Literature Media Research Articles

“Not enough yet”: CSR communication of stigmatized industries through news coverage

PurposeCorporate social responsibility (CSR) communication covered by the news media is considered as more credible and effective in shaping public perceptions toward corporations than CSR shared by corporations themselves. This is particularly true when CSR is about corporations with social stigma inherent in business practices. This study examines the CSR publicity of stigmatized industries from the journalism lens.Design/methodology/approachA content analysis was conducted with CSR stories from 2019 to 2020 by USA newspapers (n = 348).FindingsResults of this study showed that the overall volume of CSR from stigmatized industries has decreased, with fewer responses to the recent pandemic. Further, the media brought promotional CSR activities and the business motives behind the activities into focus. Opposing patterns were found for CSR of non-stigmatized industries presented with philanthropic activities based on corporations' social motives to help communities. Similarly, economic and legal responsibilities reflected in the CSR pyramid were more prominently reported for stigmatized industries, and ethical and discretionary responsibilities appeared more frequently for non-stigmatized industries.Practical implicationsIntegrating business and media literature, this study enriches scholarly discussions on media processes and effects for CSR communication. This study also provides practical implications for stigmatized industries by highlighting more authentic and careful approaches for CSR communication to earn positive publicity.Social implicationsThis study provides social implications by highlighting the importance of CSR communications through the lens of news media when corporations are socially stigmatized.Originality/valueStigmatized industries are known to be active in CSR communication to nullify social stigma surrounding themselves. The authors' findings provide empirical evidence suggesting that not all publicity benefits CSR communication for stigmatized corporations.

A Triple-Layered Business Model Framework for Social Media

Social media are increasingly based on commercial business models. Scientific literature and articles in the mass media have been available for some time discussing individual aspects of economic business models and their environmental and social impacts. Often these statements are contradictory, biased towards a certain aspect, and without context by comparison with substitute goods that cover similar needs. This paper aims to develop a framework to understand the business models of social media, including their social and environmental impact, and to identify starting points for innovations. In addition to the economic layer of the business model, the environmental and social layers are also discussed. The latter two are still underrepresented in the domain of business model analysis. First, the elements of the economic layer of social media business models are defined. Then it is shown how the single economic view can be expanded to include the environmental and social impact. Finally, we argue why the different socioeconomic backgrounds of involved stakeholders should be considered to avoid a biased, ethnocentric view of business models.

An Ecoliterature Approach to Environmental Conservation: Take Four Selected Literary Works as Examples

The reciprocal relationship between humans and nature is determined based on their respective natures. This mutualism symbiosis is based on a relationship of use for mutual prosperity. Living together with nature means living in cooperation, mutual help and tolerance. The whole relationship becomes an inseparable entity; all things are interrelated and functional and have the same goal of protecting and preserving nature. Protecting the environment is key to the survival of fragile ecosystems, wildlife, and even humankind. However, the endless human needs often make humans act excessively, exploiting the environment as much as possible to meet the needs of life, resulting in severe environmental damage. This is the rationale for raising the theme of environmental conservation through literary media by referring to the concept and theory of eco-literature. The whole research is conducted using a qualitative descriptive method that focuses on content analysis, revealing the concept of nature conservation. The data sources are obtained from literary works randomly taken: Lines Written in Early Spring, a poem by William Wordsworth, Ode to Nightingale, a poem by John Keats, Nature, an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson and An Enemy of the People, a drama by Henrik Ibsen. The results show that all the literary works chosen stand as the representative of literature on environmental conservation and literary works are sure to become an appropriate medium to teach and awaken people’s consciousness of the importance of nature conservation.

Are abbreviations and acronyms to describe hernia repair techniques overused and helpful? A proposal for rationalisation

Surgeons use abbreviations and acronyms frequently to describe surgical techniques. Recent advances and innovations in repair of abdominal wall hernias, have given rise to a plenitude of novel acronyms. For each small deviation of an existing technique authors have proposed a novel acronym. Since an acronym is most of times not self-explaining it is often hard to understand literature, lectures, symposia programs and discussions in social media. Regularly, we discover different acronyms used for the same procedure and sometimes the same or similar acronyms are used for different techniques. A clear and non-ambivalent description of surgical techniques in the literature is most valuable to summarize scientific evidence in systematic reviews and meta-analyses.We would like to propose a more rational use of abbreviations to describe hernia repair techniques based on the type of access, type of hernia, mesh position, type of mesh used and type of mesh fixation.

