Vision Actualisation and Spirituality: A Theoretical Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paritosh Mishra ◽  
B. Shukla ◽  
R. Sujatha
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
International Business ◽  
Corporate Scandals ◽  
Moral Standards ◽  
Organisational Ethics

As one stretches open the rolled-up scrolls of not-so-distant history, one can see instances of several Corporate scandals having marred the international business firmament over the years. This has led to a heightened recognition of the importance of spirituality, ethics and values in organisational life. The current study presents a theoretical model regarding how spirituality and organisational vision actualisation can coexist and dialectically influence and reinforce each other in a meaningful way and ensure fructification of long term objectives and sustenance of organisations. The model proposes that conceptual ramifications of organisational spirituality are organisational ethics, values and moral standards, which, when practised, give concrete manifestation to augmentation of productivity and lead to growth, fruition of organisational objectives and long-term sustainability of the organisation.

scholarly journals The reputation trap of NGO accountability

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 426-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen E. Gent ◽  
Mark J. C. Crescenzi ◽  
Elizabeth J. Menninga ◽  
Lindsay Reid
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
International Crisis ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
Ngo Accountability ◽  
The Relationship

Can concerns for one’s reputation cause non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to alter their behavior to the detriment of achieving their policy goals? To answer this question, we explore the relationship between NGOs and their donors. Our theoretical model reveals that reputation can be a key piece of information in the decision to fund an NGO’s activities. Reputation can become so important to the NGO’s survival that it interferes with the long-term policy goals of the organization. As such, reputations can become a double-edged sword, simultaneously providing the information donors seek while constraining NGOs from realizing policy goals. We apply this logic to the problem of NGO accountability, which has received increasing attention in recent years, and demonstrate that the tools used by donors to improve accountability can trigger unintended consequences. We illustrate this strategic dynamic with two types of NGO activity: water improvement and international crisis mediation.

A Model for Working with the Elderly in Institutions

1981 ◽  
Vol 62 (7) ◽  
pp. 420-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia S. Cook
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Human Needs

Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of human needs provides a useful operating framework for professionals working with residents of long-term care institutions. The difficulties and obstacles that the elderly often encounter in these facilities are addressed and discussed for each level of the theoretical model.

scholarly journals The security of the BLT signature scheme with practical implementation issues

2022 ◽  
Vol 2 (14) ◽  
pp. 35-44
Author(s):  
Triệu Quang Phong ◽  
Võ Tùng Linh
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Signature Scheme ◽  
Timing Information

Abstract—KSI infrastructure is a time-stamping and server-based signature solution deployed in Estonia to provide the integrity and timing information of data. With the goal of providing a personal signature that does not depend on the long-term secrecy of signing keys, Buldas et al. have proposed a BLT scheme that is based on the KSI infrastructure. Although Buldas et al. have shown that the (modified) BLT scheme is secure in the theoretical model, the fact that its practical implementation does not follow that description. In this paper, we will evaluate and provide two attack scenarios if the BLT schema is implemented in such a way, and then propose a solution to that problem. Tóm tắt—Hạ tầng KSI là một giải pháp chữ ký dựa trên máy chủ chứa thông tin thời gian được thử nghiệm triển khai ở Estonia để cung cấp tính toàn vẹn và thông tin về thời gian của dữ liệu.Với mục tiêu tạo ra một chữ ký số cá nhân mà không phụ thuộc vào tính bí mật lâu dài của các khóa ký, Buldas và các cộng sự đã đề xuất lược đồ BLT dựa trên nền của hạ tầng KSI. Mặc dù, Buldas và các cộng sự đã chỉ ra rằng lược đồ BLT (sửa đổi) là an toàn trong mô hình lý thuyết, nhưng triển khai thực tế của lược đồ này không hoàn toàn tuân theo mô tả đó. Trong bài báo này, chúng tôi sẽ đánh giá và đưa ra hai kịch bản tấn công nếu lược đồ BLT được triển khai như vậy, và sau đó đề xuất một giải pháp cho vấn đề đó.

scholarly journals On the Statistical Reflection of Long-Term Growth in Agricultural Production

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 36-47
Author(s):  
D. S. Ternovsky ◽  
V. Ya. Uzun
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Complex Structure ◽  
Livestock Production ◽  
Chain Indices ◽  
Statistical Reflection ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Constant Prices

The article presents the results of a study aimed at proving the existence of systematic error in traditional calculations of long-term growth rates of agricultural production based on chain indices of agricultural production. According to the authors, the article also introduces a more accurate assessment of its dynamics with the account to the structure of the relationship between prices and the volume of agricultural production. The paper describes a theoretical model that is a methodological basis for the study and explains the discrepancy in assessing the dynamics of agricultural production using chain indices and indexes at constant prices. It allows establishing differences in the ratios of the Laspeyres, Paasche, and Lowe indices for crop and livestock production, due to factors in the formation of demand and the complex structure of the relationship between the price level and the volume of production. The adequacy of the constructed theoretical model is proved based on aggregated data that eliminated the influence of incompleteness of the initial information. As a result, it was established that livestock production is characterized by time-distributed changes in prices and quantity of products, which makes it possible to assess its dynamics using both chain indices and symmetric indices. It is proved that the dynamics of crop production cannot be adequately described using chain indices, since a positive correlation of prices of the previous period and production volumes of the current period causes an overstatement of the index in comparable prices of the previous year. Based on calculations within the proposed aggregated model, it is proved that the use of constant prices as the Lowe index weights, updated every five years, is an acceptable approximation of the Fisher symmetric index. Application of the indicated methodology for calculating the index to the data on Russian agricultural production by main types of products in 1990-2018 allowed to establish an overstatement of dynamics by 11.9%. The main difference falls on crop production (+ 19.6%), while for livestock - the differences are insignificant (-0.7%).

