44 research outputs found
Prosociality in business: a human empowerment framework
This study introduces a human empowerment framework to better understand why some businesses are more socially oriented than others in their policies and activities. Building on Welzelâs theory of emancipation, we argue that human empowermentâcomprised of four components: action resources, emancipative values, social movement activity, and civic entitlementsâenables, motivates, and entitles individuals to pursue social goals for their businesses. Using a sample of over 15,000 entrepreneurs from 43 countries, we report strong empirical evidence for two ecological effects of the framework components on prosociality. We find that human empowerment (1) lifts entrepreneursâ willingness to choose a social orientation for their business, and (2) reinforces the gender effect on prosociality in business activity. We discuss the human empowerment frameworkâs added value in understanding how modernization processes fully leverage the potential of social business activities for societies
Modelling Co-Creation Ecosystem for Public Open Spaces
Co-creation can be defined as the involvement of citizens in the
initiation and/or the design process of public services in order to (co)create
beneficial outcomes and value for society. Mediated public open spaces are ideal
environments for co-creation to emerge due to the involvement of the community
and ICT in the knowledge creation. The aims of the research presented
in the chapter are two-fold: to conduct a mapping activity in order to collect the
insights on civic technologies promoting the creation of open public spaces
through the use of ICT and to define the critical dimensions in designing cocreative
ecosystems. The mapping strategy was conducted by evaluating the
civic technologies in Lithuania and Bulgaria. The insights from the empirical
exercise allow to draw managerial and organizational recommendations for
strengthening the collective efforts of citizens, IT developers, public and governmental
institutions in creating open, inclusive and reflective open public
spaces
Bars van tafeldruiwe met spesiale verwysing na Queen of the Vineyard
Thesis (MScAgric)--Stellenbosch University, 1956.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: no abstract availableAFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: geen opsommin