Crafting Ethical Connection and Transparency in Coastal Kenya

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dillon Mahoney
Keyword(s):  
Moral Development ◽  
Single Mothers ◽  
Fair Trade ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Moral Economy ◽  
New Wave ◽  
Homeless Children ◽  
Ethical Citizenship ◽  
Individual Traders ◽  
Creativity And Innovation

As connecting to the global economy has torn individual traders from the decades-old co-operative societies, a wave of “witchcraft” accusations and market burnings have helped illuminate the importance of the crafts industry’s moral economy of creativity and innovation and the ongoing debate about what ethical and moral development looks like in Kenya. Ideas of ethics and transparency, as produced through the application of a Fair Trade sticker, strategically erase complex economic and ethical realities while simultaneously indexing ideas of digital modernity and ethical citizenship. A Fair Trade sticker shines a selective light on marketable realities while simultaneously obscuring those inconvenient to marketing crafts. This new wave of ethical branding and NGO aesthetics enables a “race to the bottom” by businesspeople to find and organize the most exploitable artisans (the handicapped, single mothers, homeless children) into workshops and artisan organizations that explicitly market the marginality of the producers.

Conclusion

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dillon Mahoney
Keyword(s):  
Social Inequality ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Fair Trade ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
World Today ◽  
Ethnic Networks ◽  
The World ◽  
Culture Brokers ◽  
Africa Rising

The art of connection concludes with a discussion of what the experiences of Kenyan traders and culture brokers can tell us about globalization, development, and digital-power divides today. As the application of a Fair Trade sticker obfuscates complex economic realities, talking strictly of a digital divide in Kenya distracts attention from the historical formation of social inequality and masks the actions of certain powerful political, corporate, and development elites. Despite the hype for “Africa Rising,” ethnic and political tensions remain important. But the stories in this book are also optimistic and about innovation and tenacity. They also demonstrate that ethnic networks and the Kenyan government alike have the potential to bring security rather than insecurity. While connecting to the global economy comes with all types of new risks, new ethical branding and NGO aesthetics help Kenyans produce a sense of trust and transparency that is otherwise lacking and, therefore, central to maintaining Africa’s connection to the rest of the world today.

scholarly journals Nurturing Innovation Performance Through Corporate Entrepreneurship: The Moderation of Employee Engagement

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umair Ahmed ◽  
Saeed Abbas Shah ◽  
Muhammad Asif Qureshi ◽  
Muzafar Hussain Shah ◽  
Faiz Muhammad Khuwaja
Keyword(s):  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Corporate Entrepreneurship ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Creativity And Innovation ◽  
Potential Moderator ◽  
Shed Light

AbstractThe objective of the present article is to highlight the concept of innovation performance, its importance and the different elements that could potentially enhance it within an organization. Through critical appraisal of the literature, the paper has attempted to shed light on how innovation performance is essentially important for businesses to thrive in the current global economy via focusing on prospects like corporate entrepreneurship and employee engagement. The review has concluded that Innovation and more importantly, employee performance towards bringing innovative is critical for businesses. Corporate entrepreneurship is an evolving concept that talks about nurturing and establishing such an environment that supports and motivates people to work with initiative mindset, indulging in creativity and innovation within the organization. Notably, past empirical evidence has underscored employee engagement to be highly significant in enhancing performance focused outcomes. The paper had attempted to establish how corporate entrepreneurship can enhance innovation performance within an organization. Importantly, the paper has also outlined pivotal role of employee engagement as a potential moderator to enrich this relationship. The paper has forwarded research model highlighting severe paucity of research and mature significance for fostering innovation performance at the workplace.

The New Wave of Regionalism

1999 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 589-627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward D. Mansfield ◽  
Helen V. Milner
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
New Wave ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
Regional Institutions ◽  
The North ◽  
Multilateral System

Economic regionalism appears to be growing rapidly. Why this has occurred and what bearing it will have on the global economy are issues that have generated considerable interest and disagreement. Some observers fear that regional economic institutions—such as the European Union (EU), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Mercosur, and the organization of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)—will erode the multilateral system that has guided economic relations since the end of World War II, promoting protectionism and conflict. Others argue that regional institutions will foster economic openness and bolster the multilateral system. This debate has stimulated a large and influential body of research by economists on regionalism's welfare implications.

