scholarly journals A Program for the Development of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria - Preliminary Issues

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 177-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Viglianisi
Keyword(s):  
System Organization ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Cultural Identities ◽  
Present Contribution ◽  
Metropolitan City ◽  
The Social ◽  
Territorial Organization ◽  
To Come ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
And Control

The Program of the development of the metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria, can not be guided from simple considerations of quantitative type, but it must take into account the existing system of material and immaterial relations, that are the result of a series of sectorial issues organization, of the social and economic dynamics, until the cultural identities. Above all, the transport system has always an important role for development and control of a territorial System / Organization [1]. The integrated approach transport-territory, still now not at all took for granted, must become an opportunity to pursue for the competitiveness development of metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria. One of the asserted factors of competitiveness of a metropolitan area must be that of local transports. For these reasons, the present contribution puts as goal the deepening of urban metropolitan links of Reggio Calabria with the various systems of relationship between the municipalities, it has come to generate an idea of Territorial Organization of the future metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria. Also, the methodological course is based on analysis of supply of transport on the critical till to come to the definition of the first hypothesis of vision.

scholarly journals Ergonomics as a Social Component of Sustainable Lot-sizing: A Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Sezen Korkulu ◽  
Krisztián Bóna
Keyword(s):  
Lot Sizing ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Planning And Control ◽  
Social Component ◽  
The Social ◽  
Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
And Control

Lot-sizing has an increased attention in recent years. In the area of production planning and control, this trend has given rise to the development of lot-sizing models that considers sustainability issues besides the optimization of total operational cost. The study is based on tertiary study that is ensured to analyze the total work have been published. The research was conducted by the definition of appropriate keywords for understanding sustainability issues and ergonomics as a social component in lot-sizing. The paper at hand attempts to understand the development of sustainability issues in lot-sizing and ergonomics as a social component in lot-sizing. We observe that studies focusing on all three dimensions of sustainability are comparatively scarce. However, only a few of the studies have been covered the social sustainability aspect. It is observed that studies addressing ergonomics issues are scarce, and more focus is required on the social sustainability impacts along the supply chain and lot-sizing. Most of ergonomic assessment covered relaxation allowance and energy expenditure rate, OWAS, NIOSH and another consideration about ergonomic lot-sizing is the motion types investigated by authors which were picking, storing as a lifting and carrying motions and did not covered pushing, pulling, bending and other hand motions which have positive relationship with work related musculoskeletal disorders. Finally, we propose future directions to extend research on the ergonomics in lot-sizing.

Interplay between labour dynamics, accounting and accountability practices during the rise of a political logic: an Egyptian case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 675-702
Author(s):  
Ahmed Abdelnaby Ahmed Diab
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
Revolutionary Politics ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
And Control ◽  
Accountability Practices ◽  
African Setting

Purpose The purpose of this study is to provide a political explanation of management, accounting and control (MAC) practices in a traditional and unstable African setting. This was done by exploring the influence of latest revolutionary politics in Egypt along with labour dynamics in the context. Design/methodology/approach Theoretically, the study uses the institutional logics perspective to understand the effects of higher order institutions on corporate management and workers at the micro level. Methodologically, the study adopts an interpretative case study approach. Data were collected using a triangulation of interviews, documents and observations. Findings The study finds that volatile political settings can have different contradictory implications for MAC practices. It also concludes that revolutionary events play a central role not only in the configuration of MAC practices but also in the mobilisation of labour resistance to these practices. Originality/value The study contributes to the literature by investigating the different appearances of MAC practices in a volatile, political or revolutionary context, in contrast to highly investigated stabilised Western contexts. This broadens the definition of the social in the area of accounting and control.

scholarly journals Formation of an Innovative Mechanism of Social Partnership in the System of Territorial Communities Support

2020 ◽  
pp. 139-148
Author(s):  
Yurii MARUSHCHYN
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Potential Effect ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Social Partnership ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
The Social ◽  
Territorial Organization ◽  
To Come ◽  
Further Development

The analysis of the forecast of development of an economic situation in Ukraine is carried out. It is emphasized that the main reason for the lowest rating indicators of GDP per capita among European countries, as well as the lowest positions of world welfare of Ukraine is the main reason, namely — the lack of reforms that would bring our country to a new level. The concept of social partnership and its transformation in the conditions of implementation of the reform of the territorial organization of power on the basis of decentralization are considered. It is established that due to the start of the reform of the territorial organization of power and financial decentralization, a new innovative mechanism in the interaction of the parties to the social partnership is being created. The main stimulus is financial decentralization, which has «lowered» financial resources to the level of communities and made it possible to launch a real stage of transformation, when local governments become more in demand. The vast majority of public services are now outsourced, placing the responsibility for the result on local communities, which in turn promotes the activity of the residents of these communities. It is also pointed out that business in the current environment must prove itself from a new angle: to become more socially responsible, because the new system of tax redistribution encourages «pure play». This system must now be in the hands of everyone: the state, business, citizens. In addition, it is highlighted that the most powerful factor in the development of social partnership is the formation of a favorable climate for doing business. That is why now the political leadership of Ukraine is actively urging new investors to come and invest in our economy. At the same time, it is emphasized that another indicator of the completion of decentralization is the possibility of a new effective dialogue for the development of the institution of social partnership. After all, the residents of the newly formed territorial communities already know and can directly and strongly influence the policy of local authorities, setting their own priorities in the further development of the respective territory. In general, it is noted that the mechanism of social partnership in the system of support of territorial communities in the implementation of the new state policy in the field of local self-government should be based on the interests of residents of territorial communities, based on social, economic and innovative components. In summary, the potential effect of the implementation of the social partnership mechanism is identified.

