The business case for SDGs: an analysis of inclusive business models in emerging economies
In: International journal of sustainable development & world ecology, Band 26, Heft 4, S. 344-353
ISSN: 1745-2627
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In: International journal of sustainable development & world ecology, Band 26, Heft 4, S. 344-353
ISSN: 1745-2627
In: The international journal of community and social development, Band 4, Heft 1, S. 39-60
ISSN: 2516-6034
This article discusses the initiation and implementation of a total quality management (TQM) approach in local governments (LGs) in Kerala, India, with a view to promote its replication in similar contexts. Drawing on the secondary data and authors' experiences of and reflections on conceptualising and implementing the TQM, it presents the initial process of TQM on pilot basis, the front office management (FOM) and scaling up of the FOM, and experience to implement TQM involving 14 steps in LGs. Their observations and reflections suggest that the TQM approach in LGs enhances citizens' satisfaction and engagement. However, physical infrastructure aspect of the TQM is relatively easier to achieve than the soft aspects of the TQM. It argues that though TQM is important, it is a means and not an end. Continuous capacity building, simultaneous focus on hard and soft elements, presence of change agent and peer learning are necessary in LGs to ensure quality service delivery and citizen satisfaction. Experiences and insights shared in this article may be of help to enhance quality service delivery and citizen satisfaction in similar LG contexts and communities.
In: International Journal of Management (IJM), Volume 10, Issue 6, November-December 2019, pp. 524-537
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In: International Journal of Management (IJM). Volume 10, Issue 1, January-February 2019
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In: Indian journal of public administration, Band 15, Heft 3, S. 410-421
ISSN: 2457-0222
In: Journal of rural development, S. 154-165
ISSN: 2582-4295
The charm of the Kerala Model of Decentralisation is its good governance initiatives and strategy of the People's Plan Campaign (PPC). In addition, Total Quality Management (TQM) is implemented to improve the service delivery of Local Governments (LGs) and to obtain ISO certificate. This TQM-ISO mission is a process of attitude change and is considered as a step towards excellence in the service delivery of LGs. This article is a status review of the efficiency of TQM in LGs. The literature provides ample evidence that the TQM approach enhances citizens' satisfaction. However, this study found that the TQM in LGs of Kerala become mechanistic. This is due to the overemphasis on hard aspects and ignoring soft aspects. Thus, the implementation of TQM in LGs is a derailed mission and a case of trivialisation. Based on the findings, this study suggests course correction and pursuing TQM in its letter and spirit.
In: IEEE transactions on engineering management: EM ; a publication of the IEEE Engineering Management Society, Band EM-18, Heft 1, S. 17-25
In: Research policy: policy, management and economic studies of science, technology and innovation, Band 10, Heft 2, S. 172-194
ISSN: 0048-7333
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In: Mariani , N , Borsini , A , Cecil , C , Felix , J , Sebert , S , Cattaneo , A , Walton , E , Milaneschi , Y , Cochrane , G , Amid , C , Rajan , J , Giacobbe , J , Sanz , Y , Agusti , A , Sorg , T , Herault , Y , Miettunen , J , Parmar , P , Cattane , N , Jaddoe , V , Lotjonen , J , Buisan , C , Ballester , MGA , Piella , G , Gelpi , JL , Lamers , F , Penninx , B , Tiemeier , HW , von Tottleben , M , van Thiel , R , Heil , KF , Jarvelin , M R R , Pariante , C , Mansuy , IM & Lekadir , K 2021 , ' Identifying causative mechanisms linking early-life stress to psycho-cardio-metabolic multi-morbidity: The EarlyCause project ' , PLoS One (print) , vol. 16 , no. 1 , e0245475 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245475
Introduction Depression, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes are among the major non-communicable diseases, leading to significant disability and mortality worldwide. These diseases may share environmental and genetic determinants associated with multimorbid patterns. Stressful early-life events are among the primary factors associated with the development of mental and physical diseases. However, possible causative mechanisms linking early life stress (ELS) with psycho-cardio-metabolic (PCM) multi-morbidity are not well understood. This prevents a full understanding of causal pathways towards the shared risk of these diseases and the development of coordinated preventive and therapeutic interventions. Methods and analysis This paper describes the study protocol for EarlyCause, a large-scale and inter-disciplinary research project funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. The project takes advantage of human longitudinal birth cohort data, animal studies and cellular models to test the hypothesis of shared mechanisms and molecular pathways by which ELS shapes an individual's physical and mental health in adulthood. The study will research in detail how ELS converts into biological signals embedded simultaneously or sequentially in the brain, the cardiovascular and metabolic systems. The research will mainly focus on four biological processes including possible alterations of the epigenome, neuroendocrine system, inflammatome, and the gut microbiome. Life-course models will integrate the role of modifying factors as sex, socioeconomics, and lifestyle with the goal to better identify groups at risk as well as inform promising strategies to reverse the possible mechanisms and/or reduce the impact of ELS on multi-morbidity development in high-risk individuals. These strategies will help better manage the impact of multi-morbidity on human health and the associated risk.
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Introduction Depression, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes are among the major non-communicable diseases, leading to significant disability and mortality worldwide. These diseases may share environmental and genetic determinants associated with multimorbid patterns. Stressful early-life events are among the primary factors associated with the development of mental and physical diseases. However, possible causative mechanisms linking early life stress (ELS) with psycho-cardio-metabolic (PCM) multi-morbidity are not well understood. This prevents a full understanding of causal pathways towards the shared risk of these diseases and the development of coordinated preventive and therapeutic interventions. Methods and analysis This paper describes the study protocol for EarlyCause, a large-scale and inter-disciplinary research project funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. The project takes advantage of human longitudinal birth cohort data, animal studies and cellular models to test the hypothesis of shared mechanisms and molecular pathways by which ELS shapes an individual's physical and mental health in adulthood. The study will research in detail how ELS converts into biological signals embedded simultaneously or sequentially in the brain, the cardiovascular and metabolic systems. The research will mainly focus on four biological processes including possible alterations of the epigenome, neuroendocrine system, inflammatome, and the gut microbiome. Life-course models will integrate the role of modifying factors as sex, socioeconomics, and lifestyle with the goal to better identify groups at risk as well as inform promising strategies to reverse the possible mechanisms and/or reduce the impact of ELS on multi-morbidity development in high-risk individuals. These strategies will help better manage the impact of multi-morbidity on human health and the associated risk.
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