Madingley, Madding, Mad scenarios: an exercise in futurology

2000 ◽  
Vol 89 (03) ◽  
pp. 146-149
Author(s):  
D Eskinazi
Keyword(s):  
Driving Forces ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
The Future ◽  
Medical Approach ◽  
And Control ◽  
Changing World

AbstractThe Madingley scenarios were created to suggest potential contrasting futures (around year 2020) that could develop from the same driving forces. Those contrasting futures are named ‘Trust their Guidance’ and ‘Find my Way’, respectively. Trust their Guidance depicts a world where institutions have succeeded in adapting to the changing world and have strengthened their power and control on nations. Find my Way depicts a world where empowered individuals have taken responsibility for optimising their own lives. The discussion of these scenarios raised a number of questions including the purpose and role of governments, differences between societies, fundamental vs superficial change and, applied to the area of homeopathy, the role and responsibility of the homeopathic community in shaping the future of this medical approach.

Measurement and Control—Our Future Role

1970 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 211-214 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Future Role ◽  
The Future ◽  
And Control ◽  
Measurement And Control

The role of Members of the Institute and the Institute's place in the future environment that will emerge in the next few years is discussed, with particular emphasis upon the contribution that the Institute and its Members can make to the strength of this emerging future through our particular activities and capabilities.

scholarly journals Frontline Responses to Domestic Abuse in Scotland

2021 ◽  
pp. 239-256
Author(s):  
Ruth Friskney ◽  
Oona Brooks-Hay ◽  
Michele Burman
Keyword(s):  
Gold Standard ◽  
Domestic Abuse ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Agency Risk ◽  
Partnership Approach ◽  
And Control

Scotland's progress in tackling domestic abuse is recognised for the gendered analysis which underpins it. This gendered analysis recognises structural gender inequalities as the context in which domestic abuse occurs, enabling more effective targeting of resources for prevention and response. The Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018, described as a 'gold standard' in legislation to tackle domestic abuse, draws on the gendered concept of coercive control. The Act seeks to recognise in law the nature of domestic abuse not as isolated incidents but rather as an ongoing exercise of power and control by the perpetrator, using various tactics. In this chapter, we describe what is known about domestic abuse in Scotland, the strengths and weaknesses of different data sources in capturing the gendered nature of domestic abuse and the reality of how victim-survivors experience it. We consider the multi-agency structures, in particular Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences and Multi-Agency Tasking and Coordinating groups, which support Scotland's partnership approach in the front-line response to domestic abuse, recognising the crucial role of feminist third sector agencies alongside statutory agencies such as police, health, social work, and housing.

Information for business — the future of Scotland

1979 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.A. Kennerley
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Business Information ◽  
Demand Structure ◽  
Information Demand ◽  
The Future ◽  
Modern Business ◽  
And Control

In this paper the author distinguishes between the busi ness manager's task of making decisions and the supervisor's role of monitoring and control, and urges that the former must be aware of the modern business information system. The importance of firms developing an 'Information Demand Structure' is discussed to allow the making of instant com parisons of various courses of action in response to informa tion on events which are outside of their usual planning and which are likely to affect their business.

Address by the President of the Institute of Actuaries: Communication, Culture and Companionship

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Nigel Stuckey Clark
Keyword(s):  
Presidential Address ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
The Future ◽  
To Come ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Communication Culture ◽  
Changing World

ABSTRACTThe Presidential Address relates events which occurred during significant years in the life of the President with matters relevant to the Institute, past, present and still to come, and with what was written by previous Presidents. It considers actuarial education, and specially its links with universities, and then comments on the President's career as a life actuary.The role of the Appointed Actuary is discussed, and also what an actuary is and does. The international actuarial perspective is covered through a description of the Groupe Consultatif and of the President's other international involvement, especially with Africa. Other subjects covered include with-profits contracts, the dispersion of actuaries throughout England and Wales, the role of the actuary in today's changing world, the relationship between the Institute and the Faculty, and the role of the President. Finally, the President looks forward to what actuaries might be and do in the future.

scholarly journals Duality of roles and corporate governance in Greece

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Themistokles Lazarides
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Balance Of Power ◽  
Ownership Concentration ◽  
Probit Regression ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Organizational Stability ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
And Control

Duality of the role of President of the Board of Directors (BoD) and CEO has been regarded as a good practice of corporate governance. These two roles are the ones with the most power an authority within the corporation. The paper depicts the formulating factors of duality of roles in Greece. Literature has linked duality with performance, organizational stability, ownership concentration and balance of power and control within the firm. The paper, using a Probit regression analysis, examines whether these relationships are valid in Greece. Statistical – econometric analysis has shown that financial performance is not related with concentration of power and control. The same conclusion is can be drawn for ownership concentration. There is a trend of change but this trend hasn’t the same dynamic or driving factors as the ones that are reported by Kirkbride and Letza (2002) and Muth and Donaldson (1998). The hypothesis posed by Heracleous (2001) and Baliga, 6oyer and Rao (1996) are more likely to be true in the case of Greece. Overall, duality in Greece is affected by the historical development of the firm, its organizational scheme and even more by the balance of power and control within the firm.

