scholarly journals Conceptual framework of the drivers of child marriage: A tool to guide programs and policies

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Child Marriage ◽  
Entry Points

This brief presents a simplified framework to provide key entry points for understanding which drivers of child marriage may be most important in particular contexts. Decision-makers such as researchers, donors, and program practitioners can use the framework to help design programs and policies tailored to these contexts.

scholarly journals Affective Paternalism

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Dolan ◽  
Christian Krekel ◽  
Sarah Swanke
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Affective Reactions ◽  
Affective States ◽  
Entry Points ◽  
Shed Light

Many decisions are curated, incentivised, or nudged by a third party. Despite this, only a handful of studies have looked at paternalistic decision-makers and the processes by which they arrive at their decisions. The role of affect, in particular, has been ignored so far, and yet restricting agency on a potentially large group of people might be unpleasant – or indeed quite satisfying. We are the first to propose a conceptual framework of affective paternalism which explicitly accounts for the role of affect, identifying entry points where affect may create systematic variance (or noise) in paternalistic decisions. We shed light on some of these phenomena by using novel surveys and a randomised experiment in which we ask participants to make paternalistic decisions whilst also asking them about their affective reactions and randomly manipulating their affective states. Our findings suggest that affect may play a significant role in paternalistic decision-making.

scholarly journals Foresight for income and employment: What can we learn for agricultural research for development

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gideon Kruseman ◽  
Ahmad Dermawan ◽  
Mandiaye Diagne ◽  
Dolapo Enahoro ◽  
Aymen Frija ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Agricultural Income ◽  
Food And Agriculture ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Entry Points ◽  
The Future

Challenges related to poverty, hunger, nutrition, health, and the environment are widespread and urgent. One way to stress the urgency of making the right decisions about the future of the global food systems now is to better understand and more clearly articulate the alternative scenarios that food systems face. Developing, synthesizing, and presenting such alternatives to decision makers in a clear way is the ultimate goal of e CGIAR Foresight team.No single source of information focuses regularly and systematically on the future of food and agriculture, and challenges facing developing countries. Our work aims to fill that gap with a focus on agricultural income and employment.group systematically collects information about past, on-going and planned foresight activities across CGIAR centers and their partners, spanning the global agricultural research for development arenaWe present a comprehensive overview and synthesis of the results of relevant foresight research, which through the tagging with metadata allows for customized investigations in greater detail. The cross-cutting nature of this work allows for a more comprehensive picture and assessments of possible complementarities/trade-offs.Potential users of this report and associated activities include CGIAR science leaders and scientists as well as the broader research community, national and international development partners, national governments and research organizations, funders, and the private sector.The approach developed by the CGIAR foresight group is used to make foresight study results accessible across organizations and domains in order to aid policy and decision makers for strategic planning. The approach allows visualization of both the available information across multiple entry points as well as the identification of critical knowledge gaps.

Sustainability balanced scorecard architecture and environmental performance outcomes: a systematic review

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suaad Jassem ◽  
Zarina Zakaria ◽  
Anna Che Azmi
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Holistic Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThis study aims to assess the current state of research on the use of sustainability balanced scorecards (SBSCs), as they relate to environmental performance-related outcomes. It also seeks to present a conceptual framework proposing relationships between SBSC and environmental performance.Design/methodology/approachThis paper conducts a systematic literature review of articles published in double-blind peer-reviewed journals that are listed on Scopus and/or Web of Science databases.FindingsThe first part of the paper reveals that two architectures of SBSC appear to be dominant in the literature (SBSC-4 where sustainability parameters are integrated with the four perspectives of the balanced scorecard and SBSC-5 where sustainability is shown as an additional standalone fifth perspective). The next part of the paper presents a conceptual model relating SBSC as decision-making tools to environmental performance outcomes. The paper also indicates that SBSC knowledge mediates the above relationships. Furthermore, based on the theory of expert competence, the presence of experts possibly moderates the relationship between SBSC architecture and environmental performance outcomes.Research limitations/implicationsThe literature indicates a lack of consensus on establishing a clear linkage on the relationship between SBSC architecture and environmental performance outcomes. As a result, a holistic conceptual framework where SBSC knowledge acts as a mediator and presence of experts as a moderator may be able to provide a more consistent relationship between SBSC architecture and environmental performance outcomes.Practical implicationsThe conceptual framework proposed provides factors to be considered by decision makers, for effective outcomes when aiming to achieve environmental stewardship objectives.Social implicationsEnvironmental performance by business organisations have come under close scrutiny of stakeholders. As a result, the holistic model proposed in the current study may pave the path for decision-makers to achieve superior environmental outcomes, leading to greater satisfaction of stakeholders such as the communities that are impacted by the business operations of an organisation.Originality/valueThis is the first paper to propose a model for future research regarding the link between SBSC and environmental performance outcomes – with expert managers acting as moderators and SBSC knowledge acting as a mediator.

