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Regards de parents sur l’argent des enfants
Authors: Dorvillius Évelyne
Published: May 2013

How parents view the cash sources of children -

Faced with the money issues of young people, parents adopt a position according to their scale of values and economic situation. What is their attitude towards the money of their children and the way they earn and spend it ? In the case of accepted or incited economic dealings the viewpoint of certain parents towards this money oscillates between two scenarios depending on the source of supply : for money received they adopt quite an authoritarian stance ; for money earned they opt for a more flexible control. If the limits of the authorised money are exceeded, silence is the golden rule.
Les jeux de hasard
Authors: Martignoni-Hutin Jean-Pierre
Published: May 2013

Les jeux de hasard et d’argent contemporains (loterie, PMU, machines à sous) sollicitent avant tout les gens sans aveu et sans fortune particulière, ce qui ne signifie pas qu’ils soient les seuls à jouer. Ces jeux deviennent pour certains moyen de se refaire des hasards malheureux de l’existence, pour d’autres moyen d’améliorer l’ordinaire. La pratique des jeux d’argent n’est pas une remise en cause des rapports sociaux, c’est une manière égocentrique de faire avec, par rapport à une position sociale et économique particulière. Mais la pratique ludique du sujet joueur représente tout un système de calcul, d’attente, de croyance qui transcende par son simple exercice la recherche de profits financiers. Jouer c’est avant tout une manière de faire avec l’existence.
Une pédagogie du simulacre : l’invention du scoutisme (1900-1912)
Authors: Denis Daniel
Published: May 2013

Avec Baden-Powell, l’aventure quitte l’espace du roman pour devenir le principe d’organisation d’une jeunesse en «mouvement». Sa méthode, fondée sur une pratique coloniale et nourrie d’un imaginaire exotique, séduit rapidement la jeunesse anglaise... et ne tarde pas à susciter la curiosité des services français du renseignement militaire en Angleterre. Situés aux avant-postes de la rivalité «géo-politique «franco-britannique, ils vont tenter de traduire en français cette surprenante innovation pédagogique. Le simulacre de la conquête du monde devient alors un enjeu «géo-symbolique» passionnant dont l’étude approfondie permet de mieux comprendre la complexité des échanges interculturels».
Les jeunes et la politique en Europe et en France
Authors: Bréchon Pierre
Published: May 2013

Beaucoup d’observateurs (idéalisant leur propre passé ?) dénoncent la dépolitisation de la jeunesse. Cet article, s’appuyant sur des résultats d’enquêtes internationales (surtout enquêtes sur les valeurs, mais aussi Eurobaromètre et enquêtes électorales françaises), montre au contraire que sur ces dernières années on n’observe aucune dépolitisation des jeunes. Certes les hommes politiques n’ont pas bonne presse et la participation électorale est plutôt à la baisse chez les jeunes et même chez les jeunes adultes. Par contre émergent et se développent lentement des formes diverses de participation civique… nouvelles formes d’expression, manisfestations et mobilisations sur des problèmes spécifiques.
Les figures de l'exploit. Pratique et supporterisme chez les jeunes des quartiers sensibles marseillais
Authors: Soto Hélène , Therme Pierre
Published: May 2013

Nous avons mis en exergue l'existence d'une forme de pratique singulière de football qui se développe en parallèle du football institutionnel, dans les quartiers dits " difficiles " de nos mégapoles. Le football cristallise les valeurs de la société à laquelle il se rattache. Pourrait-on conclure à un cloisonnement étanche entre deux formes d'agrégation sociale, l'une dominante, l'autre communautaire, chacune relevant d'un système de valeurs propres ? Nous tenterons d'y répondre par un examen ethnographique en deux volets : celui de cette pratique singulière ; et celui de l'implication de cette population dite " marginale " vis-à-vis de l'Olympique de Marseille et du Mondial 1998.
Atouts et faiblesses des politiques de jeunesse
Authors: Loncle-Moriceau Patricia
Published: May 2013

Cet article a pour objectif de mettre en lumière les spécificités des politiques locales et nationales de jeunesse tant du point de vue des ressorts de l’intervention publique que de celui de la structuration des mises en oeuvre. Il vise également à mettre en perspective ce domaine de l’intervention publique avec l’analyse des politiques publiques. Par ce biais, il entreprend surtout de souligner ce qui constitue la caractéristique des politiques de jeunesse, à savoir l’existence de la permanence, au sein des différents domaines de l’action publique, d’un champ d’intervention publique qui demeure territorial, infrasectoriel et transversal.
Âges et Sociabilité
Authors: Forsé Michel
Published: May 2013

L’avancée en âge se traduit par le passage d’une sociabilité externe à une sociabilité interne, davantage centrée sur le foyer. Volume et fréquence de relations, d’abord croissants, diminuent au-delà de quarante ans. Quel que soit l’âge, la sociabilité des catégories sociales supérieures est toujours plus développée que celle des catégories modestes, sauf pour ce qui concerne les relations avec la parenté. Les réseaux des jeunes sont marqués par la proximité avec la famille et l’école, dont provient une bonne part de leur capital social, notamment pour trouver un emploi. En terme d’évolution, l’impression dominante est celle d’une assez grande stabilité.
Vers une culture mondialisée : rêve ou cauchemar ?
Authors: van Steenbergen Bart
Published: May 2013

