Mobile Crowdsourcing Technology Acceptance and Engagement in Crisis Management

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Saad G. Yaseen ◽  
Khaled Saleh Al Omoush
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Refugee Crisis ◽  
Mobile Crowdsourcing ◽  
Performance Expectancy ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Individual

The purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of the intention for the continuous acceptance and use of mobile crowdsourcing to participate in refugee crisis management. A questionnaire was developed to collect data from 389 Syrian refugees in Jordan's Za'atari camp. Smart PLS was used to analyze the data. The findings indicated that the individual and crowd performance expectancy, the social influence, and perceived risks on the individual and crowd levels have a significant influence on the intention for the continuous acceptance and engagement in mobile crowdsourcing to participate in refugee crisis management. In addition, the results revealed that cultural values of masculinity, power distance, and long-term orientation have no effect on the intention. At the same time, cultural values of collectivism and uncertainty avoidance have a significant effect.

Facing Strangers in Need

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-30
Author(s):  
Nenad Miscevic ◽  
Keyword(s):  
A Priori ◽  
The Other ◽  
Refugee Crisis ◽  
Psychological Approach ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
The Social ◽  
Decent Life ◽  
The One

What is the role of toleration in the present-day crisis, marked by the inflow of refugees and increase in populism? The seriousness of the crises demands efforts of active toleration, acceptance, and integration of refugees and the like. Active toleration brings with itself a series of very demanding duties, divided into immediate ones involving immediate Samaritan aid to people at our doors and the long-term ones involving their acculturation and possibilities of decent life for them. A cosmopolitan attitude can contribute a lot. In the context of a refugee crisis, cosmopolitanism is not disappearing but showing its non-traditional, more Samaritan face turned not to distant strangers, as the classical one, but towards strangers at our doors.We have conjectured that this work of active toleration can diminish the need for the passive one: the well-integrated immigrant is no longer seen as a strange, exotic person with an incomprehensible and unacceptable attitude, but as one of us so that her attitudes become less irritating and provocative. The social-psychological approach that sees integration as involving both the preservation of central aspects of the original identity and the copy-pasting of the new one over it offers an interesting rationale for the conjecture: once integrated, the former newcomer is perceived as one of ‘us’ and her views stop being exotic, incomprehensible and a priori unacceptable. Given the amount of need for toleration, and difficulties and paradoxes connected with its passive variety, the conjecture, if true, might be a piece of good news.Finally, we have briefly touched the question of deeper causes of the crisis. Once one turns to this question, the traditional cosmopolitan issues come back to the forefront: the deep poverty and unjust distribution on the one hand, and conflicts and wars on the other. Cosmopolitans have a duty to face these issues, and this is where active global toleration leads in our times.

scholarly journals The Social and Cultural Adaptation of Immigrants Within the Context of Integration into Russian Society

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 128-135
Author(s):  
Asya V. Voropaeva
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Host Community ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Financial Status ◽  
The Social ◽  
Integration Of Immigrants ◽  
The Government ◽  
Sociological Studies

The paper covers the issue of the social and cultural adaptation and integration of immigrants into Russian society. It is based on sociological studies that were conducted in Moscow, Penza, and Tambov. The analysis of immigrants’ responses to the study reveals difference between social and cultural adaptation in the metropolis and in cities that are located in other Russian regions. These differences relate to the immigrants’ employment, financial status, attitudes towards the culture and traditions of the host community, as well as their outlook regarding society and the future. We believe that it is important to introduce a long-term targeted program in the areas of education and culture for the purpose of facilitating the further adjustment of the second generation of immigrants. We also emphasize the necessity of involving the government in addressing the issue of integrating immigrants’ cultural values in everyday life into Russian society and culture.

scholarly journals RISK OF HEALTH TOURISM AND REHABILITATION SEGMENT IN SERBIA DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Ana Anufrijev ◽  
Goran Dašić
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Physical Distance ◽  
Insurance Fund ◽  
Global Changes ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
The Social

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused global changes that have affected the health sector, the economic sector, the social sector, as well as the sectors of interpersonal and social relations. Although health systems have become at the forefront of defense against the virus, other health sectors that focus on chronic diseases, new diseases, monitoring, rehabilitation, and various other forms of treatment have been put on the agenda. Unfortunately, the same fate befell the health tourism and rehabilitation sector. The problem can also be defined in the fact that the rehabilitation of insured persons who are entitled to it through the National Health Insurance Fund is carried out to a much lesser extent. The spa centers of Serbia were in the red zone of the covid system on two occasions during 2020-2021, which affected the complete absence of rehabilitation. After returning to the basic system of work, due to security measures that primarily have a physical distance, the capacities are significantly reduced. New expectations in tourism will require new standards, and the same will apply to health tourism and rehabilitation as its important sector. Although tourism has often fallen into crisis in recent decades and required the action of crisis management, it was still short-lived about the state of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic will require long-term crisis management. What is the path to recovery, and will we go back to the old way?

