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Former coworkers' entrepreneurial performance and employee entrepreneurship: a social learning perspective
Get PDFDifferent employee entrepreneurship events in a firm are usually considered mutual independent. In fact, these events are interpersonally dependent in most cases, whereby leads to an unresolved issue that how employee entrepreneurship spreads through interpersonal influence (interactions between former coworkers and employees) in organizations. Drawing on social learning theory, this study aims to test and verify how former coworkers’ entrepreneurial performance impacts focal employee entrepreneurship. Survey data were collected at two different time points (with a three-week interval) from 218 full-time employees working in China. We found that employee entrepreneurial self-efficacy mediated the relationship between former coworkers’ entrepreneurial performance and employee entrepreneurial intention. This mediating effect was strengthened by the similarity of entrepreneurial resources and employee risk propensity. By clarifying the premise, mechanism and conditions of social influence in regard to employee entrepreneurship, this study advances our understanding of employee entrepreneurship. This study highlights the interpersonal influence effects of employee entrepreneurship. Moreover, it employs social learning theory to provide a detailed explanation of the mechanisms underlying these interpersonal influence effects in the context of employee entrepreneurship
Digital labour is 'emotional labour'
No full textThis chapter considers the 'emotional labour' involved in digital work and reflects on the emotionality inherent within everyday digital practices and behaviours in museums and heritage organisations. It argues that only by better articulating the affective dimensions of working with technology can we build a more nuanced understanding of the future of work in such environments.
‘Emotional Labour’ has been an object of sociological study in the workplace since the 1980s, but rarely has it been considered in the context of museum digital work. Since the Covid-19 pandemic, however, the frequently hidden ‘emotional labour’ involved in museum work has become difficult to ignore, with those advocating for digital innovation being some of the most affected.
First, drawing on Arlie Russell Hochschild’s seminal study, The Managed Heart (1983), the author will consider applications to date of ‘emotional labour’ in the study of cultural and knowledge work, and how it might be usefully theorised for our contemporary moment in museum technology. Second, sharing the author’s fieldwork, observational analysis, and institution-based action research in this area, the chapter will propose that a greater and more formal acknowledgement of ‘emotional labour’ in museum technology can revolutionise museum work more generally – an acknowledgement overtly feminist in its approach. It concludes by suggesting that, through a more robust valuation of the emotional labour inherent within digital work, we can build fairer, more equitable working practices across all aspects of the museum workplace
Understanding intercultural interaction: an analysis of key concepts (2nd ed.)
Get PDFIn an increasingly global world, it is more important than ever that we deepen our understanding of how people interact and communicate across different cultural contexts.
Designed as an introduction to a wide range of theories and ideas that influence social encounters around the globe, this 2nd Edition of Understanding Intercultural Interaction places new emphasis on the ‘global workplace’, providing an overview and analysis of key concepts in culture and interaction to develop your knowledge in areas such as global working, diversity management, interculturality, and cross- cultural ethics.
Cutting across the world of work and education, this is a timely refresh for equipping a diverse range of both students and professionals with the tools to understand, discuss, and ultimately fulfil the role that they can play on the international stage
Survival in half-sunken cities: urban adaptations to sea level rise in speculative fiction
No full textThis paper surveys fictional depictions of urban adaptation to rising sea levels using climate resilience strategies identified by The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as a guideline. The paper first lays out the four generic categories for urban adaptation under different conditions, namely accommodation, protection, advancement, and retreat, which provide a collection of fluid and interchangeable options. Preservation and creating alternatives are identified as the two main distinct characteristics of these strategies. The paper then focuses on their diverse portrayals in different media and how advantages and challenges of each are presented in fictional setting. The portrayals of accommodation are shaped by the envisioned magnitude and timeframe of sea level rise and generally underline the temporary nature of the strategy, while stories of long-term adaptation of coastal cities rely on techno-optimistic solutions. Stories depicting protection through exaggerated hard engineering projects underline how they also preserve and amplify existing social inequalities. Advancement in speculative fiction also relies on extreme engineering, inspired by existing and proposed architectural projects, each with diverse sociocultural connotations and visions for alternate societies. Retreat stories emphasize the broader implications of climate change and depict it as a long-term, evolving, and challenging process with uncertain outcomes. The paper concludes with a general assessment of common and divergent characteristics of the portrayals of the main climate resilience strategies in speculative fiction
Raging women and their green energies: the Southern Italian woman ecological fury
Get PDFThis article combines artistic and intellectual research on the southern Italian woman, known as the terrona. It analyzes many forms of media to explore the stereotype of the southern Italian woman, examining her portrayal in novels, movies, TV shows, and popular culture as loud, choleric, sexualized, and maternal. Furthermore, it shows a creative experiment in which the traditional patriarchal stereotype of the terrona is changed into a new representation showing the terrona as a confident and gratified woman. In the article, the traditional image of the terrona is linked to the natural resources of the Mediterranean region, envisioning how this connection empowers her, shifting her from a marginalized and oppressed figure to one with power. An art-research approach is adopted in this work to perform a feminist examination of the social condition of the terrona, while simultaneously suggesting an imaginative reconfiguration of her stereotype
My space
No full textPERFORMANCE ART BERGEN NORWAY
Bergen Assembly -symposium (panel member) 3/10/24
VillaTerminus -Live performances 4-5/10/24
'My space' is part of a series of new works within the theme ' restless linings'. This new performance extends an ongoing focus whereby being invisible is a means to be more visible. Society promotes unachievable notions of wellness, unnecessary strength and hierarchical ideals of resilience of body and mind. Visually imposing what those aspirations should look like, mean if we aren’t seen its because we don’t meet that hegemonic criterion, as such we don’t exist.
