scholarly journals From Downturn to Upturn, An Economic Lift of Local Business Entrepreneurs in Qatar as Affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenology

2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 738-751
Author(s):  
Rowena Elsa P. Sagayadoro
Keyword(s):  
Customer Relations ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Economic Downturn ◽  
Central Question ◽  
Business Partners ◽  
Local Business ◽  
Financial Decline ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Customer Values

Abstract: Background: Globally, local entrepreneurs have experienced an economic downturn brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. Local businessmen in Qatar are not an exception. Method: This qualitative research paper utilized the phenomenological approach as it sought to understand the lived experiences of business owners in Qatar who are experiencing financial decline relative to the central question: “How do local business owners deal with financial decline brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic?”. Findings: The verbal ponderings and statements of the respondents revealed three major themes that local business partners had experienced before their businesses finally reached an upswing. These are (1) CUSTOMER RELATIONS, dealing with Acknowledging Achievements, Attaining Customer Values, and Operating Responses, (2) ADJUSTMENT REMODELING, focusing on Building Foundations, Adapting to Changes, and Coping with Mishaps, and (3) BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT which is about Dealing Impacts, Relieving Stress, and Addressing Liabilities of the businesses impacted by the pandemic. Conclusion: Local Business Partners had a continuous downturn to a series of events revolving around its business, however, most of the respondents are satiated with operating the facility under circumstances. Recommendations: This study recommends that business owners here in Qatar enable themselves to be knowledgeable of the phases behind the strategies of managing a business. These can aid the entrepreneurs in their decision-making skills for the business to prosper. The upcoming related studies should further enlarge the concept of businesses as it will help begin a broader perception of the local businesses. Keywords: Qatar Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Finance, Recession, Financial

scholarly journals ‘Thrown in at the Deep End’: The Experience of Graduates of Transnational Western Medical Education Transitioning into Middle Eastern Clinical Practice

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Fiza Rashid-Doubell ◽  
Timothy P Doubell
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Medical Teams ◽  
The One ◽  
And Coping

Background: Newly qualified doctors educated in their home country usually go on to work in their first hospital job in same country. These graduates are familiar with the socio-cultural context of clinical setting they work in. But, with many Western universities providing cross-border education to host countries in the Middle East and South East Asia in subjects such as medicine. The experiences of those graduating from transnational medical education and working in local hospitals are absent.The aim of the study was to explore the early transitional experiences of newly qualified doctors moving from a European branch campus to practice at hospitals affiliated to the medical school situated in a Middle-Eastern country.Methods: A qualitative study using an interpretive phenomenological approach through interviews to explore experiences of graduates of transnational medical education working in Middle Eastern hospitals. Results: The main findings can be summarised under the three themes generated: the essentials of practice, routine of practice and realities of practice. The results evidenced the transition as a challenging period for new doctors finding dissonance between the skills taught while in transnational education and the workplace. There were three particular areas of discord for the graduates in clinical practice: working in medical teams with a different arrangement to the one prepared for; adapting to a more patient-centred language and coping with differences in ethical norms, values and practices in the hospital.Conclusions: The graduates found transitioning from university to full-time clinical practice difficult and were disappointed by their experience not matching their expectations of work. These findings are valuable for transnational medical educators seeking to improve the experience of graduates who are moving from the clear ideals, norms and values of transnational medical education into the complexity of full-time clinical practice.  

The Dance of Words

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-65
Author(s):  
Lis Engel ◽  
Rikke Schou Jeppesen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
General Level ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Lived Body ◽  
Central Question ◽  
Movement Experience ◽  
Movement Theory

Abstract This article is about language and lived experiences and analysis of movement of dance within Physical Education studies in Denmark with a special focus on how the language of movement and dance can be related to lived body and movement experience. The issue of the challenges and possibilities of expressing movement experience and analysis in words is discussed at the general level and exemplified in the context of a dance educational event where the movement theory of Rudolf Laban is applied. A central question arising out of this example of working with language and lived experience of movement is: What influence does language have on our way of understanding and communicating a dance experience? The article proposes that a bodily anchored lived language – through an ethic-aesthetic phenomenological approach – may supplement, expand and broaden a given professional terminology in order to articulate, communicate and unfold the experiential dimensions of dance.

