Role of Entrepreneurial Orientation in Exploiting Opportunities, Competitive Advantage, Innovative Ideas, and Performance in Corporate Entrepreneurship

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Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) represents an essential factor in company performance. The current study gives an essential message to assessing the direct influence of entrepreneurial spirit upon exploiting opportunities, competitive advantage, and growth in corporate entrepreneurship. The main goal of this paper is to define the concept of entrepreneurial orientation and its impact on effective corporate entrepreneurship. Moreover, it attempts to explain the concept and effect of the entrepreneurial orientation dimension (innovativeness, pro-activeness, risk-taking, autonomy, and competitive aggressiveness) on corporate entrepreneurship performance. The study gleaned that an entrepreneurial orientation is crucial for establishing competitive advantage, profitability, economic growth, and performance, and it improves the proactive capability to seek out opportunities and deal with conflicts, allowing organizations to join new markets and focus more on internal growth. Furthermore, commercial activity enhances and supports firms’ ability to better position themselves and separate themselves from competitors. It suggests that entrepreneurship businesses develop an entrepreneurial orientation early in their life cycle.

Application and Practice of Emerging Educational Technologies in the Inclusive Education of Students with Autism

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This article provides an in-depth discussion of the current status, advantages and challenges of the application of novel educational technologies in the inclusive education of students with autism. Autism is a serious neurodevelopmental disorder with a rising incidence in recent years, making it a global public health issue. Inclusive education emphasizes providing equal educational opportunities for all students, but traditional educational methods have limitations in supporting students with autism. Emerging educational technologies (including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality, robotics, and somatosensory interaction) offer new hope for inclusive education for students with autism. These technologies have significantly improved the learning outcomes and social integration abilities of students with autism through personalized learning plans, immersive experiences, and emotional interactions. However, their application also faces many challenges, such as high technology costs, uneven resource distribution, insufficient professional training for teachers, and low technology acceptance. In the future, with the advancement of technological integration and innovation, the strengthening of cooperation between families and schools, and the further clarification of policy support and research directions, it is expected to promote the widespread application and optimization of these technologies, create a more inclusive and efficient educational environment for students with autism, and help them develop in an all-round way.

Duway: An Inquiry on the Psychosocial Wellbeing of Tagakaolo Women in Polygamous Marriage

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Polygamous marriage involves a husband having the right to choose multiple wives in addition to their first marriage. In the Tagakaolo tribe, men are allowed to choose multiple wives after an agreed-upon dowry, leading the women as passive recipients of this practice. Hence, this qualitative phenomenological study aimed to uncover the lived experiences, psychosocial well-being, and insights of these women. By using the in-depth interviews and FGD guided by a semi-structured interview guide, this study gathered data from a total of twelve (12) Tagakaolo women, selected purposively. The data was analyzed using thematic analysis to unravel themes. The findings revealed three (3) themes in the lived experience of study participants on polygamous marriage: crying in silence, getting used to the “Duway” practice, and abiding with the customs and traditions.  The psychosocial well-being of the participants is also described by the following themes: embracing the situation as brought by fate, practicing open communication solves issues, and maintaining a passive attitude. As for the insights, these themes emerged: communication is the lifeline of a relationship, polygamous marriage is never easy, and polygamous marriage is only amiable if with agreement in writing. The findings imply that while polygamy is respected and honored by the Tagakaolo Tribe, it has detrimental implications on women’s psychological, social, and emotional well-being.

The Impact of Multimodal Instruction on Listening Proficiency Among Non-English Major University Students

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This study examines the effectiveness of multimodal instruction in enhancing listening skills among non-English major university students in Shanxi, China. Using a mixed-methods design, the research combines quantitative analysis of CET-4 and MALQ assessments with qualitative data from classroom observations and interviews. Results demonstrate significant improvements in the experimental group’s listening comprehension, particularly in inference skills and detail recognition (Chen et al., 2023; Zhang & Liu, 2022). Thematic analysis reveals enhanced learner engagement and confidence through multimodal approaches (Wang & Zhao, 2021). Findings support the integration of visual, auditory, and kinesthetic modalities in language instruction, with implications for curriculum design and pedagogical strategies (Li et al., 2023; Sun, 2024).

