The Human Factor in Shaping the Course of History and Development

by Adjibolosoo, Senyo B-S.K.; Adjibolosoo, Senyo; Haucap, Justus; Wey, Christian; Dawson, Kym; Page, Don; Wong, T.P; Mensah, Joseph; Firang, D; Bonsu, Samuel K.; Bakti, Andi Faisal; Ikome, Otto; Whitney, Chris; Gottlieb, Sheldon F.

• ISBN13: 9780761816133
• ISBN10: 0761816135
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-03-29
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

The development problems of many countries continue to escalate despite the huge sums of money that are spent on social, economic, and political programs. In order to determine why particular solutions to these problems often do not work, it is necessary to identify and evaluate the human factor traits that give rise to specific attitudes, behaviors, and actions. Human factor traits include personality characteristics and other dimensions of human performance that enable social, economic, and political institutions to function and remain functional over time. In this fascinating volume, contributors examine the role of human factor traits that may promote or hinder the effectiveness of economic development programs. It brings together scholars from a variety of disciplines to discuss the relevance of human factor traits in shaping history and development, with the ultimate goal of providing information that will help create safer and more prosperous societies in the future. Original and thought provoking, this volume will be of value to scholars studying international development and economic planning.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
PART I: INTRODUCTION
Introduction	3	(4)
Senyo Adjibolosoo
The Human Factor in Human Action	7	(14)
Senyo Adjibolosoo
PART II: THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL ANALYSES
Social Capital and Economic Development	21	(22)
Justus Haucap
Christian Wey
Meta-Theoretical Situational Modeling of Collective Decision-Making and Human Responsibility	43	(26)
Kym Dawson
A Conceptual Framework for Measuring Servant-Leadership	69	(42)
Don Page
T. P. Wong
The Condition of Human Well-being in Africa: Revisiting the Physical Quality of Life Index	111	(28)
Joseph Mensah
D. Firang
PART III: THE HUMAN FACTOR IN DEVELOPMENT
Environmental Stewardship for Global Sustainable Development	139	(26)
O. P. Dwivedi
Marketing Technology Transfer for Socio-Economic Development in the Lesser Developed Countries	165	(32)
Samuel K. Bonsu
Religious Values and Development: The Significance of the Indonesian Communications Experience	197	(28)
Andi Faisal Bakti
Language Empowerment as a Cornerstone of Human Factor Development	225	(32)
Otto Ikome
The English Language Teacher: Agent for or Obstacle to Human Factor Development?	257	(32)
Chris Whitney
The Influence of Beliefs and Values Orientations on the Realization of Human Potentialities: A Case of Alabama	289	(20)
Sheldon F. Gottlieb
Index	309	(6)
About the Editor and Contributors	315