scholarly journals Terrorist groups in Syria and Libya: a study of regional policies

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Osama Mahmoud Mohamed Abd Elgawad
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Safe Haven ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Regional Policies ◽  
Terrorist Groups ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThis study is not intended to be a prescriptive blueprint for any nation or region to fight terrorism, but rather it aims to analyze the development of policies supporting terrorism and their impact on regional as well as international relations. It is an examination of relevant facts, which might hopefully benefit policy makers and practitioners who diligently work on reducing or eliminating terrorist activities.Design/methodology/approachIn order to achieve the objectives of the paper and in light of the pool of the available literature and data, the study adopts the system-analysis method in analyzing the impact of policies supporting terrorism and the countermeasures to apply based on the inputs, outputs and conversions associated with the phenomenon of terrorism.FindingsPolicies supporting terrorism differ from a state to another starting from providing safe haven to terrorist groups to providing direct finance and armaments to directly intervening militarily in a targeting country. Or deter such policies. This raised the concerns of many States in the region regarding the domination tendency of Turkey and called for a firm and pragmatic international, regional and Arab stand beyond verbal condemnation to deter Turkey from pursuing such policies.Originality/valueThe importance of the academic study stems from the importance of addressing one of the central issues in the field of regional and international relations, which is the policies some states adopt to support terrorism, not only by financing terrorism but also by incubating terrorism. Most studies on terrorism focus on the concept and situations and not on policies that support terrorism and their impact on regional and international relations and the means of encountering terrorism.

scholarly journals Do mergers and acquisitions affect information asymmetry in the banking sector?

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (12) ◽  
pp. 1521-1547
Author(s):  
John S. Howe ◽  
Thibaut G. Morillon
Keyword(s):  
Mergers And Acquisitions ◽  
Information Asymmetry ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Deal Completion ◽  
Asymmetry Measures ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThis paper aims to investigate the consequences of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) on information asymmetry in the banking sector. Specifically, the authors look at whether specific firm or deal characteristic influence information asymmetry levels between insiders and investors, as well as the impact of recent regulation such as the Dodd–Frank Act.Design/methodology/approachThe authors decompose the M&A process into three periods (pre-announcement, negotiation and post-completion period) and document changes in the information asymmetry levels between insiders and investors through the M&A process. The authors capture changes in information asymmetry using six different spread-based information asymmetry measures.FindingsThe authors find evidence that information asymmetry increases following M&A announcement and decreases following deal completion. These findings are more pronounced for acquisitions involving a private target, all-cash deals and for mergers, as opposed to acquisition of assets. We find that overall, successful mergers improve the quality of the information environment, while failed deals degrade it. Additionally, the enactment of Dodd–Frank reduced the magnitude of the changes in information asymmetry during the M&A process. The results are important to regulators, policy makers and investors.Originality/valueTo authors’ knowledge, this is the first study that looks at the effect of bank M&As on information asymmetry as well as the effect of regulations on information asymmetry.

Acquisition of private ownership over land plots in Russia by virtue of acquisitive prescription

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-86
Author(s):  
Aleksey Anisimov ◽  
Anatoliy Ryzhenkov ◽  
Elena Menis
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
State Ownership ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Historical Method ◽  
Land Owners ◽  
Municipal Ownership ◽  
Private And Public

Purpose This study aims to clarify the scope of the legal procedure of the acquisitive prescription in Russia. Design/methodology/approach Dialectical method, historical method and system analysis method have been used. Findings The authors consistently prove the inadmissibility of applying acquisitive prescription to land plots in private, state or municipal ownership. One of the features of Russia as an emerging market economy is that, the major part of state lands is in so-called “non-delineated state ownership.” Plots included in such lands are not registered in the cadaster or transferred to particular public owners. That is why, the authors prove that the procedure of acquisitive prescription must be applied only in relation to land plots that are in non-delineated state ownership and have been occupied by citizens and legal entities for 15 years. Originality/value The authors propose new guarantees of the rights of private and public land owners. Clarification of the scope of the acquisitive prescription procedure will streamline the turnover of real estate in Russia.

