scholarly journals Socio-Industrial Impacts of CPEC on the Pakistan: A Macro-Economic Study Within the Theoretical Context of Structural Anthropology

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-255
Author(s):  
Tariq Saeed ◽  
Dong Qian Li ◽  
Muhammad Asim ◽  
Muhammad Akram Zaheer
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Think Tanks ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Economic Study ◽  
Theoretical Context ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
Technical Structure ◽  
The Masses ◽  
Chinese Industries

Since the inauguration of CPEC as a plan to reconstruct the olden road between Kashgar and Gwadar, Pakistan is also experiencing socio-industrial impacts at the macro level. In fact, Chinese industries have built such a technical structure within the Pakistani markets that largely affects the nature of the masses. Likewise, socio-cultural life including the business environment in Pakistan has also been rapidly affected by the Chinese arrival. Therefore, by collecting primary sources from Pakistani and Chinese ministries regarding Chinese imports towards Pakistan; the study examines how it is encircling daily route life along with human nature. At the same time, consultation with different organizations and think tanks assists the study in practically investigating the socio-industrial impacts of CPEC within the theoretical context of structural anthropology in different regions of Pakistan.

scholarly journals DETERMINANTS OF ENERGY AND CO2 EMISSION INTENSITIES: A STUDY OF MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN INDIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (02) ◽  
pp. 389-407
Author(s):  
SANTOSH K. SAHU ◽  
DEEPANJALI MEHTA
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Co2 Emission ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emission ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Indian Manufacturing Sector

This paper investigates determinants of energy and emission intensities of manufacturing firms in India, from 2000 to 2014. Given that Indian manufacturing sector is one of the world’s most polluting sectors in terms of CO2 emissions; we arrive at firm level determinants of energy and carbon dioxide emission intensities from consumption of three primary sources of energy, namely (1) Coal, (2) Natural Gas and (3) Petroleum. The results of the regression analysis suggest that there are inter-firm differences in energy and emission intensity. The results indicate that smaller and larger firms are both energy and emission intensive compared to medium sized firms. Similarly, firms spending more in research and development activities are found to be energy and emission efficient, compare to others. Hence, in the global competitive business environment, Government of India should carefully formulate policies suitable for the medium sized firms to make them energy and emission efficient.

Politics, Epistemology and Method: Karl Popper's Conception of Human Nature

1995 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoff Stokes
Keyword(s):  
Political Theory ◽  
Human Nature ◽  
Social Reform ◽  
The Political ◽  
Critical Rationalism ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Theory Of History ◽  
The Masses ◽  
Liberal Thought

Karl Popper's advocacy of freedom and toleration, his belief in the power of ideas, and the possibility of democratic social reform, place him in the more optimistic strand of liberal thought. Yet his awareness of the human needs for regularity and tradition bolster a largely conservative and pessimistic conception of human nature. Epistemologies have a central role in Popper's political programme and theory of history because they influence either the release or suppression of key human capacities. Elucidating Popper's conception of human nature shows the origins of Popper's understanding of dogmatism and violence and indicates the underlying rationale for critical rationalism. But it also explains why Popper prefers revolutions in thought among élites to those in politics among the masses. To the extent that Popper's conception of human nature is problematic, so the political theory and epistemology may also be misconceived.

scholarly journals Perspectives

1984 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-48
Keyword(s):  
Economic Life ◽  
Cultural Planning ◽  
Competition And Cooperation ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
Basic Source ◽  
New Type ◽  
The Masses ◽  
The Third World

Perspectives presents abstracts of select articles by well-known practitioners and academicians. Readers are welcome to contribute their own thoughtprovoking pieces or those of others that they have come across. Please send three type-written copies of the article to Professor Ranjit Gupta. Where are the workers of yesteryear? The transformation of the role of the proletariat has been caused by several developments, chief among which are the increasing trend of automation in the production processes in the industrial world, and the emergence of a hybrid proletariat in the Third World. Judging by the growing trend in displacement of labour by machines, it seems that the future centre of growth of revolutionary consciousness will no longer be the shopfloor, but the streets. Approach to cultural planning: Planning for access to culture for the masses involves planning for their access to the fruits of material production. There is thus an indissoluble bond between economic planning and cultural planning. Further, the economic structure will also determine the scope and quality of culture. If this structure promotes a balance between competition and cooperation, and surplus accumulation without class exploitation in production process, only then will possibilities emerge for the growth of a cultural superstructure of a new type. Distortion of economic life or alienation in economic life is the basic source of disorientation in the cultural life of a country.

On Reading Plutarch's Lives

1966 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Russell
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Human Nature ◽  
Good Deal ◽  
Primary Sources

This of course was Renaissance enthusiasm. The fame and influence which Plutarch enjoyed in the days of the rediscovery of antiquity could not survive the revolutions in historical and scholarly attitudes that marked the nineteenth century. Instead of being thought of as a mirror of antiquity and of human nature, he became a ‘secondary authority’, to be used where the ‘primary sources’ failed, himself to be quarried by the Quellenforscher and left a ruin. The present neglect of the Lives in education is a consequence of this. And yet it should be obvious that, for the very historical purposes for which the book is now chiefly studied, it is misleading and dangerous to use what is plainly one of the most sophisticated products of ancient historiography without constant regard to the plans and purposes of its author. Fortunately, a good deal has been written, especially in the last twenty years, to redress the balance.