Die Globalisierung kann als Drohung oder als Herausforderung empfunden werden. In der aktuellen Debatte über die Frage der Globalisierung der Kultur beschäftigt man sich vor allem mit dem Aspekt der Drohung. Dieser Presseartikel gibt eine Übersicht einer gewissen Anzahl von Alptraum-Hypothesen über die Zukunft der globalisierten Kultur und beweist, dass trotz der herrschenden Sorge über die "schleichende Amerikanisierung" und den "Zivilisationenaufprall" keines dieser Szenarios glaubwürdig ist und auch nicht von der empirischen Realität bestätigt wird.
L’évolution de l’appartenance associative des jeunes
Authors: Roudet Bernard
Published: May 2013

Analysant les données issues de plusieurs enquêtes statistiques, cet article présente les principales caractéristiques et les évolutions récentes de l’appartenance associative en France. Il situe la place des jeunes dans ces évolutions, examinant si leurs appartenances se différencient de celles de l’ensemble de la population. Les jeunes adhèrent un peu plus que la moyenne des Français à des associations et ils y prennent aujourd’hui davantage de responsabilités. S’ils participent toujours, pour l’essentiel, à des associations sportives, culturelles ou de loisirs, d’autres associations, avec de plus faibles effectifs, peuvent être le lieu d’un réel investissement.
Résistance ouvrière à Gennevilliers
Authors: Marlière Éric
Published: May 2013

Workers’ resistance in Gennevilliers

The collapse of the working-class and of the social system that accompanied it, has disrupted the physical, political and social structures of the old districts of the red suburb. The example of the Grésillons district in Gennevilliers shows with acuity the economic and social changes and clearly illustrates the different transition phases undergone by the post-industrial society. The new generation, the sons of immigrants and workers with no more opportunities to work like their fathers did, are the most affected by the changes. They have to develop strategies to adapt and resist to this changing society which actually considers them as people on the fringe of society.
Les jeunes dans l'espace public distants des institutions ?
Authors: Moreau Christophe , Gaultier Gilbert
Published: May 2013

Die Jugendlichen im öffentlichen Raum zurückhaltend gegenüber Institutionen ?

Anhand einer Studie, die in Grosssiedlungen von Rennes durchgeführt wurde, befragen die Autoren die Jugendlichen über ihre Präsenz im öffentlichen Raum und ihre Beziehungen zu den Institutionen. Sie unterscheiden dann 2 Jugendtypen : die "Dorfbewohner" und die "Reisenden ”.
Des rites de passage aux « premières fois ». Une expérimentation sans fins
Authors: Bozon Michel
Published: May 2013

Von den übergangsriten zu den «ersten malen» eine endlose experimentierung

Der Vorgang des Überganges zum Erwachsenwerden wird hier anhand seiner Riten behandelt. Die Übergangsriten, die ihn einstmals organisierten und festlich begingen, haben einem progressiveren Übergang den Vortritt gelassen und zwar mit informellen und eventuell umkehrbaren Verfahren und mit einmaligen Riten versehen. Diese «ersten Male» bedeuten nicht unbedingt die Einweihung einer fruchtbaren Experimentierungsphase und auch nicht den progressiven Aufbau der sozialen Reife. Sie unterhalten den Stand eines Individuums im Übergang und verbergen schlecht den herumtappenden Charakter des Übergangs zum Erwachsenwerden.
Le recours au rite : l’exemple du service militaire
Authors: Bessin Marc
Published: May 2013

passage can be analysed with regard to the temporal changes affecting the life course, to the temporal biographies becoming more flexible, at the opposite of what the idea of threshold of age embodied previously.
Passer le permis de conduire : la fin de l’adolescence
Authors: Masclet Olivier
Published: May 2013

Den führerschein machen : das ende des teenageralters

Obwohl die Führerscheinprüfung als eines der bedeutenden Riten des zu Ende gehenden Teenageralters betrachtet werden kann haben sich bis jetzt die Soziologen kaum für ihre praktischen Modalitäten interessiert. Diese Auslassung ist um so überraschender, denn abgesehen von ihrem symbolischen Aspekt ist die Führerscheinprüfung ein wichtiges soziales und wirtschaftliches Ereignis, wo die Beziehungen zwischen den Generationen und den Geschlechtern sich als grundlegend O. erweisen. Dieser Artikel hat sich vorgenommen, dies zum Vorschein zu bringen und zwar anhand einer Umfrage im Rahmen einer Soziologiearbeit der Universität von Metz.
Le risque dans la pratique de l’escalade
Authors: Martha Cécile , Bonnon Michel , Griffet Jean
Published: May 2013

L’objectif de cette étude est d’envisager le sens de l’expérience du risque chez les grimpeurs experts. Vécu sous une forme majoritairement symbolique qui ne menace pas l’intégrité physique des pratiquants, le risque est apprécié de façon différenciée selon les personnes et le contexte spatio-temporel et social.
Les jeunes et leur quartier : vers une nouvelle approche
Authors: Santelli Emmanuelle
Published: May 2013

