China's Sixth Plenum puts Xi on par with Mao

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Political Principles

Significance This delivers the Party's definitive appraisal of its own performance over the past century. Impacts The Resolution is an authoritative statement of the Party's official justification of its ruling status and of Xi's power and policies. 'Political principles' set out vaguely in the Resolution will be elaborated and used to justify decisions and policies in the coming years. The Plenum Communique closes any space for dissent vis-a-vis the government's tough and interventionist approach to Hong Kong.

Cycling tourism: a perspective article

2020 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 162-164
Author(s):  
Heesup Han ◽  
Linda Heejung Lho ◽  
Amr Al-Ansi ◽  
Jongsik Yu
Keyword(s):  
New Technology ◽  
Future Trend ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Tourism Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Green Power ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Important Trend ◽  
Electric Bicycle

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to expand our understanding of cycling tourism research and the value of bicycles in tourism. Design/methodology/approach The authors examined how cycling tourism research has progressed in past decades and presented their personal points of view regarding the future trend in cycling tourism for the next 75 years. Findings Cycling tourism has obtained its popularity across the world for its high values on physical/mental health, social connections, entertainment and sustainability issues for the past century. Huge transitions in cycling tourism will be created for the next 75 years, which includes from 2020 to 2095, owing to new technology developments, which include electric bicycle and green power generation, urban cities development and environmental concerns/problems. Originality/value This paper offers originality because it successfully explores the past and future perspectives of cycling tourism, which is irrefutably an important trend in the emerging sustainable tourism sector.

scholarly journals The moral arc of the library: what are our duties and limitations after 45?

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-225
Author(s):  
Kelsey Cheshire ◽  
Jennifer Stout
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
White Privilege ◽  
White Supremacy ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Political Climate ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Critical Thought ◽  
The Past ◽  
History Of

Purpose This study aims to explore the question of whether or not librarians can ethically remain politically neutral in the wake of the 45th administration. The authors take a critical look at the American Library Association’s Code of Ethics, as well as the concept of vocational awe, and recommend challenging the “sacredness” of neutrality as a core tenet of the profession. Additionally, the authors describe the history of white privilege within libraries and argue that it is time to actively fight white supremacy and disavow the profession’s history of replicating racist social structures. Design/methodology/approach This study is a researched think piece designed to encourage critical thought about long-held idealistic beliefs in the profession. Findings This study suggests that despite the profession’s history of outwardly valuing “neutrality,” libraries are not and have never been neutral. Libraries have chosen, time and again, to value white privilege and a white frame of reference to the detriment of librarians and patrons of color. Because many librarians also see the profession as upholding “sacred” ideals like neutrality, we fall into the trap of being unable to criticize our own profession and practices and, therefore, are unable to make much needed changes. Research limitations/implications This study is based on the opinions of the authors and on the opinions of authors they have cited. It contains no original quantitative or qualitative research. Originality/value This study challenges the long-held assumptions that the profession has taken for granted over the past century. The authors argue that it is good and necessary to question the Code of Ethics, vocational awe and neutrality with the goal of improving the profession in light of the current cultural and political climate.

A third theory: inventive negotiation

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 703-710
Author(s):  
John L. Graham
Keyword(s):  
Past Century ◽  
American Business ◽  
Law Schools ◽  
Integrative Bargaining ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Creative Processes ◽  
The Past ◽  
Group Diversity ◽  
Commercial Relationships

Purpose This paper aims to offer a new theory of “inventive negotiation” as a useful alternative to the outdated thinking of the past century. Design/methodology/approach The literature is reviewed, and a series of stories is used to bolster a new understanding. Findings The paper is a critique of the theory of integrative bargaining, arguing that it often limits the creative processes that produce long-term relationships with customers. This paper introduces a third theory of negotiation, something the author calls inventive negotiation. Originality/value The primary lesson of negotiation courses in American business and law schools suggests a narrow focus on reaching agreements while paying little attention to implementation and the paramount importance of maintaining ongoing commercial relationships. This paper introduces a third theory of negotiation, something the authors call inventive negotiation. It places emphasis on long-term, trusting commercial relationships as the key outcome of negotiation. The theory also posits negotiation as a creative process wherein innovations processes can play a central role. For example, both group diversity and facilitators can aid in producing creative agreements along the way toward mutually profitable business relationships.