Corporate Entrepreneurship: A Critical Challenge for Educators and Researchers

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald F. Kuratko ◽  
Michael H. Morris
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Corporate Entrepreneurship ◽  
New Wave ◽  
Teaching And Research ◽  
Ongoing Process ◽  
The World ◽  
Critical Challenge ◽  
Future Topics

The world is in the midst of a new wave of technological disruption with entrepreneurship and innovation as the catalysts. Yet, organizations struggle with the proper strategies to initiate innovative activity among their people. Corporate entrepreneurship (CE) is a term used to describe entrepreneurial behavior inside established midsized and large organizations. The value of CE lies in the extent to which it becomes a strategy to engage in an ongoing process of entrepreneurial actions to achieve a competitive advantage. Moreover, a lack of innovative (or entrepreneurial) actions in today’s global economy could be a recipe for failure. Because the next generation of business students will be focusing on major corporations for initial positions, this article examines the domain of CE, how pedagogy can be developed for the classroom, and the emerging future topics that demonstrate the continuing importance of CE for teaching and research.

ARTS AND CRAFTS AND UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 277-288
Author(s):  
Bogna Gudowska
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Fair Trade ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Health Access ◽  
Arts And Crafts ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Cultural And Creative Industries

The purpose of this article is to show the links between arts and crafts and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations. The UN aims to cover the most important challenges that humanity and the global economy must face in the nearest future, such as poverty, hunger, health, access to education, climate change or sustainable development. According to the author, arts and crafts, although it is a narrow field listed within the group of cultural and creative industries, can contribute to achieving the goals of the UN, positively influencing, among others on employment, fair trade and ethical production.

ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP IN THE DAOIST FRAMEWORK

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (04) ◽  
pp. 383-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
VLADO DIMOVSKI ◽  
SANDRA PENGER ◽  
JUDITA PETERLIN ◽  
MIHA UHAN
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
Entrepreneurial Leadership ◽  
Wealth Creation ◽  
Business Growth ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Productivity Improvement ◽  
Leadership Model ◽  
Wu Wei ◽  
Creativity And Innovation

By embracing creativity and innovation, an entrepreneur's products or services can bring about business growth, productivity improvement, job and wealth creation, an enhanced image for the economy, and ultimately a better quality of life for all. As such, entrepreneurs are an extremely important part of the global economy and of society as a whole. However, as small founder-driven companies tend to grow into larger organisations, the issue of leadership soon becomes of vital importance. In this paper, we discuss a two-phase entrepreneurial leadership model, presenting the challenges entrepreneurs have to meet for a successful transition from phase one of formative growth into phase two of institutional growth. Quoting chapters from the Daodejing, we provide a Daoist framework of entrepreneurial leadership as a response to these challenges and as an alternative to the traditional Confucian and Legalist frameworks. We especially emphasise the concepts of wei wu wei, zi ran, and wateristic leadership personality within the article.

scholarly journals Mechanics of Global Value Chains: India's Perspective

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sourish Dutta
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
World Economy ◽  
Global Value Chains ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
New Wave ◽  
Production Network ◽  
Economic Strategies ◽  
Statics And Dynamics ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Global Production Network

The global production as a system of creating values is eventually forming a vast web of value chains. It explains the transitional structures of world trade and development of the world economy. It is truly a new wave of globalisation, and we term it as the global value chains (GVCs), creating the nexus among firms, workers and consumers around the globe. The emergence of this new scenario raises some crucial questions. It asks how an economy's businesses, producers and employees are connecting to the global economy. How are they capturing the gains out of it regarding different dimensions of economic development? Indeed, this GVC approach is very crucial for understanding the organisation of the global industries and firms. It requires analysing the statics and dynamics of different economic players involved in this complex global production network. Its widespread notion deals with diverse global, regional, and local issues from the top-down to bottom-up, building scope for policy analysis. In this context, this study will attempt to quantify the extent and impacts of India's engagement in GVCs, based on available data. It will also strive to propose a comprehensive strategic framework to identify the objectives of India's GVC participation and development with some suitable economic strategies to achieve them.

Language and Culture in Workplace Ethnography

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren A. Hayes
Keyword(s):  
Customer Service ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Moral Economy ◽  
Social Functions ◽  
Economic Resource ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Institutional Settings ◽  
Anthropology Of Work ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Linguistic Methods

Scholars studying the anthropology of work have traditionally been interested in questions of power, class, inequality, moral economy, and the transformations brought about by global capitalism. To address these larger questions, workplace ethnography gives attention to both interactional and systemic level analysis, making linguistic methods a powerful tool for studying both talk at work and institutional discourse. Language has many social functions within the workplace, from the organization of tasks and goals to the ways people navigate relationships and perform identity. Linguistic theoretical and methodological perspectives are applied to the study of power and gatekeeping practices in institutional settings, performance of identity and gender at work, and inequalities related to race, ethnicity, and perceptions of accent. Linguistic practices in the neoliberal global economy are also an economic resource to be managed, regulated, scripted, and marketed, as part of the reflexive project of worker self-improvement. Language is also a form of labor itself in global customer service interactions, accent-reduction training, and contexts of tourism. Thus, workplace ethnography and language study complement each other, and linguistic methods and theory may be applied to major questions in the field of anthropology of work.

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