La question des «jeunes issus de l’immigration» a été le plus souvent traitée en lien avec des problèmes sociaux, réduisant ainsi la réalité des jeunes à ceux qui rencontrent le plus de difficultés d’insertion sociale. Travailler à partir d’une cohorte induit une perspective différente : pour l’ensemble des jeunes qui ont grandi dans un quartier donné, elle permet d’analyser comment se construisent les trajectoires sociales.
L’autonomie résidentielle : aides familiales et publiques
Authors: Amrouni Isabelle , Labadie Francine
Published: May 2013

L’autonomie résidentielle, c’est-à-dire la situation dans laquelle un jeune ne réside plus au foyer familial tout en restant à la charge financière de ses parents est aujourd’hui encore mal connue, faute d’instruments d’analyse appropriés. Pour mieux appréhender le processus à l’oeuvre, il faut en particulier comprendre le rôle joué par les aides familiales et les aides publiques. Ce progrès dans la connaissance passe par un changement de regard sur les relations entre les jeunes adultes et leurs familles ; il est porteur d’une nouvelle répartition des responsabilités respectives des familles et de l’État envers les jeunes.
Les manières d’investir l’espace
Authors: Zaffran Joël
Published: May 2013

sacar a la luz una tipología de las movilidades urbanas.
Les adolescents et la mort : des jeux de mort au jeu de vivre
Authors: Le Breton David
Published: May 2013

Adolescents and death : from death games to the game of life

Young people do not have the fatal and irreversible vision of death that their elders have, it is not considered as the destruction of the self, it does not mean the end of life. In many young people‘ s talks, particularly adolescents girls, death is like a sleep from which one awakes one day, a time of suspension, even of purification to get rid of the wastes fouling the existence. Object of denial in our societies, death becomes a reserve of power with regard to transgressions. One gambles with one’s life to give sense. The personal ordeal is a way to give flesh to one’s life when the evidence of the pathway to the adult age is broken. But one has to pay the cost : the risk of death.
Regards sur le métier d’animateur
Authors: Précas Nikos
Published: May 2013

Blick auf den beruf des animateurs

Der Animateur hat grosse Schwierigkeiten über seine Arbeit zu kommunizieren und eine klare und zusammenhängende berufliche Identität zu erwähnen. Die Referenzen über die Kompetenzen des Berufes scheinen nur durch externe Blicke zu existieren und nur während der Ausbildungszeit wirksam gewesen zu sein. Im beruflichen Umfeld ergibt sich eine Distanzierung zwischen Rede und Wirklichkeit und dies trotz eines starken Bedürfnisses, die Kompetenzen und die nötigen Kenntnisse zu messen, um mit den verschiedenen Publikumsarten eine institutionelle Distanz zu schaffen. Die Grenze zwischen dem Individuellen und dem Beruflichen bleibt unbestimmt. Die Ausführungen über das Berufliche müssen dann also das berufliche Handeln (die Aktion, das Projekt, die Begegnung...) und das berufliche Sein (die Identität) berücksichtigen.
La mixité sexuée dans l’animation
Authors: Bacou Magalie
Published: May 2013

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Studie der Anwesenheit beider Geschlechter im beruflichen Umfeld der Animationsberufe die Forderung der Anwesenheit beider Geschlechter, die geschlechtsbedingte Teilung der Arbeit und gewisse Ungleichheiten zwischen Männern und Frauen in diesem Bereich hervor.
Compétences des animateurs guyanais
Authors: Gallibour Éric
Published: May 2013

Cet article, en considérant le champ de l’animation comme un paradigme, vise à observer de quelle manière la professionnalisation des animateurs se construit en Guyane française. À partir d’une analyse des compétences qu’ils mobilisent et utilisent dans leurs pratiques professionnelles, l’auteur propose trois figures idéales-types de l’animateur : le réformateur de l’action sociale, le promoteur de la participation citoyenne et l’acteur du développement local. Il montre que cet animateur est un professionnel susceptible par son engagement d’agir sur les territoires et dans les organisations pour améliorer leur mode de fonctionnement démocratique.
La formation des cadres de l’animation
Authors: Raibaud Yves
Published: May 2013

La mise en place en Aquitaine d’une double qualification DEDPAD/ master professionnel ouvre des perspectives à la formation des cadres de l’animation. Il existe des résistances à ce type de formation venant de l’histoire de l’animation, mais aussi de la méconnaissance de ses contours et de son importance en termes d’emploi. La formation des cadres apparaît comme un enjeu dans la constitution du champ professionnel de l’animation. Le bilan de la formation DEDPAD Aquitaine permet de mieux cerner qui sont ces cadres, leurs fonctions et les compétences qui leur sont nécessaires pour optimiser l’action des entreprises qui les emploient. Les notions de «projets d’animation et de développement» et d’ «ingénierie d’animation territoriale» illustrent bien le sens qui est donné à ces formations.
Filles, garçons et musique punk
Authors: Brun Éric
Published: May 2013

