...MEASURING SOCIAL VALUE What do we mean by measuring social value? Over the last twenty years there has been increasing importance attached to measuring the social value and social impact that various organisations create. The demand for measuring this value comes from all sides: funders who want to direct their money to the most effective projects, policy makers and government officials have to account for their spending decisions, and social organisations need to demonstrate their impact to funders, partners and beneficiaries1. This has led to a growing interest in terms such as „value for money‟, „value added‟ and „outcomes‟ as ways to measure a organisations performance. In many ways the distinction between „output‟ and „outcomes‟ encapsulates what is meant by measuring social value. Outputs: These are the activities done by an organisation, usually listed in an action plan or set of objectives. For example providing homeless people with food and shelter or organising a conference to discuss long term care services for the elderly. Outcomes: These are the long term observed effects of the outputs and are often the „real‟ changes that organisations are trying to make. For example homeless people no longer living on the street and now in employment is an outcome. Likewise a new policy implemented by a government or a new project that improves the quality of long term care for elderly people is an outcome. Unfortunately there is no single authoritative definition of „social value‟ but...
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...Social and Ethics Values In this word document I will be talking about social and ethical values, how they have an impact at the workplace and how they relate to Ikea’s aims and objectives. There are various different types of factors that we need to consider for social and ethical values such as: 1) Production/products 2) Suppliers 3) Customers 4) Workers 5) Environment 6) Local communities All of these factors have an impact on the workplace. Products/ Production: This is a print screen from the Ikea website and this shows that Ikea is very caring about the environment and they try to make sure that even at low prices that the quality of the product is still very good and they ensure they’re customers that products are safe, have good quality and are still designed to be efficient even if they are at low prices. This on they’re website ensures the customers because it is against the law to sell goods or services with the wrong description of the product and the customers will get they’re money back if the product isn’t what the description told them it would be. In my personal opinion I would trust Ikea’s ensurence of they’re products and the way they are made because my personal experience with Ikea is good every product my parents or my family has bought from Ikea lives up to it’s expectation and this proves to they’re customers that even with low prices their products have good quality, the materials used efficiently and that they are caring...
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...EXAMINING SOCIAL WORK VALUES AND MY PERSONAL VALUES AND DEVELOPMENT In my essay I will be looking at what social work and values are. Due to the essay 1500 words constraint I look at the arguments for and against 1 of (Biestek 1961) 7 traditional values and then look at 1 of the new values before looking at a radical social work value. Secondly, I will re-evaluate my personal values and experiences to see how they relate to past and current social work values. Thirdly, I will identify the origin and development of my personal values, and look at the main influences and contributing factors. I will then look at the key areas of my personal values and attitudes that need further development as I progress and acquire new skills and knowledge in my course. I will conclude by highlighting and stressing the importance of values and self-awareness in working towards 'knowing and owning my fears, aspirations and values' (Antony, 1996). Social work is a human profession that promotes social changes, problem solving in human relationships and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance well-being. Utilising theories of human behaviour and social systems, social work intervenes at the points where people interact with their environments. Principles of human rights and social justice are fundamental to social work (BASW 2001) and values in social work are the principles, beliefs, missions or philosophies of an individual, society or an institution that have been elaborated to...
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...internet consumes most of our time and social media is our number one priority. With social media being such a huge factor in our lives, it has indeed had an effect on the morals of Americans. Social media has caused a great shift in american values over the past few decades. The increase usage of social media has indeed played a large factor in shifting morals. Social media has given us the ability to get something across as such a fast rate on such a large scale. Also, a person is now able to conceal their identity and remain anonymous online also plays a factor. Nowadays you're most likely going to find a computer in almost every American Household. According to Pewresearch.com, over 87 Percent of Americans own a computer and about two-thirds own a smartphone....
