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Dr. Zinette Bergman
University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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Articles
Published: 02 July 2020 in Journal of Economic Issues
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Inflation is a monetary policy outcome, but in the short to medium term, price and wage decisions are co-determined by the public and private sectors. Many central banks have adopted transparency as a strategic policy approach, whereby communication of monetary policy goals is used as a public anchor. While the central bank’s strategy involves carefully crafted, deliberately simplified messages, most of the public tends to access inflation-related information through the media. In this article, we examine South African newspaper articles to identify how inflation is presented in the media and the role of the media, through this presentation, in the process of shaping public opinion around inflation expectations. We do this in two ways. First, we examine how inflation is presented in the media and then we identify the various actors presented in the media, their positions on inflation, and how these relate to each other. The systematic analysis of the media’s presentation of inflation allows us to identify some challenges to the central bank’s communication strategy.

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Monique Reid; Zinette Bergman; Stan Du Plessis; Manfred Max Bergman; Pierre Siklos. Inflation and Monetary Policy: What South African Newspapers Report in an Era of Policy Transparency. Journal of Economic Issues 2020, 54, 732 -754.

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Monique Reid, Zinette Bergman, Stan Du Plessis, Manfred Max Bergman, Pierre Siklos. Inflation and Monetary Policy: What South African Newspapers Report in an Era of Policy Transparency. Journal of Economic Issues. 2020; 54 (3):732-754.

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Monique Reid; Zinette Bergman; Stan Du Plessis; Manfred Max Bergman; Pierre Siklos. 2020. "Inflation and Monetary Policy: What South African Newspapers Report in an Era of Policy Transparency." Journal of Economic Issues 54, no. 3: 732-754.

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Published: 20 April 2020 in Mobilities
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China’s mobility turn has created the world’s largest public rail system, contributing extensively to citizens’ economic, social, and spatial mobility. Concurrently, this technological transformation has introduced many opportunities for individuation, which could potentially challenge the social, collectivistic, and Confucian foundations of China’s sociocultural and political ideology. While the notion that ‘mobility produces culture’ is readily accepted, research on train mobility in China is rare. In this study, we use Albert Bandura’s Model of Triadic Reciprocal Causation to conceptualize mobility as agency. We employ Hermeneutic Content Analysis, a mixed methods framework, to study how this rapidly evolving mobility environment connects to the lives of 31 regular train users living in Beijing. Studying agency in China enables us to systematize the sociocultural models within which mobility practices are embedded and how they manifest. We find that our interviewees embed agentive practices in a cultural model that is intertwined with collectivistic aspirations of the country. Technological developments are thus integrated into existing sociocultural models and political expectations, contradicting existing debates on the fracturing impact of disruptive technologies.

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Zinette Bergman; Manfred Max Bergman; Christoph Haenggi; Zhao Lei; Andrew Thatcher. Technological change and sociocultural models in China: A case study of train commuters in Beijing. Mobilities 2020, 15, 465 -479.

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Zinette Bergman, Manfred Max Bergman, Christoph Haenggi, Zhao Lei, Andrew Thatcher. Technological change and sociocultural models in China: A case study of train commuters in Beijing. Mobilities. 2020; 15 (4):465-479.

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Zinette Bergman; Manfred Max Bergman; Christoph Haenggi; Zhao Lei; Andrew Thatcher. 2020. "Technological change and sociocultural models in China: A case study of train commuters in Beijing." Mobilities 15, no. 4: 465-479.

