scholarly journals Consumers’ Attitude and Perception toward Traditional Foods of Northwest Greece during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 4080
Author(s):  
Dimitris Skalkos ◽  
Ioanna S. Kosma ◽  
Eleni Chasioti ◽  
Adriana Skendi ◽  
Maria Papageorgiou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Price Ratio ◽  
Traditional Foods ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Traditional Cheese ◽  
The Social

Traditional foods (TFs) have a significant impact on the society and the economy of the areas where they are produced. The COVID-19 crisis, with the restrictions on daily living, is expected to cause a long-term influence on peoples’ lives worldwide. This paper investigates the consumers’ attitude and perception of TFs of northwest Greece in order to assess the possible impact of the pandemic toward the consumption of this kind of food. A questionnaire survey of self-response was carried out in fall 2020 on a sample of 510 participants through the Google platform. To analyze the data, basic descriptive statistical tools were used, combined with crosstabs and chi-square tests. The results revealed that the participants know the regional TFs well, continue to choose them due to a number of reasons, which include: the quality to price ratio, being local products with local raw materials, the nutritional properties, the social impact, as well as their positive impact to the regional economy and promotion. They buy them primarily from the supermarkets. They would recommend them to others, and they have increased their consumption during the pandemic, even though they consider their marketing inadequate, and they do not purchase them through the Internet yet. They believe that consumers in other regions of Greece would buy them if they had access to them. The foods of choice are traditional cheese and other dairy products, followed by wines, and aromatic herbs, which are the main regional TFs. These results indicate that the COVID-19 crisis has not interfered in consumers’ attitudes and perceptions regarding TFs; therefore, they have the potential to expand and grow further in the future. In fact, they can play a vital role as major economic drivers in the post-COVID-19 era for the regional and local economies of Europe and elsewhere.

scholarly journals A Framework for Assessing the Social and Economic Impact of Sustainable Investments

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 79-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minna Räikkönen ◽  
Susanna Kunttu ◽  
Teuvo Uusitalo ◽  
Josu Takala ◽  
Shah Rukh Shakeel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Construction ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
Sustainable Investments

Abstract Investments towards sustainable development are vital for the future and they must be carefully planned to deliver immediate and long-term benefits. Hence, the ability to communicate the forms of impact of sustainable investments to local societies, people, investors and other stakeholders can provide a competitive advantage. However, the assessments are often under pressure to demonstrate short-term effects rather than emphasise the long-term impact. In addition, indirect and intangible forms of impacts should not be measured solely in economic terms. This paper proposes an assessment framework to support the integrated economic and social impact assessment of sustainable investments aimed at improving physical and socio-economic wellbeing. The framework is demonstrated in two case studies: new construction and renovation investments in affordable housing and social impact investment in sustainable development. The investments in the case studies are evaluated, selected and prioritized not only in terms of money but also with regard to sustainability, social acceptability and their overall impact on society, as a whole. The results indicate that a systematic integrated assessment of monetary and non-monetary factors can be successfully combined with the sustainable development decisions.

Exploring the Social Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Institutional Change

2016 ◽  
pp. 198-214
Author(s):  
Natalya Smith ◽  
Ekaterina Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Institutional Change ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Multinational Firms ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Social Significance ◽  
The Social ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Positive Direct

Despite the vast and growing literature on the economic impact of foreign direct investment (FDI), its social significance is somewhat a neglected issue. Focusing on Russia, this chapter examines the effect of FDI and (formal) institutions (proxied, alternatively, by the [1] accumulated stock of small and medium sized firms or SMEs and [2] number of economic crimes per 100,000 population or corruption) on (informal) institutional change (proxied by the change in the number of violent and property crimes per 100,000 population). The empirical findings provide robust support for a significantly positive direct impact of SMEs, whilst observing a significantly negative effect of corruption and either significantly positive impact of FDI or insignificant effect of multinational firms in this context.

scholarly journals Lehren aus Corona

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Business Ethics ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Balance Of Power ◽  
The State ◽  
Path Dependencies ◽  
The Social ◽  
Break Up ◽  
Climate Crisis

