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Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Rights Lost in Translation?
Authors: Breiding Hansen Malte
Published: March 2019

Since 2003, the United Nations international human rights framework has moved notably toward increased international human rights recognition for sexual and gender minorities. Most recently, 2016 saw the adoption of an Independent Expert on violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Motivated by the nevertheless continued refusal by predominantly African and Middle Eastern countries to recognize any such human rights application, as well as postcolonial critiques of counterproductive moral imperialism and homonationalist strategies by proponent member States, this article asks how dynamics of member State disputes in the UN debates on SOGI-based rights may point to restraints and possibilities for achieving global human rights recognition for culturally diverse sexual and gender minorities. The article demonstrates how interand intradiscursive rules of formation in UN member State debates predicated on either universal or culturally relative readings of international human rights law reproduce normative polarization and obstruct national implementation of human rights protection for sexual and gender minorities. The article therefore finds universality truth claims to restrain transformative change, as well as represent a possibility for achieving human rights recognition through “perverse,” reiterations of the parameters of the universal, wielded from an open-ended multiplicity of sexual and gender minority expressions and articulations. A radical politics of top-down and bottom-up cultural translation is suggested as a possible strategy for human rights recognition for culturally diverse sexual and gender minorities.
Hiv-blivandets känslolandskap
Authors: Thorsén David
Published: March 2019

No abstract available.
Utilizing Four Square Method (FSM) to Enhance Students’ Speaking Ability
Authors: Akfan Sofyan Sukwara
Published: March 2019

This research conducted with the consideration that speaking ability can be enhanced with the implementation of Four Square Method  This research was attended to find out the extent to which utilizing Four Square Method in teaching speaking will enhance students’ speaking skill or not and to investigate students’ perception in utilizing Four Square Method in enhancing their speaking ability. The researcher used a quasi-experimental design involved two groups, they are: an experimental group that used Four Square Method while control group that used traditional method. The data of pre-test and post-test were analyzed by two independent raters by refering to Heaton’s speaking band score; while the students perception toward the implementation of Four Square Method was analyzed by using Likert's ’cale. There were 60 participants in this research where 30 in the experimental group and 30 in the control group. They were second grade students of SMAN 1 Baubau. The instruments used were speaking test, questionnaire and recorder. After the data analyzed, the researcher lounched that there is a significant enhancement of students’ speaking ability as the mean score of experimental group (accuracy: pre-test 2.80 and post-test 4.07), control group (accuracy: pre-test 3.73 and post-test 3.67). Experimental group (fluency: pres-test 2.70  and post-test 4.10), control group (fluency: pre-test 4.03 and post-test 3.57). Experimental group (comprehensibility: pre-test 2,63 and post-test 3,93) while control group (comprehensibility: pre-test 3.57 and post-test 3.73) and experimental group (content: pre-test 2.87 and post-test 4.43) while control group (content: pre-test 4.13 and post-test 4.40). Students’ perception toward the implementation of Four Square Method (FSM) was positive; 66.7% from the students (20) had high interest and 33.3% (10 students) categorized as moderate. It declares that Four Square Method is effective in enhancing student’s speaking ability.
Deixis in English and Buginese
Authors: Nusu Ashariah Chairul
Published: March 2019

The phenomenon of deixis is the most obvious way to describe the relationship between language and context within the structure of the language itself. The aims of the research were to observe the type of location deixis used in English and Buginese and to explain their differences by using Stephen C. Levinson’s Theory. The research employed a descriptive qualitative method, conducted in Barebbo Sub-district, Bone Regency. The Buginese data were collected from note-taking and recording, and English data were from internet. The result of this research indicated that deixis in English and Buginese were used in certain context. They were different especially in English which used 4 types of location to indicate something in a conversation between two or more people. Buginese used 9 different words based on distance of the speaker, hearer and object. Difference of location Deixis in English and Buginese were influenced by the culture and different way of wording in language.
A PREY-PREDATOR MODEL WITH DIFFUSION AND A SUPPLEMENTARY RESOURCE FOR THE PREY IN A TWO‐PATCH ENVIRONMENT
Authors: Dhar J.
Published: March 2019

In this paper, a prey‐predator dynamics, where the predator species partially depends upon the prey species, in a two patch habitat with diffusion and there is a non‐diffusing additional resource for the prey population, is modeled and analyzed. It is shown, that there exists a positive, monotonic, continuous steady state solution with continuous matching at the interface for both the species separately. Further, we obtain conditions for asymptotic stability for both linear and nonlinear cases.

Šiame straipsnyje modeliuojama ir analizuojama plešr‐unu ir auku dinamika, laikant, kad plešr-unu populiacija dalinai priklauso nuo auku skačiaus. Areala sudaro dvi sritys, kuriose vyksta populiaciju individu difuzija, be to, aukoms yra išskirtas nedifunduojantis resursas.

