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Commons Organizing: Embedding Common Good and Institutions for Collective Action. Insights from Ethics and Economics
In recent years, business ethics and economic scholars have been paying greater attention to the development of commons organizing. The latter refers to the processes by which communities of people work in common in the pursuit of the common good. In turn, this promotes commons organizational designs based on collective forms of common goods production, distribution, management and ownership. In this paper, we build on two main literature streams: (1) the ethical approach based on the theory of the common good of the firm in virtue ethics and (2) the economic approach based on the theory of institutions for collective action developed by Ostrom's research on common-pool resources to avert the tragedy of the commons. The latter expands to include the novel concepts of new commons, \"commoning\" and polycentric governance. Drawing on the analysis of what is new in these forms of organizing, we propose a comprehensive model, highlighting the integration of two sets of organizing principles—common good and collective action - and five problem-solving processes to explain the main dimensions of commons organizing. We contribute to business ethics literature by exploring the convergence between the ethical and economic approaches in the development of a commons organizing view.
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كونشيرتو باروكي : رواية
في كرنفال مدينة فينيسيا يلتقي ثري مكسيكي بشخص متنكر بزي آخر ملوك المكسيك الأزتيك : مونتيزوما، الذي قتل على يد الفاتح الإسباني إرنان كورتيس، كما يلتقي بثلاثة من عباقرة الموسيقا الأوروبيين ممن ملؤوا تاريخ الموسيقا بأعمالهم الخالدة : الفينيسي أنطونيو فيفالدي، النابولي سكارلاتي، الإنكليزي-الألماني هاندل، فهل رجع هو إلى القرن الثامن عشر؟ أم تقدموا هم إلى القرن العشرين ؟ في هذه التحفة الفنية مزج بين الحقيقة والخيال، وقفز بين التواريخ، خلط في الشخصيات، وفي الأدوار، وتزييف للوقائع، وتشكيك بالتاريخ، يجمعها كلها \"آلخو كاربنتييه\" ضمن كونشيرتو باروكي تتقابل فيه الموسيقا الأوروبية بالإيقاعات الإفريقية، ولكم أن تتخيلوا الموسيقا التي تدوي ضمن السطور، والأصوات التي تعلو، والأنفاس التي تتقطع.
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Epigenetic Regulation of Chondrocytes and Subchondral Bone in Osteoarthritis
The aim of this review is to provide an updated review of the epigenetic factors involved in the onset and development of osteoarthritis (OA). OA is a prevalent degenerative joint disease characterized by chronic inflammation, ectopic bone formation within the joint, and physical and proteolytic cartilage degradation which result in chronic pain and loss of mobility. At present, no disease-modifying therapeutics exist for the prevention or treatment of the disease. Research has identified several OA risk factors including mechanical stressors, physical activity, obesity, traumatic joint injury, genetic predisposition, and age. Recently, there has been increased interest in identifying epigenetic factors involved in the pathogenesis of OA. In this review, we detail several of these epigenetic modifications with known functions in the onset and progression of the disease. We also review current therapeutics targeting aberrant epigenetic regulation as potential options for preventive or therapeutic treatment.
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How to Deter Financial Misconduct if Crime Pays?
Financial misconduct has come into the spotlight in recent years, causing market regulators to increase the reach and severity of interventions. We show that at times the economic benefits of illicit financial activity outweigh the costs of litigation. We illustrate our argument with data from the US Securities and Exchanges Commission and a case of investment misconduct. From the neoclassical economic paradigm, which follows utilitarian thinking, it is rational to engage in misconduct. Still, the majority of professionals refrain from misconduct, foregoing economic rewards. We suggest financial activity could be reimagined taking into account intrinsic and prosocial motivations. A virtue ethics framework could also be applied, linking financial behavior to the quest for moral excellence and shared flourishing. By going beyond utilitarian thinking and considering alternative models, we offer a fuller account of financial behavior and a better perspective from which to design deterrence methods.
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حق اللجوء : قصص عالمية
هذا الكتاب يضم مجموعة من خمس قصص بعضها طويل : القصة الأولى : تتناول مصير المحارب الذي لا يعلم أين يضع قدمه، فالحرب هي الحرب في كل العصور، أما القصة الثانية : ما تصنعه الظلمات فهي تعبر عن لحظة فرح بموت طاغية، لكن لحظة الفرح هذه لا تتم، فما يلبث أ، يحل زلزال يزعزع حياة الناس ويهز وجودهم، القصة الثالثة : سفر نحو الأصول، يرجع فيها الكاتب بالزمان ...، والقصة الرابعة حق اللجوء... وغيرها من القصص.
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A molecular network for de novo generation of the apical surface and lumen
Polarized-membrane trafficking supports the delivery of polarity proteins to discrete plasma-membrane domains, although the interplay between trafficking and polarity pathways is not fully understood. The small GTPases Rab8 and Rab11a direct the apical localization and activation of Cdc42 and Par3, which is essential for lumen formation.
To form epithelial organs cells must polarize and generate
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an apical domain and lumen. Epithelial polarization is regulated by polarity complexes that are hypothesized to direct downstream events, such as polarized membrane traffic, although this interconnection is not well understood. We have found that Rab11a regulates apical traffic and lumen formation through the Rab guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF), Rabin8, and its target, Rab8a. Rab8a and Rab11a function through the exocyst to target Par3 to the apical surface, and control apical Cdc42 activation through the Cdc42 GEF, Tuba. These components assemble at a transient apical membrane initiation site to form the lumen. This Rab11a-directed network directs Cdc42-dependent apical exocytosis during lumen formation, revealing an interaction between the machineries of vesicular transport and polarization.
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أسلوب المنهج : رواية
قصة ديكتاتور آخر من أميركا اللاتينية. إلا أنه في هذه الرواية ديكتاتور مثقف متنور. يصادق أكاديميا وشاعرا وأديبا في باريس. ويحضر عروض الأوبرا. ويزين قصره باللوحات الفنية. لكنه على علو ثقافته فاسد مفسد. يفعل كل شيء للبقاء في سدة الحكم. فتحوك المؤامرات ويرسم المسرحيات. لأنه يعرف أنه من دون الكرسي لا يساوي شيئا. أراد كاربنتييه أن يكون عنوان روايته أسلوب المنهج متناظرا مع عنوان كتاب ديكارت : خطاب المنهج. وبينما يضع الفيلسوف نظريته عن المنهج ويديه في الماء البارد. فإن تطبيقها يظهر هنا ساخنا ملتهبا مسوما بالحديد والدم والنار. فيعالج الكاتب الكوبي شخصية الطاغية من الداخل، متأملا نفسيته، داخلا إلى تلافيف عقله، بكتابة جريئة في تصوراتها، غنية بتفاصيلها الخصبة، ومبتكرة في تقنيات سردها.
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Offshore Outsourcing from a Catholic Social Teaching Perspective
We explore offshore outsourcing through the lenses of Catholic Social Teaching (CST). First, we review the outcomes of the 30-year debate in business ethics on issues related to offshore outsourcing. We then cluster authors into two groups—the justice-centered approach and the welfare-centered approach—corresponding to different perspectives on the ethical challenges of offshoring. In the second part, we present and apply the four fundamental principles of the CST (human dignity, subsidiarity, solidarity and the common good) to offshoring, in dialogue with the previous debate. The unity and interconnection among the CST’s fundamental tenets provide a cohesive framework that integrates the points made by the justice-centered and welfare-centered approaches, while introducing the principle of solidarity, more focused on the worker as a person and their flourishing. CST also stresses the need to initiate processes oriented toward structural changes for the sake of human dignity and the common good.
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