scholarly journals Macro-environmental scanning practices of small and medium manufacturing enterprises: Evidence from emerging markets

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4, special issue) ◽  
pp. 282-292
Author(s):  
Mugove Mashingaidze ◽  
Maxwell A. Phiri ◽  
More Chinakidzwa
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
The Political ◽  
Environmental Scanning ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Strategy Formulation ◽  
Manufacturing Enterprises ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Management Literature ◽  
Depth Interviews

Most research on strategic management concentrates on strategy formulation and implementation. Little research considers environmental scanning (ES) and how small, and medium manufacturing enterprises (SMMEs) scan their environments in preparation for strategy formulation and implementation (Nandonde, 2019). This study investigates the environmental scanning behaviour of SMME owners/managers in a volatile environment, Zimbabwe in particular. The study employed a qualitative methodology to accomplish its objectives. The recorded in-depth interviews were transcribed and analysed using ATLAS.ti. The findings reveal that SMMEs in Zimbabwe emphasise scanning the political and economic environments as they are the most unstable. The results also illustrate that environmental scanning is a continuous, informal, and less structured activity, often using cheap, personal, and highly informal sources of information. Therefore, the paper concludes that contrary to the demands of strategic management literature, the informal and sequential environmental scanning behaviours of SMMEs support the growth and development of the sector. The study explored environmental scanning in a single country, Zimbabwe; therefore, generalisability is limited. The study results must be interpreted in light of this limitation.

Manajemen Strategik Rumah Amal Salman dalam Meningkatkan Fundraising Zakat

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-85
Author(s):  
Erlin Latifah ◽  
Yusuf Zaenal Abidin ◽  
Ahmad Agus Sulthonie
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Strategy Formulation ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Surrounding Environment ◽  
Depth Interviews

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana tahapan manajemen strategik yang dimulai dari Formulasi Strategi, Implementasi Strategi dan yang terakhir Evaluasi Strategi yang digunakan Rumah Amal Salman. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatatif. Adapun teknik pengumpulan data dengan menggunakan kajian pustaka,observasi, dan wawancara secara mendalam dengan Manajer Litbang Rumah Amal Salman sebagai data primer dan sekunder. Dari hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa pada tahapan Formulasi Strategi tentang perumusan visi,misi dan tujuan Rumah Amal Salman dengan melakukan analisis lingkungan sekitarnya terlebih dahulu untuk mempertahankan kekuatan dan mengambil peluang yang ada sehingga bisa meminimalisir kelemahan dan ancaman yang terjadi pada lingkungan sekitar sehingga bisa  meningkatkan fundraising zakat.Sedangkan pada tahap Implementasi Strategi yaitu penerapan perencanaan strategis pada program kerja jangka pendek yaitu pada program Salman Day Out Picnic, jangka menengah yaitu program Kampung bangkit, dan jangka panjang yaitu pada program Manajemen kinerja Ekselen Kriteria Zakat. Dan tahapan terakhir yaitu  Evaluasi Strategi yaitu mengevaluasi seluruh kegiatan kerja yang berskala jangka pendek, jangka menengah, dan jangka panjang.Untuk menghasilkan inovasi terbaru pada perencanaan stretgis pada program berikutnya. Oleh karena itu, dapat disimpulkan bahwa manajemen strategik Rumah Amal Salman telah dijalankan dengan baik dan menunjukan keberhasilan yang signifikan dalam upaya meningkatkan Fundraising Zakat. This research aims to find out how the stages of Strategic Management that starts from Strategy Formulation, Strategy Implementation and the last Evaluasi Strategy used Rumah Amal Salman. The data collection techniques using literature review, observation and in depth interviews whit the Rumah Amal Salman research and development manager as secondary and primary data. From the result of the research indicate that in the Formulation Stage of Strategy on the Formulation of vision, mission and objectives of Rumah Amal Salman by conducting the analysis of the surrounding environment in advance to maintain the strength and take the existing opportunities so as to minimize the weaknesses and threats that occur in the surrounding environment so as to increase fundraising zakat. While at the Implementation Strategy stage is the implementation of strategic planning on short term work program that is on Salman Day Out Picnic Program, medium term that isin Kampung Bangkit, and long term that is in program of performance Management of Eccentric Criteria Of Zakat. And the last stage of the Strategy Evalution is to evaluate all work activities that are short term,medium term,and long term. To generate the latest innovations in strategic planning in thenext program. Therefore,it can beconcluded that Rumah Amal Salman Strategic Management has been well executed and shows significant success in efforts to increase the fundraising zakat.

scholarly journals Co tam Panie w polityce? Struktura potocznej wiedzy politycznej Polaków

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 27-47
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Jasiewicz-Betkiewicz ◽  
Mikołaj Cześnik ◽  
Michał Kotnarowski ◽  
Marta Żerkowska-Balas
Keyword(s):  
Public Life ◽  
Political Knowledge ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
The Political ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Low Degree ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Empirical Material

The aim of the authors is to describe the political knowledge of ordinary Poles, including the structure of their knowledge about politics and ways of thinking about it. The empirical material analyzed here comes from in-depth interviews conducted with interviewers differing by age, level of education, and degree of interest in matters connected with politics and public life. As a theoretical framework, the authors use Shawn W. Rosenberg’s concept. The authors’ analyses serve to show Poles’ process of thinking about politics; their main lines of argumentation and justification of appraisals, opinions, and views; and their most important sources of information. Due, among other things, to the growth in easy access to sources of information, it would appear above all that the ability to select information has greatly increased in importance, and the striking quality of Poles’ political knowledge is its fragmentation, ephemerality, emotionality, and low degree of systematicity.

