Managing Small Business Social Responsibility (SBSR) in Formalized Network Using a Euclidean Perspective

Network Size ◽

Normative Theory ◽

Management Implications ◽

Formal Network ◽

This chapter deepens the knowledge of inter-firm collaborations to address sustainability issues between SMEs in adopting small business social responsibility (SBSR) approaches. The study investigates the role of formal network contracts (FNCs), where aspects of SBSR are formalized into legal agreements between the networkers. For this purpose, the authors identify three management implications declined as sub-variables: control, consensus, and consistency. Institutional theory and, specifically, isomorphism and normative theory of CSR are used as lenses through which to analyze the results. The methodology applied is a deductive qualitative content analysis, while results are shown using an Euclidean perspective. The study discovers the use of FNCs to clearly govern consistency and consensus, more than to control and audit sustainability herein the network. In addition, it demonstrates a relation between network size and use of the tool.

Therapeutic Alliance in Interpreter-Mediated Psychotherapy from the Perspective of Refugee Patients: Results of Qualitative Interviews

Verhaltenstherapie ◽

10.1159/000517136 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Saskia Hanft-Robert ◽

Nadine Janis Pohontsch ◽

Cornelia Uhr ◽

Alexander Redlich ◽

Franka Metzner

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Therapeutic Alliance ◽

Successful Treatment ◽

Qualitative Interviews ◽

Therapeutic Treatment ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Recommendations For Action ◽

Patients Perspective

Background: The therapeutic alliance is considered to be one of the most important factors of psychotherapy and is a necessary requirement for a successful treatment in interpreter-mediated psychotherapy. Patients and Methods: Using interpreter-mediated guided interviews, 10 refugee patients who experienced interpreter-mediated psychotherapy were asked about factors influencing the development of a trusting therapeutic alliance in the triad. The analysis of the interviews followed the rules of content-structuring qualitative content analysis. Results: A total of 11 factors were identified which could be assigned to the interpreter, therapist, or patient. In the analysis, the central role of the interpreter in establishing a therapeutic alliance in the triad became particularly clear. Conclusions: Consideration of the factors that, from the patients’ perspective, influence the establishment and maintenance of a trusting alliance within the triad, as well as the recommendations for action derived from this for psychotherapists and interpreters can lead to an improvement in the therapeutic treatment of refugees.

The Standardization of Down-Streamed Small Business Social Responsibility (SBSR)

Information Resources Management Journal ◽

10.4018/irmj.2017100103 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 30 (4) ◽

pp. 39-52 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Laura Corazza

Keyword(s):

Small Business ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

Management Practice ◽

Principal Component ◽

Sustainability Reporting ◽

Csr Reporting ◽

Standard Management ◽

Corporate Social ◽

Sustainability Report ◽

Scholars have begun to investigate the prevalence of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) within the context of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This paper studies the implementation of non-financial sustainability reporting tools in Italian SMEs as part of their Small Business Social Responsibility (SBSR) long supply chain compact with large multinationals. The fundamental finding of this work is that because of the down-streaming effect of CSR reporting from large companies to small ones, SMEs approach sustainability as a standard management practice. The sample is composed of 73 Italian multi-certified entities (SA8000/ISO14001/EMAS) that have published their sustainability report online between 2011 and 2013. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was used to discover three otherwise un-observable underlying effects.

Media, Culture and Indigenous Languages in Pakistan: A Critical Review

Global Language Review ◽

10.31703/glr.2020(v-iv).04 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol V (IV) ◽

pp. 27-33

Author(s):

Irem Sultana ◽

Malik Adnan ◽

Muhammad Imran Mehsud

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Indigenous Languages ◽

Media Culture ◽

Native Languages ◽

Mainstream Media ◽

Study Results ◽

The Media ◽

Depth Interviews

This research paper inspected the role of Pakistani media to protect indigenous languages and culture in Pakistan. The study examined the situation; if Pakistani media outpours concern with the native languages or not. The article also checked the media landscape, its language-wise segregation and scenario of literacy in different areas of the country. The outcomes of the study showed that Pakistani media is neglecting the indigenous languages. The study results exhibited clearly that media houses’ focus on protecting native languages, is not profound. The findings also showed that foreign ownership of Media houses plays a role in neglecting indigenous language promotions. The current study presented that Pakistani mainstream media is damaging the local and native languages. The study was the outcome of qualitative content analysis and in-depth interviews of senior communication experts.

Opetuksen ja oppimisen digiloikka kieltenopiskelijoiden silmin

AFinLAn vuosikirja ◽

10.30661/afinlavk.69213 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 61-76

Author(s):

Anne Huhtala

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Digital Technology ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

New Technologies ◽

Sedentary Lifestyle ◽

Open Questions ◽

Technology In Teaching ◽

Digital Skills

This article focuses on how university language students reflect on digitalisation and their own digital skills, and what kinds of benefits and risks they see in the increasing use of digital technology in teaching and learning. The data used for this study are of two kinds: 25 students filled in a questionnaire consisting of open questions about digitalisation, and 10 students wrote an essay where they reflected on the role of digital technology in their lives. The data were analysed by using qualitative content analysis. According to the results, university students experience their digital skills as good, and rely on their ability to learn new skills when needed. They describe the role of ICT in their lives as important, but seem to use digital technology with deliberation. They see several benefits in the use of new technologies, e.g., versatility, but also many risks, including problems caused by a sedentary lifestyle.

