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Andreas Georg Scherer - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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theory assessment and agenda setting in political csr a critical theory perspective
International Journal of Management Reviews, 2018Co-Authors: Andreas Georg SchererAbstract:Frynas and Stephens (Political corporate social responsibility: reviewing theories and setting new agendas. International Journal of Management Reviews, 17, pp. 483–509, 2015) reviewed the literature on political corporate social responsibility (CSR). They described existing trends and suggested an agenda for future research. They attempted to develop ‘a more inclusive pluralist research agenda in political CSR, which can integrate different perspectives on political CSR in order to account for different phenomena, including global governance changes at macro level, instrumental concerns at organizational level or cognitive dimensions at individual level, in both descriptive and normative terms’. This was an ambitious endeavour, given the rapid growth of the literature and the extensive heterogeneity of the field. There is much to like in Frynas and Stephens’ paper, as it spans a broad range of perspectives and links together discrete research topics. In the present review, however, the author focuses on a number of critical aspects in their argument. Frynas and Stephens failed to define core concepts, to reveal their normative stance on CSR and their paradigmatic position, or to address the inherent Conflict of Values in political CSR. And they were too optimistic about the possibilities and benefits of ‘integration’. The author suspects that their approach, when adopted in practice, will impede rather than promote social welfare. This paper starts with a brief summary of the field and continues by emphasizing critical issues in Frynas and Stephens’ analysis. It concludes with an alternative agenda for research in political CSR.
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theory assessment and agenda setting in political csr a critical theory perspective theory assessment and agenda setting
International Journal of Management Reviews, 2018Co-Authors: Andreas Georg SchererAbstract:Frynas and Stephens (Political corporate social responsibility: reviewing theories and setting new agendas. International Journal of Management Reviews, 17, pp. 483–509, 2015) reviewed the literature on political corporate social responsibility (CSR). They described existing trends and suggested an agenda for future research. They attempted to develop ‘a more inclusive pluralist research agenda in political CSR, which can integrate different perspectives on political CSR in order to account for different phenomena, including global governance changes at macro level, instrumental concerns at organizational level or cognitive dimensions at individual level, in both descriptive and normative terms’. This was an ambitious endeavour, given the rapid growth of the literature and the extensive heterogeneity of the field. There is much to like in Frynas and Stephens’ paper, as it spans a broad range of perspectives and links together discrete research topics. In the present review, however, the author focuses on a number of critical aspects in their argument. Frynas and Stephens failed to define core concepts, to reveal their normative stance on CSR and their paradigmatic position, or to address the inherent Conflict of Values in political CSR. And they were too optimistic about the possibilities and benefits of ‘integration’. The author suspects that their approach, when adopted in practice, will impede rather than promote social welfare. This paper starts with a brief summary of the field and continues by emphasizing critical issues in Frynas and Stephens’ analysis. It concludes with an alternative agenda for research in political CSR.
Françoise Papa - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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France: A Conflict of Values ? The Olympic torch relay in Paris-the Mass Media were on cue
International Journal of The History of Sport, 2010Co-Authors: Françoise PapaAbstract:The Olympic torch relay was a prelude to the Beijing games and, as a symbol of these games, it experienced many vicissitudes since its lighting in Olympia. Designed by the organizers of the games as a global media event, the torch relay rapidly crystallized the criticism towards the Chinese regime. The Paris stop was, indeed, highly chaotic: many incidents occurred which showed primarily the hostility of the French public. Moreover, these incidents were significant for a deep Conflict between two systems of value. This paper aims, through an analysis of the media coverage of the torch relay in Paris, to show how the media staged the opposition between Western society and Chinese society. The torch relay, while providing an opportunity to express this Conflict of Values, offered also a textbook case to examine and to point out different ways to ‘build a community’ and to reassert a distinctive identity.
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france a Conflict of Values the olympic torch relay in paris the mass media were on cue
International Journal of The History of Sport, 2010Co-Authors: Françoise PapaAbstract:The Olympic torch relay was a prelude to the Beijing games and, as a symbol of these games, it experienced many vicissitudes since its lighting in Olympia. Designed by the organizers of the games as a global media event, the torch relay rapidly crystallized the criticism towards the Chinese regime. The Paris stop was, indeed, highly chaotic: many incidents occurred which showed primarily the hostility of the French public. Moreover, these incidents were significant for a deep Conflict between two systems of value. This paper aims, through an analysis of the media coverage of the torch relay in Paris, to show how the media staged the opposition between Western society and Chinese society. The torch relay, while providing an opportunity to express this Conflict of Values, offered also a textbook case to examine and to point out different ways to ‘build a community’ and to reassert a distinctive identity.
