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Understanding Public Sector Employees' Ethical Engagement in the Digital Era: Evidence from China
Full text linkPurpose: This research investigates how Chinese public sector employees perceive and approach administrative ethics in the digital age. The study aims to understand how attitudes, organizational culture, and perceived organizational support influence satisfaction with ethical practices, emphasizing the mediating role of behavioral intention. Design/Method/Approach (only for empirical papers): This study employed a quantitative research design, collecting data through convenience sampling and snowball sampling methods. The study measured attitudes toward administrative ethics, organizational culture, perceived support, behavioral intention, and satisfaction. Data from 420 participants were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS. Findings: The results reveal that positive attitudes, a supportive organizational culture, and high perceived support significantly enhance behavioral intentions, which mediate their impact on satisfaction with ethical practices. Theoretical Implications: This study integrates behavioral intention into the framework of administrative ethics, highlighting its mediating role in linking organizational support to satisfaction. Practical Implications: Organizations should promote positive attitudes, cultivate supportive cultures, and enhance perceived support to strengthen ethical behavior and improve satisfaction with ethics. Originality/Value: By focusing on behavioral intention in the digital age, this research offers a fresh perspective on fostering satisfaction with ethical practices in public administration. Research Limitations/Future Research: Future studies could explore additional factors, such as technological influences or leadership styles, and examine variations across different sectors and regions
Gen Z Sexual and Gender Fluidity in US Scripted Television
Full text linkThis essay addresses the rise in sexual and gender-fluid characters in scripted US television targeting the Gen Z audience (born 1997-2012), based on their moniker as the "queerest" generation, with over 20% of younger US and international respondents identifying as LGBTQ in polls, the majority as sexually fluid (bi/pansexual) or non-binary (genderfluid/genderqueer). By analyzing six series (2019-2023) marketed as "authentically" Gen Z, I argue this shift invests in Gen Z's "hip" attitude towards such fluidity the same way Caldwell argues that 1990's diversification of the televisual audience produced a "programming agenda…that cultivates and rewards distinction in ethnic, racial, and class terms" (2020, p. 376). Caldwell's (2020) theory of boutique programming, described as "a selective, signature world where artistic sensitivity went hand in hand with social relevance and viewer discrimination" (p. 164), exposes how these recent series rely on "visual flourishes…and narrative embellishments" (p. 377) but move beyond cinematic techniques by combining palatial settings and extravagant lifestyles with shockingly explicit sexual situations. Caldwell's (2020, p. 377) assertion that "stardom and gossip defeat the dramatic obligation or need for narrative coherence" is reflected in the 21st century's reliance on social media promotions with hypersexual imagery and expensive designer outfits for its high school-age characters and an entertainment media which highlights their "edgy," "sexy," "explicit," and "provocative" content. Therefore, I argue that, like Caldwell, we should avoid "overestimat[ing] the political value" (2020, p. 376) of these presentations when these non-binary identities are shown as inaccessible, depoliticized, and hypersexualized, which maintains rather than challenges entrenched binary ideals of gender and sexuality
Green Innovation Implementation: A Systematic Review and Research Directions
Full text linkGreen innovation is an organizational strategy aimed to address climate crises and create low-carbon growth, yet, its implementation remains a significant challenge. We focus on green innovation implementation (GII) and argue that GII is a distinctive strategic process. Traditional innovation implementation, centered on short-term economic growth, can be problematic as it often decouples nature from innovation in the pursuit of profit maximization. Thus, the traditional approach fails to adequately explain GII, specifically, who implements it and how they do it. We adopt a strategy-as-practice perspective and conduct a systematic review of 224 journal articles across various management fields to synthesize existing knowledge of GII. This review makes three main contributions. First, we posit that GII is theoretically distinct with unique implementation challenges: recoupling nature with innovation implementation introduces complex antecedents and environment-inclusive benefits, requiring a long-term implementation process and a broader scope. Second, we develop a framework that synthesizes practitioners, antecedents, processes, and impact of GII from three theoretical foci: (1) resource-based perspective, (2) sustainable value-driven perspective, and (3) institutional perspective. This framework complements the traditional understanding of innovation implementation by offering diverse theoretical insights on GII. Third, we propose theoretical and methodological directions for future research to advance knowledge on green innovation and provide meaningful insights on GII
'Daseinsvorsorge' as a care-based principle of transformation: Perspective toward a caring development of sustainable cities
Full text linkCities around the world are using smart city approaches to transform urban infrastructures toward sustainability. Critical academic studies of smart city projects often fail to integrate the aspect of care. Based on empirical evidence, I argue that öffentliche Daseinsvorsorge (public services provided to fulfil basic human needs) as a guiding principle of urban development can serve as a starting point for responsible research and innovation that considers questions of care. To do so, I first develop the concept of Daseinsvorsorge, which will serve as a critical lens to evaluate transformation projects from a perspective of care. Then I situate the concept in broader academic debates on responsible research and innovation (RRI) and technology assessment (TA). Furthermore, I propose Daseinsvorsorge as a concrete normative framework that reflects the role of municipal administrations and their responsibilities toward the citizens
