scholarly journals The Language Studies in Strategy as Practice and the Middle Manager Roles: An Essay

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rubens Rozsa Neto ◽  
Rosalia Aldraci Barbosa Lavarda
Keyword(s):  
Middle Management ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Middle Manager ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Central Character ◽  
Language Studies ◽  
Strategy As Practice ◽  
Deliberate Strategy ◽  
Multiple Languages

This theoretical essay presents a bibliographic research about language and strategy-as-practice by middle management with the goal of answer the research question: how does language contribute with the strategy implementation by middle manager? The middle management studies and language concepts were regarded into a theoretical essay where the language and strategy-as-practice paradigms are confronted. We understand that language can be reckoned as a central character to be studied concerning middle managers work playing different roles that can be assumed as: championing alternatives, facilitating adaptability, synthesizing information and implementing deliberate strategy and through language that the multiple languages can be adapted and the strategizing work can be done. The implications of this essay limit itself by the theoretical and not empirical aspect, but it opens ways to future research lines, theoretical or empirical studies, that can contribute to this study field or to middle manager strategizing practices researches.

scholarly journals Introduction

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-114
Author(s):  
JULIA HERSCHENSOHN ◽  
ZSUZSANNA FAGYAL
Keyword(s):  
Research Question ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
French Language ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Language Studies

This volume represents a new and exciting initiative for the Journal of French Language Studies: the publication of its first issue featuring a theme paper with comments and a response to comments. Unlike collections of articles featuring independent contributions to a common research topic, this new platform for scholarly debate focuses on a single paper discussed by a group of experts. Rather than highlighting the diversity of approaches, the goal is to delve into the analysis of one particular research question by soliciting comments, suggestions and critiques of the methodology, the results and the possible implications for future research.

scholarly journals The Rhetoric of Twitter in Terms of the Aristotelian Appeals (Logos, Ethos, and Pathos) in ESL/EFL Educational Settings

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
Ahdab Saaty
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Educational Settings ◽  
Current State ◽  
Writing Genres ◽  
Twitter Users ◽  
State Of Research

The article argues that the Aristotelian appeals (logos, ethos, and pathos) can be taught through the use of Twitter as an educational tool to build connections between everyday informal writing on social media and academic writing. It highlights the utilization of Twitter in English second/foreign language (ESL/EFL) educational settings for supporting learners’ rhetorical awareness and understanding of different writing genres. The main purpose of this article is to provide pedagogical implications and future research potentials on the use of Twitter in ESL/EFL educational settings. The Aristotelian appeals are discussed as the framework for the analysis of Twitter’s content in ESL/EFL educational contexts. In this regard, this research question is addressed: How can Twitter serve as a tool for teaching the fundamentals of writing competency in terms of the Aristotelian appeals (logos, ethos, and pathos) in ESL/EFL educational settings? To explore the current state of research and inform future studies, the researcher reviews selected academic articles on the use of Twitter in ESL/EFL language classes. All articles were accessed using Google Scholar, ERIC, and ProQuest databases. The researcher examines empirical studies published in peer-reviewed journals as well as non-empirical studies. This article addresses Twitter users’ constructions of logos, ethos, and pathos, and presents some of the accessible characteristics of Twitter. Also, it briefly provides pedagogical implications of understanding the Aristotelian appeals through Twitter in ESL/EFL educational contexts that can support the teaching and learning processes. Lastly, the researcher proposes potential research directions for Twitter use in ESL/EFL educational settings.

scholarly journals Climate change risk: Challenge for corporate governance

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2, special issue) ◽  
pp. 258-268
Author(s):  
Hugh Grove ◽  
Maclyn Clouse ◽  
Tracy Xu
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Boards Of Directors ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Climate Change Risk ◽  
Climate Change Risks

The major research question of this paper is to analyze climate change risk as a challenge to corporate governance. Climate action failure was the environmental risk most frequently listed in the top ten country risks. It also becomes a major reason that many companies are taking their own initiatives on climate change action which poses an imminent challenge for corporate governance as boards of directors track and assess such initiatives by their own companies. Boards can play a key role in guiding their organizations into the next new normal in the wake of global pandemic, economic disruptions, and ongoing climate change problems. This paper identifies and studies the corporate governance risks and opportunities related to global climate change risk and provides recommendations to boards of directors. The major sections of this paper are global climate change risks, corporate climate change pledges, climate-related financial disclosures, major topics in the Global Climate Change report, whether companies are ready to manage major climate change risks and opportunities, climate-related investment benchmarks, and conclusions. Future research could investigate this climate change risk challenge with case studies or empirical studies.

