scholarly journals CLASSIFICATION OF ISLAMIC SOCIAL ENTERPRISE (ISE) IN MALAYSIA BASED ON ECONOMIC SECTORS

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Iqmal Hisham Kamaruddin ◽  
Sofiah Md Auzair
Keyword(s):  
Social Enterprise ◽  
The Body ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Economic Sector ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Social Accounting ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Made In

Based on Islamic social enterprise (ISE) concept which is a combination of both social and economic objectives embedded with Islamic principles and values, this study aims to classify ISE based on economic sectors namely public, private and non-profit sectors. In addition, eight organisations that represent ISEs in Malaysia are also being discussed in order to support the classification of ISE based on economic sectors. In order to examine these eight ISEs, this study reviews professional documents, online information and comprehensive literature to analyse selected ISEs in Malaysia. Based on findings, this study concludes that ISEs in Malaysia can be classified based on all three economic sectors identified. Therefore, this study contributes to the body of knowledge as the first study made in examining and exploring classification of ISEs based on economic sectors specifically within Malaysia context. Besides, this study also among the pioneer studies on ISE itself. Keywords: Islamic Social Enterprise (ISE), Social Enterprise (SE), Economic sector, Islamic social accounting

Recounting the Empowerment of Women in Rural Areas of KwaZulu-Natal from Information and Knowledge in the Fourth Industrial Revolution Era

Libri ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenrose Jiyane
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
The Body ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Critical Resource

Abstract The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) marks the new, advanced era of development in humankind, and globally countries are in the process of ensuring their citizenry’s readiness. In South Africa, various governmental departments, organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and non-profit organisations (NPOs) are making efforts, through their plans, talks and actions, to attain this status for all her people, particularly women in rural areas. However, the development of women in the rural areas for empowerment remains a concern in developing countries. Consequently, there is a dire need to ensure the developmental status for women in rural areas in the advent of the 4IR, and this paper seeks to demonstrate that information and knowledge may be instrumental in empowering women in rural areas to strive in the 4IR. Accordingly, information and knowledge are a critical resource contributing to the empowerment of women in rural areas for their development. An exploratory question is raised to determine whether South Africa is ready for Fourth Industrial Revolution. The outcome of this paper will contribute to the body of knowledge advocating the importance of information and knowledge in the empowerment of women in rural areas. Significantly, it will generate insights for policymakers on the important role of information and knowledge for women’s development.

scholarly journals ‘The Observations We Made in the Indies and in China’: The Shaping of the Jesuits’ Knowledge of China by Other Parts of the Non-Western World

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-88
Author(s):  
Wu Huiyi
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Area ◽  
Spatial Dynamics ◽  
The Body ◽  
Western World ◽  
Society Of Jesus ◽  
European Regions ◽  
Qing Empire ◽  
The Qing Dynasty ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Made In

The Jesuits’ experience in China is usually analysed within the framework of Sino-Western relations. However, Jesuits’ writings often evoked their experience in and knowledge about China in association with other parts of the non-European world, including India, South-East Asia, the Middle East, Africa and America. Based on a prosopographical analysis of China Jesuits’ biographical data, we first demonstrate that the encounter with other non-European regions was an integral part of the China Jesuits’ itineraries; for they all travelled through intermediate areas on their way to China, and some also did so on their way back to Europe. Secondly, relying mainly on examples drawn from French Jesuits’ scholarship between the 1680s and the 1750s, we demonstrate how encounters with other non- European regions and the overseas interests of their home country shaped the Jesuits’ scientific agenda as well as the way they understood things Chinese. Lastly, we illustrate how Jesuits keenly studied historical and contemporaneous accounts in Chinese and Manchu on the neighbouring regions of the Qing empire. We argue that the body of knowledge produced by the China Jesuits should be studied in a spatial framework that goes beyond the China-Europe dichotomy since it was, on one hand, filtered by the Jesuits’ knowledge about other non-European regions and, on the other hand, concerned with a geographical area larger than the territory of China under the Ming and even the Qing dynasty. We also argue that, in the eighteenth century in particular, the China Jesuits’ scholarship was configured by the spatial dynamics shaping the Society of Jesus, Bourbon France and Qing China; thereby, we contribute to a better understanding of both the French Jesuit and Qing networks, and the interconnections between them.

