Community Commitment Research Articles

University Social Responsibility From an Environmental Perspective

The environmental problem in our country is a reality that concerns the Peruvian State, especially the education sector. For this reason, University Law 30220 [1] establishes that the USR must respond to the demands of sustainable development and society welfare. In this sense, the purpose of the study was to analyze the social responsibility policies of ten universities in Lima, in order to evaluate if the planned activities have an environmental focus. Likewise, to know the level of approval of the students of the social responsibility program that is executed within the four axes. Under the focus of a mixed study, the findings showed that there were planned social responsibility projects and activities with an environmental focus which were planned more frequently in private universities than public universities. Nevertheless, the purpose for both is to awaken the interest and commitment of the university community in the preservation of the environment. Concerning approval level, 75.6% of the surveyed students approve the implementation of social responsibility activities and state that they agree with the social and citizen training axis in a 64.8%, followed by social participation with 56.8%, social management of knowledge in a 56.4%, and sustainable campus with 47.2%. In conclusion, the USR policies must address the environmental problems of the surroundings and must be informed to the entire university community, ensuring institutional participation and commitment.

The bi-directional relationship between community-oriented factors and residents’ emotional solidarity with tourists

PropósitoEste estudio pretende comprender la relación bidireccional entre los factores orientados a la comunidad percibidos por los residentes y la solidaridad emocional de éstos con los turistas. Compara las influencias mutuas entre la relación persona-lugar y la relación residente-turista.Diseño/metodología/enfoqueSe construyó un modelo de investigación con dos flechas, que presenta dos conjuntos de hipótesis de investigación. La hipótesis A formaliza el efecto de los factores orientados a la comunidad sobre la solidaridad emocional, mientras que la hipótesis B formaliza el efecto de la solidaridad emocional sobre los factores orientados a la comunidad. Mediante un muestreo sistemático, este estudio recibió 462 cuestionarios válidos en Macao. Estas muestras se utilizaron en el análisis factorial de confirmación y en el análisis de regresión múltiple por pasos.Conclusionesen la influencia unidireccional de los factores orientados a la comunidad sobre la solidaridad emocional, el apego a la comunidad, el compromiso y la implicación de los residentes tienen el mayor efecto, respectivamente, sobre su carácter acogedor, su comprensión y su cercanía emocional a los turistas. En la influencia unidireccional de la solidaridad emocional sobre los factores orientados a la comunidad, el carácter acogedor de los residentes hacia los turistas tiene el mayor impacto sobre el apego y el compromiso comunitarios, mientras que la cercanía emocional de los residentes tiene el mayor impacto sobre la implicación comunitaria. Además, el impacto de los factores orientados a la comunidad en la solidaridad emocional tiene mayor poder explicativo que el impacto de la solidaridad emocional en los factores orientados a la comunidad.Originalidad/valorA diferencia de la mayoría de los estudios turísticos sobre las perspectivas de los residentes que sólo se centran en la influencia unidireccional, este estudio sugiere un enfoque bidireccional que ayuda a los investigadores a seguir construyendo modelos complejos para explicar mejor las complejas relaciones entre lugares, residentes y turistas. Además, este estudio contribuye a la investigación turística sobre la solidaridad emocional aclarando el papel flexible de los factores orientados a la comunidad en la solidaridad emocional de los residentes.

The Implementation of Child-Friendly City Programs in Special Protection Cluster at Serang-Banten Province

This research was carried out at the Office of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection in Serang City and the Serang City Social Service. Child-Friendly City is a district/city development system that integrates government, community and business commitments and resources that are planned in a comprehensive and sustainable manner in policies, programs and activities to fulfill children's rights. The objectives of this study are: 1) To find out how the implementation of the child-friendly city program in Serang City in the special protection cluster. 2) To find out the inhibiting factors for the implementation of the child-friendly city program in Serang City in the special protection cluster. This study uses the Regulation of the State Minister for Women's Empowerment and Child Protection No. 12 of 2011 concerning Child-Friendly Regency/City Indicators. This study looks at the special protection cluster with indicators a) Percentage of children who need special protection who receive services b) Percentage of cases of children dealing with the law that are resolved with a restorative approach c) There is a disaster management mechanism that pays attention to the interests of children d) Percentage of children who are treated free from the worst forms of child labor. The type of research used in this study is qualitative with a descriptive approach. Based on interviews, documentation, and observations in the field, it can be concluded that the Implementation of the Eligible City Program in Serang City in the Special Protection Cluster has not run optimally or has been carried out properly. This can be seen from the case of children who need special protection which is still increasing every year. In addition, there are still obstacles such as lack of human resources, conditions in the field, and lack of adequate facilities.

