scholarly journals THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 417-459
Author(s):  
Uilmer Rodrigues Xavier da Cruz ◽  
Ricardo Alexandrino Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Labor Relations ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Work Activities ◽  
Recycling Industry ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Technology Experience ◽  
A Company ◽  
Job Prospects

With the emergence of new paradigms in social and labor relations, before the property or assets of a company are valued. However, today, in addition, it is also considered that knowledge (in innovations, technology, experience, trade secrets, among others) adds value to an institution. Therefore, this research seeks to detail the phenomenon of the knowledge economy, in job prospects, education, environment and innovation, in addition to relating this concept to the collection of recyclable materials. The problem question developed to initiate the reflections was: How is the knowledge economy related and positively influences work activities such as the collection of recyclable materials? The general objective, on the other hand, is to understand how knowledge, experience and innovations are configured as fundamental for the improvement of processes and work in industries and organizations, here, specifically, the recycling industry. The specific objectives are focused on: detailing the emergence of the concept of the “Knowledge Economy”; understand how the knowledge economy relates to aspects of education, labor and the environment; understand the concept of social innovation and how it applies to third sector organizations; and learn about the “Steps of knowledge” applied to the activity of recycling materials. The methodology was an analysis of the recurring literature related to the topic of the knowledge economy and the recycling industry. It is concluded, therefore, that the workers of this branch make up the large group of Brazilians in conditions of informality and social exclusion and rights, and that is why the discussion addressed here is so important. for believing that the condition of these recyclers continues to be highly undervalued, despite being so important, both for society and for the environment.

Ina Food Industry: A Company that Makes Employees Happy

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-77
Author(s):  
Hiroaki Kaneko ◽  
Cristian Vlad ◽  
Luiza Gatan ◽  
Toru Takahashi ◽  
Seiko Adachi
Keyword(s):  
Food Industry ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Japanese Culture ◽  
User Engagement ◽  
Organization Transformation ◽  
Talent Strategy ◽  
Core Elements ◽  
A Company

"This research illustrates how a traditional Japanese company, Ina Food Industry, focuses on talent operations, engagement, their well being and social innovation. The authors worked with key executives and talent operators from Ina Food Industry to underpin the main characteristics of their talent operations strategy and to determine how the organization draws from its corporate philosophy and core elements of traditional Japanese culture to create sustainable user engagement and to develop a unique employee value proposition. Keywords: Innovation, Japan, Organization, Transformation, Sustainability, Talent, Strategy, Ethics JEL Classification: M10, L66 "

The Third Sector Reform in Italy: an Opportunity for Matching Social Innovation and Youth Policies?

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-161
Author(s):  
Luca Raffini ◽  
Anna Reggiardo ◽  
Andrea Pirni
Keyword(s):  
Political Action ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Sector Reform ◽  
The Third ◽  
Grass Root ◽  
The Third Sector ◽  
The One ◽  
Professional Fulfillment

Abstract Social innovation should represent a step forward activation policies, promoting a new balance between economic development and social cohesion, reducing inequalities and vulnerability. The Third sector is a privileged sphere of social innovation: there are many expectations on its ability to provide innovative answers to unaddressed social needs; one area of its intervention are youth policies. In Italy, the Third sector reform established new provisions on volunteering, civil service and social entrepreneurship, which should primarily benefit the youth. It allows to explore the double face of the Third sector transformation and of the European rhetoric on social innovation. On the one side institutions are trying to recognize emerging grass-root practices which combine social involvement, professional fulfillment and political action in order to respond new societal challenges. On the other side, the market is still fundamental in practices and discourses around social innovation, that maintain many contradictions of the activation policies.

scholarly journals Social Innovation Ignored: Framing Nonprofit Activities in European News Media

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 949-965
Author(s):  
Gorgi Krlev ◽  
Anker Brink Lund
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
News Media ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Dual Function ◽  
News Reporting ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Third Sector

Abstract News reporting typically has a dual function: it mirrors what is going on in real life, but it also shapes how actors behave. Previous studies suggest that media presence, by way of shaping public and policy perceptions, influence how well nonprofits are able to raise funds and mobilize human resources. Yet, we are lacking insights into how the third sector is actually framed in the media, in particular with regard to innovation, which increasingly complements the more traditional functions of advocacy and service provision. To find out, we performed a longitudinal content analysis and an in-depth framing analysis on national and regional newspapers from nine European countries. The analyses demonstrate that third sector activities, especially those related to social innovation, are largely ignored. We find no systematic evidence that crises increase news attention to nonprofit activities. The third sector is becoming more newsworthy when it co-engages with government and business actors, but can benefit only little from this “positive glow”. We suggest how research on these matters can be taken forward, with a specific focus on the agenda-setting theory of mass media, the strategic management of nonprofit organizations, and collaboration in the context of social innovation.

