scholarly journals Analysis of Sustainability in Hospital Laundry: The Social, Environmental, and Economic (Cost) Risks

Resources ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Catia Lopes ◽  
Annibal Scavarda ◽  
Mauricio de Carvalho ◽  
Guilherme Vaccaro ◽  
André Korzenowski
Keyword(s):  
Economic Cost ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Sustainable Operations ◽  
Chemical Hazards ◽  
Physical Injuries ◽  
The Social ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Social Environmental

Personal and physical injuries are two of the most relevant costs to hospitals. Hospital laundries are sources of these costs due to the physical and health risks present in the clothes and the activities performed. Energy and environmental risk and infrastructure issues also incur operational costs to these organizations and to the health system. This research analyzes the social, environmental, and economic risk in the hospital laundry process, through a multiple-case-study design. Data collection methods include interviews regarding three hospital laundry services in Brazil. The processes of these laundry services have a high consumption of resources (water and energy) and a substantial generation of solid and liquid wastes. Cost reduction actions include pooled laundry services and material substitution. There are also social and environmental risks, the most frequent being ergonomic, biological, and chemical hazards, and injures from sharp devices inadequately disposed. Hospital laundries need more sustainable operations, not only in the infrastructure, but also mostly in the awareness of leaders and teams about the importance of their engagements to resource management and waste reduction in laundry. It is opportune to convince professionals and users about changing habits that do not prioritize sustainability, especially its social and environmental aspects.

Music Therapy Intervention with Autistic Children

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-95
Author(s):  
Zuzana Vlachová
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Qualitative Empirical Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Therapy Interventions ◽  
Therapy Intervention

The paper presents a qualitative empirical research project, research design and research methods used in the preparation of a dissertation which deals with music therapy interventions in children with autism. The reason for examining this issue is a considerable lack of research activity in this area, and thus also a lack of relevant results on which clinical practice could rely. The results of future investigations should bring answers to the question of how children with autism receive and experience music therapy intervention and also what the effect of music therapy intervention in the social interaction of children is; research will be directed to a deeper understanding of this influence and its characteristics using the multiple case study design.

scholarly journals Guarantee of the social rights of children with chronic conditions: reinventing care towards civil rights

2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (suppl 4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Silva Tavares ◽  
Kênia Lara Silva ◽  
Regina Garcia de Lima ◽  
Elysângela Dittz Duarte
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Chronic Conditions ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Public Health Education ◽  
The Social ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Children With Chronic Conditions

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the experiences of families in the exercise of the rights of children with chronic conditions in public health, education and social assistance institutions. Method: ethnographic multiple case study, with qualitative approach, following the theoretical approach of Boaventura Santos. Experiences of the families of these children in a city were studied through interviews with family members, managers and professionals from social institutions (35), participant observations in social spaces (13) and creation of eco-maps (3). Critical Discourse Analysis was performed. Results: the offer of services is lower than the demand, and exclusion processes persist. Given the hegemony of neoliberal and normality ideologies, meetings between family members and professionals revealed obstacles to civil rights; however, when these ideologies were challenged, the realization of their rights was enhanced. Final considerations: the care to promote civil rights requires family members, managers and professionals to develop subjectivities that overcome neoliberal and normality ideologies, recognizing these children as subjects of law.

scholarly journals Social environmental vulnerability approach on the COVID-19 epoch: a case study in Blumenau (SC), Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. e161101018739
Author(s):  
Cristiane Mansur de Moraes Souza ◽  
Bruno Jandir Mello ◽  
Luciano Félix Florit ◽  
Ângela Maria Cavalcanti Ramalho ◽  
Yasmin Mansur de Moraes Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Poor People ◽  
Critical Question ◽  
Environmental Vulnerability ◽  
The Social ◽  
Multi Temporal ◽  
Spread Pattern ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Poverty Indicators ◽  
Environmental Inequalities

