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Fu, Lin. "On efficacy of ethical investment : a comparative study between UK and Chinese company practices." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683316.
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Ho, Hon-kuen, and 何漢權. "Zeng Guofan's (1811-1872) views on family education." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2007. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B38603470.
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Mak, Suk-kwan Lorensa, and 麥淑筠. "An exploratory study of the influence of Chinese values on the caregiving of Frail elderly." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1994. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31249899.
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Lee, Shuk-ling Mabel, and 李淑玲. "Information technology & youth: ethical landscape in focus." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2004. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B30424392.
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Ng, Sau-man Catalina, and 吳秀敏. "Ethical decision-making in individual counseling among student guidance teachers." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2000. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31961897.
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Chau, Long Fung Lewis. "Corporate entrepreneurship and ethical decision-making behavior of marketing managers." HKBU Institutional Repository, 1997. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/134.
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Cheung, Ling-ling Mayella, and 張玲玲. "Media education in Hong Kong: the underlying forces." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2001. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31972408.
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Lee, Sze-hung, and 李思紅. "Secondary school students' understanding of ethical guidelines in accounting." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2004. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B30227409.
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Cheuk, Wing-chuen, and 卓永椿. "Campaigning for communications decency in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2001. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31972391.
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George, R. Jefferson. "Moral Disengagement: an Exploratory Study of Predictive Factors for Digital Aggression and Cyberbullying." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2014. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500017/.
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A cross-sectional quantitative causal research design was employed to explore the relationship between adolescent digital aggression, cyberbully behavior and moral disengagement. A survey was created and electronically administered to 1077 high school students in Grades 9-12 in a selected school district in Texas. High school students were chosen because research has shown a decrease in traditional bullying and an increase of digital aggression and cyberbullying at this developmental level. A principal component analysis (PCA) of the survey was conducted to determine latent constructs. The results of the PCA revealed 6 latent variables, which included moral disengagement, school climate and culture, social relationships, spirituality, family systems, and mood (anger). Moral disengagement was the dependent variable in the current study, while the remaining latent constructs were treated as independent variables. In addition to the latent constructs, student demographics and self-identification as a cyberbully or cybervictim were included as independent variables in the one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and multiple regression models. An ANOVA of the survey items where the participants self-identified as a cyberobserver, a cybervictim or a cyberbully was initially conducted. Participants who identified as a cyberobserver explained less than 1.0% of the variance in moral disengagement. Additionally, participants who identified as a cybervictim also explained less than 1.0% of the variance in moral disengagement. However, participants identified as a cyberbully accounted for 7.28% of the variance in moral disengagement. Results of the multiple regression analyses indicated that gender, age, school climate and culture, social relationships, academic success, ethnicity, family systems, spirituality, and mood (anger) significantly impacted a student’s willingness to morally disengage and participate in digital aggression. Among these variables, the variance explained in moral disengagement ranged from 0.8% (Social Relationships) to 16.8% (Mood-Anger). The variables of socio-economic status and grade in school were not statistically significant predictors of moral disengagement. The results of this study are relevant for school administrators, counselors and teachers as digital aggression and cyberbully behaviors appear to be growing as ‘smart phone’ and other ‘always on’ technology trend to younger populations nationwide. The results of this study further underscore the importance of creating a school climate and culture that promotes a safe and secure learning environment for all students. This may be accomplished by incorporating adolescent aggression and bully prevention programs in school curriculums to address both traditional and digital aggressive behaviors. Recommendations are presented and future research is discussed.
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So, Siu-fan Sylvia, and 蘇少芬. "Computer ethics: youth attitude and behavior in digital piracy." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2004. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B29960551.
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周滿英 and Mun-ying Chow. "Compliance with ethics committee operational guidelines in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2001. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31970473.
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蘇軍堡. "魏晉南北朝撰文家訓之研究= A study of textual family-instructions of Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2015. https://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_oa/247.
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本文旨在探討魏晉南北朝撰文家訓的興盛原委及發展現象。所謂撰文家訓 ，是指在具有血源或養子關係的家庭中，由長輩、族長和尊者，對晚輩、族人 及卑者布施的文字訓誡。 較諸前代，魏晉南北朝撰文家訓不但數量大增，而且篇幅內容的深、廣度也 有顯著躍進，因此學界普遍認同魏晉南北朝是家訓趨向成熟的過渡期。本文關 注的問題是：為什麼撰文家訓會在漢魏之際大量出現？而這時的家訓在內容、 撰作形式上，跟前代的作品有何分別？甚或以同時代的作品比較，不同氏族創 作的家訓在命題上存在什麼異同？以及這些特徵與差異是受到什麼因素影響而 產生的？ 本文嘗試以家族為研究單位，著重分析十五支具有家訓傳承現象的氏族的 撰文家訓內涵，務求找出該家族的價值取向，挖掘家訓這種為導引家族發展方 針而出現的實用文體之精神。其次，對於部分以單篇形式流傳的家訓，本文也 會將之聯繫至政治、社會的層面，考查政治氛圍、知識分子的心態和社會地位 差距，跟家訓發展的交互影響。冀能完整呈現出魏晉南北朝家訓發展的畫面。 本論文共分六章：除第一章緒論及第六章總結外，正文部分共有四章。第 二章主要疏理前人對撰文家訓定義理解的分歧，以明確研究範圍與材料對象。 第三章從史學的角度，追溯家訓文學之由來，了解其在先秦至兩漢時之遞變， 並嘗試探析魏晉家訓作品大量湧現的原因。第四章、五章則以家訓作品本身作 為考察的對象，分析當時不同地域及氏族的家訓內容特色，並會比對家訓出現 歧異的原因，外在環境因素與家訓發展的交互影響，藉此了解家訓作品中慣常 出現內容的精神基點所在。 Abstract This thesis examines the reasons of mass production and the development of textual family-instructions during Wei, Jin & the North-South Dynasties. Textual family- instructions, refers to “A written reprimand issued by the elders or chiefs whom have blood or adoption relationship with the younger. - 2 - Compared to the previous dynasties, textual family-instructions appeared in Wei, Jin & the North-South Dynasties not only increased in number, but the depth and breadth were also enhanced. Therefore, scholars generally agree that this is a transition period for family-instructions. This phenomenon led me to ponder upon a number of issues: Why did the numbers of family-instructions grow rapidly between the age of Han and the Wei Dynasty? Are there any differences in comparing a family-instruction in Wei, Jin & the North-South as well as in the previous Dynasties? By comparing with the contemporary works, what are the similarities and differences among them? What are the factors causing the differences and similarities? In order to approach the topic in a holistic way, this study not only explores the contents of each single family-instruction, but also reviews all works from the same clan. I sort out fifteen clans which emphasized on family-instruction heritage, so that the core values and development policy of the whole clan could be clearly observed. For those single-piece family-instruction, would be observed together with the political and social context. Therefore, through the study of the political climate, the mentality of intellectuals, disparities status in the society, the result of family- instruction development could be achieved in a more comprehensive way. This thesis contains six chapters. Chapter I is “Introduction and Chapter VI “Conclusion. Chapter II gives definition of textual family-instruction, which clarifies the scope of the study. Chapter III is written from the perspective of history, tracing the origin, understanding of the transitions, also the reasons of recruiting mass production of family-instruction during Wei, Jin & the North-South Dynasties. Chapter IV & V analyze the features of family-instruction by different clans, and find out the reasons for discrepancy. Also, the external factors influencing the contents of family-instruction will also be investigated.