Understanding Big Data Through a Systematic Literature Review: The ITMI Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (04) ◽  
pp. 1433-1461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea De Mauro ◽  
Marco Greco ◽  
Michele Grimaldi
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
The Body ◽  
Professional Literature ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Unsupervised Algorithms ◽  
Topic Structure

The concept of Big Data in academic and professional literature has developed in a euphoric, chaotic, and unstructured manner. Decision-making is increasingly relying on Big Data, resorting to novel analytic methodologies that are applied in many different industries. This study aims to provide clarity over the Big Data phenomenon by means of a comprehensive and systematic literature review, able to produce a clear description of what Big Data is today, a structured classification of the various streams of current research, and a list of promising emerging trends. This study analyses a corpus of 4,327 articles through a novel combination of unsupervised algorithms that produces a hierarchical topic structure which empirically validates and enhances the “Information,” “Technology,” “Methods,” and “Impact” conceptual model of Big Data, identifying 17 fundamental topics and providing researchers and practitioners with a meaningful overview of the body of knowledge and a proposed research agenda.

scholarly journals Drivers of integration of green into supplier selections: a systematic literature review

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tonny Ograh ◽  
Joshua Ayarkwa ◽  
Dickson Osei-Asibey ◽  
Alex Acheampong ◽  
Peter Amoah
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Supplier Selection ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
The Body ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Narrow Scope ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Policy Direction ◽  
High Level

PurposeThis paper aims to provide a systematic review of extant literature on supplier selection by identifying drivers of integration of Environmental Sustainability (ES) into supplier selection, with the aim of classifying them under broad categories for the development of a framework showing the interrelationships among them.Design/methodology/approachA search was ran for selected keyword themes using three powerful and rigorous search engines: Scopus, Google Scholar and Science Direct, to identify relevant articles from 12 peer-reviewed journals. These were desk reviewed through manual filtering to select drivers of integration of ES into supplier selection.FindingsThirty-one drivers identified from 41 relevant articles as propelling integration of ES into supplier selection were then classified into five categories: strong policy direction, high level of commitment, desire for high reputation, robust technology and availability of green products. This yielded a framework showing the interconnectedness among the drivers.Research limitations/implicationsThe study contributes to the body of knowledge by developing a classification of drivers of integration of ES into supplier selection. The interconnectedness brought to the fore a more subtle appreciation of the drivers of green integration, which could help expand current knowledge outside the narrow scope of isolated drivers. This study provides detailed analyses of drivers of green integration into supplier selection.Originality/valueThis paper provides a comprehensive review of drivers of integrating green into supplier selection, which is lacking in the body of knowledge on ES.

A Taxonomy of Data Mining Problems

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nayem Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Real Life ◽  
The Body ◽  
Real World Data ◽  
Data Mining Techniques ◽  
Data Mining Algorithms ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Efficient Data ◽  
Mining Algorithms ◽  
Made In

Much of the research in data mining and knowledge discovery has focused on the development of efficient data mining algorithms. Researchers and practitioners have developed data mining techniques to solve diverse real-world data mining problems. But there is no single source that identifies which techniques solve what problems and how, the advantages and limitations, and real-life use-cases. Lately, identifying data mining techniques and corresponding problems that they solve has drawn significant attention. In this paper, the author describes the progress made in developing data mining techniques and then classify them in terms of data mining problems taxonomy to help assist practitioners in using appropriate data mining techniques that solve business problems. This will allow researchers to expand the body of knowledge in this discipline. This article proposes a data mining problems taxonomy based on data mining techniques being used. Prominent data mining problems include classification, optimization, prediction, partitioning, relationship, pattern matching, recommendation, ranking, sequential patterns and anomaly detection. The data mining techniques that are used to solve these data mining problems in general fall under top 10 data mining algorithms.