Introducing a Conceptual Framework for Spatial Decision SIM

2019 ◽  
pp. 138-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad M. A. Toimah ◽  
Samy M. Z. Afifi
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Integrated Modeling ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Economic Man ◽  
Development Scenarios ◽  
Property Price ◽  
Access Data ◽  
Living Cost

Planning is a time-sensitive process with spatial characteristics as its core. It is effective to formulate spatially-related decisions on an informative background to maximize benefits and minimize risks. Not only decision makers who affect the space, but also users and owners interact with it, affect the related decisions. Thus, it is healthful to widen participation. This chapter introduces a conceptual framework for the Spatial Decision Simulator “SD-SIM.” This work aims to reach a platform that supports spatial decisions made by various stakeholders to provide a capability for integrated modeling of socio-economic, man-made, and natural environmental impacts. It contains four components as a logical target for expressing the evolution of spatial issues and reflecting them into a simulator. These four components are Districts Sub-System, Property Price and Living Cost Simulator, Interventions Sub-System, and Development Scenarios Sub-System. The SD-SIM depends on free-access data sources. Through its sub-systems, the platform integrates different analytical methods and tools.

scholarly journals Measuring Social Norms Related to Child Marriage Among Adult Decision-Makers of Young Girls in Phalombe and Thyolo, Malawi

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. S37-S44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mara Steinhaus ◽  
Laura Hinson ◽  
A. Theodore Rizzo ◽  
Amy Gregowski
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Child Marriage ◽  
Young Girls

Digital Leadership

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-69
Author(s):  
Simon Hensellek
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Strategic Vision

Advances in digitalization place completely new demands on both political and economic leaders as well as on society as a whole. In addition to technical skills as a basis for dealing with and understanding digital technologies, digitalization demands that relevant decision-makers have a digital mindset so that they can recognize and correctly assess the opportunities and challenges associated with digitalization. Against this backdrop, this article presents a conceptual framework for digital leadership and explains the motives as well as the opportunities and challenges associated with it. It also shows how the critical capabilities of a digital leader contributes to the realization of their strategic vision of successful digitalization. The article concludes by discussing whether and how digital leadership can support successful digital transformation in the economy and society, and it points out possible fields for future research.