Structural and Market Predictors of Corporate Labor Relations Strategies

ILR Review ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 280-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
William N. Cooke ◽  
David G. Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Capital Investment ◽  
Mixed Strategy ◽  
Labor Relations ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Import Penetration ◽  
Logit Estimation ◽  
Union Avoidance ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Market Pressures ◽  
A Company

The authors develop a model predicting which of three broad labor-relations strategies—union avoidance, union-management collaboration, or a mixed strategy combining elements of union avoidance and collaboration—a company will adopt. A multinomial logit estimation using data on 58 large unionized manufacturing corporations confirms that market pressures and structural characteristics of the company are important predictors of strategy choice. Specifically, the worse the market conditions (as gauged by import penetration and industry employment), the more likely executives will choose union avoidance over collaboration and mixed strategies. Collaboration is more likely to be chosen the greater the percent of plants unionized and the higher the ratio of cost of goods to sales. The choice of the mixed strategy is more likely the higher the labor intensity, capital investment, and number of plants.

scholarly journals Psychosocial risks and the health of health workers: reflections on Brazilian labor reform

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (suppl 1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leni de Lima Santana ◽  
Leila Maria Mansano Sarquis ◽  
Fernanda Moura D’ Almeida Miranda
Keyword(s):  
International Organizations ◽  
Labor Relations ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Labor Reform ◽  
Work Activities ◽  
Psychosocial Risks ◽  
Economic Context ◽  
Global Movement ◽  
Reflective Study

ABSTRACT Objective: to reflect on the psychosocial risks and their impacts on the health of health workers in light of the Brazilian economic context and Labor Reform. Method: reflective study on the Brazilian Labor Reform and its impacts on health of health workers. Results: although the changes observed in the labor sphere have contributed to improvements in health and safety policies for, these changes have also contributed to the emergence of new risks arising from work activities, including psychosocial risks, which affect all occupational categories. Final considerations: we understand that the Brazilian Labor Reform carried out in 2017 leads to the weakening of labor relations, increases workers’ exposure to risks in the workplace, increases the risk of illness, and opposes the global movement of international organizations aimed at the prevention of aggravation in workers’ health and also at preserving their health.

A Qualitative Analysis of Social Entrepreneurship Involving Social Innovation and Intervention

2019 ◽  
pp. 400-421
Author(s):  
Vera Fernandes ◽  
António Carrizo Moreira ◽  
Ana Isabel Daniel
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Entrepreneur ◽  
Social Ventures

Social entrepreneurship is emerging as an innovative approach for dealing with complex social and environmental needs, and is an important lever for the development of a sustainable society. Social entrepreneurship and related concepts have had a growing attention in the academy, giving rise to dissimilar approaches in the United States of America and in Western Europe. Despite the importance of the Third Sector in Portugal, it has been difficult to set ideal definitions for social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur and social enterprises. By means of a qualitative study involving four Portuguese social ventures, this chapter identifies contemporary socio-cultural and economic factors that foster social innovation and intervention in Portugal, and contributes to understand the role of social entrepreneur in this context.

A Qualitative Analysis of Social Entrepreneurship Involving Social Innovation and Intervention

2017 ◽  
pp. 417-438
Author(s):  
Vera Fernandes ◽  
António Moreira ◽  
Ana Isabel Daniel
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Entrepreneur ◽  
Social Ventures

Social entrepreneurship is emerging as an innovative approach for dealing with complex social and environmental needs, and is an important lever for the development of a sustainable society. Social entrepreneurship and related concepts have had a growing attention in the academy, giving rise to dissimilar approaches in the United States of America and in Western Europe. Despite the importance of the Third Sector in Portugal, it has been difficult to set ideal definitions for social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur and social enterprises. By means of a qualitative study involving four Portuguese social ventures, this chapter identifies contemporary socio-cultural and economic factors that foster social innovation and intervention in Portugal, and contributes to understand the role of social entrepreneur in this context.

Impact Measurement for Social Innovation: Analysis of the Spanish Third Sector

2018 ◽  
pp. 195-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Solórzano-García ◽  
Julio Navío-Marco ◽  
Mercedes Valcárcel-Dueñas
Keyword(s):  
Social Innovation ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Impact Measurement ◽  
Innovation Analysis

Socioeconomic Development in India

2020 ◽  
pp. 219-240
Author(s):  
Meera Bhat ◽  
Swapnil Barai
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
The Third

This chapter on “Socioeconomic Development in India: Lessons from the Third Sector” is a broad overview of India’s economic growth and human development since independence in 1947. It traces the evolving role of government, market, and civil society in navigating the global political economy and the creative tension in which they have coexisted. The chapter dives deeply into the civil society sector which once inspired the founding of Ashoka and is now referred to as a hotbed of social enterprises. The sector which once had firm foundations in pluralist social movements and a focus on social innovation now struggles to distinguish social business from social entrepreneurship. The current ecosystem, while extensive, lacks focus, disregards questions of power, and lacks accountability mechanisms. The goals of improving lives and affecting social change would be better served by focusing on social innovation, treating people as stakeholders rather than clients, and protecting and promoting citizen participation in a democratic economy, society, and polity.

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