Joint Commitment Research Articles

We Believe: Group Belief and the Liturgical use of Creeds

The recitation of creeds in corporate worship is widespread in the Christian tradition. Intuitively, the use of creeds captures the belief not only of the individuals reciting it, but of the Church as a whole. This paper seeks to provide a philosophical analysis of the meaning of the words, ‘We believe…’, in the context of the liturgical recitation of the Creed. Drawing from recent work in group ontology, I explore three recent accounts of group belief (summative accounts, joint commitment accounts, and functionalist accounts) and consider the potential of applying these to the group belief contained in the Creed.

Indonesian National Security Policy in Fighting Terrorism Among the Youth Generation

At the beginning of the 21st century, Indonesia was marked by terrorist attacks that caused victims, such as the Bali Bombings in 2002. The threat and violence of terrorism cannot be separated from the influence of international terrorist organizations that attack Indonesia through targeted attacks on vulnerable individuals or groups, more specifically the youth generation. The perpetrators of terrorism have taken advantage of the technological network of the online radicalization era. The Industrial Revolution 4.0 has inspired many patterns of human interaction from domestic interactions to global interactions. This study explains various ideas about implementing national security policies in countering terrorism among the youth generation with qualitative methods using literature analysis so that several tactical steps are found to counter terrorism through critical and open education, exemplary, eradicating injustice, transcendence, and international cooperation. An important finding in this study is the importance of the joint commitment of elements of society to implement Indonesia's national security policy through actions that have small dimensions in the school and household environment and large dimensions at the national level.

Assessing joint commitment as a process in great apes

SummaryMany social animals interact jointly, but only humans experience a specific sense of obligation toward their co-participants, a joint commitment. However, joint commitment is not only a mental state but also a process that reveals itself in the coordination efforts deployed during entry and exit phases of joint action. Here, we investigated the presence and duration of such phases in N = 1,242 natural play and grooming interactions of captive chimpanzees and bonobos. The apes frequently exchanged mutual gaze and communicative signals prior to and after engaging in joint activities with conspecifics, demonstrating entry and exit phases comparable to those of human joint activities. Although rank effects were less clear, phases in bonobos were more moderated by friendship compared to phases in chimpanzees, suggesting bonobos were more likely to reflect patterns analogous to human “face management”. This suggests that joint commitment as process was already present in our last common ancestor with Pan.

Age-inclusive Social Responsibility: The Frontier and Prospects

China is undergoing a major change in the age structure of its population. In order to cope with the lack of young workforce and the extension of the legal retirement age, enterprises need to retain more experienced older workers, which makes the age structure of their employees more diverse, and the problem of potential age discrimination is becoming more serious. Age-inclusive management concept, as a comprehensive management strategy, is hoped to play the value of age diversity and avoid the disadvantages of age discrimination. However, the challenges brought by the aging population are too complex, which not only requires the joint commitment of employees and enterprises, but also requires the participation of the government and society. Enterprises need to bear the social responsibility of age-inclusive. Age-inclusive social responsibility is an innovative choice for the theoretical research and practical management of age diversity. It seeks for employees, consumers and other stakeholders to create value together with enterprises. It is a special way for enterprises to actively respond to the aging population. This study identifies that the core concept of age-inclusive social responsibility has experienced the motivation and cognitive transformation from diversity, inclusiveness to responsibility, and its management mode has experienced the evolution from the stage of observing its change, the stage of passive response, the stage of active embrace to the stage of value co-creation. Compared with the traditional corporate social responsibility, age-inclusive social responsibility is endowed with new connotation under the framework of triple bottom line theory, pyramid theory and stakeholder theory. Its value logic and ecosystem construction is embodied in five aspects: theory reconstruction, management enhancement, governance incentive, ethics guidance, and law regulation. The research pushes the age diversity management model to a new height, helps corporate managers to clarify and recognize the diversified age structure and age discrimination of employees in the workplace, and identifies the characteristics, problems and management strategies of the different development stages of age diversity. Responsibility and care for aging employees can bring rewards to enterprises. Future research should focus on the evaluation system, impact effect and management strategy of age-inclusive social responsibility.