Historically, crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic have prompted politicians to break up dead-locked structures and implement far-reaching reforms. Path dependencies can be interrupted in times of crisis. This volume examines the social impact of the current pandemic as well as both the long-term challenges it poses and the potential it offers from the perspective of economic and business ethics. How has the COVID-19 crisis changed the balance of power between the state, markets and business? What are the obligations of companies during a pandemic? To what extent are the fight against the coronavirus crisis and that against the climate crisis compatible? What role can and should business ethics play in times of crisis? With contributions by Prof. Dr. Michael S. Aßländer; Prof. Dr. Jörg Althammer; Prof. Dr. Martin Büscher; Niklas Dummer, M.A.; Dr. habil. Michael Ehret; Miriam Fink; Prof. Dr. Manfred Fischedick; Prof. Dr. Nils Goldschmidt; Prof. Dr. Hanns-Stephan Haas; PD Dr. Michaela Haase; Prof. Dr. Ludger Heidbrink; Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hemel; Prof. Dr. Lars Hochmann; Ruzana Liburkina, M.A.; Mark McAdam; Prof. em. Dietmar Mieth; Prof. Dr. Dr. Elmar Nass; Dr. Laura Otto; Prof. Dr. Reinhard Pfriem; Prof. Dr. Ingo Pies; Prof. em. Birger Priddat; Frauke Remmers; Dr. Bastian Ronge; Prof. Dr. Hartmut Rosa; Prof. em. Hermann Sautter; Dr. Philipp Schepelmann; Prof. Dr. Dr. Ulrich Schmidt; Prof. Dr. Markus Scholz; Prof. Dr. Andreas Suchanek; Prof. em. Peter Ulrich

scholarly journals PEMBERDAYAAN REMAJA PANTI ASUHAN MELALUI PEMBUATAN NUGGET GUNA MENUMBUHKAN MINAT BERWIRAUSAHA

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 118
Author(s):  
Monika Tiarawati ◽  
Widyastuti Widyastuti
Keyword(s):  
Young Women ◽  
Economic Condition ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Training Activities

Interest in entrepreneurship becomes very important for the current economic condition, because it has a positive impact for the long term is to make someone more financially independent through the development of creative ideas that can have selling points. Interest in entrepreneurship to be very need to be developed so it is necessary for teenagers orphanage have certain skills. One of the programs and activities that can be done is to equip the teenagers with skills and entrepreneurship skills through making nugget tahu and tempe. The results of these products can be sold to become a source of income. The implementation of training activities for the manufacture of nuget tahu and tempe was conducted at Mahbubiyah Orphanage, Surabaya, which was attended by 18 participants consisting of girls and orphanages. The training is held from 08.00 - 12.00 WIB. The atmosphere during the training was quite conducive and interesting. Phase by stage the training was followed by the residents of the orphanage well and they were very enthusiastic about the training. The result of the questionnaire that has been filled by the participants shows that most of them feel happy and enjoy the atmosphere during the training of making nugget tahu and tempe. According to them the implementation of training activities making nugget tahu and tempe easy to follow, done and practiced on their own. In addition, the raw materials needed are also easy to obtain and the price is relatively affordable.Keywords: orphanage, young women, nuggets, training, entrepreneurial interestsABSTRAKMinat berwirausaha menjadi hal yang sangat penting untuk kondisi perekonomian sekarang ini, karena memiliki dampak positif untuk jangka panjang yaitu menjadikan seseorang lebih mandiri secara finansial melalui pengembangan ide-ide kreatif yang dapat memiliki nilai jual. Minat berwirausaha menjadi sangat perlu dikembangkan sehingga perlu kiranya bagi remaja panti asuhan memiliki keterampilan tertentu.  Salah satu program dan kegiatan yang dapat dilakukan adalah membekali para remaja tersebut dengan ketrampilan dan keahlian berwirausaha melalui pembuatan nugget tahu dan tempe. Hasil produk ini bisa dijual untuk menjadi sumber penghasilan. Pelaksanaan kegiatan pelatihan pembuatan nuget tahu dan tempe ini dilaksanakan di Panti Asuhan Mahbubiyah, Surabaya, yang diikuti oleh 18 peserta yang terdiri atas remaja putri dan pengurus panti asuhan. Pelatihan dilaksanakan mulai pukul 08.00 – 12.00 WIB. Suasana selama pelatihan cukup kondusif dan menarik. Tahap demi tahap pelatihan diikuti oleh para penghuni panti asuhan dengan baik dan mereka sangat antusias mengikuti pelatihan yang diberikan. Hasil angket yang telah diisi oleh peserta menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar merasa senang dan sangat menikmati suasana selama pelatihan pembuatan nugget tahu dan tempe. Menurut mereka pelaksanaan kegiatan pelatihan pembuatan nugget tahu dan tempe mudah diikuti, dilakukan dan dipraktekkan sendiri. Selain itu bahan baku yang dibutuhkan juga mudah didapatkan dan harganya relatif terjangkau.Kata Kunci: Panti asuhan, remaja putri, nugget, pelatihan,  minat wirausaha

