scholarly journals Accessibility and Universal Design: Do They Provide Economic Benefits?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Arenghi ◽  
Renato Camodeca ◽  
Alex Almici
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
Corporate Social

Certainly, the issue of accessibility has, in addition to a well-known social value, obvious economic repercussions. However, these are not easily measurable, as they can be investigated only on the basis of indicators that are mainly qualitative and indirect. That said, this paper will highlight some aspects that can be considered a first approach, identifying the variables and key players in the economic field. The approach, according to the principles of Universal Design, already identifies economic implications related to the design of spaces, objects, and services. The socio-economic relevance has also been underlined within Sen’s economic theories based on the capability approach and is generally referable to the theme of corporate social responsibility. In recent years, all this has been finding a universalistic synthesis in the enunciation of the Sustainable Development Goals. The analysis is conducted according to an interdisciplinary qualitative approach from two main perspectives: the company and the public administration. The study highlights how accessibility—understood according to a broad meaning that considers material and immaterial factors—assumes significant economic value with different specificities, depending on the reference actor (company/public administration). In particular, it is evident that for the company, the issue of accessibility (both with regard to products and services and organizational profiles) is taking on an increasingly important dimension with reference to marketing and ratings. The present work defines with clear evidence the main areas in which the economic value of accessibility appears, although a more in-depth study is needed to define metrics useful for quantifying the phenomenon. The study can be useful in various public and private sectors that involve policy-makers, designers, managers, and companies that produce goods and services.

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

2021 ◽  
pp. 280-295
Author(s):  
Nur Farhah Mahadi ◽  
Nor Razinah Mohd. Zain ◽  
Shamsuddeen Muhammad Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study is to explore the role of Islamic social finance towards realising financial inclusion in achieving nine of the seventeen goals of sustainable development goals (SDGs) which are SDG1, SDG2, SDG3, SDG4, SDG5, SDG8, SDG9, SDG10, and SDG17 in the 2030 agenda for SDGs, as propagated by United Nations Member States in 2015. Then, a critical analysis is made to explain the possible contribution of Islamic social finance in achieving financial inclusion which is aligned with SDGs that brings balanced to the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual of the community in supporting overall economic growth which finally combats the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Further research and empirical studies can be conducted to explore the relationship between Islamic social finance, financial inclusion, and SDGs which in tandem with Maqᾱṣid al-Sharῑ῾ah to equip ourselves in unpredictable economic hiccups during COVID-19. The results may also motivate the financial industries to promote Islamic social finance products and corporate social responsibilities as well as enhance the development of Islamic social finance towards achieving financial inclusion in fulfilling SDGs which soon will provide significant social impacts as the results will enable new initiatives by industries and policy makers to develop Islamic social finance in attaining financial inclusion to achieve SDGs which is seen as being parallel with Maqᾱṣid al-Sharῑ῾ah especially in resolving economic issues of COVID-19.

scholarly journals The Science of Public Procurement and Administration. International Public Procurement Conference

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Robert Agwot Komakech
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Art And Science ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Us Congress ◽  
Railway Networks ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Infant Stage

<p><em>This paper reviewed Benon C. Basheka book’s chapter on the Science of Public Procurement and Administration published by International Public Procurement Conference in 2013. The objective of the review was to expand on the origin of procurement, highlight the areas that make public procurement discipline to be an art or science and make recommendations for policy makers and researchers. The author found that public procurement is still at its infant stage with little known theory though it has a close relationship with public administration.</em><em> Although public procurement has existed from the time man started trade, procurement was chaotic and disorganized since there was </em><em>nothing unethical or illegal about receiving kickbacks from contractors.</em><em> The author also found that, procurement had no regulations until 1792 when US Congress passed procurement legislation. The major procurement between 300 B.C-3000 B.C was construction of roads, bridges, </em><em>railway networks and supplies of foodstuffs, army uniforms and fighting equipments. The study also reveals procurement as a blend of art and science because</em><em> it is both a theoretical field and an area of practice. The theoretical field (art) is concerned with the teaching or academic study while the practice (science) deals with the day to day activities of procuring and disposing entities. </em><em>The author, therefore recommends scholars to conduct empirical studies among procurement researchers, lecturers and practitioners in relation to the field procurement should belong to so as to have consensus on procurement field/discipline as it was done with procurement meaning. Finally, since there is no consensus between public and private procurement agenda; it means procurement is not a pure science but it is an art and science.</em></p>

scholarly journals Analisis Nilai Manfaat Ekonomi Program CSR dan PKBL PT. Bukit Asam (Tbk.)