scholarly journals Personal resilience in psychiatrists: systematic review

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 209-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ranjita Howard ◽  
Catherine Kirkley ◽  
Nicola Baylis
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
English Language ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Language Studies ◽  
Workplace Factors ◽  
Personal Resilience ◽  
International English

Aims and methodThe concept of personal resilience is relevant to physician well-being, recruitment and retention, and to delivering compassionate patient care. This systematic review aims to explore factors affecting personal resilience among psychiatrists, in particular, those that may impair well-being and those that facilitate resilience practice. A literature search was performed of the Ovid®, Embase®, CINAHL and PsycINFO databases, using keywords to identify empirical studies involving psychiatrists that examined resilience, stress and burnout from the past 15 years.ResultsThirty-three international English language studies were included, showing that a combination of workplace, personal and non-workplace factors negatively and positively influenced well-being and resilience.Clinical implicationsGiven that workplace factors were the most commonly cited, it would appear that any resilience package that predominantly targets interventions at the workplace level would be particularly fruitful. Future research, however, needs to address the absence of a universal measurement of well-being and its moderators so that any potential interventions are better evaluated.

Framing Sustainable Practices

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Gauthier ◽  
Chris Meyer ◽  
David Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Middle Managers ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Middle Management ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sustainable Practices ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Insight Into

This paper develops and clarifies social intrapreneurship theory by examining the “how” of effective intrapreneurial championing. More specifically, the authors consider the following research question: How does the manner in which middle managers frame sustainable practices influence successful championing outcomes? The authors integrate the natural-resource-based view of the firm with research on middle management championing behaviors and issue-contingent models of ethical decision making to propose a model of sustainability championing for social intrapreneurs. To that end, propositions are developed concerning the relationship between the types of sustainable practice championed, how the argument for a given practice is framed, and successful championing outcomes. This paper contributes to a growing body of literature on social intrapreneurship, providing insight into how intrapreneurial championing can be more effective and building a foundation for future research.

The growing complexity of customer engagement: a systematic review

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filipa Rosado-Pinto ◽  
Sandra Maria Correia Loureiro
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Marketing Research ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Customer Engagement ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Multidimensional Concept

PurposeThe topic of customer engagement has been growing in relevance and complexity in the last decade. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to systematically review and critically analyse the research about customer engagement and address the research question: “What marketing research has been conducted on customer engagement until now and what could be future avenues for research?”Design/methodology/approachA systematic review of the existing literature is performed based on the Web of Science and Scopus electronic databases. A total of 144 articles are included in the final analysis.FindingsCustomer engagement is perceived as a multidimensional concept with different definitions and sub-forms associated. There is an increasing number of authors studying the concept in different industries and geographies, with empirical studies being widely used. The concept emerges from specific theoretical pillars. Different constructs are associated with customer engagement, being studied as antecedents and/or outcomes. This study presents 8 major paths for future research.Research limitations/implicationsThis type of approach has a certain level of subjectivity, associated to the methodological process for choosing the articles to be included in the final analysis and the applied filters.Originality/valueThrough this study, readers become aware of the state of the art on customer engagement and associated constructs, the gaps found in past research, the research contexts and also have a glimpse about what can be the future of this field of research, as well as research questions to be addressed.

scholarly journals O Papel do Controller na Perspectiva da Estratégia como Prática: um Ensaio Teórico

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 364
Author(s):  
Rosália Lavarda ◽  
Fernanda Cardoso Scussel ◽  
Joice Denise Schäfer
Keyword(s):  
Middle Managers ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Organizational Strategies ◽  
Strategy Formation ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Organizational Perspective ◽  
Strategy As Practice ◽  
Constructivist Perspective

Objective: This theoretical essay aims to explore how the controller participates in the strategy formation process, in the perspective of strategy as a practice.Method: We developed a theoretical essay based on the main issues related to the role of the controller in organizations and a general explanation of the theoretical model of strategy as a practice proposed by Jarzabkowski and Spee (2009).Originality/Relevance: We propose a new approach for management accounting studies by bringing together two fields of knowledge – accountability and strategy – under a constructivist perspective, exploring the role of the controller as a business partner and a strategy practitioner. We argue controllers act as middle managers in the implementation of organizational strategies, playing a fundamental role in strategy translation, communication and on its operational issues.Results: From the intersection between the two themes, three general propositions were developed, combining elements of strategy as practice (practice, praxis and practitioners) and the role of the controller, which serve as a basis for the advance of future research. This is a seminal step into future avenues of research and theoretical or empirical studies about the microperspective of management accounting.Theoretical/Methodological contributions: This theoretical essay analyzes the controller role in the micro-organizational perspective of the strategy as practice, addressing future research possibilities that unite the two lines of knowledge.

