Introduction

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire L. Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Social Models ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Revolutionary Ideology ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Deaf History

This introduction presents an overview of deaf history in the Soviet context, and establishes the central themes – marginality, community and identity – that frame the monograph. It considers how deafness was defined in USSR, looking particularly at the intersection of medical and social models, and the impact of revolutionary ideology on Soviet approaches to deafness. It also discusses how Soviet deaf history engages with, and complicates, existing understandings of marginal identity in the USSR, and adds a new, socialist perspective to the growing literature on deafness and deaf history in the global context.

Corporate social responsibility and financial performance: bidirectional relationship and mediating effect of customer loyalty: investigation in Sweden

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abir Hichri ◽  
Moez Ltifi
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Bidirectional Relationship ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The study is based on a hybrid model composed of accounting and business data and is amongst the first to test the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance on the financial performance of the company, as well as the impact of financial performance on CSR performance. The bidirectional logic chosen by the study is rarely adopted in the global context and has never been tested in the Swedish context. Moreover, the purpose of this paper is to test the mediating effect of customer loyalty on the company’s CSR performance-financial performance relationship to assess this effect over the long term. This design has been neglected in previous studies. Design/methodology/approach Data was collected from a sample of 110 Swedish companies during the period 2009–2019. This study collects the data from the Thomson Reuters Eikon database. A multiple regression analysis was performed to test the hypotheses. Findings The results confirmed the bidirectional relationship between CSR performance and company financial performance. This means that CSR performance positively influences the company’s financial performance. Similarly, financial performance positively influences the company’s CSR performance. Moreover, customer loyalty has a positive and significant mediating effect on the company’s CSR performance-financial performance relationship. Originality/value This study adds several inputs. The first contribution of the research is to test a hybrid model composed of accounting and commercial data. This model is amongst the first to test the impact of CSR performance on the financial performance of the company and the impact of financial performance on CSR performance. The second contribution is the bidirectional logic chosen by the study which is rarely adopted in the global context and has never been tested in the Swedish context. The third contribution is to test the mediating effect of customer loyalty on the company’s CSR performance-financial performance relationship to assess this effect over the long term. This design has been neglected in previous studies. The fourth contribution is the choice of the field of investigation for the reliability of the data used and the generalisation of the results obtained.

OUTSOURCING: ENERGY AND EMPIRE IN THE AGE OF COAL, 1820–1911

2015 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 425-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
On Barak
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Ottoman Empire ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Steam Engine ◽  
Fossil Energy ◽  
Global Context ◽  
The Impact

AbstractDuring the long 19th century, British coal proliferated throughout the Ottoman Empire in increasing quantity, rapidity, and regularity via junctions and political arrangements that became evermore stable and dominant. The British used coal export to project their power elsewhere, offshoring the Industrial Revolution by building an infrastructure that could support it overseas and connect it to existing facets of the imperial project. Examining this “outsourcing” and the importance of foreign coal markets to industrialization helps provincialize the steam engine and anchor it in a global context. It also allows us to explore the impact of fossil energy on the Middle East and the ways coal both set the stage for the arrival of oil and informed the possibilities for translating carbon power into politics. Coal, the article suggests, animated political participation in England while reinforcing authoritarian tendencies in the Middle East.

scholarly journals US Student Mobility Trends in a Global Context

2017 ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Rajika Bhandari
Keyword(s):  
International Education ◽  
International Student ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
The United States ◽  
Political Climate ◽  
International Student Mobility ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Mobility Data ◽  
Current Student ◽  
The Impact

Drawing upon current student mobility data, this article highlights five key developments in the field of international student mobility, with a particular focus on the United States. Trends related to specific international education initiatives are examined, as is the impact of a shifting political climate globally.

scholarly journals Culture Impact on Perceptions of Communication Effectiveness

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra S. Graça ◽  
James M. Barry
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Communication Effectiveness ◽  
Business Partnerships ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Conflict Handling ◽  
Communication Conflict ◽  
The Impact

Early research on relationship marketing highlights the role of communication in shaping trusted and committed business partnerships. Various studies validate communication as one of the strongest determinants of relationship commitment, loyalty, trust and satisfaction. But, few have studied the predictors of communication effectiveness, especially in a global context.  The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of cooperation, quality communication, conflict handling and two-way communication as predictors of communication effectiveness. The perception of their impact on increasing communication effectiveness is tested in the context of buyer-supplier relationship in one high-context/relationship-based country (Brazil) and one low-context/rule-based country (U.S.). Structural equation modeling is used to test the relationships in the model. Results suggest that suppliers focus more on fostering cooperation when dealing with buyers from low-context countries and on conflict avoidance when dealing with buyers of high-context countries. Across both contexts, results further indicate that buyers are universally influenced by the quality of communication exchanged with their buyers.

