scholarly journals Flood Response and Civil-Military Coordination in Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Arshad ◽  
Sharif Razia ◽  
Iqbal Mazhar M
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Location ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Response System ◽  
Mode Of Operation ◽  
Established Fact ◽  
Flood Response ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Surface Geology

It is an established fact that Pakistan is prone to disasters and damage caused by these disasters is immeasurable and varies with the geographical location, climate, and type of earth surface, geology and degree of vulnerability. The paper focus on underpinnings of flood response, however, emphasis  will be on role of Corps of Engineers (Army), Civil-Military coordination in 2010 Floods and prolonged employment of Army on such tasks. The main focus of this paper is on the existing role of military, their relationship with the civil set-up and the expectations of both the group from each other. Moreover, this paper also reviews about the existing frameworks and mechanisms of coordination between the two groups. The paper may help managers, policy makers and army engineers and government authorities to realistically evolve flood response, and decentralized mode of operation should be adapted from national to regional level in order to follow an integrated framework for bringing all stakeholders and victims together for developing an organized response system. However, the prolonged employment of Army on mitigation of disasters must be avoided.  

scholarly journals The role of uniqueness in destination branding: the case of historical Portsmouth harbor

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandros Apostolakis ◽  
Shabbar Jaffry ◽  
Faye Sizeland ◽  
Adam Cox
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Destination Branding ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
City Brand ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Local Resources

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the potential for utilizing a unique resource, such as the Historic Portsmouth Harbor, in order to differentiate the local brand. Design/methodology/approach – The objective of the paper is to examine the role of unique local resources and attractions as a source of competitive advantage through destination branding. Findings – The main findings of the paper indicate that policy makers and destination managers should more proactively utilize the unique elements of the Historic Portsmouth Harbor “brand,” as opposed to the commonplace “waterfront city” brand. This could be achieved by staging events of international significance or through a bid for gaining world heritage status. In addition to that, the paper argues that in order for this branding initiative to have a higher impact, a prominent high profile individual should be appointed. This individual could act as a leader or “brand ambassador” in order to attract stakeholder interest and participation. Originality/value – The paper could be of value to destination managers and marketing organizations in a local, sub-regional and regional level.

COUNSELLING ENTREPRENEURS AS RESOURCES IN REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1997 ◽  
Vol 05 (04) ◽  
pp. 447-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
GEOFFREY G. MEREDITH ◽  
DENNIS HOWARD
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Small Enterprise ◽  
Enterprise Development ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Regional Enterprise ◽  
Intense Research

Regional economic or regional enterprise development has been subject to intense research by economists, planners, enterprise specialists and policy specialists for decades. The paper examines various models for regional economic or regional enterprise development and focuses on small towns and communities as an essential component of development. The paper reviews the role of entrepreneurs in enterprise strategies linked to towns and communities and the origins of entrepreneurs and strategies that might be adopted at the regional level to provide support for the entrepreneurial event. The results of a field study of over three hundred Australian regional development centres small enterprise clients, the strategies of those centres impact on entrepreneurs, reveal that the proposed objectives were not achieved and the strategies were in retrospect questionable. The paper concludes with recommended strategies for practitioners and policy makers dedicated to regional development and recognising the role of entrepreneurs in that process.

The Role of Politics and Governance in Educational Accountability Systems

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 378-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominic J. Brewer ◽  
Kieran M. Killeen ◽  
Richard O. Welsh
Keyword(s):  
Educational Accountability ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Accountability Systems ◽  
State Education ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Education Accountability ◽  
Technical Capacity

This brief utilizes case study methodology to illustrate the role of governance in educational accountability systems. Most research on the effectiveness of such systems has focused on technical components, such as standards-setting, assessments, rewards and sanctions, and data collection and reporting. This brief seeks to demonstrate that this focus may miss the importance of the institutional set-up. We argue that effective accountability systems are largely dependent on associated government structures, rules, and procedures, and the individuals responsible for implementing them. We use an illustrative case from the state of Oklahoma, where a lack of independent oversight, few checks and balances, and little in-state technical capacity combine to call into question the effectiveness of this state's accountability system. We urge researchers and policy makers to focus more attention on the “messy” governance and politics of educational accountability, and conclude the brief with specific policy proposals to strengthen state education accountability systems.