Journal article
Published: 27 November 2019 in Sustainability
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Recent studies have shown that self-efficacy—the belief that individuals are able to execute behaviors that lead to desired outcomes—is a key factor for adopting more sustainable travel modes and practices. Also crucial are societal values and policies associated with sustainability, which guide individual mobility behaviors. Thus, sustainable travel research and policies are divided into hard and soft approaches. This study applies Albert Bandura’s concept of personal agency and his model of triadic reciprocal causation (TRC) to explore mobility as agency from the perspective of 32 car users from regions, which no longer have an adequate passenger rail infrastructure. The aim is to investigate the applicability of TRC theory in a US context, as well as a substantive study of how car users make sense of their mobility practices in relation to trains. Based on hermeneutic content analysis, a mixed-method analytic framework, findings reveal that Bandura’s agentive pathways associated with individual and proxy agency define the mobility practices of interviewees. By exploring the underlying structures of salient agentive pathways, this study traces the links between agency and (un)sustainable travel within a US American mobility culture.

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Zinette Bergman. Trains in the Land of the Car: A Case Study of Mobility as Agency in the United States. Sustainability 2019, 11, 6710 .

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Zinette Bergman. Trains in the Land of the Car: A Case Study of Mobility as Agency in the United States. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (23):6710.

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Zinette Bergman. 2019. "Trains in the Land of the Car: A Case Study of Mobility as Agency in the United States." Sustainability 11, no. 23: 6710.

Addendum
Published: 26 November 2019 in Sustainability
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The authors would like to make the following corrections about the published paper

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Zinette Bergman; Manfred Max Bergman. Addendum: Bergman, Z.; Bergman, M.M. A Case Study of the Sustainable Mobility Problem–Solution Paradox: Motility and Access of Metrorail Commuters in the Western Cape. Sustainability 2019, 11, 2842. Sustainability 2019, 11, 6694 .

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Zinette Bergman, Manfred Max Bergman. Addendum: Bergman, Z.; Bergman, M.M. A Case Study of the Sustainable Mobility Problem–Solution Paradox: Motility and Access of Metrorail Commuters in the Western Cape. Sustainability 2019, 11, 2842. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (23):6694.

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Zinette Bergman; Manfred Max Bergman. 2019. "Addendum: Bergman, Z.; Bergman, M.M. A Case Study of the Sustainable Mobility Problem–Solution Paradox: Motility and Access of Metrorail Commuters in the Western Cape. Sustainability 2019, 11, 2842." Sustainability 11, no. 23: 6694.

Journal article
Published: 25 October 2019 in Sustainability
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Developing prosperous and inclusive societies requires a reformulation of the business-society nexus toward sustainability. This means that all economically motivated behaviors of firms also need to consider their social and environmental impact, and all social and environmental policies their impact on the business sector and the economy. With the Companies Act 2013, the Indian government adopted a legislative approach to reconfigure the business-society nexus. Mandating what has been considered discretionary elicited an extensive academic debate. To study this India-specific political corporate social responsibility (CSR), we employ Content Configuration Analysis on 70 local and international English-language book chapters, research articles, reports, reviews, and expert commentaries published between 2013 and 2019 to develop a typology of the advantages and disadvantages associated with the Companies Act 2013. Among a large number of positions for and against the Act, we find that arguments extolling its advantages concurrently appear as disadvantages in other texts. This paradox is indicative of the difficulties of satisfying stakeholder expectations, as well as the complexities corporate responsibility programs face in India. Nonetheless, CSR as a policy tool allows the Indian government to instrumentalize the growing success of the business sector to address local and national needs and expectations. By systematizing the opportunities and challenges associated with the Companies Act 2013, we show how, similar to China, context and culture influence India’s socioeconomic development trajectory beyond the conventional market economy canon. Our analyses reveal how advantages and disadvantages are frequently connected to multiple stakeholders, including the government, business, and society. We conclude by highlighting the contribution this study makes to the field of political CSR.

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Manfred Max Bergman; Zinette Bergman; Yael Teschemacher; Bimal Arora; Divya Jyoti; Rijit Sengupta. Corporate Responsibility in India: Academic Perspectives on the Companies Act 2013. Sustainability 2019, 11, 5939 .

