Quality of government and factors configured as conditions for successful peace building in post-conflict countries - A crisp-set qualitative comparative analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Seungheon Han ◽  
Minah Kang
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Peace Building ◽  
Post Conflict

When There Was No Aid

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah G. Phillips
Keyword(s):  
International Aid ◽  
Peace Building ◽  
International Intervention ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
Global North ◽  
Conditions Of Possibility ◽  
Governance Institutions ◽  
Civil Order ◽  
Peace And Development

For all of the doubts raised about the effectiveness of international aid in advancing peace and development, there are few examples of developing countries that are even relatively untouched by it. This book offers us one such example. Using evidence from Somaliland’s experience of peace-building, the book challenges two of the most engrained presumptions about violence and poverty in the global South. First, that intervention by actors in the global North is self-evidently useful in ending them, and second that the quality of a country’s governance institutions (whether formal or informal) necessarily determines the level of peace and civil order that the country experiences. The book explores how popular discourses about war, peace, and international intervention structure the conditions of possibility to such a degree that even the inability of institutions to provide reliable security can stabilize a prolonged period of peace. It argues that Somaliland’s post-conflict peace is grounded less in the constraining power of its institutions than in a powerful discourse about the country’s structural, temporal, and physical proximity to war. Through its sensitivity to the ease with which peace gives way to war, the book argues, this discourse has indirectly harnessed an apparent propensity to war as a source of order.

Post-Conflict Cooperation in Multi-Ethnic Local communities of Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Qualitative Comparative analysis of Diaspora's Role

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasmin Hasić
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Local Institutions ◽  
Local Elites ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Post Conflict

How are diaspora involvement in peacebuilding and elite cooperation in multi-ethnic municipalities complementary? This article examines how local elites perceive and respond to conflict-generated diaspora's role in peacebuilding in nine post-conflict multi-ethnic municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and whether these perceptions can determine types of inter-ethnic cooperation within local institutions. Using a systematic comparative case study analysis utilising ideal-type fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), I derive four types of relationships. The results indicate that local elites, experiencing various levels of direct and indirect interaction with diaspora communities, perceive diaspora's role in the process as constraining their own cooperation prospects. The analysis also demonstrates that local elites perceive diaspora as insufficiently competent and imperfectly coordinated to tackle major challenges in local peacebuilding frameworks and that diaspora actions do not significantly affect the reform of current dynamics and practices of intra-ethnic cooperation among elites.

scholarly journals The Effects of Institution-Driven Entrepreneurial Education in Chinese Universities: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rongzhi Liu ◽  
Yuxin Huo ◽  
Jing He ◽  
Dun Zuo ◽  
Zhiqiang Qiu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Entrepreneurial Education ◽  
Teaching Team ◽  
Team Design ◽  
Education Performance ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Case Based

Purpose: This study aims to explore the effects of entrepreneurship education by examining the influences of the curriculum system, teaching team, design of practical programs, and the institutional systems on universities’ entrepreneurial education performance.Design/Methodology/Approach: This paper employs a case-based approach—Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). Data were collected from 12 universities that were typical cases in the implementation of entrepreneurial education. The four dimensions of entrepreneurship education are applied as conditional indicators. fsQCA3.0 software is used to analyze the necessary conditions and condition combination of the truth table.Findings: There are three sets of condition combinations of the intermediate solution that results in a high level of entrepreneurial education performance: (1) when the credit ratio of entrepreneurship courses is higher and there are more practical platform platforms, even if the entrepreneurship education system and mechanism is less mature, the level of entrepreneurial education performance is high; (2) with a higher credit ratio of entrepreneurship courses, higher quality of teaching teams, and higher standard of practical platforms, the level of entrepreneurial education performance is high; (3) with a higher level of credit ratio of entrepreneurship courses and more practical platforms, as well as mature entrepreneurship education system and mechanism, even if the quality of the teaching team is lower, the level of entrepreneurial education performance is satisfied.Research Limitations/Implications: The dimensions of entrepreneurship education can be expanded; additionally, given that there are many other factors affecting entrepreneurial performance, it is necessary to identify and integrate other possible factors on an ongoing basis.Practical Implications: This study offers practical implications for universities and policy makers that can promote the transformation of theoretical knowledge into practice in the field of entrepreneurship in colleges and universities.Social Implications: This study is one of the first to empirically examine the effect of institutional-driven entrepreneurship education in developing countries. The enhancement of entrepreneurship education can benefit the development of individuals and schools, and even has a potential impact on the progress of the country and society as a whole.Originality/Value: This study emphasizes the significance of viewing the entrepreneurial education as a multi-dimensional concept by targeting different kinds of players. Furthermore, it employs a case-based approach to identify configurations of the antecedent attributes of the curriculum system, teaching team, design of practical programs, and the institutional systems, and their influence on universities’ entrepreneurial education performance.

scholarly journals Standards of Good Practice in Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and Fuzzy-Sets

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 397-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carsten Q. Schneider ◽  
Claudius Wagemann
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Fuzzy Sets ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Analytical Technique ◽  
Work In Progress ◽  
Methodological Tool

AbstractAs a relatively new methodological tool, QCA is still a work in progress. Standards of good practice are needed in order to enhance the quality of its applications. We present a list from A to Z of twenty-six proposals regarding what a “good” QCA-based research entails, both with regard to QCA as a research approach and as an analytical technique. Our suggestions are subdivided into three categories: criteria referring to the research stages before, during, and after the analytical moment of data analysis. This listing can be read as a guideline for authors, reviewers, and readers of QCA.

