Missing link between sustainability collaborative strategy and supply chain performance: role of dynamic capability

Formulation of right strategies is believed to be able to bring sustainable performance across triple bottom line (TBL), i.e., economic, environmental and social aspects within and across organizations. The purpose of this research is to investigate the role of misaligned collaboration and dynamic capabilities on TBL performance. Misaligned collaboration signifies those configurations of collaboration that deviate from ideal profile of collaboration. The ideal profile of collaboration corresponds to superior performance. Collaboration has been operationalized through joint planning and resource sharing (JPRS) and collaborative culture (CC) which brings relational aspects into collaboration. Specifically, this research provides important extensions to the theory of profile deviation and dynamic capabilities (DC) perspective in the context of sustainable supply chain performance and misaligned collaboration utilizing the empirical evidence. Uniqueness of the proposed model is established by comparing with four other alternate models. We find both JPRSmisalign (misalignment of JPRS from the ideal profile) and CCmisalign (misalignment of CC from the ideal profile) influence all dimensions of TBL through DCs. Only direct influence of CCmisalign on operational and social performance is significant. Results convey the need of building DCs when collaboration is misaligned with its ideal profile, and this misalignment produces detrimental effects on DCs and TBL performance. This research contributes significantly by building unique model to develop and maintain sustainability. Further, theoretical and managerial contributions are highlighted and contested with existing knowledge

Histopathological Analysis and P53 Expression in Intestinal Tumors.

Colorectal Cancer Ranks Second Among The Most Common Tumours Of The World According To World Cancer Report 2000.[59] There Is Worldwide Variation In The Distribution Of Intestinal Neoplasm, Which Appear Largely Due To Exogenous Factors Rather Than Genetic.[52] Colorectal Carcinomas Are Uncommon In Our Country When Compared With The Western World. The Incidence In India Is About 7 / 100000.[18] Curiously The Small Intestine Is An Uncommon Site For Tumour, Despite Its Great Length And Vast Pool Of Dividing Cells.[9] Small Bowel Tumours Account For 1- 2% Of All Gastrointestinal Neoplasms.[36] Small Intestine Tumours Are Usually Asymptomatic Or Present With Vague Symptoms. If A Small Intestinal Tumour Is Symptomatic There Is 75% Chance That It Is Malignant. The Symptoms When Present Are Usually Mild And Chronic. This Is Because Of Distensibility Of Small Bowel. Intestinal Obstruction When Present Is Chronic And Intermittent. Bleeding From The Tumours Though Present In 25% Is Usually Mild. Majority Of Colorectal Carcinomas Remain Asymptomatic For Years. They Most Often Present With Fatigue And Weakness As These Bulky Lesions Bleed Readily And Cause Anemia.[9] The Treatment Of Choice For Colorectal Carcinoma Is Surgical Resection. The Postoperative Outcome, Prognosis And Need For Adjuvant Therapy Rely On The Pathological Assessment Of Resected Specimen. The Vital Elements Of The Pathological Assessment Of Colorectal Carcinoma Specimen Include Pathological Determination Of Tnm Stage, Tumour Type, Histological Grade, Resected Margin And Vascular Invasion.[13] In This Retrospective Study Of Intestinal Tumours, Incidence With Respect To Age, Sex, Site, And Histomorphological Features Of Various Tumours Were Studied. The Present Study Also Evaluates The Role Of Tumour Suppressor Gene Protein P53 In Intestinal Neoplasms And Its Prognostic Value In Colorectal Adenocarcinomas. The Recent Literature Regarding Intestinal Tumours Were Also Reviewed And Correlated

With and beyond the state -- co-production as a route to political influence, power and transformation for grassroots organizations

This paper reviews the use of co-production – with state and citizensworking together – as a grassroots strategy to secure political infl uence and accessresources and services. To date, the literature on social movements has concentratedon more explicitly political strategies used by such movements to contest forpower and infl uence. Co-production, when considered, is viewed as a strategy usedby citizens and the state to extend access to basic services with relatively littleconsideration given to its wider political ramifi cations. However, co-productionis used increasingly by grassroots organizations and federations as part of anexplicit political strategy. This paper examines the use of co-productive strategiesby citizen groups and social movement organizations to enable individualmembers and their associations to secure effective relations with state institutionsthat address both immediate basic needs and enable them to negotiate for greaterbenefits.ESRC-DFI

