Giuseppe Gaburro and Giancarlo Cressotti
Traditionally, one of the most central themes of the social teaching of the Church has been the ethical value of the human person as a creature endowed with an original…
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Traditionally, one of the most central themes of the social teaching of the Church has been the ethical value of the human person as a creature endowed with an original personality. As a person, man works for a particular purpose, in a pragmatic and rational way, with the ability to decide for himself and to achieve fulfilment. For this reason, work is conceived as an essential element of the person, and needs to be performed in freedom. Our principal source will be the social teaching of John Paul II, and in particular his encyclical Laborem Exercens, since this devotes special attention to the issue of human work. Indeed the focus of this encyclical is human work, that is, the individual who achieves fulfilment in his work. It is man himself who gives his work sense and meaning. By working he fulfils his vocation and his very being. Therefore man’s work is “both a destiny and a calling, but above all, work is for man, not man for work” (Laborem Exercens, No. 6). In other words, man’s duty is to work, not only in order to produce and possess, but to achieve fulfilment.
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Anna Woodcock, Andy Cook and John McGowan
This study aimed to explore the psychological and relational processes of a service user reflective group on a medium secure forensic ward. The group was conceptualised by the…
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Purpose
This study aimed to explore the psychological and relational processes of a service user reflective group on a medium secure forensic ward. The group was conceptualised by the service as a component of the therapeutic offer contributing to the patients’ journey towards recovery and this study aimed to explore whether the group was being experienced as beneficial, by service users and staff, in relation to recovery concepts.
Design/methodology/approach
Qualitative data were collected using semi-structured interviews from 10 participants who had experience of an existing service user reflective group on a medium secure forensic ward. Participants in the study were patients who attended the group (6) and staff members who facilitated the group (4). The data collected were analysed using constructivist grounded theory methodology.
Findings
Results formed a flexible, cyclical model based on five key categories: “Group Identity”, “Linking Self with Others”, “The Changing Self”, “Living Visibly in a System” and “Moving On.”
Practical implications
Findings indicate that service user reflective groups in forensic inpatient settings can contribute to increased interpersonal effectiveness and personal recovery.
Originality/value
The role of service user reflective groups in secure recovery has not been explored empirically to date, although they are a suggested intervention to enhance relational security and to aid therapeutic progress within a secure recovery framework. This study aimed to begin to address this gap in research and understanding.
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Books are among the most diverse products of our civilization. They combine a simple technology with the complexity of human thought to provide knowledge, insight, and…
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Books are among the most diverse products of our civilization. They combine a simple technology with the complexity of human thought to provide knowledge, insight, and entertainment. But little is known about why people use books the way they do. This article is a thought experiment, like Einstein's train, which will consider part of this question. It will develop a model of the costs to people when they buy or borrow books. The underlying premise is that librarians, booksellers, and publishers do not have a clear understanding of the costs—especially the cost of time—involved in using their services. Their successes tend to be the result of trial and error.
The purpose of this paper is to examine the forces and actors that shaped urban development in a mid‐sized Canadian city over a half century.
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the forces and actors that shaped urban development in a mid‐sized Canadian city over a half century.
Design/methodology/approach
This case study adopts a qualitative research approach based on government documents, planning studies, the media and non‐governmental organization sources to examine the applicability of regime theory versus growth coalition theory in the Canadian context.
Findings
The paper concludes that the broader urban agenda in Saint John, with its focus on economic competitiveness, has been shaped by shifting growth coalitions supported by both the private and public sectors.
Research limitations/implications
One limitation is that analysis is based mainly on documentary evidence and the public statements of elected officials and business interests. Future research would attempt to conduct oral interviews with representative informants.
Practical implications
One practical implication for urban researchers is the need to look beyond electoral politics and partisanship in order to understand how urban development is shaped in the medium and long term. The research findings suggest also the need for informed citizens to adopt a more critical stance to business and political leaders, and to the local media, in their own communities.
Originality/value
This paper is one of the few to address the politics of urban development in Saint John, New Brunswick's largest city. It also contributes to the literature on regionalism and mid‐sized cities.
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It is possible to do business in Japan. What is difficult is doing things in a way that will be acceptable to the Japanese.
THE earliest catalogue of Cambridge University documents was compiled by Mr. William Rysley, in 1420. Most of the documents enumerated in this list are still extant. An…
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THE earliest catalogue of Cambridge University documents was compiled by Mr. William Rysley, in 1420. Most of the documents enumerated in this list are still extant. An interesting List of the Documents in the University Registry, from the year 1266 to the year 1544, was communicated to the Cambridge Antiquarian Society by the Rev. H. R. Luard, B.D., then University Registrar, on March 6th, 1876. From this, it appears that “The earliest document which the University possesses is so late as the year 1266. The earliest in the Record office is dated 16th July, 13 Hen. III., i.e. 1229. This is a permission to scholars of the University of Paris to come to England, and remain for purposes of study.”
This chapter investigates the, often neglected or confused, role that History plays within Austrian Economics, and suggests ways that the former can inform the latter. Relying…
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This chapter investigates the, often neglected or confused, role that History plays within Austrian Economics, and suggests ways that the former can inform the latter. Relying mostly on the work of Ludwig von Mises, the chapter explores the apparent contradictions between an a posteriori discipline like History and an a priori field like economics, and argues that they are nevertheless necessary intellectual complements of each other.
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Sandra Tjok‐a‐Tam and John Worth
Describes the processes and tools used in an innovative pilotproject involving the use of competence standards to enable 11 small‐and medium‐sized south London businesses to…
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Describes the processes and tools used in an innovative pilot project involving the use of competence standards to enable 11 small‐ and medium‐sized south London businesses to improve their performance. The process involves the use of Management Charter Initiative Senior Management Standards and Investor in People indicators. Examines the expected (and unexpected) outcomes and benefits of the pilot project.
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Working on the assumption that civility is the core value of R.G. Collingwood's political philosophy, the paper aims to examine the capacity of civility to curb economic excess in…
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Working on the assumption that civility is the core value of R.G. Collingwood's political philosophy, the paper aims to examine the capacity of civility to curb economic excess in the absence of distributive justice.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper investigates the economic and political writings of Collingwood to see if they can be made to yield restraints on economic excess when based on civility alone. Comparisons are drawn between Collingwood and modern liberal philosophers such as John Rawls in order to identify where Collingwood stands on key concepts in the argument. Contrasts are established with Hobbes and Ruskin on the issues at stake, so clarifying what can be drawn from Collingwood on the specific topic under discussion.
Findings
The paper concludes that there is theoretical scope within Collingwood's political writings for a curb on economic excess in the absence of a concept of distributive justice, even though this takes a different form from the approach of modern liberals such as John Rawls.
Originality/value
It is shown that Collingwood's economic writings are relevant to modern discussions of social justice even when it is civility and not justice that is Collingwood's main focus.
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1983 heralds the third year of W H Smith's bar‐code wanding trial at Commercial Road, Portsmouth. RDM spoke to overall controller of the project, John Read, at the company's…
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1983 heralds the third year of W H Smith's bar‐code wanding trial at Commercial Road, Portsmouth. RDM spoke to overall controller of the project, John Read, at the company's Swindon centre, and visited the pilot store to find out how the new system was progressing.