scholarly journals Managing in a VUCA World: Possibilities and Pitfalls

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-21
Author(s):  
Deepti Sinha ◽  
Sachin Sinha
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Equilibrium ◽  
Corporate World ◽  
The World ◽  
Dominant Characteristic

The world in which we live is over brimming with chaos and turbulence. Unpredictability has become the order of the day. Everything around us seems to be in a state of continuous flux. We are trapped in the vortex of an unending cyclone of change. The very existence of humankind is in a state of dynamic equilibrium, so to say. We as a species are striving and struggling to survive in a world that can at best be summarily described by a four-letter acronym called VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous). The world in general and the corporate world in particular needs to thinks about devising concrete strategies to overcome the challenges offered by these four dominant characteristic waves sweeping the environment. The paper aims to understand the volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity inherent in the environment in detail, to analyse the challenges offered by them and to finally explore the solutions to overcome these challenges.

The big bath of demonetization in India: strike on black money for corporate governance

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 594-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandeep Goel
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Corporate World ◽  
The World ◽  
Future Improvement ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
The Government ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to focus on the concept of abolition of black money and the demonetization movement started in India for cleaning black money and its impact on corporate world and Indian economy. It discusses the corporate governance effect of the demonetization scheme and various policy measures taken by the government to unearth and curb the black money in the country. It also states the challenges in its process of implementation and implications for future. Design/methodology/approach It appraises and reviews the concept of demonetization and its process in India since its implementation on November 8, 2016. Findings The biggest positive effects of this move were eradication of stocked and staked up money, cleansing of the financial system and improving governance in India. But its implementation had mix outcomes with its own challenges for future improvement. Practical implications The lessons drawn from the experience are expected to pave way for the countries at large. Originality/value It is an original paper on demonetization in India, and it is hoped that the lessons learnt thereof will pave the way for the world at large.

scholarly journals Corporate Social Responsibility in Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheikh Muhamad Hizam ◽  
Zulkarnian Iylia Syazana binti Othman ◽  
Mohammad Mohammad Amin ◽  
Zalina Zainudin ◽  
Mohd Faiq Abdul Fattah
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Global Management ◽  
Corporate World ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status ◽  
Corporate Social

The field of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has developed exponentially in the last decade and is consistently getting to be a worldwide slant. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become a worldwide matter around the world that comes about an expanding number of studies on CSR universally as well as in Malaysia. Furthermore, the importance of CSR practices was emphasized by companies in order to ensure its sustainability in corporate world which are focused on (a) environment, (b) social dimension sustainability, (c) economic advancement, (d) stakeholder behaviour and (e) ethical evolution of society. In this manner, this paper gives a concept of CSR writing that has been conducted in Malaysia to assess the execution of CSR among organizations in Malaysia. It is presently anticipated that organizations expressly take into consideration all perspectives of their execution, not as it were their money related comes about, but moreover their social and commerce environment. Subsequently, most of organizations are presently locked in genuine endeavours to characterize and coordinated CSR into all perspectives of their businesses and exhibitions. The point of our think about is to get it this slant in Malaysia and particularly to explore (i) the status of CSR in Malaysia; (ii) different CSR practices in Malaysia; and (iii) future dissemination of CSR in Malaysia. Finally, over the last few decades, Malaysia has been gradually improving its alignment with global management practices such as quality management and ISO 9002.

scholarly journals Deformations of the Image of the World of Youth in the Process of Socialization

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
Igor Bushai
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Disorders ◽  
Dynamic Equilibrium ◽  
Pedagogical Intervention ◽  
Personal Traits ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Behavioral Abnormalities ◽  
Self Development ◽  
The World ◽  
External Conditions ◽  
World Image

