Am 9. April 1945, nur einen Monat vor der bedingungslosen Kapitulation des Dritten Reiches, erging ein Befehl "von höchster Stelle". Zu diesem Zeitpunkt war der NS-Führung klar, dass der Krieg für Deutschland nicht mehr zu gewinnen war. Aus diesem Grund sollten verschiedene Widerstandskämpfer hingerichtet werden. Sie sollten nicht die Gelegenheit ... mehr Der Beitrag Vom Versuch, die Welt zu retten: Georg Elser erschien zuerst auf Demokratiegeschichten.
„Luthers Lehre von den beiden Reichen, aufbauend auf den bekannten Ausspruch Jesu? Gebt dem Kaiser, was des Kaisers ist, und Gott, was Gottes ist, hat dazu beigetragen, dass wir heute in Deutschland in einer freiheitlichen, pluralistischen Demokratie leben können.“ Wolfgang Schäuble, Präsident des deutschen Bundestages, 2017. Dieses Zitat stammt aus ... mehr Der Beitrag Luther – Ein Vorreiter der Demokratie? erschien zuerst auf Demokratiegeschichten.
Vor dreiunddreißig Jahren, am 3. Oktober 1990, trat die „Deutsche Demokratische Republik“ der „Bundesrepublik Deutschland“ bei. Dies war ein Ergebnis der Friedlichen Revolution, an der sich 1989 und 1990 große Teile der ostdeutschen Bevölkerung beteiligten. Doch der Beitritt der DDR zur BRD und der Erhalt des Grundgesetzes waren nicht selbstverständlich. ... mehr Der Beitrag Die SPD und die (deutsche) Wiedervereinigung erschien zuerst auf Demokratiegeschichten.
Am 10. Juli 2021 verstarb die bekannte Antifaschistin und Aktivistin Esther Bejarano, geborene Loewy, in ihrer Heimatstadt Hamburg. Die 96-Jährige blickte auf ein bewegtes politisches Leben zurück. Schon früh hatte sie beschlossen, nicht mehr über ihre Vergangenheit zu schweigen. Sie wollte vor dem warnen, was ihr als Jugendliche widerfahren war: ... mehr Der Beitrag Seid laut! – Esther Bejarano erschien zuerst auf Demokratiegeschichten.
Objective This study aimed to review existing measures of workplace culture of health and to examine the health and wellbeing outcomes associated with workplace culture of health. Data Sources PubMed/Medline, Web of Science, and PsycINFO databases searched through February 2022. Study Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria Articles were included if they used a specific measure to assess culture of health in the workplace and were published in English. Articles were excluded if there was no quantitative measure of health culture. Data Extraction Data from each article was extracted using a structured template which included study purpose, participants and setting, study design, intervention strategies (if applicable), culture of health measure, and results. Data Synthesis We described culture of health measures used and summarized key findings from included articles. Results The search yielded 31 articles measuring workplace culture of health (three validation, two intervention, and 26 observational studies). Nineteen unique measures were used across all articles. Most studies examined culture of health from the employee perspective (n = 23), while others examined it at the organizational level (n = 7). The studies indicated a positive relationship between health and well-being outcomes and a strong workplace health culture. Conclusion There are many different approaches to measuring workplace health culture. Overall, workplace culture of health is related to positive employee and organizational health and wellbeing outcomes.
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to combine secondary sources and interviews with Chinese suppliers to explore the structural paradox faced by retail multinational firms in China as they balance the competing demands of standardization and localization. The authors describe the challenges faced by two retail giants, Walmart and Carrefour, as they attempt to replicate in China their lean retailing successes elsewhere in the world.Design/methodology/approachThis is a comparative study of Walmart's and Carrefour's ventures into the Chinese market, largely based on publicly available secondary sources, but also incorporating interviews with three Chinese nationals engaged in supplying these firms.FindingsWalmart and Carrefour have so far failed to extend their oligopolistic dominance to the Chinese market. Walmart has stressed its well‐known standardization of operations, whereas Carrefour has better adapted to the Chinese economic culture. Issues identified are: the formation of partnership alliances and their impact on store location choice; the effect of under‐developed infrastructure on distribution and logistics; the unique Chinese business culture – guanxi (using social capital to build business relationships) and its influence on supplier relationships; the variety of consumer behavior and its effect on procurement and sourcing; and an immature information technology environment which impedes information sharing between supply chain partners. While both firms have had some degree of success, neither has been able to match the combined growth of their larger Chinese competitors.Research limitations/implicationsThe authors are cautious in drawing normative conclusions or making predictions about the future. Both firms face significant obstacles as they challenge China's largest domestic retailers.Originality/valueMany multinational corporations are aware of the topology of the Chinese market, what they lack is an in‐depth understanding and the skills needed for effective operations. This paper discusses the effectiveness of the strategies adopted by two leading global retailers as they attempt to resolve the paradox presented by the competing demands for standardization and localization and includes information provided by three of Walmart's and Carrefour's local Chinese suppliers.
