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Gender Parity and Equality in the Sultanate of Oman
A Case in Education for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
Faryal Khan and Maricel Fernandez-Carag
In The International Journal of Social Quality
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2016
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 67–86
Social Quality
Regaining Political Economy
Peter Herrmann
technology-based/high-tech production and service-provision; and the emerging additional pressure on the profit-rate over time in the emerging market economies. So we find an inverse movement: over-accumulation of capital and the emergence and stabilization
In The International Journal of Social Quality
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2016
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 87–106
Singing with Dignity
Adding Social Quality to Organization Studies on Aging
Prabhir Vishnu Poruthiyil
organizations where the biological decline is equated with reduced productivity and hence undesirable, older persons inevitably hit a “grey ceiling” ( Thomas et al. 2014: 1573 ). In some industries—for example, information technology—not having “made it” even by
In The International Journal of Social Quality
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2018
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 69–87
Laurent J.G. van der Maesen
necessary at every level of government. ( UN-Habitat 2016: i ) In order to look for new ideas as alternatives for the unruled processes of urbanization, Motta discusses the chances of minor cities and towns to flourish. Thanks to new technologies, new
In The International Journal of Social Quality
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2020
- Article Type:
- Editorial
- Pages:
- v–xxi
Jaap Westbroek, Harry Nijhuis, and Laurent van der Maesen
scientists is to place the acquisition of relevant knowledge at the very top of their research priorities. Today, this challenge is seriously complicated by the greater evolution of technologies. Nevertheless, Laszlo makes a strong plea to scientists that
In The International Journal of Social Quality
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2020
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 57–86
Searching for a New Way of Thinking about Society
A Noospheric Social Quality Orientation for Development toward Sustainability
Vyacheslav Nikolayevitch Bobkov and Nikolay Vyacheslavovich Bobkov
income. The living standards of the majority of the population were insufficient. Utilizing backward technologies in a number of branches of the national economy, as well as the state policy proclaiming dominance over nature, had been inflicting great
In The International Journal of Social Quality
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2017
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 73–91
Building Dignity?
Tracing Rights, Discretion, and Negotiation within a Norwegian Labor Activation Program
Erika Gubrium, Leah Johnstone, and Ivar Lødemel
experience in the information technology (IT) sector after years of unemployment due to mental illness was interested in finding employment outside IT, as he would not have to constantly maintain knowledge about the latest technology and he preferred work
In The International Journal of Social Quality
- Published (Print):
- 01 Dec 2016
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 52–70
Laurent J.G. van der Maesen
technologies under control of actors and agencies of the sociopolitical/legal dimension are desired to reduce global temperatures (see Radunsky and Cadman, this issue). The rationale is to supplement to the relatively restricted attention of governments on the
In The International Journal of Social Quality
- Published (Print):
- 01 Dec 2019
- Article Type:
- Editorial
- Pages:
- v–xx
Corporate Sustainability
An Academic Review
Varhese Joy
Every corporate house across the world has to make decisions directly or indirectly about societal questions related with the ecosystem. These decisions concern manufacturing processes, the use of technology, labor relations, the acquisition and
In The International Journal of Social Quality
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2020
- Article Type:
- Review Article
- Pages:
- 87–104
Editorial
Brexit, Sustainability, Economics, Companies’ Responsibilities, and Current Representations
renewables and maintaining materials within the production cycle … a new growth model has been taking shape mainly in Europe … green technology capability is one of Europe’s outstanding competitive advantages as highlighted by the 2016 European Semester
In The International Journal of Social Quality
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2016
- Article Type:
- Editorial
- Pages:
- 1–10