Envisioning the Profile of Chinese Culture——from the Perspective of the Social Value Theory

For a few decades China has undergone an enduring, drastic and complicated transformation. The structure and form of Chinese culture has been profoundly shaped and re-shaped during this process. With careful analysis of the history and the actualities, this paper presents a sketch of Chinese culture that highlights three significant traits; an elegant temperament featuring both classicality and novelty, an intrinsic value focusing on nature and freedom, and an encompassing structure marked by harmonious diversity. A new Chinese culture has already revealed her profile against the sunglow at the dawn of the new era. Beautiful and promising as it is, Chinese people believe that she deserves being heartily applauded, warmly welcomed, and boldly embraced.

Construction and Application of New Media-based Social Core Values of College Students

New media have exerted profound influence on the core values of contemporary college students. In the new media era, in order to cultivate and practice the social core values, we have to transform the concept and method of education. It is also important to realize the positive and negative influence of core values on both college students and teachers, so that the education on social core values can be carried out in an active and effective way.

The Value of Social Security Fund Research

The social security fund investment operations of the social security system of a country or even the whole economy has a very important role in recent years, although China＇s social security fund management has made great progress, but China＇s social security fund investment operations in increasing the value of the pursuit of this goal, while also facing tremendous pressure. After years of practice of reform, China＇s old-age, unemployment and medical insurance and minimum living focused on the social security system has taken shape, but also the corresponding social security fund was established. Part of the problems of social security funds and other investment operations are increasingly apparent. How to achieve the social security fund is necessary to ensure payment, but also realize the accumulation, it is necessary to increase the value, but also to avoid risks, it has become an urgent task of China＇s reform and development. Social Security Fund Investment Management became the central task of the Social Security System.

Differences in Values Between Mother and Daughter in Cord

Edna O＇Brien （1930-）, an Irish novelist, poet, and short story writer, is considered as a pioneer for her frank portrayals of women and the most gifted woman writing in English at her time. Her first novel, The Country Girls （1960）, was an immediate success. Her writing is lyrical and intense with passions and aspirations. Set in Britain, the short story Cord describes a story about how the mother and the daughter got along in the short reunion after a long separation. The paper mainly explores different religious values, cultural values, and social values between them which caused irreconcilable conflicts. The present paper concludes that the ＂Cord＂, the blood tie, can never get rid of the spiritual barrier. Only mutual understanding can eliminate the gap and acquire a harmonious relation between parents and children.

Analysis of the Key Issues about the Regularized Construction of Hainan National Breeding and Multiplication Base

Based on winter nursery and shuttle breeding, Hainan National Breeding and Multiplication （HNBM）, with off-season breeding and seed production as the essence, has become a national strategic resource. The way of HNBM rising to the national strategy was analyzed through the aspects of technology features, historical characteristics, irreplaceability, function and value hierarchy, and the key problems. As the major achievement of the practice of scientific research and historical selec- tion, HNBM played an irreplaceable role in the climatic conditions, scientific breed- ing, and seed production in disaster relief, protecting the safety of the seed industry and Iocational advantages. Based on the analysis on the functions, values and ex- isted problems of HNBM, the function and value hierarchical structure of HNBM was established through introducing concepts of value engineering, industrial clusters and regional economy. But to fully achieve the industrial clustering development and functional values of HNBM, it needed to solve the key problems existed in top-level planning, experimental bases, system design, hardware construction and ecological security. Some suggestions were put forward in this paper, including setting up key scientific research protection zones, improving the regulations and policies safeguard mechanism and management system of HNBM, drawing up and carrying out the base development planning of HNBM, and striving for financial support from national policies.

ESG-Driven Corporate Value Creation under the Paradigm of Ecological Civilization:Evidence from the Shareholder,Industrial Chain and Consumer Channels

The basis of green development is the sustainable development of enterprises,and the core of enterprises'sustainable development is the transformation of business models through the reconstruction of corporate value.Under the paradigm of ecological civilization,the concept of ESG(Environmental,Social and Corporate Governance)is becoming an important force behind corporate value reconstruction,guiding enterprises to innovate business models in the direction of sustainability.Based on the idea of the dimensions of the"shareholder channel-industrial chain channel-consumer channel,"this paper builds up a theoretical framework to interpret how ESG creates corporate value through the shareholder channel,the industrial chain channel,and the consumer channel,and provides empirical tests.We find that:first,the sustainable transformation of shareholder preferences is the center for ESG's creation of corporate value;second,ESG performance helps reduce the transaction costs between upstream and downstream enterprises in industrial chains;and third,differences in ESG products create differentiated value for consumers.This study reveals the transformation of the direction and mode of corporate value creation in the course of green transition and provides micro-evidence of enterprises'transition toward ESG goals in the Chinese context.

