Feeling communities: Introduction

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margrit Pernau
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Sequence ◽  
Scholarly Literature ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Third ◽  
Collective Emotions ◽  
The Creation ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Scholarly literature for long only mentioned emotions in passing, although they were ubiquitous in the sources. This article argues that including them systematically can enhance our understanding of groups and communities, if emotions are historicised, and if the unproductive ways to read them as the opposite of interest and rationality are overcome. This allows to investigate emotions in a way which sees the relationship between the experience of emotions, their expression and the practices to which they lead not as a temporal sequence leading from an interior arousal of emotions to their exterior manifestation (or not). Instead, it investigates the interaction continuously moving in both directions—from emotions felt to emotions expressed, but also from the expression and performance as well as the interpretation of emotions back to how a certain emotion is actually felt. The first section shows where a systematic emotion history might either provide a new take on questions that have already been asked or raise new questions. The second section offers an overview of the ways in which collective emotions have been conceptualised and elaborates how this can be linked to the creation of emotional communities. The third section addresses the relationship between face-to-face communities and mediated communities.

Organizational capability for change and performance in artisanal businesses in Mexico

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 415-431
Author(s):  
Patricia S. Sánchez-Medina
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Organizational Changes ◽  
Organizational Capability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Performance Results ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeBusinesses in Mexico, particularly small and mid-sized companies, are faced with numerous challenges: a lack of competition, difficulty in positioning and maintaining oneself in the market, irrational use of natural resources, and poverty in the environment in which they develop. In spite of these problems, many are able to succeed; however, there is limited knowledge about how these businesses could implement organizational changes that would positively impact their results.Design/methodology/approachUsing dynamic capabilities theory and survey data obtained from pottery businesses in several artisan communities in Mexico through the application of face-to-face interviews, this paper analyzes the relationship between organizational capability for change (OCC) and economic and environmental performance.FindingsThis research proves that OCC positively and significantly impacts economic and environmental performance. Results contribute to the existing literature on OCC in the context of poverty.Originality/valueThis study offers empirical research that illustrates the relationship between OCC and the environmental and economic performance of pottery businesses. Additionally it contributes to a field of knowledge in progress; that is, OCC in contexts of subsistence where poverty is a constant issue. Artisans living in this context can also develop business capabilities that contribute to the permanence of their business in the market.

Comparative Law and Religion

2006 ◽  
pp. 738-752
Author(s):  
Harold J. Berman
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Law ◽  
World Religion ◽  
Religious Influence ◽  
Fourth Section ◽  
Scholarly Literature ◽  
Diverse Families ◽  
The Third ◽  
Religious Dimensions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This article examines the link between comparative law and religion. The first section examines the scholarly literature on interrelationships of comparative law and religion, which is skimpy, to say the least. The second section examines religious influence on diverse families of law. The third section looks at the impact of civil religions on law. The fourth section discusses religious dimensions of law. The fifth section considers the relationship between world law and world religion.

scholarly journals Development Study of Perceived Institutionalization and Perceived Performance Scales

2021 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-142
Author(s):  
Ahmet Bora Kırklıkçı ◽  
Tarık Gedik
Keyword(s):  
Control Function ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Forest Industry ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Initial Application ◽  
Perceived Performance ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Institutionalization is necessary for corporations to prevent economic, financial, legal, administrative, and technical chaos and thus improve performance. The concept of performance is the most supporting tool in conducting the control function in business management. While the amount of input and products in the forest industry in Turkey is rising, institutionalization is inadequate. This study attempts to methodologically develop and test scales for perceived institutionalization and perceived performance in furniture and panel businesses, which are two sub-sectors of the forest industry. Data was obtained in 35 cities between March and July 2017, through face-to-face interviews with 797 employees in 462 furniture businesses and 31 panel businesses. In the analysis of the study, content validity of the scales was evaluated through expert opinion and initial application, while construct validity was assessed by EFA and CFA. Cronbach alpha coefficient, CR, and AVE were used to evaluate reliability, while the suitability of perceived institutionalization and performance scale model was assessed through SEM. The scales have high reliability and validity, and an improvement in the institutionalization level of a business will result in improvements in performance (r=0.98). Through this methodological study, scales for perceived institutionalization and perceived performance in furniture and panel businesses operating in Turkey and the relationship between perceived institutionalization and perceived performance were explained by a model.