Irodyta, kad egzistuoja teigiamas, monotoniškas, tolydus stacionarusis sprendinys, tenkinantis tolydumo salyga abiems populiacijoms atskirai. Gautos asimptotinio stabilumo salygos tiesiniu ir netiesiniu atvejais.
DYNAMICS OF MULTISECTION SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS
Authors: Sieber J. , Radžiūnas M. , Schneider K. R.
Published: March 2019

We investigate the longitudinal dynamics of multisection semiconductor lasers based on a model, where a hyperbolic system of partial differential equations is nonlinearly coupled with a system of ordinary differential equations. We present analytic results for that system: global existence and uniqueness of the initial‐boundary value problem, and existence of attracting invariant manifolds of low dimension. The flow on these manifolds is approximately described by the so‐called mode approximations which are systems of ordinary differential equations. Finally, we present a detailed numerical bifurcation analysis of the two-mode approximation system and compare it with the simulated dynamics of the full PDE model.
THE SECOND BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM OF RIEMANN'S TYPE FOR BIANALYTICAL FUNCTIONS WITH DISCONTINUOUS COEFFICIENTS
Authors: Bolottn L B.
Published: March 2019

The paper is devoted to the investigation of one of the basic boundary value problems of Riemann's type for bianalytical functions with discontinuous coefficients. In the course of work there was made out a constructive method for solution of the problem in a unit circle. There was also found out that the solution of the problem under consideration consists in consequent solutions of two Riemann's boundary value problems for analytical functions in a unit circle. Besides, the example is constructed.
ON THE COOLING OF A FREE THIN FILM AT THE PRESENCE OF THE VAN DER WAALS FORCES
Authors: Gromyko G. , Tabakova S. , Popova L.
Published: March 2019

The cooling of a hot free thin viscous film attached to a rectangular colder frame is considered. The film is under the action of capillary and van der Waals forces and is symmetric with respect to a middle plane. The one@dimensional case of the corresponding non‐stationary nonlinear thermo‐dynamic problem is solved numerically by a finite difference scheme. The numerical results for the film shape, longitudinal velocity and temperature are obtained for different Reynolds numbers, dimensionless Hamaker constants and radiation numbers.
GENERALIZED RIESZ METHOD AND CONVERGENCE ACCELERATION
Authors: Tammeraid I.
Published: March 2019

Several propositions on A‐boundedness for generalized Riesz method (5ft, Pn), where Pn are linear bounded operators from Banach space X into X, are proved. These results are applied to study convergence acceleration using generalized Riesz method and generalized Zygmund method.

Apibendrintas Riesz metodas ir konvergavimo pagreitis

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Straipsnyje irodyta keletas teiginiu, susijusiu su A aprežtumu apibendrintam Rieszo metodui, kai Pn yra tiesinis aprežtasis operatorius Banacho erdveje X. Šie rezultatai taikomi tiriant Rieszo ir apibendrinto Zygmundo metodu konvergavimo pagreiti.
Some Aspects of Structured Intelligence Analysis
Authors: Vojtek Jozef
Published: March 2019

Structured analysis is a systematic approach to solving intelligence analytic problems. Methodology and analytical techniques in the intelligence analysis include the selection of structured techniques from the point of view of the analytical task and the use of the analytical spectrum. Basic structured analytical techniques ensure transparency and reduce personality bias. Taxonomy is the basis for quality analysis. There are 55 types of techniques that complement expert judgment and intuition. A properly structured analysis contains twelve questions supplemented by a number of analytical techniques. The method of analytical spectrum in strategy leads to the split of the process into the phase of analysis, synthesis, selection of information and argumentation, and the analysis itself consists of four sub-stages. The basic parameters that negatively affect the use of structured analytical techniques by intelligence analysts are the analytical and collective approach, the patterns and the level of education.
Demobilisation of the Colombian Guerillas: FARC-EP and ELN
Authors: Bláhová Pavlína , Hladká Malvína Krausz
Published: March 2019

Partisan and paramilitary groups operating on Colombian soil have been representing a serious regional security threat for the last fifty years. The most successful attempt to conclude a peace treaty between the government and the insurgents is represented by the peace process that took place between 2012-2016. This process resulted in the agreement between the colombian government and the guerilla group Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia - Ejército del Pueblo. This paper deals with the dynamics of the of the peace processes between the government and guerilla groups and analyzes the factors contributing to the escalation and deescalation of the conflict and factors that enabled or on the contrary disabled a successful demobilization of the insurgents. The analysis of the demobilization uncovered a number of factors indicating a contradictory acting of both sides of the conflict. While the adversaries were negotiating the peace agreement, in the same time they were violating the previous agreements. Such behaviour was caused mainly due to the absence of a strong sponsor.
« L’image anacrouse » 1900-1940
Authors: Navarro Coll Julia
Published: March 2019

