[Asis-l] The contents of the latest issue of: International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change (IJCESC)

[Dr. Susheel Chhabra]

The contents of the latest issue of:
International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change (IJCESC)
An Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association
Volume 1, Issue 1, January - March 2014
Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically
ISSN: 2328-5494; EISSN: 2328-5508; 
Published by IGI Global Publishing, Hershey, USA
www.igi-global.com/ijcesc
Editor(s)-in-Chief: Susheel Chhabra (Periyar Management and Computer College, India)
ARTICLE 1
Innovation by Necessity vs. by Will: Economic Implications for the Society in the Second Knowledge Era
Stanley Loh (Lutheran University of Brazil (ULBRA), Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil & Technological Faculty of SENAC, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)
The first phase of the Information Era (or Knowledge Era) generated improvements in productivity. Nowadays, society is living in the Second Phase of this era, characterized by innovations directed for the human welfare. Innovations may be guided by governments or companies, following planned or perceived obsolescence. However, as part of a Darwinist approach, innovations cannot be controlled and evolve as a living being. The paper discusses how innovations develop in a complex system, and how incentives, needs and will interfere in the creation and adoption of innovations in the Society. The paper also discusses how individual will and needs may influence social innovation towards eliminating social and economic inequality or creating inequality, preserving individualities and folk cultures. The paper presents some possible directions to achieve this.
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www.igi-global.com/article/innovation-by-necessity-vs-by-will/106943
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ARTICLE 2
Citizens and Mobile Government Adoption: A Comparison of Activities and Uses
Christopher G. Reddick (Department of Public Administration, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA)
In electronic government or e-government research there is an increased importance being placed on the investigation of new and emerging technologies. Mobile government is one area that has received very little research, but can have a tremendous impact on the way that citizens engage with their government. This paper asks two research questions. First, what are the important factors that predict mobile government adoption by citizens? Second, are there any important distinctions between mobile government compared to other common cell phone activities? The data used to answer these questions is taken from a survey of cell phone users across the United States. The results indicated that mobile government adoption was best predicted by mobile phone use and social factors. Demographic factors, associated with the digital divide, were not found to be highly correlated with mobile government adoption. In addition, mobile government adoption is different from other online cell phone activities, such as going to a social networking site or getting a weather forecast online. The results of this paper imply that future research should study more closely the adoption of mobile government activities.
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www.igi-global.com/article/citizens-and-mobile-government-adoption/106944
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ARTICLE 3
CSR as a Strategic Management Tool: Expectations and Realities of Two MNCs in Nigeria
Edwin M. Agwu (Manchester Business School, Manchester, UK), Agnes R. Taylor (Coventry University, Coventry, UK)
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a concept has been a subject of debate in the management cycle for decades. However, the incorporation of CSR, competitive advantage and strategic management into top management decision making processes, forms a set of new alliances that are beginning to gain attention. This paper examined the strategic alliances of these highly volatile but significantly critical components in order to determine the extent to which these three seemingly incongruous factors can be achieved in reality within a developing country such as Nigeria. Using a comparative case study approach, the activities of two multinationals - Shell Plc and Coca Cola – were examined. The critical success factors were explained based on the strategies adopted in order to determine the impact on the society and whether they were in line with stakeholders' expectations. Findings however indicate that there has been an interplay of high level forces which has resulted in the unsavoury news emanating from the oil producing communities in Nigeria, unfortunately, the activities of Coca cola in both the content and context of their operations have received little or no attention. This paper contributes to the scarce literature of this discourse within the African continent in general and Nigerian state in particular as well as sets a precedent for future research.
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www.igi-global.com/article/csr-as-a-strategic-management-tool/106945
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ARTICLE 4
Can Sex Workers Claim Human Rights In India?
Pallavi Gupta (Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, New Delhi, Delhi, India)
Human Rights by its origin and nature only advocate the welfare and well-being of all persons with equal treatment everywhere, it never discriminate towards any individual, class or group of people in any society. But Indian Governments at all level have failed to protect, the human rights even civil rights of sex workers. It covers problems of the sex workers and their children or child sex workers entered in sex trade by force & fraud but rescued from sex trade and advocates only claim of sex workers to live with dignity as they are also human being and have human rights. It shall focus on responsibility of government to make effective policy and for its good governance to provide justice to the sex workers and their children under the mandate of judicial directions. But this paper does not advocate demand of sex workers to encourage sex trade by any way.
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www.igi-global.com/article/can-sex-workers-claim-human-rights-in-india/106946
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ARTICLE 5
Web Platform for Public E-Participation Management: A Case Study
Carlos Quental (Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Viseu, Portugal), Luis Borges Gouveia (University Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal)
The e-participation can be considered an area under constant focus. This paper presents a brief analysis of e-participation and e-democracy, and proposes a platform for electronic participation based on social media principles, designed to gather teachers and unions in a shared deliberative space. Interaction and collaboration are supported through questions, answers, suggestions, comments, votes, surveys and live debates. This proposal is intended to narrow the communication gap between teachers and unions and encourage teachers to become involved and participate in educational debates and important topics about the profession. The platform presented enables effective participation in formal and informal decision-making processes via the Internet, either as standalone or widgets with full integration into any Website. It is under constant development and will be improved along with this project. The actors in this study were chosen from the National Federation of Teachers due to its representativeness regarding associate teachers and provide an opportunity to assess the platform potential to support participation in a union context. The platform will be used in a trade union linked to teachers of several grade levels to understand their participation in this organization.
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www.igi-global.com/article/web-platform-for-public-e-participation-management/106947
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www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=106947
For full copies of the above articles, check for this issue of the International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change (IJCESC) in your institution's library. This journal is also included in the IGI Global aggregated "InfoSci-Journals" database: www.igi-global.com/isj.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Mission of IJCESC:
The mission of the International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change (IJCESC) is to discuss and explore value driven civic engagement practices, processes, and frameworks to bring social change for effectively managing socioeconomic resources for individuals and society. The journal promotes cutting edge research on various issues of civic engagement as an integrated platform for researchers, scholars, academic institutions, and civic society. IJCESC achieves its mission through research, exemplary cases, smart processes and competencies, development of frameworks, and collaborations, suggesting standards and benchmarks worldwide.
Coverage of IJCESC:
Topics to be discussed in this journal include (but are not limited to) the following: 
* Civic engagement and political reforms for development
* Civic engagement and rural development
* Civic engagement and urban development
* Civic engagement for development and social change
* Civic engagement for organization development
* Civic engagement reforms and capacity building
* ICTs engagement and social change
* Leadership cases for civic engagement
* Preservation of natural resources
* Public policy and social change
* Role of administrative competencies for civic engagement
* Smart governance practices
* Smart regulatory frameworks for civic engagement
* Social accountability for individuals, government, and corporate sectors
* Social networks and collaborations for bringing social change
* Standards and benchmarks for civic engagement
* Value-driven civic engagement
* Women and child development
Interested authors should consult the journal's manuscript submission guidelines www.igi-global.com/calls-for-papers/international-journal-civic-engagement-social/75851

 		 	   		  
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