Arrangement of Joint Commitment In Protection Of Human Rights In The Region of ASEAN

Protection of human rights must be carried out wherever humans are. The state’s obligation to fulfill, to respect, to protection is an obligation for every country, including all ASEAN countries. Human rights crimes that occurred in ASEAN countries require joint commitment arrangements between ASEAN countries to ensure the protection of human righrs in each country. So There is a need for a study to analyze the joint commitment arrangements in protecting human rights in the ASEAN region. Based on the explanation above, the study problem boundaries are formulated as follows: 1. How is the joint commitment arrangement for protection of human rights in the ASEAN region?; How are the efforts of the Indonesian government regulating the protection of human rights in the ASEAN region?. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the arrangement of joint commitments to protect human rights in the ASEAN region and to analyze the efforts to regulate the Government of Indonesia in the proctection of human rights in the ASEAN region. The method used is juridical normative with literature study and analysis used descriptive qualitative by describing human rights arrangements in the ASEAN region. Based on the explanation above, ASEAN first 1967 had a joint commitment to the Charter of Association of Southeast Asian nations and in 2012 the ASEAN Declaration of Human Rights. In 2009 the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) was formed, which is an integral part of the ASEAN organizational structure which acts as a consultative body and provides advice on the protection of human rights. This institution is supported by the ASEAN as a joint commitment in providing protection of human rights in ASEAN countries. Second, that Indonesia has rules regarding human rights as regulated in the 1945 Constitution, Law No. 39 of 1999 about Human Rights and other regulation related to human rights. Indonesia is committed to protecting human rights both in Indonesia, in ASEAN countries and around the world. Keywords: Joint Commitment, Human Rights, ASEAN

TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS AND GEOPOLITICAL FRAGILITY IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGION

The landmasses of the USA and EU which are on the opposing sides of the Atlantic Ocean have come into focus once again, socially and culturally linked ideals, such asdemocracy and human rights were always the backbone in the transatlantic relationship along with the joint commitments for free-market capitalism which were entrenched within theinterests of the two major partners. The transatlantic relationship is reportedly plagued by difficulties. Since the establishment of NATO in 1949, transatlantic relationship has been at thecentre of discussions for the United States and Europe. It keeps the two regions working together to combat the challenges in the world where there are conflicts. Common Institutionsand Shared Identity are the core principles which unites the two regions. From relations with Russia and China to the policies on Iran and Syria's weapons control and climate change,transatlantic relations have arisen on world affairs today. On the other hand the geopolitical dynamics with the recent discoveries of significant natural gas deposits in the EastMediterranean region in the offshores of Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Israel has become a hot spot for energy extraction. With the discovery of Eastern Mediterranean's natural gas fields likeTamar, Leviathan, Zohr and Aphrodite, and it has made transformative effect on the region. Energy is going to be crucial for future economic development in the Eastern Mediterraneanregion. The recent gas discoveries have been anticipated as offering an impetus for new levels of energy cooperation, as well as generating space for a larger power base and solidifyingstability in the region.Keywords: EU, USA, NATO, East-Mediterranean Sea, Russia, China, Energy, Security

International Joint Venture in Thailand

This research investigates the effects of cultural characteristics, awareness of international joint ventures (IJVs) importance, commitment, and team commonality on team and IJV performances. This study employs a database of IJV firms from the Thailand Board of Investment and an original survey conducted of IJV top managers via a mailed questionnaire. Data was analyzed using ordinary least square regression. The results indicate the cultural characteristics of IJV managers have no significant effect on the awareness of IJV importance while individualism and power distance show significant effects on commitment. Also, uncertainty avoidance and power distance exhibit a significant positive impact on team performance. Subsequently, IJV importance awareness mediates between commitment and cultural characteristics to some degree, while individualism and power distance significantly alter commitment. In addition, uncertainty avoidance and power distance exhibit a significant positive impact on team performance, while team commonality reveals no moderating effect.

International Joint Venture in Thailand

This research investigates the effects of cultural characteristics, awareness of international joint venture (IJV) importance, commitment, and team commonality on team and IJV performances. This study employs a database of IJV firms from the Thailand Board of Investment and an original survey conducted of IJV top managers via a mailed questionnaire. Data was analyzed using ordinary least square regression. The results indicate that the cultural characteristics of IJV managers have no significant effect on the awareness of IJV importance while individualism and power distance show significant effects on commitment. Also, uncertainty avoidance and power distance exhibit a significant positive impact on team performance. Subsequently, IJV importance awareness mediates between commitment and cultural characteristics to some degree, while individualism and power distance significantly alter commitment. In addition, uncertainty avoidance and power distance exhibit a significant positive impact on team performance, while team commonality reveals no moderating effect.