Not to play that game society imposes, is not to cry of vulnerability or be a voice of helplessness, instead it is to immerse in and celebrate that power of concealment. Restless linings is where logic and the absurd collide. Logical in the sense of an exploration of our mental space through seeming rationality and the visual, yet in activating it, the result is far from it and beyond the visual. From communication of an outside as other, to a depth and expression of inner self. 'My space' is to work out, accompanied by 'motivational' soundtrack, all the while in a hessian sacking. Derived in the first instance by walking, rolling upon, lying on, curling up on white fabric, within ones private/ chosen space. Gestures indicative of that mindscape we navigate daily, the challenges we face and the conflicts they can bring. Those gestures where the artists was present are mapped, then cut out from the whole fabric, accumulated and sewn together creating an enterable space that appear akin to a speech bubble of sorts. The workout, less to become stronger but 'work away from and beyond' those imposed synchronicities and actions. In doings so extending a power of weakness beyond the visual body as a mutating form of at times minimal gestures whereby the drawing is an event space within the inside of the outside akin to an emergence of that concealment
Dressing the invisible gay man
Get PDFThe depiction of gay men in cinema has long been intertwined with stereotypes and societal ideologies that shape discussions around gay culture. Historically, these stereotypes have revolved around fashion and consumerism, reinforcing the notion that the value of gay men lies in their economic status and style. Films not only reflect these stereotypes but also establish standards for them. This article contends that gay men have had to construct and define their identities based on the images and representations presented to them. In contrast to overt stereotypes prevalent in historic and modern cinema, contemporary British cinema crosses borders and embraces a subtler portrayal of gay men. The depiction of the invisible or barely seen gay man often draws on historic references to horror. Andrew Haigh’s All of us Strangers (2023) serves as a cornerstone for this discussion. Renowned for his approach to gay male narratives form gay perspectives, Haigh diverges form Hollywood conventions by exploring the stories of a damaged young boy and lost, invisible older man. Drawing on historic film studies texts, (Dyer, 2002; Goltz, 2010), observations of gay men’s style (Cole, 2023) and visual analysis of Haigh’s filmography (Weekend, 2011; All of Us Strangers, 2023) this article examines Dressing the Invisible Gay Man and its potential impact on gay culture. It aims to comment Haigh for delving into unexplored storylines and utilizes theories of masculinity in film (Lehman, 2001; Church Gibson, 2004; Cohen & Rae Hark, 1993) to initiate a dialogue on how ‘dressing’ the invisible gay man can counter the damaging effects of Hollywood stereotypes and contribute to future discussions
At home: Panoramas de nos Vies Domestiques: some ecological reflections
No full textDomestic interiors are invested with a multitude of meanings; political, economic, social, cultural, psycho- logical, and ecological among them. Between 2020 and 2022, the height of the Covid pandemic in Europe, the authors co-curated an exhibition—At Home: Panoramas de nos Vies Domestiques—for the 2022 St Etienne Design Biennale. The design exhibition explored those meanings, past, present, and future, and addressed the key themes challenging our domestic spaces in the early twenty-first century, including the climate emergency, housing inequality and the market, and the technology-fuelled erosion of privacy. This article will unpack the ways in which those themes and challenges interact with each other through the concept of ecology, understood in its broadest sense as a balanced relationship between human beings and the planet, and how, through the exhibits on display, designers have responded to them and suggested future directions
Loading legacy repair data into RepairMonitor©
Get PDFThe report highlights issues related to uploading legacy repair data from repair cafes to RCIFs RepairMonitor (c) incorporating experience from Farnham Repair Cafe. The research was undertaken as part of project funded by UKRI via an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) grant awarded to UCA
Cross-layer based intrusion detection system for wireless sensor networks: challenges, solutions, and future directions
Get PDFWireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) consist of numerous affordable, energy-efficient, compact wireless sensors. These sensors are designed to collect, process, and communicate data from their surrounding environment. Several energy-efficient protocols have been created specifically for WSNs to optimize data transfer rates and prolong network lifespan. Multi-channel protocols in WSN are one of the ways to optimize efficiency and enable seamless communication between nodes, thereby reducing interference and minimizing packet loss through multiple channels. Despite their numerous advantages in data sensing and monitoring, various attacks can pose a threat to a WSN. There are several types of attacks that a WSN may encounter, including spoofing, eavesdropping, jamming, sinkhole attacks, wormhole attacks, black hole attacks, Sybil attacks, and DoS attacks. One of the strategies for enhancing security in WSNs is implementing a cross-layer intrusion detection system (IDS) that can detect initial indicators of attacks that target vulnerabilities across multiple WSN layers. This paper reviews the existing IDS at each layer and the challenges in an energy-efficient cross-layer IDS for WSN in terms of the attacks and IDS approaches
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