Social Partnership

2019 ◽  
pp. 25-50
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Mutual Benefit ◽  
Social Partnership ◽  
Social Dialogue ◽  
Social Partnerships ◽  
Comprehensive Framework

This chapter explores themes surrounding social partnership, the epistemological and etymological relations of social dialogue, models, and associated themes. Theories, concepts, and dimensions of social partnership, its characteristics, emergence, and etymology are deconstructed. Various perspectives on the meaning and interpretation of associated interpretive themes such as partnership, trust, mutual benefit, and social capital are explored, including typologies of partnership. This conceptual review covering social partnership examines the discourses and knowledge associated with social partnerships and the philosophy of social partnership. The language of partnerships and social dialogue are embedded within the context of the International Labour Organization's (ILO) epistemological discourse and practice. This chapter provides a comprehensive framework for the purposes of understanding and identifying the philosophies within the current global discourses of social partnership and an appreciation of how our experiences have been influenced and interpreted through the lens of the parameters of the global discourses.

Social Partnership

2019 ◽  
pp. 51-76
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Power Sharing ◽  
Financial Instability ◽  
Political Regimes ◽  
Social Partnership ◽  
State Time ◽  
Social Dialogue ◽  
Social Partnerships ◽  
Political Governance ◽  
Multiple Actors

Social partnership is a dynamic construction tailored to the context of globalization, the state, time, society, and culture. Snapshots of the experiences of regions and countries globally with modalities of social partnership arrangements are discussed. Further, global reflections on the contexts from which social partnerships were forged—economic chaos and recovery, weak political governance capacities, fractured political regimes, financial instability and governance responses, such as the institutionalization of social dialogue and social partnerships as prerequisites for European accession—are highlighted. Social partnership becomes the outcome of adjustments made by governments, sometimes reluctantly, in power-sharing arrangements, incorporating multiple actors and stakeholders in the way societies are reorganized, to respond and treat with destabilizing forces in the struggle for self-preservation. The chapter concludes around the value and benefits of social partnership as well as some recommendations for effective social dialogue arrangements.

Community-based social partnerships in crisis resilience: a case example in Greece

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Drakaki ◽  
Panagiotis Tzionas
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Partnership ◽  
National Network ◽  
Building Community ◽  
Shared Risk

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe in-depth a community-based social partnership, emerged in response to the financial crisis in Greece, with members from the private, public and civic sectors, using a case example of a grass-root self-organised national network. Design/methodology/approach Formal and informal interviews as well as written communication with members of the partnership mainly formed the basis for the analysis. Topics covered formation and implementation activities, outcomes, relationship issues, such as trust and links to social capital. Findings A shared community risk and a national media campaign to increase public awareness of the issue were catalysts for individuals’ sensitisation and participation in the partnership. The shared risk was the loss of community’s social cohesion, through poverty aggravated by the financial crisis. Self-organisation led to innovative relationships, whereas trust, collective action and collaboration show social capital attributes in the partnership enabling resilience development. Research limitations/implications The research contributes in the fields of community-based partnerships and engagement in building community and crisis resilience. The findings are based on a case example. More evidence is needed in order to derive generalised statements about the partnership’s contribution to crisis resilience. Practical implications The partnership has shown impact on community engagement, health and well-being. Originality/value This paper presents a partnership type for building community and crisis resilience with the case example of one such partnership in Greece, formed to alleviate community distress caused by the crisis.

scholarly journals Legal Aspects of the Social Regulator of Contractual Relations in Labor Law of Ukraine

2021 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-138
Author(s):  
Т. П. Голопич ◽  
І. М. Голопич
Keyword(s):  
Labor Law ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
The State ◽  
Collective Agreement ◽  
Social Partnership ◽  
Social Dialogue ◽  
The Social ◽  
Contractual Relations

Legal aspects of the social regulator of contractual relations in labor law of Ukraine have been revealed. The concept of social partnership and social dialogue as a legal regulatory mechanism of collective relations has been studied. Legal regulation of labor conditions at different levels, through agreements, reflecting the will and interests of the parties to the agreement, has been analyzed. It has been found out that the personal nature of work, the definition of the specific labor function, duration of working time, remuneration of labor, etc., shall be reflected in a contractual relationship, which requires new forms of relationship between a state, an employer and an employee. Such new forms are acts of social partnership representing the interests of employees, employers, and the state in general. Special attention in this process has been paid to the collective agreement, wherein the interests of the labor collective and the employer are reconciled. The significance of the collective agreement is enhanced in the context of the market economy transformation and the development of new forms of management. Based on international experience it has been proved that problems of economic and public life are addressed optimally, if the orientation is implemented not towards the confrontation, but towards the achievement of social compliance, adjustment of social partnership on the principles of cooperation between employers and employees, which are realized in forms of negotiations, the conclusion of collective agreements and collective arrangements, coordination of draft regulatory and legislative acts and consultation in decision-making by social partners at all levels. It has been defined that social partnership is implemented by means of social dialogue, as a set of coordination procedures of interests of association of employees, employers and the state. Social dialogue helps to provide social harmony and stability in the society, it addresses diverse social and economic problems; it is the universal mean of collective relations for each country, it takes into account its traditions and particularities, and it is based on the significant practical experience of real cooperation.