Cross-Border E-Commerce Security Issues and Protections

2021 ◽  
pp. 98-119
Author(s):  
Sumaiya Thaseen ◽  
Aswani Kumar Cherukuri ◽  
Aarshitha Kopparapu ◽  
Gopika Velu
Keyword(s):  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Market Share ◽  
International Business ◽  
Optimal Solutions ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Target Segment ◽  
Marketing Costs ◽  
The Impact

E-commerce enables brands to reach their customers globally anytime they want to shop and provide convenience to the busy and demanding customer. These days, cross-border e-commerce is accelerating faster compared to domestic e-commerce. Cross-border e-commerce is considered to be a separate body which has its own budget and resource allocation. It focuses on new opportunities that help in gaining market share and sales. This can result in lower marketing costs in the long-term. India contributes 0.8% of a $600 billion global cross-border e-commerce market. Thus, this is an enormous target segment that exporters can focus to expand their international business. There are numerous advantages of cross-border e-commerce, which will be discussed in detail in this chapter. This chapter discusses the meaning of GDPR, the subjects of GDPR, and the effects of GDPR on individuals and organizations. This chapter also states the impact of GDPR on different fields and technologies. In addition, the major cross-border e-commerce security issues are analyzed, and optimal solutions are discussed.

scholarly journals Theoretical and Experimental Study on the Antisliding Performance of Casting Steel Cable Clamps

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yangjie Ruan ◽  
Bin Luo ◽  
Mingmin Ding ◽  
Lifan Huang ◽  
Zhengxing Guo
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Transversely Isotropic ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Clamping Force ◽  
Steel Cable ◽  
Cable Tension ◽  
Bolt Preload ◽  
Term Creep ◽  
Casting Steel

For large-span cable structures, a cable clamp is a key joint that connects adjacent structural components. In general, the antisliding performance of cable clamps determines their resistance capacity, and the antisliding force is generated by the clamping force induced by the high-strength bolts and the contact surfaces between the cable and the clamp. Since the existing methods are not sufficiently comprehensive for use to predict the precise bolt preload, a theoretical model developed by considering transversely isotropic material and the generalized Hook’s law is presented to predict the attenuation values of the bolt clamping force and the corresponding parameters. Then, to meet the requirements of Eurocode 3, a new laboratory test is performed to reveal the antisliding mechanism of cable clamps, considering the effects of long-term creep and cable tension. According to the results of the data collected by real-time monitoring, the actual ultimate antisliding force of the clamp and the comprehensive friction coefficient are determined. Finally, a comparative study between the theoretical results and the experimental results is conducted. The proposed theoretical model can predict the actual attenuation of the bolt clamping force after cable tension. The results show that the stiffness of the clamp plate should be minimized when designing the clamp to reduce the loss of the bolt preload.

Kollisionsrecht der Vertragsübernahme

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Feiler
Keyword(s):  
International Business ◽  
German Law ◽  
Legal Institution ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Conflict Of Laws ◽  
Business Transactions ◽  
Contractual Relationship ◽  
Contractual Relationships

Wherever long-term contractual relationships exist, there may also be a need for a transfer (assignment) of such contracts. In many legal systems, this is achieved by a uniform transfer of the complete contract (sometimes also called “assignment” of the contract). Increasingly, contracts are also being transferred in international business transactions. The cases to be found are manifold. After a look at the legal institution of the transfer of contracts in German law and some possible case scenarios, the work examines which law is applicable to such a transfer. It covers the more well-known institutions of assignment of claims, accession to and assumption of debt, and then sheds light on whether the transfer of an entire contractual relationship is also covered by the unified European conflict of laws provisions of the Rome Regulations. In addition, the contract transferred is examined: With the transfer of such contract, the question of a change of law applicable to the contract transferred arises.

Toward a Psychology of Singlehood: An Attachment-Theory Perspective on Long-Term Singlehood

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 324-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher A. Pepping ◽  
Geoff MacDonald ◽  
Penelope J. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Attachment Theory ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Psychological Theory ◽  
Heterogeneous Group ◽  
Scientific Study ◽  
Western World ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Personal Choice

The number of people who remain single for long periods of time is sizeable and growing in the Western world, yet they are largely ignored in psychological theory and research. In this article, we review psychological and sociological evidence that long-term singles are a heterogeneous group of individuals, outline an attachment-theoretical model of long-term singlehood, and review direct and indirect empirical evidence suggestive of at least three distinct subgroups of long-term singles: (a) singlehood due to attachment-system deactivation, (b) singlehood due to attachment-system hyperactivation, and (c) singlehood as a secure personal choice. Our aim is to highlight long-term singles as a population that merits scientific study and to provide a foundation on which future research can build.

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