A Study on the relationship between apartment residents and local community in Nakazaki Area ,and the role of new shops

Despite the vital role that trailing partners play for successful expatriation, we still know very little about what actually causes partners to thrive and integrate effectively into the new cultural context. However, as indications have emerged that the personality of partners could be key to a favorable acculturation trajectory, we set out to explore this further. More specifically, we assess the role of expatriate partners’ dispositional affectivity, that is, positive and negative affectivity. We examine this in relation to internal acculturation (in the form of interaction and general adjustment) and external acculturation (in the form of local community embeddedness and intentions to stay or to return home). Drawing on the data of 123 trailing partners, full support was found for three out of four hypotheses regarding the effects of positive affectivity. Further, a marginally significant negative association was identified for the relationship between positive affectivity and repatriation intentions. For negative affectivity, two hypotheses were met. Interestingly, no significant influence of negative affectivity on community embeddedness was found. The association between negative affectivity and interaction adjustment was marginally significant indicating some tentative support. In sum, this study corroborates that dispositional affectivity is an overall important concept to explain trailing partners’ acculturation. However, the role of positive and negative affectivity seems to vary along the different proxies of internal and external acculturation.

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Natural Disasters Management and the Challenge of Governability in Indonesia

Indian Journal of Public Administration ◽

10.1177/0019556119840953 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 65 (3) ◽

pp. 627-645 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

David Efendi ◽

Agustiyara ◽

Husni Amriyanto Putra

Keyword(s):

Civil Society ◽

Natural Disasters ◽

Disaster Management ◽

Community Involvement ◽

Local Community ◽

Community Needs ◽

Major Transformation ◽

The Relationship

Since 1998, Indonesia has experienced a major transformation in the relationship between the rulers and the ruled. State–society relationships were previously subject-object, military-civilian, or superior-inferior. In other words, the state played a central role in all matters, while civil society ‘Muhammadiyah’ was limited to political and social activities. This tended to negatively impact community involvement in prevention and risk-reduction for natural disasters. This paper examines the role of civil society in disaster management in Indonesia. It does so in relation to the particular example of Yogyakarta, a special province where local values traditionally have more inherent authority than government-imposed law. The paper further discusses how there are important lessons for the future to be drawn from a Yogyakarta case study of how the national government has generally failed to build a private–public partnership and state–society relationship to deal with natural disasters based on local community needs.

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Trends in missional ecclesiology

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies ◽

10.4102/hts.v68i1.1198 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 68 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Cornelius J.P. Niemandt

Keyword(s):

Local Community ◽

Kingdom Of God ◽

Missional Church ◽

Missional Ecclesiology ◽

Missional Theology ◽

The Relationship ◽

World Mission ◽

The Church ◽

The Trinity

Missional ecclesiology emerged as one of the significant trends in mission studies and ecumenical discussion in the last couple of years. What were these trends in missional ecclesiology? What kind of missional theology formed and fuelled the renewed interest in missional ecclesiology? What impact flowed from the important ecumenical events in 2010 (Edinburgh 2010 World Mission Conference, World Communion of Reformed Churches and Lausanne III)? This article explained the term ‘missional church’ and explored missional theology as participating in the life of the Trinity and thus mission as ‘joining in with the Spirit’. It explained the relationship between ecclesiology and missiology. The trends in missional ecclesiology were tracked by focusing on an incarnational approach to the church; relationality in the community of believers; the role of the kingdom of God; discernment as the first act in mission; imago Dei and creativity; the ecclesia and local community and finally mission and ethics.