NIGER DELTA CRISIS AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AMNESTY PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION IN NIGERIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-36
Keyword(s):  
Niger Delta ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Programme Implementation ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
Niger Delta Region ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government

Abstract The Niger Delta since inception of oil exploration in 1956 has been witnessing series of environmental insecurities which culminated into long term sufferings of the people living in the region. The activities of oil companies paid less attention to the well-being of the region and consequently metamorphosed into youth’s militancy –in terms of kidnapping and armed struggles. The effects of militancy led to the proclamation of amnesty programme designed to ameliorate the crisis situation and pardon those who were involved in militancy by the President Yar’Adua led administration in 2009. However, the question of insincerity from the government, multinational oil companies, agencies and militants remains a burden undermining the amnesty implementation programme and its successes in post-amnesty Niger Delta. This seminar, therefore, examined the social impact of amnesty programme and its challenges on Niger Delta. Internet explorations, magazines, newspaper cut-outs, books and journals were the instruments of data collection. Suggestions for proper implementation of amnesty programme and developmental actualisation in the Niger Delta Region were proffered. Keywords: Niger Delta, Crisis, Amnesty Programme, Nigeria

FAMILY 500 PLUS PROGRAMS AND FLAT PLUS WITH KEY INSTRUMENTS FOR PRIVATE SOCIAL POLICY IN POLAND

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Sylwia Gwoździewicz ◽  
Dariusz Prokopowicz
Keyword(s):  
Economic Policy ◽  
Social Stratification ◽  
Durable Goods ◽  
Pension System ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Large Families ◽  
Strategic Goal

In Poland, for many years, relatively large incomes have reached large families. Similar relationships are shaped in the area of housing and household equipment in durable goods. The purpose of the Family 500 Plus program launched in April 2016 is to significantly reduce the scale of this socially and economically disadvantageous relationship, ie the current lowest profitability in large families. Apart from current, mainly profitable goals, improvement of the financial situation of families, this program also has an important long-term goal. The long-term strategic goal of the Family 500 Plus program is to change the demographic structure of society in Poland in the direction of increasing fertility, ie rejuvenating the society. Considering the public financial system of the state, this is a strategic goal of socio-economic policy to reduce the demographic scale of the aging process, ie limiting the potential for announcement in the next several decades of insolvency of the participatory pension system operated by the Social Insurance Institution. The second key program of social family policy in Poland launched in December 2016 is the Mieszkanie Plus program. This program, through the improvement of the housing situation, should fulfill important functions of housing policy in the scope of reducing the social stratification of families in Poland. The main objective of the Mieszkanie Plus program is to significantly increase the availability of flats, especially low-cost rental apartments, with the option of purchasing property after 20-30 years of use. In addition, both of the socio-economic policy programs mentioned above should also have a positive impact on the domestic economy, thus contributing to the reduction of income social stratification and to the activation of economic growth.

scholarly journals Remembering and forgetting floods and droughts: lessons from the Welsh colony in Patagonia

2020 ◽  
pp. 147447402096313
Author(s):  
Hywel M Griffiths ◽  
Stephen Tooth
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Community Resilience ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Argentine Patagonia ◽  
Welsh Language ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Interviews ◽  
Floods And Droughts ◽  
The Impact

