3050 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giustina Pellegrini ◽  
Maria Carmela Annosi ◽  
Francesco Contò ◽  
Mariantonietta Fiore
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Management ◽  
Social Goals ◽  
Co2 Emission Reduction ◽  
Agricultural Cooperative ◽  
Interorganizational Communication ◽  
Business Goals ◽  
Positive Externalities ◽  
Environmental Objectives ◽  
Multiple Case

Social enterprise is a model of hybrid organization driven by the need to generate positive externalities by reinvesting their surplus for social and environmental objectives. One of the biggest problems arising from joining financial goals with social goals is the presence of increasing tensions between the members and stakeholders involved. Nevertheless, there has not been enough focus on how managers, employees, and stakeholders respond to the tensions caused by contradictions and how they try to reach a balance between financial, environmental, and social goals. Therefore, the present study is aimed at investigating how members of an agricultural cooperative in the Apulia region (Italy) try to join the organizational forms of business and social values, namely, the sustainable practices related to CO2 emission reduction, resource use efficiency, and food waste mitigation. Additionally, the study goes further and explores whether and how these contradictory pressures are solved. Starting from the sensemaking approach, the study carried out an inductive case study through the use of a multiple case study design and in-depth interviews. The findings highlight the following two novel aspects: (1) Managers prefer to adopt a cumulative mitigating hybridization approach and (2) a weak integration can be noticed between social and commercial dimensions, originating from a lack of holistic perspective and poor interorganizational communication.

scholarly journals Urban expansion and its Influence by the Economic Aspect of Land Possession The city of Dujail A case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (124) ◽  
pp. 93-110
Author(s):  
محمد عرب الموسوي ◽  
طه مصحب حسين
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Urban Expansion ◽  
Urban Housing ◽  
Social Goals ◽  
Land Acquisition ◽  
Acquisition Costs ◽  
Housing Standards ◽  
The City ◽  
Land Types

  Urban expansion requires land acquisition according to the land take required for the target year. This acquisition needs a detailed study about the land types and ownership, and the laws that govern them.  The land acquisition should serve sustainable economic development, and should achieve the planning, environmental and social goals used to choose the best alternative. Dujail city is chosen as a case study. Population projection up to (2032) has been calculated. Several alternatives have been proposed according to urban housing standards. The price of the lands was determined through a study that used the gold price registered by Chambers of Commerce The research chooses the best alternative according to the acquisition costs.

scholarly journals An ethnographic case study: Analysing students’ learning goal orientations at a lower-middle decile secondary school

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Nicholas David Gartell
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Social Goals ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
Goal Theory ◽  
Multiple Goals ◽  
Ethnographic Case Study ◽  
Learning Goal ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Learning And Achievement

<p>In Aotearoa/New Zealand young people generally commence their secondary school education at Year 9. The numerous changes associated with this transition can include new subjects, larger school populations, unfamiliar learning environments, different day-to-day structures and routines; all of which can affect students’ motivation and confidence in their learning. Research focusing on students’ transition from primary to secondary schooling has tended to indicate a lessening in students’ motivation and has shown the types of learning goal approaches of these students can also change. As a teacher with13 years’ experience of teaching at secondary school level, I noticed that achievement at NCEA levels, in my current school, have remained static since my arrival seven years ago. This drove my interest in exploring further the influence of achievement goals on student learning at Year 9. Goal theory research in the field of motivation has increased dramatically over recent decades. Contemporary theories on learning goals have focused on whether mastery, performance or multiple goals best suit the learning needs of students, and whether students develop certain preferences with regards their goals when it comes to learning and achievement. More recently, the relevance of social goals in relation to learning and achievement, and therefore to learning goal theory, has identified that students do not use learning goals in isolation. The type of goal or multiple goals student adopt in their learning has important implications for their motivation, engagement or success and by implication, teachers’ approaches to their teaching. This ethnographic case study explores how 26 Year 9 students at a lower-middle decile secondary school set their learning goals. The study establishes whether students intentionally adopt a specific type of learning goal and explores the reasons for particular preferences. It also examines whether social goals have any impact on the type of goals students preferred or adopted. Through a questionnaire and then semi-structured interviews, students reported their views on their learning and social goals. In addition, five students from the study formed a Student Advisory Group to offer advice and recommendations on issues relating to the research instruments used. This study found that participating students did not intentionally prefer a specific goal over another. Further to this, students were generally not aware of the particular types of goals that were available to them and therefore were not consciously adopting a learning goal to any extent or purpose. The students were unclear of how different learning goals supported their learning. However, these students were more perceptive when understanding the implications of how social goals influenced their learning. The results from this research show that heightened awareness and understanding associated with the adaptive nature of learning goals by students and teachers would support student achievement. This would enable students to make intentional and logical choices regarding the strategies related to learning goals. Teachers may find these findings useful when considering how their students set their learning goals, and what influences these decisions. It may also serve as a starting point for a discussion with students on how they focus their learning and why.</p>

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