Cet article présente les résultats d’une étude, pionnière par la méthode utilisée et par son objet : l’analyse iconographique des pochettes de disques entre 1900 et 1940 dans une perspective de genre. Cette recherche propose le terme original « image anacrouse » pour définir toute image fixe qui précède et accompagne la musique enregistrée. L’observation directe et l’analyse de 512 pochettes de disques antérieurs à 1940, non cataloguées et non valorisées, révèle l’importance discursive de ces images, qui ont contribué à diffuser massivement le phénomène de la musique enregistrée. Cette recherche valorise ce corpus iconographique et propose une feuille de route pour sauvegarder l’image anacrouse en développant une approche historique de ces sources.
Web dissemination of Tuscan oral archives
Authors: Biliotti Francesca , Calamai Silvia
Published: March 2019

Le project Grammo-foni. Le soffitte della voce (Gra.fo) a été réalisé par l’École Normale Supérieure de Pise et l’Université de Sienne avec le soutien financier de la Région Toscane. Il valorise une trentaine de collections sonores recueillies sur l’ensemble de la région par des chercheurs et des passionnés de la tradition orale. La valorisation de ces archives – jusqu’ici inconnues du grand public – s’effectue sur plusieurs étapes qui vont de la découverte de ces archives à leur numérisation (et leur restauration, si nécessaire) en passant par le catalogage des enregistrements de chaque collection. Les documents sonores sont accessibles par un portail web (http://grafo.sns.it), qui permet aux témoins enregistrés et aux enquêteurs d’accéder aux entretiens enregistrés ainsi qu’à leur analyse, leurs transcriptions et tous les documents qui ont accompagné l’enquête le cas échéant. Cet article décrit le portail web de Gra.fo et ses diverses possibilités de recherche jusqu’aux notices dans le catalogage.
Donner à entendre l’architecture de l’île d’Oléron
Authors: Guérin Anaëlle
Published: March 2019

La Maison paysanne, construite par l’association folklorique Les Déjhouqués dans les années 1970, est gérée depuis 2006 par la communauté de communes de l’île d’Oléron. Celle-ci a décidé de la réhabiliter en un centre d’interprétation dédié à l’éco-construction et à l’architecture vernaculaire oléronaise. Il s’agit à la fois d’un projet patrimonial, historique, culturel, touristique et citoyen. Dans le cadre de ce projet, quatre collectes de témoignages, trois sonores et une filmée, ont été réalisées concernant la maison oléronaise, la construction de la Maison paysanne, l’éco-construction et les légendes racontées sur l’île. Cet article présente ces différentes collectes ainsi qu’un des dispositifs de valorisation de l’une de ces collectes. Il compare aussi l’utilisation du son et de l’image et détaille les apports et usages des témoignages dans le cadre du projet.
Le témoignage filmé : un entretien comme les autres ?
Authors: Siino François
Published: March 2019

Avec la généralisation des possibilités techniques de prise d’image, la réalisation d’entretiens filmés lors d’enquêtes en sciences sociales est devenue plus simple. Recueillir à la fois la parole, le son et l’image peut dès lors sembler le choix le plus évident. Ce choix, ne dispense pourtant pas de réfléchir à ce que peut impliquer l’enregistrement vidéo, tant du point de vue de la situation d’enquête elle-même que de la nature et l’utilisation du matériau recueilli et sa constitution en sources pour la recherche. À partir d’un cas concret d’enquête par entretiens filmés, il s’agit de revenir sur les débats et les réflexions qui ont pu être suscités par l’usage de cet outil. On s’interrogera notamment sur la nature particulière du « temps de caméra », sur les effets de brouillage de la situation d’enquête, les possibilités de retour de l’image vers les témoins interrogés et l’usage du « hors-texte ».
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Fear Response, and Environmental Exposures
Authors: Theoharides Theoharis C. , Sant Jaanvi , Giota Maria-Eleni
Published: March 2019

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental condition characterized by impaired social interactions and communication, as well as by stereotypic movements, that affects 1 in 59 children. ASD is expected to reach 1 in about 40 children by 2020, yet it remains without distinct pathogenesis and effective treatment. Children with ASD respond with high anxiety to almost any unknown stimulus and appear to misread danger/threat signals, and may not experience anxiety in situations where normotypic children do. The authors propose that environmental stimuli stimulate the unique immune cells, known as mast cells (MC), which then trigger microglia, leading to dysfunctional neuronal connectivity in the amygdala. This process lowers or disrupts the “fear response” and leads to an exaggerated “fight-or-flight” reaction. corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) could have a synergistic effect with environmental stimuli, especially mycotoxins. Recognizing this association and preventing stimulation of mast cells/microglia could lead to effective treatment of ASD.
Exposure to Toxic Environmental Agents in the Form of Fragrances and Development of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
Authors: Bagasra Omar , Bagasra Anisah
Published: March 2019

