Privatization: Some Social and Socio-Psychological Aspects
In: World Economy and International Relations, Heft 5, S. 68-81
In: World Economy and International Relations, Heft 5, S. 68-81
In: Bulletin of the atomic scientists, Band 32, Heft 4, S. 22-24
ISSN: 1938-3282
In: International migration digest, Band 3_OS, Heft 1, S. 40-60
In: Journal of international affairs, Band 18, Heft 2, S. 173
ISSN: 0022-197X
In: Political science quarterly: a nonpartisan journal devoted to the study and analysis of government, politics and international affairs ; PSQ, Band 28, Heft 2, S. 320-322
ISSN: 1538-165X
Hundreds of millions of people across the world use the Internet every day. Its functions vary, from shopping and banking to chatting and dating. From a psychological perspective, the Internet has become a major vehicle for interpersonal communication that can significantly affect people's decisions, behaviors, attitudes and emotions. Moreover, its existence has created a virtual social environment in which people can meet, negotiate, collaborate and exchange goods and information. Cyberspace is not just a technical device but a phenomenon which has reduced the world to a proverbial global village, fostering collaborations and international cooperations; thus reducing the barriers of geographical distance and indigenous cultures. Azy Barak and a team of prominent social scientists review a decade of scientific investigations into the social, behavioral and psychological aspects of cyberspace, collating state-of-the-art knowledge in each area. Together they develop emerging conceptualizations and envisage directions and applications for future research
Purpose: Family firms appear to be an attractive topic in a number of research areas. Probably the most important topic is still the succession process combined with possible hurdles and gaps. This paper aims to focus on the special variable of the psychological dimension. It attempts to summarize findings and implications as well as suggestions for where potential research gaps are. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is based on a two-stage research design. The first step is a literature review. All articles published in the Family Business Review (FBR) between 1997 and 2011 were collected and analysed regarding their topics, findings, and implications. As a second step, this knowledge has been applied to conduct a thorough literature analysis on psychological aspects of succession. Findings: Psychological aspects are often used together with other constructs. The authors strongly recommend handling them as an individualized, highly complex topic, even if social, political, and other aspects are often mixed with psychological aspects and therefore difficult to discuss and separate. A separation of these factors will help researchers present findings in a much clearer way. Research limitations/implications: The main limitation of the article lies in the methodology itself, as the literature review solely concentrates on empirical papers that exclusively investigate psychological aspects with regard to succession. Nevertheless, the aim was to elaborate a focused psychological field model in terms of succession. Likewise, critical aspects considering the family business system have been taken into consideration. Finally, a literature review is commonly seen as a post-work "dead body". However, the implications show a clear, directed focus within family business research. The authors recommend an increase in the number of concisely formulated research questions instead of generic approaches. Practical implications: Businesses should closely heed three imperative problem areas (individual, interpersonal and organizational) as well as the stage in which conflicts arise (preparation, transfer/takeover, and continuation), if they want to be successful in the succession process. Originality/value: The paper offers an overview of the limited number of existing articles and their implications that address the psychological aspects of the succession process. Furthermore, the psychological issues identified that cause conflicts during succession are consolidated and categorized.
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In: NATO security through science series. E, Human and societal dynamics, v. 22
In: The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Political Science and Religion Studies, Band 40, S. 64-70
The article deals with some psychological aspects of modern fundamentalism. In research literature this phenomenon is traditionally understood as a reaction to secularization, secularism and modernism. However, as illustrated in this article, today it is rather a response to pluralism and relativism in search of "meanings" and "foundations" of being in the context of worldview uncertainty/ "new boundlessness" (J. Habermas). Due to this background and new tasks modern fundamentalism is substantially transformed. It does no longer emphasize the returning to the "foundations" of religion: sacred texts, theological basis of the doctrine (orthodoxy) or to the religious and civilizational foundations of unity. It desires restoration or a new creation of the "proper", taken on faith, understanding of the reality after the relativization. Therefore it may not refer only to the religious movements but also to the secular ideologies. This new quality of the modern fundamentalism allows to interpret/understand it metaphorically as the "mania of the foundations", which is an additional optics and a theoretical and methodological toolkit for studying religious fundamentalism in the context of transformation of religion in general.
In: Psychological Processes in International Negotiations, S. 1-14
In: Soviet Law and Government, Band 22, Heft 4, S. 74-80
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- 1: Understanding the Clinical and Social Psychological Aspects of HIV -- Introduction -- Some Definitions -- HIV Risk or HIV Outcomes? -- The Focus on Gay Men -- Clinical and Social Psychological Aspects -- Case Studies -- Gay Men in Contemporary Britain -- What Is Next for HIV? -- Why a Multidisciplinary Book on HIV among Gay Men? -- Overview of the Book -- References -- 2: HIV: Its History, Science and Epidemiology -- Introduction -- The Origins of HIV -- SIV -- The First Human Infections -- Initial Medical Responses to HIV/AIDS -- Early AIDS Treatments -- HIV/AIDS in the UK -- The First Public Health Campaign in the UK -- The Slow March to Controlling the Virus -- HIV Today: An Epidemiological Snapshot -- Overview -- References -- 3: Sexuality and HIV Risk in Gay Men -- The Biology of HIV Risk -- The Social Psychology of HIV Risk -- Attitudes Towards Condoms -- The Fear Factor -- Sense of Invincibility -- Personality Traits -- Social Norms -- Identity Concerns -- Risky Sexual Behaviours -- Sexual Compulsivity -- Chemsex -- Geospatial Gay Mobile Social Networking Applications -- Gay Saunas -- Gay Cruising -- Overview -- References -- 4: HIV Prevention -- The HIV Prevention Landscape -- Adherence to the Norm of Condom Use -- HIV Testing -- Promoting STI Testing and Treatment -- The Emergence and Use of Post-exposure Prophylaxis -- The Advent of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis -- The Clinical Aspects of PrEP -- Social and Political Aspects of PrEP -- Treatment as Prevention -- Other Prevention Options: Microbicides and Circumcision -- The Search for a Vaccine -- Overview -- References -- 5: HIV Diagnosis, Management and Prognosis -- HIV: Its Effects and Treatment -- HIV Virology and Patient Prognosis -- Innate Immunity -- HIV Seroconversion -- Chronic Inflammation and HIV -- HIV Treatment.
In: Applied social psychology annual 7