Political geography of Turkey’s intervention in Syria: underlying causes and consequences (2011-2016)

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Efe Can Gürcan
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Causal Explanation ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Energy Market ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Gulf Countries ◽  
The Face ◽  
Underlying Causes ◽  
Us Hegemony ◽  
The Arab Spring

Purpose What are the causes and consequences of Turkey’s intervention in Syria? The purpose of this paper is to explore this question by focusing on the time frame from 2011 to 2016, i.e. prior to Turkey’s strategic U-turn from uncompromising enmity toward Russia and Iran. Design/methodology/approach Process tracing is used as the main methodological guideline. Findings Turkey’s intervention in Syria has been driven by a mutually reinforcing interaction of geopolitical, geo-economic and geo-cultural factors. Turkey’s neo-Ottomanist geo-strategy has been militarized in the context of the Arab Spring, perceived decline of US hegemony, increasing Kurdish autonomy and Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi’s (AKP) electoral setbacks. Second, Turkey’s intervention has been triggered by the converging motivations for energy security, easily gained profits from the black energy market and economic integration with Arab-Gulf countries in the face of a stagnating Western capitalism. A third set of factors speaks to the AKP’s instrumental use of Sunni sectarianism and Kurdish ethnopolitics. Originality/value The research aim is to provide a systematic and multi-causal explanation of Turkey’s involvement in Syria.

Global studies means forward-looking

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (2/3) ◽  
pp. 78-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilbert Ahamer
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Global Studies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Global Evolution ◽  
The Face ◽  
Care Information ◽  
Social Entities ◽  
Political Realities ◽  
Forward Looking

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show, in a practical manner, that discursive procedures (mediated by online platforms or publication systems) enhance cultural understanding of distinct social entities such as Europe and Russia. Design/methodology/approach – Joint special issues convening authors from east and west in an equilibrated manner give an opportunity for in-depth review processes, in the course of which different paradigms of global evolution are perceived and reflected. Findings – If handled with care, information technologies are able to strongly support such stepwise consensus finding. The areas of futurology, forward looking, global megatrends, global evolution, globalistics and global studies are prime cases for the patient alignment of world views and multi-paradigmatic approach towards (ultimately) holistic and second-order science. Originality/value – Even in the face of diverse political realities a series of conferences, lectures and web-supported exercises for the authoring of articles are able to consistently merge actors in academia and policy consulting.

Unpacking the framework of unsolicited proposal for public private partnership projects – the Indian case

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Varaprasad Mallisetti ◽  
Tharun Dolla ◽  
Boeing Laishram
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Public Private Partnership ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Implementation Framework ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Private And Public

Purpose The most recent advent of the unsolicited proposal in the public private partnership mode of infrastructure procurement has changed the duties and roles of private and public sector agencies. Also, they have increased the practitioners' difficulties to work out strategic mechanisms and methods to manage these unsolicited proposals (USP) effectively. So, this study aims to understand how well equipped are the Indian USP guidelines for managing procurement. Design/methodology/approach Content analysis with coding procedures was carried to understand the regulations of USP frameworks of India over the four stages of USP procurement. Findings The findings show that there are severe flaws in various states' frameworks. The states have flaws in their policies in implementation features across the stages of USP such as defined objectives, the absence of fees and review timeframes in the submission, time frame and guidance on benchmarking and market testing in evaluation and development, time frame for bidding and access to information in procurement stages. Originality/value The USP implementation framework developed as part of this study can direct the policymakers and practitioners to improve public procurement regulations and the necessary changes for the successful implementation of USPs. In doing this, the private sector is enabled to develop more competitive and innovative proposals.

A new dimension for deployment

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 21-23
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Commercial Use ◽  
Course Of Action ◽  
The Face ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints the practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings There is often a disconnect between science and business that is hard to fathom. Sometimes, of course, it is easy to see why two parties can seem so far apart – the scientist in search of truth and uninterested in any practical or commercial use of an invention – the industrialist who is dedicated to one course of action and unwilling to learn from research, which can prove it is the wrong one. Both people are as guilty as each other of missing what is staring them in the face. And yet, this dogged pursuit of a single goal is what represents them and perhaps enables them to more successful than other at what they choose to do. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Tourist profiles and attitudes: a comparison between cities in a different phase of the life cycle