In this chapter, the authors explore how the human brain develops and what the critical stages are in which a fetal brain may acquire genetic and developmental abnormalities through environmental agents. They summarize the prevailing theories regarding the etiologies of autism and present scientific data supporting the thesis that some of the most commonly used environmental agents that we have so easily accepted into our social fabric of life may be major contributors in the development of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). They provide a large body of scientific data carried out in their laboratory, utilizing developing human neurons exposed to femtomolar concentrations of chemicals found in fragrances. The studies demonstrate that synthetic fragrances can impart profound neuromodifications at the morphologic, immunologic, and molecular levels. It is hypothesized that high exposure to teratogenic neurotoxins in our environment during critical periods of development best explains the rapid rise of autism spectrum disorder diagnosis over the past three decades.
A Review on Chemsensors
Authors: Saxena Richa , Saxena Shweta
Published: March 2019

Chemsensors have been playing a crucial role in various aspects of biomedical science, analytical and environmental chemistry. The toxic metal ions like Zn, Cd, Cu, Pb and Hg have increased gradually but now have reached an alarming situation, crossing the threshold value. Due to high toxicity of these heavy metals there is an obvious need for a sensor system to detect their presence. Chemsensors including surface acoustic wave sensors, enzymes, carbon nanotubes, nanoparticles, and chromophore-based sensors have attracted increasing attention over the last few years. Chemsensors prove very promising as the system is rapid, selective, sensible, low-cost, easy-to-use, and has the ability to provide real-time signals. However, recently, considerable effort has been devoted to the synthesis of sterically encumbered selenium containing species reported to display strong affinities with Hg2+ or Ag2+. This chapter reviews the basic principles involved in the design of chemsensors, their variety and applications in various established and emerging fields.
Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology Principles
Authors: Velonakis Emmanouil G.
Published: March 2019

Occupational epidemiology studies the distribution of health events and health related determinants and its relation to the working environment. Environmental epidemiology focuses on the involuntary exposure to physical and chemical factors in the indoor or outdoor environment that may affect health patterns. Occupational and environmental epidemiology use similar methodology although the conditions differ. The environmental epidemiology studies beyond the health effect of exposure to specific environmental factors and must consider the long-term impact of the ecosystems to nearby populations. Molecular technologies allow the detection of effects at the molecular level originated by very low levels of exposure. The concept of an exposome is a kind of database with information concerning environmental exposure measurements in a life time and corresponding biomarkers concentrations in different biospeciments, considering internal individual genetic characteristics.
Agbiotech, Sustainability, and Food Security Connection to Public Health
Authors: Iyioke Ike Valentine
Published: March 2019

Supporters of agricultural biotechnology have maintained a high enthusiasm for its role in improving agricultural yields and enhancing sustainability, for instance, in Africa. However, critics are deeply skeptical. This chapter sketches some of the main arguments on both sides to provide a summary analysis. The discussion includes multiple climatic, socioeconomic, and public policy drivers that have collided with the ability of the average person to achieve food security. If food security is to be understood as a matter of human health, then its definitions and designs must recognize food's many roles in creating positive public health outcomes. Hence, the discussion expands to include an integrative model of food security linking sociocultural, public policy, and ecological aspects to public health. The chapter concludes that extensive work must be done to steer policy initiatives toward common sense sustainability paths to achieve food security and/or sovereignty.
Pharmaceuticals in Environment
Authors: Bali Alka
Published: March 2019

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) constitute an integral part of modern healthcare systems which enter the environment through various routes. Because of their inherent biological activity, their presence in soil and the aquatic environment poses several eco-toxicological problems. Antibiotic contamination of soil and water bodies is leading to the development of microbial resistance to antibiotics and this has been recognized by several global bodies like WHO and EPA. Effective steps need to be taken in this regard including increased awareness, reduced pharmaceutical discharges in environment, green and sustainable pharmaceutical practice by pharmaceutical industry and healthcare professionals and improved remediation/bioremediation methods. This chapter outlines the various anticipated routes of exposure of pharmaceuticals to the environment along with their detrimental effects, fate and degradation in aquatic and terrestrial environments. The chapter also dwells upon the role of various regulatory bodies and plausible measures that may be adopted to alleviate the problem.
A Self-Learning Framework for the IoT Security
Authors: Venkatraman Sitalakshmi
Published: March 2019