Task stressors, team reflexivity, and proactive customer service performance

ABSTRACT This study integrates the transactional theory of stress with social media literature to produce novel theoretical insights into whether and how social media affordance affects the relationship between task stressors, team reflexivity, and team proactive customer service performance of teams working in the hotel industry. Empirical analysis on the data collected from 389 members of 85 service-related teams in China supports the hypothesized model of this study. Findings reveal that team task conflict and team task ambiguity are negatively related to proactive customer service performance and that these relationships are mediated by team reflexivity. Furthermore, social media affordance mitigates the direct and indirect negative effects of team task conflict and team task ambiguity on proactive customer service performance via team reflexivity. Theoretical contributions, practical implications, and limitations of this study are discussed in the later section.

Examining a Critical Geopolitics in the Determination of Indonesia and Timor Leste Land Boundaries in Noel Besi – Citrana Segment

This study examines the determination of Indonesia and Timor Leste land boundaries, especially in the Noel Besi - Citrana segment. This study uses critical geopolitical analysis, especially the geopolitical vision according to Agnew (2013) and O Tuathail (1996), to explain the issue of land boundaries in the Noel Besi – Citrana segment. This study uses qualitative methods, in which the primary data is drawn from in-depth interviews with several key informants. The secondary data is through scientific literature and news in online media. This study shows that the issue of land boundaries in the Noel Besi – Citrana segment is caused by the different geopolitical visions of the two countries (Indonesia and Timor Leste). Although the two countries both refer to the 1904 Treaty between the Netherlands and the Portuguese, which contains a territorial boundary agreement on the island of Timor, the two countries have different geopolitical visions. Indonesia perceives the mouth of the Noel Besi River as the beginning of determining the boundary line in the east. Meanwhile, Timor Leste perceives that the delimitation should be drawn from Noel Besi, depicted in a small ditch (Nono Tuinan) in the west. The two countries then visualized the Naktuka region in constructing a map of the country's boundaries based on their respective perceptions. These results support the arguments of Agnew (2013) and O Tuathail (1996), which emphasize the role of geopolitical vision in writing the world by visualizing the surrounding environment based on perceptions as outlined in the construction of images and maps.

New platform and new excitement? Exploring young educated sport customers' perceptions of watching live sports on OTT services

PurposeThis study aims to investigate how sports customers adopted over-the-top (OTT) services to consume sport content. Inspired by the technology acceptance model (TAM), the study aims to understand users' behavior when consuming sporting events and users' perceptions toward OTT services.Design/methodology/approachThe participants of the study are Chinese sports consumers that use streaming services to watch live sport content. An online survey was distributed through HUPU Sports, a Chinese online communication community where sports fans can share opinions. To make sure all responses qualified to take part in the study, skip logic questions were added at the beginning of the questionnaire to ask participants to answer whether they used streaming services for watching sports. A total of 352 responses were received and there were 327 useable questionnaires.FindingsThe results revealed that viewing convenience, free of commercials and viewing quality were the main reasons impacting them to adopt OTT services. In terms of users' perceptions, paid users rated higher in perceived enjoyment, perceived value, perceived usefulness (PU) and ease of use than nonpaid users. OTT users' fandom and PU could predict the time the users spent on using these services, while the users' fandom and perceived value are positively related to the money users spent on these services. In addition, this study also found that users' fandom, perceived value, content quality, and ease of use are positively associated with users' intention to continue to use the service.Originality/valueThe study is one of the first attempts to explore how sports audiences adopted OTT services to consume sport content and explore the audiences' perceptions toward OTT usage. Previous studies have already investigated how users adopted music streaming services (Fernandes and Guerra, 2019) and other online streaming services (Shin and Park, 2021), but little attention has been given to sports streaming services specifically. Therefore, the findings of the study fill the gap in the extant knowledge of sport consumers' behavior and provide more insights to their online behaviors. Moreover, the authors also contribute to the growing digital media literature by advancing our understanding perceptional differences between paid users and unpaid users. The streaming services literature has primarily focused on general users (Fernandes and Guerra, 2019), but the services neglect to understand the differences in between paid and unpaid users.