How peer monitoring and punishment affect the performance of the group contract

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Wu ◽  
Yefeng Chen ◽  
Weiwen Zhang ◽  
Xiaoshi Xing
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Efficiency Improvement ◽  
Point Source Pollution ◽  
Cost Information ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Peer Monitoring ◽  
Private Cost ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Non Point Source Pollution

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of three types of peer monitoring and punishment tools on the performance of a group contract for the control of agricultural non-point source pollution (ANPSP) in China. Design/methodology/approach Experimental economics. Findings All the three tools result in efficiency improvement and show little difference in performance. In addition, they break the theoretical Nash equilibrium of the team entry auction and help to better reveal bidders’ private cost information. Originality/value To the authors’ knowledge, this study can be the first laboratory experiment study in the area of ANPSP in China and might provide some beneficial lessons for China’s policy-makers.

scholarly journals Psychology perspectives on community vengeance as a terrorist motivator: a review

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 81-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorraine Bowman Grieve ◽  
Marek Palasinski ◽  
Neil Shortland
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Group Processes ◽  
Collective Identities ◽  
Predisposing Factor ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Terror Attacks ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Religious Elements ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of vengeance as a terrorist motivator.Design/methodology/approachThe paper takes a community psychological perspective to examine vengeance in a number of forms. First covering “blood vengeance”, it then examines vigilantism and death squads as functional examples of vengeful entities, as well as the morality of vengeance and the impact of propaganda on vengeance as a terrorist motivator. Finally, both group processes and individual factors relating to the promotion and use of vengeance in terrorism are covered.FindingsVengeance can be conceptualised in a number of ways: as a predisposing factor to individual involvement, a factor that contributes to keeping the movement “bound” together (but which can also negatively affect the group’s strategic logic), a factor in the escalation of violent activity through vigilantism, retribution and retaliation which can result in a perpetuation of a cycle of violence, and as a moral mandate that is ideologically rationalised and justified, with perceptions of righteousness and obligation inherent to it.Research limitations/implicationsThe presented research is limited by the scarcely available data.Practical implicationsEfforts should be made to defuse vengeful motivations by tapping into collective identities of communities and incorporating multicultural values.Social implicationsPolicy makers should be wary of scoring populist scores by ridiculing out-group/religious elements as that creates potential for vengeful terror attacks.Originality/valueThe paper offers insights by renewing the neglected perspective of vengeance in terrorism research.

scholarly journals Is extra care housing in England care-neutral?

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Mayagoitia ◽  
Els Van Boxstael ◽  
Hedieh Wojgani ◽  
Fay Wright ◽  
Julienne Hanson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Care Provision ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Care Integration ◽  
Provision Of Care ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Extra Care Housing

Purpose – Extra care housing (ECH) is housing for older people that aims to provide flexible care while fostering independence. The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact that some of the successes and failures in improving accessibility during remodelling had on care provision, in order to offer advice to social housing providers planning to remodel existing properties into ECH. Design/methodology/approach – The data consisted of an inventory of accessibility features and assistive technology (AT) items in flats and common areas. The data were drawn from ten ECH schemes in different regions of England. Findings – Most of the AT found was low-technology supporting independence, such as grabbers; some was specific to care provision, such as hoists. Even after remodelling, the design and layout of most buildings did not fully comply with accessibility standards, leading to increased provision of care for some tenants: a care-negative situation. Research limitations/implications – This multidisciplinary, original research on remodelling into ECH presents successful examples of accessibility, AT and care integration that required active tenant involvement and creative design input from care staff, architects and builders who were AT and accessibility aware. It is argued that for new and remodelled ECH buildings to be care-neutral, designers need to work towards the most inclusive model of ECH. Originality/value – This is original research that has produced guidance for builders, developers, policy makers and other stake holders.

The contradiction of Indian innovation: an epistemological explanation

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nimruji Jammulamadaka
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Surgical Innovation ◽  
Innovation Studies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Critical Hermeneutic ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the value of decolonial approaches (DAs) such as epistemic locus (Mignolo, 1995, 2000) in studying innovation. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on a case study of a stem cell surgical innovation developed in India. A critical hermeneutic analysis method has been followed for data analysis. Findings Epistemic locus influences the framing of the problem, perceptions of risks/opportunities as well as the envisioning of alternate institutional systems. Persistent and strategic effort at building connections changes local improvisation into a globally legitimate innovation. Research limitations/implications It indicates the value of using DAs for innovation studies especially epistemic locus, enactment and connections in understanding knowledge generation and innovation. Practical implications Innovation in Global South can be encouraged by giving more space to the innovator to attempt or experiment. More conscious conversation of epistemic locus of the researcher could help. Social implications Countries have to move beyond a mere technological imitation to include discussions on epistemic imitation. Epistemic imitation prevents one from seeing what one has and one only looks at conditions from the eyes of the dominator. Originality/value This study documents the development of an innovation from an Indian epistemic locus which differs from a western epistemic locus and the impact this has on an innovation.

scholarly journals COVID-19: it’s impact in Hajj and Umrah and a future direction

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aishath Muneeza ◽  
Zakariya Mustapha
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
First Year ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
The Impact

