CIO herds and user gangs in the adoption of open source software

Open Source Software (OSS) has received wide attention from the research community, analyzing both the innovation process of software development by distributed and unrelated teams, and the market dynamics at play between "free" and proprietary software. Up until now, OSS adoption has been irregular, although it seems to be breaking the dominance of existing players in some market segments. In this paper, we contend that due to the particularities of its development process, traditional ways of explaining IT adoption -rational decision making, technology diffusion models, and the psychology of the decision maker- are insufficient to explain the case of OSS diffusion. We believe that the existence of a strong and diffused development community leads to a new role of the user community, as both are intertwined. In addition, new concerns for social corporate responsibility and welfare create a new context, in which "user gangs" may exert some degrees of pressure on the IT decision maker. By analyzing some significant cases we depict under what conditions significant OSS adoption may unfold, showing that in two of the cases studied user gangs play a significant role. The resulting preliminary framework will inform future work, in which we aim at validating the emerging insights gained in this research.Open source software; IT adoption; user communities; CIO herding;

Corporate social responsibility and firm performance of local and multinational firms in Penang Malaysia

This study examined the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and firm performance between the multinational and local companies in Penang, Malaysia. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) in this study is dimensionalised into the community development CSR, human resources CSR and environmental contribution CSR. The study used a convenience sampling technique to collect primary data from 113 multinational and local companies in Penang, through a self-administered survey questionnaire and which was analysed with statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 20 software. The findings show that community development CSR, human resources CSR and environmental contribution CSR have positive relationship with firm performance. In addition, the findings revealed that there is a significant difference between multinational companies and local companies in their practice of corporate social responsibilit

Developing social responsibility of members of ISD project teams

Information systems development (ISD) affects individual workers, organizations (e.g., computerization of work places and quality of work) and the surrounding society (e.g., reliability and safety of software). It is relevant to consider social responsibility of those who design and implement information systems (IS) because of these effects of ISD. We combine results of studies on bases of orientations of ISD team members and the literature on responsibility to provide ISD team members with guidelines. These guidelines aim to develop team members’ sense of responsibility by focusing on the ISD process, the product itself and this product in the practice context. The guidelines are finally linked to IS education and practice of ISD, and recommendations for future research are presented

Pengaruh Corporate Social Responsibility Berbasiskan Karakteristik Social Bank Terhadap Kinerja Perusahaan Perbankan Di Bursa Efek Indonesia

The purpose of this study is to test empirically the effect of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on the financial performance of banking companies listed in the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). In contrast to previous studies, this study uses the social bank characteristics for the measurement of CSR. Social bank characteristics are a proxy of sustainability development. The company's performance is proxied by Tobin's Q. The sample was banking companies listed on the IDX in 2008 to 2012. This study used a multiple regression model and the R software to test the hypothesis. At the 5% significance level, the results show that CSR significantly affects the financial performance of banking companies listed in the IDX. The regression coefficient of CSR on corporate performance is -0.075769, thus CSR as measured by the social bank characteristics as a proxy of sustainability development is significantly negative on firm financial performance as measured by Tobin's Q. In other words, CSR-based sustainability development does not affect the increase of financial performance of banking companies that are listed in the IDX

The impact of ecological innovation and corporate social responsibilities on the sustainable development: Moderating role of environmental ethics

In light of the economic volatility and the environmentally conscious state, academics must pay close attention to the issue of sustainable development. Therefore, this research analyzes how social responsibility, corporate governance, and ecological innovation have affected the Chinese coal industry’s sustainable development. This study investigates the moderating role of environmental ethics among the nexus of social responsibilities, environmental responsibilities, and sustainable development due to its growing importance for sustainability in the coal industry in China. The study used survey questionnaires to collect primary data from the coal industry employees. The research has applied the structural equation model to examine the association among the variables and test the hypotheses through Smart PLS software. The results revealed that social and environmental responsibilities and ecological innovation have a positive while corporate governance has a negative association with the sustainable development of the coal industry in China. The findings also revealed that environmental ethics significantly moderate among social responsibilities, environmental responsibilities, and sustainable development of the coal industry in China. This study guides policymakers in establishing policies related to sustainable development by improving their social and environmental-related responsibilities and adopting ecological innovation

The MONROE Method: A Methodology on Navigating Race, Oppression, and Equity in Medical Education through Physician Cultural Responsibility

Many forms of oppression create barriers for health care, further health disparities, and impact the wellness of physicians. As health disparities, caused by the social determinants of health, complicate the practice of medicine, physicians’ risk of burnout increases. The practice of Physician Cultural Responsibility provides a means to overcome health disparities and support physicians while embracing the intersectionality of the populations they serve. Incorporation of Physician Cultural Responsibility into physician professional identity is essential for the practice to be life-long. As there is no standardized curriculum to address teaching the practice of Physician Cultural Responsibility, this study aims to evaluate a proposed curriculum for the adoption of Physician Cultural Responsibility into students’ physician professional identity, student experience, and knowledge transfer. Through the transformative research paradigm and transformative learning theory, a mixed-methods study of deidentified qualitative and quantitative data was performed using MaxQDA and SPSS (a = 0.05) analytical software. Results suggest successful adoption of Physician Cultural Responsibility in physician identity development, successful knowledge transfer, as well as improvements in collaboration, belonging, and support in student experiences with within in first year medical students. This curriculum offers best practices for a methodology to address the inequities of practice in cultural competency education requirements within medical education. This includes inclusive and culturally responsive pedagogy aimed at supporting the students’ development of skills that improve the patient-physician connection with all patients, limit the impact of personal biases on medical practice, and dismantle the social categorization of medicine. The practice of Physician Cultural Responsibility and it’s adoption in physician professional identity yields an opportunity to create the culture change necessary within medicine to improve equitable patient-centered care for all patients, overcome health disparities, and support physicians through the challenges of medical practice. This dissertation is available in open access at AURA (https://aura.antioch.edu) and OhioLINK ETD Center (https://etd.ohiolink.edu)