Joel Harmon - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Electronic Meetings and Intense Group Conflict: Effects of a Policy-Modeling Performance Support System and an Audio Communication Support System on Satisfaction and Agreement
Group Decision and Negotiation, 1998Co-Authors: Joel HarmonAbstract:Ad-hoc decision teams were used to examine the effects of an electronic meeting system (EMS) on group satisfaction and agreement. The decision task provoked intense Conflict of Values. The EMS had two core features - a policy-modeling group performance support system (incorporating structured decision methods and computer-supported cognitive feedback using Multi-Attribute Utility Analysis and Social Judgment Analysis), and an audio-based group communication support system (allowed dispersed members to communicate by voice). Policy groups reached higher agreement than conventional decision-making groups, apparently due primarily to the structure for cognitive-Conflict tasks that was imposed on group discussion rather than computer-supported cognitive feedback displays. Audio groups were more satisfied with the Conflict process than face-to-face groups. Decision agreement was equivalent across the two media. These audio effects for a highly equivocal task represent a further challenge to media richness theory.
Maria Melchior - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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work intensity in men and work related emotional demands in women are associated with increased suicidality among persons attending primary care
Journal of Affective Disorders, 2018Co-Authors: Nadia Younes, M Riviere, L Plancke, A Leroyer, Thierry Blanchon, Azevedo M Da Silva, Maria MelchiorAbstract:Abstract Background A large proportion of persons died by suicide are employed at the time of death and work-related factors partly contribute to suicide risk. Our aim was to examine the association between multiple aspects of work organization and suicidal ideation in a study conducted in primary care. Methods Data came from a study of 2027 working patients attending a GP representative of patients in the Nord Pas-de-Calais region in France (April-August 2014). Suicidality was assessed using the MINI (Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview). Six emergent worked-related factors were explored (work intensity, emotional demands, autonomy, social relationships at work, Conflict of Values, insecurity of work). Several covariates were considered: patient's and GP's characteristics, and area-level data (material and social deprivation, psychiatrist and GPs’ density, suicide attempts and suicide rates). Results 8.0% of participants reported suicidal ideation in the preceding month (7.5% of men and 8.6% of women, p = .03). In multivariate analyses adjusted for covariates, suicidality was significantly associated with work intensity (OR = 1.65; 95%CI [1.18–2.31]) in men and with work-related emotional demands (OR = 1.35; 95%CI [1.01–1.80]) in women. Area-level data were not associated. Limitations Our cross-sectional study cannot assess the direction of the relationships under study. Conclusion Our results emphasise a central role for GPs in suicide prevention among workers and highlight the importance of work-related factors with regard to suicidality in primary care.
Kai M A Chan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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how value Conflicts infected the science of riparian restoration for endangered salmon habitat in america s pacific northwest lessons for the application of conservation science to policy
Biological Conservation, 2020Co-Authors: Mollie Chapman, Terre Satterfield, Kai M A ChanAbstract:Abstract Conservation policy relies on input from science, yet scientists are often frustrated by the ‘gap’ between their recommendations and policy decisions. In this paper we examine one such ‘gap’: how a long-standing Conflict of Values functioned to ‘infect’ the synthesis and application of riparian science for salmon habitat restoration projects. We do this by analysis of a policy debate over the required minimum width of riparian buffers in voluntary conservation programs on agricultural lands in the Puget Sound region of Washington State. Based on an analysis of expert interviews and document analysis, we first outline the key features of the Values debate. We then show the ways Values ‘infected’ the debate over the science of riparian restoration. We identify a set of four ‘stumbling blocks’ in the science to policy gap that together led to both an intractable debate and an oversimplification of the science: conflation of science and policy, application of science out of context, limited consideration of alternatives, and obscuring debate via technical and bureaucratic language. We conclude with a set of ‘waypoints’ that can help ecologists, conservation managers and policy makers to better navigate the journey from science to policy.