Social Partnerships

2019 ◽  
pp. 77-99
Keyword(s):  
International Experience ◽  
Local Context ◽  
The Political ◽  
Multiple Stakeholders ◽  
Governance Capacity ◽  
Social Partnership ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Governance Models ◽  
Social Partnerships

The pattern from international experience suggests that social partnerships emerge as forms of governance reflecting to a broadened governance capacity, which enables better governance of the political system. Crisis has been a catalyst for the co-opting of multiple stakeholders into governance models globally, which resonates the global context with the local context of Jamaica. In the previous chapter, the global, regional, and national contextual frames within which the discourses around Jamaica's social experience could be located were established. In the context of Jamaica, reasons are posited to account for the low pursuance of tripartite social partnership and why deeper models appear elusive or limited in scope. This would suggest that other factors of context, culture, issues of power, capacity, structure, and institution have an influence in determining modalities and models.

A social partnership between Ghanaian and US academic institutions

2012 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 605-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna E. Bettmann ◽  
Moises Prospero
Keyword(s):  
Social Relationships ◽  
Faculty Perceptions ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Social Partnership ◽  
Academic Partnerships ◽  
Social Partnerships ◽  
Early Phases ◽  
Strong Relationships

This study explored a social partnership between Ghanaian and US universities. Through qualitative narratives, participants reported the partnership developed professional and social relationships, but cited problems in preparedness. Findings point to the importance of faculty perceptions in developing academic partnerships and the need for strong relationships in early phases of social partnerships.

Through the lens of social capital: a research agenda for studying IT outsourcing

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beena George ◽  
Rudy Hirschheim ◽  
Alexander von Stetten
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Past Research ◽  
It Outsourcing ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Research ◽  
Comprehensive Framework

Purpose – This paper proposes a new research agenda for information technology (IT) outsourcing,motivated by the belief that the social capital concept enables IT outsourcing researchers to capture more of the nuances of the client–vendor relationship in IT outsourcing arrangements. Design/methodology/approach – The paper builds a comprehensive framework of social capital based on Nahapiet and Ghoshal (1998) to examine the IT outsourcing life cycle. Past research on IT outsourcing is examined applying the parameters of the framework to identify issues that have been addressed in research on IT outsourcing and to uncover the gaps in past research. Findings – The social capital framework is applied to IT outsourcing which suggests new avenues for future outsourcing research. Research limitations/implications – While past research has identified success factors for IT outsourcing, a significant number of outsourcing arrangement still fail to meet expectations. The research agenda presented in this paper encourages an examination of IT outsourcing from a different perspective to determine how to successfully manage IT outsourcing. Originality/value – The paper provides a new framework that is useful for identifying the relationships among past research in IT outsourcing as well as for identifying potential topics for future research.

scholarly journals The role of social capital in the victimization risk against property: evidence from Brazil*

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 563-585
Author(s):  
Gustavo Carvalho Moreira ◽  
Ana Lucia Kassouf ◽  
Marcelo Justus
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Economic Model ◽  
Criminal Behavior ◽  
Criminal Activity ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Mutual Benefit ◽  
Victimization Risk

Abstract The economic model of crime presupposes that individuals evaluate the decision to commit a crime rationally. A more inclusive version of this model would include social capital as a factor influencing criminal activity. The amount of social capital that exists within a group can be used to explain criminal behavior, and an increase in the level of social capital can be a factor capable of preventing crime. This study tests the hypothesis that increasing the level of social capital reduces the risk of victimization against property. Results from variations of an IV-Probit model were used to evaluate data from Latin American Public Opinion Project surveys conducted in Brazil. These results suggest that a higher level of social capital among individuals increases the likelihood that they will cooperate for mutual benefit, such as combating crime.

scholarly journals DUAL EDUCATION AS A GUARANTEE OF SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP IN THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF UNIVERSITY GRADUATES: FOREIGN EXPERIENCE

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (192) ◽  
pp. 181-185
Author(s):  
Svetlana Zinchenko ◽  
◽  
Andriy Zinchenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Dual System ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Social Partnership ◽  
Foreign Experience ◽  
Social Dialogue ◽  
Level Of Training