The devaluation of female labour in fruit and vegetable packaging plants in Spanish Mediterranean agriculture

Organization ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos de Castro ◽  
Alicia Reigada ◽  
Elena Gadea
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
The Political ◽  
Global Competition ◽  
Female Labour ◽  
Local Contexts ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Food Value

Based on the evidence found in two case studies of intensive agriculture in Southern Spain, this article analyses the impact of business strategies aimed at devaluing packaging plant work in the competitive integration processes currently taking place in the global agri-food value chain. The article explores three business strategies: the feminisation, segmentation and deskilling of labour, along with ethnic substitution and labour recruitment outsourcing mechanisms. Although it acknowledges the importance of the dynamics of global competition, the article focuses mainly on how firms articulate their strategies in packaging plants within the political, family and sociocultural frameworks of specific local contexts. The analysis uses a qualitative methodology based on in-depth interviews and participant observations.

THE GENESIS OF CONSERVATIVE IDEOLOGY, DEVELOPMENT TRENDS AND PROSPECTS IN THE POLITICAL REFORM OF MODERN COUNTRIES (ON THE EXAMPLE OF RUSSIA AND FRANCE)

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 38-43
Author(s):  
MARIETA EPREMYAN ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Political Reform ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Political ◽  
Development Trends ◽  
Conservative Ideology ◽  
The World ◽  
Christian Conservatism ◽  
The Future ◽  
Conservative Policy ◽  
Depth Interviews

The article examines the epistemological roots of conservative ideology, development trends and further prospects in political reform not only in modern Russia, but also in other countries. The author focuses on the “world” and Russian conservatism. In the course of the study, the author illustrates what opportunities and limitations a conservative ideology can have in political reform not only in modern Russia, but also in the world. In conclusion, it is concluded that the prospect of a conservative trend in the world is wide enough. To avoid immigration and to control the development of technology in society, it is necessary to adhere to a conservative policy. Conservatism is a consolidating ideology. It is no coincidence that the author cites as an example the understanding of conservative ideology by the French due to the fact that Russia has its own vision of the ideology of conservatism. If we say that conservatism seeks to preserve something and respects tradition, we must bear in mind that traditions in different societies, which form some kind of moral imperatives, cannot be a single phenomenon due to different historical destinies and differing religious views. Considered from the point of view of religion, Muslim and Christian conservatism will be somewhat confrontational on some issues. The purpose of the work was to consider issues related to the role, evolution and prospects of conservative ideology in the political reform of modern countries. The author focuses on Russia and France. To achieve this goal, the method of in-depth interviews with experts on how they understand conservatism was chosen. Already today, conservatism is quite diverse. It is quite possible that in the future it will transform even more and acquire new reflections.

Experiences of Hearing Parents Following the Diagnosis of Their Child's Hearing Loss

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronel Sanet Davids ◽  
Mariana De Jager
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Best Interest ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Hearing Parents ◽  
Phenomenological Design ◽  
Depth Interviews

An estimated 90 per cent of children with a hearing loss are born to hearing parents. Most parents are unprepared for the diagnosis, leaving them shocked, confused, sad and bewildered. This article reports on a study aimed at exploring and describing the experiences of hearing parents regarding their child’s hearing loss. The study was conducted in Cape Town, South Africa. The study applied a qualitative methodology with a phenomenological design. Purposive sampling was implemented and data were collected by means of unstructured in-depth interviews. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Ethical considerations were adhered to. The main findings of the study indicated that hearing parents experience a myriad of emotions when their child is diagnosed with a hearing loss. This study advocates for various stakeholders in the helping profession to collaborate in the best interest of hearing parents and a child with hearing loss. Furthermore, these findings serve as guidelines for professionals working with these families.

scholarly journals Infrastructural nature

2021 ◽  
pp. 030913252199391
Author(s):  
Sara H Nelson ◽  
Patrick Bigger
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Ecosystem Management ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Ecosystem Functions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Political ◽  
Conservation Science ◽  
Conservation Investment