Refugee Women's Transition to VET in Germany: Examining the Role of Gender Norms and Human Capital Endowments
Full text linkThe article examines the extent to which gender roles as well as the human capital resources acquired in the country of origin are associated with refugee women's chances of taking up vocational education and training (VET) in Germany. It follows the assumption that traditional gender roles, which assign women to the domestic sphere, can affect refugee women's behavior either directly or through social contacts who impose these roles upon them. Additionally, it argues that the human capital that refugee women acquired in their country of origin can affect the trainers' decision to hire them as trainees. The focus of the investigation is women between the ages of 18 and 30 who applied for asylum in Germany between 2015 and 2019 and mainly originate from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran (N = 945). By applying a piecewise constant exponential model to monthly data from the IAB‐BAMF‐SOEP Survey of Refugees, the analysis shows that neither the women's endowment with human capital acquired in their country of origin (i.e., level of education and work experience) nor their own gender role attitudes, having children, or the frequency of contact with persons from the same country of origin are significantly associated with their chances of transitioning to VET. Having a partner is, however, associated with almost 60% lower chances of refugee women entering VET
The Impact of Migration on Population Ageing in Asia 1990-2020: A Decomposition Analysis Using Prospective Age
Full text linkPopulation ageing has become a global trend, which unfolds at different speeds across world regions and countries. In Asia, there are countries with rapidly ageing populations and those that continue to maintain a younger age structure. One potential driver of this difference is international migration. In this study, I assess the impact of migration on population ageing in Asian countries over the period 1990-2020. To do so, I propose a refined decomposition method, applying a prospective view on population ageing that accounts for variation in life expectancy. Using data from the United Nations World Population Prospects 2022, changes in the prospective old-age dependency ratio in 51 countries are decomposed into the effects of cohort turnover, deaths, changes in life expectancy and net migration. The results reveal that cohort turnover and deaths have had the largest impact on changes in the prospective old-age dependency ratio over the last three decades, whereas the impact of international migration and changes in life expectancy was smaller in all countries. However, in countries with either highly negative or highly positive net migration, the effect of migration on the age structure is substantial. As migration largely occurs at younger ages, high immigration has decelerated or even halted the process of population ageing in countries such as Bahrain, Macao, Oman and Singapore. The opposite effect is observed in emigration countries such as Armenia, Georgia and Timor-Leste. Hence, the large differences in the current level of population ageing across Asian countries can at least partly be attributed to international migration in the last decades
From ZfB to CPoS: A Dynamic Development in a Challenging Environment
Full text linkThis editorial, written by Norbert F. Schneider, who served as Director of the Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB) and publisher of Comparative Population Studies (CPoS) from 2009 to 2021, outlines the journal’s transformation during his tenure. Reflecting on the challenges the predecessor Zeitschrift für Bevölkerungswissenschaft (ZfB) faced, the strategic decisions made to reimagine the journal are discussed. Key milestones include the rebranding to CPoS, the transition to open access, the shift to an entirely English-language publication, and the adoption of a rolling publication model. Despite challenges, the journal has grown significantly, with increased international recognition and a solid ranking. On its 50th anniversary, the journal's established position in the academic community of population research and demography is highlighted, emphasizing its commitment to high-quality publications and an efficient editorial process
Jugendliche Erinnerungspraktiken: Methodenplurale Forschung zur Auseinandersetzung mit Geschichte und Gegenwart
Full text linkDieses Buch untersucht erinnerungskulturelle Praktiken und Partizipationschancen junger Menschen in der deutschen Migrationsgesellschaft. Mithilfe qualitativer und partizipativer Forschungsmethoden werden individuelle, familiäre und gruppenspezifische Erfahrungen Jugendlicher herausgearbeitet, die als wissenschaftliche Reflexionsfolie für die Rekonstruktion lebensweltlicher Erinnerungsprozesse dienen - ein interdisziplinäres Projekt, das Erinnerungspädagogik, Jugendarbeit und Gedächtnisstudien miteinander verbindet. Dieses Buch untersucht die vielfältigen Erinnerungspraktiken junger Menschen in Deutschland, die sich in ihren Lebenswelten durch familiäre Einflüsse, schulische Erfahrungen und den Austausch in Peergroups formen. Das Buch dokumentiert die Erforschung dieser Praktiken, die in Teilen partizipativ angelegt war und ermöglicht Einblicke in die Erinnerungskultur der deutschen Migrationsgesellschaft. Dabei werden u.a. historische Bezüge zum Nationalsozialismus sowie aktuelle Ereignisse mit rassistischem Hintergrund in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland reflektiert. Teilnahme- und Teilhabemechanismen in verschiedenen Handlungsfeldern wie der Offenen Jugendarbeit und der Jugendverbandsarbeit werden ebenso thematisiert wie die Ergebnisse qualitativer Daten aus Interviews und ethnographischen Feldbeobachtungen unter Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen. Dieses interdisziplinäre und methodenplurale Projekt reflektiert die komplexe Struktur von Erinnerungspraktiken und Gedächtnisstudien und ist das Ergebnis eines mehrjährigen Forschungsprojekts in Koblenz und Umgebung