Tall order for the NBA in China

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-32
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Yao Ming ◽  
Tough Question ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints 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 Who has been the biggest sports star to emerge from China in the past century? For many countries, this would be a tough question, given the sheer variety of sports played and number of talents to grace the international stage. From Australia? Rod Laver, Don Bradman and David Campese would all be in with a shout. For France? Zinedine Zidane or Michel Platine were both huge. For the USA? Well, where do you start – Michael Jordan, Joe Montana or Babe Ruth were all massive stars for its three major sports. From China? Well that is actually a straightforward one – Yao Ming was a huge international sports star (in more ways than one). And what all these people had in common was that they were hugely marketable assets for their sponsors. 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. 10;

Hong Kong electoral reforms tighten mainland control

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Policy ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Communist Party ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Chinese Communist Party ◽  
Cost Of Living ◽  
Legislative Elections ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Electoral Reforms

Significance The goal is to ensure that Hong Kong’s formal political institutions are controlled by ‘patriots’ (meaning people who support the Chinese Communist Party) and end the obstruction (or threatened obstruction) seen in the city’s politics over the past decade. Impacts Beijing has lost faith in the current establishment, and is perhaps hoping for new, more competent pro-Beijing leaders to emerge. Hong Kong’s government may pursue a more active, interventionist economic policy to address cost-of-living issues. The next legislative elections, already postponed by a year to September 2021, may be postponed further. The reforms imply less tolerance of politicians who accept Hong Kong’s place within the Chinese state but favour political change in China.

Mass resignations reconfigure Hong Kong opposition

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Economic Assistance ◽  
New Wave ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
The Past ◽  
Independent Judiciary ◽  
Dramatic Rise ◽  
The Government

Significance The resignations will end the gridlock and obstructionism of the past few years, when opposition lawmakers blocked legislation supported by the government and establishment politicians. Impacts Contested politics will for now shift to the democratically elected (but legally powerless) District Councils and the independent judiciary. A refreshed, more moderate opposition bloc may emerge at the LegCo election next year. Hong Kong is unlikely to pass further economic assistance packages, despite new social distancing requirements amid a new wave of COVID-19. Absent a crisis or dramatic rise in repression, Western governments are unlikely to go much further in changing how they treat Hong Kong.

Bibliometric structure of IJCHM in its 30 years

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (12) ◽  
pp. 4574-4604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carles Mulet-Forteza ◽  
Juanabel Genovart-Balaguer ◽  
José Maria Merigó ◽  
Emilio Mauleon-Mendez
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Hospitality Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Tourism Management ◽  
Hospitality And Tourism Management ◽  
Bibliographic Data ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Scopus Database

Purpose The International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management is a leading international journal in the field of hospitality and tourism management. It was started in 1989, and it turns 30 years old this year. To celebrate this anniversary, this paper presents a bibliometric overview of the publication and citation structure of the journal over the past 30 years. The purpose of this paper is to identify the relevant issues in terms of keywords and topics and who is achieving better results in terms of authors, universities and countries. Design/methodology/approach The Scopus database is used to collect the bibliographical material. A graphical mapping of the bibliographic data is developed by using VOSviewer software. It produces graphical maps with several bibliometric techniques, including co-citation, bibliographic coupling and co-occurrence of keywords. Findings The results indicate that English-speaking countries are producing the highest number of articles in the journal, followed by Asian institutions, with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University as the most productive institution. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, there are no papers that present a general overview of the publication and citation structure of this journal. Its 30th anniversary is a good moment to develop this study.

scholarly journals The Triple Threat of Cryptococcosis: It’s the Body Site, the Strain, and/or the Host

mBio ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Perfect
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Human Immune System ◽  
Separate Species ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Status ◽  
Causative Agents ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Human Immune