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Yeung, Wai-chung, and 楊偉忠. "A study of decision making processes among social workers in the face of ethical dilemmas." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1996. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31250324.
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Neveling, Arno. "Globalisation and its influence on ethical decision making in business : China and intellectual property rights." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/5485.
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Thesis (MBA (Business Management))--Stellenbosch University, 2008.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Ethical decision making in business, the manifestation of business ethics in the individual, is influenced and shaped by various factors, including the external environment, organisational factors and society. In China business ethics, and consequently ethical decision making has emerged and developed mainly as a response to the economic reforms in response to globalisation. Globalisation, a product of the interaction of political and predominantly economic liberalisation, largely brought about by technological change, has become a household word since the last decade of the twentieth century. It is hailed by its advocates as a way to spread cosmopolitan values as well as better employment conditions and standards of living. Its critics, however, see it as a new wave of colonialism imposed by developed countries and multinational companies on poor countries, a synonym to exploitation and impoverishment of both people and nature. A contested issue on globalisation is concerned with its consequences as to the convergence of societies toward a uniform pattern of economic, political, and even cultural organisation, and thus to the formation of a global ethic. A change in approach towards intellectual property and the trends observed in patent applications indicate to what degree various countries have embraced the opportunities presented by globalisation. China is a prime example of a country that embraced the opportunities, and also made the required changes in policies and behaviour. Globalisation has changed the environment in which everyone is competing forever. International institutions play a significant role, and being part of treaties is paramount if countries want to play in the global market. Thus, globalisation changed the external environment that has an important influence on ethical decision making by individuals. These changes are followed by changes in countries' legal environments. As a result the rules by which companies have to play are also influenced, changing the way management should and eventually do behave, which will ultimately change the work experience gained by an individual. A change in individual factors will eventually change the ethical philosophy and the decision ideal of an individual, which also have an impact on ethical decision making. The end result is that globalisation has a profound influence on every factor that influence an individual making ethical decisions. However, these changes can take very long to start to manifest, a fact seen in the lag between policy changes and observing tangible changes in approach to intellectual property rights, as observed in China.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Etiese besluitneming deur die individu word beinvloed deur 'n wye verskeidenheid faktore, waaronder die eksterne omgewing, die organisasie waarvoor die individu werk, en ook die kultuur gemeenskap. Sake etiek in China, en dus ook etiese besluitneming het ontwikkel as die resultaat van ekonomiese beleidsveranderinge wat teweeg gebring is deur globalisering. Globalisering is die produk van die grootskaalse liberalisering van ekonomiee, aangehelp deur tegnologiese vooruitgang. Voorstanders van globalisering glo dat dit die verspreiding en groei van kosmopolitaanse waardes tot gevolg het, en uiteindelik lei tot beter werksomstandighede en lewensstandaarde vir almal. Die kritici meen egter dat dit 'n nuwe vorm van kolonialisme is waardeur ontwikkelde lande en internasionale besighede die ontwikkelende lande uitbuit. Die mate waarin globalisering lei tot die konvergensie van gemeenskappe na 'n uniforme ekonomiese, politiese en kulturele entiteit, word egter betwis. Gevolglik word daar ook gevra of globalisering lei tot die totstandkoming van 'n globale etiese kode. Lande benader die geleenthede wat globalisering bied op verskillende maniere. Hierdie verskille is duidelik sigbaar in die benadering wat gevolg word met intellektuele eiendom. Die tendense oor die afgelope paar jaar in die aantal aansoeke om patente te registreer, verskil dramaties van land tot land. China is 'n goeie voorbeeld van 'n land wat die geleentheid met beide hande aangegryp het. Nie net is beleid aangepas om voordeel uit die geleentheid te trek nie, maar mense se houding het ook dienooreenkomstig verander. Globalisering het die omgewing vir kompetisie dramaties verander. Internasionale organisasies speel 'n belangrike rol, en die ondertekening van verskeie ooreenkomste is ononderhandelbaar om ten volle deel te wees van die globale ekonomie. Globalisering het die eksterne omgewing sodanig verander dat dit nie anders kan as om 'n impak te hê op die besluitneming van individue nie. Die veranderende eksterne omgewing het noodgedwonge gelei tot veranderinge in die wette van verskeie lande. Die reels waaraan besighede moet voldoen is dus ook beinvloed, en so ook die manier waarop bestuur moet optree. Uiteindelik sal hierdie ook die ervaring van werknemers verander, en dus 'n impak hê op etiese besluitneming. Die uiteinde is dat globalisering elke faktor wat 'n impak het op etiese besluitneming beinvloed. Hierdie veranderinge kan egter 'n lang tyd neem om gestalte te vind in die optrede van organisasies en indivdue. 'n Goeie voorbeeld word gevind in China. Dit het 'n geruime tyd geneem vanaf beleid ten opsigte van intellektuele eiendom ingestel is totdat organsiasies en individue 'n verandering in gedrag en optrede begin toon het deur patente ernstig te beskou.