Cet article analyse la production des rapports sociaux de sexe parmi des jeunes hommes et jeunes filles qui s’investissent dans un univers artistique «marginal», la musique punk. La focale d’observation se porte sur les logiques de socialisation et sur les processus de divisions sexuées du «travail», des rapports au temps et des modes d’investissement dans cette pratique considérée comme «masculine», dans cet univers social spécifique tendant à fonctionner en «hors temps social» et investi de valeurs contestataires et «antisexistes».
La politique de jeunesse en Allemagne
Authors: Bendit René
Published: May 2013

Conformément à l’architecture fédéraliste de l’Allemagne, l’action publique de jeunesse se construit dans un cadre fortement décentralisé et selon le principe de subsidiarité. Les pouvoirs publics n’interviennent en matière d’enfance et de jeunesse qu’en cas de défaillance parentale et chaque niveau d’action publique est subordonné à l’action de l’échelon inférieur. Du point de vue des acteurs, le fait le plus notable est celui de l’autonomie des organisations de jeunesse. Leurs actions sont de nature à la fois éducative et représentative : il s’agit de développer des programmes éducatifs en direction des jeunes et de leur famille mais aussi de représenter les intérêts de la jeunesse dans la société.
Vers une sémiotique du sensible : des couleurs en discours et en pratiques
Authors: Dubois Danièle , Cance Caroline
Published: May 2013

Nous examinons comment la linguistique cognitive aborde les relations entre langage et pensée à partir de l’exemple emblématique des couleurs. L’analyse linguistique des formes lexicales référant aux couleurs disponibles en langue et repérées dans différents types de corpus (dénominations de pastilles colorées, discours descriptifs de la qualité visuelle), couplée avec une théorie psychologique de la catégorisation, conduit à identifier une diversité de conceptualisations et de modes de référenciation de la couleur. Ceci nous amène à discuter la position naturalisante de la sémantique cognitive et à proposer une théorie linguistique cognitive «située » où s’articulent une sémantique des langues et de la construction du sens en discours, et une théorie psychologique des catégories du sensible dans une sémiotique cognitive des cultures.
De la création de valeur à la création de sens : entreprendre autrement
Authors: Boussaguet Sonia , Haddad Laura
Published: May 2013

L’économie sociale et solidaire se donne pour projet de concilier efficacité économique et utilité sociale. Pour réussir dans la durée, les entrepreneurs sociaux doivent surmonter de nombreux défis et de nombreux risques.
Opportunités et difficultés des transmissions de PME en SCOP : quelles solutions ?
Authors: Barbot-Grizzo Marie-Christine
Published: May 2013

L’économie sociale et solidaire bénéficie aujourd’hui d’un regain d’intérêt, la crise et les dérives du capitalisme financier lui conférant une nouvelle légitimité. Pouvoirs publics et milieu coopératifs réfléchissent aujourd’hui aux outils susceptibles de faciliter et d’accélérer la reprise de TPE et de PME par des SCOP.
The Risks and Benefits of Human Donor Breast Milk
Authors: Brent Nancy
Published: May 2013

CME Educational Objectives

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Review the advantages and disadvantages of donor-banked milk over informal milk sharing.

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List disadvantages of proprietary infant formula for use as supplementation.

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Determine the primary ethical concerns when electing to use donor human milk versus propriety infant formula for supplementation.

The benefits of breast-feeding, as well as the risks of some artificial formula, are well known. This growing recognition of the advantages of breast-feeding is reflected in the increased incidence of breast-feeding in recent years. However, one of the most common reasons for premature weaning is low milk supply, perceived or real, followed by nipple or breast pain. Given the increased awareness of the superiority of breast milk, however, more parents are turning to human donor milk to supplement their babies after they have been weaned.
Understanding Purchasing Behavior within Virtual Worlds
Authors: Kaplan Andreas M. , Haenlein Michael
Published: May 2013

Although the hype around virtual worlds has slowed down in recent months, chances are high that this type of social media will increase in importance over years to come. Many companies which pioneered in entering virtual worlds have left these environments after their first steps. One of the reasons for these initial failures is likely the lack of understanding of in-world consumers and their expectations toward virtual commerce. The purpose of the authors’ chapter is therefore to investigate consumer purchase behavior within the virtual social world Second Life. Specifically, the authors analyze the types of purchase behavior consumers show within such an environment (planned purchases vs. impulse buying) and the factors that influence the decision to buy virtual products and services in exchange for real life money. For this, the authors’ study is based on a combination of a qualitative pre-study consisting of 29 in-depth interviews and a quantitative analysis based on responses obtained from a representative sample of 580 Second Life residents. The authors’ analysis results in the following three findings: First, the authors show that Second Life residents engage in two different types of purchase behavior: planned purchases and impulse buying. Second, the authors show that traditional consumer behavior theories and concepts can be transferred to similar behavior in a virtual world, although with different degrees of importance for different variables. And finally, the authors show that a Second Life resident’s usage intensity and consumption experience have a significant moderating influence on planned purchase behavior but not on impulse buying. From a managerial perspective, the authors’ results imply that Real Life companies that maintain Second Life flagship stores may consider communicating about their virtual products and services within real life. Additionally, Second Life stores should try to make the purchasing process as simple and convenient as possible (in order to increase planned purchases) and to create an overall exciting and pleasant shopping environment to elicit positive emotions among their potential customers (in order to maximize the probability of impulse buying). Finally, since purchasing behavior within Second Life appears to be more individualistic than what can be observed in real life, firms can consider offering virtual products and services in Second Life that are highly extravagant and may never be purchased in Real Life due to fear of other people’s opinions-–which is likely to be of particular importance for fashion goods.
Comparing Web 2.0 Applications as Marketing Tools
Authors: Akar Erkan , Karayel Mete
Published: May 2013