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...Uscire dalla crisi con Keynes keynesblog.wordpress.com “La saggezza del mondo insegna che è cosa migliore per la reputazione fallire in modo convenzionale, anziché riuscire in modo anticonvenzionale” – John Maynard Keynes, Teoria generale dell'occupazione, dell'interesse e della moneta John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) è stato il più importante e “rivoluzionario” economista del Novecento. La sua teoria economica, che ruppe con la tradizione liberista del laissez-faire,cioè con l’idea che lo Stato non debba occuparsi di economia e lasciar fare al libero mercato, fu la base del New Deal inaugurato dal presidente americano Franklin Delano Roosevelt per uscire dalla crisi iniziata nel 1929 con il crollo di Wall Street. Le politiche keynesiane, costituite soprattutto da investimenti pubblici, tassazione progressiva e protezione sociale, risollevarono l’economia americana e segnarono la politica economica dell’Occidente fino agli anni ‘70. L’abbandono di quel fecondo filone di pensiero, in favore di un libero mercato senza alcun contrappeso, ha sguarnito la politica e la teoria economica degli strumenti per comprendere e gestire i cicli e ha prodotto diseguaglianze sempre più gravi che, secondo molti, sono tra le cause della recessione di questi anni. Il principio della domanda effettiva “Quando si risparmiano cinque scellini, si lascia senza lavoro un uomo per una giornata.” − John Maynard Keynes, Esortazioni e profezie − Keynes, contrastando alla radice la teoria economica allora...
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...Social Values Introduction Every society generally views certain activities, conduct and behaviour of its members to be undesirable or harmful to others. Similarly, desirable acts and conduct of people are recognized and appreciated in society. Social values refer to the general recognition in society about which acts are good and desirable on the part of people and which acts are not. In relation to business, social values of business may indicate: a. The characteristics of good business; b. Objectives which are desirable for business to follow; and c. The manner in which business activities should be conducted in the interest of society. For example, we consider it bad, if any business indulges itself in selling adulterated goods or charging higher price or polluting the environment. Thus, social values of the business form the base for social responsibilities. Business can also be guided by certain moral principles say, running the business without adopting unfair practices, being honest and truthful about quality of goods, charging fair prices, abiding to laws, paying taxes, duties and fees to the government honestly. The basic question underlying business ethics is whether business should aim at earning profit by any means, obviously not. Thus, businessmen should charge only fair price for the goods and services supplied, never sell adulterated products as pure. Indeed business ethics suggest certain principles to conduct business so as to be morally...
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...ARTICLE Celina Del Felice and Andria Wisler The Unexplored Power and Potential of Youth as Peace-builders Journal of Peace Conflict & Development Issue 11, November 2007 available from www.peacestudiesjournal.org.uk ARTICLE The Unexplored Power and Potential of Youth as Peace-builders By Celina Del Felice and Andria Wisler1 1 Celina Del Felice is a PhD student at CIDIN (Centre for International Development Issues Nijmegen), University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands (www.ru.nl/cidin). She has experience working with local governments, national and international NGOs, especially on youth and participation issues. Celina is also associated with the United Network of Young Peacebuilders (www.unoy.org) as a policy advisor. Andria Wisler is a PhD candidate in Comparative and International Education at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City. She is currently a lecturer in the Center for Holocaust, Genocide and Peace Studies at the University of Nevada as well as at the European University Center for Peace Studies in Austria. 1 ARTICLE Celina Del Felice and Andria Wisler The Unexplored Power and Potential of Youth as Peace-builders Journal of Peace Conflict & Development Issue 11, November 2007 available from www.peacestudiesjournal.org.uk ABSTRACT Around the world many young people are victims of cultural, direct, and structural violence and become carriers of that violence or perpetration. There is a strong tendency among politicians...
