Deconstructing the Discourse on University Social Responsibility

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anamika Srivastava
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Teaching And Research ◽  
Economic Paradigm ◽  
International Discourse

With the rise of knowledge economy, the economic development is dependent upon the production, appropriation, profitization, and distribution of knowledge. When knowledge becomes capital, its dissemination in the society out of benevolence of the universities becomes uncertain. It is because the linkages between the economy and the universities’ core activities of teaching and research have become strong as never before, their linkages with the community and society at large have become blurred. By unravelling the national and international discourse on university social responsibility and related constructs, this chapter shows the importance of university-society linkages in the current economic paradigm, reinstituted not just through a few departments and clinical programmes of the universities but also through their core activities of teaching and research.

Environmental Issues and Social Responsibility: A Scientomeric Analysis Using Citespace

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-94
Author(s):  
Zixuan Zeng ◽  
Thammannoon Hengsadeekul
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Citation Analysis ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Research Paradigm ◽  
Multiple Impacts ◽  
Quantitative Review ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Strategic Perspective

Environmental issues and social responsibility have a significant impact on the natural ecological system and economic development. Hence, it is important to find a relative balance path between them. Previous studies have sought to explore environmental or social responsibility rather than seek solutions from a systematic perspective, and there seems to be a lack of a systematic, quantitative review of systematic solutions or details. To identify the multiple impacts and relationships between environmental issues and social responsibility and illustrate emerging trends and challenges, this article proposes a scientometrics review based on 1,336 articles published from 2001 to 2020, through co-occurrence analysis and co-citation analysis together with cluster and burstiness analysis to reveal the depth and breadth of emerging research. This research demonstrates the research paradigm of environmental issues and social responsibility extends from a single stakeholder level to a systematic strategic perspective of multiple organizations and stakeholders. The results provide researchers and practitioners with a deeper understanding of future directions and implications Keywords: Environmental issues; social responsibility; strategy; scientometrics; review

Malaysian Knowledge Society and the Global Knowledge Gap

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 383-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans-Dieter Evers
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
New Economy ◽  
Knowledge Development ◽  
Natural Phenomenon ◽  
Knowledge Gap ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
Industrialised Countries

Knowledge has been widely recognised as the most important factor of production in a "new economy". The production, dissemination and utilisation of knowledge are therefore essential for development. Some countries, Malaysia among others, have embarked on an ambitious plan to use knowledge as a base for economic development, by-passing earlier stages of industrialisation. Some commentators have, in contrast, asserted "that it is doubtful that the knowledge revolution will let developing countries leapfrog to higher levels of development" as "the knowledge economy will actually expand the gap between rich and poor" (Persaud, 2001:108). The paper discusses this controversy by arguing that the knowledge-gap (k-gap) is in fact a precondition for development. It is, however, no natural phenomenon but it is constructed by experts and governments. Socio-economic indicators are used to show that the existing global knowledge gap is widening between Southeast Asia and the OECD countries and within ASEAN. Malaysia, whose government has pursued a vigorous strategy of knowledge development is moving ahead of other ASEAN nations, but falling behind industrialised countries. Factors explaining the situation are outlined in this article.

scholarly journals Information economy: management of educational, innovation, and research determinants

2019 ◽  
pp. 126-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serhiy Shkarlet ◽  
Nataliia Kholiavko ◽  
Maksym Dubyna
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
Structural Components ◽  
Government Control ◽  
Information Economy ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Development Level ◽  
Economic Paradigm ◽  
The Government ◽  
Smart Specialization

A global trend of economic development is the transition to the formation of a new economic paradigm – the information economy. Ability to generate knowledge and innovation is a prerequisite for improving the competitiveness of the country and its regions; as well, it determines the pace of their social and economic development. In this context, the need to determine the levels of the development of the information economy and its structural components (educational, research and innovation) in the regions of the country is actualized. The purpose of the article is to develop and test a methodological toolkit for assessing the development of the information economy in terms of its structural components, that will allow for the formation of regional clusters by the intensity of educational, innovation and research components, and to identify priority vectors for stimulating the development of the information economy at the macro- and meso-economic levels. When developing methodological tools, the authors proceeded from existing methodological approaches in the world, the possibility of adapting them to national specifics, as well as the potential of statistical bases. In order to cluster the regions of Ukraine by the development level of educational, innovation and research components of the information economy, the k-means algorithm is used. The conducted cluster analysis showed that processes of the formation of the information economy in Ukraine are developing unevenly and are in the stage of formation. More regions of the state fall into the cluster of problematic regions with low levels of the development of educational, innovation and research components; leadership in the development level of the information economy is demonstrated by Kharkiv region, assigned to the cluster of regions with the intensive development of the information economy; in addition, a cluster of perspective regions with the level of the moderate development of the information economy is highlighted. The research made it possible to find out the main problems and identify areas of regional imbalances in the development of the information economy, including in terms of its structural components. In conclusions, the authors proposed directions to improve the approaches to the government control of the processes of the information economy evolvement, based on specific features of the regions, their smart specialization, actual capacities and the achieved level of the development of the information economy components.