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 731-748
Author(s):  
Josep-Francesc Valls Giménez ◽  
Gina Pipoli ◽  
Paulo Rita ◽  
Itziar Labairu-Trenchs
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Universal Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
City Culture ◽  
The Face ◽  
Advanced Stages ◽  
Main Components ◽  
The City

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the different typologies of tourists that appear in cities that are in a different position within the destination life cycle. Barcelona and Lisbon, two urban destinations, with a strong growth of tourists in the last two decades, which are in advanced stages of their life cycle, and Lima, which has also expanded in the last ten years, but is in less advanced phases, have been chosen. The approach of the study is to analyse if urban tourists modify their attitude in some way in the face of the advancement of the life cycle of the city and what attitudes are expressed by them. Design/methodology/approach For this purpose, an analysis of main components was performed via factor analysis to reduce the number of dimensions of the 11 descriptive variables and the counterpart of tourist attitudes, following Schwartz’s (2006) research. From the four clusters that emerged – authenticity; innovative and cultural hard; relaxation and not innovative – four attitude variables were selected since they were considered relevant to be analysed according to the life cycle of the city: culture and entertainment; authenticity and online social exhibition; and expensive and cheap price. Findings The results obtained do not allow to straightforwardly conclude that as the life cycle of these three cities advances, the attitude evolves from culture to entertainment, from authenticity towards online social exhibition or from the most expensive to the cheapest. The tourists from Barcelona are mostly associated with entertainment, those from Lisbon are associated with culture and those from Lima are split. However, in the face of authenticity, travellers are prone to it. Regarding the price, those in Barcelona are almost divided equally, whereas those in Lisbon, and especially those in Lima, consider it to be mostly cheap. Originality/value From this study, it can be drawn that the attitude of travellers to these three cities is not conditioned by the life cycle. Globalization and digitalisation put pressure on the traveller by configuring a universal model of behaviour before the urban offer that is associated with other factors, but not with the life cycle of the city.

scholarly journals Balancing deterrence: Iran-Israel relations in a turbulent Middle East

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nora Maher
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
National Security ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Main Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
East Region ◽  
Regional Dynamics ◽  
Central Argument ◽  
The Arab Spring ◽  
Middle East Region

Purpose This paper aims to examine the regional dynamics that further consolidated Israel’s national security in the Middle East in the aftermath of the Arab Spring, reflecting upon the nuclear challenge between Iran and Israel and Iran's expanding activities in the region. Design/methodology/approach To prove the central argument, the study uses a conceptual framework that centers on deterrence as the main approach used by states to consolidate their influence in the Middle East region. Findings Iran's nuclear progress and influence in the region has strengthened Israel’s security and fostered an unprecedented open rapprochement led by USA efforts with the Gulf regimes. Originality/value The paper draws particular attention to the Iran–Israel nuclear competency, and the Israeli preferred policy options regarding Iranian activities in the region amid turbulent Middle East. In addition, the paper offers insight to the regional dynamics that further consolidated Israel’s national security in the region while maintaining a status of Arab vulnerability and backwardness.

A unified framework of explanations for strategic persistence in the wake of others’ failures

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 422-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Amankwah-Amoah
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Top Management Team ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Multiple Streams ◽  
Unified Framework ◽  
Future Outlook ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Strategic Persistence

Purpose – Although strategic persistence remains a key issue in change management and strategy literature, the understanding of strategic persistence in the face of other businesses’ failure remains limited. The purpose of this paper is to examine factors that determine strategic persistence in the face of other businesses’ failures. Design/methodology/approach – Through a review and synthesis of the multiple streams of research, the paper provides a number of explanations for strategic persistence. The study complements the analysis with illustrative cases of failed companies. These led to development of an integrated framework of explanations for strategic persistence in the wake of other businesses’ failures. Findings – The analysis led to identification of individual, firm-specific and environmental factors rooted in past events (i.e. past successes, prior commitment and decisions by the top-management team), present circumstances (i.e. nature of the failure) and future outlook (i.e. paradox of success, looming threats and opportunities), which foster strategic persistence. The paper uncovered that persistence may also stem from factors such as “paradox of success” and “too much invested to quit”. Research limitations/implications – The paper suggests that organisations can learn from others’ failures without compromising their values by drawing on the expertise released by failed firms. The study also identified various mechanisms through which organisations can learn from the failure of others and factors that constrain them from doing so. Originality/value – The theorisation and conceptualisation of the literature accommodates the multiple and contrasting perspectives of the subject such as the environmental buffers and paradox of success.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-103
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Ajagunna ◽  
Fritz Pinnock ◽  
Evette Smith Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
The Face