Ethical and innovative integration of generative Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: challenges and proposals for an institutional policy

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The article looks at the integration of technologies into teacher training at Higher School of Education Paula Frassinetti. Since 1999, Higher School of Education Paula Frassinetti has invested in technological infrastructures and participated in various research projects in Information and Communication Technologies, with the aim of transforming pedagogical practices and creating innovative learning communities. Recently, generative Artificial Intelligence has brought new challenges, requiring the definition of principles for its ethical and responsible use. The proposal to build an institutional Artificial Intelligence policy emphasises the need to involve students, teaching staff and collaborators in a collaborative process. For students, it is suggested to create classroom debates and collect data on the use of Artificial Intelligence tools. For teachers, we recommend collaborative reflection on the use of this technology in academic contexts and participation in experience-sharing sessions. For staff, the proposal includes reflection on the use of Artificial Intelligence in institutional processes and the collection of data on their competencies. The institutional Artificial Intelligence policy should be a living document, adaptable to technological changes and the needs of the academic community. Everyone’s participation is crucial to identifying potential or problems and finding innovative solutions. The collective construction of Artificial Intelligence policies will promote an educational environment that is more dynamic, inclusive and prepared for future challenges. The recommendations include promoting good practices, training students and teachers, and monitoring the use of this technology to ensure balanced and ethical integration.

The Use of Educational Technology Platforms in the Management of Chinese Colleges and Universities: A Post-Epidemic Example

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COVID-19 Deployment of technology-based learning systems has grown exponentially in this setting, and Chinese universities and colleges’ management practices have changed significantly because of the historic impact on the world educational system brought about by the pandemic. The current status of teaching education platforms in post-pandemic Chinese college and university governance is the main focus of this research, which also deeply investigates their particular applications in teaching management, student management, administrative management, and other fields.

Understanding the Experiences of Middle-Aged Filipino Parents of Children with Undiagnosed Neurodevelopmental Conditions in Rural Northern Philippines

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This qualitative study investigated the everyday realities of six Filipino couples in the Northern Philippines caring for children with undiagnosed neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs).  Employing in-depth interviews and Giorgi’s phenomenological analysis, the study revealed two dominant themes.  “Navigating the Demands of Developmental Caregiving” reveals a nuanced interplay of challenges that these parents face daily. The exploration of how navigating an ambiguous diagnostic landscape filled with significant socioeconomic and geographic limitations shapes parental roles, caregiving responsibilities, and the development of coping mechanisms. The second theme, “Finding Meaning in the Face of Uncertainty,” highlighted the adaptive coping strategies employed, specifically fostering strong family bonds and seeking solace from God. Results demonstrate an urgent need to create culturally fit interventions, improved diagnostic services, and comprehensive community support programs that cater to the unique needs of these middle adulthood couples (i.e., the competing demands from different areas of their life: their established careers, potential caregiving for aging parents, and the ongoing responsibilities of raising children). Future research should evaluate the long-term effects of these interventions and explore the effectiveness of different support models.

Subaltern Climate Change Adaptation: A Theoretical Framework on Strategic Resilience in Subnational Border-communities

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Framed along pluralist and critical social theories, the paper offers an innovative climate adaptation theoretical construct—subaltern adaptation—which necessitates the reimagining of the ‘community’ as a spatio-temporal (‘historical’ space) and spatio-social (‘anthropological’ space) within a particular ecological zone, instead of the usual state-centric scale (e.g., the barangay, or the smallest administrative government district in the Philippines, as community), as a new and ideal site for climate change adaptation analysis and methodology. With the border-community as point of departure, it takes the subnational border-community as locus, and the local institution as unit of analysis. The proposed theoretical framework is grounded on the assumption that adaptation is a function and fusion of institutional strategy, inter-institutional partnership, and linked ecological and demographic realities. It fashions the complex and fundamental relationship between climate change, environment, and society—as lens to reveal the socio-ecological realities and vulnerability issues shared by local institutions in the border-community—and offers a methodical strategy that can guide interinstitutional, transborder or cross-scalar adaptation towards the creation of a resilient subaltern climate change community. The local transborder collaboration is basically geared at addressing the geospatial and social vulnerabilities that the local institutions share across the border and ultimately addresses the constraints that state-defined borders have on local climate adaptation.