scholarly journals Environmental Standard, Quality Improvement, and Technology Transfer

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Ming-Chung Chang ◽  
Ching-Ti Pan
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Foreign Country ◽  
Technology Licensing ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Environmental Standard ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Social ◽  
Quality Technology ◽  
The Impact

With technology licensing on quality innovation becoming a general phenomenon in the industry, this study focuses on the impact of quality improvement under different environmental standards. We established a three-country model to analyze the actions taken by the domestic firm located in the home country with high quality technology, the foreign firm located in the foreign country with low quality technology, and the products they export to the third country. The importing country also decides on an environmental standard for reducing environmental pollution. Our major findings are: (1) A less strict environmental standard is preferable for the third country government in the beginning, but the government will become stricter with the increasing substitution of products in the long term. (2) In the aspect of licensing, the higher quality firm tends to provide an option to draw up a royalty licensing contract rather than a fixed-fee licensing contract. (3) The social welfare of the high quality firm is always higher than that of the low quality firm, but it will decrease with the increasing substitution of products. Coming from the increasing substitution of products, the excess profit that is created for the low quality firm is used as a cost for pollution abatement. Therefore, the social welfare of the foreign country does not change when the substitution of product changes. This model fully illustrates the real case of mainland China and enriches the field of technology licensing on quality innovation. JEL Codes: L11, L51, O13.

scholarly journals Ecumenical Initiatives in Southern Rhodesia: A History of The Southern Rhodesia Missionary Conference 1903-1945

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-165
Author(s):  
Munetsi Ruzivo
Keyword(s):  
Growth And Development ◽  
Third Place ◽  
Ecumenical Movement ◽  
The Third ◽  
Political Landscape ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
Southern Rhodesia ◽  
The Impact

The article seeks, first and foremost, to investigate the origins, growth and development of the Southern Rhodesia Missionary Conference (SRMC) from 1903 to 1945. In the second place, the article will explore the formative factors that lay behind the rise of the ecumenical movement in the then Southern Rhodesia in 1903. In the third place, the study endeavours to examine the impact of the SRMC on the social, religious and political landscape of the country from 1903 to 1945. The research will make use of minutes of the SRMC, newspapers and books with information that date back to the period under investigation.

Conceptualizing the Social Economy in China

2012 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 1083-1123 ◽  
Author(s):  
LI ZHAO
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Social Welfare System ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThis study offers a conceptual analysis of the social economy in China within the context of institutional transition. In China, economic reform has engendered significant social changes. Accelerated economic growth, privatization of the social welfare system, and the rise of civil society explain the institutional contexts in which a range of not-for-profit initiatives, neither state-owned nor capital-driven, re-emerged. They are defined in this research as the social economy in China. This study shows that although the term itself is quite new, the social economy is no new phenomenon in China, as its various elements have a rich historical tradition. Moreover, the impact of the transition on the upsurge of the Chinese social economy is felt not only through direct means of de-nationalization and marketization and, as a consequence, the privatization of China's social welfare system, but also through various indirect means. The development of the social economy in China was greatly influenced by the framework set by political institutions and, accordingly, legal enabling environments. In addition, the link to the West, as well as local historical and cultural traditions, contribute towards explaining its re-emergence. Examining the practices in the field shows that the social economy sector in China is conducive to achieving a plural economy and an inclusive society, particularly by way of poverty reduction, social service provision, work integration, and community development. Therefore, in contemporary China, it serves as a key sector for improving welfare, encouraging participation, and consolidating solidarity.

International Social Work and Social Welfare: Central America

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Julia
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Central America ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
New Approaches ◽  
Political Events ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
International Social

The social, political, and economic features of Central America are summarized and the impact of economic and political processes on the region is highlighted. Predominant global, historical, cultural, and political events are weaved together, in an attempt to understand the realities of the region. The challenges for social work profession and practice are presented, as well as their implications for new approaches to intervention and education.

scholarly journals Reformation and Music

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
BILLY KRISTANTO
Keyword(s):  
Historical Development ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
High Quality ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Reformation ◽  
Christian Understanding ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Contemporary Context

Abstract: This article explores the impact of the Reformation and the post- Reformation era on the Christian understanding of music, as well as the historical development of music. The article begins with Martin Luther’s unique contribution to the theology of music. The second section deals with John Calvin’s complementary theology of music. The third section shows that some Lutheran post-Reformation theologians have developed their thoughts not only from the central tenets of Luther’s theology of music but also from those of Calvin. The final section shows the relevance of reformational and post-reformational theologies of music to contemporary issues in worship. In conclusion, an eclectic and principled ecumenical understanding of those various theologies of music can help to challenge in a sensitive way the current shortage of high-quality music our contemporary context.

scholarly journals (Re)thinking Postsocialism: Interview with Neda Atanasoski and Kalindi Vora

2019 ◽  
pp. 91-111
Author(s):  
Lesia Pagulich ◽  
Tatsiana Shchurko
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Third World ◽  
Postcolonial Studies ◽  
Political Life ◽  
The Third ◽  
Colonial Form ◽  
The Third World ◽  
National Economies ◽  
The Impact

