scholarly journals Self-Transcendence: Maslow’s Answer to Cultural Closeness

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 3-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry J. Venter
Keyword(s):  
Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Organizational Leaders ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Abraham Maslow ◽  
The World ◽  
Elected Leaders ◽  
Self Transcendence ◽  
Inclusive Society ◽  
Agile Teams ◽  
Porous Boundaries

In the editorial, Revisiting Openness: A Must for Society (Mention, Ferreira & Torkkeli, 2016), the authors addresses the issue that despite predominance of openness in contemporary organizations – porous boundaries, virtual and agile teams, as well as interconnectedness, - Western Societies and some of their elected leaders are currently advocating closeness. They raised the questions: How we can build an inclusive society while rejecting difference? How can we achieve innovation when turning our backs on variety and diversity? And could the Maslow Hierarchy of Needs help the mechanics of these trends? This paper shows how Abraham Maslow, before he died, identified a sixth tier of need – self-transcendence – and how a worldwide focus among academia, organizational leaders and political leaders of countries can prevent closeness and isolation among countries and cultures all over the world. 

scholarly journals Revisiting Openness: A must for Society

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Anne-Laure Mention ◽  
João José Pinto Ferreira ◽  
Marko Torkkeli
Keyword(s):  
Academic Literature ◽  
Organization Level ◽  
Elected Leaders ◽  
Inclusive Society ◽  
Agile Teams ◽  
Porous Boundaries

Academic literature increasingly stresses the predominance of openness in contemporary organizations - porous boundaries, virtual and agile teams, temporary hierarchies, interconnectedness of networks and ecosystems. Managerial literature also abundantly depicts the benefits of openness. In contrast to what is being observed and reported at organization level, Western Societies and some of their elected leaders currently advocate closeness: protecting borders, erecting walls and barriers, either physical, administrative or legal. This paradox raises concerns: how can individuals and firms be and remain open, while nations isolate and seclude? How can we build an inclusive society while rejecting differences? How can we achieve innovation when turning our backs to variety and diversity?

scholarly journals Existence and Needs: A case for the equal moral considerability of non-human animals

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-33
Author(s):  
Yamikani Ndasauka ◽  
Grivas M. Kayange
Keyword(s):  
Moral Status ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Abraham Maslow ◽  
Moral Considerability ◽  
The World ◽  
Common Foundation ◽  
The Common

This paper reflects on the question, “Is there a sound justification for the existential view that humans have a higher moral status than other animals?” It argues that the existential view that humans have a higher moral status than animals is founded on a weak and inconclusive foundation. While acknowledging various arguments raised for a common foundation between human and non-human animals, the paper attempts to establish a common ground for moral considerability of human and non-human animals. The first common foundation is based on the existential notion of being in the world, which is common for both human and non-human animals. The second idea is based on the common desire to actualize different needs. The paper demonstrates these common foundations by referring to Heidegger and Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.  

scholarly journals HIERARCHY OF HAPPINESS IN AL-SHA’RÂWÎ’S INTERPRETATION OF THE TERM AL-SURÛR FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ABRAHAM MASLOW

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 255
Author(s):  
Putri Alfia Halida
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Basic Needs ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Abraham Maslow ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
The World ◽  
Theological Belief

Happiness is the foremost goal of humans’ in running their activities. Even the fulfillment of the most basic needs is motivated to achieve it. However, the measure of happiness becomes very difficult to determine. In this context, al-Qur'an guides by mentioning various redactions that have the meaning of happiness, such as al-surûr. Therefore, this study aims to find the happiness fulfillment model described in the Qur'an. This study uses the interpretation of al-Sha'rawi, to narrow the scope of meaning, which is considered more relevant to the context of modern society. This research uses a literature study method with data analysis techniques using the approach of Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. This research concludes that al-Sha’râwî interprets the word al-surûr as happiness in the world and the hereafter. In the world, happiness is achieved by enjoying sensory beauty, while in the afterlife, it will be achieved by behaving obediently in the world. The achievement of happiness is precisely obtained by fulfilling the needs following the hierarchy of happiness. At the early stage, happiness is achieved through theological belief. This belief will lead to sensory happiness in the world. At the uppermost stage, the peak of happiness can only be reached when humans meet their God.