The “smart city” concept and human capital

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 76-87
Author(s):  
Natalya A. Kostko ◽  
Anastasia I. Dolgikh
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Global Changes ◽  
The Social ◽  
City Model ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Additional Value

The concept of a “smart city” uses the notion of a “smart citizen”, which is impossible to understand without the concept of human capital. The implementation of the “smart city” concept directly relates to the actualization of human capital. It is important to define the elements of human capital that characterize and ensure the success of embedding a person in the processes of digitalization in the modern social context. This article provides an overview of modern approaches to the definition of the main elements of human capital. The authors aim to analyze foreign concepts for determining the elements of human capital that directly or indirectly affect the digitalization of society, the possibility of embedding each person in new conditions. The presence of general global changes, however, varies by countries. An additional value of this research lies in enriching the definition of human capital from the perspective of an integrated approach to the definition of this concept. This approach involves considering human capital as a value, quality, resource, skills, competencies, and personality traits. The authors conclude that human capital can be accepted as a system of aggregated indicators of social, psychological, organizational, and other capitals. In addition, the expanded interpretation of human capital with an emphasis on its embeddedness in the social context of society allows identifying the conditions that contribute to the formation of a smart citizen as the main actor in the implementation of the ‘smart city” concept. The social component of the “smart city” model in the person of a smart citizen can be implemented through their social activity, participation in the management of the implementation of the goals of digitalization of society.

Possibilities of a Territorial Ordering for the Transition in Nicaragua

1985 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
J L Coraggio
Keyword(s):  
Political Orientation ◽  
Spatial Concentration ◽  
Social Transformations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Territorial Organization ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Administrative Structures ◽  
Territorial Transformation ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Point Of Departure

The object of this paper is an analysis of the possibilities of a politically oriented territorial transformation in the process of building a new state in Nicaragua. Three central questions are posed. How should the struggle of popular sectors be connected with the contradictions associated with territorial organization? Is there an autonomy of the spatial, that is, is spatial concentration simply a product of capitalism? Does the construction of socialism necessitate decentralization, or does spatial concentration remain in socialism because it is a universal tendency associated with the nature of technology? Not even neoclassical conceptions of territorial organization, nor those of the new Marxist school (which analyzes the society–space relationship in universal terms), are effective in orienting popular struggles. To advance the analysis of the relationship between the political and the territorial, we require an examination of concrete situations. In the paper are thus presented some basic concepts relating to the territorial or spatial and the social, the specific relationship between a society in transition and space; the present territorial transformations in Nicaragua and the problems and contradictions they have generated are then analyzed. It is argued that it is political orientation that should regulate the definition of new patterns of territorial organization. Spatial structures show a certain rigidity which retards transformation and they therefore cannot be part of the revolutionary project, but must rather be a consequence of the social transformations. Regionalization is an end-state and not a point of departure. If the politico-administrative structures do not coincide with those of production and reproduction, it will be difficult to establish a substantive democracy and decentralization.

An Integrated Approach for the Planning and Control of Flexible Retro-Production Systems

2001 ◽  
pp. 367-378
Author(s):  
Jurgen Hesselbach ◽  
Karsten V. Westernhagen
Keyword(s):  
Production Systems ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Planning And Control ◽  
Take Back ◽  
Production Distribution ◽  
Phases Of Development ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
And Control ◽  
Near Future

While in the past only the product phases of development, production, distribution as well as use and service were considered, today, more complete consideration up to the end of a product life is common. Along with the demand for an environmentally-friendly handling of important resources, recycling of worn-out products, for example, in the automotive sector, electrical and electronic equipment, or industrial goods, will gain crucial importance in the near future. In addition, comprehensive environmentally-related legal demands force the industry to take recycling of products into consideration (BMU, 1999; EU, 1999; Griese, 1997; Seliger et al., 1997; Thierry et al., 1995). Additionally this includes several processes (Figure 1) of the post-usage phase, such as: • systematic take-back of used products to specific facilities, • definition of adequate recycling strategies, • dismantling of products, • reprocessing of components, • mechanical treatment, • reuse of components and utilization of materials as well as • redistribution of the recycled goods into production and secondary raw material market.