The internet of things (IoT) is a complex system of heterogeneous devices connected to a network. While IoT can significantly add value to people's everyday activities around the world, there are numerous security risks and privacy breaches imposed by the IoT landscape. Traditional security solutions are not applicable for the IoT as they require high-end processing capacity. The objective of this chapter is two-fold. Firstly, it provides a comprehensive summary of the recent advancements in the IoT and identifies their vulnerabilities. Secondly, it proposes the paradigm of self-learning as an intelligent and sustainable mechanism that is capable of automatically detecting suspicious activities in the IoT. Overall, this chapter presents a contemporary coverage of the recent developments in the IoT scene, the security and privacy challenges confronting the security experts, a proposal of a self-learning framework for performing health check of the IoT environment, and finally a set of high-level implementation guidelines and conclusions.
All Pervasive Surveillance Techniques and AI-Based Applications
Authors: Borah Jutika , Sarma Kandarpa Kumar , Gohain Pulak Jyoti
Published: March 2019

Surveillance is the process of close observation of a person, place, or object to avoid and minimize the risk of any undesired dangerous situations or suspicious activities to maintain normalcy. However, manual surveillance techniques have certain constraints including unavailability of trained manpower and erroneous observation triggering tricky situations. The proliferation of the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) have increased the levels automation and have made it a part of surveillance application. The aspects of automation have greatly reduced human intervention and have made systems more reliable and efficient. The new advancements in internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) have made automation in surveillance security even more convenient and efficient. It has been found that the application of IoT and AI-based learning mechanism have made significant performance improvement for automated surveillance purpose. Here, the authors discuss some of the recent trends and challenges faced by all pervasive surveillance systems.
A Holistic View of Cybersecurity Education Requirements
Authors: Furnell Steven M. , Vasileiou Ismini
Published: March 2019

This chapter sets the scene for the book as a whole, establishing the need for cybersecurity awareness, training, and education in order to enable us to understand and meet our security obligations. It begins by illustrating key elements that ought to form part of cybersecurity literacy and the questions to be asked when addressing the issue. It then examines the problems that have traditionally existed in terms of achieving awareness and education, both at the user level (in terms of lack of support) and the practitioner level (in terms of a skills shortage). The discussion highlights the importance of a holistic approach, covering both personal and workplace use, and addressing the spectrum from end-users through to cybersecurity specialists.
The Role of Education and Awareness in Tackling Insider Threats
Authors: Smyth Shaun Joseph , Curran Kevin , McKelvey Nigel
Published: March 2019

Insider threats present a major concern for organizations worldwide. As organizations need to provide employees with authority to access data to enable them to complete their daily tasks, they leave themselves open to insider attacks. This chapter looks at those who fall into the category which can be referred to as insiders and highlights the activity of outsourcing which is employed by many organizations and defines the term insider threat while pointing out what differentiates an accidental threat from a malicious threat. The discussion also considers various methods of dealing with insider threats before highlighting the role education and awareness plays in the process, the importance of tailoring awareness programs, and what the future holds for insider threats within organizations.
Delivering Cybersecurity Education Effectively
Authors: Irons Alastair
Published: March 2019

This chapter draws on current research and best practice into teaching in cybersecurity in higher education. The chapter provides a theoretical and pedagogical foundation for helping tutors make decisions about what topics to include and approaches to teaching and assessing the cybersecurity curriculum. There are of course a range of potential stakeholders in cybersecurity education ranging from government, policy, and law makers to all members of society. However, for the purposes of brevity, this chapter will focus on learners and those creating and delivering cybersecurity education in the higher education (HE) sector.
A Collaborative Cybersecurity Education Program
Authors: Tokola Teemu J. , Schaberreiter Thomas , Quirchmayr Gerald , Englbrecht Ludwig , Pernul Günther , Katsikas Sokratis K. , Preneel Bart , Tang Qiang
Published: March 2019

This chapter presents an implementation of a cybersecurity education program. The program aims to address some issues identified in current cybersecurity teaching in higher education on a European level, like the fragmentation of cybersecurity expertise or resource shortage, resulting in few higher education institutions to offer full degree programs. As a result of the Erasmus+ strategic partnership project SecTech, the program tries to overcome those issues by introducing collaborative development to cybersecurity education. SecTech lays the foundations for a collaborative education program, like the definition of a clear content, module and delivery structure, and the appropriate tool support to facilitate collaboration and content reuse. Additional effort is required to achieve long-term success, including the creation of a community that drives the content creation and maintenance, as well as an independent governance structure to steer the project in the long-term. While the project focuses on European collaboration, a global community is envisioned.
Characteristics of Various Soil Amendments
Authors: Kumar Amit
Published: March 2019

