scholarly journals Megatrends and Disruptors and Their Postulated Impact on Organizations

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 8740
Author(s):  
Julie Linthorst ◽  
André de Waal

The coming decades are expected to be extremely challenging for organizations. On the one hand, there are the United Nations Sustainable Development goals to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone. On the other hand, organizations are expected to have to deal with an increasing number of megatrends and disruptors, many of which are already having an impact. To help organizations in their priority setting and decision-making so they can contribute to the development goals (specifically Goal 8: decent work and economic growth), a descriptive literature review was undertaken to identify which megatrends and disruptors will impact the future of organizations and in what ways they are expected do this. From the literature, thirteen megatrends and one disruptor emerged, and for each of these their postulated impact and consequences for organizations as described in the literature were gathered. The study reveals that there is ample attention given to megatrends in the academic literature but that not much can be found about dealing with disruptors. As a consequence, academic literature currently falls short in suggesting ways in which organizations can deal with disruptors. Managerial literature offers more suggestions in this respect.

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1828
Author(s):  
Elisa Chaleta ◽  
Margarida Saraiva ◽  
Fátima Leal ◽  
Isabel Fialho ◽  
António Borralho

In this work we analyzed the mapping of Sustainable Development Goals in the curricular units of the undergraduate courses of the School of Social Sciences at the University of Évora. Of a total of 449 curricular units, only 374 had students enrolled in 2020/2021. The data presented refer to the 187 course units that had Sustainable Development Goals in addition to SDG4 (Quality Education) assigned to all the course units. Considering the set of curricular units, the results showed that the most mentioned objectives were those related to Gender Equality (SDG 5), Reduced Inequalities (SDG 10), Decent Work and Economic Growth (SDG 8) and Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (SDG 16). Regarding the differences between the departments, which are also distinct scientific areas, we have observed that the Departments of Economics and Management had more objectives related to labor and economic growth, while the other departments mentioned more objectives related to inequalities, gender or other.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4129
Author(s):  
Manuel Sousa ◽  
Maria Fatima Almeida ◽  
Rodrigo Calili

Multiple-criteria decision making (MCDM) methods have been widely employed in various fields and disciplines, including decision problems regarding Sustainable Development (SD) issues. The main objective of this paper is to present a systematic literature review (SLR) on MCDM methods supporting decisions focusing on the achievement of UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in regional, national, or local contexts. In this regard, 143 published scientific articles from 2016 to 2020 were retrieved from the Scopus database, selected and reviewed. They were categorized according to the decision problem associated with SDGs issues, the MCDM methodological approach, including the use (or not) of fuzzy set theory, sensitivity analysis, and multistakeholder approaches, the context of MCDM applications, and the MCDM classification (if utility-based, compromise, multi-objective, outranking, or other MCDM methods). The widespread adoption of MCDM methods in complex contexts confirms that they can help decision-makers solve multidimensional problems associated with key issues within the 2030 Agenda framework. Besides, the state-of-art review provides an improved understanding of this research field and directions for building a research agenda for those interested in advancing the research on MCDM applications in issues associated with the 2030 Agenda framework.


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 063
Author(s):  
Lily Rahmawati Harahap

As known, Indonesia is a nation with the largerst Moslem society in the world. According to data issued by Bappenas, in 2020 the population of Indonesia is predicted about 271,066,400 people (Bappenas: 2018). 85 percent of this population (ca. 230.406.440 people) are Moslems. It shows the huge potential in the acceptance of zakat fund, as an obligation for a Moslem who has qualified in accordance with the provisions of Islam.            Since MDGs declared in 2000 (UNRC: 2008) which contains a commitment to accelerate human development and poverty alleviation (8 goals),  Indonesia has a strong commitment to achieve the MDGs targets became one of Indonesia’s main priorities. As a continuation of the MDGs program, in 2015, more than 190 world leaders committed to 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In Indonesia, 17 SDGs are grouped into 4 part, one of them is poverty alleviation (UNDP Indonesia: 2018). One of the goals for poverty alleviation is explained with the goal number 8, that is decent work and economic growth. And one of the drivers the existence of decent work and economic growth is the growth of entrepreneurship activities.The growth of entrepreneurship can be implemented with the support of funds. One of them come from the distribution of zakat fund acceptance.            By terminology, zakat means a certain amount of property that is required by Allah SWT to be given to the mustahik mentioned in the Qur’an. Or it could also mean a certain amount of certain property given to a particular person (Solihin: 2010). There is a fund transfer from muzaki (zakat payer) to mustahik (zakat recipient).With the transfer of funds, there is an expectation that there will be a better life change for mustahik, so that in time they will be becomes muzaki.This activity is expected to occur continously, forming a circle of increasing goodness. And ultimately will improve society wellbeing.            To support this paper, the author use a qualitative methods with secondary datas and supported by Tawhidi String Relation (TSR) theory which includes the method of circular causation and IIE (interaction, integration and evolution) method. Keywords : zakat, entrepreneurship, poverty alleviation, SDGs, TSR 


