Whither the theory and practice of guanxi and social networks: a critical analysis and overview

With the amount of speeches delivered on social networks that students browse continuously, it is possible to use this mechanism as an additional support for classes. This research, using this possibility, seeks to present a didactic sequence applied to high school students from a public school, whose objective is to examine the concept of logic, present in the speeches of the two main candidates for the presidency of Brazil, in 2018 The proposal is to demonstrate to students how the concepts of logic can be identified in discourses that permeate the social environment and are part of the reality experienced by students. It is hoped that this research can contribute as a reference to an activity of theory and practice, such a relevant discussion in the school scenario.

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A Critique of Legal Framework Facilitating Access to Government Information in Tanzania

Human Rights and Ethics ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-6433-3.ch096 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 1737-1762

Author(s):

John Ubena

Keyword(s):

Critical Analysis ◽

Good Governance ◽

Universal Access ◽

Case Law ◽

Legal Framework ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Government Information ◽

The Media ◽

Right To Information ◽

The Right

This chapter provides a critical analysis of the legal framework for access to information particularly information held by government in Tanzania. The analysis intends to establish whether the existing Right To Information (RTI) legal framework and ICT development in Tanzania facilitates universal and requisite access to government information. In order to do that, the chapter utilises a literature review to understand contemporary trends in both theory and practice. In addition, journal articles, books, reports, case law, and pieces of legislation focusing on RTI are visited to obtain deeper insights in the topic under scrutiny. The findings indicate that, despite Tanzania's efforts to embrace democracy virtues, good governance, and technology, the country lacks adequate legal framework to facilitate universal access to government information and ensure that the Right To Information (RTI) is observed in all the socio-economic contexts. To rectify this problem, there is need to enact the RTI law with clear focus of encouraging access to government information. Although two bills (the Media Service Bill [MSB] and the 2011 RTI) are currently being debated, it is not clear yet when they will become law and subsequently practiced.

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Premises of Digital Transformation in Autopoietic Organizations

Advances in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development - Handbook of Research on Autopoiesis and Self-Sustaining Processes for Organizational Success ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-6713-5.ch016 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 325-345

Author(s):

Guillermo J. Larios-Hernandez

Keyword(s):

Critical Analysis ◽

Evolutionary Economics ◽

Digital Transformation ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

The Self ◽

Structural Coupling ◽

Scholarly Literature ◽

Dual Perspective ◽

Definition Of ◽

Rule Making

This chapter exposes how the realization of digital transformation (DT) derives from the decisional communication of rule-making “chosen” alternatives, which originate in the self-referenced informational space, according to the dual perspective of reality adopted in evolutionary economics. Based on a critical analysis of scholarly literature to identify key proposals that support the definition of DT strategies, this research establishes the relevance of the fundamental tenets of autopoiesis theory, such as operational closure, structural coupling, and languaging, in the context of digitalization, to harmonize such DT strategy proposals to the structure of the organization in terms of decision premises. The internal availability of these decision premises determines the type of digitalization potential that can be self-observed by the organization, reinterpreting the attributes of DT in a framework that recognizes the sets of DT alternatives as decision premise dichotomies, with implications for theory and practice.

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The effect of gamification on motivation and engagement

International Journal of Information and Learning Technology ◽

10.1108/ijilt-02-2017-0009 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 35 (1) ◽

pp. 56-79 ◽

Cited By ~ 50

Author(s):

Raed S. Alsawaier

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Empirical Study ◽

Critical Analysis ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Future Research ◽

College Courses ◽

Content Type ◽

Holistic Understanding ◽

Motivation And Engagement ◽

Implementation Guidelines

Purpose Gamification is the application of game features, mainly video game elements, into non-game context for the purpose of promoting motivation and engagement in learning. The application of gamification in a pedagogical context provides some remedy for many students who find themselves alienated by traditional methods of instruction. The use of gamification could provide a partial solution to the decline in learners’ motivation and engagement the schooling system is facing today. Specifically, the college environment could benefit a lot from gamifying not only their graduate recruitment strategies, but also the college course content and curricula. This critical analysis of literature on gamification is intended to be part of a sequence on the effect of gamification on motivation and engagement. A proposed methodology in the study of gamification effect on motivation and engagement in addition to an empirical study on three college courses are being finalized to complete this trilogy. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach Themes covered in the literature review include: conceptualizing gamification, advantages of gamification over game-based learning, theoretical connections to gamification, motivation and engagement, connecting gamification to motivation and engagement, emotions and fun in gamification, player types and gamification features, gamification in action, and implementation guidelines. Findings The literature on the effect of gamification on motivation and gamification is still limited on multiple levels. There is a gap between theory and practice in the study of gamification. There is limited literature on the implementation guidelines of the gamified designs. Practical implications This critical analysis of literature is followed by connecting it to future research by the same author as part of a sequence on the effect of gamification on motivation and engagement. The second project, will be proposing a methodology for any successful design to provide a holistic understanding of the topic of gamification. Finally, an empirical study on the effect of gamification on students’ motivation and engagement in three college courses will be submitted to complete the trilogy. Originality/value This paper is a literature review, so there is a strong connection to literature on this topic. However, the synthesis of the themes and ideas are original. The literature review is extensive and covers the different aspects of the topic of gamification and its relationship to motivation and engagement.

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Questioning the epistemic virtue of strategy: The emperor has no clothes!