Why Collaborate? Issue-Linkage and International Regimes

1980 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 357-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernst B. Haas
Keyword(s):  
International Regimes ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Complex Issue ◽  
Issue Linkage ◽  
The Face ◽  
Common Interests ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Changing Knowledge

Why do nations create institutionalized modes of multilateral collaboration? How can common interests develop in the face of inequalities in power and asymmetries in interdependence? The author explores the role of knowledge in the definition of political objectives and interests. The systematic interplay of changing knowledge and changing objectives results in the redefinition of “issues” and the practice of “issue linkage.” The dynamics of issue-linkage, in turn, tell us something about international regimes for the management of progressively more complex issue areas. An ideal-typical “regime” is described, theoretically applicable to all types of issues. Since the cognitive attributes of the actors who set up such a regime cannot be expected to remain stable, this concept of a “regime” can illuminate cliscussion and analysis, but cannot be expected to provide a clear model for desirable policy. However, it can illustrate the options open to policy makers wishing to choose a mode of collaboration. Regimes dealing with money, the oceans, and technology transfer are used for illustrative purposes.

scholarly journals Public health and health promotion capacity at national and regional level: a review of conceptual frameworks

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Aluttis ◽  
Stephan Van den Broucke ◽  
Cristina Chiotan ◽  
Caroline Costongs ◽  
Kai Michelsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Conceptual Frameworks ◽  
The Core ◽  
Set Up

The concept of capacity building for public health has gained much attention during the last decade. National as well as international organizations increasingly focus their efforts on capacity building to improve performance in the health sector. During the past two decades, a variety of conceptual frameworks have been developed which describe relevant dimensions for public health capacity. Notably, these frameworks differ in design and conceptualization. This paper therefore reviews the existing conceptual frameworks and integrates them into one framework, which contains the most relevant dimensions for public health capacity at the country or regional level. A comprehensive literature search was performed to identify frameworks addressing public health capacity building at the national or regional level. We content-analysed these frameworks to identify the core dimensions of public health capacity. The dimensions were subsequently synthesized into a set of thematic areas to construct a conceptual framework which describes the most relevant dimensions for capacities at the national or regional level. The systematic review resulted in the identification of seven core domains for public health capacity: resources, organizational structures, workforce, partnerships, leadership and governance, knowledge development and country specific context. Accordingly, these dimensions were used to construct a framework, which describes these core domains more in detail. Our research shows that although there is no generally agreed upon model of public health capacity, a number of key domains for public health and health promotion capacity are consistently recurring in existing frameworks, regardless of their geographical location or thematic area. As only little work on the core concepts of public health capacities has yet taken place, this study adds value to the discourse by identifying these consistencies across existing frameworks and by synthesising them into a new framework. The framework proposed in this paper can act as a theoretical guide for academic researchers and institutions to set up their own public health capacity assessment.

scholarly journals SOCIAL CROWDFUNDING: A NEW MODEL FOR FINANCING REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT?

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana BERNARDINO ◽  
José FREITAS SANTOS ◽  
José CADIMA RIBEIRO
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Ventures

Crowdfunding is an increasingly attractive source to fund social projects. However, to our best knowledge, the study of crowdfunding for social purposes has remained largely unexplored in the literature. This research envisages a detailed examination of the role of crowdfunding on the early-stage of the social projects at regional level. By comparing the characteristics of the projects available in the Portuguese Social Stock Exchange platform with others that did not use this source of financial support, we envisage to show the critical role of crowdfunding on regional development. The use of inferential techniques (Chi-square test, the Cramer’s V statistic, the Goodman and Kruskal λ and the odds ratio) demonstrates that the use of the Portuguese Social Stock Exchange platform was linked to the geographical location of the social venture as well as its geographical scope. Also, social ventures located on rural regions are more likely to use social crowdfunding platforms than social ventures located in urban areas. Further, the circumstance of having the social ventures acting at a local or regional level seems to be strongly associated with the possibility of using crowdfunding for financing social projects.

scholarly journals Impact of Financing on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Profitability with Moderating Role of Islamic Finance

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-32
Author(s):  
Saqib Muneer ◽  
Azhar Ali ◽  
Rao Abrar Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Bank Branches ◽  
Fixed Assets ◽  
Current Asset ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Moderating Role