ABSTRACT Cryptococcosis is the leading invasive fungal infection in the world today. Over the past century, the causative agents, Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii, have risen from the status of medical curiosities to common but life-threatening central nervous system pathogens. In an elegant experimental pathobiology study of these two organisms carried out by Ngamskulrungroj et al., there are three matters that merit further discussion. First is the question of whether there is a variable specific pathobiology for each yeast strain. Does it make biological and clinical sense to designate C. neoformans and C. gattii as two separate species? Second is the matter of how the organisms differ pathologically at the site of infection. Finally, there is the possibility that the human immune system responds differently to each species. Although no single study can provide definitive mechanistic answers to the important questions, this experimental pathology study and its discussion clearly frame the issues to be dissected.

Civil disobedience movements in Hong Kong: a civil society perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 312-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiu Chung Wong ◽  
Jason K.H. Chan
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Civil Disobedience ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
The State ◽  
State Control ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Political Autonomy ◽  
The Past ◽  
Society Perspective

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the emergence of civil disobedience (CD) movements in Hong Kong in the context of the notion of civil society (CS). Design/methodology/approach The paper begins by rigorously defining the notion of CD, as well as the concept of CS and tracing its development in Hong Kong over the past several decades. By using a model of CS typology, which combines the variables of state control and a society’s quest for autonomy (SQA), the paper aims to outline the historical development of CD movements in Hong Kong. It also discusses the recent evolution of CS and its relationship with CD movements, particularly focusing on their development since Leung Chun-ying became the Chief Executive in 2012. Finally, by using five cases of CD witnessed in the past several decades, the relationship between the development of CS and the emergence of CD in Hong Kong has been outlined. Findings Four implications can be concluded: first, CD cannot emerge when the state and society are isolated. Second, the level of SC and the scale of CD are positively related. Third, as an historical trend, the development of SQA is generally in linear progress; SQA starts from a low level (e.g. interest-based and welfare-based aims) and moves upwards to campaign for higher goals of civil and political autonomy. If the lower level of SQA is not satisfied, it can lead to larger scale CD in future. Fourth, the CD movement would be largest in scale when the state-society relationship confrontational and when major cleavages can be found within CS itself. Originality/value This paper serves to enrich knowledge in the fields of politics and sociology.

The decline of managerial capitalism and visionary leadership literature

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-245
Author(s):  
Alexander Styhre
Keyword(s):  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Visionary Leadership ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Past Century ◽  
New Production ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Managerial Capitalism ◽  
The Past

Purpose In the recent literature on financialization and the rise of investor capitalism, the successor of managerial capitalism, which dominated until the 1970s, suggests that the firm is today enacted as a bundle of financial assets managed to create value for the shareholders. This paper aims to demonstrate how such views are established relatively recently by examining leadership literature published in the 1970s, representing an entirely different view of leadership work, the role of the firm and capital–labour relations. Design/methodology/approach Two books and one Harvard Business Review article published by the Volvo CEO Pehr G. Gyllenhammar, one of the most prominent Swedish industry leaders of the past century and one of the architects behind Volvo’s internationally renowned Kalmar and Uddevalla plants in Sweden, are examined. Based on a critical discourse analysis framework, these two volumes are treated as representatives of what Alfred Chandler speaks of as the regime managerial capitalism, today largely displaced by the regime of investor capitalism. Findings Gyllenhammar’s discourses stresses the role of the corporations as serving a wider social community than merely the shareholders, and regard the manufacturing industry as the legitimate site for the development of new production systems better suited to a more educated workforce demanding more qualified work assignments and greater autonomy. This argument, in favour of a view of the corporation as being socially embedded and responsive to wider social needs, can be contrasted against the contemporary view of leadership and corporate governance practice. Originality/value The paper addresses the shift from managerial capitalist regime of the post-Second World War period to the investor capitalism of the financialized economy and the financialized firm by contrasting leadership writing of the 1970s against today’s strong focus on shareholder enrichment and the enactment of CEOs and directors as the servants of the capital owners. A long-term perspective on the changes occurring over the past four decades may enable a better understanding how leadership, governance and industry are subject to ongoing re-interpretations and understanding in the face of novel economic, social and political conditions.

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