How community-based enumerations started and developed in India

This paper explains how community-driven enumerations were first undertaken in Janata Colony in Mumbai, India in the early 1970s as a way of fighting the threat of eviction. Jockin Arputham was a resident of Janata and was drawn into community organizing to fight this eviction. The enumerations provided evidence of the importance of Janata’s economy and of the many legal facilities there, including electricity and telephone poles and licensed shops. This supported the residents’ case in court that Janata was a legal settlement. Undertaking the enumerations helped mobilize the population and provided them with information about their settlement that helped them consider their priorities. The paper also describes how enumerations of pavement dwellers helped them get a legal address, and through this ration cards, and a dialogue with municipal authorities. The author suggests that surveys of informal settlements are needed before any physical development is planned; also that they should be undertaken by the residents and their community organizations, to learn, to mobilize and to plan their own development so that they are not dependent on outsiders doing so. </jats:p

Group differences in the hierachy of moral-spiritual values of the student residents in La Sallian Center, Manila

This determines the hierarchy of the moral-spiritual values of the student-residents of the La Sallian Center, Manila. It also investigates the group differences in the hierarchy of the same-values on selected variables, such as the gender, the type of school, the place of origin and the course of study pursued. The descriptive-comparative research design was used. The subjects were the whole student-resident population of the Center, numbering 107, both male and female. Two instruments were used to gather the data. The Personal Data Sheet (PDS) and value scale designed by the National Coordinating Center for the Study and the Development of the Filipino Children and Youth (NCCSDFCY). This scale contain 64 statements covering eight moral-spiritual values. The hierarchy of the moral-spiritual values held by the respondents was determined on the size of the mean scores. The t-test was done to find out whether there was a significant difference in the mean scores of the moral-spiritual values of the respondents grouped according to variables. The statistical computation of the data was done at the Statistical Assistance for Research (STAR) office located at the De La Salle University. The following is the hierarchy of the moral-spiritual values of the student-residents of the Center: (1) Moral equality, (2) Devotion to truth, (3) Respect for human personality, (4) Moral responsibility, (5) Brotherhood, (6) Respect for excellence, (7) Pursuit of happiness, (8) Spiritual enrichment. As for the group differences in the moral-spiritual values of the respondents by variables significant differences were found only on certain values under certain variables. They are: The female respondents had significantly a greater regard for human personality than the male. The respondents graduated from the private schools had a significantly greater regard for human personality and pursuit of happiness than those from public schools.The conclusions drawn as the result of the study are: (1) The student-residents of the Center held the same hierarchy of the moral-spiritual values, regardless of their gender, the type of schools they graduated from, their place of origin and the course of study they are pursuing presently in the university, (2) The student-residents of the Center held a high standard of moral-spiritual values, both when taken as a whole unit and when grouped according to independent variables. By way of recommendations, the following are suggested: (1) opportunities to enrich the value moral responsibility could be provided (2) as the value respect for excellence implies both intellectual pursuit and character formation, relevant activities could be introduced (3) spiritual enrichment needs special attention. Appropriate activities could be incorporated towards a harmonious development of the residents, (4) Periodical dialogue and fraternal sharing between the administration and the residents would help to achieve better the goals of the Center (5) To enhance the formation and the development of the residents, another study with a new and updated value scale be done

Recent developments in plans for Dharavi and for the airport slums in Mumbai

This is the fourth in a series of papers chronicling the negotiations over plans to redevelop Dharavi, Mumbai’s vast informal settlement. It also describes current plans to redevelop land beside Mumbai’s international airport, where more than 85,000 households live on a 110-hectare (275 acres) site. In both these settlements, each with populations equivalent to a sizeable city, the government plans appear to be driven more by an intent to support commercial developments than to address the needs of their residents. </jats:p

Design and Performance of Solar PV Integrated Domestic Vapor Absorption Refrigeration System

The arrival of new technologies has increased the energy demand day by day and does not seem to slow down at any time soon. High energy demand is adding risk on energy depletion and cause of various environmental issues. Air conditioner, chiller, and refrigerator occupy a considerable amount of the world’s total energy usage and have also proved to be a massive contributor to various environmental impacts. This technology might sound like a luxury on the surface, but they are in high demand to achieve food security. They can also help lifesaving vaccines to reach even the isolated parts of the world. Even though solar thermal refrigeration is a popular field, this paper solely concentrates on PV integrated refrigeration. In this paper, a renewable integration technology where a solar photovoltaic system is used to supply the electrical energy required to drive an absorption cycle is studied and compared with the commercial AC absorption refrigeration system. The Coefficient of Performance (COP) of the AC and DC system was 0.18 and 0.14. The simple payback of the system is 10.2 years.</jats:p