scholarly journals European Union Social Policy as an Instrument for Sustainable Development

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 117-138
Author(s):  
Janina Witkowska
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Member States ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Eu Policies ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Eu

This paper undertakes an analysis and assessment of European Union (EU) social policy in the context of the sustainability of the group's social and economic development. The process of Europeanizing EU social policy is not advanced. Thus, the weight of solving social problems primarily rests with member countries. EU social policy is "looser" in character than other EU policies and its scope is limited to those areas where member states were willing to transfer certain prerogatives to European Union level. The EU only supports social policy in the context of the sustainability of the group's social and economic development. The process of Europeanizing EU social policy is not and supplements the actions of member states in the social sphere. At the same time, the EU supports the concept of corporate social responsibility. Corporate social responsibility is defined as the voluntary taking into account by companies of social and environmental matters in their operations and in relations with interested parties.

Corporate Social Responsibility in Hotel Industry

2019 ◽  
pp. 1250-1257
Author(s):  
Rajesh Jhamb ◽  
Gurjit Singh
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Hotel Industry ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Garbage Disposal ◽  
Statutory Requirement ◽  
Local Areas ◽  
Modern Style ◽  
Corporate Social

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is basically, what an organization does over and above the statutory requirement for the benefits of all the stakeholders of the society. In recent years, there has been a significant perception shift in the use of hotels. Hotels are being used for socializing, relaxation, business and so many other reasons. The hotel industry has to adapt themselves with the rapid social changes and creative relations and also face challenges of modern style and technology, green features and sustainability etc. The issues like garbage disposal, quality services to the customers, maintaining the flora and fauna of the area, culture heritages, respect the sentiments of the local areas residents' community, socials environment issues, etc. and are the main issues and challenges for the hotel industry in these days. This paper will take in account the above mentioned issues and challenges of hotel industries in the today's eras of liberalization, Privatization and Globalization and their impact on the growth of economic development in India.

scholarly journals Knowledge transfer and transformation: moving knowledge from research to policy

Perspectiva ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-67
Author(s):  
Jenny Ozga
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Policy Initiative ◽  
Community Resource ◽  
Competitive System ◽  
Economic Resource ◽  
The Core ◽  
And Control ◽  
Research To Policy

This paper focuses on Knowledge Transfer (KT) as a policy initiative. Knowledge transfer/translation has developed from policy concerns about the gap between research-based knowledge trapped in disciplinary silos and the growing information and knowledge needs of various users. In addition KT maps closely against knowledge economy assumptions as effective KT is believed to provide competitive system advantage. In this context, what is distinctive in contemporary global economic development is ‘the action of knowledge on itself as the main source of productivity’. But the production of such knowledge does not take place in a vacuum. The challenge, then, for governments driving towards knowledgebased economies is not just to promote active knowing as an economic resource but to seek to manage and contain the knowledge that generates as a collective community resource, within acceptable limits. It is the difficulties that this simultaneous need for  freedom and control presents that form the core of this paper.

Sustainable Development Goals and progressive business models for economic transformation

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 510-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob D Rendtorff
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Business Ethics ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Corporate Social

This paper analyses the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations in the 2030 ‘Transforming the World’ Agenda, from 2015, as a contribution to business ethics and ethical economy. The Sustainable Development Goals combine political aims with visions of economic development and social justice and are therefore important for business ethics and corporate social responsibility. Thus, the Sustainable Development Goals constitute a driver for ethical economic development and social change. However, there is a need for critical analysis of the possibilities of Sustainable Development Goals of functioning as a vision and a strategic tool for management and governance. The aim of the paper is to investigate these possibilities of the Sustainable Development Goals of contributing to business ethics and ethical economy with mobilization of business, public institutions and organizations, and non-governmental organizations. After presenting the Sustainable Development Goals, the paper critically discusses their scope and potential for corporate social responsibility, business ethics and corporate sustainability. This involves the problem of how the Sustainable Development Goals can contribute to a transformation towards another economy. As a contribution to business ethics, the paper elaborates on partnerships for Sustainable Development Goals, sustainable performance management systems and the Sustainable Development Goal Compass with the aim of interpreting Sustainable Development Goals as a basis for progressive business ethics models.

scholarly journals Human Capital as an Object of Accounting in the Knowledge Economy

2019 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 05003
Author(s):  
O. Kogut
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Practical Interest ◽  
Main Role ◽  
Independent Factor ◽  
Modern Economy ◽  
Productive Factor ◽  
Definition Of

The modern economy is called the economy of effective human capital, which emphasizes its main role in the development of the economy and society as a productive factor. Human capital is becoming the most important factor in the country's economic growth, the foundation of sustainable economic development. The article considers approaches to the definition of the concept and theoretical content of the category of human capital, its importance for the development of areas of science and practice. It is revealed that human capital is a necessary independent factor determining economic growth. The necessity of reflecting human capital in the system of accounting and reporting of firms is substantiated. The main problems of recognition of this most important factor of production are revealed, the directions of their further solution are determined. The scientific and practical necessity of introducing a new object of accounting and analysis of human capital is substantiated. The article contains information and conclusions that are of practical interest to firms.

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