scholarly journals Renewable energy commitments versus greenwashing: Board responsibilities

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3, special issue) ◽  
pp. 423-437
Author(s):  
Hugh Grove ◽  
Maclyn Clouse
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Boards Of Directors ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Business Plans ◽  
Subsequent Performance ◽  
Global Corporations

Since many companies are making renewable energy commitments, boards of directors have responsibilities to monitor such commitments for enhanced corporate governance. This paper develops such board corporate social responsibilities for renewable energy commitments, especially in response to activist investors. In the existing literature, there are no research papers that addressed the major research question, and corresponding relevance, of this paper. What are the boards of directors’ responsibilities for monitoring their companies’ commitments to renewable energy and are they making significant efforts, or just greenwashing, i.e., just making commitments or pledges without any substantial subsequent performance? The shifting energy landscape to renewables, especially for carbon-free electricity, and the affordability and reliability of renewables are developed. Global corporations committed to 100% renewable electricity are cited for boards to monitor. Following guidelines from activist investors, boards of directors can assess whether their companies are reporting in alignment with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures or other reporting systems. Boards can monitor how their companies’ business plans are compatible with transitioning to a net-zero economy and how such plans are incorporated into long-term strategies. They can monitor if sustainability connections to stakeholders are driving long-term durable profits and delivering value to shareholders, customers, employees, and communities. Future research could investigate these board responsibilities with case studies or empirical studies, especially to see if greenwashing exists

Yogic Intervention in Sexual Dysfunction - A Review

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rakshith K. R. ◽  
Shivakumar . ◽  
Kaushal Sinha ◽  
Vijeth Kumar L. A.
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Functioning ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Yoga Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Component ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Breathing Exercises ◽  
The Mind

Yoga is an ancient practice with Eastern roots that involves both physical postures (Asanas) and breathing techniques (Pranayamas). Yoga therapy for male sexual problems can effectively be treated through Yoga therapy, particularly with the help of Yoga poses and breathing exercises, Yoga has proven itself highly very effective in the treatment of a number of incurable and sometimes terminable diseases. Then again, Yoga's therapeutic effects are just a spin-off and supplementary. Yoga which has proved to be very effective in the treatment of many impossible and incurable diseases, the therapeutic effect of Yoga is only a by product and incidental. Problems related to sex can very well be handled with Yoga as most often these problems are more related to the mind than body. Either they are caused by lack of confidence or stress or fatigue or fear and very few times some physical cause is there. There is also a cognitive component focusing on meditation and concentration, which aids in achieving the goal of union between the self and the spiritual. Although numerous empirical studies have found a beneficial effect of Yoga on different aspects of physical and psychological functioning, claims of Yoga's beneficial effects on sexuality derive from a rich but no empirical literature. The goal of this article is to review the philosophy and forms of Yoga, to review the no empirical and (limited) empirical literatures linking Yoga with enhanced sexuality, and to propose some future research avenues focusing on Yoga as a treatment for sexual disorder.

Emerging Syndromes

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly C. Allison ◽  
Jennifer D. Lundgren
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Night Eating Syndrome ◽  
Statistical Manual ◽  
Night Eating ◽  
Diagnostic And Statistical Manual ◽  
Impairment In Functioning ◽  
Atypical Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Comorbid Psychopathology

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, fifth edition, of the American Psychiatric Association (2013) has designated several disorders under the diagnosis of otherwise specified feeding and eating disorder (OSFED). This chapter evaluates three of these, night eating syndrome (NES), purging disorder (PD), and atypical anorexia nervosa (atypical AN). It also reviews orthorexia nervosa, which has been discussed in the clinical realm as well as the popular press. The history and definition for each is reviewed, relevant theoretical models are presented and compared, and evidence for the usefulness of the models is described. Empirical studies examining the disorders’ independence from other disorders, comorbid psychopathology, and, when available, medical comorbidities, are discussed. Distress and impairment in functioning seem comparable between at least three of these emerging disorders and threshold eating disorders. Finally, remaining questions for future research are summarized.

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