Institutional entrepreneurship in a religious order: The 1741 Constituciones of the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Baños Sánchez-Matamoros ◽  
Francisco Carrasco Fenech
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Religious Organizations ◽  
Religious Organization ◽  
Institutional Entrepreneurship ◽  
Religious Order ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Saint John ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Shed Light

An extensive branch of accounting literature studies accounting and religion. The variety of religious organizations studied, theoretical approaches, and roles assigned to accounting are as extensive as the range of the values that are rooted in religious organizations. However, the literature has not yet described the role of the individual in the spread of accounting and accountability into a religious organization and what leads the individual to advocate such change. The concept of institutional entrepreneurship can shed light on this topic. To this end, this work studies the change in the Constituciones (rules) of the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God in eighteenth-century Spain. Father Ortega, as General of the Order, played a key role supporting the implementation of accounting and accountability techniques.

scholarly journals The Role of Faith Systems and Religions in the Future of Sustainable Development: An Islamic Outlook

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Mamdouh M. A. Sobaihi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Belief Systems ◽  
Distant Future ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Religious Networks ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Shed Light

Reference material concerning sustainable development has increased dramatically over the last decades, with more and more countries, agencies and businesses following the sustainable development ideals and principles. However, one of the most basic of human institutions has not contributed, and perhaps not allowed to contribute, to the debate. Religion and faith systems have a great potential in influencing not only the definitions of sustainable development but also concepts of human sustainable practices to achieve sustainable development goals. The main obstacle to the fulfillment of this potential appears to be the lack of outreach and acceptance of the scientific community to the religious and faith system institutions and individuals. In this paper, a review of the literature is carried out to shed light on the root of this schism between science and belief systems. In addition, the paper will highlight how the majority of the literature deals with process rather than the individual human being and how to make him/her a better practitioner of sustainability. It is also aimed that the paper shed some light on how religious and faith system ideals can be incorporated into sustainable development plans and systems. The main focus of the paper is to cast light on the religion of Islam and some of the Islamic teachings and Ideals and how they can be incorporated in delivering the message of sustainable development since the religion of Islam is forecast to be the largest faith on the planet in the not too distant future. In conclusion, a discussion on how the various religious networks can deliver the message of sustainability will be discussed.

Beyond legacy: Backstage stigmatisation and ‘trickle-up’ politics of urban regeneration

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 919-934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsteen Paton
Keyword(s):  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Private Business ◽  
Private Finance ◽  
Business Interests ◽  
Neoliberal Governance ◽  
East End ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Commonwealth Games ◽  
Shed Light

This article explores how stigmatisation is intimately linked with neoliberal governance and capital accumulation in specific ways through processes around the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. It advances the author’s previous research exploring the effects of stigma on the East End community hosting the Games, by looking at some of the processes of power and profit which motivate stigmatising processes by ‘gazing up’, rather than ‘gazing down’. That is, looking at the role of the stigmatisers in this project and not the stigmatised. It draws loosely on Goffman’s concept of ‘backstage’ to shed light on those who produce and profit from these stigmatisation processes, including government bodies and actors and private business interests. Looking at some of the processes through which stigmatisation is profited from reveals not only forms of power vital to this process but that it is a key form of exploitation integral to capital accumulation. Under austerity, the political economy of the Games constitutes state support of private finance and a simultaneous withdrawal of social welfare support, which transfers the burden of debt from the state to the individual and wealth from public funds to private funds.

scholarly journals Majelis Percikan Iman: Membangun Harmoni di Tengah Heterogenitas Organisasi Keagamaan Kota Bandung

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-172
Author(s):  
Juju Saepudin
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Religious Organizations ◽  
Religious Organization ◽  
Mutual Support ◽  
The People ◽  
Research Theme ◽  
Main Attraction

