Reconsidering edgework theory: Practices, experiences, and structures

2021 ◽  
pp. 101269022110094
Author(s):  
Jeffrey L Kidder
Keyword(s):  
Current Literature ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Sociological Theory ◽  
Neoliberal Ideology ◽  
Embodied Experiences ◽  
Supporting Structures ◽  
Symbolic Practices

This article clarifies and revises the sociological theory of voluntary risk taking known as edgework. The concept has three distinct aspects: material practices, embodied experiences, and supporting structures. I first provide a critical summary of these aspects as they exist in the current literature. Second, I advocate for an approach to edgework through the analysis of symbolic practices. I argue that researchers can best understand the meaning of voluntary risk taking by studying how individuals discursively frame their actions. Given the ascendency of neoliberal ideology in contemporary Western societies, there is an increasing importance for research into risk (especially as it relates to the study of sports), and a cogent sociology of edgework can be an important component to such an intellectual endeavor.

Hedge Funds and Limited Partnership Agreements

2021 ◽  
pp. 86-110
Author(s):  
Na Dai
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Hedge Funds ◽  
Hedge Fund ◽  
Fund Performance ◽  
2008 Financial Crisis ◽  
Limited Partnership ◽  
Fund Managers ◽  
The 2008 Financial Crisis

Due to the lack of regulations in the hedge fund industry and the great discretion given to hedge fund managers during the daily operations, limited partnership agreements are the most important if not the only tool for investors to incentivize and monitor hedge fund managers and protect their own interests. This chapter reviews the current literature on hedge funds contractual terms and their implications for fund performance and risk taking, before discussing the variation of the contracts conditional on the jurisdiction of the hedge fund. Finally, the development of hedge funds limited partnership agreements is investigated as many jurisdictions have imposed new regulations on hedge funds after the 2008 financial crisis.

scholarly journals Towards a cognitive-sociological theory of subjectivity and habitus formation in neoliberal societies

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 250-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodolfo Leyva
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognition ◽  
Sociological Theory ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Neurocognitive Development ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
Neoliberal Ideology

Disconcerting findings from nascent sociological research suggest that Western youth are developing subjectivities that reflect neoliberal discursive formations of self-interest, competitiveness, and materialism. However, propositions about: (1) the cognitive-affective mechanisms that explain how youth acquire and reproduce neoliberal ideology, or (2) the dispositions and behaviours that typify a neoliberal subject, remain vague. Therefore, this article provides a novel conceptualization of these two psychosocial facets that can help advance understandings and investigations of the emerging modes and societal consequences of neoliberal subjectification, Specifically, it reviews major theoretical tenets from the respective literatures on neurocognitive development, social cognition, neoliberalism, and neoliberal hegemony. It then synthesizes these tenets within a modified habitus formulation to sketch a testable cognitive-sociological model to explain and explore some of the distinct dispositional values, attitudes, and practices that youth raised in societies with institutionally and culturally prevalent neoliberal norms and discourses potentially may develop and enact.

Explorative and exploitative strategies and export performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-36
Author(s):  
Saba Khalid
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Export Performance ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Conceptual Paper ◽  
Exploitation And Exploration ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This study aims to examine the moderating effects of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) on the relationship of exploitation and exploration strategies with export performance. Drawing on the current literature, this conceptual paper develops a framework that first links the exploitative and explorative strategies with the export performance. Later, propositions are developed to indicate different combinations of individual dimensions of EO as moderating factors to this relationship. Design/methodology/approach This is a conceptual paper which builds on prior conceptual and empirical management research. Findings The preliminary conceptual findings suggest that the exploitative strategy is valuable in the short run after new entry, while explorative strategy is significant in the long run only after new entry. For the moderating effects, a combination of high innovation, high proactiveness and high risk-taking may positively influence both the strategies with export performance. While low innovativeness but high proactiveness and high risk-taking is assumed to positively moderate the exploitative strategy and export performance relationship, a negative moderating role is seen for explorative strategy and export performance. Similarly, high innovativeness but low risk-taking and low proactiveness will negatively moderate the relationship between exploitative/explorative strategy and export performance. Originality/value The current literature warrants research on this topic. For example, literature lacks studies regarding a better understanding of the impact of export market exploitation and exploration on export performance. Further, the impact of EO on performance is well acknowledged in the literature, but their relative influence on the performance of exporting firms remains inconclusive.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial Orientation Level in Mexican SMEs

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gonzalo Maldonado-Guzmán ◽  
Gabriela Citlalli López-Torres ◽  
Sandra Yesenia Pinzón Castro
Keyword(s):  
Current Literature ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
One Dimension ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Independent Manner ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
The Right ◽  
Business Orientation

<p class="abstract">In the current literature, there is an important debate about the nature and way of measuring the entrepreneurial orientation level in companies. Some researchers regard this as a one-dimension construct, whereas others view this as a multi-dimensional construct that can vary in an independent manner. Similarly, others consider that the right scale to measure entrepreneurial orientation is through three dimensions instead of five as some propose. Therefore, the objective of this investigation is to analyze the level of entrepreneurial orientation of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) by using three dimensions: proactivity, risk taking and innovation in a sample of 318 companies in Aguascalientes region, Mexico. The results obtained show that proactivity, risk taking and innovation have significant positive effects on business orientation of small and medium-size enterprises.</p>

Word Prompt Programs

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 57-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa A. Wood ◽  
Joan L. Rankin ◽  
David R. Beukelman
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Word Processing ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
Written Language ◽  
Written Communication ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Basic Word ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Language Needs

Word prompt programs are computer software programs or program features that are used in addition to basic word processing. These programs provide word lists from which a user selects a desired word and inserts it into a line of text. This software is used to support individuals with severe speech, physical, and learning disabilities. This tutorial describes the features of a variety of word prompt programs and reviews the current literature on the use of these programs by people with oral and written language needs. In addition, a matrix that identifies the features contained in eight sample word prompt programs is provided. The descriptions of features and the matrix are designed to assist speech-language pathologists and teachers in evaluating and selecting word prompt programs to support their clients' oral and written communication.

Abstracts of Current Literature

1952 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-156
Author(s):  
Franklin Hollander
Keyword(s):  
Current Literature
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