scholarly journals Strategi Bersaing untuk Mengoptimalkan Kapasitas Produksi: Studi Kasus pada PT. Jaya Indah Casting, Bekasi

The Winners ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 154
Author(s):  
Purwanto Purwanto
Keyword(s):  
Political Ecology ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Key Success Factors ◽  
The Future ◽  
Study Case ◽  
And Control ◽  
Competitive Forces

Every company has to be able to adapt with the environment in order to survive in the middle of the condition as mentioned. Therefore, the management is supposed to manage their organization in a good manner and more professional to plan and control the company’s activities. PT. Jaya Indah Casting as a multinational company is selected as a study case for a research that aims to analyze the external and internal business environment; identify and evaluate business strategic implemented; find the future alternative strategic to be implemented by the company. The external business environment is analyzed by common business environment (economic, political, ecology and technology), Porter’s competitive forces, driving forces and key success factors. The internal business environment will be analyzed by SWOT method, organization structure, financial reports, process mapping, contingency plan and benchmarking, which altogether will be combined to formulate business strategic for the future. Results show that to survive the development and win the competition, PT. Jaya Indah Casting should implement growing strategic, operational strategic (new field and new product, new customer, quality and customer satisfaction), location and machine/tools maintenance.  

West Africa: The evolution of traditional institutions of power

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (12-1) ◽  
pp. 110-124
Author(s):  
Tatyana Denisova ◽  
Sergey Kostelyanets
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Political Development ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
The Past ◽  
Local Resources ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Political Traditions ◽  
Traditional Institutions ◽  
And Control

Histories of the countries of West Africa and their peoples are very diverse, yet in terms of political traditions, these states share more similarities than differences. Among the factors permitting us to make this claim is the viability of the institution of chieftaincy, i.e., the preservation by traditional leaders of power and influence on the economic and socio -political development of local communities, regions and even nations. The present paper is dedicated to the institution of chieftaincy in West Africa, particularly in Ghana, where this institution has significantly evolved over the past hundred years amid the struggle for survival, power and control over local resources. Existing research on this subject is primarily concerned with the role of African traditional institutions during the pre colonial and colonial periods. This paper attempts to fill this gap and consider the evolution of the institution of chieftaincy until the present time.

The In-Laws

2020 ◽  
pp. 128-153
Author(s):  
Steven M. Ortiz
Keyword(s):  
Public Life ◽  
Marital Relationship ◽  
Role Reversal ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Control Work ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Distinctive Role

This chapter examines power and control issues that emerge in the marriage as a result of the relationship between wives and their mothers-in-law, and how the husband, wife, and mother-in-law use control work in various types of power struggles. In an attempt to move beyond negative stereotypes, a more realistic interpretation of the origins and construction of in-law relationships in the sport marriage is analyzed, including the origins of a durable mother-son bond and its effect on the marital relationship. The chapter introduces the concept of subordination work, which allows for an insightful evaluation of how the wives manage their subordinate status as they try to preserve their marital relationship and avoid offending their mothers-in-law. Attention also is given to a distinctive role reversal initiated by some mothers-in-law, resulting in the mother taking on the surrogate role of wife in public life.

Family Mediation in Child Custody Cases and the Concealment of Domestic Violence

Affilia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 509-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariachiara Feresin ◽  
Natalina Folla ◽  
Simon Lapierre ◽  
Patrizia Romito
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Child Custody ◽  
Family Mediation ◽  
Legal Documents ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Parental Couple ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
And Control

While mediation is commonly used in custody negotiation, there is no consensus regarding its applicability in domestic violence cases. The aim of this qualitative study in Italy was to explore the role of family mediation in the management of child custody in cases involving domestic violence. Semistructured interviews were conducted with lawyers ( N = 5), social workers ( N = 15), and abused women who had separated from their children’s fathers ( N = 13). Legal documents were also analyzed. The results showed that violence against women and children had often been concealed during mediation, as the professionals involved had failed to detect domestic violence or had labeled it as conflicts. Moreover, the “parental couple” had been dissociated from the “marital couple,” and the responsibility for the abuse had been attributed to both parents. As a result, women and children had been blamed and had experienced secondary victimization, while the perpetrators’ patterns of power and control had continued. The results also revealed that those professionals had not known about and had not applied the Istanbul Convention, which provides guidelines to ensure women’s and children’s safety. Recommendations highlight the need to account for the complexity of domestic violence cases, to hold perpetrators responsible for the abuse, and to support the victims.

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