The article analyzes psychological peculiarities of the image of the world and personal manifestations of the character of students with different forms of behaviour disorders. The types of image of the world and the personal traits of the character are analyzed. The peculiarities of the worldview of schoolchildren with aggression, autoaggression, overpriced hobbies, and emotional disorders are revealed. The influence of the image of the world on defects of the self-image and behaviour disturbance is established. The influence of a negative emotional background of the image of the world on the formation of dependent forms of behaviour is determined. It has been proven that the psychological correction of students with adaptation problems should include programs to stimulate a positive experience of the world and to restore an internal equilibrium. The directions of further exploration of the problems of psychology of addictive behaviours are outlined.During puberty, significant behavioral abnormalities may occur in children. With timely psychological and pedagogical intervention, destructive manifestations are situational or episodic. If parents and pedagogues do not resort to psychological correction, negative models of interaction between the teenager and the world become unlikely to overturn, and the troublesome behaviour becomes irreversible.The results of the study of the image of the world and the personal traits of students with different behavioral abnormalities are presented in this article.For example, it has been found that the adolescents’ use of profanity in communication with peers is caused solely by mechanisms of imitation and identification of the image of the world inherent in their family or social environment. In other words, there is a negative stimulation of the development of the image of the world of the child, the outward manifestation of aggressive behaviour. This, in turn, testifies to emotional-volitional instability and accentuation of character. Thus, the teenager demonstrates his/her “adulthood”.The article analyzes the causes of different types of addictive behaviour of young people: tobacco, gaming, computer, and more.Psychological correction in such cases should be aimed at establishing a dynamic equilibrium of the system “Image of the world – image of I”. That is, the child’s consciousness tries to adapt to the external conditions of being in a certain space, and this affects his/her behaviour. Under these conditions, responses may differ from generally accepted social norms.Stimulating self-development of the person and helping the teenager to form a realistic, content-rich worldview will positively affect the development of personal reflection and rethinking of one’s self-image.

scholarly journals Systemic Modeling of the Peace–Development Nexus

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 2522
Author(s):  
Bernard Amadei
Keyword(s):  
System Dynamics ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Dynamic Equilibrium ◽  
Entangled States ◽  
Basic System ◽  
Value Proposition ◽  
Sustainable Practices ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World

As we enter the third decade of the 21st century, the value proposition of promoting sustainability and peace in the world has become more imperative than ever. It is an appropriate time to pause and reflect on what a post-pandemic COVID-19 world will look like and what constitutes a new mindset toward a more sustainable, stable, peaceful, and equitable world where all humans live with dignity and at peace. As emphasized in this paper, the new mindset must acknowledge that sustainability and peace are two entangled states of dynamic equilibrium. It is hard to envision a sustainable world that is not peaceful and a peaceful world that has not endorsed sustainable practices. This paper looks more specifically at the value proposition of adopting a systems approach to capture the linkages between selected development sectors (e.g., SDGs) and peace sectors (e.g., positive, negative, and cultural). Basic system dynamics (SD) models are presented to illustrate the peace–development nexus dynamics. The models are general enough to be used for different contexts and scales.

scholarly journals Pendidikan Berbasis Entrepreneurship

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-125
Author(s):  
Hosaini Hosaini
Keyword(s):  
Social Institutions ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Good Relationship ◽  
Corporate World ◽  
Educational Personnel ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Work Done

Education is the biggest asset of a nation with the aim of contributing in the form of skills to children not to awkward facing the future. While the funcion of education is to form characteristic and the child morality of nation in order to have integrity with high morals and love the nation. So that, the education is the most veluable treasure belonging to nation. To improve the quality of education is not easy as flipping a hand. There are a few things that need to be made a foothold. One of them is education incurred the competen as well as meet the learning facilities. That is one of the things that needs to be taken by the managers of education.To complete it needs the cost of expensive, so it is usually a problem for managers of eduacion. Because, if they rely solely on education budget from the government and the students, then it will be difficult to improve the quality of education. While the things that should be financed by the institution’s of education is not only the supplies of education, but also pay the employees and maintenance of the school. Moreover, the institution of education that a public school  to meet the needs is not easy. So, to improve the quaity of education as well as spend the treasures of institution including the treasure of edutator.There are several stages that should be applied in developing enterpreurship in the world of education, so that it walk well, those are; identify the aim that will be achieved, ready to accept the risks that will be accepteble to both the power of money as well as time, prepare the ability to make the plan of organizing, coordinating and implementing programs, committed to work hard all the time and believe to be successful on all work done, develop good relationship with costumer, educational personnel, parent, community, social institutions, the government and the corporate world that impact educational activities, receiving the  benefit and responsibility for the successes dan failures.