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Lau, Ping-kei Simon, and 劉炳麒. "Attitudes toward the mentally handicapped." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1994. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31249814.
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Wong, Wai-hung, and 黃偉雄. "Ethical decision-making in individual counselling among secondary school guidance teachers." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31960558.
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Lau, Tsz-wan Christal, and 劉芷韻. "Ethics in the production of Hong Kong movies." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2007. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B39559105.
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Zhao, Yanxia. "On the ethical relationship of father and son : a comparative study of Xunzi and Paul." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683328.
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Wang, Wenming. "Essays on corporate governance and audit quality within family business groups : evidence from Hong Kong." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2011. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/1253.
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Leung, Cheng Han. "Corporate social responsibility and gambling industry : an exploratory study." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/5021.
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is one important response to the increasing amounts of criticism levelled at corporations. A number of studies have focused on CSR in a range of industries; however, some contentious industries, e.g. the gambling industry, remain unexplored. Mobilizing CSR in a novel setting not only enhances the knowledge of CSR and gambling, but also provides an overview of this industry itself. This thesis attempts to investigate three questions: to what extent does the gambling industry disclose CSR-related data, how is CSR understood in this industry and why does the gambling industry engage in CSR? This thesis provides a general overview of the international gambling industry and an in-depth investigation of Macao's gambling industry. The research design of the thesis employs mixed methods: content analysis and semi-structured interviews. The principal research is based on 49 interviews. This thesis advances three main arguments. First, it will be argued that there are relatively low volumes of Corporate Social Disclosure (CSD) and Responsible Gambling (RG) disclosure in the international gambling industry, which can be viewed as a legitimising strategy. Second, in Macao's gambling industry, it is argued that organisations in this industry tend to place a greater emphasis on positive social impacts, while obscuring such negative impacts as gambling addiction and health-related issues. Third, this thesis holds that organisations in Macao's gambling industry engage symbolically, rather than substantively, with CSR and RG in order to manage stakeholders' perceptions in an attempt to gain different sources of legitimacy and in turn to enhance its economic interests. In conclusion, the gambling industry does not entirely conform to the institutional environment, which poses a challenge to the organisational legitimacy literature. This thesis introduces a necessary caution into the discussions about the extent of CSD, CSR, and RG in this industry more generally.
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Harte, David. "Internet content control in Australia : data topology, topography and the data deficit." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2001. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1073.
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The success of the online adult industry has provoked a public policy controversy over the need for internet censorship, and in recent times there has emerged desire to protect minors from possibly unsuitable content. On January 1st 2000, the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Online Services) Act (Cwlth, 1999) (BSA) was proclaimed. The Act purports to regulate and control Internet content in Australia. Operating in tandem with the Act is the Internet Industry Association Code of Practice, giving Australia a co-regulatory approach to Internet content control. The Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) is charged with implementing the regime. This study sets out examine the Internet content control problem in the Australian context. The political issues surrounding the topic of Internet censorship and the lack of reliable operational statistics, revealed the difficulty of estimating the effectiveness of the current control regime. Pivotal questions for the study concerned the scope and scale of content control in the Australian context and trends in hosting. This study used website typology, as defined by data topology and data topography, to examine the scope and scale of the content control task, and the implications for the effectiveness of the BSA. It was expected that if the BSA was to have an impact, that a discernible change in user download behaviour should ensue. This study used information provided by the adult Internet Content Provider (ICP) industry to gauge the BSA's impact-on user download behaviour as a measure of the control regime’s effectiveness. It was suggested by some observers that the so-called 'data deficit' between Australia and the US would be exacerbated by the new content control regime, with possible negative implications for the conduct of e-commerce in Australia generally. A study of Australian adult website hosting arrangements and data topography was conducted to examine the implications of the control regime for the "data deficit'. This study suggests that most Australian online adult content is in fact hosted in the US. The reasons for offshore hosting are almost totally financial and pre-date the introduction of the Broadcasting Services Act (Online Services) Amendment Act 1999. The study also suggests that any effect on the 'data deficit' should be minimal, and that the typology of adult content websites in such that the current co-regulatory regime may prove ineffective in controlling access to adult content.
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Tung, Hong-tai, and 董康泰. "The impact of staff appraisal on school morale in some Hong Kong secondary schools." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1993. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31956828.
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李美玲. "政府信用重建與社會信用體系建設 : 社會轉型期政府信用機制研究." Thesis, University of Macau, 2004. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b1636892.
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朱百鳴. "當前我國政府誠信建設問題研究." Thesis, University of Macau, 2004. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b1636937.
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Van, Wyk Byron Jay. "E-trust: a building block for developing valuable online platforms in Higher Education." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1852.