MBIA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 59-71
Author(s):  
Rabin Ibnu Zainal
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Environmental Responsibility ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
The Social ◽  
Corporate Social

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a form of social responsibility from the business to also care about the conditions of the social environment around it. In this concept, businesses are not only required to realize their economic responsibilities in fulfilling the production of goods and services but are also asked to care about aspects of social and environmental responsibility affected by these production activities. PT. Bukit Asam (Tbk) (PTBA) as one of the companies engaged in coal mining in Muara Enim district, is also inseparable from the responsibilities that have been mandated in the form of related regulations and laws. PTBA as a BUMN is also mandated to implement the Partnership and Community Development Program (PKBL), which is also a form of CSR programs. In its implementation, if it is associated with the mandate of CSR and PKBL regulations, it is appropriate for the CSR-PKBL program not only to measure its business benefits, both in terms of the company's reputation, but also to continue to operate to the marketing aspects. However, CSR and PKBL must be able to provide economic benefits to the recipient community. For this reason, this study presents how the perspective of the community in seeing the CSR-PKBL program that has been conducted by PTBA to the community in Muara Enim Regency. The study was conducted in communities in 17 villages in 3 sub-districts identified as having received the CSR-PKBL program from 2014-2015. This study is useful for companies to provide a direction to the future CSR-PKBL program, and also to local governments to formulate policies related to the implementation of CSR-PKBL as mandated by law.

scholarly journals Romania’s Research and Innovation Area: The Beginning of a SWOT Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-205
Author(s):  
Radu-Dan Rusu
Keyword(s):  
Soft Power ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Private Funding ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Qualified Personnel ◽  
Power Role

AbstractThe global, “soft-power” role of research, development and innovation (R&D) has increased drastically over the last decades and the expectations regarding the societal and economic benefits of R&D as a natural effect of investment are greater than ever. Although Romania has implemented some of the most up-to-date concepts and strategies in the R&D field, the results are still modest and far below expectations, the country ranging last places among international scoreboards.This study briefly surveys some of the most relevant indicators and statistics in the field and builds the fundamentals of a more complex SWOT analysis of the Romanian R&D area. It highlights key interconnected aspects like research national policies, public and private funding, human resources, key players in the field, R&D output and infrastructure.Some of the strong points in the area are generated by a handful of poles of excellence – performing research entities based on highly qualified personnel and state-of-the-art infrastructure, stimulated by funding instruments under competitive conditions. The weaknesses belong to a complex of shortcomings and malfunctions related to the system’s funding and overall structure. These raise serious questions regarding the participation of the national R&D system to the sustainable development of Romania.

Valuing marine parks in a small island developing state: a travel cost analysis in Seychelles

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 405-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Mwebaze ◽  
Alan MacLeod
Keyword(s):  
Economic Valuation ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Consumer Surplus ◽  
Travel Cost ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Government Investment ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Seychelles Islands ◽  
The Cost

AbstractA major problem facing the Seychelles islands is the decline in the quality and the value of marine protected areas (MPAs). Economic valuation can help guide policy makers to understand the value of marine resources and the cost of neglecting MPAs by expressing the value of their goods and services in monetary terms. This paper presents an analysis of the economic value of a group of marine parks in Seychelles. The travel cost method is used to establish willingness-to-pay of international tourists for trips to marine parks in Seychelles from their observed behaviour. The average per-trip consumer surplus is approximately €128 for single-site visitors and €65 for multiple-site visitors. The total social welfare value attributable to the recreational opportunity in marine parks is approximately €3.7 million annually. These results provide policy makers with a strong justification for government investment needed to maintain marine sites in Seychelles.

scholarly journals An Overview of CSR Programs in Saudi Arabia with Reference to Select Organizations

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samia Magbool
Keyword(s):  
Public Image ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
The Social ◽  
National Economic ◽  
The Media ◽  
Social And Environmental Change ◽  
Corporate Social

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) implies evaluation and taking the responsibility for the organization’s impact on the larger environment and eventually the social welfare aspects. It refers to the promotion of positive social and environmental change. Organizations are crucial players in the community as well as the national economic development because they control huge assets and can invest for socially conscious investments and programs. Moreover, though customers may buy goods and services but ultimately today the level of competition depends on a number of factors like the corporations social programs. A company’s public image is created mostly due to the CSR activities and how well-aware customers are of them. Employees like working for a company that has a good public image and is constantly in the media for positive reasons. This paper discusses the CSR activities of some select Saudi public and private companies and analyses the implications as well as the some of the positive suggestions and criticisms in the context of the kingdom.

scholarly journals Social and Ecological Drivers of the Economic Value of Pollination Services Delivered to Coffee in Central Uganda

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Mushambanyi Théodore Munyuli
Keyword(s):  
Economic Value ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Wild Bees ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Pollination Services ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Agricultural Extension Service ◽  
Coffee Farm

On-farm pollination experiments were conducted in 30 different small-scale coffee fields to determine monetary value attributable to pollination services in coffee production and to identify the degree of influences of various socio-ecological drivers in Uganda. Ecological-economic approaches were applied to determine the economic value of pollinating services. Economic value of bees increased significantly with increase in coffee farm size, bee diversity, and cover of seminatural habitats. The value of bees declined sharply (P<0.05) with forest distance and cultivation intensity. Economic values of pollinating services associated with coffee fields established in regions with low intensity were found to be high. Organically managed small-scale coffee fields were 2 times more profitable than commercially managed farms. The annual value of pollinating services delivered by wild bees oscillated between US$67.18 and US$1431.36. Central Uganda produces in total 0.401 million tons of coffee beans for an approximate economic value of US$214 million from which US$149.42 million are attributable to pollination services. Policy makers should strengthen environmental/agricultural extension service systems to better serve farmers. Farmers are recommended to protect/increase the cover of natural and semi-natural habitats in the vicinity of their coffee fields to receive high economic benefits from pollinating services delivered by bees.