scholarly journals Gender in Management: An Investigation In The Pakistani Corporate World

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-61
Author(s):  
Mustaghis -ur- Rahman ◽  
Aliya Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Scientific Method ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Single Word ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Corporate World ◽  
Managerial Styles ◽  
The World ◽  
Management Roles ◽  
John Gray

John Gray presents interesting metaphor for men and women in his best seller title “Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus” as men are warrior; protector of fields and territory while women are the symbols of love, beauty and fertility in a society. If summed up the characteristics of men and women in single word for each, explained by Gray, most probably the men are ‘tuff’ and women are ‘fragile’. Are they really so? The claim of Gray can not be out rightly rejected. Although most of the researches in the field of ‘gender and management’ did not endorse the Gray’s analogy but accepted a few differences in the management and leaderships styles of men and women at the work place. In Pakistan too, gender equality or inequality is being debated like anywhere in the world. Pakistani organizations are predominantly managed by men. Few women can be seen at the top slot of management in the Pakistani corporate organizations. It is generally perceived that management is a masculine role, though management role is not a single role rather management roles are further classified into various sub roles, whereas some are perceived masculine and others are perceived as feminine roles. Being an active part of the corporate world, the researchers have observed differences in the managerial styles between men and women and wanted to find out through scientific method whether in Pakistani corporate culture, is management still associated with men only or its sub roles are more/less associated with men and women; both?

Women in economic and social transformation era: Issues and challenges

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalthum Hassan ◽  
Rohana Yusof
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
The State ◽  
Livelihood Strategies ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Corporate World ◽  
The World

This book was motivated by the desire of the authors to reveal various issues and livelihood strategies of women in developing countries managing current socio-economic challenges as the state of the world is changing rapidly.The changes have brought about problems and opportunities to women globally as women have become one of the key actors in promoting the changes.Women in the developing countries have gone through various phases of socio-economic changes that have changed their roles from family affairs managers to corporate/institutional managers and workers and small and large scale entrepreneurs.However, different from men, the roles as family affairs managers remain even though women have assumed various other roles in government and corporate world.

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS (MandA) IN THE CORPORATE WORLD

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lalita Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Mergers And Acquisitions ◽  
Corporate World ◽  
Important Phenomenon ◽  
The World

Mergers and acquisitions (MandA) are very important phenomenon in the present corporate world. It is a vehicle for driving the businesses across the globes and leveraging the resources spread in the various parts of the world. Not only has that by mergers, companies achieve synergy in their operations and which helps in mutual benefits (Andrade, G. and al, 2001).

Need of Six Sigma in Testing Laboratories

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 24-40
Author(s):  
Pranil Vijay Sawalakhe ◽  
Sunil V. Deshmukh ◽  
Ramesh R. Lakhe
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Strategy Implementation ◽  
World Health ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Testing Laboratories ◽  
Corporate World ◽  
The World

Six Sigma is a universal management approach implemented to companies like Motorola and General Electric. Acknowledging grand success in terms of global profitability and customer satisfaction in corporate world, Health care sector can also be benefited by the application of the same to achieve similar benefits in healthcare sector; Six Sigma is currently being spread in several laboratories around the world. Acknowledging this situation, few articles have been published in the peer-reviewed literature on this subject. The aim of this article is to clearly focus on different features of Six Sigma and its successful applications in testing laboratories, as well as to systematically review articles and books discussing Six Sigma strategy implementation in the laboratory field.

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