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Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree
Master of Technology Design
in the Faculty of Informatics and Design
at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Supervisor: Prof J Messeter
Cape Town, 2013The aim of this research project was to provide an answer to the question: “How can an understanding of online trust be used to build valuable online applications in Higher Education?” In order to present an answer to this question, a literature survey was conducted to establish: • An understanding of the phenomenon of online trust • What the factors are that influence a loss of trust in the online environment The literature survey highlighted several factors that influence a loss of trust in the online environment, called trust cues. These factors, however, were often tested within the E-commerce environment, and not in organization-specific contexts, such as online platforms in use in Higher Education. In order to determine whether or not these factors would influence the development of trust in context-specific environments, the author of this research grouped the indentified trust factors into three focus areas, i.e. content, ease of use, and navigation. These factors were then incorporated into a series of nine different prototypes. These prototypes were different versions of a particular online platform currently in use at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT). The prototypes were tested over a three week period, with certain staff members at the institution in question recruited as test participants. During each week of user observations, a different focus area was targeted, in order to establish the impact that it would have on the perceived trustworthiness of the platform in question. User observations were conducted while test participants completed a standard process using the various prototypes. Semi-structured interviews were also conducted while participants completed the specific process. Participants were asked to evaluate each screen in the process according to its perceived trust worthiness, by assigning a trust level score. At the completion of the three rounds of user observations, in-depth interviews were conducted with test participants. The participants’ trust level scores for each prototype were captured and graphed. A detailed description for the score given for a particular screen was presented on each graph. These scores were combined to provide an analysis of the focus area tested during the specific round. After the three rounds of user observations were completed, an analysis of all the trust factors tested were done. Data captured during interviews were transcribed, combined with feedback received from questionnaires, and analysed. An interpretation of the results showed that not all trust factors had a similar influence in the development of trust in the online platform under investigation. Trust cues such as content organization, clear instructions and useful content were by far the most significant trust factors, while others such as good visual design elements, professional images of products, and freedom from grammatical and typographical errors had little or no impact in the overall trustworthiness of the platform under investigation. From the analysis done it was clear that the development of trust in organization-specific contexts is significantly different than developing trust in an E-commerce environment and that factors that influence the development of trust in one context might not always be significant in another. In conclusion, it is recommended that when software applications are developed in organization-specific contexts, such as Higher Education, that trust factors such as good content organization, clear instructions and useful content be considered as the most salient. Organization-specific contexts differ quite significantly in that the users of these systems often convey a certain degree of trust toward the online platforms that they work with on a daily basis. Trust factors that are geared toward developing an initial or basic trust in a particular platform, which is often the case with first time users engaging in an E-commerce platform, would therefore not be as significant in the development of a more developed level of trust, which is what is needed within the development of organization-specific online platforms.
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"Cultural conceptions of intellectual property: the pirated disc market in Xi'an, China." 2006. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5896502.
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West, Matthew Ellis.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 250-260).
Abstracts in English and Chinese.
Abstract (in English and Chinese) --- p.ii
Acknowledgments --- p.iv
Table of Contents --- p.vi
Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction ´ؤ China and Intellectual Property --- p.1
Introduction
What is Intellectual Property?
Chenggong Music and Movies
Lost in Translation
Piracy
Copying
An Historical Perspective
"The Past, Sharing, and Censorship"
Methodology and Xi'an's Disc Market
Chapter Breakdown
Chapter Chapter 2: --- Literature Review 一 An Anthropological Approach to IP --- p.37
The Anthropology of Property
Human Rights Discourses
Economic Pragmatism?
The Return of Power
Toward a Theory of IP
Metaphorical Framing
Stages of IP Advocacy
Local Contextualization
China: Global Pressure and Local Response
Chapter Chapter 3: --- Daoban as a Moral Business --- p.60
The Commoditization of IP
Price is all that Matters!
Pricing Practices within Stores
Pricing Determinants
Moving Beyond Price and Quality
Consumer Fraud and Fakes: The Breakdown of Price and Quality
Competition and the Disc Business
Is it Zhengban or Daoban?
Doubting the Difference
Relative Morality: Guilt and Stealing
The Ambivalent Position of Chinese Retail Business
Conclusion: Passive Contestation and the Moral Sphere
Chapter Chapter 4: --- Daoban as an Illegal Commodity --- p.104
Petty Economic Crime
"Cheating, Plagiarism, and Painting"
Petty Economic Illegality
Illegality in China's Context: The Government Connection
Backing (beijing)
Corruption
Structural Issues: Officials and Enforcement
Policing Norms
Norms of Copyright Enforcement
Social Consequences of Enforcement
Action Against Vendors
Action Against Pornography
Justifications and Responses
Conclusion: Daoban and Illegality
Chapter Chapter 5: --- Daoban and Intangible Property --- p.155
What is Daoban?
Dowloading and the Law
Exceptions: Imported and Destroyed Titles
Blurring the Line: Tom and Jerry
Real or Fake
The Symbolic Importance of Zhengban
A Wider View? New Generations and Smalltime Creators
Conceptions of Intangible Property
The Centrality of Performance
The Nation
Conclusion: A Chinese Conception?
Chapter Chapter 6: --- "Conclusion ´ؤ Cultural Conceptions, Structures, and Agency" --- p.207
"Structures, Agency, and Daoban"
Practice Theory: Structure and Agency
An Actor-Oriented Approach
Structures and Daoban
Creation
Commoditization
Passive Contestation
The Law as a Tool for Change
Final Thoughts
Bibliography --- p.238
Appendix I: Chinese Characters Index --- p.248
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Aboobaker, Yusuf. "Free riding or just surfing : applied ethics." Thesis, 2014.
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The paper in the broadest sense looks to the usage of the internet and our obligations if at all any, there to be. We use the case of Wikipedia as a reference site. We used literature from the free rider problem, we deconstructed the literature into relevant elements, and then built a framework to which the case of Wikipedia can be applied. The results of the application shows, at times, users are not merely surfing when they browse the internet, they are free riding and as such may be morally liable to those internet sites.
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Baker, Roy. "Child pornography in the woodshed." Thesis, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/10525.
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This is a deconstruction of "child pornography" through an analysis of media images of
child spanking and their relationship with the criminal law and cinema, video and
broadcasting regulation in Britain and Canada. It suggests that the law's primary concern
is not the protection of children but the elimination of the heresy that children are
sexually attractive.