scholarly journals Cultural values, but not nationality, predict social inclusion of robots

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serena Marchesi ◽  
Cecilia Roselli ◽  
Agnieszka Wykowska
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Humanoid Robot ◽  
Experimental Paradigm ◽  
Cognitive Mechanisms ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Ostracism ◽  
Eastern Cultures ◽  
The Individual

Research highlighted that Western and Eastern cultures differ in socio-cognitive mechanisms, such as social inclusion. Interestingly, social inclusion is a phe-nomenon that might transfer from human-human to human-robot relationships. Although the literature has shown that individual attitudes towards robots are shaped by cultural background, little research has investigated the role of cul-tural differences in the social inclusion of robots. In the present experiment, we investigated how cultural differences, in terms of nationality and individual cul-tural stance, influence social inclusion of the humanoid robot iCub, in a modi-fied version of the Cyberball game, a classical experimental paradigm measur-ing social ostracism and exclusion mechanisms. Moreover, we investigated whether the individual tendency to attribute intentionality towards robots mod-ulates the degree of inclusion of the iCub robot during the Cyberball game. Re-sults suggested that the individuals’ stance towards collectivism and tendency to attribute a mind to robots both predicted the level of social inclusion of the iCub robot in our version of the Cyberball game.

Refugees in Middle East could face forced repatriation

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Local Level ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Political Crisis ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Refugee Crisis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
International Donors ◽  
The One ◽  
Syrian Conflict

Subject Middle Eastern response to EU Syrian refugee policy. Significance Stricter EU migration policies have triggered mixed responses from Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, where most of the 5 million refugees who have fled the Syrian conflict now live. On the one hand, they have tightened border control and are seeking opportunities for repatriation. On the other, there are opportunities for lucrative agreements with international donors aimed at managing the refugee crisis within the region. Impacts Local-level agreements in Syria will pave the way for repatriation. A political crisis in Lebanon could undermine the government's ability to facilitate the transfer of Syrian refugees. More Syrian refugees are likely to be displaced in the long term, causing tensions in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon.

The Meaning of Engagement

1975 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald L. Spence
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Phase Model ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Age Related ◽  
The Social ◽  
Interactional Analysis ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Disengagement Theory ◽  
Age Related Changes

A distinction should be made between disengagement as a means of conceptualizing and as a means of explaining changes that take place with aging. The author is critical of those aspects of Disengagement Theory that emphasize inevitability, determinism, the separation of the individual from society, and the “crucial phase” model of development. An alternative viewpoint is sketched from the interactional analysis approach. Attention is given to the constant reinterpretation of self and situation, with consequent modification of actions. The facts of Disengagement Theory as seen from this perspective take on new meaning. Age-related changes are the outcome of the social circumstances within which they take place, along with the cultural values operating in that context.

Reinforcement of brands of faith with the paradox of cultural divergence in Indian perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 513-530
Author(s):  
Baba Gnanakumar
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Social Group ◽  
Roc Curves ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cause Related Marketing ◽  
The Social ◽  
Spiritual Foundations ◽  
Marketing Activities