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
GALUH WIDITYA QOMARO

One of the sustainable development goals is to promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. Tourism industry has recently become one of the important aspects in the Indonesia's economic growth. Halal tourism is considered a plus value for the tourism industry in Indonesia. Pesantren, as one of the stakeholder institutions in Pentahelix system of halal tourism industry, plays an important role in many things, among others: identifying halal tourism destination, raising public-awareness in processing food, choosing travel services and concepts, determining the payment method of travel services. Pesantren is involved in the educational process about Islamic business ethics, formal or non-formal training for halal tourism industry practitioners, and also the syar'i daily life concept for the residents of halal tourism area. This study aims to identify the importance of Pesantren's role, socially and psychologically, as one of the main pillars of halal tourism development in Indonesia. The result of this qualitative research shows that Pesantren ought to participate holistically and comprehensively in the agenda of Indonesia's halal industry so that with maximal management makes a big contribution to achieve the internationalization program of Indonesian halal tourism and to succeed SDG’s agenda in supporting sustainable tourism and creates employment while supporting local cultures and products in 2030.


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 41-58
Author(s):  
Nisha Goel ◽  
Gurinder Singh ◽  
Hima Bindu Kota ◽  
Monir Mir ◽  
Ciorstan Smark

Decent work and economic growth are one of the crucial segments of Sustainable development goals, for which an attempt is made in the context of emerging nations to achieve economic growth through International support of investments. This study investigates the impact of international investments, i.e. FDI & FII on the growth of its economy. FDI & FII are attracted with the resources possessed by the country, which allows them on the conditions that they will generate employment and bring technological innovations with them. This paper attempts to study those impacts and measure the growth of the economy, resulting thereby.


Author(s):  
Tania Garcia Sedano

The Agenda for development for after 2015 was approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations and within it the 17 Sustainable Development Goals are included. The eighth objective of sustainable development has as its headline: «Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all». The reverse of decent work is represented by forced labor. Forced labor is a flagrant violation of human rights and in many cases a crime. Thus, it is necessary to approach this phenomenon to diagnose its incidence in our societies and adopt whatever measures are necessary to put an end to this execrable phenomenon.


2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-168
Author(s):  
Nurma Khusna Khanifa

The way to alleviate the poverty in the community, family, and individuals to prosperous condition and to alleviate the burden of daily living needs is a real practice of philanthropy. This is the relevance between the objectives of zakat, infaq, shadaqah, and waqf (ziswaf) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) towards the achievement of development goals. The movement focuses on 6 issues including: without poverty, without hunger, quality education, decent work and economic growth, reduced inequality, and environmental cleanliness. It means that ziswaf is a pressure on the existence of community assets. As an effort to fund to distribute (social function), as well as control function. In order to have a practical and valuable impact, Islamic philanthropy must have a relationship between the purpose and essence of the Shari'a in the form of maqashid syarîah to encourage social welfare and the economy. As the inherent institution of Baitul Mal Tamzis, the concept of a creative philanthropy approach is used to increase the scope and sustainability of institutional impacts and provide institutional specific roles with specific institutions and target communities both consumptive and productive


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 193
Author(s):  
Muhammad Nabiel