There is a strong correlation between poverty indicators and the occurrence of diseases associated with environmental inequalities; therefore, it is highly necessary to explore the linkages between these inequalities and COVID- 19. This article describes a research designs made to study aspects of social environmental vulnerability that underlies the linkages between inequalities and COVID-19. This article aims to address this linkage. The objective is to explore aspects of social environmental vulnerability that underlies a case study at Blumenau, Brazil. The analysis is based on the critical question: Is there a relationship between social environmental vulnerability and COVID-19 at Blumenau? In Blumenau, where the study was carry out, the poor people are more likely to be affected from the risks arising out of the location of their homes, and this situation increases their vulnerability to floods, landslides, lack of water and exposure to open sewage. The methodology was divide into two steeps: (i) analysis of multi-temporal spread pattern of COVID-19 around the site; and (ii) analysis of the social environmental vulnerability and COVID-19 relationship. Results have shown that in Blumenau, there is a relationship between social environmental vulnerability and COVID-19. It can be said that COVID-19 emphases’ the social environmental situation in Blumenau. Based on our experience, we contend that an effective way to examine the linkages between inequalities and COVID-19 is to employ concepts and theories drawn from existing research to support guidelines, indicators and methods.

scholarly journals Psychosocial and Demographic Factors That Compound Alcohol Abuse Amongst Youth: A Case Study of Musina High School

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frans Koketso Matlakala ◽  
Jabulani Calvin Makhubele ◽  
Prudence Mafa
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Young People ◽  
Alcohol Abuse ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
High Density ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Alcohol Outlets ◽  
The Social

The risk factors that compound alcohol abuse by young people have significant effects of individuals. The sole purpose of social work is to enhance the social functioning of clients and in most cases, clients have impairments as the result of high density of alcohol outlets, affordability of alcohol, which later give birth to psychosocial challenges. The aim of this study is to describe psychosocial and demographic factors compounding alcohol abuse amongst youth. The study employed quantitative approach and descriptive case study design. Data was collected at Musina High School and 96 learners were sampled using stratified sampling to complete the questionnaire. Data was analysed descriptively with the aid of Statistical Package for the Social Science. The study revealed that psychosocial and environmental factors compound to alcohol abuse amongst youth in Musina High School. The study concludes that the context determines the excessive use of alcohol abuse by youth. Young people especially those who reside in rural areas are exposed to high density of alcohol outlets and they are left without guardianship. Due to lack of guardian or parental involvement they end up indulging in excessive use of alcohol.

scholarly journals Classroom assemblage: the vibrant setting of the schooling process

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 580
Author(s):  
Paula Cristina Lameu
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
The Social ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Social Realm ◽  
Schooling Process ◽  
Matter Energy

Some scholars and researchers have been claiming we are in a New Materialist and Posthumanist era. It means that for the ones who are researching in Social Sciences, the focus is not only the human as the centre and the cause of what happens in the social realm. For human, nonhuman and inhuman are attributed the same importance in research once all of them are components of reality, inserted in nature.Reality is regarded as complex, not simple straightforward isolated cause and effect processes. This is how the classroom is supposed to be observed in educational research: not only teaching and learning, but these two processes and policy making, and identity construction, and emotional flows, and curriculum, and schooling, and…, and…The purpose of this paper is to reflect upon the complexity of the classroom environment regarded as an assemblage. The hypothesis is that all the components of the assemblage are equally vital, although some components are more vibratory than others. The theory of Vitalism from Driesch (1914) and the Vital Materialism from Bennett (2010a, 2010b) are used as the theoretical tools for analysis. Assemblage Ethnography (YOUDELL, 2015; YOUDELL and MCGIMPSEY, 2015) is the methodology of data collection. A multiple case study was developed in three different schools in United Kingdom: one Primary, one Secondary and one Post-secondary. The results suggest that teacher and students are the components who most influence on the classroom assemblage composition, decomposition and recomposition orienting the flows of matter-energy once they are change-creating agents.

scholarly journals Purchasing in service triads: the influence of contracting on contract management

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 1188-1204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manda Broekhuis ◽  
Kirstin Scholten
Keyword(s):  
Social Contract ◽  
Contract Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Relational Structures ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
The Social ◽  
Source Data ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Formal Contract