Nutrients play a key role in maintaining soil fertility. Regular use of chemical fertilizers has great impact on soil infertility. Nutrient supply for soil sustainability is the most important step to maintain the fertility and integrity. The enrichment of soil with organic matter could reduce the content of bioavailable metal species as a result of complexation of free ions of heavy metals. The NPK ratio in the soil should be maintained for the good crop yield. There are various organic and inorganic materials available to mix with soil to enhance the soil fertility. Misuse of soil amendment can result not only in damage to crops but can also cause negative impact on soil fertility.
Impact Analysis of Amendment Application Under Diversified Agro-Ecological System
Authors: Kumar Amit
Published: March 2019

In alternative agricultural systems such as organic or low-input farming, farmers can build particular forms of relationships that help sustain ecosystem services and social infrastructure more effectively. The authors discuss many of these relationships, including direct marketing, fair trade certification, and food justice movements. An agroecological approach to improve tropical small farming systems must ensure that promoted systems and technologies are suited to the specific environmental and socio-economic conditions of small farmers, without increasing risk or dependence on external inputs. Here in this chapter, the authors have focused on diversified agro-ecological systems.
Navigating Moral Reasoning in Mediation
Authors: Jarrett Brian , Dellacioppa Kara
Published: March 2019

This chapter examines the importance of understanding of moral reasoning processes in individuals involved in mediation. It discusses Lawrence Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning and applies it to a case study of a workplace dispute. The chapter also discusses the care ethic versus justice ethic debate put forth by feminist psychologists challenging mainstream theories of moral reasoning. The chapter concludes by examining the impact of moral reasoning processes on mediation and how it might lead to re-imagining the skill set needed mediate conflict effectively (i.e., skills that involve emotional intelligence).
Collaboration and Conflict in Three Workplace Teams´ Projects
Authors: Cockburn Tom , Smith Peter A. C. , Cockburn Gordon A.
Published: March 2019

This chapter extends the previous research published in 2016 which looked into the embedding contexts of networks of small firms, in the EU principally, and how collaboration between small to medium enterprises (SMEs) was supported inside national and regional clustering structures and incubators initiated in collaboration with university researchers and governments agencies. The current chapter drills down further to explore the processes at the level of individual firms to see how group and individual conflict and collaboration was generated or sustained within teams in three different case organizations. In other words, the chapter looks at micro level details of conflict and collaboration as well as the observed socioemotional dynamics. The three organizations were involved with executive education programs and the authors were able to access reflective diaries for 2004 to 2012 enabling the authors to triangulate notes taken with interview data and observations used for this chapter.
Identifying Blind Spots in Leadership Development
Authors: Turner Timothy W. , Conroy Richard J.
Published: March 2019

A plethora of market available 360-degree assessment tools add value to the work of organizational leadership and management professionals. This chapter examines 360-degree assessments in terms of leadership development, training, and coaching. Multi-rater assessment use is reviewed in the context of emotional intelligence competencies. Leadership development is enhanced when benchmarks are established for leaders in the area of emotional intelligence. Organizations can identify keys to leader development by recognizing specific competencies in “star performers” (high performers). Self-report assessment instruments are generally useful in identifying key leadership competencies, but are limited by an individual's self-awareness. 360-degree multi-rater assessments enhance and support the recognition of these specific competencies but more so serve to identify blind spots or gaps in competency areas. Any divergence is often between a leader's self-reporting and observations gleaned from a 360-degree perspective by peers, subordinates, managers, family members, friends, and others.
Complex Action Methodology for Enterprise Systems (CAMES)
Authors: Cames Olaf , Drury-Grogan Meghann L.
Published: March 2019

This completed action research utilizes the conceptual framework of quantum mechanics in action science field studies for bias-free behavioral data collection and quantification. The research question tied to experimental verification if action research field studies can practically utilize the theory of communicative action and the theory of quantum mechanics to contextualize the quantification with pathological and distorted behavioral pattern. The result is a quantum-like formalism that provides intermediary conceptuality for organizational intervening initiatives. This process of contextualization behavior in projects via quantum probability experimentally evidenced. The chapter concludes by reviewing the results of two experiments that the hypotheses that the theory of quantum mechanics and the theory of communicative action qualifies as a building block for a planned methodological approach to intervene and steer problematic social structures in the desired direction.
Strategic Managerial Communication in the Digital Era
Authors: Camillo Isabell Carolina , Camillo Angelo A.
Published: March 2019

