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Geosocial networking for active citizen initiatives from a relational approach: A comparative case study in the Malaga region

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Aug 8, 2024

PPGIS platforms have been widely used to map social actors since the emergence of open access webGIS platforms. This identification of citizen initiatives is based on the physical location, but is rarely combined with social networking. This research seeks to close that gap by using the platIC web-based mapping tool for citizen initiatives, together with their interrelationships. Therefore, a methodical procedure has been defined to construct a geolocalised graph by identifying and categorising linked nodes. Method steps have been tested in three case studies in the Malaga region: Malaga city, Benalmadena, and Valle del Genal. They were selected for a comparative analysis in three different urban and socio-economic scenarios, namely: a tourist destination with a high density of Spanish population and floating city users; a sun-and-beach destination with a significant presence of resident foreign population; and a rural area suffering from depopulation, respectively. Mapping reveals a higher density of citizen initiatives in central urban areas and with social conflicts. Social graphs show a wider interconnection of nodes in rural areas, but isolated nodes are spread more widely there. Monitoring active citizen initiatives could serve as a basis for local administration to involve the citizenry in the management of current issues in the urban and rural context. Future research may promote new plugins to improve participatory process through webGIS platforms.

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Effects of change management on public service delivery: The mediating role of organizational culture

Several change initiatives that have been introduced in Ethiopian public organizations to address growing quest for effective public service delivery, have not achieved the desiredoutcomes. Although considerable empirical studies conducted on organizational change, few gave attention to the management of change and its impact on organizational culture and service delivery in the context of public organizations in Ethiopia. By adopting planned change management framework, this study delves into how change management in public organizations affects service delivery directly and indirectly through organizational culture. Using explanatory research design, first survey questionnaires were administered to 301 participants selected through stratified sampling across 16 public organizations in Oromia, the largest state in Ethiopia. Results of astructural equation modeling analysis revealthat change management has no significant direct effect on public service delivery, but has an indirect significant positive effectthrough theorganizational culture which fully mediates the relationship. Subsequent thematic analysis of qualitative interview data collected from 10 managers demonstrate that change management in public organizations is less effective and driven intuitively without any change management framework. The results imply that effective change management significantly improves public service delivery by fostering supportive or constructive organizational culture. The use of change management framework substantively improves change planning, understanding, communication and implementation as well as positive work culture and hence improves effectiveness of service delivery. Accordingly, theoretical and practical implications of the results are discussed.

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Entrepreneurial dynamics in the information age: A systematic literature review of research patterns and intellectual structures (2005–2024)

This systematic literature review examines the convergence of entrepreneurship and information technology between 2005 and 2024. It investigates how the emergence of information technologies such as social networks, smart devices, big data, and cloud computing have transformed business operations and entrepreneurial approaches. The study use technologies such as Bibliometrix to analyze academic literature and identify research trends, knowledge structures, and their evolutionary routes. During the specified time frame, a grand total of 292 articles were published by 777 writers. These publications have played a key role in redirecting academic focus from traditional entrepreneurship to the field of digital entrepreneurship and the applications of information technology. A thematic analysis uncovers a shift from theoretical investigation to practical implementations and multidisciplinary research, while a co-citation analysis highlights important contributors and influential works. This study emphasizes the crucial importance of information technology in influencing entrepreneurial behaviors and strategic business decisions. It also offers valuable insights for future research and entrepreneurial practice in the information age.

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The implementation of government regulation on the administration of immunization

The Universal Child Immunization Village (UCI) is a community that has successfully achieved the goal of providing Complete Basic Immunization (CBI) to infants before they reach one year of age. Based on data from the 2018 Basic Health Research, Complete Basic Immunization (CBI) coverage reached 57.9%. In contrast, 32.9% of the population received incomplete immunizations, while a small portion, namely 9.2%, did not receive any immunizations at all. This research aims to understand the implementation of government regulations regarding immunization implementation in the working area of Tarempa Community Health Center, Anambas Islands Regency. In this study, the author uses a qualitative socio-legal method. The snowball sampling technique was used to collect research samples. The samples in this study are parents of infants in South Tarempa Village and East Coastal Village, healthcare workers in the working area of Tarempa Community Health Center, and the PPKB Department of Health who meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Out of 9 primary informants, the coverage of immunization implementation in the working area of Tarempa Community Health Center primarily did not meet the requirements with seven informants (77.8%) and met the criteria with two respondents (22.2%). The assessment of the role of healthcare workers as customers, communicators, motivators, facilitators, and counselors was positively evaluated based on good criteria. Parental refusal of immunization and the lack of regulations from local governments are inhibiting factors in implementing immunization programs.

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Impact of selected macroeconomic on poverty alleviation in Indonesia: Evidence from NARDL approach

This paper investigates the empirical relationship between economic growth, inflation, foreign direct investment (FDI), and trade on Indonesia’s poverty reduction. The analyzed data period is 1970–2022 using the nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) model. In the long term, positive and negative shocks to economic growth and FDI significantly affect poverty in Indonesia. Increased growth and FDI will have a significant effect on poverty alleviation. Likewise, when there are negative shocks from economic growth and FDI, it will increase the percentage of the poverty rate. Meanwhile, the inflation variable has a different effect on the conditions of positive and negative shocks. In positive shocks, inflation has a positive and insignificant effect, while in negative shocks, inflation has a negative and significant effect on poverty. It shows that a decrease in the price of goods significantly impacts poverty alleviation in the long term. Furthermore, trade has no significant effect in the long term in both positive and negative shocks. The short-term estimation results show that all variables are significant for positive and negative shocks, except for positive shocks of inflation and negative shocks of trade. Therefore, it is recommended that the government adopt a poverty reduction program by improving more stable economic growth instruments, increasing foreign investment that is more labor-intensive, and controlling inflation more effectively to avoid unreasonable increases in the price of goods.

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