<p class="abstrak"><em>The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) goal is to support an inclusive and sustainable economy, a full and productive workforce, decent work for all, and gender activities. In 2020, West Sumatra Province was one of the provinces with the 4th highest Gender Development Index (GDI) in Indonesia and was the highest GDI in Sumatra Island. However, West Sumatra’s economic growth tends to decline in the 2017-2020 period. Several studies have shown a positive relationship between gender and economic growth. Therefore, this study aims to get an overview of gender in education, economy, and technology and find information about gender on economic growth in West Sumatra Province for the 2017-2020 period. This study uses panel data regression analysis based on the National Socio-Economic Survey (SUSENAS) data for 2017-2020. The results show that gender in the economic and technological fields has generally decreased in 2017-2020. Gender equality in education, represented by the average length of schooling for women to men, has a significant negative effect. On the other hand, in the health sector, which is represented by the ratio of life expectancy of women to men, it has a significant positive effect on economic growth.</em></p><p class="abstrak"> </p><p class="abstrak">Salah satu tujuan <em>Sustainable Development Goals </em>(SDGs) adalah mendukung pertumbuhan ekonomi yang inklusif dan berkelanjutan, tenaga kerja penuh dan produktif, pekerjaan yang layak untuk semua, dan kesetaraan gender. Pada tahun 2020 Provinsi Sumatera Barat merupakan salah satu provinsi dengan nilai Indeks Pembangunan Gender (IPG) tertinggi ke-4 di Indonesia dan merupakan IPG tertinggi di pulau Sumatera. Namun demikian pertumbuhan ekonomi Sumatera Barat cenderung mengalami penurunan dalam periode 2017-2020. Beberapa penelitian menunjukkan adanya hubungan positif antara kesetaraan gender dengan pertumbuhan ekonomi. Untuk itu penelitian ini bertujuan melihat gambaran umum terkait kesetaraan gender pada bidang pendidikan, kesehatan, ekonomi dan teknologi serta menganalisis pengaruh kesetaraan gender terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi di Provinsi Sumatera Barat periode 2017-2020. Penelitian ini menggunakan analisis regresi data panel berdasarkan data Survei Sosial Ekonomi Nasional (SUSENAS) periode 2017-2020. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan secara umum kesetaraan gender pada bidang ekonomi dan teknologi mengalami penurunan pada periode 2017-2020. Kesetaraan gender pada bidang pendidikan yang dalam penelitian ini diwakilkan oleh rasio rata-rata lama sekolah perempuan terhadap laki-laki signifikan berpengaruh negatif. Sebaliknya kesetaraan dalam bidang kesehatan yang diwakilkan dengan rasio angka harapan hidup perempuan terhadap laki-laki signifikan berpengaruh positif terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi.</p><p><em><br /></em><em></em></p>


2020 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Elena Zarova ◽  
Dr Konstantin Laykam ◽  
Elvira Dubravskaya ◽  
Sergey Musikhin

This article describes on the one hand statistical methods for assessing informal employment based on the requirements as set by international standards. On the other hand it describes the potential of integrating various data sources to generate informal employment statistics. With as example official statistics of the Russian Federation, the authors show the features of applying the requirements of international standards. Methods are proposed for assessing informal employment in the formal sector of the economy, i.e. in enterprises that submit employment reports to the National Statistical Office. This phenomenon appears in the employment situation of many countries. However, there is no uniformity between countries in how they evaluate the application of the international standards in such assessment exercises. A theoretical model of informal employment is developed and validated based on statistical data published by international organizations. The validation focuses on assessing the causal relationships between informal employment indicators and the main components of the sustainable development goals. This analysis contributes to coordinated decisions on regulating informal employment and ensuring the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).


2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-242
Author(s):  
Fariza Romli ◽  
◽  
Harlida Abdul Wahab

The existence of a tribunal system, in addition to helping to smooth the administration system, is considered as sharing power with the judiciary in making decisions. Thus arose the question of decision- making power and prevention of abuse by the administrative body. In line with the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 to ensure justice in support of effective, responsible and inclusive institutions, transparent and fair practices are essential for ensuring people’s trust in the administrative body and government. This paper, therefore, discusses the tribunal system and its implementation in Malaysia. In view of this, tribunal systems that exist in other countries, especially the United Kingdom, are also examined as models for improvement. Matters such as autonomy or control of power and the trial process are among the issues raised. Recommendations for improvement are proposed based on three basic principles—openness, fairness and impartiality—to further strengthen the implementation of the existing tribunal system in line with developments abroad.


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