Managerial communication is considered integral to business related disciplines such as strategic management, leadership, strategic marketing, and business ethics. However, within the context of global strategic management, managerial communication follows under the broad umbrella of “business communication,” Communication with internal and external stakeholders demands careful-ethical considerations, regardless of the industry. Having an inclusive-ethical strategic managerial communication policy in place, allows for strategic information dissemination as well as the protection of transmission of confidential data. This chapter discusses the topic of communication with emphasis on ethical managerial communication within the global context. The result of the study confirm that effective-ethical communication strategies and appropriate communications policy implementation is conducive to the firm's success. Within the framework of management, ethical managerial communication refers to communication within the context of business management and not media communication.
Affective and Emotional Determinants of Entrepreneurial Orientation Within Family Firms
Authors: Hernández-Linares Remedios , López-Fernández María Concepción , Naranjo-Sánchez María José , Fielden Laura Victoria
Published: March 2019

As a predominant form of business organization, family firms have attracted increasing attention by scholars, and especially by those researching entrepreneurial orientation with the aim of better understanding of entrepreneurial activities pursued by enterprises. However, the literature on the confluence of entrepreneurial orientation and family firms has paid scant attention to the influence of affective and emotional factors. To cover this research gap, the authors analyze the impact of affective commitment and concern for socioemotional wealth preservation on entrepreneurial orientation. To do so, they performed an empirical study using the data collected from 342 small and mid-sized family firms from Portugal, a country where family firms are under-researched even though they make up the backbone of the economy. Results show that both affective commitment and socioemotional wealth positively impact entrepreneurial orientation, pointing to the need to further research the relationships between such factors and strategic behaviors in the family business context.
Orange Economy and Digital Entrepreneurship in Latin America
Authors: Vega-Muñoz Alejandro , Bustamante-Pavez Guillermo , Salazar-Sepúlveda Guido
Published: March 2019

This chapter gives an account of how the orange economy begins to penetrate the traditional economy of Latin American countries, which are oriented towards the export of generic products and low commercial value. For this, the authors have analyzed the experiences of 18 Latin American creative companies identified by the Inter-American Development Bank. Cases selected concentrates in the media and software platforms sectors of the orange economy, with a qualitative approach and a narrative design through the analysis of the information of these 18 extreme cases of business success describes the possibilities that in the Latin American reality can be visualized. As a result, this chapter allows us to understand the opportunities of entrepreneurship, through the orange economy in Latin America, and to distinguish how this economic, social, and cultural phenomenon is observed, starting from the Latin American academic discourse, contributing to the construction of a definition that tries to achieve a greater conceptual precision concerning Orange economy.
Digital Marketing as a Communication Tool in Emerging Businesses
Authors: Briones Carlos Luis Torres
Published: March 2019

Emerging businesses face the daily challenge of competing in a world where major brands use their complete artillery to communicate and attract customers, and where small businesses are the most affected, so they should be more intelligent and daring to compete in the daily market. Here, the authors study the theory of digital marketing as a communication tool for emerging businesses and its benefits according to different authors. As a result, they propose the EComPymes model, where the appropriate basic tools for these type of companies are shown; thus, content generation through social media, mobile marketing, and email are the main options, not only for starting a business but competing with low budgets.
Suppliers Administrative Attributes on Supplier Selection and Its Effect on Production Process and Marketing Benefits
Authors: Mendoza-Fong José Roberto , García-Alcaraz Jorge Luis , Ramírez Cuauhtemoc Sánchez , Hernández Giner Alor
Published: March 2019

The supplier selection process is one of the daily activities of purchasing departments in the maquiladora industries, but traditionally the attributes analyzed are those that can be quantified, ignoring others because its impact on the production process or on the company's revenues is unknown. This article presents a structural equation model in which three latent variables associated with administrative attributes are integrated, the benefits obtained along production process and marketing, where three hypotheses which relate them are exposed. The information is derived from a survey of 253 managers who work in maquiladoras in Mexico, thus, a descriptive analysis of the sample and the items are obtained. The hypotheses were validated according to a structural equation model and the results indicate that there is a direct and positive effect between the variables analyzed, but the most interesting due to its size, is between the profits made by the production process and the marketing benefits.
Ethics, Ethical Leadership, and Supply Chain Management
Authors: Aytan Yasemin Sarıcı , Sayan Ilknur
Published: March 2019

To analyze ethics and sustainability in supply chain management: ethics, business ethics and ethical leadership are briefly explained. Ethics is important for the business in 4 aspects: customers, suppliers, competitors and employees. In this chapter, supply management will be given a more detailed examination with sustainability and an ethical point of view. Besides the governmental regulations, big companies also feel social responsibility and take action for the procurement of their supplier's conditions. Sustainability, ethics, ethical leadership are the main problems for a successful supply chain management system.
Contemporary Challenges of International Economic Relations
Authors: Petrovic Vesna
Published: March 2019

