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Sustainability In Zambia, Africa: Examining Partnership Of An Agricultural Business And A Non-Profit Organization, Kaitlin Grace O'Leary
Sustainability In Zambia, Africa: Examining Partnership Of An Agricultural Business And A Non-Profit Organization, Kaitlin Grace O'Leary
Ethnic Studies
The purpose of my study is examining the ways in which agricultural
business is currently supporting and benefitting a non-profit organization.
Through participation of an international agricultural business, Plant Sciences Inc.
(PSI) and a Christian non-profit organization, Lifesong for Orphans, this study
has been a collaborative effort and process, observing agriculture as a means of
sustainability for a non-profit organization. This study has revealed the necessity
of not only updated technology and resources, but has also discovered a continued
necessity of dedicated personnel to the field. A major theme from my
observations was cross-cultural relations, and the ways in which …
E-Commerce Patterns In South Asia: A Look Beyond Economics, Nir Kshetri, Nikhilesh Dholakia
E-Commerce Patterns In South Asia: A Look Beyond Economics, Nir Kshetri, Nikhilesh Dholakia
Nikhilesh Dholakia
Conflicting and complex forces are shaping the diffusion patterns of the Internet and e-commerce in South Asia. Drawing upon the literature on institutional theory, we explore the drivers and inhibitors of the Internet in South Asian countries. We examine the influence of the three pillars of institutions (Scott, 1995) on the digital world of South Asia. The paper discusses how regulatory, normative, and cognitive institution–such as laws, relationships, culture, and habit–have shaped the diffusion patterns of the Internet and e-commerce in South Asia.