scholarly journals Introduction to the First Special Issue on Pandemics

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-245
Author(s):  
Ronn Pineo
Keyword(s):  
South Asia ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The World ◽  
Developing Societies ◽  
The Impact

This issue of the Journal of Developing Societies is the first of two special issues addressing key pandemic developments from around the world. This issue focuses on COVID-19, especially looking at the impact on developing societies. The articles analyze events in Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Norway, South Asia, China, and the Philippines.

International Variations in the Benefits of Feasible Diversification Strategies

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (04) ◽  
pp. 1550022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wan-Jiun Paul Chiou ◽  
Vigdis W Boasson
Keyword(s):  
South Asia ◽  
Home Bias ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Portfolio Diversification ◽  
Short Sales ◽  
International Investments ◽  
Wealth Management ◽  
Diversification Strategies ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact

We examine the international variations in portfolio diversification benefits from an angle of global wealth management. We directly model the impact of widely observed phenomenon, home bias and no short-sales, on international investments with the aim to establish feasible diversification strategies and to identify which countries and/or regions are target markets for wealth management. Our results indicate that investors in less developed countries, particularly in East Asia and South Asia, reap greater benefits from international diversification than investors in the rest of the world. These benefits are particularly noticeable in volatility reduction. Our results reveal important insights for global wealth management.

The Lotus and the Rose

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-61
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Logan
Keyword(s):  
The Philippines ◽  
American Empire ◽  
Commercial World ◽  
The World ◽  
International Exposition ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City ◽  
The Rose

Planners of San Francisco’s 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition wanted to present their city as the center of an American empire that stretched from Maine to the Philippines. The fair’s head landscape engineer John McLaren and his team spent three years planning and planting the fairgrounds to reinforce this message. They used plants and flowers from around the world to show off California’s gentle climate, and convey to visitors the idea that the city was at the center of the commercial world. This article details the work that McLaren’s crews undertook, analyzes three sections of the fairgrounds, and discusses the impact the fair’s landscaping made on visitors.

scholarly journals Editor's welcome, PORTAL, Vol. 1, No. 2, July 2004

2005 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Allatson
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
German Studies ◽  
Editorial Committee ◽  
The World

Since the highly successful inauguration of PORTAL in January 2004, we have received many kind expressions of support from international studies practitioners in a range of fields, and from such places as Canada, Italy, Mexico, Nigeria, New Zealand, Spain, Trinidad, the U.K., and the U.S.A. Particularly gratifying have been the endorsements of the journal and its publishing aims by people involved in their own electronic publishing enterprises. For their generous responses to PORTAL, the Editorial Committee would like to express its collective appreciation to the following people: Professor Jean-Marie Volet, of the University of Western Australia, and the guiding editor of the ground-breaking e-journal Mots Pluriels (www.arts.uwa.edu.au/MotsPluriels); and Francis Leo Collins, member of the Editorial Committee for the Graduate Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (GJAPS), based in Auckland, New Zealand. PORTAL's readers may be interested in the current call for papers from GJAPS (www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/gjaps), for a special issue on "Imagining the Asia-Pacific" (deadline October 31, 2004). This issue of PORTAL contains essays that cover wide terrain: the Chilean diasporic community in Australia; the world of German intellectuals; contemporary Mexican socio-political movements; rural-urban migration in China; and transnational advocacy networks and election monitoring in the Philippines, Chile, Nicaragua and Mexico. In the cultural section of this issue, we are delighted to present a short story from the noted German Studies scholar Anthony Stephens, and the first half of a beautiful, deeply poetic and haunting novel entitled Son, from the London-based writer and art-critic Jennifer Higgie. The novel’s second and final part will appear in PORTAL vol. 2, no. 1, in January 2005. On a different note, we would like to express our support for the inaugural Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, to be held in Ubud, Bali, from October 11 to 17, 2004. The Festival, which is attracting interest from writers across the world, maintains a website at: http://www.ubudwritersfestival.com/ Finally, I would like to remind readers that the next issue of PORTAL (vol. 2, no. 1, January 2005) will be a special issue devoted to "Exile and Social Transformation." I would also like to encourage international studies practitioners and cultural producers working anywhere in the world to submit material for future issues. Paul Allatson, Chair, PORTAL Editorial Committee

The Societal Impact of the World Wide Web-Key Challenges for the 21st Century

2011 ◽  
pp. 32-51
Author(s):  
Janice M. Burn ◽  
Karen D. Loch
Keyword(s):  
World Wide Web ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
21St Century ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Disadvantaged Groups ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Information Society ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
Developing Societies ◽  
The Impact

This paper addresses the impact of information technology (IT) and the World Wide Web (WWW) on the 21st century and the challenges which we will face as responsible members of a dynamically changing society. Reviewing the spread of potentially alienating technology, the paper highlights the implications for change with reference to the “haves” and the “have nots” — developing societies, economically disadvantaged groups, women and children. The authors argue that organisational, sociological and cultural factors may inhibit an effective transformation to a global Information Society. Particular consideration is given to policies, infrastructure, human resources and development responsibilities in developing societies.