Analysis of optimal referral reward programs for innovative offerings

A nested Stackelberg game among a provider of a product,a sender(existing customer),and a receiver(new customer)is developed to explore the optimal referral reward programs(RRPs)for innovative offerings.The results indicate that the provider should forsake RRPs and purely rely on customers'organic word-of-mouth communication under certain conditions.In particular,when the innovativeness of the referred product is extremely high,the provider should forsake RRPs completely,even though few customers will make organic referrals for the product.When the innovativeness is on other levels,the provider should make optimal RRPs decision depending on both the sender's persuasion effectiveness and the tie-strength between the two customers.Moreover,the optimal rewards increase with the innovativeness of the referred product when the provider opts to use RRPs.These results seem contrary to the existing empirical finding to some extent,and it is due to the high referral cost for making a successful referral for the high innovative offerings.

On the Nature of Commonweal

The purpose of economic activities boils down to improving people＇s commonweal （＂minsheng＂ in Chinese, which refers to people＇s welfare, well-being and livelihoods）. The more equal income distribution is, the higher the aggregate social utility will be. Hence, the ability to meet basic commonweal needs and rights is a symbol of a country＇s commonweal achievements and improvements. Commonweal goods are provided through businesses, nonprofit organizations and government institutions. The coexistence of these three types of organizations emphasize their respective strengths and overcome their weaknesses. No matter which organization provides any given commonweal good, there is no free lunch. It is an important question of choice as to under what conditions should public needs be replaced by government decisions （choices） and what are the consequent costs. After a country has built a basic material foundation to ensure public welfare, the satisfaction of commonweal needs will increasingly take on cultural elements. Hence, commonweal values are evolving. Supply and demand of commonweal goods and the material cost for commonweal satisfaction （happiness） are subject to substantial changes. Great commonweal achievements and improvements cannot only be ＂good deeds＂ that are of immediate benefit to the people. They should include the establishment of sound economic mechanisms supported by the people and that can deliver commonweal improvements on a sustained and extensive basis, as well as compatible social and political systems.

An Empirical Research of Ethical Banking in Turkey

Ethical banks can be defined as financial institutions providing both social and economic profitability for the society and environment. Placement of assets and avoiding social exclusion are significant factors that differentiate ethical banks and the rest of financial intermediaries. Ethical banking is a new concept in Turkey. This paper analyzes the situation of ethical banking by examining the significant differences in lending behaviors of 49 Turkish banks in terms of their functions and ownership structures. We conducted non-parametric tests of Kruskal Wallis, Jonckheere-Terpstra, Mann-Whitney, Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Wald-Wolfowitz. We found that in terms of ownership structure, state-owned banks are more ethical than private banks when the placement of assets and avoiding social exclusion factors are considered. In terms of function, participation banks locate their funds to social value generating sectors more ethically than deposit and development banks. From the avoiding exclusion aspect, deposit banks are more ethical than other functional banking groups （i.e., participation and development banks）.

Social and Ecnomic Values of Urban Forestry:Malaysian Perspective

The concept of urban forestry is not a new one for town planners and foresters in Malaysia. The difference between the concept now and in the early days is that, in the past, people associated urban forestry primarily with the planting of trees, rather than seeing it as involving the total development of a designated area. Urban forestry activity in Malaysia started way back in 1778 with the planting of Angsana (Pterocarpus indicus) trees in Malacca, followed by large-scale planting of trees in Penang in 1802. A majority of trees planted at that time were exotic species, such as Angsana (Pterocarpus indicus), rain tree (Samanea saman), and broad-leaved mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), which were meant to provide instant shade and greenery. A more holisticconcept of urban forestry, which not only encompasses simply planting trees but also involves making provisions for preserving the ecosystem, started only in the 1980s. Sincethen, the concept of urban forestry has begun to gain interestand appreciation, encouraging localsto get involved with tree-planting campaigns aspart and parcel of many urban forestry activities. Today, efforts of government agencies such as theForest Research InstituteMalaysia(FRIM), together with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) such as the Malaysian Nature Society (MNS)and the Lions Club of Kuala Lumpur, have helped to inculcate interestin planting trees or greening the nation and to enhance appreciation of the concept of urban forestry as a whole. The importance of urban forestry from the perspective of both economic and social values is reflected not only in the prices of homes located in urban green areas but also in theamountof budget allocated formaintenance and further development of those areas. Everyoneliving in an urban area knows how important urban forestry activities are in day-to-day activities. Therefore, to help readers better understand and appreciate the needs ofan urban population, thispaper highlights not only the roles of urban green spaces butalso discusses the social and economicvalues thatMalaysiansplace on urban forestry.