This study aims to evaluate and compare the Web 2.0 applications as marketing tools. In this context, blogs, micro-blogs, collaborative projects (wikis and social bookmarking), content communities, social networking sites, and virtual worlds have been examined. Eventually, it can be expected that blogs will provide more transparent feedback; micro-blogs will provide instant feedback; wikis will make the cooperative efforts of product development easier; social bookmarking will enable search-engine marketing; content communities will enable easy product training; social networking sites will create brand communities; and virtual worlds will provide new places to interact more effectively. All of these tools can come into prominence in the context of marketing.
Using Social Network Data to Identify Key Influencers for Social CRM Activities
Authors: Greve Goetz
Published: May 2013

Social network data can be used to identify key influencers within a company’s customer database. Key influencers are consumers that are equipped with a large and strong network of connected neighbors. Within such a strong network, marketing messages can be passed on easily via the key influencers. The purpose of the chapter is to elaborate on the social effects of customer networks and the possibility to use data from these networks for Social CRM. First, the foundations of social contagion in networks and the relationship between social effects and Social CRM performance measures are explained. Second, possible ways of data acquisition and data integration are discussed and an overview of analytical software solutions is given. Fourth, the implementation process and its challenges are elaborated. The chapter closes with an outline of further research directions.
E-Business Planning in Morphing Organizations
Authors: Cox Sharon
Published: May 2013

E-business has changed the external face of many organizations widening and extending access to products and services. This has required large scale changes to be made to business processes to accommodate new ways of working. Social media technologies have introduced a new wave of change through organizational trading networks. Further business transformation is needed to embrace the opportunities and challenges of social media technologies. This chapter presents a framework to help morphing organizations plan the business transformation needed to embed social media technologies within their e-business service provision. Business and technological maturity models are analysed and a set of maturity measures for e-business is proposed. The business transformation needed to embed e-business technology in organizational systems is discussed in two UK manufacturers. Dimensions of business transformation and critical success factors for adopting social media technologies are proposed from these cases.
The Applications of Automata in Game Theory
Authors: Almanasra Sally , Suwais Khaled , Rafie Muhammad
Published: May 2013

In game theory, presenting players with strategies directly affects the performance of the players. Utilizing the power of automata is one way for presenting players with strategies. In this chapter, the authors studied different types of automata and their applications in game theory. They found that finite automata, adaptive automata, and cellular automata are widely adopted in game theory. The applications of finite automata are found to be limited to present simple strategies. In contrast, adaptive automata and cellular automata are intensively applied in complex environment, where the number of interacted players (human, computer applications, etc.) is high, and therefore, complex strategies are needed.
Reinforcement and Non-Reinforcement Machine Learning Classifiers for User Movement Prediction
Authors: Anagnostopoulos Theodoros
Published: May 2013

Mobile context-aware applications are required to sense and react to changing environment conditions. Such applications, usually, need to recognize, classify, and predict context in order to act efficiently, beforehand, for the benefit of the user. In this chapter, the authors propose a mobility prediction model, which deals with context representation and location prediction of moving users. Machine Learning (ML) techniques are used for trajectory classification. Spatial and temporal on-line clustering is adopted. They rely on Adaptive Resonance Theory (ART) for location prediction. Location prediction is treated as a context classification problem. The authors introduce a novel classifier that applies a Hausdorff-like distance over the extracted trajectories handling location prediction. Two learning methods (non-reinforcement and reinforcement learning) are presented and evaluated. They compare ART with Self-Organizing Maps (SOM), Offline kMeans, and Online kMeans algorithms. Their findings are very promising for the use of the proposed model in mobile context aware applications.
Project Initiation
Authors: Weninger Claudia , Huemann Martina
Published: May 2013

The consideration of Sustainable Development (SD) becomes more and more important for investments and the projects which implement those investments. In the project initiation process, the decision regarding the realization of an investment is made. Analyzing the investment is one of the main tasks of the project initiation process. Thus, this process is identified as most important for the integration of SD principles. The authors define SD with the following principles: economic, ecologic, and social-orientation; short, mid, and long term orientation as well as local, regional, and global-orientation. Furthermore, SD is value-based and considers values such as transparency, fairness, trust, etc. In this chapter, the authors describe the concept of responsible and ethical investment, which may also provide the basis for an investment decision within a project’s initiation. While global project and program management standards show very limited consideration of comprehensive investment analysis, the authors draw on the Logical Framework Approach used by the World Bank to see how SD principles are considered in investment analysis methods. They then propose the integration of SD principles into the discipline of project initiation. This more holistic approach considers the investment life cycle, the consideration of different stakeholders, and investment method, which explicitly integrates SD principles.
Consideration of Sustainability in Projects and Project Management
Authors: Silvius Gilbert , Schipper Ron , Nedeski Snezana
Published: May 2013