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...Technology’s Effect on Social Values and Communication Skills Introduction The three main stakeholders in this issue are the youth, middle generation (my age), and the middle-aged people that are involved in social networking and texting. I feel that the issue can be narrowed down to a past, present, and future where the middle-age is the past, my generation is the present, and the youth is the future. Each of these age groups have a different stake in the issue, but are all connected together within our society through the extended use of technology. As our society evolves, so does our technology. These technologies are made to make our lives easier and more enjoyable, but are they really just making us socially inept? While the advance in technology has been proven to be a benefit in communication, medicines, law, and education, maybe it is a curse within itself. Social media and texting offer ways for people to communicate globally, practically simultaneously, but our society is becoming completely dependent on these technologies, struggling to communicate outside of them, and it is ruining the social capabilities of the youth. Younger Generations The youth may have the most to gain or lose with the advance in technology. Their lives are beginning much different than those of their parents or older siblings. Kids are getting cell phones, social media websites such as Facebook, and video game consoles with internet capability at a much younger age. When used...
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...I. Introduction Social Value of Brand is defined for users as the extent to which people share information about a brand as part of their everyday social lives according to Michael Bartl and for companies, it is the share of brand’s equity which result from social interaction among brand users. It occurs when there is interface between consumers and the brand. Nowadays, consumers are more interconnected with value of the brand they consumed and see different aspects with it. For example, when consumers think about Burger King, some of them will think of it as one of the delicious and comfort food for people, but on the other hand, other consumers may think of the brand as a crippling part of health and a cause of obesity. It is not true that brand social role is always positive in this society. There are seven factors that represents one of the most powerful at our disposal for positive social change which is called the Seven Social Wins. The Seven Social Wins include the ff: 1. Brands foster customer loyalty that leads more reliable company earnings and more sustainable levels of employment and wealth creation. 2. Brands are a spur to innovation. 3. Brands provide a reliable mechanism for consumer protection. 4. Brands create pressure for corporate social responsibility. 5. Brands provide a platform for corporate social leadership. 6. Brands play a progressive social role that create for the not-for-profit sector. 7. There is a sense in which brands...
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...Health and social values P3/p4 Margret is new at living in a nursing home which is local by her, Margret has had a stroke which has caused her not communicate very well and has affected her mobility. Because of the stroke Margret has to use a Zimmer frame to walk and also uses an electric wheelchair to help her out. She has limited ability to her left side but has stronger mobility on her right arm and hand. Margret will have some sort of care to help her with day to day tasks. Margret has a care worker called Joe who needs to carry out an assessment to see what he can do to help her with her day to day tasks. Margret’s care plan will probably include her personal matters and what she could do to do it independently. The care plan should also include the goals Margret wants to achieve this will build confidence for Margret and encourage her more to become more independent. Joe should also include in the care plan what she likes and dislikes to empower Margret to become independent, if Joe doesn’t do this this would build confident in Margret and let her live her life a bit more dependent. Margret struggles with certain hygiene matters like, washing clothes, house work, vacuuming, sweeping and transport. To help Margret become more independent Joe should of not just wrote notes down he should of understood Margret’s feelings about what she cannot do and empower her by trying to encourage her to do something even know she doesn’t have good mobility on one half...
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...compensation when forgoing present for future consumption * SDR = rate of time preference * If the future increase in net benefits > present costs (via consumption rate of interest, CRI) = project passes a potential compensation test * Possible for the winners to compensate the losers * Still have sufficient gains to allow for pareto efficiency * Ex. Net return available to individual savers is 2% per year Project cost (to taxpayers) = $1M this year Net benefit = $3.2M in 50 years * forgoing current consumption of $1M and lending at 2%, return = $2.72M in 50 yrs * therefore, the $3.2M benefit will be preferred * If we ignore intragenerational redistributions, we can suggest that this project would improve social welfare * If individuals seek to maximize their own well-being (economic theory), then marginal rate of time preference = rate at which they can trade present for future consumption (or vice versa) * From a societal perspective, resources that go into investment are worth more than those that are currently consumed * Ex. $1M is saved and invested today, after-tax marginal return to savings is 2%, but the before-tax marginal return to...