Purpose There is a misconception that Hajj and Umarah is just a worship matter and the consequences of suspending these religious gathering due to the pandemic is only limited to delay of going Saudi Arabia to perform it. However, the purpose of this paper is to focus on the impact of the pandemic in Hajj and Umrah by exploring its impact on different stakeholders affecting its disruption due to the pandemic. Design/methodology/approach This is a library-based study that uses qualitative method to explore the impact of COVID-19 on Hajj and Umrah. Thus, provisions of Quran and hadith on Hajj and Umrah were examined as primary data for the research to establish the importance of the rituals in Islam. Guidelines set by Hajj regulators and instruments enabling them in that behalf were examined likewise. In addition, content analyses were made of relevant secondary data from published sources including articles, books, newspapers and web resources that embody scholarly, scientific and religious views on the issue being studied. Findings It is realised that in the first year of the pandemic, while Umrah is entirely suspended, Hajj was scaled back and performed by 10,000 people altogether, a tiny segment of the over two and half million that partook in the ritual previously. Hajj and Umrah have been greatly inhibited and jeopardised by the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in religious, social, economic, psychological effects on the eligible but affected Muslims and Muslims countries. Along these lines, recommendations were accordingly proffered on the way forward to better Hajj and Umrah management. Originality/value It is anticipated that the findings of the research would assist policy makers to comprehend the impact of the pandemic on Hajj and Umrah to ensure that the policies they make in this regard would adequately cover every aspect affecting the stakeholders which is deliberated in this research. It is also expected that the recommendations provided in this paper will assist stakeholders of Hajj and Umrah to grasp the importance of taking precautions for any crisis similar to COVID-19 when it happens.

Apprenticeships, mobility and wages an investigation on French data

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 166-186
Author(s):  
Alexandre Lene ◽  
Benoit Cart
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Employment Trajectories ◽  
Dynamic Perspective ◽  
Selection Mechanisms ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Selection Of

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to estimate the effect of mobility on the apprentices’ wages. Design/methodology/approach Using a French longitudinal survey concerned with young people’s entry into the labor market and their subsequent employment trajectories, this paper estimates the impact of mobility on post-apprenticeship wages correcting for different selection bias. Findings Mobility is both voluntary and enforced. It combines imposed selection mechanisms and more active match searching behaviors on the part of apprentices. Apprentices who change employer do not have significant lower starting wages than those who remain in their training firms. Nevertheless, in the medium term, those who defer their moves tend to benefit more from their mobility. Those who move immediately see their wage rising less sharply. Practical implications The findings indicate that policy makers should be concerned with job mobility at the end of the apprenticeship contract. Manpower policies should focus on measures that enhance the transferability of accumulated skills and the acquisition of new skills by apprentices. Originality/value To the author’ best knowledge, this is the first paper studying the effect of mobility on apprentices’ wages in a dynamic perspective and correcting for the selection of different categories of mobility (immediate vs deferred mobility).

scholarly journals Autistic women’s experience of intimate relationships: the impact of an adult diagnosis

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Kock ◽  
Andre Strydom ◽  
Deirdre O’Brady ◽  
Digby Tantam
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the experience of intimate relationships of women who have been diagnosed with Autism in adulthood. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were used to interview eight participants. The data were transcribed and analysed using the interpretative phenomenological analysis method. Findings Four overall themes were identified. These included “Response to the diagnosis and receiving more information about Autism”, “Factors influencing dating behaviour”, “Sex and sexual experiences” and “Experience of intimate relationships as a person with Autism”. Research limitations/implications The results of this study have implications for both research and clinical practice as it highlights the areas in which women newly diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) could benefit from support. Practical implications The study hopes to add to the limited existing research on adult women with ASD. Originality/value To date no similar research has investigated the same phenomenon through a similar method.

scholarly journals The Iranian policy in the Middle East: evolution and consequences

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-295
Author(s):  
Mohamed Kamal Mohei
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
National Security ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Regional Security ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Regional Powers ◽  
System Analysis Approach ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study and analyze the Iranian policy towards the Middle East (ME) and its consequences on Egypt. Design/methodology/approach This study uses the national interest approach and system analysis approach as analytical framework. Findings Several areas are points such as pillars of the Iranian National strategy, pillars of the Iranian policy in the ME and the concept of the Iranian National Security. Originality/value Iran is one of the most important and influential regional powers in the Middle East that affects dramatically regional security and stability. The paper analyzes Iranian policy in the ME and its determinants. In this context, this study deals with the Iranian strategy and Iranian interests. It focuses on the impact of Iranian policy on Egypt and its national security from a comprehensive perspective.

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