Artikel ini menyajikan hasil penelitian tentang peran Majelis Percikan Iman (MPI) dalam membangun harmoni ditengah heterogenitas organisasi keagamaan di Kota Bandung. Tema ini penting untuk dikaji karena banyak ditemukan gesekan-gesekan diantara majelis taklim disebabkan perbedaan faham dan pandangan. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara wawancara, observasi dan studi pustaka terhadap berbagai dokumen yang terkait dengan tema penelitian. Berdasarkan hasil analisis secara induktif dapat diambil beberapa kesimpulan sebagai berikut: Pertama, model pembawaaan Ustadz Aam Amirudin yang ramah, santai dan tidak menyudutkan kelompok tertentu dalam proses kajian menjadi daya tarik bagi jamaah MPI yang berasal dari berbagai kalangan usia dan organisasi keagamaan. Kedua, berbagai jawaban yang diberikan Ustadz Aam Amirudin dalam sesi tanya-jawab selalu memberikan alternatif dalam setiap permasalahan, namun demikian tetap tegas dan jelas sehingga menjadi kenyamanan tersendiri bagi mustami. Ketiga, MPI membuka peluang bagi dai-dai lain yang berasal dari Nahdhatul Ulama, Persatuan Islam, Muhammadiyah, Persatuan Umat Islam dan organisasi keagamaan lainnya atau praktisi akademisi untuk menjadi narasumber dan saling bahu membahu dalam rangka mencerdaskan umat, sehingga terjalin harmoni ditengah heterogenitas keberagamaan. Keempat, MPI hadir untuk memadukan nilai-nilai agama dengan budaya dan kearifan lokal yang yang diimplementasikan melalui model dakwah dengan mengedepankan spirit harmoni.  Kata Kunci: Majelis Percikan Iman, Dakwah, Harmoni, Organisasi Keagamaan, Bandung.   Abstract This article presents the results of research on the role of Majelis Percikan Iman (MPI) in bulding harmony in the heterogeneity of religious organizations in the Bandung city. This theme is important to study because there were many frictions between majelis taklim due to differences in ideas and views. This research was conducted with a descriptive qualitative approach. Data collection was done by interviewing, observing and studying literature on various documents related to the research theme. Based on the results of inductive analysis, some conclusions could be drawn as follows: First, the model of Ustadz Aam Amirudin's delivery which was friendly, relaxed and did not impeach certain groups in the learning process was the main attraction for MPI members from various ages and religious organizations. Second, various answers given by Ustadz Aam Amirudin in the question-and-answer session always provided alternatives in every problem, but remain decisive and clear, so that it brought a cosiness for the listeners. Third, MPI opened up opportunities for other Dai from Nahdhatul Ulama, Persatuan Islam, Muhammadiyah, Persatuan Umat Islam and other religious organizations or academic practitioners to be speakers in order to create a mutual support to educate the people, so that harmony was established in the heterogeneity of religiosity. Fourth, MPI is present to integrate religious values with culture and local wisdom that are implemented through the da'wah model by promoting the spirit of harmony. Keywords: Majelis Percikan Iman, Harmony Dakwah, Religious Organization and Bandung City.

scholarly journals THE POLITICS OF SOCIALIST EDUCATION IN GHANA: THE KWAME NKRUMAH IDEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, 1961–6

2019 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 407-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
GERARDO SERRA ◽  
FRANK GERITS
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Kwame Nkrumah ◽  
Education In Ghana ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Changing Role ◽  
Shed Light

ABSTRACTThis article reconstructs the trajectory of the Kwame Nkrumah Ideological Institute (KNII) to shed light on the politics of socialist education in 1960s Ghana. On the basis of archival evidence, it explores the changing role of the institute in the making of Nkrumahism as public discourse and documents the evolving relationship between the universalism of Marxism-Leninism and the quest for more local political iconographies centred on Nkrumah's life and work. Secondly, the article analyses the individual motivations and experiences of a sample of foreign lecturers. The article suggests that ideological institutes offer insights into the processes by which official ideologies were created and disseminated, a foil through which to interrogate the usages and appropriation of social sciences education, and a window onto the multiple ways in which local and foreign agents negotiated their identities and political participation in African socialist experiments.

The role of organizational culture in normalizing paramedic exposure to violence

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Mausz ◽  
Mandy Johnston ◽  
Elizabeth Anne Donnelly
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Urban Service ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Constructivist Epistemology ◽  
Inductive Thematic Analysis ◽  
Shed Light

Purpose Violence against paramedics is a complex – but underreported – problem. Extant research suggests organizational culture may play a role in sustaining cultural norms that downplay the significance and limit reporting. The purpose of this paper is to qualitatively explore paramedics’ experience with violence, with particular emphasis on understanding how organizational culture contributes to under-reporting. Design/methodology/approach The authors surveyed paramedics from a single, large, urban service in Ontario, Canada, asking participants to describe their experiences with violence, including whether – and why or why not – the incidents were reported. Within a constructivist epistemology, we used inductive thematic analysis with successive rounds of coding to identify and then define features of organizational culture that limit reporting. Findings A total of 196 (33% of eligible) paramedics completed the survey. Fully 98% of participants disclosed having experienced some form of violence; however, only a minority (40%) reported the incidents to management, or the police (21%). The authors defined a framework within which a lack of support from management, and consequences for offenders, implicitly positions the ability of paramedics to “brush off” violent encounters as an expected professional competency. Disclosing emotional or psychological distress in response to violent encounters invited questions as to whether the individual is personally suited to paramedic work. Originality/value While the extant research has indicated that underreporting is a problem, the findings shed light on why – a critical first step in addressing what has been described as a serious public health problem.