scholarly journals The Effect of U. S. Assistance on Public and Private Expenditures in Pakistan: 1960-1988

1991 ◽  
Vol 30 (4II) ◽  
pp. 1169-1184
Author(s):  
Nasir M. Khilji ◽  
Ernest M. Zampelli
Keyword(s):  
Private Investment ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Political Consequences ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Essential Question ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Gulf Crisis ◽  
Bilateral Assistance

The Gulf crisis and the suspension of U. S. bilateral assistance to Pakistan for 1990 threaten to have profound economic and political consequences for the . country. These developments are bound to further exacerbate the traditional Balance of Payments difficulties and the unemployment problem in the short run, and possibly the future long-run economic growth of the country. The termination of U. S. assistance for this year is more a reflection of the changing realities of the world today, rather than the alleged temporary measure by the U. S. designed to elicit Pakistan's cooperation in nuclear non-proliferation. It is highly probable that future U. S. assistance to Pakistan is going to be curtailed and is likely to be on more stringent terms than before.l In such circumstances, an essential question that needs to be answered is that will a reduction in U. S. military and non-military assistance to Pakistan affect significantly its defense capabilities and/or weaken its economy?" Clearly, any objective answer requires an understanding of how the allocation of resources by Pakistan among defense, public non-defense, private investment, and private consumption goods and services is affected by U. S. foreign aid. It is only through this understanding that policy-makers in Pakistan can formulate the requisite strategies to minimize the adverse impacts of the reduction in U. S. assistance. This paper is a step toward furthering that understanding.

scholarly journals The Socially Responsible Company distinctive as an element for the creation of economic value of a company

2020 ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Edgar Mauricio Flores Sánchez ◽  
Javier Antonio Flores Delgado ◽  
Axel Rodríguez Batres ◽  
Joaquín Bernardo Varela Espidio
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Free Cash Flow ◽  
Focal Points ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Flow Method ◽  
Corporate Social

Purpose: The present investigation was designed to determine the possible relationship between obtaining the Socially Responsible Company distinctive and the generation of economic value by the obtaining companies. Design/methodology/approach: A sample of 32 companies listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange that were awarded the Socially Responsible Company distinctive was drawn and two valuation focal points were considered: one before obtaining the distinctive and another subsequent to it. To establish the economic value of the companies, the free-cash-flow method was used. This study is considered, therefore, under the income approach of business valuation methods. Finally, the values obtained in both focal points were compared to determine the change in generated value attributable to the SRC distinctive. Findings: The results confirmed that obtaining the distinctive as a Socially Responsible Company does have an impact on the generation of economic value for the companies belonging to the sample -measured through the free-cash-flow method. This impact was determined at an average 6.26%, reasonably resembling the distribution of individual results a normal probabilistic distribution. Originality/value: This work adds value to the research on corporate social responsibility value measurement. This research study differentiates from others in the area due to the use of the CSR certification granted in Mexico by CEMEFI, as a social responsibility variable. In addition, the free-cash-flow method was used in the analysis, which is a novelty as it had not been applied to investigations of this type before. Likewise, this research work adds to past research in as much as it concludes that there is a positive relationship between corporate social responsibility and the generation of economic benefits.

Analysis of pre-service teachers’ perception towards the economic, environmental, social and cultural dimensions of Education for Sustainable Development

Think India ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 972-978
Author(s):  
Manisha Jetly ◽  
Dr. Nandita Singh
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Class Room

Education for sustainable development (ESD) enjoys a huge momentum worldwide in which the role of teachers for making sustainable development goals a reality has been recognized significantly. Teachers through their knowledge, attitudes and skills can bring the learning about these concepts to the curriculum and class room interaction and are in a position to influence their students. Therefore it is pertinent, that teachers are sensitised towards these issues, so that they prepare and nurture their students for making appropriate and responsible choices which contribute to a sustainable future. At this juncture it becomes crucial to understand their priorities and awareness level in context of the sustainable development. The present research paper aims to analyse the perception of forty post graduate pre-service teachers of the Chandigarh region, towards ESD through the dimensions of economic sustainability, environmental sustainability, social sustainability and cultural sustainability. For this researchers have adopted qualitative content analysis methodology for an in-depth study of the subjective responses through an open ended question. The findings suggest that most of the respondents associated the perception of ESD strongly with environmental sustainability. It is noted that the pre-service teachers lack a holistic approach towards ESD. On the basis of the findings it is recommended that there is an urgent need of integrating the concept of ESD consciously and conscientiously in India’s teacher education programmes.

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