Heterogeneous Persecution: Lesbianism and the Nazi State

2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-325
Author(s):  
Samuel Clowes Huneke
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
National Socialism ◽  
Third Reich ◽  
Frame Of Reference ◽  
Scholarly Literature ◽  
The Third ◽  
Single Frame ◽  
Female Homosexuality ◽  
The Third Reich ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractIn recent years scholars have shown increasing interest in lesbianism under National Socialism. But because female homosexuality was never criminalized in Nazi Germany, excluding Austria, historians have few archival sources through which to recount this past. That lack of evidence has led to strikingly different interpretations in the scholarly literature, with some historians claiming lesbians were a persecuted group and others insisting they were not. This article presents three archival case studies, each of which epitomizes a different mode in the relationship between lesbians and the Nazi state. In presenting these cases, the article contextualizes them with twenty-seven other cases from the literature, arguing that these different modes illustrate why different women met with such radically different fates. In so doing, it attempts to bridge the divide in the scholarship, putting persecution and tolerance into a single frame of reference for understanding the lives of lesbians in the Third Reich.

Oxford at the Crossroads

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter D. McDonald
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Oxford English Dictionary ◽  
Alma Mater ◽  
New School ◽  
Oxford University ◽  
The Third ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter reflects on questions of language, culture, community, and the state via the history of Oxford University (1860 to 1939). After considering Matthew Arnold’s ambivalence about his alma mater, it turns to the quarrel over the identity of the English language between the historian E. A. Freeman and the lexicographer James Murray and its impact on the Oxford English Dictionary. The second section traces this quarrel through the disputes about the creation of the new School of English in Oxford in the 1890s, focusing on the relationship to the established School of Literae Humaniores and the idealist assumptions underpinning the debate. The third section shows what bearing this had on the creation of the International Committee for Intellectual Co-operation, the precursor to UNESCO, in the interwar years. It centres on Gilbert Murray, then Professor of Greek at Oxford, and concludes with his public exchange with Tagore in 1934.

scholarly journals The Effect of Communicative Activities on EFL Learners’ Motivation: A Case of Students in the Amazon Region of Ecuador

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
César Ochoa ◽  
Paola Cabrera ◽  
Ana Quiñónez ◽  
Luz Castillo ◽  
Paúl González
Keyword(s):  
Amazon Region ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Communicative Activities ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods ◽  
Method Approach ◽  
Shed Light

This study sought to shed light on the relationship between communicative activities and their impact on students’ motivation to learn English as a Foreign Language (EFL). A total of 180 senior high school learners (86 male and 94 female) and 8 EFL teachers in a town of the Amazon region of Ecuador completed a questionnaire. A sample of these students and all of the teachers participated in a face-to-face interview. Both instruments were applied to obtain data concerned with use of communicative activities in the classroom and their relation with motivation. The data gathered was analyzed using a mixed-method approach, which comprised quantitative and qualitative methods. The results showed that students and teachers believe that communicative activities are motivating. Furthermore, students feel highly motivated when participating in interactive activities because these enhance their fluency, pronunciation and performance in the use of English in a realistic and enjoyable way. 

scholarly journals Analysis of Crisis Management of a Korean Fitness Center during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae-Yoon kwon ◽  
Jun-Su Kim ◽  
Tae-Seung Park
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Fitness Center ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Third ◽  
Economic Support ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Communication Methods