scholarly journals Global constitutionalism as a social concept: socio-philosophical analysis of socio-historical conditions of genesis and evolution

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (Extra-A) ◽  
pp. 369-379
Author(s):  
Vitaly Viktorovich Goncharov ◽  
Nurgun V. Afanasev ◽  
Elena A. Sverdlikova ◽  
Tatiana N. Mikhaleva ◽  
Svetlana S. Mikova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Reality ◽  
Philosophical Analysis ◽  
Democratic Values ◽  
Constitutional Democracy ◽  
Social Concept ◽  
Planetary Scale ◽  
The Social ◽  
Global Constitutionalism ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
And Control

The authors investigated the mechanism of interconnection of ideas of global constitutionalism as a social concept with social reality, denoting the socio-historical conditions of its origin and development. The article proves that emergence and development of the social concept of global constitutionalism is due to a set of socio-economic, socio-political, historical and legal conditions that, in their interrelation and interdependence, determined the main features of this social concept, as well as the forms and stages of its implementation in the social reality of national societies and states as well as internationally. These conditions for the emergence and development of the social concept of global constitutionalism can be classified into a number of stages: the stage of the formation of the social concept of global constitutionalism, the definition of its system-forming features and the formulation of global democratic values; the stage of creating international and supranational political and legal institutions acting as unified control centres of regulation and control, which consists in the forcible export of values of constitutional democracy on a planetary scale.

scholarly journals Obrazy w działaniu. Strategie interwencyjne współczesnych badań wizualnych

2011 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-187
Author(s):  
Maciej Frąckowiak
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Theory ◽  
Important Change ◽  
Cultural Representation ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Social ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Degree Of Participation ◽  
And Control

The topic of this article is the reconstruction of the scope of the contemporary use of visual investigative methods. It begins with a discussion of the social changes and changes of social theory which have led to a substantial redefinition of the form of video and visual techniques for intervention activities applied by the social sciences. Such activities are based on a greater degree of participation of those who will make use of them than was usual in the past, the technology of the creation and distribution of images is much more widespread, and also there has been an important change in the definition of technical images for the use of the social sciences — these all allow their contemporary utilisation, and are described by the author in the form of five models of strategy: advocacy, cultural representation, the animation of local communities, education in visual competence and control of values and safety. In the second part of the article they are presented using selected and representative examples.

scholarly journals A research agenda for intelligence studies in business

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus Solberg Søilen
Keyword(s):  
Research Agenda ◽  
Social Intelligence ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Market Intelligence ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
The Social ◽  
Intelligence Studies ◽  
To Come ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
New Phenomena

This research paper defines the scope for a research agenda for competitiveintelligence (CI), market intelligence (MI) and more generally for intelligence studies inbusiness. Respondents in the survey defined the scope to include analysis, traditionalphenomena or problems, new phenomena, trans- or cross disciplinary studies, methodologicalissue and industry specific studies. Respondents were also asked to come up with terms for agood definition of the study. We found that existing definitions of CI in use are overlapping withdefinitions of other more established fields of study, like decision sciences and marketingintelligence. Respondents agreed that it’s practical to define the study in terms of understandingthe external environment. In the discussion a parallel is made to the notion of surroundingworld analysis and Stevan Dedijer’s ideas about social intelligence. A broad discussion leads toa renewed interest for disciplines studied by the humanities as we show what has been lost inthe development of the social sciences. Implications are shown and future studies suggested.

I.Q. Scores and the Problem of Classification

1966 ◽  
Vol 112 (487) ◽  
pp. 537-541 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. McKerracher ◽  
J. Scott
Keyword(s):  
Standardized Tests ◽  
Intellectual Ability ◽  
Minor Role ◽  
Medical Expert ◽  
Subjective Impression ◽  
Social Maturity ◽  
The Social ◽  
To Come ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Major Emphasis

Since the definition of subnormality in the Mental Health Act (1959) specifically adds to its other descriptive statements, “… including subnormality of intelligence,” as part of the criteria for delineating this type of patient, it is clearly of great importance to come to some decision about the exact meaning of this phrase. One can either insist on a purely intellectual interpretation where the major emphasis is placed on the individual's estimated problem-solving ability relative to the community at large (Castell and Mittler, 1965); or one can broaden the concept to include much more than sheer intellectual ability (Shapiro, 1965) and argue that it also involves a person's social behaviour and his empirically demonstrated failure to adapt to the social and economic environment. If the purely psychometric view is taken, then reliance is placed wholly upon the use of standardized tests which are capable of arranging the population in order of intelligence, and which supply statistically defined cut-off points, according to the percentage of the whole population likely to fall beneath such limits. Conversely, if the clinical viewpoint is adopted, then intelligence levels assume a relatively minor role, and more emphasis is placed on social maturity, and behavioural control. In the absence of properly standardized, and widely accepted maturity scales, the clinical diagnosis is based mainly on subjective impression, supported by case history factors, and the knowledgeable experience of the examining medical expert.

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