scholarly journals Analisis pendidikan kewirausahaan dalam menanamkan nilai-nilai kewirausahaan untuk re-generasi usaha keripik gadung

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (8) ◽  
pp. 711-717
Author(s):  
Ginanjar Septiana Supardiansyah ◽  
Rizky Dwi Putri
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Method ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Business Owner ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
The Family ◽  
Selection Of

Abstract Entrepreneurship education can be said as an educational process that can be seen through the way parents educate and instill entrepreneurial values in children. The purpose of this study was to determine (1) entrepreneurial education applied by gadung chip business owners to their children, (2) entrepreneurial values instilled by gadung chips business owners to their children, (3) business regeneration of gadung chips business owners. This study uses qualitative research with a phenomenological approach. The selection of informants used the purposive sampling method by looking at several criteria that were considered in selecting informants, namely the criteria for the first informant were parents who had a gadung chip business that had been passed down for 2 to 3 generations, the criteria for the second informant were teenagers who would continue the business. fake chips. The techniques used in collecting this data are observation techniques, interview techniques, and documentation. To test the validity of the data, the data was checked by triangulation of sources to the informants' children. The results of the study are (1) The entrepreneurial values instilled by the gadung chip business owner are honesty, responsibility, discipline, hard work, courage. (2) Entrepreneurship education for the family of gadung chip owners is carried out by establishing closeness between parents and children, providing positive activities, creating a learning atmosphere, and parenting habits. (3) Entrepreneurship education by instilling entrepreneurial values in children produces results with evidence that children have been involved and helped develop the gadung chip business. Abstrak Pendidikan kewirausahaan dapat dikatakan sebagai suatu proses pendidikan yang dapat dilihat melalui cara orang tua dalam mendidik dan menanamkan nilai-nilai kewirausahaan pada diri anak. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui (1) Pendidikan kewirausahaan yang diterapkan oleh pemilik usaha keripik gadung kepada anaknya, (2) Nilai-nilai kewirausahaan yang ditanamkan oleh pemilik usaha keripik gadung kepada anaknya, (3) Regenerasi usaha pemilik usaha keripik gadung. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian kualitatif dengan jenis pendekatan fenomenologi. Pemilihan informan menggunakan metode purposive sampling dengan melihat beberapa kriteria yang menjadi pertimbangan dalam memilih informan, yaitu kriteria informan pertama adalah orang tua yang memiliki usaha keripik gadung yang sudah mengalami turun-temurun 2 sampai 3 generasi, kriteria informan kedua adalah anak remaja yang akan melanjutkan usaha keripik gadung. Teknik yang digunakan dalam mengumpulkan data ini adalah teknik observasi, teknik wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Untuk menguji keabsahan data dilakukan pengecekan data dengan triangulasi sumber kepada anak informan. Hasil penelitian adalah (1) Nilai-nilai kewirausahaan yang ditanamkan pemilik usaha keripik gadung yaitu kejujuran, tanggung jawab, disiplin, kerja keras, keberanian. (2) Pendidikan kewirausahaan pada keluarga pemilik keripik gadung dilakukan dengan cara yaitu menjalin kedekatan antara orang tua dan anak, memberikan kesibukan positif, menciptakan suasana belajar, kebiasaan pola asuh orang tua. (3) Pendidikan kewirausahaan dengan menanamkan nilai-nilai kewirausahaan kepada anak membuahkan hasil dengan bukti anak sudah ikut terlibat dan membantu mengembangkan usaha keripik gadung.

