Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal

A Well-Behaved Maniac: DSc Jan Stenis BSBA MSc Mgmt Sci

Jan Stenis — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100

The first day of school the whole class beat me up because I was three decimetres taller than the other students and could read for three years. The first day of school was repeated my whole life wherever I went, especially after I was forcibly admitted to Lund for a psychosis. But I was highly sensitive: a HSP with a superior perception of reality. This ability gave me the inspiration to write poems that in 2011 made me a member of the Swedish Writers' Union and in 2018 inducted into the Swedish Haiku Society. In 1997, I invented the Europe model, which in 2005 made me a Doctor of Philosophy at Lund University. I summed up my life-affirming Nordic model in an epic that was published in 2021. The following year, I published my textbook on how the Europe model optimized the resource economy. In 2025, my electronic book on how to preserve the universe came. Thus, the “maniac” always did the right thing but never married because of his very romantic disposition. I compensated for the lack of physical love by worshipping Jesus as the Way, the Truth and the Life in my old age. My motto was Love and Knowledge – in that order! Maybe death would free me from being a Target. Was Mother Maja waiting for me in glorious heaven!? All I wanted was a broad smile and a few kind words from an empathetic lady who could have given me some ordinary tenderness.

Assessing the Use of Indigenous Philosophy and Curriculum in Managing Passion Killings in Botswana

Moya Modise — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100

Background is that Modise cited in Kistan(2010) wrote ‘Passion killings have influenced curriculum management in Botswana because passion killings delay delivery of curriculum content by affecting management of curriculum resources such as time’ (p.1). Rationale for using indigenous philosophy and curriculum in addressing passion killings is that indigenous philosophies provide education with cultural relevance making education more applicable and sustainable.This study evaluates the application of indigenous philosophy and curriculum, rooted in Botswana’s traditional beliefs, in managing passion killings through the Botswana High Court of Law. It investigates whether the cultural stance of sentencing passion killers to death is reflected in judicial decisions. Qualitative research approach; purposive sampling to select the respondents who could best provide answers to the research objectives; qualitative analysis to synchronize and analyze data from the following various sources using triangulation under each research objective or theme: Qualitative interviews from Botswana school syllabuses and corresponding textbooks; ethnographic design participant in-depth immersion personal observations and experiences of the researcher; empirical research; Botswana Law reports; Botswana media newspapers; standards for curriculum evaluation; relevant theories and philosophies.Findings: Passion killings are increasing in Botswana. Botswana society lack fear due to the perception that presenting societal factors as extenuating circumstances during court hearings often shifts blame from the perpetrator, resulting in rare death sentences. Indigenous philosophy curriculum of sentencing passion killers to death to manage passion killings is rarely lived in Botswana due to ‘using social practice that shy away from pointing at the passion killer as the person to be executed but rather pointing at societal factors as a phenomena to be executed’. Hatred from the passion killer+ lack of fear (created by shifting the blame from the passion killer to societal factors during court hearings’) = passion killings. Passion killers initially harbor emotions of love but then turn to emotions of hate combined with a lack of fear, resulting in passion killings. Botswana school curriculum & Botswana judicial decisions should discard ‘using social practice that shy away from pointing at the passion killer as the person to be executed but rather pointing at societal factors as a phenomena to be executed’. Significance of the study is that results obtained in work will help ensure that the cultural stance of sentencing passion killers to death is robustly reflected in judicial decisions.

Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities in Management Accounting: A Study of ICMAB Journal Publications

Farhana Akhter, Hasri Mustafa, Lau Yeng Wai, Amalina Abdullah — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100

Due to the rapid expansion of management accounting both locally and globally, management accounting research has evolved in recent years. This paper paints a bleak image of the rewards and drawbacks associated with management accounting, especially in professional journals. Because management accounting challenges are widely recognized in professional publications, notably in ICMAB journals, the goals of this research are to investigate and assess these issues. According to our literature study, management accounting has accounted for just 7.93% of all articles published in the journal during the last ten years. Finance, corporate social responsibility, taxes, and financial reporting are among the remaining 92.07% of papers. Since, it is the primary journal for management accounting specialists in Bangladesh. ICMAB publications should cover more management accounting related content. Considering the limited number of management accounting papers published in ICMAB journals, the study makes several suggestions for efforts by journal editorial board members. It also extends an invitation to academics and professionals to conduct study on current challenges in management accounting.

Navigating Negative Events: How Ethical Perceptions Influence Consumer–Company Identification

Jianxin Ge, Xiaohan Li, Tong Li, Song Lin — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100

This study examines how consumers’ perceptions of the quality of corporate ethics statements influence consumer–company identification (CCI) in the aftermath of negative events.A survey was conducted with 179 consumers of Didi, a prominent Chinese ride-hailing platform that faced public controversy.The findings indicate that the perceived quality of ethics statements positively impacts CCI. Furthermore, collectivism serves as a positive moderator, strengthening the relationship between perceived ethics statement quality and CCI. Conversely, consumer experience acts as a negative moderator, weakening this relationship. This research offers actionable insights for corporate relationship marketing strategies. Companies seeking to enhance consumer identification should prioritize genuine alignment between their actions and ethical statements, underscoring the critical role of corporate ethics in navigating consumer relationships during crises.This study contributes to the literature on corporate social responsibility (CSR) by shedding light on the role of consumers’ perceptions of ethical statements in the context of negative corporate events, with a focus on collectivist cultural settings.

Entrepreneurial Knowledge and Sustainable SMEs Performance: The Mediation Role of Strategic Opportunity Recognition

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100

From a sustainability standpoint, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) stand to have the advantage of reduced costs and risks by integrating innovation into their networking and strategic activities. As such this study aims to construct a model to show the impact of entrepreneurial knowledge on the sustainable performance of SMEs. The model will also include the mediation effect of corporate spirituality on the proposed relationship. This paper reviewed various literature on strategic management and sustainable SME performance. This paper has recognised holistic models of sustainable SME performance to give a comprehensive view of the important impact of entrepreneurial knowledge on sustainable SME performance. This finding is useful for SMEs to establish a competitive advantage to enhance their performance. The flexibility of the newly developed concept allows it to be utilised in different situations, i.e., economic crisis or dramatic economic landscape changes, by employing sustainable entrepreneurship theory to mitigate the issues.