Mobile health community loyalty development process in China: an empirical study from information seeking perspective

PurposeThis study aims to investigate the process of developing loyalty in the Chinese mobile health community from the information seeking perspective.Design/methodology/approachA covariance-based structural equation model was developed to explore the mobile health community loyalty development process from information seeking perspective and tested with LISREL 9.30 for the 191 mobile health platform user samples.FindingsThe empirical results demonstrate that the information seeking perspective offers an interesting explanation for the mobile health community loyalty development process. All hypotheses in the proposed research model are supported except the relationship between privacy and trust. The two types of mobile health community loyalty—attitudal loyalty and behavioral loyalty are explained with 58 and 37% variance.Originality/valueThis paper has brought out the information seeking perspective in the loyalty formation process in mobile health community and identified several important constructs for this perspective for the loyalty formation process including information quality, communication with doctors and communication with patients.

The dark side of group heterogeneity on a brand-based online community

Online brand community (OBC) refers to a group of consumers who share similar enthusiasm for a particular brand and connected through online platforms. The members of OBC community engage jointly through online platforms to accomplish a collective objective or goal. Normally members of this community express similar sentiments, views, or commitments. Extant literature has nurtured issues such as the influence of OBCs on firms, the dysfunction that invites conflicts and rivalry, homogeneity that helps OBCs to develop shared responsibility, among others. However, there is limited study on the dark side of group heterogeneity on a brand-based online community. Using literature and theories, a theoretical model was developed, which was subsequently validated using the PLS-SEM technique to analyze responses from 348 respondents who were members of online brand communities, mainly of the FMCG and automobile sectors. This study finds that there is a significant negative moderating impact of group heterogeneity on OBC. This study has provided several theoretical and managerial implications to brand community literature and has contributed that brand-based online community commitment could impact brand trust and loyalty along with purchase intention, though such impacts are adversely affected by group heterogeneity culture.

The protective effects of the collective cultural value of abiriwatia against child neglect: Results from a nationally representative survey

BackgroundOver the past 20 years, there has been a growing commitment to strengthen community norms—to foster informal support for families and enhance community commitment to protect children from child abuse and neglect. The current study examined the relationship between child neglect and normative interpretations of the dominant cultural value of abiriwatia in Ghana. It was hypothesized that the norms of abiriwatia were associated with lower incidence of child neglect. MethodsWe used a random, stratified four-stage cluster design to select a nationally representative sample of 1100 female caregivers in Ghana. Norms of the cultural value of abiriwatia were measured using a new 11-item Likert scale questionnaire developed by the authors, and child neglect was measured using the Conflict Tactics Scale. ResultsFactor analysis of the abiriwatia scale retained three factors, community authority, collective childcare, and lineage, as the core norms of abiriwatia. We found that the abiriwatia norm of community authority was associated with fewer instances of child neglect. Norms of community responsibility for childcare were negatively associated with child neglect frequency (B = −0.31, p < .05). However, the relationship between the abiriwatia norm of lineage and child neglect was positive (B = 0.24, p < .05). ConclusionThe protective associations among the norms of community authority and collective childcare and child neglect suggest that traditional practices that strengthen and enforce the collective norms of abiriwatia, including storytelling, family byelaws, community durbars (community meetings), taboos, and reciprocal farming activities (nnoboa) could be protective against neglect.

Residents’ support for tourism development: Investigating quality-of-life, community commitment, and communication

This study argues that when overall tourism impacts are positive, residents’ quality of life (QOL) increases, thereby positively affecting their attitudes towards tourism initiatives. The study also identifies several other important relationships that have been ignored in the literature. First, QOL may be a crucial push factor for community commitment, which in turn can trigger support for additional tourism development. Second, communication with tourists may moderate the links between QOL, community commitment, and tourism support. Data were collected from 468 residents living in Manavgat, Turkey and analyzed using structural equation modeling and Hayes’s PROCESS macro. The findings show that as the perception of the positive effects of tourism increases, opinions about the QOL will also be optimistic. Importantly, QOL strengthens both tourism support and community commitment. Additionally, community commitment mediates the link between QOL and attitudes towards tourism development. Finally, community commitment increases support for tourism, which is stronger for residents who communicate more with tourists.