The relations of quality of life in patients with lupus erythematosus: Regression models versus qualitative comparative analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (7) ◽  
pp. 1484-1492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Castellano Rioja ◽  
Selene Valero‐Moreno ◽  
María Giménez‐Espert ◽  
Vicente Prado‐Gascó
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis

scholarly journals CONDITIONS AFFECTING EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION IN POLISH SMES QUALITATIVE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1214-1217
Author(s):  
Magdalena Gębczyńska ◽  
Anna Kwiotkowska
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Fuzzy Set ◽  
Organizational Identification ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Employee Job Satisfaction ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Purpose: This study investigated the simultaneous impact of conditions on employee's job satisfaction in Polish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Methodology: This study used the survey technique to better understand the determinants of job satisfaction the fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fs/QCA) was preferred. Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) is a widely used method in the field of political science and sociology. In recent years, the use of the fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fs/QCA) in business and management research has also increased. Result: The results of our empirical study contribute to research on job satisfaction by presenting several conditions that create constellations affecting employee job satisfaction in Polish SMEs. The results certify previous research on employee satisfaction, exploring the important factors such as: organizational identification, co-workers support, rewards, supervisor relationship and quality of work life. It is worth noting that our research contributes to different constellations lead to job satisfaction by investigating the effect of all of selected conditions simultaneously. Applications: This finding can be useful for small and medium enterprises to enhance employee job satisfaction, which in turn translates into the results of the entire organization. Novelty/Originality: In this research, the model of conditions affecting employee job satisfaction in polish SMEs, a qualitative comparative analysis is presented in a comprehensive and complete manner.

scholarly journals Individual and Organizational Conditions Leading to Quality of Care in Healthcare: A Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis

Merits ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-86
Author(s):  
Tiago Gonçalves ◽  
Carla Curado
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Individual Level

Quality of care is a complex performance measure of healthcare performance that considers the influence of several contributors. This study enlarges our understanding of how such influences occur. We analyze individual and organizational level characteristics that have a complex relationship with quality of care. We examine specific patterns that lead to both the presence and absence of quality of care using a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis. Our data comes from an online survey of healthcare professionals from a Portuguese university hospital, namely nursing and medical professionals. Our results reveal that combinations of individual-level characteristics, such as the quality of social support among professional peers and the perceived robustness of social networks, contribute to perceptions of quality of care. In addition, the results indicate that combinations of organizational-level characteristics, such as the presence of ethical leadership and the awareness of knowledge management systems, also lead to perceptions of quality of care. The solutions leading to the presence and absence of quality of care are discussed. We conclude that managerial practices in the university hospital should foster informal communication and peer support, given how pervasive their influence is on quality of care, even in circumstances where ethical leadership and awareness of knowledge management systems are absent from the configurations. Additionally, we reveal combinations of both individual-level and organizational-level characteristics that generate the absence of such quality of care, and thus we alert managers for the need to fight such situations.

scholarly journals Authentic Leadership and Job Satisfaction: A Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA)

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 2412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baquero ◽  
Delgado ◽  
Escortell ◽  
Sapena
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Fuzzy Set ◽  
Authentic Leadership ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Moral Perspective ◽  
Hotel Managers ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between leadership and job satisfaction has attracted considerable scientific interest, especially in relation to the quality of tourism businesses. This study investigated this relationship within the framework of authentic leadership. The study also explored differences between outsourced workers and internal hotel employees in terms of the influence of authentic leadership on job satisfaction. Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) offered valuable new insight. This study was based on a sample of 58 heads of department of four/five star hotels in the Canary Islands, Spain. The results suggest that high levels of leadership in the four subscales of authentic leadership (balanced processing, relational transparency, self-awareness, and internalized moral perspective) are sufficient to increase job satisfaction. The same outcome is achieved with high levels of balanced processing, even though it is accompanied by low transparency and low levels of internalized moral perspective. There are no major differences between outsourced workers and internal employees, except in terms of the importance of self-awareness. These results can help hotel managers reflect upon leadership and can provide new approaches for scientific research in this area.

Rebel Parties in African Post-Conflict Elections

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nora Schrader-Rashidkhan
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Party Formation ◽  
Opportunity Structures ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
Rebel Groups ◽  
Peace Agreements ◽  
Path Dependencies ◽  
Party Development ◽  
New Framework

In many post-conflict countries around the globe, former rebel groups participate in elections as newly formed political parties (‘rebel parties’). This study deals with rebel party development in Africa and asks to what extent institutional context factors influence electoral participation and success in this region. It develops a new framework for systematic data collection on all African cases since 1989 and a comparative analysis of rebel parties using several fsQCAs (fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis). Its findings show that institutions such as peace agreements strongly influence opportunity structures for rebel parties, which culminate in path dependencies, and that more democratic settings hamper rebel party formation and their success in many cases.

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