Journal of Management & Organization ◽

10.5172/jmo.2011.17.4.434 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 17 (4) ◽

pp. 434-447 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Steven French ◽

Alexander Kouzmin ◽

Stephen Kelly

Keyword(s):

Strategic Management ◽

Critical Analysis ◽

Current Knowledge ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Management Theory ◽

Epistemic Virtue ◽

Complex Environments ◽

Further Development ◽

Dominant Paradigm

AbstractA critical analysis of contemporary strategic management theory and practice suggests that modernist, linear thinking has facilitated the development of an abstracted reality which is misleading to managers and fundamentally flawed. It is argued that formulaic strategic tools such as those propounded by Porter fail to capture the reality of the complex environments that confront firms and falsely suggest that an answer can be derived from a predetermined toolbox.As an alternative to this dominant paradigm, the complexity of markets is presented not as something to be feared and ignored, but rather as a truth to be embraced. As a basis of taking this step, current knowledge on how complex environments work, perspectives on how they can be better understood and how people and organizations can engage within them, is presented. Ultimately it is recognised that both theoretical and practical foundations need significant, further development.

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Carl von Clausewitz and strategic theory

British Journal of International Studies ◽

10.1017/s0260210500117188 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 178-190 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Charles Reynolds

Keyword(s):

English Translation ◽

Critical Analysis ◽

The State ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Modern World ◽

Biographical Study

1976 was a vintage year for Clausewitzian studies. No less than three major works were published; Raymond Aron's two volume study Penser la Guerre, Peter Paret's Clausewitz and the State and a new English translation of Vom Kriege by Michael Howard and Peter Paret. In curious way all three works are complementary; we have a modernized text complete with introductory essays by Michael Howard, Peter Paret and Bernard Brodie, together with a reader's guide; a full biographical study placing Glausewitz in his intellectual and political milieux; and an extensive critical analysis of his thought with an attempt at relating it to the modern world. There is no longer any excuse for Glausewitz to be “well-known, but little read”. Taken together they make an impressive oeuvre, of interest to the historian, whether of ideas or of war and to the strategic theorist. One thing all these writers have in common is their conviction that Vom Kriege has a continuing relevance to the study of war. It is with this, in particular the relation between theory and practice, that this article is primarily concerned. Consequently, it is first to Aron, who devotes most of his study to this question, that I turn.

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Toward advancing debates on Islamic marketing: a renewed perspective

Journal of Islamic Marketing ◽

10.1108/jima-08-2016-0064 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 152-166 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Norlia Ahmad

Keyword(s):

Human Activity ◽

Critical Analysis ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Marketing Theory ◽

Content Type ◽

Marketing Literature ◽

Economic Progress ◽

Inclusive Approach ◽

Target Markets

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to offer a renewed perspective on the intersections of Islam and marketing. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on Islamic marketing literature, Islam’s view on human and economic progress, insights from other marketing disciplines and phenomena that focus on treating consumers as “individuals” instead of merely target markets. It consists of an inclusive approach guided by a notion that Islamic marketing debates should not merely attempt to “see” (understand) Muslim consumers or Islamic markets but to also enhance efforts to “see” and (re)discover Islam. Findings This paper reiterates a view of Islam as both a faith and activity; it argues that this view should be the basis of critical analysis on the intersections of Islam and marketing. It also highlights the overlap between Islamic marketing and humanistic marketing, thus offers more inclusive approach to Islamic marketing debates. Based on the arguments of Islam as a deen and marketing as part of human activity, it provides further directions for critical and continuous efforts to explore the questions of “what, why and how” Islam can contribute to the advancement of marketing theory and practice. Originality/value This paper presents a renewed perspective to current debates on Islamic marketing; it stresses on the importance of building a case in which Islam has something to commit to contemporary marketing issues and problems.

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Use of residual rock strength in bearing structures in underground ore mining

RUDN Journal of Engineering Researches ◽

10.22363/2312-8143-2019-20-2-193-203 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 193-203

Author(s):

Vladimir I. Golik ◽

Yury V. Dmitrak ◽

Oleg Z. Gabaraev ◽

Yuri I. Razorenov

Keyword(s):

Bearing Capacity ◽

Carrying Capacity ◽

Critical Analysis ◽

Rock Strength ◽

Underground Mining ◽

Ore Deposits ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Mining Engineering ◽

Scientific Support

The relevance of the study is explained by the need to improve technological processes with the increasing complexity of the development of ore deposits with an increase in the depth of development, the use of powerful technology and an increase in stresses in arrays of ore-bearing rocks. The need to minimize the risk of mining requires the development and use of tools for managing an array. The purpose of this study is to systematize information about the theory and practice of using the residual bearing capacity of destroyed rocks from the practice of underground mining to improve the methods used to control the geomechanics of ore-bearing arrays. The complex of research includes analytical, full-scale, laboratory and theoretical methods that are used to identify the phenomenon of the use of the residual carrying capacity of destroyed rocks. To achieve this goal information on the use of bearing floors made of intact and destroyed ores and rocks, as well as other materials, is systematized. A brief description of the scientific support of mining engineering tasks is given. The phenomenon of the use of residual bearing capacity of disturbed rocks in the structure arising in the mountain massif is characterized. A critical analysis of the concepts of array management is given. Considered alternative options for creating structures for solving problems of reducing the health risk of workers and improving the quality of ores. A new typification of structures using the residual strength of destroyed rocks is given. It has been proved that in underground mining there is an opportunity to realize the residual bearing capacity of the destroyed rocks to create structures with desired properties, which contributes to solving the tasks of labor protection and improving the quality of ores.

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