Ukraine crisis: Types of interventions, punishment of crimes and international law

The present work tries to analyze the role of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Ukrainian crisis. What kind of intervention can be done to the crime of genocide based as a precautionary appeal and with the aim of avoiding litigation? The practice already from the first months has shown that the dispute did not stop with a question to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a body not competent to resolve the dispute. Already the speed of the ICJ shows perhaps for the first time the commitment of the international community to be close to peoples who need their help. The jurisprudential history of the ICJ will shed light on the positions held by the first steps of the ICJ in relation to the controversy.

Challenges for Lower-Middle-Income Countries in Achieving Universal Healthcare: An Indian Perspective.

Universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030 is a commitment of the global community adopted as Sustainable Development Goal 3.8. UHC, as defined by WHO, means all people have access to quality health services, when and where they need them, and without financial hardship. However, low-income and lower-middle-income countries, faced with competing priorities, find themselves struggling to muster enough resources to steer towards this goal at the desired pace. India is the largest lower-middle-income country, accounting for almost 18% of the world's population. How it performs in moving towards this goal will have a significant impact onachieving UHC at a global level. India has witnessed noteworthy improvement in several health indicators and the UHC service coverage index in recent decades, but the progress on improving service capacity and access has been rather slow given the enormity of its population, scarcity of funds, grossly inadequate public infrastructure, shortage of trained workforce, disparate needs of various regions of the country, lack of healthcare system integration, changing disease demography, and slack regulatory framework. The recent push through National Health Mission aims to address some of these challenges; however, a fragmented health delivery structure ossified over decades has been slow to keep up with the requirements of the country's massive and diverse population. This paper discusses the inherent characteristics and key challenges faced by the healthcare delivery system of India in achieving UHC.

Effects of brand community social responsibility: roles of collective self-esteem and altruism

The social responsibility of brands and consumers within brand communities is a new phenomenon that can have important implications for brands, communities, and consumers. However, previous research on the relationship between brand community social responsibility (BCSR) and brands/communities is still in its infancy and the effects of BCSR are unclear. Based on the theories of social responsibility, collective self-esteem, altruism, and brand relationship, this study explores the effect of BCSR on brand loyalty behavior (i.e., purchase and recommendation intentions) to a brand community. The empirical results of partial least squares modeling reveal that BCSR is a new way of forming brand community commitment that enhances brand loyalty behavior (purchase and recommendation intentions). Moreover, collective self-esteem partially mediates the relationship between BCSR and brand community commitment, and altruism moderates the relationship between BCSR and collective self-esteem. The findings enrich the literature on social responsibility and brand community and point out the managerial implications.

Community-Based Village Management Independence In Efforts to Create Sustainable Tourism (Panglipuran Tourism Village Phenomena)

Tourist behavior change in choosing tourist attractions have made tourism villages the prima donna. The presence of a tourist village is interpreted as an integration between interest and social activity with the leading role played by the community. Through these activities, the part of tourism in community empowerment is something that needs attention. This study aims to find the meaning of Independence in managing tourist villages carried out by the community. This study uses a qualitative design through a phenomenon. This study tries to explore the community’s experience as a tourist village manager and the impacts that arise. The data collection process was carried out through semi-structured interviews with five informants. This research showed the meaning of community independence and its impact on managing tourist villages, including community self-confidence, community commitment, community economic empowerment and knowledge transfer. Thus, good management will provide positive results for the village’s and its people’s development. Several studies strengthen the argument for the role of the community as managers of regional potential. However, only some studies have raised the issue of community independence in managing tourist villages. Besides that, the conclusions of this study can also provide the guidance needed to develop regional potential, especially in tourism villages.

School Dropout in Times of Virtual Revolution

The COVID 19 pandemic has managed to paralyze the world economies in all areas, especially in the educational system, giving birth to virtual tools, bringing as a consequence an increase in school dropouts. In addition, the objective of the article is a literature review to provide definitions of school dropout and the factors that cause school dropout in public and private HEIs worldwide. Therefore, the bibliographic literature review was carried out with the qualitative methodology taking into account the bibliographic, historical-logical, analytical, synthetic, and descriptive methods, the development of the literature review, it is necessary to extract information from various sources such as Scopus, Gale academic, Science Direct, Ebsco, and Mendeley. The Prisma strategy was also used as a basis. Among the factors, we can point out: the socio-economic conditions of the students, the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic, school performance problems, and the inadequate methodology of the teacher. In summary, it can be mentioned that programs and protocols should be carried out to care for students who present these problems, the commitment of the entire educational community is required in a more active way in the socio-emotional aspect, empathy, resilience, among other things.