Chapter 1 introduces the phenomenon under discussion, namely internet sites that collect
stills and clips from mainstream movies and television showing children receiving
corporal punishment. The chapter postulates that these sites are for sexual gratification
and explores what society understands by "sexual exploitation of children" and "sex"
itself.
Part I considers whether the web sites are child pornography under English or Canadian
criminal law. Chapter 2 looks at Canada's definitions of obscenity and child
pornography. Chapter 3 asks whether the images might be indecent according to
England's law. These chapters examine the law's understanding of child spanking as a
sexual act, exploring what constitutes "sex". While Part I declines to state definitively
whether such web sites are illegal, it argues that the movies and television from which the
images originate are tolerated for the reasons that give the images sexual appeal.
Part II looks at the regulation in Canada and Britain of the movies and television from
which the images are taken. Chapter 4 deals with cinema and video regulation, which
prohibits eroticising violence and children, and asks how films are nevertheless rife with
images of child beating used for sexual arousal. Chapter 5 similarly examines
broadcasting regulation and asks whether the ban on sexualising children might be
unconstitutional under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Part III concludes by looking at how society permits the eroticisation of children, while
condemning the "paedophile". It suggests that the web sites may arise from childhood
trauma over corporal punishment, compares the harm of that practice with that caused by
the web sites and concludes that if there be prohibition, then it should be of child
spanking, rather than the sites, which are non-exploitative testament to ingenuity in the
face of a hypocritically censorial regime.
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"The practice of ethical leadership of principals in Hong Kong." 2014. http://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-1292077.
Full textAbstract:
Chan, Mee Lee.Thesis Ed.D. Chinese University of Hong Kong 2014.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 195-205).
Abstracts also in Chinese.
Title from PDF title page (viewed on 21, December, 2016).
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"Institutionalizing ethics." Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1988. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5885902.
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"Just war and the Confucian classics: an analysis of Gongyangzhuan." 2007. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5896539.
Full textAbstract:
Ou Antony.Thesis submitted in: October 2006.
Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2007.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 160-173).
Abstracts in English and Chinese.
List of Appendices and Tables --- p.5
Preface and Acknowledgements --- p.6
Notes on Translations and References --- p.9
Abstract --- p.11
中文摘要(Abstract in Chinese) --- p.12
Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction --- p.13
Chapter Chapter 2: --- "War, Confucianism and Ren: The Definitions" --- p.17
Chapter Chapter 2.1: --- The Definition of War --- p.17
Chapter Chapter 2.2: --- Confucianism: A Brief History of Thoughts --- p.20
Chapter Chapter 2.3: --- Ren as Confucian Justice of war --- p.26
Chapter Chapter 3: --- Literature Review --- p.34
Chapter Chapter 3.1: --- Purposes of Just War Theory --- p.34
Chapter Chapter 3.2: --- Just War Theory Development: Anglo-American Traditions --- p.38
Chapter Chapter 3.21: --- The History --- p.38
Chapter Chapter 3.22: --- "The Content: jus ad bellum, jus in bello and jus post bellum" --- p.44
Chapter Chapter 3.23: --- A Synthetic Analysis of Anglo-American Just War Tradition --- p.56
Chapter Chapter 3.3: --- Just War Theory: Neo-Confucian approaches --- p.59
Chapter Chapter 3.4: --- Spring and Autumn and Gongyangzhuan --- p.66
Chapter Chapter 3.41: --- Nature of Spring and Autumn --- p.66
Chapter Chapter 3.42: --- History of Gongyangzhuan --- p.70
Chapter Chapter 3.43: --- The Contents of Gongyangzhuan --- p.79
Chapter Chapter 4: --- Gongyangzhuan tradition as a source of Confucian just war theory --- p.86
Chapter Chapter 4.1: --- Criteria for selecting Confucian Texts --- p.86
Chapter Chapter 4.2: --- Conceptualization of Gongyangzhuan just war theory --- p.92
"""Non-ideal just war scenario"": Feudal lords and peoples in ""chaotic generations""" --- p.95
"""Non-ideal just war scenario"": Ba/Hegemon, feudal lords and peoples in ""transitional generations""" --- p.106
"""Ideal just war scenario"": The True king and peoples in ´ب´ب peaceful generations""" --- p.114
Chapter Chapter 4.3: --- Synthetic Analysis of Gongyangzhuan Just War Theory --- p.119
Chapter Chapter 5: --- The Contemporary Significance of Gongyangzhuan Just War Theory --- p.123
Chapter Chapter 5.1: --- Theoretical Significance --- p.125
Contribution to just war theory --- p.125
Contribution to Modern Neo-Confucianism --- p.129
Chapter Chapter 5.2: --- Practical Significance --- p.131
Chapter Chapter 6: --- Conclusion --- p.135
Appendices --- p.140
Bibliography --- p.160
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"Relating agent loyalty and agent image in Hong Kong travel industry." Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1988. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5885864.
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"Ethics in marketing decisions: cross-cultural differences between Hong Kong and Vancouver." Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1997. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5889048.
Full textAbstract:
by Lau Hon-Biu.Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1997.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 45-49).