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Manager’s Age, Sustainable Entrepreneurial Orientation and Sustainable Performance: A Conceptual Outlook

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12083196 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (8) ◽

pp. 3196

Author(s):

Farah Ameer ◽

Naveed R. Khan

Keyword(s):

Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽

Business Performance ◽

Dynamic Capabilities ◽

Local Community ◽

Holistic Approach ◽

Capabilities Approach ◽

Sustainable Business ◽

Sustainable Performance ◽

The Relationship

Scholars have investigated the direct linkage between manager’s age and sustainable corporate performance, however, the mixed results and conflicting findings on the nature of the relationship demand further explanation through the missing constructs. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of sustainable entrepreneurial orientation in the manager’s age and sustainable performance. This study develops a conceptual link by using a dynamic capabilities approach and upper echelon perspective, indicating that younger managers can adopt a more holistic approach towards sustainable practices which can enhance the environmental, social and economic performance of firms. This implies that the relationship between manager’s age and sustainable performance can be explained through sustainable entrepreneurial orientation (SEO) which can play a key role in setting organizational direction towards sustainable development and achieving sustainable business performance. This study contributes to the literature by examining the role of SEO in the relationship between the manager’s age and sustainable performance. This research will help practitioners recognize the importance of minimizing environmental and social problems generating due to organizational production activities. This will lead to profit generation as well as value creation for nature and the local community.

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The Impact of NGO Activism

Putting Purpose Into Practice ◽

10.1093/oso/9780198870708.003.0019 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 245-256

Author(s):

Andreas G. F. Hoepner ◽

Qian Li

Keyword(s):

Institutional Investors ◽

Local Community ◽

Shareholder Value ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Common Goals ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship ◽

Legal Expertise

Consumer groups, employee forums, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are also increasingly being recognized as powerful influences over corporate activities and Chapter 18 describes the work of NGOs in aligning corporate with social and environmental purposes. Historically, the relationship between corporations and NGOs has been antagonistic. However, increasingly corporations and NGOs are working in partnership to achieve common goals. The role of NGOs in influencing corporate activities is not restricted to such partnerships. They have been adopting activist campaigns to achieve desired outcomes in a form that is not dissimilar to those of institutional investors. These campaigns have often been seen by companies to be shareholder-value destroying but this is by no means always the case and NGO campaigns can be mutually beneficial for firms as well as society. NGOs can bring knowledge of a local community or a technical and legal expertise nature that firms may lack. They execute projects in common with companies, set agendas for various constituencies, exchange complementary knowledge in diverse areas, and provide access to networks.

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Student Wellbeing in Contexts of Protracted Violent Conflict

10.19088/ids.2021.055 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Gauthier Marchais ◽

Sweta Gupta ◽

Cyril Owen Brandt

Keyword(s):

Local Community ◽

Violent Conflict ◽

Minority Status ◽

Emotional Wellbeing ◽

School Environments ◽

Social And Emotional ◽

Republic Of The Congo ◽

The Relationship ◽

Social And Emotional Wellbeing

In contexts of protracted violent conflict, school environments play a key role in children’s psychological, social, and emotional wellbeing. Research by the REALISE education project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) provides a better understanding of how violent conflict penetrates schools; the relationship between school staff, students, parents, and the local community; and the role of children’s social entourage. It identifies key considerations for education projects operating in these contexts and how they can best support the wellbeing of children, including those who are extremely isolated or experience marginalisation on the basis of gender or minority status.

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Development of Areas and Public Purpose Investments in Suburban Territories

Real Estate Management and Valuation ◽

10.2478/remav-2014-0020 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 86-97

Author(s):

Ada Wolny ◽

Alina Źróbek-Rózańska ◽

Ryszard Źróbek ◽

Marek Piotrowski ◽

Jens Frey

Keyword(s):

Local Community ◽

Social Infrastructure ◽

Suburban Areas ◽

Public Investments ◽

Public Purpose ◽

Time Period ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Suburban areas are subjected to particularly strong investment pressure, thus facing the challenge arising from the need to impose new spatial order. Satisfying the residents’ expectations by implementing necessary technical and social infrastructure becomes a priority. Therefore, public investments play an important role in suburban areas. The article discusses the role of public purpose goals and their achievement using a case study which encompassed the outskirts of Olsztyn and consisted of detailed analyses of two gminas (communes) adjacent to the city. The research covered the time period from 2006 to 2010. The relationship between the development of housing functions in a suburban area and the location of public purpose investments such as technical and social infrastructure has been documented. The execution of public purpose projects is a follow-up of the development strategies prepared for the gminas where public investments are shown as a stimulant of suburban development. It has been demonstrated that decisions permitting such investments to be carried out are issued in response to the needs of the local community and investors moving to suburban territories.