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate purchasing practices in service triads by exploring the link between ex ante contracting and ex post contract management and how these practices influence the satisfaction of buyers and suppliers (in concessionary arrangements) with their relationship in terms of meeting the needs of the buyer’s customers. Design/methodology/approach An in-depth exploratory multiple case study was carried out in a shop-in-shop context. Multi-method and multi-source data collection included interviews, documents and the contracts between buyer and supplier, providing evidence of the formal and relational structures in both the contracting and contract management stages. Findings The case findings provide evidence that behavioural standards established in a social contract are important prerequisites for the establishment and subsequent management of a formal contract. Second, this study shows that, when outsourcing core services in a service triad, a combination of performance-oriented and behavioural-oriented contract terms, covering a mix of topics related to both the customer-experience and to buyer-supplier-oriented aspects, contribute to aligning the buyer’s, suppliers’ and customers’ interests. The main findings are presented in a causal model and formulated as propositions. Originality/value This paper is one of the first studies to explore how core services are outsourced in a service triad. It provides evidence that the social contract between buyer and supplier influences the establishment of the formal contract as well as contract management, and a mix of contract topics, some related to the customers’ experience and others purely buyer-supplier oriented, contribute to the alignment of buyer’s, suppliers’ and customers’ interests.

scholarly journals Disclosure of Social-Economic Value in the Social Enterprise. Stimuli from an Italian Multiple Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Antonietta Cosentino
Keyword(s):  
Economic System ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Value ◽  
The Social ◽  
Multiple Case

The growing interest in the financial, social and environmental sustainability of all organizations as a whole, as well as the growing sentiment for their responsibility towards the community, lead organizations to face the challenge of evaluating and communicating their non-financial performance through the social accounting. The issue assumes a peculiar meaning within social enterprises (SEs) aimed at pursuing the general interest. In these organizations, the disclosure of the value created for both internal and social stakeholder raises to rank of survival condition because the development, reputation and credibility of the SEs are closely linked to the institution's ability to reach and communicate externally the social value created. This work aims to highlight the peculiar resources of the SEs and demonstrate that, in most cases, they allow SEs to achieve financial sustainability. Social and economic value will be assessed and the share of income that cannot be distributed, regardless of the relevant regulatory provisions, will be emphasized. To achieve these goals, a multiple case study is used to measure the value added distributed to internal and external stakeholders by adapting Mook model to SEs. The results show that volunteering and donations contribute not only to the social value generated by SEs but to their economic sustainability as well, being considered as the engine of development of the economic system as a whole. This paper contributes to the literature by focusing on the contribution of liberalities and volunteering to consolidate the financial structure of the SE and to development of the economic system as a whole.

scholarly journals Perception of Brazilian Companies on the Potential and Concrete Benefits Resulting from the FSC Certification

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 1622
Author(s):  
Camila Fagundes ◽  
Dusan Schreiber ◽  
Moema Pereira Nunes ◽  
Maria Eduarda Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Forest Stewardship Council ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Forest Reserves ◽  
The Social ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Forest Stewardship

Concern with the adequate use of natural resources has increased the relevance of products certifications in the wood supply chain, especially in companies established in Brazil, the cradle of one of the largest forest reserves. This study investigates the perception of companies on the potential and concrete benefits resulting from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification. To achieve this, a multiple case study was carried out with data triangulation through semi-structured interviews, documentary research and non-participant observation. Four FSC certified industries established in Brazil were analyzed. The results showed that of the four companies participating in the study, only one did not achieve the desired economic benefits, whereas all organizations accomplished the advantages of the other areas of sustainability, both the social and environmental.

scholarly journals Analisis Pengurusan Dana Ziswaf oleh Dompet Dhuafa Dalam Memperkasakan Sosio-Ekonomi Dhuafa di Indonesia

2019 ◽  
pp. 119-140
Author(s):  
Marina Abu Bakari ◽  
Shofian Ahmad ◽  
Ahmad Dahlan Salleh ◽  
Mohd Fairuz Md Salleh
Keyword(s):  
Economic Empowerment ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Fund Management ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
The Social ◽  
Almost All