The gender debate as experiment and performance in response to a global crisis, with an emphasis on Andreas Capellanus, the anonymous Mauritius von Craûn, and Ulrich von Liechtenstein’s Frauenbuch. Or: the discovery of love and its discourse in the High and Late Middle Ages

ABSTRACT When medieval poets began to reflect on love, it was, from the beginning, a highly complex and problematic phenomenon, mostly determined by frustration, contradictions, and a lack of fulfilment. Highlighting particularly two major texts, one in Latin, the other in Middle High German, this paper brings to light the critically important element of discourse as part of the public performance of theoretical and practical reflections of love in the Middle Ages. Since courtly love thus has to be defined as a literary medium for courtly debates about its own identity, it makes perfect sense that we hardly ever hear about actual individual satisfaction and the realisation of erotic dreams. Instead, the overarching intention by medieval poets was to problematise the issue of love and to present its paradoxes, difficulties, and conflicts through the literary performance, not to present a maudlin, sentimental story with a simple happy end. As we realise here, the debate about proper attitudes towards the other gender, the analysis of values and virtues all contribute to the realisation of the discourse itself.

STATE OF STUDY OF THE PROBLEM AND THE METHODOLOGICAL BASIS OF THE RESEARCH

This article reflects philosophical ideas in the Shahnameh poem. Analysis of philosophical teachings, the study of the place of knowledge in philosophy, the place of man and culture. Firdousi’s Shakhnoma memorably repeated the history of the Persian kings, strengthened the influence of the Persian language as a literary medium, and preserved knowledge of Iran's ancient glory, its political ethics and cultural identity.

Customer values and patronage intention in social media networks: mediating role of perceived usefulness

Purpose This paper aims to validates a framework using the Uses and Gratifications Theory (UGT) to study the effect of values, i.e. Functional Value (FV), Social Value (SV), Emotional Value (EV) and Monetary Value (MV), on the Patronage Intention (PI) of Social Network Users (SNU’s) with mediating role of Perceived Usefulness (PU). Design/methodology/approach A survey method was used to collect responses from 302 SNUs, and the variance-based structural equation method was used to understand the relationships among the constructs. Findings The results found a significant positive effect of FV and EV on Perceived Usefulness (PU) and MV and PU on Patronage intention (PI) of SNUs. Further, PU partially mediated the relationship of EV with PI. Originality/value This study used the UGT to understand the effect of values on the PI of SNUs. This research study contributes to the existing social networks/social media literature.

Oxidation of Aldehydes Used as Food Additives by Peroxynitrite.

Benzaldehyde and its derivatives are used as food supplements. These substances can be used mainly as flavorings or as antioxidants. Besides, peroxynitrite, an oxidizing agent, could be formed in canned food. Both species could react between them. The present article has focused on the kinetic study of the oxidation of aldehydes by peroxynitrite. A reaction mechanism that justifies all the experimental results is proposed. This mechanism, in acidic media, passes through three competitive pathways: (a) a radical attack that produces benzoic acid. (b) peracid oxidation, and (c) a nucleophilic attack of peroxynitrous acid over aldehyde to form an intermediate, X, that produces benzoic acid, or, through a Cannizzaro-type reaction, benzoic acid and benzyl alcohol. All rate constants involved in the third pathway (c) have been calculated. These results have never been described in the literature in acid media. A pH effect was analyzed.

Is it time to reconsider Henry V?

Abstract The average word length of the verse sections of Henry V is greater than that of the prose sections. Contrary to the assumption that word length primarily reflects literary medium (prose–verse), a more extended examination reveals that differences in word length can also reflect differences in authorship. Since 1998, a variety of stylistic analyses have pointed in the same direction: the verse of Henry V is not generally by Shakespeare who wrote the play’s prose.