Model Quadruple Helix Dalam Pengembangan UMKM (Studi Kasus Pada Industri Pisang Sale Kutacane Kab. Aceh Tenggara)

This study aims to obtain a comprehensive picture of the synergy of banana sale stakeholders in Kab. Southeast Aceh. The Quadruple Helix model is one suitable model for social research and innovation. This study uses a qualitative research design with a phenomenological approach that seeks to understand the perspectives, thoughts and experiences of stakeholders regarding the synergy of Quadruple Helix stakeholders in realizing the development of the banana sale business in Kab. Southeast Aceh. The results show that there are a number of problems related to synergy in the development of banana sale in Kab. Aceh Tenggara is partly because there is no common vision of stakeholders and cooperation and coordination between banana sale business actors, the government and stakeholders. Each stakeholder translates the sale of bananas, causing a debate on how to develop the sale of bananas in the future. In particular, the government should pay special attention to banana sale managers equally to develop the banana sale business and support from the wider community. The key to the successful implementation of the banana sale business development in Kab. Aceh Tenggara, among others, unity of mission, joint commitment and coordination among stakeholders.

Cancelling the West. Transatlantic relations in the era of culture wars

ABSTRACT This article contributes to the debate on long-term trends in Transatlantic relations. It does so by examining some of the ways in which the central ideational foundation of the Transatlantic area, namely “the West”, has become increasingly contested in a highly polarized US domestic discourse. By drawing on, and contributing to, the constructivist scholarship on Transatlantic relations, which argues for the importance of collective identities for long-term foreign policy orientation, the article examines how the notion of “the West” became increasingly politicized under Trump’s presidency. The article then examines the Democrats’ understanding of the US place in the world and shows that the US commitment to Europe is premised and contingent upon a joint commitment to democracy, rather than an imagined ethnonationalist bounded community. As an identity-conferring concept between the US and Europe the paper shows, “the West” no longer fulfils a unifying function in US mainstream public discourse.

PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT IN ONLINE-BASED GOVERNMENT INSTITUTION

In this case the Samarinda City Government plans to implement a system to monitor and evaluate the performance of government agencies. The system will be implemented in all SKPD in Samarinda City. In order to accelerate Bureaucratic Reform in Government Agency Performance Accountability by utilizing information and communication technology, it is needed today. This effort is a quick and precise step in synching accurate performance data and databases. In this application a joint commitment is required by maximizing available resources such as HR, hardware/internet networks. In connection with this, the Samarinda City Government has developed an online-based agency performance accountability system called G-SAKIP that is very simple in the hope of facilitating planning to performance reporting. In this G-SAKIP Application a very important preliminary document prepared by SKPD is the Strategic Plan (RENSTRA).

Institutional Deficiencies of the Paris Agreement and China's Compliance Capacity: An Evaluation after US Withdrawal

The successful negotiation of the Paris Agreement, and its subsequent signing and adoption in 2016, marked a new landmark in global climate governance. However, the viability of the agreement was questioned particularly after the United States announced its withdrawal in 2017, pointing to certain institutional deficiencies in the overall agreement. The signing of the agreement would not have been possible without the initial joint commitment of both China and the United States, the world's two largest greenhouse gas emitters. Despite China's official claims of steadfast compliance with the agreement, the country's capacity to fulfil its commitment remains unclear. This study aims to first determine the constitutional deficiencies of the agreement that spurred America's withdrawal and the impacts. Second, it evaluates China's compliance capacity in the post-Paris Agreement era without America's involvement. The outcomes of this study provide some useful insights into preventing other countries from following the US example and better understanding China's position and capacity in keeping climate governance on the right track.