The article describes the role of the dual education system as a guarantee of social partnership in improving the quality of professional training of graduates of higher educational institutions. The dual education systems of the world (Germany, France, Denmark, Japan, South Korea) for professional training of university graduates in accordance with modern requirements of employers, who acquire the features of national models of functioning, and that there is no single reference model of dual education. The scheme of dual education is proposed as an innovative type of organization of targeted professional training of students in the Nikopol region, in Ukraine, which is a coordinated cooperation of universities and employers in the training of competitive professionals. Social partnership is seen as a social dialogue carried out in the form of cooperation, which facilitates the transition of professional training of competitive university graduates to a qualitatively new level of training. The introduction of a dual form of education to ensure a rapid response to changes in the labor market, and this is possible only by creating a system of social partnership, improving the training of graduates to organize social partnership, while maintaining the best traditions of higher education. Approbation of dual education as a guarantee of social partnership in the professional training of graduates was carried out on the basis of the National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine (Nikopol Faculty and Nikopol Vocational College). The study covered from 2016 to 2020 about 1,600 students. Based on the results of the analysis of foreign experience of dual education as a guarantee of social partnership of higher education institutions with employers, it can be argued about various forms of interaction (development of educational institution strategy with enterprises, implementation of graduate career tracking system, etc.). -production process. Social partnership is considered as a social dialogue carried out in the form of cooperation, which will facilitate the transition of professional training of educational institutions to a qualitatively new level of training of competitive graduates. The implementation of the dual system contributes to the development of an effective system of social partnership of universities with basic enterprises. The dual system as a guarantee of social partnership in the professional training of graduates of higher educational institutions is socially significant for the functioning, support and development of Ukraine, requires a clear appropriate state policy.

scholarly journals Social partnership as an imperative of socio-economic development of Ukraine

2021 ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Nataliіa Spasiv ◽  
Galyna Kulyna ◽  
Nаdiya Lubkey
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Economic Incentives ◽  
The State ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Social Partnership ◽  
Social Dialogue ◽  
The Social ◽  
Socio Economic Development

Introduction. An important prerequisite for the successful implementation of the social state concept in the country is the effective development of social partnership. Firstly, within the framework of partnership interaction of social subjects the social dialogue is provided, secondly, the social responsibility of business structures and financial institutions is activated, and thirdly, certain social problems and conflicts are leveled. Therefore, the issue of activation of social partnership in Ukraine as an attribute of a developed state and the introduction of an effective mechanism for its development is one of the primary ones, requiring special attention and determination of the ways of solution.Purpose. The goal of the research is to outline the role of social partnership in ensuring the social and economic progress of the state and to outline the practice and problems of its implementation in Ukraine.Methods. Research is based on the dialectical method of scientific knowledge and a systematic approach to the study of the ideology of social partnership and its role in socio-economic development of the state, using the methods of scientific abstractions and analogies, analysis and synthesis.Results. The nature of social partnership is considered and the main arguments and conditions that ensure its existence in the state are defined. The key tasks that are achieved through the effective implementation of the mechanism of partnership interaction in terms of solving a number of social problems and ensuring socio-economic development of the state are highlighted. The index of social development of countries of the world is investigated and the place of Ukraine in the global social space is analyzed. The most important social problems that have arisen in the domestic social sphere and the features of the current system of social partnership have been identified. The necessity of the development of social responsibility in corporate management, social dialogue and the use of economic incentives for the activation of entrepreneurship to ensure the priorities of socio-economic growth of the state has been argued. Prospects. Further research is important to focus on improving the effectiveness of social responsibility management of business as a condition for enhancing its competitiveness and ensuring sustainable development.

scholarly journals ‘Justice for Janitors’ goes Dutch: the limits and possibilities of unions’ adoption of organizing in a context of regulated social partnership

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 319-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Connolly ◽  
Stefania Marino ◽  
Miguel Martinez Lucio
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Social Partnership ◽  
Social Dialogue ◽  
Union Movement ◽  
Justice For Janitors ◽  
The Us ◽  
Union Renewal

Organizing has been adopted as a strategy for union renewal in the Netherlands, where the dominant repertoire has been consensus-based social dialogue. Certain Dutch unions have developed strategies inspired by the US ‘organizing model’ and have been relatively successful in recruiting and mobilizing under-represented workers. Despite some tensions emerging, the introduction of organizing resulted in the greater representation of workers in sectors such as cleaning, which has to an extent complemented social dialogue-based strategies. At the same time, the narrative and tactics of organizing have stimulated internal debate on union purpose and identity and indirectly contributed to a process of reform and democratization within parts of the union movement. The research demonstrates the pragmatic features of organizing as a strategy for union renewal in a context of regulated social partnership, but also points towards the potential for organizing to encourage shifts in the dominant sources of union legitimacy and power.

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