The relevance of integrating the concepts of sustainability into project management shows from the growing number of studies on this topic. These studies approach the topic mostly from a conceptual, logical, or moral point of view. Given the fact that the relationship between sustainability and project management is still an emerging field of study, these approaches make sense. However, they do not diminish the need for more empirical studies to understand how the concepts of sustainable development are implemented in practice. This chapter reports an analysis of 56 case studies on the integration of the concepts of sustainability in the way organizations initiate, develop, and manage projects. The research question of the study was: To what extent do organizations consider the concepts of sustainability in the initiation, development, and management of projects? The study found an overall average level of sustainability consideration in the actual situation of 25.9%. For the desired situation, this score is almost 10 percent higher, showing an ambition to take sustainability more into consideration. The study also showed that the way sustainability currently is considered in projects should be categorized as the traditional “making things less bad” approach to sustainability integration and not as a more modern “how can we contribute to making things good” approach. However, the scores of the desired situation indicate that the modern approach to corporate responsibility is certainly the ambition of the participating organizations.
Leading Sustainability through Projects
Authors: Crawford Lynn
Published: May 2013

Business leaders are embracing sustainability not only as a matter of corporate social responsibility but because it offers opportunities for competitive advantage. As corporate activities are increasingly undertaken in the form of projects, project leaders have the opportunity to assist corporations in achieving their sustainability goals by incorporating sustainable practices in both the products they produce and the practices they use to produce them. Good project management is ultimately concerned with the most effective use of resources, which is a key tenet of sustainability. This chapter provides project leaders with practical guidance for incorporation of sustainable development principles in all aspects of their projects.
How Positive Psychology can Support Sustainable Project Management
Authors: van den Brink Jasper C.
Published: May 2013

In this chapter, the relationship between positive psychology and sustainable project management is discussed. A general description of the field of positive psychology is given. The relationship between positive psychology and the three P’s of sustainability (People, Planet, and Profit) is described. Specific attention is paid to hope and optimism as ways to intervene in project teams. Hope and optimism are central concepts in positive psychology. These concepts can help to improve the sustainability of project teams and to stimulate sustainable change.
Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Sustainability in Project Management
Authors: Achman Ramanda
Published: May 2013

More projects today are driven by sustainability goals than ever before. The need for sustainability as a critical factor for project success is clear. However, it is interesting to investigate the link between project management and sustainability more comprehensively. Especially by taking into account the importance of stakeholders’ involvement in project management activities. Thus, this chapter examines whether stakeholders’ perspectives on sustainability can provide a positive contribution to project management practices. Four different projects with goals related to sustainability in the Netherlands are studied and used as case studies to know the differences between the perspectives of stakeholders involved in the projects. One of the findings that was discovered is that the inclusion of “People” and “Planet” performance indicators in the management and delivery of projects is still rarely implemented, although the stakeholders categorize their projects as sustainable projects.
Moroccan Media in Democratic Transition
Authors: Zaid Bouziane
Published: May 2013

A core assumption of much of the literature on media in developing countries is that a more independent press with greater freedom will make a positive contribution to political change. In Morocco, a democratic transition started in 1997, when the opposition socialist party came to power and led the government. The new government’s mission was to enact political reforms that aimed at promoting human rights, civil liberties, an open and pluralist media, and at establishing the rule of law. This paper examines the interplay between media policy, media institutions, and the government. To evaluate the nature of the political role of media in democratic transitions requires close scrutiny of three major factors: the legal, the economic, and the political environments. One important outcome of this research is that it will help determine whether Morocco’s democratic reforms are meaningful reforms, or just empty attempts to pacify domestic and international public opinion.
Twitter and Africa’s ‘War on Terror’
Authors: Omanga Duncan , Chepngetich-Omanga Pamela
Published: May 2013

Before the close of 2011, Kenya launched its own local version of a ‘war on terror’ following persistent border incursions by the al-Qaida affiliated al-Shabaab militant group. In a conflict that was seen by many to be fought largely through modern military hardware, the emergence and effective use of social media as yet another site of this warfare reflected the growing influence of new media in mobilizing, debating and circulating issues of public interest. Specifically, this chapter reveals the particular frames that were used in Twitter to keep members of the public informed on the front line developments of the Operation Linda Nchi. Secondly, the study also investigates how the entrance of al-Shabaab into Twitter shaped the media framing of a war previously dominated by the more ‘legitimate’ Kenya Defence Force Twitter account. Finally, in a situation where the Twitter discourse was perceived and defined by the KDF as the official account of the war, this paper shows how the new and the old media converged in news reports in Kenya’s main newspapers and the resultant frames from this convergence.
Social Media, New ICTs and the Challenges Facing the Zimbabwe Democratic Process
Authors: Mhiripiri Nhamo Anthony , Mutsvairo Bruce
Published: May 2013

