Mapping Confucian Values in the Context of Ethical Dimensions

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-212
Author(s):  
Abhijit Roy ◽  
Pallab Paul ◽  
Mousumi Roy ◽  
Kausiki Mukhopadhyay ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Appropriate Behavior ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Leadership Attributes ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Confucian Values ◽  
The World ◽  
Far Eastern

With rapid growth in Far Eastern economies (in particular China’s), it is becoming imperative to understand the culturally driven ethical-value underpinnings of the management processes in this region of the world. In this study, we propose a broadened version of Hofstede’s and others’ conception of Confucian dynamics anchored in his teachings preserved in the Lunyu (or Analects), which form the foundation of individual-social moral interactions. Based on a content analysis of these Analects via a qualitative software, NVivo, we identified six work-based values (Leadership Attributes, Appropriate Conduct, Authority Protocol, Governance Policies, Long term Orientation and Collegiality and Teamwork) and six life-based values (Virtuousness and Appropriate Behavior, Handling Life’s Emotions, Learning and Teaching, Parent/Elder Relationship, Friendship and Worship) of the society, prescribed by Confucius in his Analects. These factors are further analyzed and mapped in the context of the three Confucian ethical dimensions (Yi or Righteousness, Li or Propriety, and Ren or Benevolence and Unbounded). The business implications of the results and directions for future research are finally discussed.

scholarly journals Pediatric Mental and Behavioral Health in the Period of Quarantine and Social Distancing With COVID-19

10.2196/19867 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. e19867 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiancheng Ye
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Behavioral Health ◽  
Psychological Trauma ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Clinical Practices ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Health Technologies ◽  
The World

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has spread rapidly throughout the world and has had a long-term impact. The pandemic has caused great harm to society and caused serious psychological trauma to many people. Children are a vulnerable group in this global public health emergency, as their nervous systems, endocrine systems, and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axes are not well developed. Psychological crises often cause children to produce feelings of abandonment, despair, incapacity, and exhaustion, and even raise the risk of suicide. Children with mental illnesses are especially vulnerable during the quarantine and social distancing period. The inclusion of psychosocial support for children and their families are part of the health responses to disaster and disaster recovery. Based on the biopsychosocial model, some children may have catastrophic thoughts and be prone to experience despair, numbness, flashbacks, and other serious emotional and behavioral reactions. In severe cases, there may be symptoms of psychosis or posttraumatic stress disorder. Timely and appropriate protections are needed to prevent the occurrence of psychological and behavioral problems. The emerging digital applications and health services such as telehealth, social media, mobile health, and remote interactive online education are able to bridge the social distance and support mental and behavioral health for children. Based on the psychological development characteristics of children, this study also illustrates interventions on the psychological impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though the world has been struggling to curb the influences of the pandemic, the quarantine and social distancing policies will have long-term impacts on children. Innovative digital solutions and informatics tools are needed more than ever to mitigate the negative consequences on children. Health care delivery and services should envision and implement innovative paradigms to meet broad well-being needs and child health as the quarantine and social distancing over a longer term becomes a new reality. Future research on children's mental and behavioral health should pay more attention to novel solutions that incorporate cutting edge interactive technologies and digital approaches, leveraging considerable advances in pervasive and ubiquitous computing, human-computer interaction, and health informatics among many others. Digital approaches, health technologies, and informatics are supposed to be designed and implemented to support public health surveillance and critical responses to children’s growth and development. For instance, human-computer interactions, augmented reality, and virtual reality could be incorporated to remote psychological supporting service for children’s health; mobile technologies could be used to monitor children’s mental and behavioral health while protecting their individual privacy; big data and artificial intelligence could be used to support decision making on whether children should go out for physical activities and whether schools should be reopened. Implications to clinical practices, psychological therapeutic practices, and future research directions to address current effort gaps are highlighted in this study.

scholarly journals Integrated reporting and stakeholder management: a research agenda,