Strengthening the ecosystem for preventing and handling sexual violence on campus to support achievements SDGs gender equality

This research aims to describe (1) the ecosystem for preventing and handling sexual violence (PHSV) on campus and (2) the effectiveness of implementing an ecosystem for PHVS on campus. This qualitative research with interviews, FGDs, and document studies. The subjects were University Leaders, PHSV Task Force, Anti-Sexual Violence Ambassadors, lecturers, students, and educational staff at Surabaya State University. The data analysis technique uses the Miles and Haberman pattern. The research results show that the ecosystem for preventing and handling sexual violence (PHSV) on campus includes (a) campus community, (b) physical elements, (c) PHSV responsive curriculum, (d) regulation, and (e) interactions between campus community. Strengthening the academic atmosphere through the design of a hidden curriculum in the form of non-violent interactions and the integration of anti-sexual violence in learning. Prevention strategies effectively create a positive, friendly, safe, equal, and participatory campus culture fighting sexual violence. Case-handling strategies have a positive impact from various sides. Victims dare to speak up and receive psychological, social, and legal assistance. The perpetrator will receive sanctions according to existing regulations, thereby ensuring that there is no recurrence of the case and increasing the commitment of the campus community not to commit acts of sexual violence.

Editorial Notes: The Uniqueness of Islamic Economic and Financial Practices in Indonesia

This issue highlights the global success against Covid-19 during the last three years. Let us pray that Allah SWT protects us and our loved ones from harm and blesses us with good health constantly. We are delighted to witness the academic community's commitment to carry on their research and other scholarly endeavors. This issue mostly publishes articles on Islamic economics and finance with unique practices throughout Indonesia that can be summarized on a variety of topics, including accounting, the zakat system, halal tourism, Islamic banking, capital market, and microeconomics. We have selected the 13 top papers to present to you, and we are certain that each one stands out in its own unique manner.

ROSCAs THROUGH THE ISLAMIC COMMUNITY: AN ALTERNATIVE TO ENHANCING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND WEALTH

The purpose of the study is to analyse the influence of the motives and benefits of participation in Rotating Savings and Credit Associations (ROSCAs) on household wealth and entrepreneurship through mediating community commitment. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used on the data collected using purposive sampling and a sample of 225 respondents in the provinces of East Java, Central Java, West Java, D.I. Yogyakarta, and D.K.I. Jakarta. The results show that ROSCAs have a direct effect on entrepreneurial intention and may affect household wealth. It is also concluded that ROSCAs can be an instrument of Islamic social finance, as their characteristics are not burdensome to members. They involve the principle of cooperation, and are not affected by interest rates or inflation.

Assessing climate action progress of the City of Toronto

The Canadian City of Toronto’s progress is evaluated for the implementation of its climate action plan, TransformTO, and its effectiveness in reducing sectoral emissions. Following a brief history of climate action in Toronto, the key climate policies and programs are subjected to a content analysis and assessed using an aggregate evaluation framework composed of qualitative indicators commonly used to track municipal climate action. The results of this assessment reveal that the city has made steady progress in reducing emissions, surpassing its 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of 30% reduction below 1990 levels. However, Toronto is not on track to meet its 2030 target of a 65% emissions reduction from 1990 levels. Without transformational action across all sectors, it is unlikely to meet the 2030 and 2040 targets. The results are intended to strengthen implementation and evaluation efforts in Toronto. The discussion will be of interest to decision-makers and practitioners who seek to accelerate implementation of municipal climate action plans. <em><strong>Policy relevance</strong></em> This paper is intended to support and strengthen the City of Toronto’s implementation of its climate action plan, TransformTO, and supporting Net Zero Strategies. Of potential relevance to policymakers in other Canadian cities is the role of ambitious top-down target-setting of the municipal organization and city at large for pursuing bold climate action, even in the face of significant constraints (e.g. provincial building code and energy grid, difficulties in accessing utilities energy use data). Policymakers may also draw insights from the Toronto context for leveraging staff and community commitment to climate action by involving them in planning and implementation of emissions reductions strategies. Useful recommendations are provided for overcoming modeling deficiencies and data limitations, while advancing transformative climate action through multi-sectoral partnerships, policies that support market transformation, the scale-up of low carbon programs and investments in low carbon infrastructure.

