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Values and sustainable food consumption - promoting sustainably produced food products to Finnish consumers

2018

Food consumption and food choices are a vital part of humans’ lifestyles. In addition, it is widely acknowledged that food is one of the key consumption contexts for environmental and social impacts around the world. The purpose of this study is to contribute to the discussion on promoting sustainable food consumption. More specifically, this study provides insights into the promotion of sustainably produced food to consumers as well as into the value orientations linked with sustainable food consumption. This dissertation contributes to the existing literature on sustainable food consumption by showing that such consumption may be motivated by a plethora of value orientations – and their c…

Myth about altruistic organic consumption : values influence in perceiving organic meat consumer

2015

The aim of this study was twofold: Firstly, to find out whether organic meat consumers are perceived pro-social as defined by Griskevicius et al (2010) with attributes: Caring, Altruistic and Nice. The second theme was to find out what values of the perceiver influence that judgement; a glimpse to who finds the organic bacon consumer as pro-social. Quantitative methods were used in this study and an internet survey was conducted within students of University of Helsinki and Aalto University as well as a pre-requited Food West panellists. As anticipated, the results show that the organic bacon consumer is indeed perceived significantly more pro-social than the user of conventional bacon. The…

Advertising for Sustainability – Promoting Sustainably Produced Food to Finnish Consumers

2013

The objective of this research is to analyse the amount and the content of food advertisements from three Finnish magazines from the years 2006-2007 and 2010-2012. Moreover, the aim is to outline what are the values reflected in the appeals used to advertise sustainably produced food to Finnish consumers. The diffusion of innovations –theory together with a theoretical framework consisting of three value orientations related sustainably oriented behaviour is used. A gradual increase in the popularity of sustainably produced food is indeed visible in the quantity as well as the content of advertisements from the years 2010-2012 compared to 2006-2007. The appeals of the earlier advertisements…

Shape optimization for Stokes problem with threshold slip boundary conditions

2017

This paper deals with shape optimization of systems governed by the Stokes flow with threshold slip boundary conditions. The stability of solutions to the state problem with respect to a class of domains is studied. For computational purposes the slip term and impermeability condition are handled by a regularization. To get a finite dimensional optimization problem, the optimized part of the boundary is described by B´ezier polynomials. Numerical examples illustrate the computational efficiency. peerReviewed

The Value Creation Process in Family Firms. A Dynamic Capabilities Approach

2008

While most family-business research has focused on studies related with trans-generational value creation, a gap still exists in understanding how this value is generated across genera-tions, especially in dynamic markets. The present research offers new insights through the lens of dynamic capabilities, which are generated by knowledge and in turn generate entre-preneurial performance for value creation in family business. Family inertia is considered to be a factor preventing the creation of dynamic capabilities. It depends on the family-business culture, where paternalism and entrepreneurial drive influence family inertia posi-tively and negatively, respectively. Four family firms from S…

Management Accounting as a Knowledge Based Organization Value Driver for the 21st Century Business

2017

The 21st century information and information technology revolution has made its mark onclassical business functions like business support services. Management accounting, a still youngbusiness activity has transformed from reactive cost determination focus to proactive valuecreating and considerate resource business driver. Management accounting is on the way toasserting itself as a proactive business value driver for the modern 21st century businessorganizations. The present paper is presenting the arguments that support the transformation ofmanagement accounting from the “bean counter” score keeping role to value driver supported byknowledge, the prime commodity of the 21st century busine…

ELINET-symposium kokosi yhteen lukutaitotoimijoita : kansainvälisestä yhteistyöstä intoa työhön

2018

ELINET-verkosto (European Literacy Policy Network) järjesti heinäkuun lopulla lukutaitosymposiumin Kölnissä, Saksassa. Symposiumiin kokoontui satakunta lukutaitotutkijaa, opettajaa ja kouluttajaa sekä lukutaidon parissa järjestötyötä tekevää asiantuntijaa lähes 20 maasta. Symposiumin teemoina olivat osallisuus, inkluusio ja tasa-arvo. nonPeerReviewed

O kilku aksjologicznych komponentach zasady fair play

2017

W 1975 r. na polecenie UNESCO został opublikowany przez Międzynarodową Radę Wychowania Fizycznego i Sportu (CIEPS) Manifest o fair play (Mannifeste sur le fair play). Jest on apelem o przywrócenie sportowi wierności zasadzie fair play. Tekst manifestu odwołuje się do określonych wartości. Można w nim wskazać kilka aksjologicznych komponentów, m.in.: poszanowanie reguł, troskę o kompetencje oraz odpowiedzialność za drugiego człowieka. Postawy te mają znaczenie nie tylko w sporcie, lecz także w innych dziedzinach życia i aktywności człowieka (życie zawodowe, polityka, relacje społeczne). Obowiązują tam różnego rodzaju normy (obyczajowe, tetyczne, moralne), wymagany jest rozwój i poszerzanie k…

Pokolenie X i Y - podobieństwa i różnice w osobowości i hierarchii wartości między kierownikami a pracownikami na tle poczucia jakości życia

2014

Professional competences: Personality and Axiological Model (MOA) in verifying the sense of life quality

2016

Testowane w prezentowanym badaniu hipotezy zostały sformułowane w oparciu Model Osobowościowo-Aksjologiczny MOA B. Mróz, który zakłada, że poczucie jakości życia u pracowników wyższego szczebla jest uwarunkowane takimi wymiarami osobowościowo-aksjologicznymi, jak: struktura potrzeb, przystosowanie, osiągnięcia i wartości. W badaniach zastosowano: Test ACL, Wskaźnik Osiągnięć Zawodowych WOZ, Test Niedokończonych Zdań (RISB), Skalę Wartości Rokeacha oraz Kwestionariusz Poczucia Jakości Życia (KPJŻ). Za pomocą analizy regresji oraz równań strukturalnych oceniono wpływ badanych zmiennych. Okazało się, że model MOA różnicuje pracowników wyższego szczebla. Współczynnik determinacji uzyskał 47% wa…