The assertion that ‘ecosystems are infrastructure’ is now common in conservation science and ecosystem management. This article interrogates this infrastructural ontology, which we argue underpins diverse practices of conservation investment and ecosystem management focused on the strategic management of ecosystem functions to sustain and secure human life. We trace the genealogies and geographies of infrastructural nature as an ontology and paradigm of investment that coexists (sometimes in tension) with extractivist commodity regimes. We draw links between literatures on the political economy of ecosystem services and infrastructure and highlight three themes that hold promise for future research: labor, territory, and finance.

scholarly journals Co-Creation as the Solution to Sustainability Challenges in the Greenhouse Horticultural Industry: The Importance of a Structured Innovation Management Process

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7149
Author(s):  
Ingrid Moons ◽  
Kristien Daems ◽  
Lorens L. J. Van de Velde
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Management ◽  
Relationship Management ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Innovation Development ◽  
Creation Process ◽  
Management Literature ◽  
Sustainability Challenges ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Stakeholder Relationship

Sustainable innovations try to resolve complex challenges related to climate change. Co-creation with diverse stakeholders in innovation networks opens opportunities to successfully develop and implement sustainable innovations. However, collaboration between heterogeneous partners poses challenges at the level of stakeholder relationship management that affect the progress of innovation development. This study’s purpose is to investigate how co-creation processes that develop sustainable and climate-neutral high-tech innovations in the greenhouse horticultural industry should be structured and how stakeholder relationship management affects the progress of innovation development. Design methodology is linked with innovation management literature. A case study observed seven innovation trajectories that developed energy saving and climate-neutral growing techniques in the greenhouse horticultural industry in Flanders (Belgium) and The Netherlands over a period of three years. In-depth interviews (n = 13) were conducted to have the partners reflect on the co-creation process. Results show that co-creation management should focus on team composition, partner alignment and transparent communication about intentions, expectations and role division throughout the process. The initial stages of a co-creation process are crucial for context mapping and creation of team cohesion and do affect the subsequent stages in the process. Besides, in sustainable high-tech contexts, co-creation facilitators are faced with the need for technical knowledge and skills.

Imperial ambitions of Russians

2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 279-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeria Kasamara ◽  
Anna Sorokina
Keyword(s):  
Social Economic ◽  
Great Power ◽  
The Political ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Age Cohorts ◽  
Political Ideas ◽  
Political Studies ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Society Project

This article is based on the findings of the Political Ideas of Russian Society project realized by the Laboratory for Political Studies since 2008. The Laboratory has already conducted about 1000 in-depth interviews with respondents of various age cohorts and various social–economic statuses. All respondents demonstrated the Great Power pathos formed by two basic components — Russia is a great power and/or nostalgia of the lost Soviet might — serves the leitmotiv of authoritarian sentiments.

Understanding knowledge hiding in the context of virtual workplaces

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suman Choudhary ◽  
Kirti Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Virtual Work ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Loss Of Control ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Arrangements ◽  
Management Literature ◽  
Knowledge Hiding ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach ◽  
Depth Interviews

Purpose This paper aims to explore the implications of virtual work arrangements on employee knowledge hiding (KH) behaviour and the different strategies of KH used by employees in these arrangements. Design/methodology/approach Following a grounded theory approach to understanding KH, 21 semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with employees engaged in virtual working setups. The data collected from these informants were then analysed using qualitative methods. Findings The study revealed that virtual work arrangements increase employee KH behaviour because of three reasons: ease of hiding, digital burnout and loss of control. Further, the study found that rationalized hiding is the most commonly adopted strategy by employees engaged in virtual work arrangements, while inclinations towards evasive hiding strategy decrease in this arrangement. Originality/value This is the first study in knowledge management literature that seeks to explain KH in the virtual work context.

Strategic Management Teacher Performance Development to Improve Learning Quality

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 333-345
Author(s):  
Abdu Syahid ◽  
Iim Wasliman ◽  
Hendi Suhendraya Muchtar ◽  
Nanang Hanafiah
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Performance Monitoring ◽  
Teacher Performance ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Strategy Formulation ◽  
Performance Coaching ◽  
Quality Of Learning ◽  
Performance Development

Strategy Management for Teacher Performance Development to Improve the Quality of Lessons is a response to the quality of learning that still needs to be improved, by developing teacher performance, is a solution to improving the quality of learning. Focus of the problem: How to Implement Strategic Management of Teacher Performance Development to Improve the Quality of Learning. Specific objectives of this study are to identify and analyze: (1) Internal and External Environments, (2) Formulation of Strategy Formulation, (3) Strategy Implementation, (4) Teacher Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Management, (5) Strategic Steps to Overcome Problems and Weaknesses. Research methods and procedures refer to the qualitative research approach. The theories that underlie this research are strategic management theory, performance coaching theory, higher order thinking learning theory and madrasah culture theory. The main findings of this study are: (1) The principal of madrasah has not analyzed and combined strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges into a strategic assumption conclusion that can be used as a basis for further strategic planning, (2) Strategy formulation is not based on strategic assumptions that maximize strength factors and minimizing the weakness factor by taking advantage of opportunities in facing challenges.

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