Introduction

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Filippo Barbera ◽  
Ian Rees Jones
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Private Consumption ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Economic Thinking ◽  
First Time

Introduction chapter focuses on the principles of the modern foundational economy and its role in renewing citizenship nforming public policy are explored for the first time. Challenging mainstream social and economic thinking, the book shows how foundational economy experiments at different scales can foster radical social innovation through collective, rather than private, consumption.

ManAGEment: the challenges of global age diversity for corporations and governments

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 553-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
John F. Mahon ◽  
Carla C.J.M. Millar
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Aging Workforce ◽  
Corporate Policies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Age Diversity ◽  
Dependency Ratios ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
Global Age ◽  
The Impact ◽  
First Time

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the challenges, worldwide of managing an aging workforce. The paper offers suggestions for public policy and for individual organizational approaches to developing, managing and motivating an aging workforce. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews in depth international literature, public policies and corporate policies that deal with an aging workforce. Findings – In virtually every nation in the world, society is aging and the costs to society – on multiple dimensions demand organizational action and changes in public policy. For the first time in recorded history the number of people aged 65+ will exceed those 15 and under starting in 2015. It is also predicted that those 80+ will be greater than those under 15 in Europe by 2060. Originality/value – This paper explores the impact of a worldwide aging society on the management of organizations and the demands that this aging will place on public policy. It addresses the profound impacts of changing dependency ratios on nations and on their future competitiveness.

scholarly journals “It Won’t Go Viral”: Documenting the Charter of Quebec Values and Talking Theory on YouTube

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Audette-Longo ◽  
Mariam Esseghaier ◽  
Marie Eve Lefebvre
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Communication Studies ◽  
Public Projects ◽  
Online Tools ◽  
Débat Public ◽  
First Time

This Research in Brief reflects upon how postsecondary resources were used to create a feminist, free, online, and pedagogical documentary about the Charter of Québec Values in 2013–2014, to intervene in the mediated story of the legislation and to influence public policy. The authors discuss the scholarly context that influenced their documentary-making approach, as well as their process as first-time producers, and argue for the use of online tools to insert communication studies into a field of debate. They conclude by offering three recommendations for those who wish to undertake similar public projects from within the academy, focused on evaluating storytelling models, pursuing funding, and engaging members of the broader community.RÉSUMÉ Cet article se penche sur l’utilisation de ressources postsecondaires dans la production d’un documentaire pédagogique féministe disponible en ligne gratuitement portant sur la Charte des valeurs québécoises de 2013-2014, documentaire qui avait comme objectif d’intervenir dans le débat médiatique et d’avoir un impact sur les politiques gouvernementales. Les auteures abordent le contexte académique dans lequel leur démarche prend racine ainsi que la manière dont elles ont perçu leur première expérience de production, et plaident en faveur de l’utilisation des outils en ligne afin de permettre aux théories de la communication de s’immiscer dans le débat public. Elles concluent en partageant leurs recommandation aux universitaires qui souhaiteraient initier un projet similaire, en mettant l’accent sur l’analyse des modèles narratifs, sur la recherche de financement, ainsi que sur l’importance d’impliquer les membres de la communauté dans son ensemble. 

Introducing social innovation

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Baglioni ◽  
Stephen Sinclair
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Policy Reform ◽  
Labour Markets ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
Welfare Systems ◽  
Public Organisations

The introductory chapter outlines some of the major social changes (e.g. in demography, employment and labour markets) which pose significant challenges to established social welfare systems. It discusses how and why social innovation has emerged and been promoted as a response to these challenges. The chapter clarifies the meaning of social innovation by considering how it has been defined, and explains how it relates to innovation in technology and business, and how it differs from social enterprise. Examples of social innovations are provided which illustrate the wide range of activities and diverse forms they take. A typology is provided to classify these variants. The nature of innovation within public organisations is discussed (i.e. intrepreneurialism). The chapter concludes by setting out some of the questions which should be asked of social innovation in relation to social and public policy reform.

Competition versus interaction as a way to promote innovation in the construction industry

IMP Journal ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malena Ingemansson Havenvid
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Competitive Strategies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Construction Firms ◽  
External Focus ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Conscious Choice ◽  
Economic Thinking

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the link between economic thinking and public policy, two ways of promoting innovation are reviewed – competition and interaction. The competition perspective is illustrated by Schumpeterian-inspired growth economics, while the role of inter-organisational interaction is shown by the industrial network theory. Design/methodology/approach – The construction sector is used as an example of a politically critiqued industry regarding low innovativeness and productivity, through which the two different views are outlined and compared. The main differences of these two perspectives are outlined as: the organisational unit of analysis (the firm vs the relationship and network), how knowledge is created and spread (exogenous vs endogenous to economic exchange), and the value-creation processes (internal vs external focus). Findings – The two views are essential different and therefore should cancel each other out if implemented simultaneously. Consequently, a conscious choice as to which view should be used within a public policy for promoting innovation must be made. It is concluded that, while both types of economic thinking can be used to promote innovation in this industry, a fundamental difference could arise if construction firms continue to pursue mainly competitive strategies at the expense of addressing its interactional problems. Practical implications – Finally, a set of questions that policymakers need to consider in relation to the three fundamental issues addressed above is discussed. Originality/value – The paper adds to the discussion of how to increase the innovativeness in the construction industry in a novel way by comparing two distinctly different theoretical perspectives on how this is best handled.