Institutional Capacity in the Mangrove Ecotourism Development of Lembar Area, West Lombok, Indonesia

Mangrove ecotourism development with an institutional approach aims to carry out management by uniting relevant institutions especially the community, government, and other stakeholders. Institutional capacity plays an important role in the development of potential-based areas. Therefore, this study aims to determine institutional capacity both organizational and individual capacity in the mangrove ecotourism development in the Lembar village of Lombok Barat Regency. The research method was carried out through a qualitative research approach with the determination of informants based on purposive sampling techniques. The results showed that the capacity of mangrove ecosystem management for the mangrove ecotourism development in the Lembar village area of West Lombok Regency at the level of community, individual resource managers and institutional was categorized as low. The dominant institutional capacity in the mangrove ecotourism development were the Marine and Fisheries Department of West Lombok Regency. This shows that good synergy has not yet been formed between institutions and communities so that the mangrove ecotourism development is unsustainable and temporal. Therefore, a joint commitment is needed in increasing the strengthening of institutional capacity sustainably so that there is good synergy between the government, the government and the private sector, the government and the community, and between other stakeholders.

Decolonising Oral History: A Conversation

AbstractIn late 2019, a team of researchers and activists from Ecuador and the UK began a new oral history project, accompanying Afro‐Ecuadorian women living in the province of Esmeraldas, as they interrogated and articulated their history and heritage. The impact of coronavirus, which has hit Ecuador particularly hard, delayed the workshops and oral history interviews we had planned, but also created the space for an extended exploration of the ethics of the project. Over email and video calls, the research team debated how to ensure that our work was truly led by its Afro‐Ecuadorian participants. How would we secure recognition for their creative and intellectual work and avoid appropriation of their ideas? And how would we facilitate a collective, community‐based methodology when most eurocentric oral history is so rooted in individualist approaches? The result of this process is a collectively authored document, which stands as our ethical agreement and baseline, and a record of our joint commitment to decolonise the research process. This wide‐ranging conversation between community activists and scholars explores the complex, painstaking negotiations required to create a truly decolonial and feminist practice in transnational oral history work.

On the Moral Functions of Language

Previous comparisons of language and morality have taken a cognitively internalist (i.e., within-minds) perspective. We take a socially externalist (i.e., between-minds) perspective, viewing both language and morality as forms of social action. During human evolution, social cognitive adaptations for cooperation evolved, including cooperative communication (social acts to mentally coordinate with others for common goals) and social normativity (social acts to regulate cooperative social relationships). As human cooperation scaled up in complexity, cooperative communication and social normativity scaled up as well, leading to the development of culturally elaborated forms of language and morality. Language facilitates all aspects of morality and is even necessary for certain aspects. Humans use language to (1) initiate, (2) preserve, (3) revise, and (4) act on morality in ways such as forming joint commitments, teaching norms, modifying social realities, and engaging in moral reason-giving.

Role of Inspectorate to Implementation of The Government Internal Control System (SPIP)

The Government's Internal Control System is carried out as a function of supervision of the implementation of government. The Inspectorate Office as a government partner is not only tasked with supervising but also giving direction so that the government does not get out of the agreed path. This study aims to find out how the implementation of the Inspectorate's role in the implementation of SPIP in Surakarta City, as well as analysing the constraints that affect the implementation of the role of the Inspectorate in the implementation of SPIP in Surakarta City and analysing the efforts of the Inspectorate to improve the implementation of SPIP in Surakarta. The results of the study show that: Supervision of government administration in Surakarta City which is carried out based on existing laws and regulations, in terms of the scope of supervision is internal supervision carried out internally functionally. Constraints that affect the role of the Inspectorate in the implementation of SPIP in the City of Surakarta are understanding of human resources for SPIP is still lacking and the number of personnel is inadequate, budget oversight activities are inadequate, there is no joint commitment in implementing SPIP and risk assessment and risk mapping are not optimal due to time constraints. The efforts of the Inspectorate to improve the implementation of SPIP in Surakarta City are by proposing the drafting of the Mayor's Regulation and the establishment of the SPIP Task Force, improving the quality of resources.

