Introduction: historical and emerging themes in sustainable business

This paper analyses the nexus of the global financial crisis and the remittance markets of Mexico and India, along with introducing new and emerging payment technologies that will help facilitate the growth of remittances worldwide. Overall resiliency is found in most markets but some are impacted differently by economic hardship. With that we also explore the area of emerging payment methods and how they can help nations weather this economic strife. Mobile payments are highlighted as one of the priority areas for the future of transferring monetary funds, and we assess their ability to further facilitate global remittances.

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Nation Branding in A Transnational Marketing Context: Serbia’s Brand Positioning Through Food and Wine

TRANSNATIONAL MARKETING JOURNAL ◽

10.33182/tmj.v4i2.392 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 84-99 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Evinc Dogan ◽

Goran Petkovic

Keyword(s):

Nation Branding ◽

Place Marketing ◽

Brand Positioning ◽

Country Branding ◽

Tourism Marketing ◽

Nation Brand ◽

Emerging Themes ◽

Tourism Organization ◽

The Impact ◽

People’S Perceptions

Food and gastronomic values of a country are distinguished assets in marketing places. The aim of this article is exploring the ways in which Serbia rebrands itself through promoting the local food and culture and positions the nation brand in a transnational marketing context. The key concepts for this research originate from the literature in place marketing and branding. The gastronomic offer is an instrument shaping people’s perceptions about Serbia that is represented and communicated through values, narratives and manifestations. Accordingly, semiotics is adopted for analysing the data, which builds on three levels: axiological, narrative and discursive. Content analysis is used as a supportive method to infer meanings from codes and to determine emerging themes overarching the units of meaning. The tourism marketing strategy of The National Tourism Organization of Serbia (TOS) is closely examined through the touristic promotion materials (i.e. catalogues, posters, Soul Food video). In sum, the analysis results reveal how the country branding strategy of Serbia is handled in terms of the impact on the perceptions with a focus on food as a tourist attraction. The research is valuable for place-marketers, strategists, governments, and scholars from different fields of academia.

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Leadership in Academia of Pakistan: Perception of Crisis Situation and Solutions

Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research ◽

10.33824/pjpr.2019.34.4.37 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 34 (4) ◽

pp. 671-692

Author(s):

Shehla A. Yasin ◽

Syeda Shahida Batool ◽

Muhammad Asir Ajmal

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Thematic Analysis ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Academic Leadership ◽

Crisis Situation ◽

Academic Leader ◽

Leadership Crisis ◽

Private And Public ◽

Emerging Themes ◽

Age Range

In current study, aim was to explore effective academic leadership in Pakistani higher education institutes. It was an attempt to understand how people in academia perceive effective academic leadership and what are the qualities expected in an effective academic leader? It was also attempted to explore if academicians feel that there is a crisis of leadership in Pakistani higher education institutes? What are the reasons and solution for this crisis situation? Purposive sampling technique was used to select a sample of teachers, students, and psychologists. Three focus groups were conducted one after another. Sample (N = 21) included 13 women and 8 men with age range 21-50 years. Sample was selected from different private and public universities and hospitals of Lahore. Emerging themes were analyzed using bottom up thematic analysis. Results indicated that an effective academic leader should have IQ and EQ, be visionary, and should bring everyone together. The participants mostly agreed that there is leadership crisis in Pakistani higher education institutes. They described various reasons for the crisis situation which mainly implied the responsibility to existing leaders, infrastructure, social decline, and policies.

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Theoretizing A New Sustainable Business Event: Extension of Mair and Jago Model

Journal of Emerging Economies and Islamic Research ◽

10.24191/jeeir.v3i2.9059 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 55

Author(s):

Norol Hamiza Zamzuri ◽

Khairil Wahidin Awang ◽

Yuhanis Abdul Aziz ◽

Zaiton Samdin

Keyword(s):

Social Impact ◽

Geographical Area ◽

Infrastructure Development ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Sustainable Business ◽

Knowledge Resources ◽

Business Events ◽

And Performance ◽

Event Based

The growth of the event sector is underpinned by the demand of organizing a business event. Thus, it leads to an increase in economic and social impact. However, the problems from the growth of this sector potentially results from the use of several event materials, transportation and infrastructure development. Organizing a green event is seen as one of the strategies to reduce the environmental impact. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to explore the issues involved throughout the process of greening an event by applying Mair and Jago Model. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with event managers from six Malaysia business event companies that encourage green practices during their event. Findings suggest that impact, initiative, support and performance motivates event organizers in organizing a green event. It has also been found that knowledge, resources and behaviour are the barriers faced by event organizers throughout the process of organizing a green event. Based on the findings it appears that two important factors have emerged from the data collection and analysis that showed a deviation from the Mair and Jago Model, namely “impact” for the motivation element and “support” for the barrier element. The main limitation of this study was the scope of the study; as it only focuses on business events. However, as the main purpose of this study is to explore the issues of organizing a green event, it has been found that there are other issues need to be explored in other contexts and geographical area. Apart from this, as this is a case study, it can only replicate according to the circumstances of this case study. However, this study can be generalized in terms of the theory that has emerged from it. It is suggested that further research should explore more issues in other contexts and geographical areas.

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GPs’ experience of safeguarding in care homes: what do they see and what do they do?

British Journal of General Practice ◽

10.3399/bjgp20x711269 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 70 (suppl 1) ◽

pp. bjgp20X711269

Author(s):

Elisabeth Alton ◽

Caroline White

Keyword(s):

Online Survey ◽

Qualitative Data ◽

Care Home ◽

Health Needs ◽

Care Homes ◽

Electronic Records ◽

Multiple Relationships ◽

Home Context ◽

Emerging Themes ◽

Multiple Health

BackgroundAbuse of older people in care homes is an on-going problem. GPs, as the most frequent practitioner group visiting care homes, have an important role in detecting and reporting abuse. However, there is little research about GPs’ experiences of working in care homes and how they work to safeguard residents.AimTo explore the challenges experienced by GPs working in this unique environment and how these impact on safeguarding.MethodAn online survey collected qualitative data about GPs’ experiences as visiting professionals to care homes, with an emphasis on safeguarding. A thematic analysis identified key themes.ResultsIn total, 58 completed surveys were returned, with a range of practitioner experience represented (1–30 years). Approximately 70% were GP partners, with the remainder salaried and locum doctors. Over one third reported they had witnessed signs of definite or possible abuse within care homes. Emerging themes related to the complex care home context, in which residents had multiple health needs and GPs had to build multiple relationships with managers, carers, families, and residents. Difficulties in accessing information were reported; residents could not always provide information, GPs had to rely on others for information, and rarely had access to electronic records.ConclusionGP work in care homes is a complex and skilled role, in which GPs encounter evidence of poor care and abuse. Key themes in respect of barriers and facilitators of good care were highlighted. The reliance on others for information and the need to build relationships with staff/managers may raise tensions in respect of safeguarding practice.

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