Strategic management of public relations in Kuwait

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Talal M. Almutairi ◽  
Krishnamurthy Sriramesh
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
The Body ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Technical Functions ◽  
Elite Interviews

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to help enrich the body of knowledge of public relations by exploring the status of the practice in Kuwait. Using the generic principles of public relations, a well-known theoretical framework in the field, we study the three major types of organizations: government agencies, nonprofits and corporations.Design/methodology/approachThe authors gathered data using a self-administered survey and qualitative interviews. In total, 250 questionnaires were distributed (both printed and electronic) to employees working in public relations departments in all sectors and received 66 completed responses for a response rate of 26%. In addition, the first author conducted nine elite interviews with a chief executive officer (CEO) of a non-profit organization, a CEO of public relations (PR) agency, four directors of PR department in the private sector and three directors of the PR department in governmental organizations.FindingsThe results indicate that the press-agentry and technical functions dominate PR practice in the country. However, there appears to be a slow momentum for more specialized PR practitioners, who can assist their organizations in coming up with strategies and thus help organizational effectiveness. PR in Kuwait continues to suffer reputationally including the assumption that someone with no relevant knowledge or experience can be employed and succeed.Originality/valueTo the authors knowledge, this is the to study the present some of the generic principles of PR in Kuwait. Therefore, this paper contributes to the PR in Kuwait body of knowledge and provides the generic principles of PR in a new cultural context to test its applicability.

A longitudinal study into the effectiveness of the HPO Framework

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 352-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
André de Waal
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Social Care ◽  
The Body ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
The Social ◽  
High Performance Organization

Purpose The academic and management literature offers an abundance of techniques for helping organizations improve their performance. Generally, though, these techniques have not been subjected to rigorous, evidence-based evaluation or have been tested in practice over time. The purpose of this paper is to describe a longitudinal study into the effectiveness of the High Performance Organization (HPO) Framework at a social care and rehabilitation organization. Design/methodology/approach The HPO Framework was applied at LIMOR in the Netherlands. The longitudinal nature of the study consisted of conducting an “HPO diagnosis” twice at the organization, in 2012 and 2015. In the second diagnosis, the effectiveness of the interventions the organization undertook to address the recommendations originating from the first HPO diagnosis was also measured. Findings The study aimed to discover whether the HPO Framework was a suitable improvement technique with which to increase the performance of a social care and rehabilitation organization in a sustainable way. The results showed that it was used to ward off and contain the negative effects of external turbulent developments, and thereby helped LIMOR to perform better than comparable organizations. Originality/value As a longitudinal study of the workings and effects of the HPO Framework at a social care and rehabilitation organization, this study is the first of its kind. Moreover, it addresses two gaps in the current literature, by contributing longitudinal evidence to the body of knowledge on improvement techniques, specifically in the non-profit sector, and by adding insights on the practical workings of the HPO Framework in a non-profit context, specifically the social care and rehabilitation sector.

Research on Teaching in Physical Education: Beyond the Limits of Natural Science

1987 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul G. Schempp
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Dominant Mode ◽  
The Body ◽  
Research Paradigm ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Research On Teaching ◽  
Made In

Recent years have seen an increase in the amount of research activity devoted to teaching in physical education. The result of these efforts has been a substantial growth in the body of knowledge regarding movement pedagogy. Most of these undertakings have been completed with the natural science mode of inquiry as the research model. Thus, the natural science research paradigm has emerged as the dominant mode of inquiry and analysis for research on teaching in physical education. In spite of the major contributions made in the engagement of the natural science model, the subscription to a dominant mode of inquiry holds serious consequences in the development of any body of knowledge. The underlying assumptions of a paradigm pose limits to the knowledge to which one has access. Therefore, this paper offers an analysis of the assumptions embedded in the operationalization of the natural science research paradigm in order to illuminate their limitations for research on teaching in physical education. The assumptions of an alternative, qualitative paradigm are also identified and discussed in terms of their potential for researching beyond the limits of the natural science model. It was not the intent of this paper to declare one paradigm superior to any other, but rather to recognize the need for alternative perspectives in researching the phenomenon of teaching physical education.