Stable Self-Concepts and Flexible Coping Strategies of People with Dementia Attending Dementia Self-Help Groups in Germany

2015 ◽  
pp. 159-182
Author(s):  
Milena von Kutzleben ◽  
Birgit Panke-Kochinke
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Life Course Perspective ◽  
External Control ◽  
Self Help ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Determining Factors ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
And Coping

In this chapter, results from the qualitative longitudinal Selbstbestimmung und Intervention (SEIN) study conducted at the DZNE site in Witten are presented and discussed against the background of a previously conducted systematic review of the subjective needs, demands, and coping strategies of community-dwelling people with dementia. The objective of the study was to examine how participants of dementia self-help groups in the early and middle stages of the condition cope with their illness. A phenomenological approach with a life-course perspective served as the framework for the study. The findings suggest that a person's self-concept is not changed by dementia but instead adapts over the trajectory of the illness. Struggling between external control (defence against stigmatization) and external protection (being taken seriously), and aiming for “Inner Security” were central concerns for the participants. Biographical background and social network are determining factors in the development and use of coping strategies.

scholarly journals The Secondary Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Townshend ◽  
Alyson Norman
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Information Provision ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Loss And Grief ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Impact

This study seeks to contribute to our understanding of the lived experiences of family members and friends of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study employed an interpretative phenomenological approach, enabling family members and friends to identify and reflect upon the factors they themselves considered most significant about the impact of TBI on someone close to them, and how this experience has affected their own lives and their relationship with the TBI survivor. Eleven participants, two males and nine females aged 22–79, were from the United Kingdom. Several strong and interconnected themes emerged from the interviews, clustering into four superordinate themes: “continuity and discontinuity”; “damage, loss, and grief”; “roles and responsibility”; and “coping and not coping.” The study findings identify the importance of support and information provision for family members and friends of those with TBI to help them manage the long-term impact of TBI.

scholarly journals Technological development of the food service MSMEs of Matamoros from a systemic perspective

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Corina Guillermina Ocegueda-Mercado ◽  
Erandi Lizzete Contreras-Ocegueda ◽  
Irma Leticia García-Treviño ◽  
Elsa Delgado-Cazares
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Customer Relations ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Food Service ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Food Services ◽  
Business Network ◽  
Systemic Analysis ◽  
Technological Potential

The present investigation shows the results of a study focused on the technological potential of the MiPyMes of food service in the municipality of Matamoros. The research is carried out with a quantitative approach, through a transversal design- Descriptive. A questionnaire prepared by the Latin American Administration and Business Network (Aguilar Rascón, Oscar, Posada Velázquez, Rafael, and Peña Ahumada, Nuria Beatriz: 2018) was used as an instrument, applied to 60 business owners of food services. According to the results, a use of the technologies is concluded more in personal than in commercial purposes. Currently, companies are forced to choose to seek and optimize their processes to be more efficient in the production of their products or services, as well as managing finances and improving customer relations. In order to be able to improve both the operation and reduce costs, innovation or support with technology is necessary. Of the systemic analysis in inputs (Human Resources) more weakness, in Processes in the handling of cash and not to get indebted with the institutions are the vulnerable points. In results there is little importance of the environment and CSR.

scholarly journals DINAMIKA UPAYA ADAPTIF DAN KEBERLANJUTAN UMKM KERAJINAN BAHAN ALAM DI KOTA SEMARANG PADA MASA PANDEMI

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-255
Author(s):  
Berta Bekti Retnawati ◽  
Marlon Leong ◽  
Bernadeta Irmawati
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Economic Downturn ◽  
Target Market ◽  
Adaptation Process ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Difficult Situation ◽  
Depth Interviews

The economic downturn due to the pandemic requires MSMEs, including natural handicrafts to survive. The purpose of this research is to examine the conditions in the field of adaptive efforts carried out by natural handicraft MSMEs to manage the situation in the midst of a pandemic as a means of surviving in this difficult situation. In-depth interviews with natural handicraft SMEs in Semarang City, conducted on 20 business owners with random sampling method and convenience sample. MSMEs that can adapt to situations by making innovative efforts and keep up with market demands are quite resilient. Adaptability can be made through products that are made and by means of marketing using e-commerce platforms and social media to approach and expand the target market. On the other hand, MSMEs that are not ready and stuttering in the adaptation process experience difficulties in responding to the changes and challenges that exist. The number of respondents and the limited variety of types of natural handicrafts, can still be explored more widely in a larger area. Provides an overview of the existing conditions in the empirical situation, especially natural handicraft MSMEs and provides input for policy makers to hasten to accelerate efforts to keep MSMEs able to exist through the difficult situation of the Covid-19 pandemic Keywords : SMEs, Adaptive, Pandemic

