Advances in Social Sciences and Management

Challenges of Implementing Corporate Social Responsibility in Indonesia

2025-07-02T18:28:48+01:00

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a form of corporate responsibility towards the social and natural environment as part of a sustainable development strategy. Although it has been regulated under Law No. 40 of 2007 concerning Limited Liability Companies and Law No. 25 of 2007 concerning Investment, the implementation of CSR in Indonesia still faces several fundamental obstacles. This research is motivated by the low effectiveness of CSR implementation, which is often symbolic in nature and fails to address the community's actual needs. The research question posed is: What are the main challenges faced by Indonesia in implementing corporate social responsibility effectively? This study employs a normative juridical method with a qualitative descriptive approach, utilizing a literature review to inform its analysis. The findings reveal four main challenges in the implementation of CSR in Indonesia: (1) the lack of corporate commitment in implementing CSR strategically; (2) suboptimal regulatory frameworks; (3) lack of synergy among stakeholders; and (4) socio-cultural challenges. Therefore, regulatory reforms, increased awareness among business actors, and participatory approaches that are sensitive to local contexts are essential to ensure that CSR contributes meaningfully to sustainable national development.

Heads of Departments' Views on Strategies for Enhancing Graduate Employability Through Competence-Based Education and Training in Zimbabwean Polytechnic Colleges

2025-07-07T12:37:43+01:00

The purpose of this study was to explore the views of heads of departments on the strategies for enhancing graduate employability through competence-based education and training in the Zimbabwean context. An attempt was made to integrate all the arguments into one consistent synthesis which demonstrates effective strategies for enhancing graduate employability. A qualitative approach was used in data analysis using themes and an interview guide was used to generate data from 10 heads of department from four polytechnic colleges in Harare metropolitan region. From the findings, it was concluded that competence-based education and training, on the job education and training, development of generic skills, entrepreneurship education, collaboration with industry and continuous training and professional development were strategies for enhancing graduate employability through competence-based education and training in Technical Vocational Education and Training colleges.

Semantic Duality in Translation: Auto-Antonyms in English Versions of the Quran

2025-07-10T12:37:00+01:00

A great deal of research work, in the field of lexical semantics, has been made for investigating antonyms either within or across languages. Yet, notably, auto antonymy, in terms of research, has been received relatively little scholarly attention. This study highlights the potential usefulness to gain new theoretical insights into the effect of context in shaping Quranic auto-antonyms that are not auto-antonyms by definition. The researcher was stimulated by the semantic pragmatic embellishment in the Quranic rhetoric in terms of forming self-opposing meanings within one lexical item when subject to the authority of context. This is a comparative, qualitative study that aims to assess, with regard to translation, the different ways of addressing auto-antonyms brought about by context. The study has been applied on five of the most common and credible English versions of the Quran in terms of accuracy and fluency. A purposive sample of contextual Quranic auto antonyms were selected and consulted from different academic references. The findings demonstrated that contextual Quranic auto-antonyms are ambiguous, and accordingly, do not lend themselves seamlessly to translation. In addition, they revealed that every translator has their own personal touch in approaching self-opposed words/phrases in the Quran.