Purpose Self-esteem values, with the new art of living, in the minds of Indians, lead to establish faith among the spiritual organization. Later on, the spiritual organizations brand their names and market the products in their branded name. These brands, which are inspired by faith and created by Indian spiritual gurus, have even disrupted the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market by being customer-centric instead of being geared by lucrative returns. It is in this context that this paper aims to find the cultural divergence factors that lead to change the consumption pattern of FMCG and how such brands of faith have been segmented in the Indian perspective by spiritual gurus. The research concludes that cultural divergence variables such as power distance, collectivism, uncertainty avoidance and long-term orientation influence the brands that are inspired by faith. Spiritual gurus in India are using sociocultural marketing activities such as social endorsement and cause-related marketing strategies for segmenting the markets. Design/methodology/approach The primary data were collected from the 1,678 customers of the Isha products. The respondents were selected based on the snowball sampling. The responses were collected from the followers who visited the foundation at least three times during the period of two years in Coimbatore and purchased Isha products worth more than Rs 500. The data were collected between the period August 2016 and April 2018. Of 1,678 responses, 1,465 responses were validated after coding. Of 1,465 responses that were validated, 1,126 responses were found reliable. Findings “Cause-related marketing” and “social group endorsement” activities of the firms tend to create a brand image. To find out which of the above activities highly influence the brands of faith, realistic-operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was carried out. ROC curves were drawn to assess the brands of faith centroid values with social group endorsement and cause-related marketing variables. ROC curves explored the precision of diagnostic tests and were used to find the best “cut-off” value for impressive and unimpressive cluster test results. Research limitations/implications Cultural divergence variables such as power distance, collectivism, uncertainty avoidance and long-term orientation are influencing the brands of faith. The followers of the spiritual foundation have their own distinct culture, and their social affinity values increase the brands of faith. Social group endorsement and cause-related marketing are the marketing strategies suitable for spiritual foundation (to market their product/ service). Age, education and occupation are demographic values that influence the brands of faith. The spiritual foundations are segmenting their customers based on the occupational values, and they use the cause-related marketing strategies to increase the values of brands of faith. Practical implications As the cultural values related to the art of living have been recognized by society as the measure of social well-being, the spiritual leaders can enhance their brands of faith. The social media communication about cause-related marketing can create trust in society. On the other hand, societal marketing activities cannot target the entire society. Hence, it is to be stratified. While stratifying, the players of diversity markets have to target a group based on the values generated by the stakeholders in the foundation. The diversified markets created by the Indian spiritual gurus are providing cultural diversity. Social implications The business value created by spiritual foundations is increasing the social values which are essential to uplift society. The author concludes that if business values and societal values are integrated by any group of people, it improves economic value to that society and they can use the social currency in the form of “brands of faith”. Originality/value The cultural values of a society are measured and compared with national and global index. The enumerate method is an original one.

scholarly journals Liderazgo: Culturally Grounded Leadership and the National Latina/o Psychological Association

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 830-856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie L. Miville ◽  
Patricia Arredondo ◽  
Andrés J. Consoli ◽  
Azara Santiago-Rivera ◽  
Edward A. Delgado-Romero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Counseling Psychology ◽  
Culturally Grounded ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
Organizing Principles

This article, collaboratively written by the presidents of the National Latina/o Psychological Association (NLPA), presents leadership as conceptualized and practiced in NLPA. We first identify key leadership constructs in the available literature as well as relevant cultural values, describe liderazgo (leadership) through cultural lenses, and articulate the connections to counseling psychology and the social justice underpinnings that have guided NLPA’s formation and development. We then present a number of events and decisions to illustrate how we have operationalized these organizing principles in both the daily management and long-term goals of NLPA. We conclude with a discussion of the future paths and possible directions in the next decade for the organization.

Die soziale Absicherung von Crowdworkern / Eine Untersuchung des Absicherungsstatus und -verhaltens von internetbasierten, selbständigen Erwerbstätigen

2016 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pürling Meike
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Health Care Coverage ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Pension Schemes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Individual Protection ◽  
The Individual

AbstractThis study is the first to examine the social security situation of crowdworkers in Germany as well as the factors influencing the individual protection-behavior. The results are based on a quantitative survey of 248 crowdworkers in Germany. In addition, ten crowdworkers are interviewed, regarding their individual living and working conditions as well as health insurance and pension schemes. While the results for health care coverage are ambivalent, those concerning workers’ pension schemes are clear: Half of the interviewed crowdworkers are not able to build financial reserves or pension claims due to scarce financial resources and partly due to a lack of awareness for this long-term challenge.

scholarly journals An Assessment of the Proposals of the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security

2002 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Diamond ◽  
Peter R. Orszag
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
The Other ◽  
Retirement Income ◽  
Trust Fund ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Social Security Benefits ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Individual Accounts

Abstract The President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security proposed three plans for reforming Social Security. All of them would create individual accounts financed by diverting funds from the Social Security Trust Fund. One of the three Commission proposals (Model 1) would not restore long-term balance to Social Security. This paper focuses on the other two proposals - Models 2 and 3 - which would restore long-term balance. Models 2 and 3 contain a number of elements and are quite complicated. To understand the plans, we describe their proposed changes to Social Security benefits (which we refer to as "traditional benefits"), the individual accounts that the plans would establish, the combined effect on retirement income from the changes in traditional Social Security benefits and the individual accounts, and the impact on Social Security financing and the rest of the budget.

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