Deposit Collectors

2006 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nava Ashraf ◽  
Dean Karlan ◽  
Wesley Yin
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Transaction Costs ◽  
Randomized Control Trial ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Household Bargaining ◽  
Banking Services ◽  
The World ◽  
Randomized Control ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Informal lending and savings institutions exist around the world, and often include regular door-to-door deposit collection of cash. Some banks have adopted similar services in order to expand access to banking services in areas that lack physical branches. Using a randomized control trial, we investigate determinants of participation in a deposit collection service and evaluate the impact of offering the service for micro-savers of a rural bank in the Philippines. Of 137 individuals offered the service in the treatment group, 38 agreed to sign-up, and 20 regularly used the service. Take-up is predicted by distance to the bank (a measure of transaction costs of depositing without the service) as well as being married (a suggestion that household bargaining issues are important). Those offered the service saved 188 pesos more (which equates to about a 25% increase in savings stock) and were slightly less likely to borrow from the bank.

scholarly journals Elections in Indo-Pacific: 2019: Introduction to the Special Issue

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-5
Author(s):  
Purnendra Jain
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Politics ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
National Politics ◽  
Extensive Experience ◽  
Political Landscape ◽  
The World

This special issue presents analyses of the elections in India, Japan, Thailand, the Philippines and Australia, each written by a specialist with extensive experience of domestic politics and elections in their country of study. These articles offer detail and rich analysis of the elections in the five Indo- Pacific countries, all held in 2019. The analyses presented in this issue reveal some clear trends emerging from these elections. First, the ruling parties in each of these countries were returned to power or given endorsements, producing continuity in government. Second, in most cases the opposition forces seem frail and divided. Third, on the Asian political landscape, as in many other countries around the world, conservative nationalist and right-wing populist leaders dominate national politics.

scholarly journals Introduction to the Special Issue “A Systemic Perspective on Urban Food Supply: Assessing Different Types of Urban Agriculture”

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3798
Author(s):  
Martina Artmann ◽  
Kathrin Specht ◽  
Jan Vávra ◽  
Marius Rommel
Keyword(s):  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Integrative Assessment ◽  
Urban Food Production ◽  
The Impact

The production of food within cities through urban agriculture can be considered as a nature-based solution and is argued to be an important response to the current COVID-19 pandemic as well as to climate change and other urban challenges. However, current research on urban agriculture is still fragmented, calling for a systematic and integrative assessment of different forms of urban agriculture and the drivers and constraints for their effective realization. In this context, the Special Issue presents conceptual and empirical research articles from around the world on the impact and implementation potential of various types of urban agriculture. The studies of this Special Issue cover a broad range of impact and implementation dimensions, asssessment methods and geographical backgrounds that can support future studies to develop a systemic perspective on urban food production.

Green lifestyle moderates GHRM’s impact on job performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (7) ◽  
pp. 857-872 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheena Fatima Paro Ragas ◽  
Flora Mae Angub Tantay ◽  
Lorraine Joyce Co Chua ◽  
Carolyn Marie Concha Sunio
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Green Lifestyle

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the moderating role of green lifestyle to the impact of green human resource management (GHRM) on employee’s job performance from various industries and a possible spillover of GHRM to employee’s lifestyle. Design/methodology/approach Structural equation modeling and exploratory factor analysis were utilized in order to determine the relationship of the variables. A survey questionnaire was distributed to 332 respondents from various private industries who were randomly selected for this study. Findings This study shows that the implementation of GHRM has an effect on an employee’s lifestyle and also on their job performance. It suggests that organizations can contribute to the environment and also maintain employees’ good performance. Research limitations/implications Considering the locus of the study, it was restricted to industries from the National Capital Region in the Philippines. The study was also limited to industries who are ISO14001 certified, aiming for that certification, or implementing green practices. The survey was also not disseminated according to age groups and gender. Therefore, researchers are encouraged to explore further the effects of these variables to other factors. Practical implications This study may encourage human resource practitioners to implement GHRM practices in the workplace to motivate employees to participate in greening the world. Originality/value This study brings great importance to the implementation of GHRM as it is needed by the current status of the world.

scholarly journals Towards an Overview of Nursi Studies in India

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Dr. Muhammad Dawood Sofi
Keyword(s):  
South Asia ◽  
First Century ◽  
Translation Research ◽  
Indian People ◽  
The World ◽  
The One ◽  
Muslim Communities ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Said Nursi

The impact of Said Nursi and his movement has virtually crossed geographical boundaries and has made inroads in various regions and continents, including South Asia. In this direction, this paper makes an overview of various fields of activities on Nursi Studies in India - a country home to the one of the largest Muslim communities (living as minorities) in the world - ranging from conferences, symposiums, workshops to translation, research, Dersane gatherings, and inclusion of Said Nursi in the curriculum. The paper focuses on the developments of Nursi studies in India that took place in the beginning of the second decade of the twenty-first century. It also analyses how Said Nursi was introduced in India and how Indian people reacted to his message and mission.

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