Uncharted waters: LNG as a marine fuel in Australasia

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 434
Author(s):  
Rob Duncanson ◽  
Walter P. Purio
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Southern Hemisphere ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Maritime Industry ◽  
Marine Fuel ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Energy Independence ◽  
Lng Fuel ◽  
The Impact

This paper explores the emerging market for liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel, with a particular focus on the market in Australasia. While LNG as a marine fuel is a growing market in the northern hemisphere, slower rates of adoption of LNG fuel technologies in maritime industry are evident in the southern hemisphere. This paper aims to ground the Australasian LNG marine fuel market in a global context and to explore opportunities for Australia to lead the region in developing and adopting LNG as a marine fuel. This paper looks at the key drivers behind championing LNG as a marine fuel, focusing on four main areas of impact; economy, environment, public health and innovation. This paper uses Australia as a case study for the adoption of LNG as a marine fuel in the southern hemisphere. It considers the opportunities presented by LNG as a marine fuel to assist Australia in: achieving energy independence; reducing the impact of air pollution from ships on the environment and public health; and positioning Australia as an innovative leader in LNG as a marine fuel.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Study of the Interaction between Human Rights Defenders and Society in Russia: Assessing the Impact of the 'Foreign Agents' Law

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Polina Malkova
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Adverse Conditions ◽  
World Regions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Systematic Knowledge ◽  
The Way

In various world regions, human rights defenders (HRDs) often become targets for smear campaigns that seek to discredit and marginalise them. Russia’s “foreign agents” law which brands NGOs as “foreign agents” – a phrase that carries Soviet-era connotations of a spy or traitor – is just one example of states’ attempts to cultivate an unfavorable image of rights defenders in society. Yet, despite the global context of such stigmatising campaigns and their potential to put defenders at further risk, there is very little systematic knowledge about the way citizens react to such rhetoric and whether they express more hostility towards HRDs. This paper seeks to address this gap and explores the interaction of rights defenders with the domestic society in Russia. Drawing upon in-depth interviews with representatives of the domestic human rights community, it demonstrates that while the wider public lacks familiarity with actors in the human rights field, certain social segments do interact with them, both in antagonistic and supportive ways. The paper argues that in the adverse conditions created by the “foreign agents” law, there is a need for rights groups to expand and strengthen the links with their constituencies.

scholarly journals Foreign direct investment to Africa: trends, dynamics and challenges

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elsabe Loots ◽  
Alain Kabundi
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Trade Openness ◽  
Substantial Contribution ◽  
Fdi Inflows ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
Global Context ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Petroleum Oil

The FDI debate is often characterised by generalities about the importance of these flows within the global context.  This article aims to unpack the African-specific FDI issues in order to get a clearer and more substantiated understanding of the current trends, dynamics and challenges, with emphasis on the period since 2000.  The research concludes that nominal flows to the continent are on the increase, with exponential increases over the past decade.  The descriptive analysis indicates that flows to the continent are unevenly spread and are concentrated in the largest economies and/or in petroleum-/oil-exporting countries.  The impact of FDI on growth and investment in particularly smaller economies indicates that FDI inflows are making a substantial contribution to these economies and illustrates the importance of this source of investment.  The econometric analysis reveals that oil exporters and the size of the economy are powerful explanatory variables in explaining FDI flows to Africa, with trade openness a positive, but less powerful variable.

scholarly journals The Reduce of CO2 Emissions in Morocco: Case Study in A Landfill

2021 ◽  
pp. 32-35
Author(s):  
Amine Moulay Taj ◽  
Fouzi Belmir
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Greenhouse Gases ◽  
Calculation Method ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Global Context ◽  
The Impact

In a global context increasingly concerned with climate change, understanding the impact of economic growth on the environment is becoming crucial, especially for developing countries. Morocco has been committed to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to achieve the objectives set for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 13% by 2030, with 2010 as the reference year. Such a target could reach 32% by the same horizon under certain technical, financial and capacity building support conditions.The main emitters of greenhouse gases (CH4 and CO2) are landfills because during the decomposition of solid waste CO2 is the most present gas pollutant is for this reason focuses this case study carried out in a landfill located in Fez, the development of a new calculation method or we could have a reduction in CO2 41261,69 teq CO2/year and with a yield of 85%.

scholarly journals Green Revolution in Parsa: Opportunities and Threats

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 54-61
Author(s):  
Shiva Kant Dube
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Green Revolution ◽  
Agricultural Crops ◽  
Chemical Fertilizers ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Widespread Acceptance ◽  
Land Holdings ◽  
The Impact

This article has attempted to focus upon the concept, historical development, process and impact of green revolution at global context. It has also incorporated to emphasize the adverse impact resulted by green revolution. The widespread acceptance of High Yielding Variety Seeds (HYVs) and extensive adaptation of dwarf and semi-dwarf plants of short cropping period has intensified the production and productivity of agricultural crops. But, excessive and uncontrolled use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, insufficient irrigation and small land holdings has diminished and impoverished the soil fertility leading to desertification. This study has also overviewed the scenario of agricultural production and productivity of crops in Parsa district of Nepal being a developing country after the diffusion and acceptance of green revolution. This study would attract the attentions of planners, policy makers, stakeholders and farmers towards entertaining the impact of green revolution and make them aware about the threat created by it now and in the coming future in Nepalese context.Academic Voices, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2013, Pages 54-61 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/av.v3i1.9989 

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