DLK1-DIO3 Region as a Source of Candidate Tumor Suppressor miRNAs in Papil- Lary Thyroid Carcinoma

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardo Augusto Marson ◽  
Letícia Ferreira Alves ◽  
Micheli Severo Sielski ◽  
Cristina Pontes Vicente ◽  
Edna Teruko Kimura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tumor Suppressor ◽  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Genomic Region ◽  
And Migration ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Computational Resources ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Tumor Suppressor Mirnas ◽  
Shed Light

Abstract Background: DLK1-DIO3 genomic region comprises one of the largest microRNA (miRNAs) clusters in human genome. In previous studies we showed the downregulation of several miRNAs from the genomic region in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Due to the large number of miRNAs within this region the individual contribution of these molecules to PTC development and progression remains unclear. Methods: We used different computational resources to clarify the contribution of DLK1-DIO3-derived miRNAs to PTC. Results: Our analysis suggests that 12 miRNAs from this region cooperate to modulate distinct cancer-relevant biological processes, potentially responding for most of the impact of DLK1-DIO3-derived miRNAs to PTC development and progression. The overexpression of miR-485-5p in two PTC cell lines decreased proliferation and migration, confirming the biological relevance of in silico data. Conclusion: Our results shed light on the role of DLK1-DIO3 region, harboring several tumor suppressor miRNAs in thyroid cancer and open perspectives for the functional exploration of these miRNAs as therapeutic targets for PTC.

The Rhetoric of Empire in the Scottish Mission in North America, 1732–63

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-37
Author(s):  
Jamie J. Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
North America ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Moral Improvement ◽  
The World ◽  
Imperial Expansion ◽  
William Robertson ◽  
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In 1755, William Robertson delivered a sermon before the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge, entitled The Situation of the World at the Time of Christ's Appearance…. He addresses British imperial expansion and its prospects for civil and moral improvement, while denouncing the moral decay manifest in the growth of slavery and exploitation of natives. Through advocating a considered balance between submission to revealed religious principles and the exercise of reason, Robertson stresses the necessity of both for promoting virtue and preventing vice. The SSPCK, an organisation dedicated to spreading ‘reformed Christianity’ as a catalyst of cultural progress (and thus the growth of virtue) among rural Scots and Natives in North America, was responding to a perceived lack of government commitment to this very task. Empire provided the framework for mission, yet the government's secular agenda often outweighed religious commitments. This article makes use of SSPCK sermons from the eighteenth century to trace the attitudes of Scottish churchmen and missionaries towards the institutions and motives driving empire, in a period when they too were among its most prominent agents. This will shed light on the Scottish church's developing views on empire, evangelism, race, improvability and the role of government.

scholarly journals The region and the smaller enterprise: A discussion of appropriate investigative methodologies

2003 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Pownall
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Development Research ◽  
Research Themes ◽  
Ex Ante ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Aid Policy ◽  
Shed Light

Regional policy instruments are typically driven by economic rationales, from either a firm or industrial perspective. Yet too often, these rationales are taken as ex ante to the contexts within which firms and industries compete. Recent regional development research has urged a better link be developed between the individual, the firm, and their context, so as to understand the role of regions in supporting effective competitiveness of organizations. In this article, recent research themes are explored that may shed light on the nature of this relationship and that can be developed into an investigative methodology that could aid policy practitioners in generating policy instruments that reflect differing societal constructions of SME reality.

scholarly journals To forsvar for teologien: trykkefrihet og teologiske tekstkulturer i svenske og danske tidsskrifter på slutten av 1700-tallet

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 161-182
Author(s):  
Merethe Roos
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Freedom Of The Press ◽  
Close Reading ◽  
Religious Issues ◽  
Christian Teaching ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Shed Light

Defending Theology: Freedom of the Press and Theological Textual Cultures in Swedish and Danish Periodicals at the Turn of the Eighteenth CenturyThis article examines the relationship between theology and freedom of the press in the periodicals Läsning i blandade ämnen (Stockholm 1797–1801) and Minerva (Copenhagen, 1785–1801). Sweden and Denmark were subject to different press regulations in the last decades of the eighteenth century, not least concerning theological issues. The editors of the periodicals in question sought to contribute to general enlightenment, and each of them published texts thematizing theological and religious issues. Through close reading of theological texts from these periodicals, the present study aims to demonstrate how the different press regulations in the two countries entailed a need for different presentations of Christian ideas during a period when dogmatic Christian teaching was challenged. This will in turn shed light on the role of these periodicals as far as public opinion regarding theology and theological themes in general is concerned.

scholarly journals MAIN THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF THE PROBLEM OF SELF-EFFICIENCY OF A SOCIAL SERVICES SPECIALIST’S INDIVIDUALITY

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-195
Author(s):  
Nataliya Onopriyenko-Kapustina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
The Self ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Essential Factor ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Psychological Training ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Individual

The article presents the results of theoretical analysis of scientific approaches to the self-efficacy problem study of the individual in general and the social services specialist, in particular. The research stated the ambiguity of the interpretation of the concept of “self-efficacy” and, at the same time, the role of self-efficacy in successful professional activity. We identified the main approaches to the study of the self-efficacy problem study of the individual and related concepts, which are: socio-cognitive psychoanalytic behavioural; personal and activity; humanistic; subjective; effective; competence; resource, acmeological approach, etc. We proposed the acmeological approach as a basis in the context of the study of the self-efficacy problems, and its development, within which self-efficacy should be considered as an essential factor in achieving professional social specialists’ “acme”. It is shown that self-efficacy should be studied because of the possibility of its development in specially organized psychological training and socio-psychological support of specialists’ self-efficacy, their beliefs, belief in their ability to implement activities, evaluation of their effectiveness and expectations for self-realization, and professional activity.

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