: The purpose of this research was to verify the importance and performance of crisis management in Korean fitness center using Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA). For this study, 304 fitness center executives and managers in Seoul and Gyeonggi region were selected as from March 21 to May 17, 2020. Frequency analysis was performed using SPSS 24.0 and exploratory factor analysis was conducted to verify the validity and reliability. Priority analysis and IPA analysis were performed to compare the mean values, and the following results were obtained. First, in the first quadrant, there were 6 attributes besides keep social distancing between employees and customers. Second, in the second quadrant, there were four attributes in addition to regular disinfection of the gymnasium. Third, in the third quadrant, there were 6 attributes besides maintain furniture clean. Third, there were 6 attributes other than maintaining furniture clean in the third quadrant. Fourth, in the fourth quadrant, there are three attributes in addition to the restriction of face-to-face meetings. The conclusion is as follows. First, equip supplies for prevention of covid19, keep social distance, and check government support policies. Second, analyze of economic support policies, and research on their application methods. Third, Prepare various non-face-to-face communication methods and Untact(non-contact) marketing strategies. Fourth, make a checklist for factors with relatively little importance.

scholarly journals Environmental justice in community garden policy: creating more accessible, welcoming spaces for newcomers in Canada

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Bergeron
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Justice ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Community Gardens ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Community Garden ◽  
Scholarly Literature ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Research Recommendations

This paper presents a critical review of scholarly literature discussing the relationship between community gardens and newcomers in Canada using an environmental justice framework. Specifically, this paper focuses on how the creation of a community garden policy can lead to community gardens being more socially inclusive spaces for newcomers. The numerous social and health benefits of community gardens are discussed in order to illustrate the need for continued research to focus on creating positive spaces within community gardens for newcomers. An examination of how environmental justice can affect considerations for policy creation and the implications the policy can have on newcomers’ use of a garden will also be conducted. Based on the research, recommendations on how municipalities can use community gardens as tools for integration are presented.

Legislating on the Right of Association: A Realistic Way Forward

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-131
Author(s):  
Ma Changshan ◽  
Liu Peifeng ◽  
Jia Xijin ◽  
Wang Ming ◽  
Ma Jianyin
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Editorial Office ◽  
Social Organizations ◽  
The Third ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
Basic Law ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Legislative Model ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This paper is the third from the “Salon Series on the Creation of Legislation on the Right of Association and Social Organizations”. This was a series of salons jointly hosted by Tsinghua University’s ngo Research Center, the Philanthropy and ngo Support Center, and the editorial office of the China Nonprofit Review. Discussion about the creation of legislation on the right of association began in China during the 1980s, at which time a bill was drawn up, but for various reasons, both political and social, the bill was never passed. This paper discusses the fundamental nature of the right of association and the feasibility and necessity of establishing legislation on this right in the China of today. It ponders the different ways in which the right of association may be enshrined in law, looking at the scattering of legal provisions throughout numerous pieces of legislation (in a multi-legislative model) in contrast with the method of spelling out of the right of association in one or more centralized laws (in a centralized legislative model). The paper also explores the relationship between the formulation of a basic law for social organizations and legislating on the right of association. It was unanimous amongst the experts speaking at the salon upon which this paper is based that establishing a law on the right of association would be an important hallmark of China’s process in developing stronger rule of law, and that it is a sine qua non for achieving constitutionalism and advancing the implementation of the Constitution.

scholarly journals Processo de Gestão Estratégica em Universidades Privadas: Um estudo de casos

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-325
Author(s):  
Daniela Martins Diniz ◽  
José Marcio de Castro
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
The Other ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Environmental Pressures ◽  
The Third ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Strategic Management Process ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Mature Process

The aim of this article is to describe and understand how Strategic Management is designed, implemented and monitored in private universities. The data analysis has revealed which factors have affected the Strategic Management process in these universities, its characteristics, the actors involved in this process and, finally, the relationship between planning and performance. The results have also shown that in two universities (cases A and B) their Strategic Management is already a mature process, which was designed in order to create a vision of the future and help both universities to deal with environmental pressures. By contrast, the third case (C) revealed that its Strategic Management has not reached yet the same level of maturity observed in the other two cases.

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