A governance model with an emphasis on the mediating role of social responsibility

Background: The purpose of the present study was to design a model of good governance to promote administrative health with an emphasis on the mediating role of social responsibility. Methods: The research method was descriptive and cross-sectional. The statistical population included a total number of 16504 employees working in Sirjan City. Based on the Morgan table, 377 employees were selected as the subjects of the study by using a convenience random sampling. Data collection was done through a researcher-developed questionnaire which was prepared based on the research literature. The ‘Responsibility’ variable was measured with 16 questions and the ‘Good governance’ variable was measured with 14 questions. Cronbach's alpha coefficient of variables was obtained higher than 0.7. To analyze the data, Confirmatory factor analysis and Structural equation modeling were used through Emus software. Results: According to the findings of factor analysis and fit indices, the indicators of the responsibility model are: intergenerational, environmental, and social commitments and the indicators of the good governance model are: sustainable governance and resource management. The direct effect between responsibility and good governance was obtained at 0.99. This study also showed a significant and direct relationship between the political, social, economic, and cultural dimensions of good governance and the interaction between industry and academia. Conclusion: Good governance as a fundamental variable and in interaction with other factors leads to the establishment of sustainable development in mines

La contribución empresarial al software libre como actividad socialmente responsable

Firms' commitment to openness on software development means sharing technology and resources with communities worldwide to mitigate the digital divide, create economic opportunity, and foster equal access to technology. Opening up a technology allows others to contribute innovations that individual local companies might never have devised on their own. Consequently, free software development could be seen as a matter of social responsibility. An adequate level of reporting could enhance corporate contributions to free software projects.El compromiso empresarial con la apertura y libertad en el desarrollo de software significa compartir tecnología y recursos con comunidades de todo el planeta y así contribuir a la reducción de la brecha digital, crear nuevas oportunidades de negocio y promover la igualdad de oportunidades en el acceso a la tecnología. Liberar una tecnología permite generar innovaciones que de otro modo las compañías locales no habrían podido desarrollar. En consecuencia, el desarrollo de software libre debe ser visto como una actividad socialmente responsable. Un adecuado nivel de reconocimiento en los informes corporativos podría estimular las aportaciones empresariales a los proyectos de software libre

CIO Herds and User Gangs in the Adoption of Open Source Software

Open Source Software (OSS) has received wide attention from the research community, analyzing both the innovation process of software development by distributed and unrelated teams, and the market dynamics at play between “free” and proprietary software. Up until now, OSS adoption has been irregular, although it seems to be breaking the dominance of existing players in some market segments. In this paper, we contend that due to the particularities of its development process, traditional ways of explaining IT adoption -rational decision making, technology diffusion models, and the psychology of the decision maker- are insufficient to explain the case of OSS diffusion. We believe that the existence of a strong and diffused development community leads to a new role of the user community, as both are intertwined. In addition, new concerns for social corporate responsibility and welfare create a new context, in which “user gangs” may exert some degrees of pressure on the IT decision maker. Through the analysis of some significant cases we depict under which conditions significant OSS adoption may unfold, showing that in two of the cases studied user gangs play a significant role. The resulting preliminary framework will inform future work, in which we aim at validating the emerging insights gained in this research

Effect of corporate social responsibility on financial performance of banks in Sri Lanka

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is not a new concept in the banking sector, but nowadays, it becomes highly typical since the crisis has significantly highlighted the need for integration of moral principles in the banking business. CSR describes as “Doing all those activities which are not forced by law of those countries in which they are running their business and which are not for the primary benefits of the business but for the benefits of the society.” This study examined the effect of corporate social responsibility for the financial performance of selected Licensed Commercial Banks in Sri Lanka. The objective of this study is to examine the impact of corporate social responsibility on financial performance for the period of 2010 to 2014 in selected Commercial Banks of Sri Lanka. They are Amana Bank PLC, People‟s Bank, Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, Hatton National Bank, Nations trust Bank, Bank of Ceylon, DFCC Bank PLC, National Development Bank PLC, Pan Asia Banking Corporation and Sampath Bank PLC. This study utilizes the secondary data. The data were collected from annual reports of the selected banks and Directors‟ reports. Other sources such as newsletters, news articles, journals and websites were also used. The data were analyzed using correlation, regression analysis and hypothesis testing by SPSS 20.0 software. In addition, the regression model shows that there is a positive impact between CSR and the dimensions of financial performance (ROA, ROE, EPS and Net Profit). The finding of this study shows that there is a positive and significant relationship between corporate social responsibility and financial performance, which demonstrates that there is positive impact of corporate social responsibility for the financial performance of selected Licensed Commercial Banks of Sri Lanka. This study concludes that CSR for the success of Commercial Bank since it helps to improve financial performance. The study recommends that banks may portray themselves as socially responsible firms it will lead to improve the overall financial performance of the Banks. Government should play its role to motivate the banks to spend for the welfare of the societies, nations and environment where banks operate their businesses and earn profits