scholarly journals Capital goods from the Colombian Caribbean, the history of Superbrix

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Acevedo
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Academic Journals ◽  
Capital Goods ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Managerial Decisions ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Industry Associations

This paper presents the history of SuperBrix, family business from the metalworking sector, which started its activities in 1936 in Barranquilla. Secondary sources analyzed included press articles, industry associations’ publications, academic journals and text books. Primary sources include an interview with the former President of the company, and having access to corporate files. This work highlights important business environment facts and managerial decisions that, have allowed it not only to maintain during adverse economic situations, but also to stand out as one of the best firms of the world in its sector.Se presenta la historia de SuperBrix, empresa familiar del sector metalmecánico, que inició sus actividades en 1936 en Barranquilla. Las fuentes secundarias analizadas incluyen artículos de prensa, publicaciones de gremios industriales, revistas académicas y libros de texto. Las fuentes primarias incluyen una entrevista con el expresidente de la compañía y el acceso a los archivos corporativos. Este trabajo destaca importantes hechos del entorno de negocios de SuperBrix y las decisiones gerenciales que, no solo le han permitido mantenerse en situaciones económicas adversas, sino además sobresalir como una de las mejores firmas del mundo en su sector.Apresenta-se a história da SuperBrix, empresa familiar do setor metalúrgico que iniciou suas atividades em Barranquilha em 1936. Analisam-se fontes secundárias como artigos de imprensa, publicações de associações industriais, artigos acadêmicos e livros. Como fonte primária, realiza-se entrevista com o presidente da empresa e análise de parte dos arquivos corporativos. Este trabalho destaca fatos importantes do ambiente de negócios e da tomada de decisões empresariais que permitiram que a empresa perseverasse num contexto econômico adverso e também que se destacasse como uma das melhores empresas do mundo no setor. 

scholarly journals Business Logistics Processes in the Global Context

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Ceniga ◽  
Viera Šukalová
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Suitable Alternative ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Industrial Companies ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
The Masses ◽  
Effective Use

Many organizations feel currently threatened by globalization. Grows uncertainty and market behaviour and there are some problems with effective use of resources; it came to the real competition. The current trend in the development of logistics says that wins only the fastest, cheapest and most efficient in terms of logistics productivity. Management structure of logistics processes is important for planning and management elements of the supply chain, because it is a systematic follow-up on the strategy of the company and its involvement in the supply chain; the masses are also linked to the competitiveness of enterprises. Equally important is the principle of modern management, knowledge and innovation. Under improving of the organization of logistics processes we can understand the necessity to improve the strategy, flexibility parameter setting while maintaining economic benefits and improvement of management, lifelong learning and innovation. Business environment requires new structural form as the supply chain to the path towards the ideal of perfect quality, reducing complexity, increasing speed and building strong competencies enabling swift reaction to changes in the environment. It also calls for a new style of management, based on the application of ethical principles and morals. On top of this effort is the customer, current and also potential. Worldwide leading industrial companies use in management logistical principles that offer a suitable alternative.

Systematic literature review – improving business processes by implementing agile

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Schmitt ◽  
Sabrina Hörner
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Agile Practices ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Agile Approach

PurposeNumerous approaches from the field of economics already exist for the improvement of business processes. In the field of software development, work has been done on improving development processes. For years, the focus here has been on agile approaches. Although various approaches for improving business processes exist, it is becoming increasingly difficult to adapt business processes to the fast-moving conditions of the market and the business environment. Agile approaches address this issue. Thus, not only software development processes, but also business processes should benefit from agile approaches.Design/methodology/approachTo this end, values and principles of the Agile Manifesto, agile methods such as Scrum, and various agile practices such as the Kanban board should be applied in business processes. This paper examines the work already done on this topic. With the help of a systematic literature review (SLR), literature studies dealing with the implementation of the agile approach in business processes are identified.FindingsThis paper presents, investigates and contrasts 12 primary sources dealing with agile and business processes and shows how they are different/ equal regarding three research questions.Originality/valueWe provide an overview of existing approaches handling the combination of agile and business processes to improve business processes.

Islamic Psychology and the Call for Islamization of Modern Psychology

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Abbas Abdul Razak And Nik Ahmad Hisham
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Proper Understanding ◽  
Modern Psychology ◽  
Western Psychology ◽  
Islamic Psychology ◽  
Nature Development ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Muslim Scholars

The shifting of paradigms in modern psychology has left modern men in a state of confusion on the issues pertaining to what should be the paramount concern of psychology and in the proper understanding on the topic of human nature. In a contrastive manner Islamic psychology which has been promoted by Muslim scholars alongside with the process of Islamization of knowledge and education, has its roots in the philosophical ideas of early Muslim scholars. Its resurgence, which started some two decades ago, is seen as an initiative to introduce Islamic understanding on man to the conflicting ideas prevalent in modern psychology. Its approach, which is mainly philosophical in nature, goes back to the ideas on man mentioned in the two primary sources of Islam, the Qur’an and ×adÊth. Islamic psychology with its comprehensive ideas on human nature has been seen by Muslim scholars as a new perspective in psychology that can fill in the lacunae present in the modern psychological thoughts on man, and clears the mist that surrounds most Western theories on man. This paper represents an attempt to analyze and also synthesize Western psychology and Islamic psychology in terms of their nature, development, contributions, and problems.

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