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Philosophical foundations of hospitality ethics: Socratic, platonic, and aristotelian perspectives
(John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2026-04-01) Shahidul Islam, Mohammad; BRAC Business School
Inherently rooted in ethical considerations, the hospitality industry faces numerous moral challenges in ensuring service quality, customer satisfaction, and operational integrity. This study explores integrating foundational ethical principles from Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle to address these challenges. Socratic ethics, emphasizing continuous ethical inquiry and self-knowledge, provides a framework for ongoing moral reflection. Platonic ideals inspire a pursuit of excellence and integrity, while Aristotelian virtue ethics offers practical guidance for ethical decision-making. By critically analyzing these ancient philosophies, this research aims to elevate the moral discourse within the hospitality sector and develop practical guidelines for integrating these principles into contemporary practices. The study contributes to the field by understanding how classical ethical theories can address current ethical issues, enhance decision-making, and promote a culture of moral excellence in hospitality. Practical implications include developing ethical training programs, formulating fair and just policies, and creating a service environment that prioritizes the well-being of guests and employees.
Knowledge base for social capital's role in scaling social impact: A bibliometric analysis
(John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2023-04-01) Mohiuddin, Md. Fazla; Yasin I.M.; Latiff A.R.A.; BRAC Business School
Social capital and scaling social impact are two of the most important concepts within social entrepreneurship and social enterprise research. However, what role social capital plays in scaling social impact is less understood and academic literatures on the connection of these two crucial concepts are fragmented and scattered. To fill this research gap, we have conducted a bibliometric review to inform academics and researchers the salient agents in the field and categorize the conceptual structure of the knowledge base. Using science mapping techniques, we have analyzed 1549 relevant documents from SCOPUS that are published between 1986 and 2021. The primary objective of this review is to uncover the size, growth trajectory, and geographic distribution of literatures related to social capital's role in scaling social impact. Additionally, we have also analyzed key publishing journals, authors, and documents to map the intellectual structure and research fronts of the domain. The review shows that there is a reasonable accumulation of scientific knowledge concerning social capital's role in scaling social impact in the last three decades. Another key finding is that, some of the keywords identified within the research fronts are closely aligned with a number of UN-SDG goals. This is the first study to systematically map social capital's role in scaling social impact literature with the help of a science mapping tool called bibliometric analysis. This work provides a clear overview of the evolution of the research field and presents potentially important research gaps that require further attention.
Social harmony and community wellbeing
(John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2023-02-01) Islam, M. Rezaul; BRAC Institute of Governance and Development
This special issue explores social harmony and community wellbeing with some examples of Asian countries. These are essential tools to fight against many social problems and meet elucidation. While these concepts are not documented well in social work literature, the articles on this special issue will provide thoughtful and valuable guidelines to the readers, academics, policy makers and researchers for expanding and improving social and community services.
Economic and social inclusion of person with disability and transgender through skills development program of BRAC: A qualitative study
(John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2023-06-01) Shatil, Tanvir; Kamruzzaman, Md; Islam, M. Rezaul; BRAC Institute of Governance and Development
This article is based on the Skills Training for Advancing Resources (STAR) project for the youth initiative of the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) in Bangladesh. The objective was to explore the consequences of social and economic inclusion of this project for the persons with disability (PWDs) and transgender (TG) youth people. The research focused on how inclusive programmatic interventions created multidimensional impacts among the “marginalized” and “excluded” PWD and TG youths at the grassroots level. This study adopted a qualitative approach where in-depth case interviews and observation were applied for data collection. PWD and TG graduates, master craft persons (MCPs), employers, and program staff members were the participants in this study. Results found that PWD and TG youths faced vulnerabilities and social stigma in their lives and livelihood trajectories due to their physical inability and low level of social dignity. The STAR project has a certain level of contribution to the livelihoods of PWD and TG people, where these helped them to gain their social, cultural, and economic capital. Findings would be an important guideline for policymakers, NGO managers, and human rights workers.
Social behavior practices for child protection and well-being among low-income urban households in Bangladesh
(John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2023-02-01) Islam, M. Rezaul; Al Gharaibeh F.; Azman A.; Hashim I.H.M.; Islam M.R.; Rahman A.; BRAC Institute of Governance and Development
The main objective of this study was to explore the status of social behavior practices for child protection and well-being among low-income urban households in Bangladesh. This study used a survey method, and data were collected through a face-to-face structured interview from 378 low-income household heads from 12 wards (Konabari and Kashimpur) of Zone 5 of the Gazipur City Corporation. Results found that the current status of the presence of child protection services is very low (in many cases, this number is zero except children having birth registered). A significant number (55%) of them were married between 15 and 19 years. The study found a low level of access on the components of social behaviors where around 50% to 60% caregivers stated 4 benefits of key behaviors, necessity of hand washing after defecation and before and after taking a meal, the age of boys and girls to get married off, and know the effect and consequences of child marriage. The chi-squared tests confirmed extremely high significance in almost all of the components. Findings will be an important guideline for the policymakers, child service practitioners, and human rights workers.