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Solidarity and social behaviour: how did this help communities to manage COVID-19 pandemic?
Tập 40 Số 9/10 - Trang 1183-1200 - 2020
PurposeDuring the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic lockdowns, stay at home or
work from home, many have argued that the westernised non-pharmaceutical
interventions (NPI) do not provide remedial in low-income countries like
Nigeria, where informal job seekers, street traders, informal labourers and
artisans depend mainly on the informal economy. By applying social solidarity
(SS) and community-base...
Population and environment by 2000AD – a social manifesto
Tập 20 Số 8 - Trang 55-68 - 2000
Considers the consequences of population growth in relation to space, resources
and conflict. Covers environmental issues such as water and pollution. Uses
India in the year 2000 as a case study, looking at areas such as housing,
agriculture, transport, water, food and environment. Discusses the plans of the
country and concludes that an integrated plan for population with development is
needed to...
Retirement concerns and financial literacy in Brunei
Tập 40 Số 3/4 - Trang 342-365 - 2020
PurposeDespite the inclusion of financial literacy in retirement studies, there
are limited studies that look into retirement concerns and how financial
literacy plays a role in managing retirement concerns. Understanding retirement
concerns prior to retirement is important given how it affects retirement
satisfaction. Therefore, this paper aims at assessing the retirement concerns in
Brunei and t...
MANAGEMENT AND LABOUR IN TRANSITION: THE CASE OF ZIMBABWE
Tập 6 Số 2 - Trang 83-102 - 1986
The way in which management and related personnel practices contribute to the
organisation and control of the labour process during a period of political
change intended to move towards socialism is examined. Rhodesia's colonial
history and the position of foreign and multinational corporations in the
economy have been determining the changes taking place in employing
organisations. Workplace demo...
IS THERE A ‘CRISIS’ IN THE WELFARE STATE?
- 1981
Most contemporary British social policies have developed within an institutional
and intellectual framework which is commonly referred to as the welfare state,
and which first became firmly established in Britain after the second world war
at the beginning of a period of historically high rates of economic growth. The
embodiment of social policies within a particular set of public institutions
req...
Understanding risk and old age in western society
Tập 27 Số 1/2 - Trang 65-76 - 2007
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of “risk” in relation
to old age. Ideas are explored linked with what has been termed as the “risk
society” and the extent to which it has become part of the organizing ground of
how we define and organise the “personal” and “social spaces” in which to grow
old in western modernity.Design/methodology/approachA theoretical paper in three
pa...
SOCIAL SECURITY AND EMPLOYMENT: AN INSTRUMENTAL LINK
Tập 5 Số 1 - Trang 19-28 - 1985
The present social security system has reached a point where it has outgrown its
traditional structures. The system envisaged for the future is one in which the
state decides what minimum protection everyone must receive and how much tax
this entails, and in which a body representing all workers decides on how much
of their income they will pay to insure themselves. Policy recommendations for
rest...
MANAGERIAL WORK IN CORPORATE INNOVATION: FIELDS OF WORK AND FRONTIERS OF CONTROL
Tập 9 Số 5/6 - Trang 57-87 - 1989
In modern corporations, internal R&D is considered an important source of new
products and, therefore, a major mechanism of new business generation.
Innovation studies report, however, that only a small fraction of all R&D
projects are successful. They recognise that the quality of management is a key
factor in predicting the outcome of innovation processes. In spite of this
consensus, only a few ...
Welfare mix, CSR and social citizenship
Tập 30 Số 11/12 - Trang 683-696 - 2010
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to reflect on those “meeting points” and
“encountering places” where the action of individuals, families, corporations,
NGOs and public policies can optimize the advancement of social citizenship
within the European context.Design/methodology/approachAn analysis of the worlds
of welfare capitalism is contrasted with a corporate social responsibility (CSR)
typolo...
HIGH‐RISK WORKERS OR HIGH‐RISK WORK? GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY POLICIES IN THE HAZARDOUS WORKPLACE
- 1986
The problem of workers at risk should be reframed to reflect the impact of
social stratification, power relations and divergent interests in occupational
health practices. The past two decades have seen rapid developments in
technology for detecting genetic traits and abnormalities in individuals that
may indicate damage from chemical exposure. Occupational physicians, industrial
managers and biom...