ABSTRACT --- p.iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii
LIST OF TABLES --- p.v
LIST OF FIGURES --- p.vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.vii
Chapter
Chapter I --- OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF STUDY --- p.1
Chapter II --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.4
Ethical Issues in International Marketing --- p.4
Safeguards for Ethical Behavior --- p.5
Deontological vs. Teleological Philosophical Approaches --- p.7
Relativism & Idealism --- p.7
Individualism-Collectivism (IC) --- p.9
Use of Scenarios --- p.10
"Culture, Ethical Problem Perception & Ethical Decision Making" --- p.11
Chapter III --- THEORETICAL CONSTRUCT OF STUDY --- p.12
Chapter IV --- METHODOLOHY --- p.15
Participants --- p.15
Procedure --- p.15
Measurements --- p.16
Dependent Variables --- p.16
Independent Variables --- p.17
The shortened version of Individualism- Collectivism scales (INDCOL) --- p.17
Ethics Position Questionnaire (EPQ) --- p.18
Data Analysis Methods --- p.19
Chapter V --- FINDINGS --- p.21
Reliability --- p.21
Perceived Ethical Problem --- p.21
Ethical Decision Making --- p.22
Categorization of the Subjects --- p.23
Effects of Origin on Perceived Ethical Problem and Ethical Decision Making --- p.24
"Effects of Origin on Idealism, Relativism, General Collectivism Index (GCI), Ingroup Solidarity and Social Obligation" --- p.24
Effects of Cultural Orientation on Perceived Ethical Problem and Ethical Decision Making --- p.25
Effects of Ethics Position on Perceived Ethical Problem and Ethical Decision Making --- p.26
Chapter VI --- DISCUSSION --- p.28
Reliability --- p.28
Perceived Ethical Problem --- p.28
Ethical Decision Making --- p.29
"Effects of Origin on Age, Years of residence and full-time work" --- p.30
"Effects of Origin on Collectivism, Idealism and Relativism, Perceived Ethical Problem and Ethical Decision Making" --- p.31
Effects of Cultural Orientation on Perceived Ethical Problem and Ethical Decision Making --- p.32
Effects of Ethics Position on Perceived Ethical Problem and Ethical Decision Making --- p.32
Chapter VII --- CONCLUSION --- p.34
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"Auditors' ethical behaviour: a study of the determinants of auditors' decision making in an audit conflict situation." Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5888197.
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by Tsui Lam Sin Lai, Judy.Includes questionaire in Chinese.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 248-267).
ABSTRACT --- p.i
TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.vi
LIST OF FIGURES --- p.xi
LIST OF TABLES --- p.xiii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.xv
CHAPTER
Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.1
Chapter 1.2 --- Background --- p.8
Chapter 1.2.1 --- Meaning and Concept of Ethics --- p.8
Chapter 1.2.2 --- Approaches to Understand Ethical Behaviour in Accounting --- p.10
Chapter 1.2.3 --- Tenets of Ethical Conduct --- p.19
Chapter 1.2.4 --- Concept of Independence --- p.21
Chapter 1.2.5 --- Auditor-Client Conflict --- p.23
Chapter 1.3 --- Motivation for the Study --- p.26
Chapter 1.4 --- Objective of the Study --- p.31
Chapter 1.5 --- Outline of the Study --- p.32
Chapter 1.6 --- Summary --- p.34
Chapter II. --- LITERATURE REVIEW
Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.36
Chapter 2.2 --- Accounting Ethics Literature --- p.37
Chapter 2.2.1 --- Situational Variables in Third Party Perceptions --- p.40
Chapter 2.2.2 --- Individual Differences --- p.43
Chapter 2.2.3 --- Auditor Independence in Fact --- p.45
Chapter 2.2.4 --- Cognitive Process --- p.47
Chapter 2.3 --- Business and Marketing Ethics Literature --- p.52
Chapter 2.4 --- General Decision Making Model --- p.59
Chapter 2.5 --- Theoretical Model for Auditors' Ethical Decision Making --- p.63
Chapter 2.5.1 --- Research Questions --- p.67
Chapter 2.6 --- Summary --- p.68
Chapter III. --- COGNITIVE MORAL DEVELOPMENT THEORY
Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.70
Chapter 3.2 --- Cognitive Process --- p.71
Chapter 3.3 --- Kohlberg's Theory of Cognitive Moral Development --- p.77
Chapter 3.4 --- Criticisms of Kohlberg's Cognitive Moral Development Theory --- p.89
Chapter 3.5 --- Antecedents of Moral Development --- p.92
Chapter 3.6 --- Moral Reasoning Levels of Professional Accountants --- p.94
Chapter 3.7 --- Summary --- p.101
Chapter IV. --- HYPOTHESES DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.103
Chapter 4.2 --- Decision Making Task --- p.104
Chapter 4.3 --- Moral Reasoning and Ethical Behaviour --- p.108
Chapter 4.4 --- Hypotheses --- p.114
Chapter 4.4.1 --- Moral Reasoning --- p.117
Chapter 4.4.2 --- Individual Differences --- p.119
Chapter 4.4.2.1 --- Locus of Control --- p.121
Chapter 4.4.2.2 --- Locus of Control and Moral Reasoning --- p.124
Chapter 4.4.2.3 --- Cognitive Style --- p.126
Chapter 4.4.2.4 --- Cognitive Style and Moral Reasoning --- p.129
Chapter 4.4.3 --- Contextual Factor --- p.130
Chapter 4.4.3.1 --- Size of Audit Fees --- p.132
Chapter 4.4.3.2 --- Size of Audit Fees and Moral Reasoning --- p.135
Chapter 4.4.3.3 --- Size of Audit Fees and Individual Differences --- p.137
Chapter 4.4.3.4 --- "Moral Reasoning, Individual Differences and Size of Audit Fees" --- p.140
Chapter 4.5 --- Summary --- p.143
Chapter V. --- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.144
Chapter 5.2 --- Field Experiment --- p.145
Chapter 5.3 --- Measurement of Variables --- p.148
Chapter 5.3.1 --- Dependent Variable --- p.150
Chapter 5.3.2 --- Moral Reasoning --- p.151
Chapter 5.3.3 --- Locus of Control --- p.158
Chapter 5.3.4 --- Cognitive Style --- p.158
Chapter 5.3.5 --- Size of Audit Fees --- p.159
Chapter 5.4 --- Subjects and Sample Size --- p.160
Chapter 5.5 --- Procedures --- p.170