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Carolina dos Santos ◽  
Kelli Juliane Favato ◽  
Marguit Neumann
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Stakeholder Management ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Integrated Reporting ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Reporting Framework ◽  
International Integrated Reporting Council

Abstract The purpose of this article was to propose an agenda for future research on stakeholder management in integrated reporting. Framework 1.0 of integrated reporting addresses the management of stakeholders as a routine in the course of business, without further details. In turn, the academy can contribute in this regard. Integrated reporting is a recent development achieved after 30 years (or more) of attempts to effectively expand accountability to stakeholders. The engagement with stakeholders produces successful results in the long term, highlighting the need to indicate to them the value of using integrated reports. Due to the absence of details in Framework 1.0, it is up to academics to actively and cautiously monitor its development and implementation. This article’s contribution is to raise research to bring the practice of integrated reporting closer, as well as generate discussions to involve academics, the International Integrated Reporting Council, national councils, and report writers. Thus, the integrated report was discussed considering that its framework must be updated (how to do it) to impact the practice (the act of doing it). For this, we used a bibliographic methodology and content analysis. We also used the literature review methodology and content analysis. We mapped 11 factors, established 10 qualitative propositions, and 35 insights for future studies. The results indicate that the stakeholder management may have reached its potential in a ceremonial way, but it lacks definitions. For the academy and the International Integrated Reporting Council, the study contributes by mapping factors and suggesting the implementation of guidelines and debates with local commissions to overcome the deficiencies pointed out by this study.

scholarly journals Corrigendum

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-233
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Validation Study ◽  
Word List ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Common Error ◽  
Word Lists

Brigham, K. H., Lumpkin, G. T., Payne, G. T., & Zachary, M. A. (2014). Researching long-term orientation: A validation study and recommendations for future research. Family Business Review, 27(1): 72-88. The authors have provided the following clarifications to correct issues in the developed measure and report relevant changes. Specifically, two errors were observed by the authors. First, several words were included in more than one of the developed word lists, which violated the intentions of the authors to keep each word list mutually exclusive. Second, in re-analyzing the data with the corrected word lists, an error in the original content analysis was discovered. A common error in the DICTION 5.0 software limited the analysis of the corpus of documents. In response, the authors re-analyzed the data using an updated version of the software (i.e., DICTION 7.0). Below are corrections to the paper subsequent to these errors.

scholarly journals Factors influencing performance within startup assistance organizations

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 264-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioana Ceaușu ◽  
Katrin Marquardt ◽  
Sven-Joachim Irmer ◽  
Elisa Gotesman
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Current Paper ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Public ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
The World ◽  
Successful Business ◽  
Start Ups ◽  
Relevant Factors

Abstract Startup assistance organizations, and especially business accelerators have gained a lot of traction in the last years, captioning not only the attention of the public, but most importantly that of investors and other stakeholders. It has become a challenge for many all around the world to develop such programs, but many have failed or did not have their expected results, meaning medium to long-term sustainable and profitable alumni start-ups. As high amounts of resources, both human and financial, are being invested in the design and development of such programs, it is important to understand what sets apart the successful business acceleration programs from the ones that fail. The current paper is reviewing the up-to-date theoretical literature and studies on the matter at hand, in order to identify the most relevant factors influencing startup assistance organizations’ performance. The objective behind identifying these factors is to get a better understanding of best practices of such successful programs and set the basis for future research regarding the development of a set of metrics for more accurately measuring their performance.

scholarly journals Research Priorities for Optimizing Long-term Community Integration after Brain Injury

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 643-651
Author(s):  
Emily J. Nalder ◽  
Karl Zabjek ◽  
Deirdre R. Dawson ◽  
Carolina L. Bottari ◽  
Isabelle Gagnon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brain Injury ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Community Integration ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Broad Perspective ◽  
World Cafe ◽  
The World

