The Influence of Reconstruction Modality, Social Capital, and Community Satisfaction on Willingness to Participate in Resilience-Building Activities

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Briar Goldwyn ◽  
Casie Venable ◽  
Amy Javernick-Will ◽  
Abbie Liel
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Community Satisfaction ◽  
Building Activities

scholarly journals Algorithm of Ecocompensation in Sloping Land Conversion Program Based on Heckman’s Two-Step Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Haotian Wang ◽  
Chen Ke ◽  
Xiaojun Yang
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Risk Preference ◽  
Land Conversion ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Step Model ◽  
Cognitive Preference ◽  
Sloping Land ◽  
Conservation Auctions ◽  
Bid Prices

In this paper, we broadly generalize the assignment auction algorithm to solve linear minimum cost network flow problems. It is significant to establish a market-based compensation mechanism by way of conservation auctions based on peasant households’ willingness, which can promote the innovation of ecocompensation policies, green development, and balanced growth. Using the survey data collected from 453 households within 3 national pilot counties in ecologically fragile regions in northwest Liaoning for the Sloping Land Conversion Programme, measuring peasant households’ willingness to accept ecocompensation through sealed auctions, we built a database through cloud computing to realize information collation and query and applied the Heckman’s Two-Step Model to study the impact of risk preference, social capital, cognitive preference, land parcel characteristics, and family endowments on farmers’ willingness to participate in protection auctions and their bid prices. The results reveal that the average bid price of peasant households in the ecologically fragile region in northwest Liaoning for the Sloping Land Conversion Programme is annually 274.5 yuan per mu and that risk preference and social capital have positive impacts on peasant households’ willingness to participate in conservation auctions and on their bid prices, cognitive preference has a positive impact on peasant households’ bid prices in conservation auctions, and land plot characteristics have a negative impact on peasant households’ bid prices in conservation auctions. It is suggested that ecocompensation policies should be optimized with such methods as lowering peasant households’ perception of high risks, setting role models for them to follow, and strengthening their perception of the environment, income, and property rights.

scholarly journals Identifying Knowledge Management Capacity Needs of Rural Advisory Service Networks

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevan W. Lamm ◽  
Alexa J. Lamm ◽  
Kristin Davis ◽  
B. Jyothi Swaroop
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Capacity Assessment ◽  
Service Networks ◽  
Specific Knowledge ◽  
Advisory Service ◽  
Management Capacity ◽  
Subsequent Application ◽  
Building Activities

Knowledge management is the creation, coordination, transfer, and integration of knowledge so it is accessible and usable by specific stakeholders. Knowledge management has been shown to facilitate the development of networks, as well as to sustain established networks, based on the appropriate collection and subsequent application of embedded social capital. For rural advisory service (RAS) networks, knowledge management can be an important tool to ensure that both explicit and tacit knowledge is shared amongst network members with the anticipated benefit of increased capacity of the network. Although the importance of knowledge management is well documented within the literature, there are limited guidelines for what specific knowledge management capacities a RAS network should develop. Using the Delphi process, a panel of 31 experts from 24 countries arrived at consensus on 34 specific knowledge management capacities associated with effective RAS networks. The results of the research provide a practical framework for RAS providers and networks to focus knowledge management capacity assessment and capacity-building activities.

Assessing the human tragedy in Iraq

2007 ◽  
Vol 89 (868) ◽  
pp. 915-927 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Human Security ◽  
State Building ◽  
Essential Services ◽  
Building Activities ◽  
Human Tragedy ◽  
Territorial Unity

AbstractBefore a framework can be set for efforts centred on human security to combat chaos, instability and insecurity in conflict areas, the human tragedy in those areas must be understood and discussed. This article analyses the human tragedy in Iraq and shows that it extends beyond our current perception of the situation. The war has led to the loss of lives and social capital, and has destroyed the Iraqi infrastructure. This substantially lowers the quality of life, leads to the inability to provide essential services and renders state-building activities even more difficult. In line with the policy of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, the article also emphasizes the need for reconciliation between the various groups in Iraq, an end to sectarian tensions and the preservation of the country's territorial unity as the ultimate resolution of the Iraqi question.

scholarly journals Design and Validation of an Instrument for Evaluating the Social Capital of Faculty Members

2021 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Omid Pournik ◽  
Leila Ghalichi
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Expert Opinions ◽  
The Social

