scholarly journals Contract Farming towards Social Business: A New Paradigm

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 12680
Author(s):  
Iffat Abbas Abbasi ◽  
Hasbullah Ashari Amin Jan ◽  
Ahmad Shabudin Ariffin
Keyword(s):  
Social Aspect ◽  
Social Business ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Contract Farming ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Relational Norms ◽  
Agriculture Industry ◽  
The Social ◽  
Global Agriculture ◽  
Business Contract

The current paper conceptualises an innovative, sustainable social business contract farming model by blending three essential business aspects, namely, relational norms, social capital, and social business dimensions. In the case of contract farming, evidence shows that the social aspect and social business-based contract farming model are over-sighted. This study offers an efficient social business contract farming model by, first, reviewing the conventional contract farming model and, secondly, by developing and proposing a robust, multidimensional model for contract farming. This proposed framework may have profound implications for the agriculture sector and may provide a strong sustainable contract farming management guideline for the global agriculture industry.

Brief Reports: Attributions Used by Mathematics Teachers in Assessing Achievement

1980 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-66
Author(s):  
Jens Holger Lorenz
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
Human Sciences ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Instructional Process ◽  
The Social ◽  
The One ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Adequate Research ◽  
Instructional Research

The social aspect is playing an expanding role in instructional research. The participants in instruction (teacher and students) are no longer seen as objects of research that react to stimuli (the students' verbal remarks on the one hand; the teachers' questions and the curriculum on the other), but they are seen as interpreting subjects of the teaching-learning process under a new paradigm (the epistemological subject-model in the human sciences, and particularly in psychology; see Groeben, 1975). A comprehensive macrotheory of the instructional process seen as having interacting individuals is not yet established, due equally to the complexity of the content and the lack of adequate research methods.

scholarly journals The Rise of the Social Business in Emerging Economies: A New Paradigm of Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 282-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahriar Akter ◽  
Nabila Jamal ◽  
Md Mahfuz Ashraf ◽  
Grace McCarthy ◽  
PS Varsha
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Social Business ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals DINAMIKA SOSIAL KAJI TINDAK PEMBANGUNAN SISTEM PERTANIAN BERKELANJUTAN, TERINTEGRASI DAN MANIDIRI ENERGI (STUDI KASUS DI DESA PAMALAYAN, KECAMATAN BAYONGBONG, KABUPATEN GARUT)

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adi Nugraha ◽  
Demi Soetraprawata ◽  
Mahra Arari Heryanto
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Agriculture ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
The Social ◽  
Knowledge Intensive ◽  
Oriented Approach

