The Relationship Between Carbon Disclosure Project Scores and Global 500 Companies: A Perspective From National Culture

This research aims to examine the relationship between voluntary carbon disclosures and national cultures of Global 500 companies that direct the world economy. The research is essential in terms of showing the results of the Paris agreement, which is considered to have an impact on climate change, one of the most outstanding variables affecting sustainability, in the national context. Our study is one of the few on the sustainability theories (stakeholder, legitimacy, signaling, and system) and the relationship between carbon disclosures and the context of national culture both. As a consequence of this research, the relationships between Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) data and the national culture to which Global 500 companies belong were determined. In this context, CDP climate scores also differ in five dimensions (uncertainty avoidance, individualism, power distance, long-term orientation, indulgence) other than Hofstede’s masculinity dimension. CDP’s water security values differ only in the social aspect to avoid uncertainty. Also, we find that the Paris agreement makes a difference in carbon disclosures.

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INTERCONNECTION OF METACOGNITION AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS IN CHILDHOOD: CULTURAL-HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Moscow University Psychology Bulletin ◽

10.11621/vsp.2021.01.04 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 79-113

Author(s):

A.N. Veraksa ◽

N.E. Veraksa

Keyword(s):

Academic Success ◽

Executive Functions ◽

Emotional Regulation ◽

Behavioral Control ◽

Self Regulation ◽

Historical Context ◽

Social Aspect ◽

The Social ◽

The Relationship

The review is devoted to the relationship between executive functions and metacognition in the context of a cultural-historical perspective. On the basis of the research carried out over the past 15 years, the commonality and differences of these constructs are shown. Special attention is paid to the development of executive functions and metacognition, their connection with the academic success of children, the role of the social aspect in their formation. The importance of an adult in the directed formation of metacognition and self-regulation is shown, which confirms the provisions of the cultural-historical theory. Within the framework of the cultural-historical paradigm, several mechanisms for the development of executive functions are considered: imitation based on understanding; sign mediation; as well as communication in a social developmental situation. L.S. Vygotsky noted that higher mental functions arise on the basis of real interactions of people, are interiorized, turning into psychological functions. The review showed that one of the most common models of the structure of executive functions is a model that includes such components as “working memory”, “inhibitory control” and “cognitive flexibility”. Based on the analysis, it is possible to assert the influence of J. Piaget’s concept on the development of executive functions. A certain difficulty is caused by the explanation of emotional regulation in the context of metacognitive problems. At the same time, L.S. Vygotsky spoke about the unity of affect and intellect, which suggests the existence behavioral control and, in particular, of emotional processes at the level of metacognitive processes.

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Duše předmětu a tělo modlitby aneb zkoumání sociologických nejistot na případu Sóka Gakkai International

Sociální studia / Social Studies ◽

10.5817/soc2020-2-53 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 53-69

Author(s):

Petra Tlčimuková

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Network Theory ◽

Actor Network Theory ◽

Sociology Of Religion ◽

Black Boxes ◽

The Social ◽

Soka Gakkai ◽

The Relationship

This case study presents the results of long-term original ethnographic research on the international Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai International (SGI). It focuses on the relationship between the material and immaterial and deals with the question of how to study them in the sociology of religion. The analysis builds upon the critique of the modernist paradigm and related research of religion in the social sciences as presented by Harman, Law and Latour. The methodology draws on the approach of Actor-Network Theory as presented by Bruno Latour, and pursues object-oriented ethnography, for the sake of which the concept of iconoclash is borrowed. This approach is applied to the research which focused on the key counterparts in the Buddhist praxis of SGI ‒ the phrase daimoku and the scroll called Gohonzon. The analysis deals mainly with the sources of sociological uncertainties related to the agency of the scroll. It looks at the processes concerning the establishing and dissolving of connections among involved elements, it opens up the black-boxes and proposes answers to the question of new conceptions of the physical as seen through Gohonzon.

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The relationship between net GHG emissions and radiative forcing with an application to Article 4.1 of the Paris Agreement.

10.21203/rs.3.rs-1022455/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Tom M. L. Wigley

Keyword(s):

Global Warming ◽

Radiative Forcing ◽

Ghg Emissions ◽

Zero Point ◽

Paris Agreement ◽

Test Case ◽

Net Zero ◽

Global Warming Potentials ◽

The Relationship

Abstract This paper provides an assessment of Article 4.1 of the Paris Agreement on climate; the main goal of which is to provide guidance on how “to achieve the long-term temperature goal set out in Article 2”. Paraphrasing, Article 4.1 says that, to achieve this end, we should decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions so that net anthropogenic GHG emissions fall to zero in the second half of this century. To aggregate net GHG emissions, 100-year Global Warming Potentials (GWP-100) are commonly used to convert non-CO2 emissions to equivalent CO2 emissions. As a test case using methane, temperature projections using GWP-100 scaling are shown to be seriously in error. This throws doubt on the use of GWP-100 scaling to estimate net GHG emissions. An alternative method to determine the net-zero point for GHG emissions based on radiative forcing is derived. This shows that the net-zero point needs to be reached as early as 2036, much sooner than in the Article 4.1 window. Other scientific flaws in Article 4.1 that further undermine its purpose to guide efforts to achieve the Article 2 temperature targets are discussed.