СОВРЕМЕННОЕ СТРАТЕГИЧЕСКОЕ ВИДЕНИЕ, НЕОБХОДИМОЕ ДЛЯ РАЗВИТИЯ ТЕРРИТОРИАЛЬНОЙ КЛАСТЕРНОЙ ПОЛИТИКИ

The article analyzes and evaluates the role of territorial cluster policy as a factor of growth of the Russian economy, which ultimately contributes to the creation of a new technological basis for overcoming turbulence in the modern Russian economy and solving problems of coordination of actions on a global scale. The article analyzes the model of formation of territorial cluster policy in the system of network partners implementing collective actions in a single territory, common identity and joint commitments in the aspect of cluster business formation in order to select priority areas in the development of science, technology and digital technologies that should be aimed at modernizing the economy in order to increase its competitiveness. The article analyzes that the formation of digital territorial clusters multiplies the productivity of production factors and serves as the main mechanism for balancing the economy in the context of globalization.

Cardiovascular System and SARS-COV-2 andndash; Etiology, Physiopathology and Clinical Presentation: a Systematic Review

Background: During SARS-CoV-1 and MiddleEast Respiratory Distress Syndrome (MERS) outbreaks, a particularlyelevated incidence of among patients was observed. With COVID-19, this correlation becomes evident again. However, the impacts by pandemic are not yet well established although there are constant publications about its potential deleterious effects. Thus, we aimed to carry a systematic review of the literature with meta-analysis based on thefollowing guiding question: what practical contributionsto the scientific literature produced in theperiod of 2019-2020 does the impact of the on system have to offer? Methods: A systematic review of the literature using the Virtual Health Library (VHL) and PubMed with the following descriptors: #1 cardiovascular disease [MeSH] AND #2 COVID-19 [keyword], as well as their equivalents in the Portuguese and Spanish language, during the period from December 2019 to March 2020 was performed. Results: one hundred articles are found in Pubmed and twenty-seven are selected. In VHL there were 59 articles and four are selected totaling thirty-one papers. The findings were then divided into three subcategories: Etiology, Physiopathology and Risk factors of SARS-CoV-2 in Cardiovascular System; Clinical presentation, laboratory markers and imagenological aspects of SARS-CoV-2 in system; and Anti- Hypertensive Drugs, Cardiovascular System and SARS-CoV-2. Conclusions: It comes to the system, these issues are aggravated and urge as a joint commitment from researchers, medical and governmental organizations for carry out more robust studies with bold methodologies aimed at mapping prognostic factors and assertive therapeutic approaches in the management of complications of COVID- 19.

Cardiovascular System and SARS-CoV-2 - Etiology, Physiopathology and Clinical Presentation: A Systematic Review

Background: During SARS-CoV-1 and Middle East Respiratory Distress Syndrome (MERS) outbreaks, a particularly elevated incidence of among patients was observed. With COVID-19, this correlation becomes evident again. However, the impacts by pandemic are not yet well established although there are constant publications about its potential deleterious effects. Thus, we aimed to carry a systematic review of the literature with meta-analysis based on the following guiding question: what practical contributions to the scientific literature produced in the period of 2019-2020 does the impact of the on system have to offer? Methods: A systematic review of the literature using the Virtual Health Library (VHL) and PubMed with the following descriptors: #1 cardiovascular disease [MeSH] AND #2 COVID-19 [keyword], as well as their equivalents in the Portuguese and Spanish language, during the period from December 2019 to March 2020 was performed. Results: one hundred articles are found in Pubmed and twenty-seven are selected. In VHL there were 59 articles and four are selected totaling thirty-one papers. The findings were then divided into three subcategories: Etiology, Physiopathology and Risk factors of SARS-CoV-2 in Cardiovascular System; Clinical presentation, laboratory markers and imagenological aspects of SARS-CoV-2 in system; and Anti-Hypertensive Drugs, Cardiovascular System and SARS-CoV-2. Conclusion: It comes to the system, these issues are aggravated and urge as a joint commitment from researchers, medical and governmental organizations for carry out more robust studies with bold methodologies aimed at mapping prognostic factors and assertive therapeutic approaches in the management of complications of COVID-19.

Publishing during a pandemic: Resilience and change.

Key points The scholarly publishing industry must be prepared to step back, consider our value, reset our relationships, and be prepared to accept and embrace real change.Three areas of focus during these times should be (1) the importance of community; (2) racism, bias, and structural inequities; and (3) openness, transparency, and trust.We need to recognize the importance of the humanities and social sciences, as well as of science, technology, and medicine in addressing the impacts of the pandemic.