Chapter 5.6 --- Research Instruments --- p.172
Chapter 5.7 --- Scoring Methods of Research Instruments --- p.175
Chapter 5.8 --- Summary --- p.175
Chapter VI. --- DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS
Chapter 6.1 --- Introduction --- p.177
Chapter 6.2 --- Data Analysis Techniques --- p.178
Chapter 6.3 --- Limitations of the Multiplicative Model --- p.182
Chapter 6.4 --- Descriptive Statistics of Variables --- p.184
Chapter 6.5 --- Validity and Internal Reliability of Variables --- p.184
Chapter 6.6 --- Defining Issues Test: Internal Checks on Subject Reliability --- p.185
Chapter 6.7 --- Results --- p.187
Chapter 6.8 --- Summary --- p.200
Chapter VII. --- DISCUSSION OF RESULTS
Chapter 7.1 --- Introduction --- p.201
Chapter 7.2 --- Hypotheses with Significant Results --- p.202
Chapter 7.2.1 --- Test of Null Hypothesis 2 --- p.202
Chapter 7.2.2 --- Test of Null Hypothesis3 --- p.205
Chapter 7.2.3 --- Test of Null Hypothesis 8 --- p.216
Chapter 7.3 --- Hypotheses with Insignificant Results --- p.225
Chapter 7.4 --- Summary --- p.234
Chapter VIII. --- CONCLUSION
Chapter 8.1 --- Introduction --- p.236
Chapter 8.2 --- "Summary of Objective, Research Questions and Hypotheses" --- p.236
Chapter 8.3 --- Summary of Findings --- p.238
Chapter 8.4 --- Contributions --- p.240
Chapter 8.5 --- Implications --- p.241
Chapter 8.6 --- Limitations --- p.242
Chapter 8.7 --- Directions for Future Research --- p.244
Chapter 8.8 --- Summary --- p.247
BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.248
APPENDICES
Appendix I Normative Ethical Theories --- p.268
Appendix II Fundamental Principles of Ethical Conduct --- p.272
Appendix III Theoretical Frameworks on Ethical Behaviour --- p.275
Figure 1 A Contingency Model of Ethical Decision Making in a Marketing Organisation --- p.280
Figure 2 General Theory of Marketing Ethics --- p.281
Figure 3 A Behavioural Model of Ethical/Unethical Decision Making --- p.282
Figure 4 A Model of Ethical Decision Behaviour --- p.283
Figure 5 Three Types of Causal Relations --- p.284
Figure 6 Cognitive-Contingency Model for the Study of Ethics in Accounting --- p.285
Appendix IV The Six Equilibrium Stages of Ethical Cognition --- p.286
Appendix V Auditors' Decision Making Questionnaire --- p.287
Appendix VI Debriefing Questionnaire --- p.306
Appendix VII Social Opinion Survey (Chinese Version) --- p.307
Appendix VIII Nature of Audit Conflict Cases as Reported by Subjects --- p.312
Appendix IX A Summary of Subjects' Perceptions of the Purpose of the Experiment --- p.313
Appendix X Use of Partial Derivatives for Data Analysis --- p.314
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Yeophantong, Pichamon. "The power of an idea : China, responsibility and global governance." Phd thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/149820.
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As China grows as a global power, so have expectations for it to behave 'responsibly'. Crucially, this has prompted intense debates - both inside and outside of the People's Republic - on its newfound roles and responsibilities in managing world affairs. Paralleling broader trends in international relations where a distinctive language of responsibility has come to permeate the conduct of world politics, these past few years have seen the Chinese leadership vigorously attempting to project a more 'responsible' image of the country. Yet whilst recasting its identity from an outlier of international society to that of a constructive stakeholder has served, in part, to reassure the global community of its intentions, doing so has also given rise to further questions on the nature of China's obligations and, more specifically, what it means to be 'responsible'. The central purpose of the thesis, as such, is to uncover how China understands and acts upon notions of responsibility in the realm of global governance. In particular, it examines China's engagement with extant structures of ecological governance, with special focus directed to how Chinese attitudes toward responsible stewardship have informed its practices in managing natural disasters and transboundary water resources. Taken together with the concepts of legitimacy and reciprocity, the concept of responsibility, as a fundamental idea undergirding governing processes, is seen to exert both a regulative and constitutive 'power' over actors. Of particular importance here is the 'politics of responsibility' - or to be precise, the socio-political dynamics of defining, designating, and demonstrating responsibility involved in determining the normative content of conceptions of responsibility as well as the agents tasked with the obligation to act. Occurring both within and between states, it is through these interlocking processes that notions of responsibility relate directly to efforts at governing the globe. How the People's Republic interprets and actualises conceptions of responsibility is, therefore, contingent not simply on the context at hand but on the broader politics of responsibility which, in the Chinese case, operates at multiple levels and is animated by a complex cast of local, national, regional and international actors. Connected through interweaving webs of responsibility, these actors effectively work to frame how China's duties and obligations are to be perceived. This, in turn, results in a triangulation effect where indigenous Chinese understandings of responsibility intersect with regional and international discourses to influence China's engagement with an evolving world society. -- Abstract provided by candidate.
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Sibanda, Moagisi Refilwe. "Nudity in the name of social change: Twitter reactions to the Marie Claire South Africa 2015 Naked Campaign." Thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/22003.