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Manfred Max Bergman, Zinette Bergman, Yael Teschemacher, Bimal Arora, Divya Jyoti, Rijit Sengupta. Corporate Responsibility in India: Academic Perspectives on the Companies Act 2013. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (21):5939.

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Manfred Max Bergman; Zinette Bergman; Yael Teschemacher; Bimal Arora; Divya Jyoti; Rijit Sengupta. 2019. "Corporate Responsibility in India: Academic Perspectives on the Companies Act 2013." Sustainability 11, no. 21: 5939.

Journal article
Published: 01 July 2019 in Sustainability
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In the mid-2000s, China’s environmental crisis had become a major social and political ‘hot spot’. In the interest of civic conciliation, national stability, and performance legitimacy, the Chinese government responded by introducing the ‘Scientific Approach to Development’ as part of the 11th Five-Year Plan in 2005. It signaled a significant policy shift, in which the government reoriented China’s national goals away from ‘Growth First’ policies and toward a model of sustainable development. In this study, we explore how Chinese business leaders reacted to this significant policy change. Specifically, our aim is three-fold: (1) to identify how senior managers and CxOs (executives or owners of enterprises, including CEOs, CFOs, CSOs) of Chinese firms responded to the explicit and systemic introduction of environmental management in the 11th Five-Year Plan; (2) examine motivations and justifications associated with their responses; (3) and explore contexts in which different motivations connected to organizational change and its management. In our study, we examine the perspectives of 72 senior managers and CxOs in China. We find that the integration of environmental management and corporate responsibility policies was predominately driven by national, international, and market contexts, and motivated by instrumental, relational, and moral considerations. We identify complex strategies and implementation plans that transformed government directives into multiple and overlapping business strategies. The main contribution of our study is the identification of specific sets of strategies employed by firms to concurrently comply with government directives and seek profits. Broadly speaking, these environmental management strategies are divided into compliance, a pursuit of competitive advantage, and a structural integration of environmental management.

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Cubie L.L. Lau; Zinette Bergman; Manfred Max Bergman. Environmental Protection and Corporate Responsibility: The Perspectives of Senior Managers and CxOs in China. Sustainability 2019, 11, 3610 .

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Cubie L.L. Lau, Zinette Bergman, Manfred Max Bergman. Environmental Protection and Corporate Responsibility: The Perspectives of Senior Managers and CxOs in China. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (13):3610.

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Cubie L.L. Lau; Zinette Bergman; Manfred Max Bergman. 2019. "Environmental Protection and Corporate Responsibility: The Perspectives of Senior Managers and CxOs in China." Sustainability 11, no. 13: 3610.

Journal article
Published: 18 May 2019 in Sustainability
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Public transport in general and passenger trains in particular are often advertised as solutions to mobility challenges due to their relatively low carbon footprint, high commuter load, high public safety, and contribution to reduced road congestion. But, how do these advantages apply to contexts characterized by inequality, poverty, and exclusion, and where train infrastructure is underdeveloped and poorly maintained? In this study, we examine the imaginaries and their associated transport predispositions of Metrorail users in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Based on 31 interviews conducted with Metrorail users, we explored how they conceptualize access to and use of mobility. The conceptual framework for this is provided by the Motility concept as developed by Kaufmann, Bergman, and Joye. Findings show that the context and culture defining the daily lives of Metrorail users reflect a reality, which is far removed from the way we theorize sustainable mobility. The limitations of spatial and social inequality, which create the mobility boundaries of Motility for these commuters, reveal a significant gap between their lives and the policies aimed to foster our sustainable mobility future. Despite this, the commuters of our study are highly mobile, and we end this article with an attempt to align these conflicting domains of dysfunctional contexts, mobility practices, and sustainability ideals.

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Zinette Bergman; Manfred Max Bergman. A Case Study of the Sustainable Mobility Problem–Solution Paradox: Motility and Access of Metrorail Commuters in the Western Cape. Sustainability 2019, 11, 2842 .

