scholarly journals Human Capital and Sustainable Development in a Religious Context

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 169
Author(s):  
Gulbaram Kulzhanova ◽  
Zhuldizay Kulzhanova ◽  
Larisa Efimovа
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
Adult Mortality ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact of human capital (HC) on the sustainable development of a country or region through the prism of religious values. The following indicators were used for the analysis: Human Development Index, GDP per Capita, and Adult Mortality Rates in Orthodox Russia, Muslim, and Orthodox Kazakhstan, and developed countries dominated by Protestant religion, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany. The results show that differences in socio-economic growth between countries exist because the religions and cultures that influence those countries are different. Russia’s and Kazakhstan’s delay in capitalizing human capital may be provoked by the difference in the attitude these two countries have towards labor compared to other countries chosen for the study. The high quality of formal education in Russia and Kazakhstan is largely offset by a negative Orthodox and Muslim attitude to material achievements and financial prosperity. Orthodox representatives perceive individual wealth and career aspirations as sin and arrogance. The results of the study may be useful in teaching cultural disciplines.

scholarly journals Sustainability of micro-enterprises in the digital economy

2021 ◽  
Vol 250 ◽  
pp. 06008
Author(s):  
Oksana Mukhoryanova ◽  
Larisa Kuleshova ◽  
Nina Rusakova ◽  
Olga Mirgorodskaya
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Small Enterprises ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Traditional Industry ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Micro Enterprises

This paper aims at investigating the predisposition leading to the sustainability of micro-enterprises in the digital economy, especially the sharing economy. This area represents a new field since the research of the impact of the sharing economy on small enterprises is still in its infancy. We study the role of the entrepreneurial approach and entrepreneurial philosophy of the small business with regard to the digitalization and the sustainable development and growth using examples from the European Union and the United States. Some common features and trends are derived and the outcomes are discussed. Our results point at the fact that by creating an economy for micro-entrepreneurs, the sharing economy thrives on traditional industry disrupted by technology. Since micro-enterprises constitute a backbone of the economy in many developed and developing countries, more research is required to shed the light of the sustainable development of these types of enterprises in the globalized and digitalized world.

scholarly journals ‘A Nut We Have Officially yet to Crack’: Forcing the Attention of Athletic Departments Toward Sustainability Through Shared Governance

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 5198
Author(s):  
Martin Barrett ◽  
Kyle S. Bunds ◽  
Jonathan M. Casper ◽  
Michael B. Edwards ◽  
D. Scott Showalter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletics ◽  
The United States ◽  
Coupled Systems ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Athletic Departments ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainability Governance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Office Personnel

In many ways, intercollegiate athletics represents the ‘sustainable’ front porch of higher education. The high-visibility, high-impact nature of elite-level college athletics make athletic departments a central player in the sustainable development journey. However, not all athletic departments respond to this responsibility, nor are all responses uniformly successful. According to national reporting frameworks, an increasing number of universities in the United States are choosing to involve their athletic departments in university-level sustainability governance structures, but the benefits and limitations of this remain unclear. Using the theory of loosely coupled systems, and more specifically, the voice of compensations (which views loose coupling as an unsatisfactory state), the purpose of this paper is to explore perceptions of athletic department engagement in shared sustainability governance, and, thus, a whole-of-institution approach. Semi-structured interviews with sustainability office personnel were conducted and analyzed, and the findings imply that shared sustainability governance has the potential to focus the attention of athletic departments toward sustainability, as well as to reaffirm shared values. Yet, to maximize the impact of athletic departments toward the sustainable development goals of a university, sustainability office personnel suggest the deployment of additional change levers, in a multi-dimensional fashion, as supplementary coupling mechanisms. These would include more rigorous sustainability goals (top-down), continued collaboration on ‘low-hanging fruit’ initiatives (lateral), student-athlete engagement (bottom-up), and the development of an internal sustainability framework (inside-out).

Migration, Diasporas, Remittances and the Sustainable Development Goals in Least Developed Countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith Nurse
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Least Developed Countries ◽  
Developmental Potential ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Money Transfer ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Contemporary Development ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Migration, diasporas and the growth of remittances are key contemporary development trends which impact directly the lives of one in seven persons and often some of the most vulnerable and as such are critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda of “leaving no one behind”. Migration is captured in four Goals and five Targets in the SDGs however it is argued that the developmental potential of migration for LDCs is an underexploited asset. The paper offers critical perspectives on the SDGs targets by analysing the impact of remittances (including South-South remittances) and other financial investments such as diaspora savings and bonds. The analysis then focusses on financial innovation through the growth of money transfer organizations in LDCs (i.e. Haiti, Tonga and Bangladesh) and the rise of mobile money. The impact of these trends on financial inclusion and the banking of unbanked populations is then considered. The paper concludes with some key recommendations and insights.

Circular Economy and Circular Business Models in the Actual Global Ecological Context

2020 ◽  
pp. 178-197
Author(s):  
Dana Maria (Oprea) Constantin ◽  
Sorinel Căpușneanu ◽  
Dan Ioan Topor ◽  
Hassan Danial Aslam
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Ecological Context ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact

This chapter aims to synthesize some of the current issues of the circular economy and circular business models. Based on the international literature, the chapter highlights aspects such as the conceptual theoretical approaches of the circular economy and circular business models, interconnecting the principles of the circular economy, the difference between the linear and the circular economy, the circular economy and the sustainable development, the supply chain within the circular economy, possible business models of the circular economy, advantages and limitations in the successful implementation of the circular economy and supporting sustainability, other aspects of the circular economy and sustainability. The covered topics are based on the studies conducted by specialists and also present some author opinions on the sustainable development and circular economy. The chapter ends with the authors' conclusions on the impact of the circular economy and circular business models in the actual ecological context, launching possible future research topics for specialists.

scholarly journals Could the Construction of Sustainable Development Pilot Zones Improve the Urban Environment Efficiency in China?

