9. The Epicurean legacy

2015 ◽  
pp. 108-120
Author(s):  
Catherine Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Social Thought ◽  
Great Weight ◽  
The World ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Ethical Systems

‘The Epicurean legacy’ begins by reviewing the Epicurean philosophy outlined in this VSI. It concludes that the Epicurean depiction of the world was both inspiration for and anathema to generations of later philosophers and their readers. The moral, political, and theological ideas associated with it stimulated metaphysics, science, and social thought, arousing at times furious resistance. Epicureanism is not a fatalistic philosophy. It lays great weight on human choices and preferences, and on the role of chance in presenting challenges and opportunities that call on our powers of invention as well as our rationality. It is also the most compassionate of the ancient ethical systems.

Examining the Factors Shaping the Debate Around the Globalization of Higher Education

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vlasios Sarantinos
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
African Continent ◽  
Colonial Legacy ◽  
The World ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
The Impact

The chapter explores the impact globalization has created for the higher education sector, looking at how the landscape evolved across the world and how the role of universities has been transformed. Extending the analysis further, there is an investigation of how institutions have tried to respond to the emerging challenges and opportunities presented as a consequence of the shifting field. The focus then moves to the African continent and peruses the particular development of higher education under the influence of colonial legacy and globalization, examining how institutions have endeavored to adapt. The chapter draws to an end with a reflection of the main issues, inherent limitations, and how the research agenda could be taken further.

scholarly journals The Role of the Cognitive Variables on Intention to Entrepreneurial Behavior of Engineering Undergraduates in Sri Lanka

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
W M I Udayanganie ◽  
Mazuki Jusoh ◽  
Karuthan Chinna
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cognitive Variables ◽  
Entrepreneurial Behaviour ◽  
The World ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Engineering Undergraduates

The purpose of this research is to assess the role of cognitive variables on intention to entrepreneurial behaviour of engineering undergraduates in engineering undergraduates in Sri Lanka. Entrepreneurship is one of the key drivers of an economy. Individuals with entrepreneurial mind create wealth and majority of jobs in the economy. Entrepreneurship for engineers is not new to the world. Recent changes in the world and engineering present both challenges and opportunities to engineering education. Engineering education is changing to meet these challenges. Instilling an entrepreneurial mindset in undergraduate engineers is essential if we want the bright young talent to innovate and then productize those innovations to better mankind. A study was conducted with the sample of 202 final year undergraduates in engineering faculties in Sri Lanka. Exploratory Factor Analysis, Multiple Regression and Structural Equation Modeling were applied with use of SPSS and AMOS to analyze the relationships of these variables. The results reveal that Entrepreneurial Cognition have significant positive associations with entrepreneurial mindset of engineering undergraduates and there are significant associations between Arrangement, Willingness and Ability with the entrepreneurial Mindset and Entrepreneurial mindset with Intention to entrepreneurial behaviour.

Culture in the PRC

2016 ◽  
pp. 46-58
Author(s):  
Ramon J Venero ◽  
Yunshan Lian
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Entry Mode ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Chinese Society ◽  
Bric Countries ◽  
Entry Strategies ◽  
The World ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

As the second largest economy in the world and one of the BRIC countries, China has been a major inward FDI receiver and competing ground for MNEs. Entry mode strategy has become a critical factor to the success of MNEs in China. Common among different approaches is sensitivity to the cultural nuances of Chinese society and, in particular, to the norms of government actors at the Central, Provincial and Local government levels. The role of culture in inward FDI presents unique challenges and opportunities to MNC's in establishing a presence in one of the world's largest market. Entry strategies are discussed as well as the role that culture played in specific MNC's entries. The recent anti-corruption campaign in China has brought much attention from the outside world. Its impact on MNEs business model in China was discussed in this study. Implications for HR practitioners and managers are reviewed as well.

New Roles for Business

2019 ◽  
pp. 335-358
Author(s):  
Christian Voegtlin ◽  
Andreas Georg Scherer
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Responsible Innovation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Responsible Leadership ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
The World ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

This chapter discusses the new role of businesses as responsible innovators. The world is facing “grand challenges” of sustainability, and business will play a crucial role in contributing to a sustainable future by providing innovative solutions that avoid further harm and actively do good. Particular challenges and opportunities are highlighted across the spectrum of economic sectors and firm-specific capabilities for corporate governance and responsible leadership that are conducive to responsible innovation are addressed. The chapter concludes with an agenda for future research into this new role for business firms.