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Zinette Bergman, Manfred Max Bergman. A Case Study of the Sustainable Mobility Problem–Solution Paradox: Motility and Access of Metrorail Commuters in the Western Cape. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (10):2842.

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Zinette Bergman; Manfred Max Bergman. 2019. "A Case Study of the Sustainable Mobility Problem–Solution Paradox: Motility and Access of Metrorail Commuters in the Western Cape." Sustainability 11, no. 10: 2842.

Journal article
Published: 14 January 2019 in critical perspectives on international business
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Purpose The Government of India dramatically altered the dynamic between business and society when it introduced the Companies Act 2013, which mandated firms to expend at least 2 per cent of average net profits on corporate responsibility (CR) programmes. This reconfiguration of social value creation may serve as a template for a closer and participatory relationship between the private sector and government in emerging economies and beyond. This paper aims to analyse how CR expectations have taken shape in the print media in India. Specifically, the authors ask the following: What are the dimensions of CR expectations in mainstream Indian newspapers?, and Why, according to the newspaper narratives, do corporations have these responsibilities? Design/methodology/approach In this qualitative study, the authors randomly selected and analysed 50 per cent (n = 442) of the newspaper articles that dealt explicitly with CR. The articles appeared in the top five Indian English-language newspapers and the top two Hindi-language newspapers between 1 January and 31 December 2015. Using Content Configuration Analysis (CCA), the authors developed a typology of CR expectations and analysed their associated justifications. Finally, they used CCA to analyse how this typology and its justifications connect to the two main stakeholders: the business sector and government. Findings The analyses reveal how the introduction of the Companies Act 2013 had a major impact on CR expectations by explicitly and legally casting the business sector as the engine of social development. The authors were able to describe how contextual and cultural dimensions frame evolving interests and societal demands towards corporations, and how difficult it may be for corporations to fulfil CR expectations that are well beyond their core business and that reach domains usually pertaining to government. Originality/value This study contributes an empirical exploration of media discourse on contemporary CR expectations in India and its associated notions of social value creation, and how these are shaped by various cultural and contextual influences. The authors discuss how this novel approach to CR modifies the relations between business and society, and they reflect on the opportunities and limits of this model for other emerging economies, which struggle to formulate a symbiotic relationship between business and society.

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Zinette Bergman; Yael Teschemacher; Bimal Arora; Rijit Sengupta; Klaus Michael Leisinger; Manfred Max Bergman. Developing the business-society nexus through corporate responsibility expectations in India. critical perspectives on international business 2019, 16, 143 -164.

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Zinette Bergman, Yael Teschemacher, Bimal Arora, Rijit Sengupta, Klaus Michael Leisinger, Manfred Max Bergman. Developing the business-society nexus through corporate responsibility expectations in India. critical perspectives on international business. 2019; 16 (2):143-164.

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Zinette Bergman; Yael Teschemacher; Bimal Arora; Rijit Sengupta; Klaus Michael Leisinger; Manfred Max Bergman. 2019. "Developing the business-society nexus through corporate responsibility expectations in India." critical perspectives on international business 16, no. 2: 143-164.

Journal article
Published: 28 November 2018 in Sustainability
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) aims to enhance peace, security, and sustainable development by fostering international collaboration. Based on this aim, it stands to reason that the organization ought to contribute to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In this research, we examined how an important program of UNESCO, the UNESCO Chairs, contributes to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Specifically, we studied the activities of 34 UNESCO Chairs from seven countries of the Northern Hemisphere (Germany, Iceland, Portugal, Slovenia, South Korea, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom) to assess the contribution of the chairs toward the UN SDGs. The data for this study are based on in-depth narrative interviews, and we used Hermeneutic Content Analysis, a mixed methods framework, for analysis. Our results show that, unsurprisingly, all chairs contribute to UN SDG 4 (Quality Education) and 17 (Partnerships for the Goals) based on their extensive research and teaching activities. Interestingly, their academic focal areas contribute to specific UN SDG clusters. Using Multidimensional Scaling, we analyzed the UN SDG clusters across different focal areas to reveal the implicit models of sustainability among the chairs. Our findings have implications on the limits of how UNESCO Chairs conceptualize sustainability and show how this has positive and negative consequences on their contribution toward achieving the UN SDGs.

