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Reflecting on Work Values with Young Unemployed Adults in Finland

2019

In this article, we explore the internal conversations about the work values of young unemployed adults in Finland. We draw on the theoretical concept of internal conversation by Margaret Archer in order to shift the focus from the individual work values to the interplay between subjective concerns and structural circumstances. The data consist of six group interviews conducted among 29 young unemployed adults. We argue that the internal conversations on work values of young unemployed adults constitute five significant concerns: self-realization and opportunity to contribute to society; sufficient income to live independently; social expectations; challenges of finding employment; and unsu…

Triggering sustainability communication in a B2B context: combining action research and sensemaking

2021

PurposeThe paper explores processes associated with the adoption of corporate sustainability communication in a B2B context. It employs a combined action research and sensemaking approach to document moments that precede the initiation of external sustainability communication.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is the outcome of an action research project, where we examine the case of one industrial company that was silent on its multiple sustainability-related practices, but recently decided to become more transparent to the outside world. A processual approach to sensemaking is adopted to show how organisational and non-organisational members actively participated in meaning co-construct…

The use of social media for knowledge acquisition and dissemination in B2B companies: an empirical study of Finnish technology industries

2019

Scholars and practitioners of knowledge management have paid increasing attention to the adoption of social media in business-to-business (B2B) setting for knowledge sharing; however, both the theoretical and empirical research in this domain are quite fragmented. The aim of this research is to deepen the understanding about the B2B companies’ awareness of the potentials of social media in improving their absorptive capacity and, consequently, if and how such companies deploy knowledge strategies based on social media adoption. We carried out an empirical survey of Finnish technology companies operating purely in B2B markets. Results highlight that social media adoption is still in a prelim…

Pro-ecological and social actions of enterprises as manifestations of implementing the conception of sustainable development

2016

Koncepcja zrównoważonego rozwoju z biegiem lat nabiera coraz większego znaczenia. Wdrażanie tej teorii oraz jej zasad zostaje również odzwierciedlona w procesie zarządzania przedsiębiorstwem, przyjmowanych przez firmy strategiach rozwoju jak i implementacji strategii społecznej odpowiedzialności biznesu. Celem artykułu jest określenie wpływu koncepcji zrównoważonego rozwoju na zachowania przedsiębiorstw i proces zarządzania przedsiębiorstwem. Aby zrealizować główny cel pracy, wykorzystano metodę badawczą „desk research” w ramach, której dokonano analizy literatury przedmiotu. Ponadto, przeprowadzono badania ankietowe wśród 82 przedsiębiorstw zlokalizowanych na obszarze woj. opolskiego z róż…

L'allocation de ressources par élève dans le système éducatif français : point de vue d'un économiste

1993

This article examines why it is interesting to have a better knowledge of unit costs in educational systems, and to analyse differences between levels of education, between schools and between countries. It underlines the fact that few studies have been carried out up to now, and that little agreement exists among specialists concerning the methodologies for estimating costs. In spite or these deficiencies in available information, the author reviews existing case studies in France and in the world, and shows that extensive possibilities of improving the cost-effectiveness of ressources allocation still exist. Comparisons between France and its economic partners show that French unit costs …

Pourquoi la science économique redécouvre les activités d'éducation ?

1993

The high level in public deficit and the preeminence of supply side ideas in the economic thought converge for introducing a debate on educational financing. The aim of education activities is also more and more confronted with the rise of youth unemployment. But on the other side, the challenge for a nation to participate in the new global economy emphasizes the place of human capital and the correlation between competitiveness, and the distribution of general knowledge in the population. This text deals first with some factual elements. On one hand, it provides a comparative approach among rich nations, on the other hand, it deals with a historical approach of the French case. In a second…

L'apport informatif des rapports Doing Business est précieux mais attention aux effets pervers.

2005

Fonds structurels, effets de débordement géographique et croissance régionale en Europe.

2008

Les fonds structurels constituent l’un des instruments financiers de la politique regionale europeenne les plus intensement utilises afin de promouvoir la convergence entre les regions des pays membres de l’Union europeenne. Cependant, de nombreuses divergences theoriques et empiriques existent dans la litterature quant a leur capacite a encourager la croissance economique des regions les plus defavorisees. Par consequent, cet article se propose de proceder a des estimations complementaires en integrant des elements nouveaux : tout d’abord, nous adoptons une approche par l’econometrie spatiale afin de prendre en compte de possibles effets de debordement geographique entre regions ; ensuite,…

Інновації в управлінні фіскальним вирівнюванням: реформа децентралізації

2020

Стаття присвячена обгрунтуванню доцільності запровадження інноваційних підходів до підвищення ефективності системи фінансового вирівнювання та оперативного управління фінансовими дисбалансами територій в умовах реалізації реформи децентралізації. Проведене дослідження узагальнює результати наукового аналізу дієвості системи горизонтального фінансового вирівнювання як інструменту зменшення міжтериторіальних економічних та соціальних диспропорцій. Предметом дослідження є процеси управління системою фінансового вирівнювання в Україні в період з 2015 року, оскільки саме в цей час розпочалася реформа децентралізації, основою якої є перерозподіл фінансових ресурсів. Наявність низки невирішених пр…

The Commented Walk Method as a Way of Highlighting Precise Daily Mobility Difficulties – A Case Study Focusing on Cognitive or Mental Diseases

2016

Abstract The French Act of 11 February 2005 on equal rights and opportunities, participation and citizenship of people with disabilities highlights the need “for people with disabilities or reduced mobility” to have access to the complete mobility chain of the transport system. This law was initially planned to apply from 2015. Many efforts have been made to improve life for those with physical, visual and, to a lesser extent, hearing impairments. But there is a lot of room for improvement in situations regarding psychological, cognitive and mental impairment. This is largely due to a lack of knowledge on the difficulties experienced by the above when they travel. The national quantitative …