Much discussed, little conceptualized: supply chain volatility

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (8) ◽  
pp. 866-886 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Nitsche ◽  
Christian F. Durach
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Q Methodology ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Synthesis Process ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Moderating Variables ◽  
Meta Level ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose A conceptual framework of supply chain volatility (SCV) is developed to help researchers and practitioners converge their discussions and understandings on this vital phenomenon. Sources, dimensions and moderators of SCV are investigated and a conceptual framework is proposed. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach Data triangulation was performed through reviewing 2,789 peer-reviewed articles and conducting a group exercise with 23 practitioners. Consequently, 364 sources were identified. Through a structured synthesis process that built on the Q-methodology with multiple academics, a framework of meta-level sources, dimensions and moderators of SCV was developed. An additional on-site meeting with 17 practitioners was conducted aiming at delineating the dimensions by their effect on SCV. Findings The authors propose 20 meta-level sources that contribute to five distinct dimensions of SCV, proposing behavior of customers and decision makers as contextual moderating variables. A classification scheme consisting of three descriptive SCV-affecting characteristics is proposed to delineate the dimension’s effect on SCV: relative deviating impact, repetitiveness and influenceability. Results are summarized in 15 propositions. Research limitations/implications The paper extends knowledge on SCV and provides a coherent conceptualization of the phenomenon for future research. The proposed framework demands quantitative testing to derive more reliable conclusions. Practical implications The framework aims at reducing the gap between research and practice. It helps managers to understand researchers’ discussions and how to derive expedient implications from them. Originality/value It is the first study that systematically synthesizes widely spread literature in this field to derive a conceptual framework that seeks to explain SCV in a holistic way.

Factors Affecting the Adoption of E-Marketing by Decision Makers in SMEs

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Mohammad Kasem Alrousan ◽  
Ahmad Samed Al-Adwan ◽  
Amro Al-Madadha ◽  
Mohammad Hamdi Al Khasawneh
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
External Pressure ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Top Management Support ◽  
It Knowledge

This study examines the factors that influence decision-makers to adopt e-marketing in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Jordan. There is currently no comprehensive conceptual framework that explains e-marketing adoption in SMEs. Therefore, this study develops a conceptual framework based on the diffusion of innovation (DOI) and technology-organization-environment (TOE) theories. The conceptual framework is composed of four contexts: technological, organizational, managerial, and environmental, and hypothesizes eleven factors significantly influencing e-marketing adoption in SMEs. A self-administrated questionnaire survey was conducted with 362 SMEs in Jordan. Logistic regression was used to test the relevant hypotheses. The obtained results show that relative advantages, complexity, IT expertise, top management support, manager's IT knowledge and external pressure have a significant impact on e-marketing adoption. However, compatibility, cost, firm size, manager innovativeness, and government support do not show any association with e-marketing adoption.

scholarly journals Value–rent–finance

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 437-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas F. Purcell ◽  
Alex Loftus ◽  
Hug March
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Water Infrastructure ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Fictitious Capital ◽  
Entry Points ◽  
Internal Relations ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Internal Relationship ◽  
Third Moment

In this paper, we develop a novel interpretation of the internal relationship between value, rent and finance, thereby enabling a new reading of the process of financialisation. As we argue, responding to the important question of how best to conceptualise the relationship between value and finance necessitates an understanding of the internal relations with a third moment, that of rent. We therefore develop a triadic understanding of these three interrelated moments. Crucially, we demonstrate that fictitious capital now actively pursues forms of rent, deepening the interrelationship between value, rent and finance. We conclude with a critical review of the literature on the financialisation of water, showing how the conceptual framework we develop sheds light upon the relations out of which water infrastructure has been financialised, as well as suggesting strategic entry points for its contestation.

scholarly journals Enhancing Company Financial Transparency for Contractor Selection Process through XBRL: A Conceptual Framework

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-33
Author(s):  
Zulkarnain Abd Wahab ◽  
Kamran Shavarebi
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Financial Impact ◽  
Project Implementation ◽  
Contractor Selection ◽  
Business Reporting ◽  
Online Business ◽  
Project Risks

Amongst the predicament in selecting a contractor for project implementation is to identify a resilient partner who can withstand the financial impact posed by project risks and constraints. For that matter, decision-makers require full transparency of financial information of the candidates for an effective contractor selection process. In the context of Malaysia, authorities are adopting Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) to convey information about companies financial standing. This study is aimed to develop a conceptual framework in utilising the increase of information brought along by XBRL implementation to facilitate transparency as required by decision-makers during the contractor selection process. This article is also articulating on factors to promote adoption of online business reporting to increase information integrity, recency and contextually to increase the transparency.

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