Adaptation and Language Responsibility in the Digital Age Media

The COVID-19 epidemic generates two extremes: fear and apathy. In the middle of an ongoing epidemic, the two extreme poles demand mass communication that can bridge the gap between government policies and the optimistic attitude of the population. In truth, the Indonesian government's selection of a mass communication medium seems to have been a mistake. The administration prefers to use influencers over traditional mass media. In the middle of the growth of the contemporary age of digital transformation and democracy, digital players as major opinion leaders are crucial actors in networked societies. The research approach used is qualitative, specifically the phenomenological research method, which refers to study on how the researcher interprets the significance of an event, which usually contradicts how the event really transpired. is beyond our comprehension. Consequently, this study approach aims to comprehend how a group of individuals experience a situation. The use of influencers and mainstream media as a significant government tool for public communication, particularly to establish faith in the COVID-19 response strategy. The author claims that mass media are more reliable, responsible, and influential in their message dissemination than influencers. This connection will boost the legitimacy of the mass media and strengthen scientific communication with the public domain, particularly with regard to the management of fear during a pandemic based on scientific authority. Examining mass media literature in the middle of the emergence of new media based on the premise of "magic bullets" and "syringes" to explain the aforementioned viewpoint. This report then examines the present administration's decision to use influencers while ignoring the role of mainstream media. By recognizing the significance of connecting the mainstream media with research institutions, we can strengthen public communication and science-based policies between government and scientific institutions, as well as the public's interest in gaining access to information based on scientific authorities.

Social media managers’ customer orientation, service climate and social media followers’ willingness to pay: moderated mediation model with triadic data

PurposeThis paper aims to examine the relationship between the interaction of the social media manager’s customer orientation and the service climate perceived by supervisors, on the customer’s perception of brand authenticity and, through it, on the willingness to pay a price premium.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses triadic data from 200 social media followers, 20 social media managers and 20 supervisors from a range of industries.FindingsThe findings show that the customer orientation of the brand social media managers interacts with their work context to influence social media followers’ perceptions of brand authenticity, and ultimately, their willingness to pay a premium price. Finally, product involvement moderates the relationship between brand authenticity and willingness to pay a premium price.Research limitations/implicationsThis study shows how and when the disposition of brand social media managers affects the attitudes and intentions of the social media followers. Further research should continue this novel line of research and explore in greater depth the impact of social media managers and their environments.Practical implicationsSocial media managers’ values should fit those of their organization. This organization-person fit reflects on social media and improves social media followers’ perceptions of brand authenticity and, consequently, their willingness to pay a premium price.Originality/valueLeveraging participation in social media is currently a key issue for firms. However, the internal determinants of successful social media usage have received limited attention from researchers. Therefore, this research contributes to the social media literature by suggesting the need to consider the characteristics of social media managers and their context to promote the outcomes of social media usage, specifically brand authenticity and willingness to pay a premium price.

Peran Keluarga dalam Pertumbuhan Gereja di Era Digital

In the digital era like today, which is marked by the birth of various innovations and technologies, of course, it is very influential for the growth of a church and the role of a family. The influence of the digital era also affects a family, especially Christian families. The researcher conducted an analysis with a literature review from relevant sources found in previous studies as well as literature, books and other reference sources in digital media. All of these sources are analyzed by looking at the relationship, relevance and suitability of the title of this research, namely the Role of the Family in the growth of the church in the digital era. The results obtained can then be used as a family concept so that it has a positive impact on church growth in the digital era.

Are abbreviations and acronyms to describe hernia repair techniques overused and helpful? A proposal for rationalisation

Surgeons use abbreviations and acronyms frequently to describe surgical techniques. Recent advances and innovations in repair of abdominal wall hernias, have given rise to a plenitude of novel acronyms. For each small deviation of an existing technique authors have proposed a novel acronym. Since an acronym is most of times not self-explaining it is often hard to understand literature, lectures, symposia programs and discussions in social media. Regularly, we discover different acronyms used for the same procedure and sometimes the same or similar acronyms are used for different techniques. A clear and non-ambivalent description of surgical techniques in the literature is most valuable to summarize scientific evidence in systematic reviews and meta-analyses.We would like to propose a more rational use of abbreviations to describe hernia repair techniques based on the type of access, type of hernia, mesh position, type of mesh used and type of mesh fixation.