Mobile social media: Future challenges and opportunities

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Humphreys
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mobile Social Networks ◽  
Research Opportunities ◽  
The World ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Disciplinary Programs

This article explores the future research opportunities and challenges of mobile social media. First, I problematize what constitutes the boundaries of mobile social media. Distinctions between location-based mobile social networks and non-location-based mobile social networks are established to suggest that the mobility of social media is in fact much broader than location alone. Second, several key theoretical questions are identified for future exploration, including micro, meso, and macro-level theories. Lastly, methodological challenges and opportunities are reflected upon and culminate in the call for multi-disciplinary programs of research to fully understand the role of mobile social media in the world today.

The Diaspora and Returnee Entrepreneurship

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Williams
Keyword(s):  
Economic Activity ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Emotional Attachment ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
The World ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

This book analyses the role that the diaspora play when returning as entrepreneurs to their homeland. Returnee entrepreneurs are defined as individuals who have moved away from their home country and lived as part of the diaspora, and have later returned home to live, invest, or both. With increased movements of people around the world, the role of transnational economic activity is becoming ever more significant, yet little is still understood about the motivations and contribution of those who return to their homeland to undertake entrepreneurial activity. The book examines return to post-conflict economies, with the returnees initially forced to move due to war. In doing so, it examines policy approaches to return and the intentions of returnees, and highlights the important role that emotional attachment plays in harnessing return. The book recognises the undoubted potential of diaspora entrepreneurs to benefit their homeland. Yet it also recognises the challenges in doing so. Not all diaspora entrepreneurship will be beneficial. Not all policy interventions will be effective, despite good intentions. Yet the lessons contained within this book are that by understanding the challenges and opportunities associated with diaspora return entrepreneurship, more effective strategies can be put in place.

The essence and causes of the spiritual and moral decline of mankind in the XX century

1998 ◽  
pp. 124-127
Author(s):  
V. Tolkachenko
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Religious Institutions ◽  
Social Force ◽  
The World ◽  
Role Of Religion

One of the most important reasons for such a clearly distressed state of society was the decline of religion as a social force, the external manifestation of which is the weakening of religious institutions. "Religion," Baha'u'llah writes, "is the greatest of all means of establishing order in the world to the universal satisfaction of those who live in it." The weakening of the foundations of religion strengthened the ranks of ignoramuses, gave them impudence and arrogance. "I truly say that everything that belittles the supreme role of religion opens way for the revelry of maliciousness, inevitably leading to anarchy. " In another Tablet, He says: "Religion is a radiant light and an impregnable fortress that ensures the safety and well-being of the peoples of the world, for God-fearing induces man to adhere to the good and to reject all evil." Blink the light of religion, and chaos and distemper will set in, the radiance of justice, justice, tranquility and peace. "

The problem of periodization of the history of religion

1997 ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
Borys Lobovyk
Keyword(s):  
Religious Studies ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Religious Development ◽  
History Of Religion ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Role Of Religion

An important problem of religious studies, the history of religion as a branch of knowledge is the periodization process of the development of religious phenomenon. It is precisely here, as in focus, that the question of the essence and meaning of the religious development of the human being of the world, the origin of beliefs and cult, the reasons for the changes in them, the place and role of religion in the social and spiritual process, etc., are converging.

External Factors of Big Business Transformation in Russia

2005 ◽  
pp. 72-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ya. Pappe ◽  
Ya. Galukhina
Keyword(s):  
Financial Market ◽  
Capital Market ◽  
Business Groups ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Big Business ◽  
Business Transformation ◽  
Global Standards ◽  
The World ◽  
Principal Subject

The paper is devoted to the role of the global financial market in the development of Russian big business. It proves that terms and standards posed by this market as well as opportunities it offers determine major changes in Russian big business in the last three years. The article examines why Russian companies go abroad to attract capital and provides data, which indicate the scope of this phenomenon. It stresses the effects of Russian big business’s interaction with the world capital market, including the modification of the principal subject of Russian big business from integrated business groups to companies and the changes in companies’ behavior: they gradually move away from the so-called Russian specifics and adopt global standards.

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