Social media in its various forms drew international attention to Zimbabwe during the most intense period of the Zimbabwe crisis up to 2008. It is arguable that social media activism was contributory to the current dispensation of Government of National Unity between ZANU PF and the former opposition Movement for Democratic Change. Social media induced revolution and mass rejection of the status quo of the magnitude seen in the Arab Spring might be difficult to replicate in Zimbabwe. A similar revolution with different magnitude but critical results unfolds in Zimbabwe, especially since the disputed 2008 presidential elections and the mayhem that followed. The use of new communication technologies helped publicize extra-legal activities and human rights abuses often blamed on ZANU PF affiliated militia groups and the security forces. International attention has led to diplomatic intervention.
BGSU - Firelands College
Authors: Antonelli Patricia A.
Published: May 2013

Instruction and reference services are pivotal as well as intertwined functions of the BGSU Firelands Library. In addition to promoting a relaxed and inviting attitude toward the library, the librarians strive to keep instruction fresh and current. Instruction is often a students’ first introduction to the wealth of information available through an academic library. It further encourages them to come to the library often and take advantage of its reference services as well as its computer work stations and study accommodations - carrels, roundtables, sofa groupings, and study room. The librarians aspire to keep abreast of the new and innovative approaches to delivering both instruction and reference services in ways that efficiently and effectively meet student needs.
Effectively and Efficiently Designing and Querying Parallel Relational Data Warehouses on Heterogeneous Database Clusters
Authors: Bellatreche Ladjel , Cuzzocrea Alfredo , Benkrid Soumia
Published: May 2013

In this paper, a comprehensive methodology for designing and querying Parallel Rational Data Warehouses (PRDW) over database clusters, called Fragmentation & Allocation (F&A) is proposed. F&A assumes that cluster nodes are heterogeneous in processing power and storage capacity, contrary to traditional design approaches that assume that cluster nodes are instead homogeneous, and fragmentation and allocation phases are performed in a simultaneous manner. In classical approaches, two different cost models are used to perform fragmentation and allocation, separately, whereas F&A makes use of one cost model that considers fragmentation and allocation parameters simultaneously. Therefore, according to the F&A methodology proposed, the allocation phase/decision is done at fragmentation. At the fragmentation phase, F&A uses two well-known algorithms, namely Hill Climbing (HC) and Genetic Algorithm (GA), which the authors adapt to the main PRDW design problem over heterogeneous database clusters, as these algorithms are capable of taking into account the heterogeneous characteristics of the reference application scenario. At the allocation phase, F&A introduces an innovative matrix-based formalism capable of capturing the interactions among fragments, input queries, and cluster node characteristics, driving the data allocation task accordingly, and a related affinity-based algorithm, called F&A-ALLOC. Finally, their proposal is experimentally assessed and validated against the widely-known data warehouse benchmark APB-1 release II.
Using Institutional Theory in Enterprise Systems Research
Authors: Svejvig Per
Published: May 2013

This paper examines the use of institutional theory as a conceptually rich lens to study social issues of enterprise systems (ES) research. More precisely, the purpose is to categorize current ES research using institutional theory to develop a conceptual model that advances ES research. Key institutional features are presented such as isomorphism, rationalized myths, and bridging macro and micro structures, and institutional logics and their implications for ES research are discussed. Through a literature review of 181 articles, of which 18 papers are selected, the author’s built a conceptual model that advocates multi-level and multi-theory approaches and applies newer institutional aspects such as institutional logics. The findings show that institutional theory in ES research is in its infancy and adopts mainly traditional institutional aspects like isomorphism, with the organization as the level of analysis, and in several cases it is complemented by structuration theory and other theories.
Factors Affecting Internet Banking Success
Authors: Susanto Aries , Lee Hwansoo , Zo Hangjung , Ciganek Andrew P.
Published: May 2013

Internet banking is a prominent example of Internet-based applications. Previous research has found that satisfaction, trust, commitment, and loyalty are important factors for Internet banking success. Resistance to adopt Internet banking is often attributed to the role of trust, security, and privacy in e-commerce systems. This study proposes a framework to examine behaviors toward Internet banking services in Indonesia and South Korea. A research model was empirically tested with data captured in a large-scale study. The results show that Indonesians’ use of Internet banking is strongly influenced by perceived security, while Koreans use of Internet banking is strongly influenced by privacy concerns. Trust and user satisfaction have a greater influence on loyalty for Indonesians while commitment has a greater influence on loyalty for Koreans. The study develops related conclusions including a discussion of the research implications.
Revisit of Supply Chain Risk Management and Disruption Under the Recent Financial Crisis
Authors: Zhou Bin , Wang Zhongxian
Published: May 2013

Supply chain risk management (SCRM) has increasingly become a more favored research area for academicians and practitioners in recent years. SCRM has been considered an important source of competitive advantage and as an effective method of reducing vulnerability in supply chain systems. Supply chain risk and uncertainty and their related potential losses are becoming much larger as the frequency of natural disasters, political and economic instabilities, and unexpected events is gradually rising up in the past decade. The latest earthquake and the subsequent tsunami in Japan along with the current global economic and financial crisis remind us once again the urgent needs for effective risk management in today’s global supply chains. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to an updated and complete understanding of current research on supply chain risk management (SCRM) in such highly uncertain and unstable natural and economic environments. In addition, we also aimed to provide ideas and identify potential research questions and directions for future research.
The EDAPA Project (Education of self-measurement of blood pressure) in Grottaglie
Authors: Lenti S. , Nuzzi G. , Urselli A. , Corradini P. , Bagnardi R. , Santoro L. , Benci S. , Meola S.
Published: May 2013