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Neurobiological and psychosomatic aspects of infertility in women

Vestnik nevrologii, psihiatrii i nejrohirurgii (Bulletin of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery) ◽

10.33920/med-01-2011-03 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 21-28

Author(s):

N. N. Stenyaeva ◽

D. F. Chritinin

Keyword(s):

Reproductive Medicine ◽

Term Treatment ◽

Social Consequences ◽

Mental Illnesses ◽

The Social ◽

Long Term Treatment ◽

Psychosomatic Aspects ◽

Long Term Impact ◽

The Relationship

In recent years, ideas about the regulation of the autonomic functions of the human body and the psychosomatic effects of sex hormones have expanded significantly. Dysregulation of the HPG-axis is involved in the pathogenesis of a number of stressassociated mental illnesses. Infertility and its long-term treatment is characterized by a long-term impact on patients of various stressful factors. Reproductive medicine has now made impressive advances in biotechnology. Reproductive medicine has now achieved impressive success due to the revolutionary development of biotechnologies. Nevertheless, a significant number of couples have to struggle unsuccessfully with infertility for many years, and the social consequences of this are extremely significant for the family and society as a whole. Taking into account the relationship between the mental and somatic health of infertile women, greater attention of clinicians to the mental sphere of patients, providing forced childless couples with the necessary psychological and psychiatric care will reduce stress during infertility treatment and increase patient satisfaction.

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Ethos, Pathos, and Logos of Doing Business Abroad

Transcultural Marketing for Incremental and Radical Innovation - Advances in Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, and E-Services ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-4749-7.ch012 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 255-280 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Ben Tran

Keyword(s):

National Culture ◽

International Marketing ◽

Radical Innovation ◽

Five Dimensions ◽

Fifth Dimension ◽

Doing Business ◽

Key Factor ◽

Marketing Activities

Marketing, by definition, is the performance of business activities of directing the flow of products and services from producer to consumer. By definition, international marketing is the performance of marketing activities across two or more countries. Transcultural marketing, by definition, is the performance of business activities of directing the flow of products and services from producer to consumer across two or more countries’ core ethos, pathos, and logos. The root of all countries’ core ethos, pathos, and logos is its culture. The purpose of this chapter is to analyze transcultural marketing for incremental and radical innovation based on the key factor of culture in transcultural. As such, Geert Hofstede’s five dimensions of national culture are utilized and analyzed in relation to transcultural marketing. Hofstede’s fifth dimension is long-term orientation (and) is the most difficult because it is the newest of the dimensions and the least familiar to Western researchers.

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NATIONAL CULTURE DIMENSIONS AND DEGREE OF INNOVATION

International Journal of Innovation Management ◽

10.1142/s136391961730001x ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 21 (01) ◽

pp. 1730001 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

ALEXANDRE LUIS PRIM ◽

LUIZ STEPHANY FILHO ◽

GUILHERME AUGUSTO CAVALLARO ZAMUR ◽

LUIZ CARLOS DI SERIO

Keyword(s):

National Culture ◽

National Level ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Cultural Dimensions ◽

National Cultures ◽

Global Innovation ◽

Culture Dimensions ◽

The Relationship ◽

Degree Of Innovation

The objective of this research is to analyse the relationship between cultural dimensions and the degree of innovation at the national level. For such, secondary data were collected relating to Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and the Global Innovation Index (GII). They were analysed using multiple linear technical regressions based on a sample of 72 countries. The results reveal the existence of three cultural dimensions associated with innovation outputs (technology and creativity): individualism, long-term orientation and indulgence, while a partially supported relationship was encountered for the power distance, uncertainty avoidance, and masculinity dimensions. National cultures were also classified as being competitive, planning, hierarchical or benevolent, to distinguish the most innovation-driven cultures. This evidence contributes to the innovation and competitiveness perspective, in which the intrinsic values of a national culture can favour the development of innovation and raise the competitiveness level of both nations and organisations.