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the very significant for the development of economy of the country, grasp the attention of government and policy makers in developed as well as in developing countries. SMEs in Pakistan have their vital role in economic growth. Therefore, it is essential that SMEs have right to use sources of finance. The study used the quantitative approach that was accomplished by survey questionnaires. Two hundred SMEs and seventy bank branches were selected in Faisalabad region in Pakistan, to get response on questionnaires about their financing patterns and effects of Islamic financing as moderator in their fixed assets, set up and current assets financing. The study showed that fixed assets, set up and current asset financing have positive relation with the growth of SMEs and Islamic modes of financing was not behaved as moderator in Faisalabad city in Pakistan.

scholarly journals The role of nation brand in attracting foreign direct investments: a case study of Korea

2019 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Lee ◽  
You-il Lee
Keyword(s):  
Nation Branding ◽  
Foreign Direct Investments ◽  
Capital Investments ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Culture Heritage ◽  
Nation Brand ◽  
Set Up

Purpose Drawing on the six-dimensional framework of the Anholt-GfK Nation Brands Index (NBI), the purpose of this paper takes a government-to-business (G2B) perspective of international marketing by shedding light on how governments (as sellers) can harness their nations’ brand image to attract businesses (as buyers) to invest in the country. Design/methodology/approach Using Korea as context, this study interviewed Korea-based foreign multinational companies (MNCs) to elucidate how nation brand had influenced their FDI decisions to establish R&D centres in Korea. Purposive sampling identified 36 MNCs from diverse countries and industries that had set up R&D centres within the last decade. Individual in-depth interviews probed the MNCs’ views of Korea’s nation brand in regards to their FDI decisions. Recorded interviews were transcribed and analysed for common themes. Findings Five key thematic attributes of Korea’s nation brand emerged: rigid labour market, pro-FDI government, Chaebols’ dominance, strong nationalism and rapid industrialisation. These attributes relate to NBI’s dimensions of people, governance, investment/immigration, culture/heritage and exports, respectively. The dimensions impacted Korea’s nation brand differently. Originality/value This study contributes to nation branding research by applying the Anholt-GfK NBI to empirically investigate nation brand’s influence on attracting business investments at a macro-G2B level. The findings are particularly useful in guiding government policy-makers and trade organisations on running nation-brand promotions and marketing campaigns for FDIs. The findings will also benefit foreign businesses who are considering injecting capital investments into a country.

Entrepreneurship at Regional Level: Temporary and Neighborhood Effects

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rubén Lado-Sestayo ◽  
Isabel Neira-Gómez ◽  
Coro Chasco-Yrigoyen
Keyword(s):  
Neighborhood Effects ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Social Boundaries ◽  
Entrepreneurship Research ◽  
Research Results

AbstractThis paper analyzes the spatial nature of entrepreneurship at NUTSIII. Lately, academic studies are including the relation between incipient entrepreneurs and geography. In some cases, this relation is considered as unidirectional insofar as the decision to become an entrepreneur can be highly influenced by geographical location. Beyond the cultural and social boundaries that affect the entrepreneur as an individual, there are spatial characteristics that provide advantages of location for some industries. While several studies highlight the role of location and geography as aspects that have an impact on entrepreneurial activity, the externalities generated by such aspects are not considered in empirical work. The aim of this paper is to check how avoiding considering location can have an effect on the results of entrepreneurship research. Our results point that both location and temporary effects have a significant impact on entrepreneurship research results. Thus, it is important to use a temporary and spatial methodological approach in entrepreneurship research to avoid bias.

How can R&D programs induce unplanned R&D collaborative networks in clusters?

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
José A. Belso-Martínez ◽  
Isabel Díez-Vial ◽  
María J. López-Sánchez ◽  
María D. Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Regional Level ◽  
Collaborative Networks ◽  
Local Network ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Collaborative Networking ◽  
Non Local ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
Cluster Level

Abstract R&D policies are usually designed to enhance firms’ internal capabilities, but do not explicitly target R&D cooperation. In this research, we propose that R&D programs can be a suitable instrument when it comes to fostering informal collaborative networking. We focus on a regional level, the cluster, and establish that firms can use their R&D subsidies not only to become more innovative, i. e. input-output additionality, but also to develop R&D informal collaborations, i. e. behavior additionality. To test this hypothesis, relational data from a biotechnological cluster in Alicante (Spain) have been analyzed. Results from ERGM confirm that promoting internal R&D efforts prompts the formation of knowledge-based relationships at the cluster level. Policy makers should consider this unforeseen behavior when designing and evaluating non-collaborative R&D support programs. New evidence on the role of distant and diverse non-local linkages on local network dynamics is also provided.

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