Potential of Fables as Learning Resources for Environmental Education and Its Relevance to the Merdeka Belajar Curriculum

The development of noble character, especially the awareness of protecting the environment, can be optimized through the internalization process in learning. Children's literary media is an effective medium, especially applied to elementary school-aged children at the golden age of character planting. Stories in children's literature can dialogue life in an interesting, concrete, and contextual way. The fable entitled "The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Teaches It to Fly" by Luis Sepulveda is one of the translated fables with the theme of environment and family, which is considered to have the potential to be used as a learning resource for environmental education. Research that attempts to analyze the environment's value in fables and its use as a learning resource in the era of the MerdekaBelajar(independent learning) curriculum is still very limited. This research aimed to; 1) describe the value of environmental education in the fable "The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Teaches It to Fly" by Luis Sepulveda; 2) describe the use of fables as a learning resource for elementary school students; 3) describe its relevance to the profile of Pancasila students in the independent learning curriculum. This research is qualitative, using a text study approach and descriptive analysis. This study showed that this fable can be used as a source of learning materials for elementary school students following the theories that support student development and learning approaches, such as; meaningful learning and constructivism, as well as relevant to the proclamation of the Pancasila student profile in the Merdeka Belajar(independent learning) curriculum. The implication of this study is a recommendation for developing children's literature-based learning media to internalize environmental awareness characters

Diglossia between Edge and Bridge in Arabic Science Fiction: Reinventing Narrative after the Arab Spring

ABSTRACT This article examines the transcription of diglossia in Basma Abdel Aziz’s The Queue (al-Tábúr 2013; translated into English by Elisabeth Jaquette in 2016) and Ahmed Saadawi’s Frankenstein in Baghdad (Frānkishtāyn fī Baghdad 2013; translated into English by Jonathan Wright in 2018), and how it is rendered in translation. The article argues that Abdel Aziz and Saadawi encapsulate diglossia in their novels to crystallize the immediacy of sociopolitical upheavals through the momentum of the Arab Spring and the colonial background of Iraq. The juxtaposition of high variety (Standard Arabic) and low variety (colloquial Arabic) is engineered toward the democratization of everyday language Arabic Science Fiction (ASF) to engage with ongoing events, thereby capturing the immediacy of the present in one genre. In doing so, Abdel Aziz and Saadawi constitute an archetype project of diglossia in the realm of ASF, opening a new linguistic chapter to convey a local spectrum of literary narrative beyond the convention of literary language, which uses standard Arabic as a serious literary medium. Thus, both novelists bridge the gap between high and low varieties, providing a new political immediacy to their societies.

The Emergence of Cyber Literature it's a Need for Today’s Life

People now live in a cyberspace that has integrated them into contemporary culture. They have obtained their knowledge via the World Wide Web (WWW). The WWW has developed into a vital platform for information dissemination worldwide. Cyberliterature is developing as a result of Web technology. This study discusses how cyberliterature has changed how people read and teach in various universities. It becomes difficult for those who teach literature since they must switch from printed text to digital text known as hypertext. Their approach to analyzing and criticizing literary works has changed as a result of the development of cyberliterature. As a result, teaching literature from text to hypertext difficult for them. Because of the internet's accessibility, cyberliterature can be a means of bringing relaxation, changing preferences, and altering attitudes. This study could be a poll that asks respondents their thoughts on the value and effects of social media literature on readers. The Facebook group poems are the only ones included in this study. The shorter version is favored; the logic is straightforward. The interpretation of reader-writer interaction in cyberliterature is more frequently done through poetry. The method makes use of Facebook's reader-writer personalisation and the literary notion of reader reaction. This article's goals were to reveal what drives audiences to respond to the provided material, why they truly appreciate it, and what advantages it has. The results demonstrated that cyber literature is successful in establishing a different writing style while also enhancing writers' excitement and creativity in order to utilize the digital information.

Mekanisme Pasar untuk Mencapai Keseimbangan Pasar Dalam Sistem Ekonomi Islam

A country's economic activity is very dependent on the role of the market, even though injustice and fraud often occur in its trading activities, especially in determining the price offered. Therefore a rule is needed regarding market price determination, where the rule is known as a market mechanism, namely price setting based on demand and supply. The market is where the process of demand and supply occurs until the equilibrium price is reached. This research is a literature research or library reasearch that examines information through books, documents, articles, and other literature media that can be used as a source in preparing a study. This study aims to determine the role of market mechanisms to create market balance in the view of Islamic economics. The results showed that Islam puts the market in an important position in the economy of the market mechanism in accordance with sharia does not promote government intervention in normal market conditions. However, when the market is distorted, it takes the role of the government in overcoming problems to realize the benefits of the people