The Untold Pains and Dreams of Incarcerated Mothers

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rogelio P. Bayod ◽  
Ruschelle L. Cossid ◽  
Feralyn Venus Estrebello ◽  
Franzria Eda T. Ferriols ◽  
Queeny Jane H. Labani
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Incarcerated Mothers ◽  
Emotional Needs ◽  
The Public ◽  
Local Jail ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological ◽  
And Coping

Motherhood represents an integral part of human life. Mothers all over the world are primarily responsible for caring for their families despite little or the absence of help from their husbands. Using qualitative phenomenological approach, this study explored and examined incarcerated mothers’ experiences, struggles and coping mechanism as well as their dreams and aspirations. A validated interview guide questions were used in interviewing the participants. Results have shown that the incarcerated mothers considered their incarceration as a suffering with an accompanying feeling of regret. They are often unnoticed by the public at large, and their dreams seemed to be oblivious to many. Indeed, most of the incarcerated mothers had suffered a lot and shared a common reason of their loneliness which is the distance they have with their family especially with their children. However, like any human beings, they have dreams for a happy and fulfilling life. The implication of this study is for the local jail management to impose regulations and policies as well as programs to address the emotional needs of the incarcerated mothers. In addition, a deeper understanding of their experiences behind bars and respect in spite of their incarceration should be encouraged.

A Conceptual Model of Small Business Owners’ Unique Retirement Decisions: Multilevel Antecedents and Retirement Adjustment Consequences

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 146-152
Author(s):  
Valeria Alterman ◽  
Ariane Froidevaux ◽  
Ulrike Fasbender ◽  
Jiangpei Xie
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Psychological Ownership ◽  
Small Business Owners ◽  
Business Partners ◽  
Related Family ◽  
Retirement Decisions ◽  
The Individual

Abstract The research on small business owners’ (SBOs’) retirement process has been very limited in the literature. In this commentary, we first outline SBOs’ 4 specific retirement decision options, including family succession, retire from management while maintaining ownership, independent sale, and liquidation. We then examine their unique multilevel antecedents that may shape SBOs’ retirement decisions at the individual (e.g., psychological ownership), relational (e.g., business-related family conflict and potential successor), and business (e.g., presence of business partners and business financial value) levels. Next, we explain how SBOs’ specific retirement decisions may shape their retirement adjustment in terms of both psychological and financial well-being. The overall purpose of this article is to provide a conceptual model of SBOs’ unique retirement decisions to support the understanding of SBO’s retirement process and help the literature move forward on this topic.

Collective Technology Learning Between Transnational Corporations and Local Business Partners: The Case of West Sweden

10.1068/a3595 ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 34 (10) ◽  
pp. 1877-1897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inge Ivarsson
Keyword(s):  
Transnational Corporations ◽  
Multiple Logistic Regression ◽  
Industry Clusters ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Technology Learning ◽  
Business Partners ◽  
Local Business ◽  
Technological Cooperation ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Foreign Affiliates

Unique firm-level data from 287 majority-owned foreign affiliates (MOFAs) located in West Sweden are used to analyse the extent in which transnational corporations (TNCs) in a developed host country have established technological linkages, leading to collective technology learning where both TNCs and their local business partners benefit. The findings indicate that local business partners have established substantial levels of organised technological cooperation, not only with manufacturing MOFAs but also with wholesale MOFAs supplying industrial products. This seems to result in collective technology learning where both MOFAs and business partners in Sweden, especially customers, earn advantages. In the case of manufacturing MOFAs, local business partners in West Sweden seem to be important as cooperative partners. By using a multiple logistic regression to analyse key determinants, it was found that the size of MOFAs positively affected the establishment of technological linkages to business partners in Sweden, among both manufacturing MOFAs and sales MOFAs. A positive correlation with linkage formation was also found among manufacturing MOFAs regarding both increasing age and the extent in which they operate within competitive Swedish industry clusters.

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