Neda Atanasoski and Kalindi Vora: We realized that the socialist legacies of each region connected them, as well as to other global sites. Postcolonial studies offered tools for understanding Soviet imperialism, yet came from regions with very different racialized, gendered, and sexualized dynamics of power that accompanied the European colonial form of economic domination. At the same time, postsocialist studies was actively excavating and engaging the impact of socialism on cultural and political life in Eastern Europe in a way that did not seem to gain traction as a way to understand the socialist commitments of newly independent governments in the third world who were non-aligned but initiated social welfare and redistribution policies to protect newly launched national economies, policies that continue in some places until the present.

scholarly journals Migration Crisis and Its Impact on the Internal Situation in Turkey

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 63-83
Author(s):  
Dominika Liszkowska
Keyword(s):  
Social Situation ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Political Situation ◽  
The Third ◽  
Refugee Community ◽  
Public Opinion Surveys ◽  
The Social ◽  
Migration Crisis ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this article is to discuss the impact of the migration crisis on the social situation in Turkey. The article consists of three parts. In the first part, the author discusses the role of Turkey in overcoming the migration crisis along with statistics concerning the number of refugees in this country. The second part presents the state’s policy towards Syrian refugees and its evolution. The third part includes an analysis of the consequences which the migration crisis and the infl ux of refugees has caused in the socio-political situation of Turkey. This part also containsan analysis of public opinion surveys on the attitude of Turks towards the refugee community.

scholarly journals The Impact of Socio-Historical Context on Identity: An Analysis of Ngāi Tamarāwaho Identity in the Colonisation Era

Te Kaharoa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Derby
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Major Focus ◽  
Common Trends ◽  
The Third ◽  
Indigenous Groups ◽  
The Social ◽  
Waitangi Tribunal ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this article is to illustrate the influence that socio-historical context has on the identity of a group. The identity of the hapū (tribe) Ngāi Tamarāwaho is examined to demonstrate the impact that specific phenomena associated with colonisation had on hapū identity, and the major focus of this chapter is the interplay between Ngāi Tamarāwaho and the phenomenon of colonisation. This article concentrates specifically on hapū identity during the colonisation era, which, in the context of this article, commenced with the arrival of Pākehā (British) settlers in New Zealand in 1814, and concluded with the establishment of the Waitangi Tribunal in 1975. For comparative purposes, parallels are drawn with other indigenous groups globally to highlight similarities between the colonisation experiences of these groups and those of Ngāi Tamarāwaho, and to illustrate common trends that occur as a result of colonisation and its associated phenomena. The first section in this article discusses the need to consider socio-historical context in research pertaining to identity, and provides examples of research that has been conducted to this effect. The second section establishes the social context of Ngāi Tamarāwaho, and the third section outlines the historical context. Following this is an analyis of the effects of aspects of colonisation on Ngāi Tamarāwaho identity, and this article concludes by discussing ways in which the hapū revived and reasserted their identity

scholarly journals The Impact of an Educational Program Based on Brain-Based Learning in Improving the Skills of Creative Thinking and Achievement in Social and National Education in Jordan

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 502
Author(s):  
Majed K. Al-Khawaldeh ◽  
Mohammad I. Qattawi
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Social ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Brain Based Learning ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aimed to investigate the impact of an educational program based on brain-based learning in improving the creative thinking and academic achievement in the social studies and civics education among the third basic grade students in Jordan. The researcher adopted the semi-experimental method, and the study sample consisted of 50 third grade students of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab basic public school for Boys. The sample was purposive sample and then was assigned randomly into two the experimental and control groups. The experimental group which was provided the developed study unit consisted of 25 students, and similarly, the control group, which was presented the regular method. The study results showed statistically significant differences (=.05) in creative thinking skills: fluency, flexibility and authenticity, as well as academic achievement in the social studies and civic education among the third-graders in favor of the experimental group. The difference may be attributed to the brain-based education program. 

scholarly journals Hybrids Before Nonprofits: Key Challenges, Institutional Logics, and Normative Rules of Behavior of News Media Dedicated to Social Welfare

2020 ◽  
Vol 97 (3) ◽  
pp. 790-810
Author(s):  
Sergio Sparviero
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
News Media ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Institutional Logics ◽  
Organizational Form ◽  
Institutional Logic ◽  
The Social ◽  
News Organizations ◽  
Social News ◽  
The Impact

This article proposes comparing nonprofit news organizations that prioritize social welfare goals with the hybrid organizational form that mixes the institutional logics of charities and business enterprises: the Social Enterprise. The institutional logic comprises organizing templates, patterns of actions and values. These Social News Enterprises (SNEs) are analyzed as hybrids mixing the institutional logics of commercial, public, and alternative news media. Financed by donations and the revenue from services, SNEs engage in public, investigative, and explanatory journalism. Normative behavioral principles of SNEs are used to compare the impact-based model of ProPublica with the growth-focused model of The Texas Tribune.

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