Cultural dimensions and moral reasoning: a comparative study

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (5/6) ◽  
pp. 335-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Joseph Wilhelm ◽  
Panom Gunawong
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Moral Reasoning ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Copyright Holder ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Geert Hofstede ◽  
The Usa ◽  
First Time

Purpose – Moral reasoning research in Western cultures is grounded primarily in Kohlbergian cognitive moral theory. Enumerable investigations about the psychological determinants and cultural dimensions of moral reasoning have provided significant insights about Western decision making and contributed to Western organizational behavioral theory. However, inquiry about these same constructs and how they may interact with moral reasoning in non-Western Southeast Asian trading partner countries has not provided comparable insights. The purpose of this paper is to remedy that by comparing predominant cultural dimensions to levels of moral reasoning in student and graduate populations in Thailand and the USA. Design/methodology/approach – The Defining Issues Test (DIT) measurement of moral reasoning (Rest et al., 1999) and the Values Survey Module (VSM) 2013 (Hofstede and Minkov, 2013) were translated for the first time into Thai, pilot tested, and used to gather cultural and moral reasoning data in Thailand. The same English version instruments were used to gather comparable data among similarly matched US samples. Comparisons are presented in this paper, and differences in approaches to moral decision making are discussed. Findings – Findings indicate that there are both significant psychological and cultural differences between the two nations that affect moral reasoning. Predominant status quo moral reasoning predominates in Thailand, while a polarity between self-interest moral reasoning and higher level abstract idealistic moral reasoning predominates in the USA. Potential cultural influences on these moral reasoning tendencies are discussed. Research limitations/implications – While findings can be generalized to the sample populations of Thai and US undergraduate students and graduate students who are in the workplace, the considerable time required to complete the two survey instruments precluded inclusion of higher level, veteran managers and public policy administrators in the study. Alternative survey methods need to be developed for investigating these subjects in order to make the combined findings more robust and widely generalizable. Practical implications – Careful attention to cultural and linguistic variables provided for thorough and effective first-time translations of the DIT and the VSM 2013 from English into the Thai language. These two instruments are now available to other researchers who wish to investigate cultural dimensions and moral reasoning through other research designs. The Thai-version DIT can be obtained from the copyright holder, Center for the Study of Ethical Development (http://ethicaldevelopment.ua.edu/). The Thai-version of the VSM can be obtained through the Geert Hofstede website (www.geerthofstede.nl/). Social implications – These findings can help researchers in Western and non-Western countries to better understand the foundations upon which moral reasoning in the two countries is grounded, and can provide insights about how individuals in quite different cultures perceive ethical dilemmas in the workplace and public arena and attempt to solve them. The findings also serve as another entry point for business managers and public policy administrators to not only better understand organizational behavior as regards ethical decision making, but general decision making as well. Originality/value – This is the first research study comparing cultural dimensions identified by Geert Hofstede and Michael Minkov as measured by the VSM 2013 to moral reasoning as measured by the DIT.

Ariya and the Golden Book: A Millenarian Buddhist Sect Among the Karen

1968 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodore Stern
Keyword(s):  
Social Innovation ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Indigenous Culture ◽  
Common Condition ◽  
Social Pathology ◽  
First Time ◽  
Radical Transformation

Millenarian movements provide a dramatic expression of discontent with the present order and an anticipation of its imminent and radical transformation. When they arise within a context of cultural confrontation, in which the limits of an indigenous culture are seen for the first time against the perspective of an advanced—and advancing—civilization, they may at times incorporate within their vision of the millenial condition some of the desirable aspects of that civilization. Indeed, under suitable circumstances movements that begin with chiliastic expectations may end by passing to major involvement with larger societies and the modern world. It is not a common condition, to be sure, and has recently been discounted. “Millenialism,” observes Bellah, “… could contribute only under very special conditions to social innovation, for it was usually a symptom of severe social pathology. Its consequences were often destructive, or the energies it released were quickly rechanneled into traditional forms….”

Bringing Ethics to Wild Lives: Shaping Public Policy for Barred and Northern Spotted Owls

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
William S. Lynn
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Habitat Destruction ◽  
Stakeholder Group ◽  
Policy Dialogue ◽  
Spotted Owls ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
First Time ◽  
Northern Spotted Owls ◽  
Barred Owls

Abstract Ethics reviews are not part of environmental policy or wildlife management in the United States. This changed when, for the first time, the US Fish and Wildlife Service conducted such a review with respect to the barred and northern spotted owls. Spotted owls are endangered throughout their range by a variety of anthropogenic and natural forces. The interspecific competition between barred and spotted owls is a key factor second only to habitat destruction. A proposed lethal experiment to remove barred owls raised ethical concerns among wildlife agencies, citizens, and advocacy groups. Seeking to better understand these concerns, the Service created the Barred Owl Stakeholder Group. Using an innovative method and instrument in the form of an ethics-based policy dialogue and an ethics brief, the stakeholder group explored the ethical dimensions of the removal experiment. This process holds lessons for how public policy can bring ethics to bear on wild lives.

scholarly journals Zemstvo Service as the Start of a Public and Political Career (The Example of Representatives of Neo-Populist Parties)

2020 ◽  
pp. 017-032
Author(s):  
O. L. Protasova ◽  
◽  
I. G. Pirozhkova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Successful Development ◽  
Common People ◽  
Political Career ◽  
Policy Actors ◽  
First Time

Using the examples of biographies of some well-known representatives of the populist parties (socialist-revolutionaries and popular socialists), for the first time, it is shown how the work at zemstvo helped future politicians to determine their ideological orientation, gave practical knowledge of the needs of common people, provided insights into their lifestyle and improved communication skills with the peasant population. The significance of zemstvos as early prototypes of modern civil society institutions and a kind of “school of activism” of public policy actors during the Russian revolutions (1905-1917) is discussed. It is concluded that, owing to the understanding of the specifics of life and the mentality of the “lower classes”, the experience gained by the populists during their work in the zemstvos contributed to the successful development of their further socio-political career.

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