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Zinette Bergman; Manfred Max Bergman; Kiran Fernandes; Daphne Grossrieder; Lea Schneider. The Contribution of UNESCO Chairs toward Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainability 2018, 10, 4471 .

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Zinette Bergman, Manfred Max Bergman, Kiran Fernandes, Daphne Grossrieder, Lea Schneider. The Contribution of UNESCO Chairs toward Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (12):4471.

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Zinette Bergman; Manfred Max Bergman; Kiran Fernandes; Daphne Grossrieder; Lea Schneider. 2018. "The Contribution of UNESCO Chairs toward Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals." Sustainability 10, no. 12: 4471.

Book chapter
Published: 01 August 2017 in Sustainable Business, Management, and Economics
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Manfred Max Bergman; Lena Berger; Klaus Leisinger; Zinette Bergman; Baocheng Liu; Jiaqi Zhang. Corporate Responsibility Expectations in China: Advanced Business and Economics Students from Beijing. Sustainable Business, Management, and Economics 2017, 1 .

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Manfred Max Bergman, Lena Berger, Klaus Leisinger, Zinette Bergman, Baocheng Liu, Jiaqi Zhang. Corporate Responsibility Expectations in China: Advanced Business and Economics Students from Beijing. Sustainable Business, Management, and Economics. 2017; ():1.

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Manfred Max Bergman; Lena Berger; Klaus Leisinger; Zinette Bergman; Baocheng Liu; Jiaqi Zhang. 2017. "Corporate Responsibility Expectations in China: Advanced Business and Economics Students from Beijing." Sustainable Business, Management, and Economics , no. : 1.

Article
Published: 08 May 2017 in Sustainability
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The relationship between business and society is evolving. On the one hand, social, environmental, and long-term economic issues subsumed under the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development are inspiring intergovernmental organizations, governments, NGOs, NPOs, foundations, and civic society to legislate and regulate corporate behavior toward a greater concern for the wellbeing of groups, regions, or entire societies. On the other, a growing trend toward protectionism, nationalism, and populism may be the consequence or expression of a dissatisfaction with the perceived dissociation of the private sector from society. As a form of self-regulation, corporate responsibility deals with the complex responsibilities businesses have toward society. However, it tends to be hampered by an emphasis on theology and philosophy-based business ethics, which are difficult to integrate into day-to-day business operations or to translate between national or corporate cultures. In this article, we argue that corporate sustainability could be a more useful concept to help improve on how government, the private sector, and academia understand the links between business and society, and how to translate the interdependence between business and society from one culture to another. For this purpose, we empirically analyzed the relevant academic literature on corporate sustainability, using Content Configuration Analysis. Our analyses revealed three conceptual types and nine subtypes of corporate sustainability. Based on their assessment, we suggest conceptual preferences and a definition of corporate sustainability, which fulfil criteria that may render the concept more useful to global political and socioeconomic negotiations among stakeholder groups for the long-term benefit of business and society.

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Manfred Max Bergman; Zinette Bergman; Lena Berger. An Empirical Exploration, Typology, and Definition of Corporate Sustainability. Sustainability 2017, 9, 753 .

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Manfred Max Bergman, Zinette Bergman, Lena Berger. An Empirical Exploration, Typology, and Definition of Corporate Sustainability. Sustainability. 2017; 9 (5):753.

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Manfred Max Bergman; Zinette Bergman; Lena Berger. 2017. "An Empirical Exploration, Typology, and Definition of Corporate Sustainability." Sustainability 9, no. 5: 753.