A Survey of Game Theory as Applied to Social Networks

Social network services can not only help people form relationships and make new friends and partners,but also assist in processing personal information,sharing knowledge,and managing social relationships.Social networks achieve valuable communication and collaboration,bring additional business opportunities,and have great social value.Research on social network problems is effective by using assumption,definition,analysis,modeling,and optimization strategies.In this paper,we survey the existing problems of game theory applied to social networks and classify their application scenarios into four categories:information diffusion,behavior analysis,community detection,and information security.Readers can clearly master knowledge application in every category.Finally,we discuss certain limitations of game theory on the basis of research in recent years and propose future directions of social network research.

The Research on the Relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and Common Prosperity

Corporate social responsibility(CSR)and common prosperity have the consistency of philosophy and goal.In the process of delivering CSR,enterprises can integrate their tangible and intangible assets to realize a positive cycle of sustainable development and common prosperity.Enterprises can also open up space for both commercial and social value by integrating altruism with self-interest,public welfare with utilitarianism,cost with capital,and today’s development with tomorrow’s development.Indeed,the unification of commercial value and social value can extend pathways to common prosperity and improve common prosperity.By way of the super CSR,enterprises can spread the wealth of their culture and values to society through material products,ethical products,and intergenerational inheritance based on the high compatibility of enterprise high-dimensional culture,enterprise craftsmanship,and enterprise civilizations.They can thus play a leading role in promoting the ethical wealth of the whole of society.Public and private enterprises should maximize their respective advantages in promoting common prosperity of society for realizing the common progress of the people,and should strike a balance between efficiency and fairness.

The social as the heart of social innovation and social entrepreneurship:An emerging area or an old crossroads?

This paper aims to contribute to the conceptual debate on the connection between social innovation and social entrepreneurship,considering the role of the‘social’within this connection.Supported by a systematic literature review(SLR)with an in-depth analysis of 34 articles from Scopus-indexed and Web of Science databases journals,this paper identifies,analyzes and describes the difficulties and opportunities in the social innovation and social entrepreneurship literature.Little is known about the link between both concepts and the influence of the‘social’in their development and implementation.This SLR was conducted to identify and describe definitions and patterns.Results show that the connection between social innovation and social entrepreneurship is in its take-off phase,but it still is a fragmented field with a huge lack of consensus.Thus,it will be important to see where the field will head,as this paper aims to be a first step in the understanding of social innovation and social entrepreneurship through a collective and integrated perspective,providing an elucidation of the different perspectives of the literature.

Approaches to sustaining people-place bonds in conservation planning:from value-based,living heritage,to the glocal community

This review paper explores approaches to sustaining the enduring connection between communities and heritage places in conservation planning.Amidst global overtourism,the gradual outmigration and sudden displacement of local communities from heritage places disrupt not only physical ties between people and places but also shared traditions,memories and emotional bonds.These intangible qualities constitute the social dimension of heritage and are pivotal to its cultural significance.However,existing conservation approaches to safeguarding this social dimension often rely on the continued presence of local communities,which may yield limited effectiveness in restoring people–place bonds amidst challenges posed by overtourism and displacement.This review unpacks the term‘social value’within the framework of value-based assessment and progresses towards a dynamic conception of‘sense of place’.In response to the changing social composition of‘local communities’at heritage places,this review examines approaches for conserving the social dimension of heritage,aiming to sustain the enduring continuity of people–place bonding.It proposes a broader definition of‘sense of place’that transcends the preconceived notion of stakeholder groups as a geographically defined community and suggests leveraging digital social platforms to re-establish these bonds.The review concludes by advocating for the‘glocal community’approach,acknowledging the personal emotional connections that individuals form with a heritage place regardless of their places of residence.This approach has the potential to complement existing methods,such as value-based assessment and the living heritage approach,which are commonly practised in contemporary conservation efforts.