Mendorong Green Entrepreneurial Intention Melalui Green Economy dan Green Entrepreneurial Orientation

Aligning with the achievement of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) agenda in 2030 and the G-20 presidency in Indonesia, a study was conducted on entrepreneurship learning in higher education. The purpose of this research is to explore the relationship between green economy, green entrepreneurial orientation and green entrepreneurial intention among university students. Educational institutions as stakeholders are responsible for organizing entrepreneurship learning that is in line with global community commitments in dealing with climate change and achieving sustainable prosperity. The study involved 175 business school students in Jakarta using convenience sampling. The results show the direct effect of green economy and green entrepreneurial orientation on green entrepreneurial intention and the formation of a mediating effect through green entrepreneurial orientation. The significance of the three variables forms the green triangle model so that it can be considered as a basis for learning mechanisms for eco-friendly entrepreneurship. Efforts to foster student interest are formed through green entrepreneurial orientation so that this construct is important in building environmentally-oriented entrepreneurship. Stakeholder collaboration is needed in implementing green entrepreneurship as pathway in an achieving SDGs agenda and dealing with climate change.

Payment for Environmental Services in Indonesia: Mutually Beneficial Watershed Environmental Management Model

Payment for Environmental Services (PES) is an effort and commitment of the world community in tackling the symptoms of global warming and damage to the ozone layer that will affect global climate change. Using field research methods, research data is collected through in-depth interviews with stakeholders in environmental services return programs in this research area. Research data is analyzed and described qualitatively for further conclusions. The concept developed upstream and downstream watershed relationships through the PES mechanism is based on the principle of voluntary agreement and awareness of maintaining the watershed ecosystem. The experience of implementing the PES Program in the Cidanau Watershed of Banten Province of Indonesia, managed by an independent institution. The PES program, in addition to its role as an environmental conservation program in the Cidanau watershed, also has socio-economical benefits for the community, environmental service (ES) users, and providers.

Penanaman Pohon Alpukat Sebagai Penciri Desa Bululawang Sebagai Desa Wisata

PLANTING AVOCADO TREES AS A CHARACTERISTIC OF BULULAWANG VILLAGE AS A TOURISM VILLAGE. Community Empowerment activities in Bululawang village aim to create a tourist village that has characteristics that distinguish it from other tourist attractions. The development of tourism in Bululawang village as a tourist village considers the advantages and benefits for the Bululawang community. It is hoped that the formation of a tourist village will have a positive impact on the people, which can create wide employment opportunities. Community service is carried out through several activities, namely: 1) environmental education; 2) formation of pokdarwis; 3) planting avocado seeds 4) assistance in making tourist attractions and 5) management assistance. Pokdarwis in collaboration with the Gapoktan (Farmers Group), planted avocado trees as a characteristic of Bululawang village. The results of this community service encourage Pokdarwis members and Gapoktan members to realize Bululawang Village as a tourist village, raise awareness of the need for environmental protection, increase community commitment, and the commitment of the village government to provide full support to the establishment of a tourist village.

Child Friendly Villages as a Effort To Prevent a Child as Victims and as Perpetrator Crimes

As the next generation of the nation, it is proper for the state to provide guarantees for child protection. One of the ways to do this is by creating Child-friendly Cities/Regencies that will become one of the elements of successful legal protection in Indonesia. Based on the Minister of Women's and Children's Empowerment Regulation No. 11 of 2011 concerning Child-friendly City/District Policies, that Child -friendly Districts/Cities (KLA) are districts/cities that have a child rights-based development system through the integration of government, community, and business commitments and resources that are planned comprehensively and sustainably in policies, programs, and activities to ensure the fulfillment of children's rights. Developing the KLA basically based on the fulfillment of children's rights, covering civil rights and freedoms, family environment and alternative care, basic health and welfare, education, use of leisure time, and cultural activities, and special protection. In order to fulfill the KLA, village participation is needed to make it happen. Child-friendly village/kelurahan is an indicator of realizing a child-friendly city. To realize a child-friendly village, one of the things that must be fulfilled is the guarantee of the fulfillment of children's rights in all aspects of life. One of the goals of a child-friendly village is to keep children from a vulnerable position as perpetrators or victims of criminal acts. Dadaprejo Village is an important area to become a child-friendly village, with the problem of rampant deviations by children who fall into child delinquency, it is necessary to help Dadaprejo Village to overcome the problems experienced by DadapRejo Village. By conducting counseling, consultation, and assistance in the fields of law, and psychology, it will be able to find ways to overcome the problems experienced by Dadaprejo Village. The purpose of this service is to create a dadaprejo village that can prevent children from becoming victims of criminal acts (abuse of drugs, and alcohol) and perpetrators of criminal acts. Thus, Dadaprejo Village will be able to become a child-friendly village that ensures the lives of children, especially avoiding criminal acts.