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Junxia Ma ◽  
Zilong Zhang ◽  
Chenyu Lu ◽  
Bing Xue
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Industrial Structure ◽  
Environmental Efficiency ◽  
Test Field ◽  
Difference In Difference ◽  
Coordinated Development ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Industrial Structure Adjustment ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact

As the forerunner and policy test field of the sustainable development, the sustainable development pilot zones are an important strategy for China to explore the mechanism and model of the coordinated development of human and land in different regional units. However, the impact of sustainable development pilot zones, especially on the improvement of environmental efficiency, needs to be assessed. In this paper, 187 prefecture-level cities in China were taken as samples (22 sustainable development pilot zones and 165 nonpilot ones). Firstly, the environmental efficiency of 187 prefecture-level cities between 2006 and 2016 was measured by data envelopment analysis (DEA). Then, the effect of construction of sustainable development pilot zones on environmental efficiency was assessed using the difference-in-difference (DID) model. The assessment results were further verified by propensity score matching with difference-in-difference (PSM-DID). In addition, the impact mechanism of construction of the sustainable development pilot zones on the environmental efficiency was discussed. Results show that the environmental efficiency of sustainable development pilot zones is 27.7∼31.7% greater than that of nonsustainable one, which is mainly attributed to the environmental regulation and industrial structure adjustment.

scholarly journals Dark web and bitcoin: an analysis of the impact of digital anonymate and criptomoids in the practice of money laundering crime

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 270-285
Author(s):  
Romulo Rhemo Palitot Braga ◽  
Arthur Augusto Barbosa Luna
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Money Laundering ◽  
The United States ◽  
Deep Web ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Dark Web

This article analyzes some of the existing digital anonymity technologies, as well as their impact on the process and facilitation of the money laundering process. It presents the concept of superficial Internet and clarifies the difference between the Deep Web and the Dark Web, exposing how it works one of its most important operating structures, the TOR protocol. It also details the operation of BitCoin, one of the most important crypto-coins today, and draws a parallel on how these technologies can impact the practice of money laundering, as well as discusses the capacity of the mechanisms currently in place to curb and punish it. The anonymity guaranteed by the use of BitCoin is so much that in the first half of May 2017, hackers infected thousands of computers in dozens of countries, including Brazil, the United Kingdom, the United States, China, Russia, Spain and Italy, encrypting computer files and requiring redemption payment for the coded data.

scholarly journals Economic driving force: An Analysis of Rock Climbing Tourism in developed countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 251 ◽  
pp. 03033
Author(s):  
Cui Qianru ◽  
Li Yuan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
Rock Climbing ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Mountainous Areas ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Status

Rock climbing tourism has been valuable for the sustainable development of the rural outdoor economy in developed countries, which is one of the important trends of rock climbing development. The present study reviews the literature and performs comparative analysis to analyze the development status and experience characteristics of rock climbing tourism in developed countries. Research shows: In developed countries such as Britain, the United States, Germany, France, the climbing population continues to grow, and the rock climbing tourism industry has gradually become an important economic driving force to promote the development of rural and mountainous areas. By clarifying the main characteristics of developed countries in the development of rock climbing tourism, this paper aims to provide reference for the development of rock climbing tourism in developing countries and promote the sustainable development of rock climbing tourism industry.

scholarly journals The impact of corruption on the sustainable development of human capital

2016 ◽  
Vol 738 ◽  
pp. 012009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svetlana Absalyamova ◽  
Timur Absalyamov ◽  
Asiya Khusnullova ◽  
Chulpan Mukhametgalieva
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Differing Perceptions of the Smartwatch by Users Within Developed Countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Patricia Baudier ◽  
Chantal Ammi ◽  
Samuel Fosso Wamba
Keyword(s):  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Innovative Products ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Technological Acceptance Model ◽  
Acceptance Model ◽  
The Impact

This article aims to identify differences in the impact of Self-connectivity and the variables of the technological acceptance model (TAM) on smartwatch adoption in developed countries. The countries involved in the data collection were the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France. A sample of 1,197 respondents was used. The study identifies distinct adoption behaviours of smartwatch users in these countries and the moderating impacts of age and gender. The study's results confirm that perceived ease-of-use has no impact on attitude-toward-using the smartwatch and its findings emphasize the key role of perceived-connectivity and the moderating effect of culture on the adoption of innovative products.

Land Grabbing, Sustainable Development and Human Rights

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evadné Grant ◽  
Onita Das
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Land Grabbing ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Global Corporations ◽  
The Impact

AbstractIncreasing investment in agricultural land by global corporations and investors from wealthy developed nations in poorer, less developed countries has significant human rights and environmental impacts. Proponents of such land deals argue that they provide opportunities for improvements in agricultural practices and generate employment, which will benefit economic growth in host countries. However, there is growing evidence that the phenomenon known as ‘land grabbing’ displaces poor and vulnerable populations and damages the environment, which in turn exacerbates poverty and food insecurity. This article explores the impact of land grabbing in Ethiopia and examines the human rights and sustainable development frameworks within which land grabbing takes place. The article argues that a human rights approach is fundamental to reconcile the sustainable development imperatives of economic development and environmental protection in the context of land grabbing. It advocates an integrated human rights and sustainable development approach as a holistic framework for assessing the impact of land grabbing and for the development of policy and regulatory responses.

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