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...As Devlin pointed out, a law should be based considering the social values which make up the moral fabric of a society. The moral purpose of the criminal law is not limited to laws aimed at protecting individuals from other individuals’ conduct. Rather, the criminal law serves to protect certain accepted social values which make up the moral fabric of an enduring society. At the time of initial enactment, Sec 377 IPC was responding to the values and morals of the time in the Indian society. The question now arises what is the current morality of our society? Traditionally Indian culture is said to be very liberal in cases concerning sexual conducts. The 600-700 years of Mughal dynasty and 200 years of colonial rule along the imposition of British Laws into IPC and other legal laws have certainly impacted our tradition and morality. The moral fabric of Indian society is an inter-twined nexus of different fabric of different tradition. Union of India, on the basis of 42nd reports of law commission of India wherein it was observed that Indian society...
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...Nova Southeastern University Wayne Huizenga Graduate School of Business & Entrepreneurship Integrating Values - The Legality, Morality, and Social Responsibility of Caffeine-Alcohol Drinks Introduction The subject of this paper being presented is a specific review of how Phusion Projects, maker of the Four Loko alcoholic drink, acted between 2005 and 2010 in regards to their operation within the caffeinated alcoholic drink market. The paper will review the FTC and FDA legal issues specific to 2010 that were filed against Phusion Projects. There will be 3 different ethical theories used to determine how the company morally acted in their choices. The ethical theories that will be used are Utilitarian, Kantian, and Machiavellian views. Finally, we will review how Phusion Projects handled their social responsibilities. We will be limiting the focus of the paper to the decision to operate within the caffeinated alcohol energy drinks and the marketing decisions made by Phusion Projects. Their actions were important because they forced the government to ban the niche market they had worked so hard to operate within. To better understand the case we have included this brief overview of the market and specifics to Phusion Projects and the Four Loko product. Phusion Projects was formed in 2005 by a group of 4 friends. They chose to enter the alcohol energy drink market based on current drinking trends at that time. Red Bull and vodka was...
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...DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL VALUES AND CULTURAL PRACTICES Certain needs such as to make a living, the need for social organization, knowledge as well as learning, normative and metaphysical expression are common to all the people. As a result, the culture of a society not only acts as an instrument of cooperate development, but also as a basis of social values and cultural practice development. In addition, culture is not considered as being in the opposition to development, but rather as an idea that is continually changing as well as being created in relation to the changing social processes and it constitutes a common point of reference within the global development. The study examines how social values and cultural practices are shaped by age, class, ethnicity and gender. Social values and cultural practices shaped by age A study on the vast potential expansion of HIV epidemic as well as cultural impact in the sub-Saharan Africa reflects how ages shapes social values and cultural practices. Cultural practices that include large differences within the ages of men and women at marriage as well as along the period of postpartum abstinence have resulted into frequent extra-marital relations. However, such relationships have contributed to the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. In order to respond to the spread of HIV/AIDS, the social adaptations have to include some profound changes within the sexual behaviours, child bearing and marriage customs. On the other hand, social values, norms...
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...Do you agree with the view that the British media conveyed fundamentally traditional values, and in doing so reinforced social conservatism during the period 1945-1959? Source 1 states that British media continued to convey traditional values between 1945 and 1959. The country had just come out of a war where traditional values were welcomed with open arms, so implementing the radical change of adjusting the media to the social quota, was not as popular or as well-executed as say, the US. Paul Swann wrote in 1987 that Hollywood had an egalitarian element that British films lacked. Hollywood was seen as revolving around the individual and offered hope to people in a collectivist culture. However, there were some changes, as some populist historians argue that the British had made some adjustments to popular demand in the early post war period, however Robert Chapman in 1992 complained that in order to maintain the same quality of radio, gave more money to programmes with a higher social class of listener, and a lower expenditure to those with a lower class listener. This however did not reflect on the statistics for each programme, as the working class were more likely to listen to the radio than the upper class. Overall, Source 1 says that British media reinforced social conservatism during the period stated above. Source 2 states that although some films were being produced in order to educate the British public to other cultures and living conditions to those which the white...
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