AbstractObjectiveThis paper reports on a funded summit, which convened a multidisciplinary group of experts to provide consensus on the research priorities necessary for improving long-term community integration of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their caregivers.MethodsThe 2-day summit was directed using the World Café Methodology, to engage stakeholders and collaboratively arrive at a consensus on the problems to be targeted in research. Participants (n=54), drawn from two Canadian provinces, included an interdisciplinary group of researchers, clinicians, representatives from brain injury associations, individuals with TBI, and caregivers. In small groups, participants discussed challenges to long-term community integration and potential initiatives that would address these barriers. Field notes from the discussions were analyzed using qualitative content analysis.ResultsThe consensus on prioritized research directions included developing interventions to optimize the functioning and participation of individuals with TBI, reducing caregiver burden, and evaluating how emerging technology can facilitate delivery of care.ConclusionsThe World Café Methodology was an effective method for developing research priorities. The breadth of expertise of participants and the collegial environment allowed for the identification of a broad perspective on important future research directions with potential to enhance the long-term community integration of individuals with brain injury.

scholarly journals The effects of phenological mismatches on demography

2010 ◽  
Vol 365 (1555) ◽  
pp. 3177-3186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abraham J. Miller-Rushing ◽  
Toke Thomas Høye ◽  
David W. Inouye ◽  
Eric Post
Keyword(s):  
Future Research ◽  
Sensitive Species ◽  
Know How ◽  
Phenological Changes ◽  
The World ◽  
Term Data ◽  
Demographic Effects ◽  
Long Term Studies ◽  
Key Questions

Climate change is altering the phenology of species across the world, but what are the consequences of these phenological changes for the demography and population dynamics of species? Time-sensitive relationships, such as migration, breeding and predation, may be disrupted or altered, which may in turn alter the rates of reproduction and survival, leading some populations to decline and others to increase in abundance. However, finding evidence for disrupted relationships, or lack thereof, and their demographic effects, is difficult because the necessary detailed observational data are rare. Moreover, we do not know how sensitive species will generally be to phenological mismatches when they occur. Existing long-term studies provide preliminary data for analysing the phenology and demography of species in several locations. In many instances, though, observational protocols may need to be optimized to characterize timing-based multi-trophic interactions. As a basis for future research, we outline some of the key questions and approaches to improving our understanding of the relationships among phenology, demography and climate in a multi-trophic context. There are many challenges associated with this line of research, not the least of which is the need for detailed, long-term data on many organisms in a single system. However, we identify key questions that can be addressed with data that already exist and propose approaches that could guide future research.

scholarly journals COVID-19 and the Challenges of Transition to Online Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-148
Author(s):  
Barbara Grah ◽  
Sandra Penger
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Personal Reflection ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The Third ◽  
School Year ◽  
The World

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world. It changed the way we do business, and it changed our lives in terms of socializing. Nevertheless, it also brought essential changes in the educational segment. This school year, at the tertiary level, courses’ contents and examinations are primarily done online in Slovenia due to the pandemic. In this paper, we examine the perceptions and challenges the third-year students of the Learning and knowledge management course conducted at the School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana, are facing. Specifically, we are interested in the challenges the students encountered during the transition to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the advantages and disadvantages of online learning, as perceived by students. What was used as the method to collect and analyze the data was personal reflection and content analysis. The findings show that students are facing different challenges. Nevertheless, also several advantages and disadvantages related to the online learning process are identified. We conclude by providing practical examples for pedagogical staff to ease the transition for students and avenues for future research. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

A REVIEW OF SPIRITUAL TOURISM: A CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR FUTURE RESEARCH

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-141
Author(s):  
Mutia Sobihah Abdul Halim ◽  
Ekrem Tatoglu ◽  
Shamsiah Banu Mohamad Hanefar
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Spiritual Development ◽  
Spiritual Intelligence ◽  
Spiritual Coping ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Spiritual Tourism ◽  
The World ◽  
Special Category