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SNS Dependency and Community Engagement in Urban Neighborhoods: The Moderating Role of Integrated Connectedness to a Community Storytelling Network

Communication Research ◽

10.1177/0093650215588786 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 46 (1) ◽

pp. 7-32 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Yong-Chan Kim ◽

Euikyung Shin ◽

Ahra Cho ◽

Eunjean Jung ◽

Kyungeun Shon ◽

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Keyword(s):

Community Engagement ◽

Collective Efficacy ◽

Online Survey ◽

Local Community ◽

Urban Neighborhoods ◽

Social Networking Service ◽

Communication Infrastructure Theory ◽

The Relationship ◽

Moderating Role

The purposes of the current study were (1) to examine the relationship between social networking service (SNS) dependency and local community engagement among Seoul residents, (2) to test the hypothesis that integrated connectedness to a community storytelling network (ICSN) is positively related to local community engagement, and (3) to investigate the moderating role of ICSN between SNS dependency and local community engagement. The current study is theoretically guided by communication infrastructure theory (CIT). We used online survey data collected during summer 2013 from a sample of 890 SNS users between the ages of 19 and 59 who lived in 25 districts in Seoul. We focused on four variables as local community engagement outcomes: neighborhood belonging, two collective efficacy variables (informal social control and social cohesion), and community activity participation. We found that SNS dependency and ICSN were positively associated with all local community engagement variables. We also identified the moderating role of ICSN between SNS dependency and the two collective efficacy variables. In addition, we found that closed SNSs (e.g., KakaoTalk) are more likely to facilitate community engagement than open SNSs (e.g., Facebook or Twitter).

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Beyond ‘Town and Gown’: The Role of the University in Small and Medium-Sized Cities

Industry and Higher Education ◽

10.5367/ihe.2015.0241 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 11-23 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Michela Lazzeroni ◽

Andrea Piccaluga

Keyword(s):

Urban Development ◽

Local Community ◽

Point Of View ◽

Knowledge Spaces ◽

The Status ◽

Points Of View ◽

Town And Gown ◽

The University ◽

The Relationship

In recent years, universities have become more active in performing new activities that have been added to those regarded as ‘traditional’. This trend has led to a number of changes, among which is a transformation of the status of universities in urban and regional contexts and, in particular, an increase in their impact on the development of medium-sized university cities. From a methodological point of view the contribution of universities to urban development can be analysed from three different perspectives: knowledge and economic; relational; and cultural. Starting from these points of view, this paper analyses three cases of European medium-sized university cities (Oxford, Leuven and Pisa), in which the presence of one or more universities represents an important asset not only for the construction and evolution of knowledge spaces but also for urban development as a whole, by leaving tangible and intangible ‘traces’, reinforcing the relationship between academia and local community and contributing to the identity of knowledge cities.

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The Role of the Mayor – Between Political Vision and Criminal Responsibility

Lex localis - Journal of Local Self-Government ◽

10.4335/11.4.955-968(2013) ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 955-968

Author(s):

Zlatan Dezman

Keyword(s):

Criminal Law ◽

Local Community ◽

Criminal Responsibility ◽

Case Law ◽

State Control ◽

Central State ◽

The Republic ◽

State And Local ◽

The Relationship

This paper deals with anomalies of criminal law supervision of the legality of actions of local community officials in the Republic of Slovenia. It highlights some of the dilemmas that concern the limits of central state control over local self-governing bodies. Therefore, the following will be analyzed: 1. the fundamental characteristics of the relationship between the central state and local self-governing entities; 2. the monitoring of the autonomy of local self-governing bodies when they decide on matters within their original jurisdiction; 3. the role of the mayor as a representative, executive and supervisory individual authority; 4. an analysis of existing Slovenian criminal case-law in that regard; and 5. concluding remarks.

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