The Dompet Dhuafa Republika Foundation or better known as Dompet Dhuafa is a non-profit institution established to assist dhuafa through social and humanitarian activities in Indonesia. The Foundation manages ZISWAF funds (Zakat, Infaq, Sadaqah and Waqf) as well as other funds from individuals, groups, companies or institutions in Indonesia. Until now, the Dompet Dhuafa Foundation has been collecting and channeling ZISWAF funds for various   humanitarian   programs,   including   social   and   economic   programs   for   the development of dhuafa in almost all areas of Indonesia.  The success of Dompet Dhuafa's management and professionalism in transforming and expanding the benefits of zakat and waqf to help this asnaf have been recognized globally through the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation(RMAF) in 2016. The objective of this study was to analyze the management of ZISWAF fund by   Dompet   Dhuafa   for   socio-economic   empowerment   of  dhuafa  in   Indonesia.   This   is   a qualitative   study   using   case   study   design.  Data   were   collected   through   documents   and interviews   with   focus   groups.   Data   were   analyzed   using   content   analysis   method.   The findings show that the program organized by Dompet Dhuafa through ZISWAF funds can support the socio-economic empowerment of dhuafa in Indonesia. The results of this study are expected to assist the zakat and waqf fund management parties in managing the funds that are able to develop the social and economic aspects of dhuafa in the future. Abstrak Yayasan Dompet Dhuafa Republika atau lebih dikenali sebagai Dompet Dhuafa ialah institusi bukan keuntungan yang ditubuhkan untuk membantu dhuafa melalui aktiviti-aktiviti sosial dan kemanusiaan di Indonesia. Yayasan ini menguruskan dana ZISWAF (Zakat, Infaq, Sadaqah dan Wakaf) serta dana-dana lain daripada individu, kumpulan, syarikat atau institusi di Indonesia. Sehingga kini, Yayasan Dompet Dhuafa telah mengumpul dan menyalurkan dana ZISWAF untuk pelbagai program kemanusiaan, termasuklah program sosial dan ekonomi untuk pembangunan asnaf di hampir seluruh pelusuk Indonesia. Kejayaan pengurusan dan profesionalisme Dompet Dhuafa dalam mentransformasi dan memperluas manfaat zakat dan wakaf untuk membantu dhuafa ini telah diiktiraf di peringkat global melalui penghargaan dari Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) pada tahun 2016. Objektif kajian ini adalah untuk menganalisis pengurusan dana ZISWAF oleh Dompet Dhuafa dalam memperkasakan sosio-ekonomi dhuafa di Indonesia. Kajian ini merupakan kajian kualitatif dengan reka bentuk kajian kes. Data kajian dikumpul melalui dokumen dan temu bual bersama kumpulan berfokus. Data kemudiannya dianalisis menggunakan metod analisis kandungan. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa program yang dianjurkan oleh Dompet Dhuafa melalui dana ZISWAF dapat membantu memperkasakan sosio-ekonomi dhuafa di Indonesia. Hasil kajian ini diharap dapat membantu pihak-pihak pengurus zakat dan wakaf dalam menguruskan dana yang mampu membangunkan aspek sosial dan ekonomi dhuafa di masa akan datang.

Exploiting online environment to engage customers: social commerce brand community

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-361
Author(s):  
Maria Teresa Cuomo ◽  
Alice Mazzucchelli ◽  
Roberto Chierici ◽  
Francesca Ceruti
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Social Commerce ◽  
Brand Community ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Brand Communities ◽  
Online Brand Communities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Online Brand Community ◽  
Multiple Case

Purpose Taking jointly into account social commerce and online brand community, this paper aims to investigate how the growth of social commerce and the fast adoption of online brand communities have given firms the opportunity to establish a new kind of community, namely, the social commerce brand community. Adopting a managerial perspective, the research aims to identify the core dimensions of social commerce brand community and shed light on how they contribute in engaging customers and transform them into brand advocates. Design/methodology/approach Five social commerce retailers operating into five different sectors of activity have been involved in a multiple case study. Data retrieved from semi-structured interviews have been triangulated with information gathered from different sources to provide depth to the cases and enhance data validity. Findings This study substantiates the rise of social commerce brand community as a new phenomenon that differs from traditional online brand communities and provides firms with concrete support in selling activities and in managing relationships with customers. The multiple case study allows also to detect social commerce brand community core pillars, namely, participants’ identification, participation, conversation and social support. These four elements turned out to be crucial to develop an effective social commerce brand community. Research limitations/implications This study extends existing theory on social commerce and online brand community by investigating the social commerce brand community as a new phenomenon and clarifying the fundamental pillars on which it relies. Originality/value This study extends existing theory on social commerce and online brand community by investigating the social commerce brand community as a new phenomenon and clarifying the fundamental pillars on which it relies.

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