Purpose – The growth of non-materialistic impulses among people around the world has led to the emergence of a special category of tourism that can be termed ‘spiritual tourism’. This article presents an attempt to provide a conceptual model for spiritual tourism drawing from the literature on spirituality, religion, and tourism. Design/ Approach – As this study intends to build a bridge between spirituality and tourism, the authors reviewed various articles and adopted the Spiritual Intelligence Model devised by Hanefar, Sa’ari, and Siraj (2016) to build a conceptual model of spiritual tourism. Methodology – Content analysis was used to arrange more than forty dimensions of spiritual tourism from the chosen articles. These dimensions were coded and mapped against the Spiritual Intelligence Model. Findings – The emergent dimensions of spiritual tourism showed that tourism offers unique opportunities in guiding human being to gain spiritual development through religion and nonreligion tourism activities/experiences. Originality of the research – The authors developed a Conceptual Model of Spiritual Tourism with seven themes: Meaning/Purpose of life, Consciousness, Transcendence, Spiritual resources, Selfdetermination, Reflection – soul purification, and Spiritual coping (with obstacles). This model intends to serve as a systematic pathway to authors and other researchers for future research related to spiritual tourism.

scholarly journals CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN ADULT EDUCATION IN GREENLAND

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 19-29
Author(s):  
Andreas Ahrens ◽  
Jelena Zascerinska ◽  
Ludmila Aleksejeva ◽  
Olga Gukovica ◽  
Mihails Zascerinskis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Problem Situations ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
The Government ◽  
New Research

Education in Greenland is a central parameter in achieving the long-term goals of the Government in terms of providing the population with the necessary means to take up positions as skilled labour. The research aim is to implement theoretical and empirical analysis of adult education in Greenland underpinning the identification of challenges and opportunities in adult education in Greenland. The empirical study of the exploratory nature was carried out in November-December 2020. Data collection was based on document analysis as well as interview. The obtained data were processed via content analysis. Findings of the theoretical analysis allow defining challenges as externally created problem situations. The structuring content analysis allows identifying challenges and opportunities in adult education in Greenland. The summarizing content analysis reveals that adult education within the educational system in Greenland has not been properly addressed. The empirical findings allow concluding that adult education in Greenland is to be shaped in such a way that it responds to the emergent challenges. The present study has some limitations. The new research question has been formulated: What modern skills (creativity, digital skills, entrepreneurship, languages, etc) do adult learners in Greenland need most? Future research will focus the extension of the dataset. 

scholarly journals ORGANIZATION OF MEDICAL AND SOCIAL CARE FOR THE ELDERLY AND SENILE POPULATION IN THE WORLD. ANALYTICAL REVIEW

2021 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-8
Author(s):  
A.Sh. Senenko ◽  
◽  
T.V. Kaigorodova ◽  
A.B. Garmaeva ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Social Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
World Health ◽  
Care Organization ◽  
Term Care ◽  
The World ◽  
Analytical Review

Significance. Population aging is considered one of the characteristic features of the modern demographic processes. This is both a forecast for the future and a basis for setting goals for health systems. Thus, the 2008 analytical review of the WHO Regional Office for Europe says that the long-established type of the fragmented care needs to be replaced by a comprehensive and coordinated type of care [1]. It is logical that this phenomenon affects not only health care, but goals of the social services as well, and economic indicators in general. In this regard, many countries have been undertaking efforts to implement or improve long-term care. Purpose. To evaluate medical and social care organization for the elderly and senile population in the world on the basis of the content analysis. Material and methods. Content analysis of the World Health Organization documents on medical and social care organization for the elderly and senile population. A total of 212 documents have been analyzed, 54 out of them have been selected for the analysis including 38 WHO materials and 16 scientific publications on the topic. Selection criteria - the documents should contain sufficient information on medical and social care organization for the elderly and senile population. Results. Analysis of the selected documents and publications has identified an urgent need to develop a comprehensive system of medical and social care delivery for the elderly as a separate group of the population with its peculiar characteristics of the course of diseases, comorbidity, and the need for long-term care.

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