INTEREST-BASED RELATIONAL APPROACH FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN A CONGREGATIONAL SYSTEM
Elvis Samari N. Tamfu, Cameroon Baptist Convention.
MSI Journal of Economics and Business Management (MSIJEBM) | DOI https://zenodo.org/records/19498126 | Page 01 to 12
Abstract
Conflict is an inevitable aspect of any organizational setting, including ecclesiological ones. When poorly managed, it has been a major root cause of organizational stagnation and inefficiency. In the context of the church organization, conflict accounts for many church splits, a perpetual crisis, and, in some cases, constant judicial battles. This paper examines an interest-based related approach as a tool for conflict resolution in the congregational system of church governance. Finally, it proposes recommendations for using the interest-based relational (IBR) approach to resolve conflicts in the congregational system.
Keywords: Interest-based relational approach, conflict resolution, congregational system
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Tourism Intensity and Regional Monetary Transmission: Evidence from the Algarve
Vahick A. Yedgarian, Arkansas State University, AR, USA.
Ram Paudel, International American University, Los Angeles, California.
MSI Journal of Economics and Business Management (MSIJEBM) | DOI https://zenodo.org/records/19451491 | Page 01 to 20
Abstract
This study investigates regional heterogeneity in the transmission of monetary policy within a tourism-dependent economy, focusing on Portugal’s NUTS II regions and the Algarve as a case study. Using quarterly panel data from 2000Q1 to 2024Q4, the analysis combines high-frequency identified European Central Bank (ECB) monetary policy shocks with a tourism-intensity index to estimate dynamic responses through a local projection framework. The results reveal that tourism-intensive regions experience significantly larger and more persistent contractions in tourism activity, employment, and housing markets following monetary tightening. In particular, tourism demand emerges as the dominant transmission channel, accounting for nearly half of the differential regional response. Housing and credit channels further amplify these effects, reflecting the strong link between tourism activity and real estate markets. Robustness checks confirm that these findings are not driven by the COVID-19 period, alternative identification strategies, or measurement approaches. The results highlight the importance of sectoral specialization in shaping monetary transmission and demonstrate that a uniform monetary policy can generate asymmetric regional outcomes within a currency union. These findings carry important implications for macroprudential policy design and regional economic resilience in tourism-dependent economies.
Keywords: Monetary policy transmission; Regional heterogeneity; Tourism intensity
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