ABSTRAK Pertanian berkelanjutan dalam tiga dekade terakhir telah menjadi paradigma baru yang memengaruhi arah pembangunan pertanian. Walaupun demikian, praktik-praktik pertanian berkelanjutan memiliki karakter knowledge-intensive dan dinamis sehingga memiliki kecenderungan kegagalan penerapan yang cukup tinggi. Pola program penyuluhan dan diseminasi teknologi pertanian biasanya berdasarkan asumsi linear yang menempatkan petani hanya sebagai ‘pengguna pasif’ teknologi yang dihasilkan oleh para ahli ilmu pertanian. Penelitian ini difokuskan pada analisa interaksi-interaksi antar aktor di dalam program pengembangan pertanian berkelanjutan, terintegrasi dan mandiri energi di Desa Pamalayan, Garut. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif yang menekankan pada kedalaman informasi yang digali. Data primer didapatkan dari proses wawancara mendalam, FGD, dan observasi partisipatif. Bentuk dan perilaku organisasi serta kondisi sosial secara mikro ketika program dijalankan dianalisis dengan menggunakan Actor Oriented Approach. Berdasarkan hasil penelusuran lapangan, salah satu kunci penentu keberhasilan adalah perencanaan dan pelaksanaan program yang menitikberatkan pada aspek social, yang dalam prosesnya dilakukan secara informal. Hal ini masih jarang dilakukan oleh pelaku pembangunan di Indonesia. Konsep partisipatif dalam diseminasi suatu program pada pelaksanaannya seringkali hanya bersifat sementara, dan tidak dilaksanakan secara bertahap dan berkelanjutan. Oleh karena itu, metode disseminasi dengan pendekatan informal yang mengusung lokalitas dan tingginya tingkat partisipasi tineliti dapat dijadikan contoh untuk program-program pembangunan pertanian dan pedesaan. Kata kunci: dinamika sosial, kaji tindak, keberlanjutan, pertanian terintegrasi ABSTRACT Sustainable agriculture within the last decades has been a new paradigm in agriculture development. However, sustainable agriculture practices are still characterised by knowledge intensive in its dissemination, leading to countless failures. The common dissemination processes apply linear way of thinking in its assumptions, putting farmers as ‘object for development’. This study analyses the interaction among the actors involved in the sustainable, integrated and resilient farming system development in Pamalayan, Garut. The study employs descriptive qualitative approach, focusing on the depth of gained information. Primary data were collected through in-depth interview, FGD, and participant observation. The social condition and form of interaction among related actors were analysed by using Actor Oriented Approach. The results show that the early stage of the dissemination process is one of the key factor in successing the program. This stage was focused in the social aspect of the beneficiaries, which was done through informal approaches. This style of dissemination is seldom to be seen in Indonesia. Participatory concepts are often superficial, neglecting the social sustainability of the programs. Thus, this case shows that paying attention to social aspects and informal dissemination procces play important roles in rural/agricultural development programs. Keywords: social dynamics, action research, sustainability, integrated farming

The Social Business and Entrepreneurship Competences Interface

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-78
Author(s):  
Vytautas Kvieska
Keyword(s):  
Social Business ◽  
The Social

Climbing

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Stevenson
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
The Social ◽  
Almost All

This chapter examines the social aspect of the interwar arts. It demonstrates that the genuinely innovative were almost all dependent on personal patronage to support the early stages of their career. The necessity of clientage relationships influenced what was achieved, since the patrons’ interests could not be discounted. Cultural capital was exchanged for social opportunity and financial support. This also gave particular opportunities to gay people of both genders.

scholarly journals Ethical Issues in Consent for the Reuse of Data in Health Data Platforms

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex McKeown ◽  
Miranda Mourby ◽  
Paul Harrison ◽  
Sophie Walker ◽  
Mark Sheehan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Contract ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Personalised Medicine ◽  
Data Reuse ◽  
Remote Access ◽  
Risk Indicators ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Thinking ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractData platforms represent a new paradigm for carrying out health research. In the platform model, datasets are pooled for remote access and analysis, so novel insights for developing better stratified and/or personalised medicine approaches can be derived from their integration. If the integration of diverse datasets enables development of more accurate risk indicators, prognostic factors, or better treatments and interventions, this obviates the need for the sharing and reuse of data; and a platform-based approach is an appropriate model for facilitating this. Platform-based approaches thus require new thinking about consent. Here we defend an approach to meeting this challenge within the data platform model, grounded in: the notion of ‘reasonable expectations’ for the reuse of data; Waldron’s account of ‘integrity’ as a heuristic for managing disagreement about the ethical permissibility of the approach; and the element of the social contract that emphasises the importance of public engagement in embedding new norms of research consistent with changing technological realities. While a social contract approach may sound appealing, however, it is incoherent in the context at hand. We defend a way forward guided by that part of the social contract which requires public approval for the proposal and argue that we have moral reasons to endorse a wider presumption of data reuse. However, we show that the relationship in question is not recognisably contractual and that the social contract approach is therefore misleading in this context. We conclude stating four requirements on which the legitimacy of our proposal rests.

scholarly journals Quality and Sustainability Indicators of the Prefabricated Wood Housing Industry—A Chilean Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8523
Author(s):  
Rosemarie Garay ◽  
Francis Pfenniger ◽  
Miguel Castillo ◽  
Consuelo Fritz
Keyword(s):  
Building Materials ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Sustainability Indicators ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
International Construction ◽  
Acoustic Insulation ◽  
Standards Compliance ◽  
The Social ◽  
Gas Consumption