AIM OF THE STUDY The EDAPA Project (Education of self-measurement of blood pressure) was conceived to train hypertensive patients in self blood pressure monitoring (SBPM) and to survey their feedback, including patient’ assessment, by recording their related cardiovascular diseases (CVD risks factors) and lifestyle habits. METHODS The project was conducted during the year 2006. Initially we met Grottaglie’s citizens and illustrated to participants the importance of SBPM at home in the overall management of hypertension, that might lead to a better control of BP and cardiovascular outcomes. After explaining the correct technique for SBPM, we distributed semiautomatic devices (OMRON M6) and asked the participants to fill in the Hypertension Questionnaire Form and to record their own blood pressure values in a diary. RESULTS Among almost 3,000 citizens interviewed, 370 (198 M, 172 F; mean age: 60 years) agreed to take part in our study. They were hypertensive for almost 10 years, but waited 3 years before beginning therapy. They measured BP 4 times a month and, in the same sitting, 66% of them carried out only 1 measurement, 29% of them 2 measurements and only 2.5% carried out 3 measurements. Taking as reference BP value of 135/85 mmHg, we registered 28% of the population as normotensive and the remaining 72% as hypertensive. Among the hypertensives, 30% showed a good control, 55% showed a bad one and the remaining 15% was not aware of being hypertensive. Adding non-treated hypertensives to those treated but not controlled, we noticed that 70% of the participants was not properly controlled. Regarding risk factors, almost 64% showed hypercholesterolemia; 18% were smokers; 35% of males and 28% of females showed hyperglicemia and 63% of the latter had a waist line > 88 cm; 32% used to consume alcohol (46% males and 15% females); 26% had a metabolic syndrome; 13% was affected by vascular brain injuries, 30% by peripheral artheriopaty, 35% had heart diseases, 10% was nephropatic and 13% diabetic. CONCLUSIONS By this project we evidenced that, with simple devices and low costs, it is possible to make people understand the importance of self-measurement for a more practical management of the illness, for the follow-up of the BP values and to verify the efficiency of the treatment. A more active and direct role of hypertensive patients in their own medical care could reasonably bring a reduction of expenses in long-term management of the disease, a reduction of inappropriate shifts of therapy and, as seen, an increased reliability of the self-measured pressure values.
Long term therapy and outcome of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with or without co-morbidity: the TORCH study
Authors: Sacchetta Antonio
Published: May 2013

BACKGROUND COPD affects over 5% of the adult population, and it is the only major cause of mortality that is increasing worldwide. Patients with COPD don’t die usually of respiratory failure: indeed lung cancer and cardiovascular diseases are the leading causes of mortality in patients with mild to moderate COPD. Pulmonary and systemic inflammations are prominent. Inhaled corticosteroids have little effect on the rate of decline of lung function, but they reduce the frequency of exacerbations, especially when combined with an inhaled long-acting beta-agonist. AIM OF THE STUDY The combination of the long-acting beta-agonist salmeterol (SM) and the inhaled corticosteroid fluticasone propionate (FP) would reduce mortality among patients with COPD, as compared with usual care. The primary end-point was the time to death from any cause by 3 years. Secondary end-points were the frequency of exacerbations and health status. PATIENTS AND METHODS Of 8,554 patients recruited, 6,184 underwent randomization; the mean age was 65 years, and the mean value of postbronchodilator FEV1 was 44% of the predicted value. This double-blind study was conducted in 444 centers of 42 countries. After a 2-week run-in period, eligible patients were randomly assigned to treatment with the combination of SM at a dose of 50 μg and FP at a dose of 500 μg or SM alone at a dose of 50 μg, FP alone at a dose of 500 μg, or placebo, all taken as a dry powder with the use of an inhaler bid for 3 years. RESULTS There were 875 deaths within 3 years after randomization. The proportions of deaths from any cause at 3 years were 12.6% in the combination therapy group, 15.2% in the placebo group, 13.5% in the SM group, and 16.0% in the FP group. The absolute risk reduction for death in the combination-therapy group as compared with the placebo group was 2.6%, and the hazard ratio was 0.825 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.681 to 1.002; p = 0.052), corresponding to a reduction in the risk of death at any time in the 3 years of 17.5% (95% CI, –0.2 to 31.9). DISCUSSION In this trial, the reduction in mortality from any cause did not meet the level of statistical significance (p = 0.052), but the treatment with the combination regimen resulted in significantly fewer exacerbations and improved health status and lung function, as compared with placebo. Mortality could be influenced mainly by factors unresponsive to the study drugs, or it is possible that this study was underpowered to detect this effect. There was also a high withdrawal rate, which was highest among patients in the placebo group. CONCLUSIONS Even though p = 0.052 is not statistically significant, 126 deaths for every 1,000 treated in the combination-therapy group, after 3 years, instead of 152 in the placebo group, is anyway an important result? Further investigation is needed in future large, prospective trials.