Sustainable flood memories – defined as those formed of folk memories of flooding, flood heritage and other local, lay knowledges – have been identified as having great potential for increasing community resilience to floods. Focusing on the social and cultural aspects of flood and drought memory, we present the findings of archival research, interviews with residents of the Welsh colony in Argentine Patagonia ( Y Wladfa in Welsh), and critical textual analysis of museum spaces. This analysis enables reconstruction of flood and drought history over the ~150 years of the colony, provides insights into the impact, emotive power and perception of floods and droughts, and highlights the ways in which lay knowledge and flood and drought memories are transmitted vertically and shared horizontally in material and immaterial ways. We argue that specific thresholds of memory exist, as related to flood/drought magnitude, duration, social impact and memorialisation, which ensure that some events are encoded, transcribed and transmitted through the collective memoria of a community, while other events may fade from memory. Ensuring long-term sustainability of the Welsh-language community, and integration of these flood/drought memories with those from other cultures and languages, will help develop community resilience to 21st century hydroclimatic changes.

Life after the Death of a Child: Initial and Long Term Support from Others

1995 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Brabant ◽  
Craig Forsyth ◽  
Glenda McFarlain
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Symbolic Interactionist ◽  
Child Deaths ◽  
Bereaved Parents ◽  
Death Of A Child ◽  
The Social ◽  
Interactionist Perspective ◽  
Point Of Departure

This article presents research on both the source and continuity of support received by bereaved parent(s) within four different social contexts: family, friends, co-workers, and clergy. The data were obtained from a study conducted in 1990–91 on the social impact of the death of a child, and are drawn from fourteen interviews with bereaved parents representing nine families and ten child deaths. The responses to three questions are considered. First, how were you treated by family members and close friends? What were their expectations? Second, how were you treated by your boss and co-workers when you returned to work? What were their expectations? And, finally, how did your clergy treat you? Using the work of Therese Rando and William Worden as point of departure, social support or lack thereof for the bereaved parent is reexamined from a symbolic interactionist perspective. Implications for grief counseling are discussed.

scholarly journals AN EVALUATION METHODOLOGY FOR MEASURING THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF FAMILY STRENGTHENING AND ALTERNATIVE CHILD CARE SERVICES: THE CASE OF SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGES

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 7-28
Author(s):  
Rosalind Willi ◽  
Douglas Reed ◽  
Germain Houedenou
Keyword(s):  
Impact Evaluation ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Evaluation Methodology ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Social Return On Investment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Long Term Impact

Until recently, SOS Children’s Villages International, like many organisations in the social sector, lacked a rigorous and systematic approach to gauging the long-term impact of their services. With this in mind, SOS Children’s Villages International developed a social impact evaluation methodology in 2014 to measure the long-term effects of its services on children and their families and communities, as well as the social return on investment. This evaluation methodology has been tested and applied to similar service types across 15 low-, middle-, and high-income countries worldwide. The findings are regularly consolidated, in order to derive trends and learnings for the global organisation and to inform strategy and policy. The present article will discuss the evaluation methodology and the related limitations. Conclusions regarding the validity of the methodology will be offered in terms of the measurement of social service impact and the way forward.

scholarly journals The role of practical experience requirement in improving the accountant work performance in the business sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-73
Author(s):  
Yaser Saleh Al Frijat ◽  
Mohammad Eid Al-Hajaia
Keyword(s):  
Work Performance ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Accounting Education ◽  
Education Standards ◽  
Business Economics ◽  
Financial Pressure ◽  
The Social

University accounting education is a competitive market, and business schools face a great deal of financial pressure to employ huge numbers of students (Howcroft, 2017). So, practical experience, as one of the vital international accounting education standards, is considered highly important because it plays a vital role in improving and developing graduate competencies in the accounting profession within Jordanian business markets. Consequently, the paper aims to discuss the importance of the practical experience requirement and its role in improving the work performance of accountants in the labor market. A Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) approach was used for the analysis of the study. The article had a randomly selected sample of professional accountants at the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). According to the findings, the axis of practical experience related to technical competencies in the field of accounting, business, economics, and information technology has a significant and positive impact on improving professional accountants’ work performance in the labor sector so that they become qualified professionals in the financial markets. The current paper is one of the few studies that have been carried out in a developing country like Jordan; the study outcomes may help higher education institutions in other developing countries to evolve the concept of practical experience for accounting graduates.

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