Purpose This paper aims to re-examine the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and the realities for maritime and tourism-dependent countries. Design/methodology/approach The authors analyzed all the papers presented in the issue and provided summaries for each to facilitate a general synopsis. Findings In addition to examining the reality of 4IR in the context of the maritime and tourism industries and education, the various papers presented contain inter-linkages of purpose, concept and arising issues that are paramount to the success of any industrial concern in the face of 4IR. Originality/value While the focus of all papers stems from 4IR and the realities for maritime and tourism dependent countries, they also serve to emphasize the implications for these industries, if they fail to attend to the immediate and future applications of 4IR.

Perception of ESG criteria by mainstream investors: evidence from Tunisia

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 752-768 ◽  
Author(s):  
Souhir Khemir
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Arab Spring ◽  
Emerging Countries ◽  
Investor Behavior ◽  
Allocation Decision ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Investment Allocation ◽  
The Arab Spring ◽  
Investment Choices

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the perception of environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria by mainstream investors in an emerging financial market, that of Tunisia, country at the origin of the Arab Spring. Design/methodology/approach A series of focus groups and semi-structured interviews were conducted with financial professionals. Findings Despite efforts by the Tunisian state to promote CSR and ESG criteria since the outbreak of the revolution of January 14th, 2011, the results show that these criteria are fairly well known by our interlocutors. As part of an investment allocation decision, the ESG criteria are considered as secondary to financial ones. The three criteria are classified as follows according to their usefulness in the investment choices of financial professionals: corporate governance, social and environmental. Research limitations/implications In addition to the subjective nature of the data collected, this research is limited to the input of only financial professionals. It does not inform us about ESG indicators that may influence the investment decisions of financial professionals, and thus this issue deserves further reflection. Originality/value This exploratory study sheds light on a little-explored topic in Tunisia, country at the origin of the Arab Spring. It contributes to the existing literature in the areas of investor behavior toward ESG criteria and adds to the limited literature in the area of emerging countries.

Accepting or rejecting the label: how gay employees cope with harassment at work

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 644-664
Author(s):  
Dilusha Madushanka Liyanage ◽  
Arosha Adikaram
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Social Withdrawal ◽  
Labeling Theory ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Face ◽  
Support Seeking ◽  
Depth Interviews

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand how gay employees, as labeled deviants, cope with heterosexist harassment at work in an Asian culture of hegemonic heterosexual masculinity, using the modified labeling theory. Design/methodology/approach Using qualitative research approach, in-depth interviews were carried out with 16 self-identified gay employees. Findings Results revealed how the coping strategies of gay employees, in the face of harassment, are entwined with the labeling and stigma leading to diverse and complex coping strategies. Several broader coping strategies were thus identified based on whether the participants accepted the label of deviance and stigma and whether they were open about their sexuality. These broader coping strategies are support seeking, confrontation, inaction, quitting and, stigma and labeling avoidance strategies. Under these broader strategies, there were also sub strategies such as seeking social support, organizational support, legal support the support of the wise, as well as secrecy and social withdrawal. Originality/value These findings will advance the knowledge in coping strategies of heterosexist harassments at work as well as knowledge in harassment of gay employees, in hegemonic heterosexual cultures.

scholarly journals The long run relationship between fish production, marine trade balance and foreign direct investment

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-280
Author(s):  
Naseem H. Jamei ◽  
Mira Nurmakhanova ◽  
Shahbaz Mustafa ◽  
Alloysius Egbulonu ◽  
Wagdi Hadidan
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Trade Balance ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Fish Production ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Gulf Countries ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Short Run ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to focus on testing the long-run relationship between fish production and two main variables, the foreign direct investment inflow and the marine trade balance in Oman, which is one of the Arab Gulf countries, during the period 1985-2016. Design/methodology/approach This study uses what known as the two-step Engle–Granger cointegration test to give evidence for the long-run relationship among the variables. Findings The results show that there are a negative long- and short-run relations between fish production and marine trade balance; moreover, any shocks will be corrected within two periods at the most.  Originality/value This study is one of few studies in using the econometric models to study the impact of fish production on marine trade balance and foreign direct investment.

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