NEWSPAPER FRAMING OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION UNDER PRESIDENT MUHAMMADUBUHARI’S ADMINISTRATION

Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews ◽

10.18510/hssr.2020.83148 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 1472-1480

Author(s):

Ikusemiju Ayokunle Oluwadamilare ◽

Anthony Ekwueme

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

Critical Discourse Analysis ◽

Prevalence Rate ◽

Good Governance ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Critical Discourse ◽

Financial Crimes ◽

The Media

Objectives of the Study: The purpose of this study was to examine newspaper framing of the activities of the EFCC under President Buhari, using four purposively selected newspapers. In doing this, the researchers focused on the prevalence of frames, most prominent frames, and interpretations they gave to the activities of EFCC. Methodology: Content analysis and critical discourse analysis were adopted as the research methods. By means of the constructed week sampling technique, 288 editions of the selected newspapers years were studied. Results: It was found that six (6) frames constituted 75% frame prevalence rate, while two (2) frames constituted 15% non-prevalence rate. The corruption-combating/criminalisation frame was the most prominent. Interpretation of the reports revealed that some newspapers presented EFCC as victimisers, while some appraised its activities at mitigating graft in Nigeria. Application/implications: The implication of these results is that journalists need to improve in their framing anti-corruption efforts as part of their social responsibility to the Nigerian society. Originality/ Novelty: This study has contributed to our understanding of the role of the media in promoting good governance and accountability in a developing country like Nigeria.

Small business social responsibility

CSR and Sustainability ◽

10.4324/9781351284646-7 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 165-183

Author(s):

Vivek Soundararajan ◽

Laura J. Spence

Keyword(s):

Small Business ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

The marginalisation of midwifery in medicalised pregnancy and childbirth: a qualitative study

British Journal of Midwifery ◽

10.12968/bjom.2020.28.11.768 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 28 (11) ◽

pp. 768-776

Author(s):

Khadijeh Mirzaie Najmabadi ◽

Mahmoud Ghazi Tabatabaie ◽

Abou Ali Vedadhir ◽

Sedigheh Sedigh Mobarakabadi

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Perinatal Care ◽

Low Risk ◽

Care Providers ◽

Pregnancy And Childbirth ◽

Risk Pregnancy ◽

Low Risk Pregnancy ◽

Depth Interviews

Introduction The role of midwives has changed in providing care for low-risk pregnancies and childbirth. This study explores the perceptions of perinatal care providers and recipients regarding midwifery services. Methods This study used a qualitative content analysis approach. Data were collected through 49 semi-structured in-depth interviews, and analysed with qualitative content analysis. Results The medicalisation of pregnancy and childbirth has marginalised midwifery. Midwifery, which should be at the heart of all low-risk pregnancies and childbirth, has deteriorated such that it has become disempowered in interdisciplinary relations. Conclusions Midwifery is at risk of being totally excluded from low-risk pregnancy care and childbirth.

An Economic Perspective on Small Business Social Responsibility

Journal of Social Sciences ◽

10.1080/09718923.2013.11893207 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 37 (1) ◽

pp. 93-104

Author(s):

Dennis Yao Dzansi ◽

P. K. Hoeyi

Keyword(s):

Small Business ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

Economic Perspective ◽

A Qualitative Inquiry into Nursing Students’ Experience of Facilitating Reflection in Clinical Setting

The Scientific World JOURNAL ◽

10.1155/2017/6293878 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2017 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Shahnaz Karimi ◽

Fariba Haghani ◽

Nikoo Yamani ◽

Majid Najafi Kalyani

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Nursing Students ◽

Qualitative Inquiry ◽

Clinical Settings ◽

Nursing Educators ◽

Reflective Process ◽

Semistructured Interviews

Background and Aim. Reflection is known as a skill that is central to nursing students’ professional development. Due to the importance and the role of reflection in clinical areas of nursing, it is important to know how to achieve it. However, nursing trainers face the challenge of how to help their students to improve reflection in clinical settings. The aim of this study was to investigate the nursing students’ experiences of facilitating reflection during clinical practice. This qualitative study was conducted by qualitative content analysis approach. Twenty nursing students during the second to eighth semester of their educational program were selected for participation using purposive sampling. Data were collected through in-depth semistructured interviews. The interview was transcribed verbatim, and qualitative content analysis was used to analyze the data. From the data analysis, four main themes were extracted. Motivation to reflect, complex experiences, efficient trainer, and effective relations were four main themes obtained from study that, in interaction with each other, had facilitating roles in students’ reflective process on experiences. The findings revealed that the nursing students’ reflection in clinical settings is effective in personal and professional level. Reflection of nursing students depends on motivational and educational factors and these factors increase the quality of care in patients. Furthermore, nursing educators need to create nurturing climate as well as supporting reflective behaviors of nursing students.