Wood industrialization provides a contribution to timber-based building. The Chilean market is based on attributes such as the experience and trust of companies. The sales price, meeting deadlines and quality are attributes that have motivated buyers. There are more attributes to assess that are important for the client and market country: building materials and safety, sustainability, and environmental assessment. Some of these valuations are provided by certifications such as life cycle analysis, reduction of energy, water, gas consumption, thermal, acoustic insulation, fire resistance, etc. The objective is to propose an evaluation tool using sustainability indicators for prefabricated lumber-based buildings, using technical benefits of wood as an option for manufacturing prefabricated structures. They constitute references that can be integrated with international construction standards and with it, a process of improvement of the current standards for the housing solution and protection of the environment. The methodology is based on standards compliance levels, according to current, voluntary, or referential regulations, seeking to differentiate the market offer of prefabricated homes through quality indicators, benchmarking and sustainability. The results are an evaluation model synthesized into three tables according to the category evaluated: materials, products, or structures. It concludes that, to meet demand, the market must adapt its offer to new requirements where it does matter how the housing is produced, not only in the economic aspect, but also its impact on the social aspect and the environment and what it offers in terms of quality of life. The lumber-based building sector needs sustainability attributes indicators to potentiate the companies and start a differentiation business.

Two decades of evolution in tourism competitiveness: a co-word analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda de Paula Aguiar-Barbosa ◽  
Adriana Fumi Chim-Miki ◽  
Metin Kozak
Keyword(s):  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Consensus Analysis ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Models ◽  
Social Side ◽  
Integrative Concept

PurposeThe objective of this study was to analyze the evolution of tourism competitiveness over the years, ascertaining the state of the art and the degree of consensus among scholars on its constituent elements to propose an integrative and updated concept.Design/methodology/approachA set of 130 definitions on tourism competitiveness formulated between 1999–2018 was analyzed and segmented into three periods, allowing its historical evolution to be ascertained. It is a qualitative and quantitative exploratory research that uses a combination of techniques, namely, content analysis, analysis of co-words and consensus analysis.FindingsThe results indicated a low use of elements such as the quality of life and the environment in the authors' definitions during 1999–2018, although these elements were present in the first concept of tourism competitiveness by Crouch and Ritchie (1999, 2003). Another finding of this study shows a reduction in the analysis of tourism competitiveness based on the supply and demand side. Nowadays, the research tends to turn on the basis of the population directly affected. It also reveals the enrichment of the theoretical corpus with new lines of research arising and new groups of scholars of the subject, consequently a new frontier in tourism competitiveness.Research limitations/implicationsThe authors recommend deepening the analysis in each category of conceptual elements of tourism competitiveness to identify the origins of the low consensus. The authors also suggest conducting further research on the largest invisible schools of thought on this subject to understand their relations and perspectives, and thus to advance in the theoretical streams of the field. Finally, it is imperative to develop research on new models and monitors of tourism competitiveness that meet its renewed concept and integrate dimensions to consider the perspective of supply, demand, tourists and residents, as well as not excluding the economic bias but including the social side.Practical implicationsOwing to the fact that monitors of tourism competitiveness have practically no variables related to the social, most of the surveys are carried out from the supply or demand perspective, leaving the resident distant from the process. In this way, the results allow authors to indicate that new models of competitiveness measurement should be formulated based on the vision of the community impacted by tourism, i.e. a new version of tourism competitiveness not based on productivity but rather on the social aspect.Originality/valueThe findings of this study contribute to the field literature by offering an integrative concept of tourism competitiveness based on the elements with a higher level of consensus among researchers. Furthermore, the results accentuate a worrying fact regarding the operationalization of this concept, as the theoretical basis is not expressed in the monitors of competitiveness. Thus, nor it is possible in the management of the tourism industry.

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