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Undergraduate Rehabilitation Accreditation as a Tool in the Social Justice Movement

Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

10.1891/jarc-d-20-00021 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 51 (4) ◽

pp. 323-333

Author(s):

Penny Pears Willmering

Keyword(s):

Social Justice ◽

Professional Identity ◽

Curriculum Standards ◽

Short Term ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

The Social ◽

New Curriculum ◽

Financial Challenges ◽

The Relationship

Accreditation of undergraduate rehabilitation education (URE) programs is a tool to further the cause of social justice. In addition to supporting this statement, this article explores the relationship between URE, accreditation curriculum, and the training of graduates to facilitate justice for all members of society. The social justice struggle for accreditation equity for URE is reviewed, as well as continued threats to accreditation, and the need for consistent professional identity and nomenclature. The new accreditation curriculum standards and their attention to social justice concepts is discussed. Accreditation advantages and disadvantages as they relate to justice are offered. Advantages include the strength of consistency of curriculum, while disadvantages involve leaning toward homogenization of the course of study, and a threat of return to a paternalistic view of consumers. In addition, financial challenges presented by the pandemic to URE programs is discussed, along with a strategy to address those issues. An analysis of advantages and disadvantages to accreditation as it relates to social justice and consumers reveals that benefits far outweigh potential issues. Further, short-term and long-term strategies to address threats to accreditation, challenges to consistent names for the profession, its graduates and professional scope, and a stratagem to address nomenclature is offered. Finally, strategies to strengthen the new curriculum to reflect current day understanding of social justice are presented. The country has awakened to social justice issues, and is time that intentional curriculum, driven by accreditation, trains graduates to become social justice advocates and allies.

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The Time Analysis of Material Flow with Methods Time Measurement - Contribution to CSR Implementation at the Level of Industrial Production I

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.309.302 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 309 ◽

pp. 302-308

Author(s):

Rastislav Beňo ◽

Gabriela Hrdinová ◽

Peter Sakál ◽

Lubomir Šmida

Keyword(s):

Corporate Social Responsibility ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

Social Aspect ◽

Europe 2020 ◽

The Social ◽

The Status ◽

Management Hierarchy ◽

Grassroots Level ◽

Corporate Social

In the light of the strategy Europe 2020, which is focused on smart, sustainable and inclusive growth [ and the document: Renewed EU Strategy for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for the period 2011 to 2014, together with the opinion of the Section for Employment, Social Affairs and Citizenship [ a targeted focus on CSR becomes the objective necessity for the companies. Through the CSR companies can achieved the long-term confidence of employees and customers, thereby the environment that allows innovation and growth can create. According to the idea of: Think globally, act locally is necessary to act socially and responsibly already at grassroots level of management hierarchy, whereby during the fulfilment the social aspect of corporate social responsibility is necessary to respect the status of employees, their physical and mental possibilities.

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Strategic Alliances & Customer Impact: A Case Study Of Community Hospitals

Journal of Business & Economics Research (JBER) ◽

10.19030/jber.v8i9.755 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 8 (9) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mary Helen McSweeney-Feld ◽

Suzanne Discenza ◽

George L. De Feis

Keyword(s):

Social Structure ◽

Strategic Alliances ◽

Strategic Alliance ◽

Font Size ◽

The Social ◽

Formal Relationship ◽

Alliance Partners ◽

The Relationship

A strategic alliance (SA) is a mutually beneficial long-term formal relationship formed between two or more parties to pursue a set of agreed upon goals or to meet a critical business need while remaining independent organizations.  It is a synergistic arrangement whereby two or more organizations agree to cooperate in the carrying out of a business activity where each brings different strengths and capabilities to the arrangement.  The social structure of alliances has been considered previously (Gulati 1995, et al.), so instead of discussing the social structure relative to alliance partners, this paper looks at the relationship between the dyad alliance entity and its customer(s).  This newer aspect is particularly important when there are differences in trust and culture to consider (Das & Teng 1998) between alliance partners.  Other considerations include authority, governance and structure, conflict, and the make-up of the strategic alliance, its partners, and the customer(s).

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The transfer of knowledge and the problems of identity in a managed and online context

Nordic Journal of Social Research ◽

10.7577/njsr.2061 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

Author(s):

Inge Hermanrud

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Social Aspects ◽

Special Consideration ◽

Social Aspect ◽

Transfer Of Knowledge ◽

Construction Of Identity ◽

The Social ◽

The Relationship

The purpose of this article is to look into the social aspect of learning, and in particular how the construction of identity influences the transfer of knowledge in a managed and online context. The relationship between the ‘old-timer’ and the ‘newcomer’ is given special consideration through a qualitative study of the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority. The study shows that inspectors construct their identity and categorize others in a way that creates barriers to the transfer of knowledge, constructions that are influenced by managerial participation. This article contributes to our understanding of how social aspects influence the transfer of knowledge between old-timers and newcomers in a managed and online context.

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