scholarly journals AKTUALISASI-DIRI (SELF-ACTUALIZATION); SEBUAH MANIFESTASI PUNCAK POTENSI INDIVIDU BERKEPRIBADIAN SEHAT (Sebuah Konsep Teori Dinamika-Holistik Abraham Maslow)

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-220
Author(s):  
Mohamat Hadori
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Healthy Person ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Abraham Maslow ◽  
Stages Of Growth ◽  
The World ◽  
Self Actualization

Self - actualization is the highest level in Holistic Dynamics theory to be achieved of an individual has already gets some basic requirements below. Maslow subsequently extended the idea to include his observations of humans' innate curiosity. His theories parallel many other theories of human developmental psychology, some of which focus on describing the stages of growth in humans. Maslow used the terms hierarchy of needs; physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging needs, self - esteem needs ,self - actualization . Maslow also mentioned that a healthy person is a person able to actualize themselves well and draw , they can also pay attention to the needs of higher ie fulfill the potential they have and to know and understand the world around them.

scholarly journals Afterword: The Linkage Problem—Comments on Five Texts

2002 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
John H. Jackson
Keyword(s):  
International Economic ◽  
World Trade Organization ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
International Economic Relations ◽  
The World

The problem of linkage between “nontrade” subjects and the World Trade Organization is certainly one of the most pressing and challenging policy puzzles for international economic relations and institutions today. It is extensively and harshly debated by political leaders and diplomats, at both the national and the international levels of discourse, and is one of several issues that derailed the WTO Third Ministerial Conference in Seattle in late 1999. It also posed problems for the Fourth Ministerial Conference in Doha, Qatar, in November of 2001, and it threatens to derail the successful functions of the WTO itself.

scholarly journals Reclaiming Romani-ness

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioanida Costache
Keyword(s):  
Gender Identity ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Identity Politics ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
Gendered Identities ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Epistemic Systems ◽  
Porous Boundaries

Drawing on theories of identity postulated by cultural theorists, scholars of gender identity, and critical race theorists, I explore issues of identity politics and “Otherness” as they pertain to Romani identity, history and activism. By critiquing the latent bifurcation of identity and subjectivity in Judith Butler’s theory of performativity as well as her explicit adherence to universalism, I begin to outline a (post-Hegelian) hermeneutic in which narratives of self enable political processes of self-determination against symbolic and epistemic systems of racialization and minoritization.[1] Roma identity both serves as an oppressive social category while at the same time empowering people for whom a shared ethnic group provides a sense of solidarity and community. In re-conceptualizing, reimagining and re-claiming Romani-ness, we can make movements towards outlining a new Romani subjectivity – a subjectivity that is firmly rooted in counterhistories of Roma, with porous boundaries that both celebrate our diversity and foster solidarity. I come to the subject of Romani identity from an understanding that our racialized and gendered identities are both performed and embodied – forming part of the horizon from which we make meaning of the world. I wish to recast the discourse surrounding Romani identity as hybridized and multicultural, as well as, following Glissant, embedded into a pluritopic notion of history.

Calling on Male Allies to Promote Gender Equity in I-O Psychology

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 389-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon Cheng ◽  
Linnea Ng ◽  
Rachel C. E. Trump-Steele ◽  
Abby Corrington ◽  
Mikki Hebl
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Personal Responsibility ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Gender Disparities ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Gender Inequity ◽  
Potential Barriers ◽  
Current State ◽  
The World