scholarly journals Analisis Sektor Unggulan dalam Meningkatkan Perekonomian dan Pembangunan Wilayah Provinsi Jambi

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 94
Author(s):  
Sudirman Sudirman ◽  
M Alhudhori
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Economic Sector ◽  
Economic Base ◽  
Economic Potential ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Education Services

Based on pattern classification Typologi Klassen of the growth sectors of the economy in Jambi province makes the agricultural sector and the sector of mining and excavation are on the I quadrant i.e. as a sector that developed and developing fast, water procurement sector, trash, waste treatment and recycling, and education services sectors are at a quadrant II sectors advanced but that is depressed. After dianalis the pattern of growth sectors of the economy, may be known to the classification of economic sectors in the province of Jambi, for a deeper analysis of the sector required base with LQ method to find the base of the sector can be prioritized into the flagship sector. In accordance with the results of the analysis of the economic base by the method of LQ for the level of Jambi province are known to exist in four major sectors constituting the base sector of the economy. The fourth sector is agriculture, a sector of mining and excavation of the procurement sector, garbage, water, sewage treatment and recycling, and educational services. So, from both Typologi and Klassen LQ analysis it can be concluded that the economic sector in Jambi province which should be developed and can be prioritized into a flagship sector is agriculture, a sector of mining and excavation, the sector procurement of waste, water, sewage treatment and recycling, and education services sectors. Keywords: (1) GDP Jambi province; Indonesia'S GDP and (2) the rate of growth of GDP and contribution to Indonesia and Jambi province; (3) Data on the economic potential of Jambi province

scholarly journals Classification of airgun shot injuries

2016 ◽  
pp. 45-50
Author(s):  
Ihor Kozachenko
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Medicine ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Statistical Processing ◽  
The Body ◽  
Unified Approach ◽  
Body Tissues ◽  
Dead Bodies ◽  
Location Type ◽  
Made In

Based on the analysis of airgun shot trauma by materials some Bureau of Forensic Medicine of Ukraine for 2006- 2015, using the previously proposed terminology and conceptual apparatus first developed unified classification containing 15th bases required for comprehensive response of airgun shot injuries. This classification is used for the study, description, diagnostics and statistical processing of airgun shot injuries as forensic doctors and clinicians. Damage caused to a person from modern airguns, currently is not well understood, particularly not classified. Analysis of airgun shot trauma showed that forensic doctors in research and in carrying out examinations of living persons and dead bodies, as well as clinicians in the care of the wounded from the pneumatic weapon need classification of airgun shot injuries which would be determined by their comprehensive features and would unify exploration, description and evaluation of the damage, in particular in formulation of diagnosis and reporting. Having studied and analyzed data from 98 of the Сonclusions of experts and Acts of the forensic medical examination of living persons (76) and bodies (22) with damage caused by pneumatic weapons made in some Bureau of Forensic Medicine of Ukraine in 2006-2015 as well as scientific works of domestic and foreign authors, devoted to the study of the problem of forensic (37 sources), monolingual, spelling and terminology dictionaries. Airgun shot injuries were divided according to the following fifteen principles: the form of the projectile, the action product shot, location, type of injuries, type of damaged tissues and organs of the body, the number of injuries, the degree of penetration into the body tissues, relative to the external environment, relative of the body, with respect to cavi- ties of the body, relative parts of the body, view of the wound channel, the severity of the injuries, the outcome of injuries, the distance of the shot. Conclusions: 1. The proposed classification will promote unified approach to forensic doctors during the study of airgun shot injuries and performing examinations of living persons and dead bodies of clinicians in the diagnosis and treatment of victims, lawyers in assessing the findings of forensic experts. 2. It is considered appropriate to mention in the accounting documents airgun damage separately. 3. Further systematization of airgun shot injuries will provide the necessary methodological bases for their research, which will contribute to a deeper study of this problem.

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