Background: Social capital refers to the degree and quality of connections in a certain community. The effect of social capital on productivity, absenteeism, and health of employees is reported by studies conducted in a variety of work environments. Objectives: The current study aimed to, firstly, provide a better understanding of social capital conceptualized by the faculty members in Iran and, secondly, developing an instrument for its evaluation. Methods: In this mixed-method study, initially, a search was performed to identify relevant literature for determinants of social capital at the workplace. Then, a semi-structured interview was performed with faculty members and experts. Afterward, a group of experts evaluated the obtained list of subscales and commented on the degree of relevance, importance, and grouping. Then, the questionnaire was developed based on the finalized list of determinants and expert opinions. Ten faculty members evaluated the questionnaire, comprised of 38 items, and after obtaining their approval, the questionnaire was completed by 32 faculty members from different universities. Results: Identified determinants were categorized into five categories of ability and tendency to participate in workplace activities, trust in the workplace, social cohesion, access to information, and participation in groups and networks. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a structure corresponding to the theoretical dimensions previously extracted, and Cronbach’s alpha ranged from 0.724 to 0.959. Conclusions: According to our findings, the social capital of faculty members can be evaluated by measuring ability and willingness to participate in workplace activities, trust and social cohesion in the workplace, access to workplace information, and membership in work-related groups and networks. We also provided a 38-item questionnaire for its evaluation, with acceptable internal consistency and conformity with the theoretical constructs.

scholarly journals Evaluation of an Initiative for Fostering Provider-Pharmacist Team Management of Hypertension in Communities

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
William R. Doucette ◽  
Cailin Lickteig ◽  
Stevie Veach ◽  
Barry Carter ◽  
Barcey Levy
Keyword(s):  
Team Building ◽  
Additional Patient ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Patient Identification ◽  
Team Care ◽  
Limited Success ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Building Activities ◽  
The Impact

Objectives: 1) Conduct team building activities for provider-community pharmacist teams in small communities and 2) Determine the impact of the team approach on practitioner-reported consequences and 3) Identify obstacles to the team approach and ways to overcome them. Methods: Eleven provider-pharmacist teams were recruited in rural/micropolitan communities in Iowa. The teams participated in team building sessions facilitated by the project leaders, to discuss the team approach. Decisions included patient identification, practitioner roles, and communications. Most pharmacists conducted blood pressure (BP) checks in the pharmacy and assessed the anti-hypertensive medications. If the BP was not at goal, the pharmacist worked with the patient and provider to make improvements. Teams followed their strategies for 3-5 months. Data were collected from pharmacy logs and on-line surveys of team members before and after the team period. Results: Using a multi-case approach, 4 cases were classified as Worked-Well, 5 as Limited-Success, and 2 as No-Team-Care. The Worked-Well teams provided an average of 26.5 BP visits per team, while the Limited-Success teams averaged 6.8 BP visits. The Worked-Well teams established and used a system to support the team approach. The Limited-Success teams either didn't fully establish their team system, or used it sparingly. The No-Team-Care cases did not provide any team care. Conclusions: Factors supporting success were: positive provider-pharmacist relations, established team system, commitment to team care, and patient willingness to participate. While this program had some success, potential improvements were identified: more follow-up after the team building session, additional patient materials, and guidance for practice changes.   Type: Case Study

scholarly journals Influence of Social Networks on Citizens’ Willingness to Participate in Social Governance: Evidence from China

Complexity ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Rui Nan ◽  
Fan Ouyang
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
Social Governance ◽  
The Social

Social networks are social structure constituted by a set of social actors with embedded relationships, which has a significant impact on both perceptions and behaviors among individuals and groups. The influence of the social networks on citizens’ willingness to participate in social governance is manifested in two aspects: one is that social networks directly affects the citizens’ willingness to participate; the other is the social capital made up by social networks, social trust, and social norms affects the citizens’ willingness to participate. Drawing on a transprovincial survey regarding citizen participation in the social networks, this paper uses the Ordered Logistic model to explore how does social networks affect the citizens’ willingness to participate. The results show that (1) social networks have a significant impact on citizens’ willingness to participate in social governance, specifically, the stronger the social networks are, the higher level of the citizens’ willingness to participate will be; (2) social networks, together with social trust and social norms constitute social capital, and the social capital has a significant impact on the citizens’ willingness to participate in social governance, which is manifested; the higher the social capital stock is, the higher level of the citizens’ willingness to participate will be; and (3) from the lens of demographic characteristics, those who are male, high educated, CCP members, or from the eastern region of China are more willing to participate.

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