As Gardner, Ryan, and Snoeyink (2018) state, their findings on gender representation in industrial and organizational (I-O) psychology indicate that “the profession as a whole falls into the category of ‘not walking the talk’” (p. 385). We agree that it is imperative to understand the current state of gender inequity in our field while also actively working toward achieving gender equity. This article attempts to inspire each and every individual in I-O psychology to feel a personal responsibility to engage in behaviors that reduce gender disparities in our field. Although women are normatively the focus in fights for gender equity, men should be equal partners in these efforts. In this commentary, we focus on the contributions that male allies in I-O psychology can make in fostering gender equity. To be clear, we are not claiming that women need to be rescued by men; however, we do believe that I-O psychology can achieve the greatest progress toward gender equity when both women and men engage in supportive efforts. As Emma Watson said in her 2014 United Nations speech, “How can we affect change in the world when only half of it is invited or feel welcome to participate in the conversation?” (UN Women, 2014). In times when political leaders and national laws may fail women, it is crucial that local communities—like the I-O community—adopt a clear stance in promoting gender equity. In this commentary, we define allyship, discuss the importance of male allies, suggest ways in which male allies can help promote gender equity in I-O psychology, and consider potential barriers to male allyship and ways to overcome them. The strategies that we propose are by no means exhaustive; rather, they are suggestions for how to initiate a larger movement.

The Contested Terrain of Sufism

2018 ◽  
pp. 195-225
Author(s):  
Muhammad Qasim Zaman
Keyword(s):  
Modern State ◽  
Considerable Influence ◽  
Muslim Identity ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Common People ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
The World ◽  
Contested Terrain ◽  
Core Part

This chapter considers other expressions of contestation in the religious sphere taking place on the once expansive terrain of Sufism. Long a core part of Muslim identity, Sufi practices, doctrines, and institutions have continued into modern times to exercise considerable influence not only on common people but also on the religious and political leaders of the community. Though many among the `ulama, including the reformists in their ranks, have often had a relatively seamless relationship with Sufism, the Islamists, too, and even the modernists have been receptive to the appeal of Sufism. Yet, the conditions of modernity, the claims of the modern state, and modernist and Islamist efforts to radically reshape Islam in a particular image, with some recent help from militant Islamist groups, have hit institutional Sufism hard. Sufism has some other vulnerabilities which have also contributed to a certain shrinking of the space it has traditionally occupied in this part of the world.

Self-Actualizing and Self-Transcending in a World of Less Available Work

2020 ◽  
pp. 171-200
Author(s):  
Shalin Hai-Jew
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Due Diligence ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Self Transcendence ◽  
Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs

In a time of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), with an anticipated world of much less available work, due diligence requires that people identify what needs of theirs are met via work ideally in a pre-4IR sense and then to revamp their lives based on partial work, complements, and substitutions, to ensure that their needs are completely met. This work uses a six-level version of Maslow's hierarchy of needs focused on what work enables for people, beyond survival needs. This follow-on work explores how the prior research may be applied to mapping an individual's needs, identifying what needs are met via work, and then exploring potential complements and substitutions, in a practical walk-through. The focus is particularly on needs beyond survival ones, and especially on the top two levels of the hierarchy of needs for self-actualization and self-transcendence (both of which enable personal definitions of what those mean).

Aiding the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the Developing World

2021 ◽  
pp. 299-336
Author(s):  
Sampath S. Windsor ◽  
Carol Royal ◽  
Chatura C. Windsor
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Cultural Leadership ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Inclusive Society

Academic research that examines different leadership models utilised in the digital age within ICT4D that facilitates the Fourth Industrial Revolution for the marginalised people are scarce. This study focused on the e-Sri Lanka program, initially funded by the World Bank as a unique South Asian project that established a network of 1,005 Nenasala telecentres. Sri Lanka is further focused on building an e-smart, e-inclusive society through ICT4D. In 2020, the Nenasala 2.0 initiative is to be expanded on the Nenasala network to scale up e-society innovations. This context provides an exciting research bedrock to explore. The research findings revealed that leadership at various organisational levels will be key to Nenasala 2.0 and ICT4D program sustainability. The Nenasala model that benefitted from unique community-based leadership was termed socio-cultural leadership. A replication of the study in other developing countries to identify the leadership needed in ICT4D could prove invaluable as it may identify viable complementary options to commercially orientated telecentres.

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