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A research report submitted to the Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Journalism and Media Studies, April 2016Since 2007, Marie Claire South Africa (SA) — which is a glossy women’s magazine covering fashion and beauty trends, sex, relationships, body image, and celebrity news — has been running a special issue of the print magazine called the “Naked issue”. Each year celebrities pose naked in the special issue to raise awareness for a cause, and in doing so funds in aid of a particular organisation linked to the cause are raised. Marie Claire SA calls this awareness-raising initiative the “Naked Campaign”. For the 2015 Naked Campaign, the magazine had 35 celebrities pose in the nude to raise awareness about sexual violence, in aid of Blow the Whistle (BTW), an anti-rape initiative which supports women and children who are victims of abuse and rape. This research is a case study of Marie Claire SA’s March 2015 Naked Campaign edition, and focuses on the Twitter reactions to this edition. It asks: to what extent did the Twitter reactions to Marie Claire SA’s 2015 Naked Campaign show engagement on the issue of sexual violence and can the use of nudity to attract attention to a social issue result in the kind of engagement that can be said to drive the cause forward? Using content analysis, it examines the tweets generated by the hashtag #MCNaked in the first week of the naked issue going on sale. It categorises the tweets according to gender, comments on nudity, celebrities and sexual violence, as well as the tone of the tweets and the understanding therein of the campaign and cause. The research found that the majority (close to 70%) of the Twitter reactions were supportive of the campaign and the cause. Although over half of the comments focused on the celebrities, over 50% of tweets commented or focused on the issue of sexual violence, a positive outcome for the campaign. Despite the magazine catering mostly for female readers, there was an almost equal number of tweets by males and females, which meant men were also drawn to the discussion started by a media product followed mostly by women, another positive finding for the campaign. However, only a few of the tweets displayed more substantial engagement with the issue of sexual violence, through either sharing statistics or further information, or including anti-sexual violence statements in their tweets. The research suggests that, taken as a whole, the campaign can be considered as an example of social marketing, while also fulfilling the news values in terms of elements of surprise, personalities, power and marketability.
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Schmidt, Erwin Walter. "How should the protection of privacy, threatened by new technologies like radio frequency identification (RFID), be seen from a Judeo-Christian perspective?" Diss., 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/8609.
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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a new technology which allows people to identify objects automatically but there is a suspicion that, if people are tracked, their privacy may be infringed. This raises questions about how far this technology is acceptable and how privacy should be protected. It is also initiated a discussion involving a wide range of technical, philosophical, political, social, cultural, and economical aspects. There is also a need to consider the ethical and theological perspectives. This dissertation takes all its relevant directions from a Judeo-Christian theological perspective. On one side the use of technology is considered, and on the other side the value of privacy, its infringements and protection are investigated. According to Jewish and Christian understanding human dignity has to be respected including the right to privacy. As a consequence of this RFID may only used for applications that do not infringe this right. This conclusion, however, is not limited to RFID; it will be relevant for other, future surveillance technologies as well.Philosophy & Systematic Theology
M. Th. (Theological ethics)
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Katiambo, David. "Incivility in social media as agonistic democracy? : a discourse theory analysis of dislocation and repair in select government texts in Kenya." Thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/26580.
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In an era when adversarial politics is condemned for either being archaic or right-wing extremism, proposing that incivility can be used to counter existing hegemonies, despite its potential to incite violence, is proposing an unorthodox project. By rejecting foundationalist approaches to the current incivility crisis, this study sees an opportunity for it to act as a populist rapture that defies simple binary categorisation and deconstructs incivility, at an ontological level, to reveal the deep meanings and concealed causes that contrast the grand narrative of hate speech. After an overview in chapter one, the study continues with a theoretical review of literature on incivility, guided by the works of radical democracy theorists who universalise what seems particular to Kenya. This review is followed by the description of Bakhtin’s concept of carnivalesque as utani, a joking relationship common in East Africa. For its theoretical perspective, the study is guided by Mouffe’s theory of agonistic democracy and a research method developed by transforming Laclau and Mouffe’s (1985) work in Hegemony and Socialist Strategy: Towards a Radical Democratic, into a method for Discourse Analysis. Various concepts from Laclau and Mouffe’s work are used to innovate an explanation of how political practices in social media, both linguistic and material texts, enhance incivility and the struggle to fix a regime’s preferred meaning. Guided by Laclau and Mouffe’s Discourse Analysis, the study describes how the government is using linguistic tools and physical technologies to repair the dislocation caused by incivility in social media in its attempts to re-create hegemonic practices. Without engaging in naïve reversal of the polarities between acceptable and unacceptable speech, and considering that at the ontological level politics is a friend—enemy relation, the study argues that incivility in social media is part of the return of politics in a post-political era, rather than simple unacceptable speech. While remaining aware of the dangers of extreme speech, but without reinforcing the anti-political rational consensus narrative, incivility is seen as having disruptive counterhegemonic potential, that is, if we consider the powerplay inherent in democracy. It means that binary opposition is blind to the way power produces, and is countered through unacceptable speech.Communication Science
D. Litt. et Phil. (Communication Science)
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Ramakatane, Mamosa Grace. "Analysis of cultural and ideological values transmitted by university websites." Thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/4287.
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With the advent of globalisation and new communication technologies, it was inevitable that educational institutions would follow the advertising trend of establishing websites to market their services. This paper analyses the cultural and ideological values transmitted by such university websites. Particular focus is on issues around gender, sexual orientation, race, religion and socioeconomic status. The aim is to analyse consumer reaction to Internet messages conveyed in websites from different cultures, compare them with the intentions of producers and to relate all these back to ideological factors. This study deconstructs content and messages conveyed by University websites to assess the extent to which they might subscribe to particular ideologies (whether overt or covert). The argument that there are hidden ideologies in Web design does not imply that designers or producers intended any conspiracy or deception. Rather, the study compares the organisation's intended image/ethos with that which consumers perceive through their exposure to the website. The methodology was purposive sampling of participants consulted through personal (face-to-face) and interviews conducted online, as well as email-distributed questionnaires.This study uses websites of two universities in the KwaZulu-Natal region of South Africa.Thesis (M.Sc.)-University of Natal, Durban, 2003.
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"Audit planning decisions and audit conflict: a cross-cultural empirical analysis of Hong Kong U.S. auditors." 1997. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b6073028.
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by Kan Hee Anthony Tyen.Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1997.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-394).
Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Abstracts in English and Chinese.