The main aim of this chapter is to analyze the contemporary challenges that have affected movements in the global trade and investments, as well as their interdependence. The focus is on the causes and consequences of the fundamental changes in international economic relations. The analysis is based on the following data: value of world trade, dynamics, and structure of exchange. Contemporary faces of the world economy such as transnationalization, intra-sector trade, increasing discourse on whether foreign trade and FDIs represent substitutes or complements, have also been an unavoidable part of this chapter. Depending on the stage of development, global changes have specific consequences on developed countries and developing economies. The chapter in its final part focuses on the analysis of how global value chains are directly affecting the growth of international trade and flows of foreign capital through the inevitable role of multinational companies.
Relationship Between Working Capital Management and Supply Chain Management
Authors: Süer Seda
Published: March 2019

One of the firm's financial objectives is to minimize the time between making the payment for inputs and receiving payment for the outputs – the period for which working capital financing is required in the supply chain management process. In an attempt to reduce the level of working capital, a firm has to achieve some goals: to minimize cash available, reduce accounts receivables, extend its accounts payable, and shorten inventory days. To achieve these goals supply chain activities should be related with working capital requirements. The aim of this chapter is to provide an overview of the relationship between supply chain management and working capital management. A theoretical framework is proposed as an evidence to prove the relationship between supply chain activities and working capital components. Consequently, this chapter investigates how improvements on working capital components can add value to the supply chain process.
Reporting on CSR and Ethical and Sustainable Management in Food Industry in Slovakia as an EU Member
Authors: Paksiova Renata , Lovciová Kornélia
Published: March 2019

The food industry is an important sector in each country with regards to food self-sufficiency, and it is a subject of stricter monitoring compared to other sectors. Disclosure of non-financial information significantly compliments the image of each company and contributes very effectively to the decision making of their customers, not only from the supply chain. Interest in non-financial information as parts of CSR from the perspective of the ethical and sustainable supply chain management is increasing. In the social, environmental, and economic spheres, it is important to determine the specificities of food industry reporting in order to achieve sustainable development. The aim of this chapter is a theoretical analysis of the reporting of non-financial information according to their disclosure requirements in the food industry by enterprises in Slovakia and a quantitative analysis of their reporting in the structure of SK NACE for 2017 in the context of the ethics and sustainability. Slovakia has more requirements for company reporting in the annual report since 2017.
Report of an Interdisciplinary Course in Product Design Education
Authors: Garcia Giovanni Jesue Contreras , Siu Kin Wai Michael
Published: March 2019

Interdisciplinarity refers to the process of addressing a topic or problem from the angle of different disciplines or sciences, not just one. Typically, those who promote interdisciplinarity argue that the complexity of modern societies demands an interdisciplinary approach to problem-solving. This claim has gained traction in the field of Product Design in recent years, with some scholars and commentators arguing that technological, social, and economic changes have made the process to develop new products more collaborative. At the same time, however, there is a sense that universities focus on training specialists, and that there is a need for new pedagogies. Interdisciplinarity, however, can be understood—and implemented—in different ways. Should students be trained in a wide range of subjects? Or so that they can function in an interdisciplinary team? Different views can result in substantially different educational experiences and sets of skills. This chapter outlines some aspects of the process to facilitate interdisciplinarity in a course involving product design and engineering students.
Practice Perspectives on Learning Analytics in Higher Education
Authors: Torrisi-Steele Geraldine , Wang Victor X. , Galaige Joy
Published: March 2019

Learning analytics have taken higher education by the proverbial “storm.” Universities primarily employ learning analytics at the level of metrics to satisfy institutional requirements but are also investing significant effort in technical development. In the domain of teaching, learning analytics are making an appearance but are much less developed than in institutional or technical domains. On the basis of the potential of learning analytics to inform teaching practice and thus improve learning experiences, course instructors are now encouraged to use learning analytics at classroom level. Early forages are giving mixed results, and some confusion reigns among teaching staff in relation to the usability/value of learning analytics. The fundamental premise of the present chapter is that if potential of learning analytics to improve learning experiences is to be realized, then learning analytics must shift further into the practice domain, and this requires the projection of learning theory onto learning analytics.
Moving Toward a Third Generation of Medical Education
Authors: Green Wendy M.
Published: March 2019

The number of health professions education programs continues to increase across the United States and globally, but unequal access to healthcare remains a pressing issue. Health professions education has shifted from a first-generation approach, centered on didactic teaching, to a second-generation approach, centered on problem-based learning. In a Lancet paper, Frenk and colleagues argued for the incorporation of a transformative paradigm within health professions education facilitating the move towards the third generation of health professions education. Drawing on Mezirow and Freire, they argued for the incorporation of a transformative paradigm to improve health professions education by better aligning medical education and population needs. This chapter examines how a transformative approach to health professions education could be implemented and where it would be most effective. It also looks at how a transformative paradigm within health professions education could provide an additional lens to understand health disparities, structural inequity, and diversity.