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1. Puripetal force in the charitable field

Author

Benthall, Jonathan

Subjects
Philanthropy -- Case studies, Islam -- Case studies -- Bangladesh -- Indonesia -- United Kingdom, Religion -- Case studies, Charities -- Case studies, Anthropology/archeology/folklore, Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies, International Committee of the Red Cross
Abstract

This article sets out to clarify the wide range of relationships between religions and humanitarian traditions as ideological movements, taking Islam as a case study. It postulates that the concept of the 'sacred,' which is culturally restricted, is a special case of boundary maintenance or 'purism.' Metaphorically, 'puripetal force' is defined as a tendency common to all ideological systems, a resistance to social entropy or anomie. The importance of purity in Islamic doctrine is well attested, but within that wider sphere we may identify the specially puritan version of Islam known as Wahhabi-Salafism. As for humanitarianism and philanthropy, these occupy in the West a 'space' protected by special laws and conceived of as untainted by either politics or economics. Within the wider sphere of humanitarianism we may locate a more concentrated form in Dunantism, which has underpinned the world view and habitus of the International Committee of the Red Cross. This article outlines how the policies and programs of various Islamic charity and welfare organizations--originating in Britain, Indonesia, and Saudi-Arabia--interact differentially with on the one hand Islamic doctrines and on the other hand humanitarian traditions. Finally, it is suggested that this explanatory model could equally be applied to Christian and other religious traditions, with the concluding thought that the common ground between the institutions of international humanitarianism and religion is currently expanding. KEYWORDS: Islam--humanitarianism--purity--Wahhabi-Salafism--Islamic Relief Worldwide--Muhammadiyah--Saudi-Arabia--Dunantism--Faith-Based Organizations, IN 2009 I paid a visit with a Swiss colleague to the president of an Islamic charitable committee in the Palestinian West Bank, a Fatah nominee, shortly after a reorganization [...]

Published
2016

2. Risk management in sports sponsorship: application to human mortality risk

Author

O'Reilly, Norm and Foster, George

Subjects
Mountain Hardwear Inc. -- Planning -- Management, Bicycle racing -- Case studies, Consumer preferences -- Case studies, Public sector -- Case studies, Textile industry -- Case studies -- Planning, Business risk -- Case studies, Actors -- Case studies -- Planning, Altitudes -- Case studies, Celebrities -- Case studies -- Planning, Philanthropy -- Case studies, Marketing research -- Case studies, Risk assessment -- Case studies, Explosions -- Case studies, Oximetry -- Case studies, Charities -- Case studies, Athletes -- Case studies -- Planning, Employees -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Actresses -- Case studies -- Planning, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Business, international, Sports, sporting goods and toys industry, Company business planning, Company business management, Management, Planning, Case studies
Abstract

Abstract This paper seeks to build understanding of the evaluation of sponsorships involving high human mortality risk. Examples of risky sponsees are presented, with two assessed as in-depth case studies. [...]

Published
2008

3. Perfect match

Author

Stump, Bill

Subjects
Charitable trusts -- Case studies, Philanthropy -- Case studies
Published
1998

4. New International Food and Agribusiness Management Findings Reported from Technical University of Munich (Multi-layer agency problems in a non-profit and for-profit collaboration: a case study of a delicatessen product in support of a minority)

Subjects
Philanthropy -- Case studies, Agricultural industry -- Case studies, Charities, Minorities, Retirement benefits, Editors, Company business management, Food/cooking/nutrition
Abstract

2019 OCT 10 (VerticalNews) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Food Weekly News -- Researchers detail new data in Business - International Food and Agribusiness Management. According to [...]

Published
2019

5. Lending A Hand

Author

Solomon, Melissa

Subjects
Company business management, Banking industry, Merck & Company Inc. -- Donations -- Management, United Parcel Service Inc. -- Donations -- Management, Altria Group Inc. -- Donations -- Management, Capital One Financial Corp. -- Donations -- Management, Eastman Kodak Co. -- Donations -- Management, Social service -- Management -- Case studies, Banking industry -- Donations -- Case studies, Philanthropy -- Case studies, Drugs -- Case studies, Trucking -- Donations -- Case studies, Commercial banks -- Case studies, Photographic industry -- Donations -- Case studies, Pharmaceutical industry -- Donations -- Case studies
Abstract

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have all become synonymous with philanthropy. The following are a few examples of volunteer efforts at other companies: […]

Published
2001

6. Understanding the organized philanthropic activity of entrepreneurial families

Author

Rey, Marta and Puig, Nuria

Subjects
Entrepreneurship -- Case studies, Actors -- Case studies, Actresses -- Case studies, Global economy -- Case studies, Family corporations -- Case studies, Family-owned business enterprises -- Case studies, Philanthropy -- Case studies, History, European Union
Abstract

In this essay, we first explore the organized philanthropic activity of entrepreneurial families--that is, the set of private initiatives aimed for the public good that are channeled by them through ad hoc independently governed organizations such as foundations. Entrepreneurial families have become major actors in the twenty-first-century global economy, giving rise to increased scholarly interest in the performance, organization, specificities, and overall impact of family firms. The departing idea of this essay is that family foundations, too, have become important economic actors that ought to be included in the business history agenda. The proliferation of family foundations over the past three decades evokes the rise of scientific philanthropy during the first globalization wave. We propose a preliminary framework and methodology to approach the functionalities of corporate foundations for family firms and the perceived benefits of family foundations for entrepreneurial families, based on Spain as a case study but suitable for international comparisons. Fifty-three families and sixty-five foundations are examined and classified in terms of their aims and most visible activities, as well as their interplay with the main businesses of their supporting families and their local, national, and international institutional environment., Entrepreneurial families have become major actors in the twenty-first-century global economy, giving rise to increased scholarly interest in the performance, organization, specificities, and overall impact of family firms. The departing [...]

Published
2010

7. Doing lunch that matters

Author

Halcrow, Allan

Subjects
San Jose, California -- Donations, Johnson & Higgins (New York, New York) -- Donations, Corporations -- Donations, Homeless persons -- Donations, Philanthropy -- Case studies, Food relief -- California, Business, Human resources and labor relations
Abstract

Employees at the San Jose, CA office of Johnson & Higgins organized their own charitable organization to help feed homeless people by making and distributing lunches one day per month. The lunches consist of sandwiches donated by employees and fruits, cookies, and chips donated by local commercial sponsors. The employees secured food donations from local supermarkets and food processing companies, including Pepperidge Farm and Granny Goose. The workers feed 35 to 40 people each time food is distributed.

Published
1987

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