Journal article
Published: 25 November 2015 in uwf UmweltWirtschaftsForum
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Manfred Max Bergman; Lena Berger; Klaus Leisinger; Jiaqi Zhang; Baocheng Liu; Zinette Bergman. How well do Chinese corporate responsibility expectations map onto an international corporate responsibility scale? uwf UmweltWirtschaftsForum 2015, 23, 191 -196.

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Manfred Max Bergman, Lena Berger, Klaus Leisinger, Jiaqi Zhang, Baocheng Liu, Zinette Bergman. How well do Chinese corporate responsibility expectations map onto an international corporate responsibility scale? uwf UmweltWirtschaftsForum. 2015; 23 (4):191-196.

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Manfred Max Bergman; Lena Berger; Klaus Leisinger; Jiaqi Zhang; Baocheng Liu; Zinette Bergman. 2015. "How well do Chinese corporate responsibility expectations map onto an international corporate responsibility scale?" uwf UmweltWirtschaftsForum 23, no. 4: 191-196.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2015 in Business and Professional Ethics Journal
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Manfred Max Bergman; Klaus M. Leisinger; Zinette Bergman; Lena Berger; Philosophy Documentation Center. An Analysis of the Conceptual Landscape of Corporate Responsibility in Academia. Business and Professional Ethics Journal 2015, 34, 165 -193.

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Manfred Max Bergman, Klaus M. Leisinger, Zinette Bergman, Lena Berger, Philosophy Documentation Center. An Analysis of the Conceptual Landscape of Corporate Responsibility in Academia. Business and Professional Ethics Journal. 2015; 34 (2):165-193.

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Manfred Max Bergman; Klaus M. Leisinger; Zinette Bergman; Lena Berger; Philosophy Documentation Center. 2015. "An Analysis of the Conceptual Landscape of Corporate Responsibility in Academia." Business and Professional Ethics Journal 34, no. 2: 165-193.

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Published: 01 December 2011 in Education as Change
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The aim of this article is to develop and test a systematic framework for conceptualising and analysing dysfunctions in schools. Based on the Explanatory Model of School Dysfunctions (EMSD) developed by Bergman, Bergman and Gravett (2011), dysfunctions as experienced by teachers and learners were analysed. Data for this research are non-representative and include 40 essays written by teachers and approximately 1 500 open-ended responses by recently matriculated students. It was found that the EMSD is suitable for modelling the problem domains experienced by teachers and learners. Perceived causes and consequences of dysfunctions relate to their proximal contact zone, i.e. the agents and behaviours with which they are most familiar. This article includes a discussion on theoretical and empirical limitations, recommendations for future research in this field, as well as policy recommendations to address some of the problems experienced by teachers and learners in South Africa.

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Manfred Max Bergman; Zinette Bergman. Perspectives of learners and teachers on school dysfunctions in South Africa. Education as Change 2011, 15, S35 -S48.

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Manfred Max Bergman, Zinette Bergman. Perspectives of learners and teachers on school dysfunctions in South Africa. Education as Change. 2011; 15 (sup1):S35-S48.

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Manfred Max Bergman; Zinette Bergman. 2011. "Perspectives of learners and teachers on school dysfunctions in South Africa." Education as Change 15, no. sup1: S35-S48.

Journal article
Published: 23 November 2011 in South African Journal of Education
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Manfred Max Bergman; Zinette Bergman; Sarah Gravett. The development and application of the Explanatory Model of School Dysfunctions. South African Journal of Education 2011, 31, 461 -474.

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Manfred Max Bergman, Zinette Bergman, Sarah Gravett. The development and application of the Explanatory Model of School Dysfunctions. South African Journal of Education. 2011; 31 (4):461-474.

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Manfred Max Bergman; Zinette Bergman; Sarah Gravett. 2011. "The development and application of the Explanatory Model of School Dysfunctions." South African Journal of Education 31, no. 4: 461-474.