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A Guide to Sustainable Corporate Responsibility From Theory to Action
This open access book discusses the challenges and opportunities faced by companies in an age that increasingly values sustainability and demands corporate responsibility. Beginning with the historical development of corporate responsibility, this book moves from academic theory to practical application. It points to ways in which companies can successfully manage their transition to a more res…
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- 9783030882037
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- XIV, 274 p ; ill
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- 658.408 GUI
An uncertain future : anticipating oil in Uganda
The discovery of oil in Uganda in 2006 ushered in an oil-age era with new prospects of unforeseen riches. However, after an initial exploration boom developments stalled. Unlike other countries with major oil discoveries, Uganda has been slow in developing its oil. In fact, over ten years after the first discoveries, there is still no oil. During the time of the research for this book between 2…
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- 9783863953607
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- 277 p. : ill.
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- 330 WIT a
A guide to sustainable corporate responsibility : from theory to action
This open access book discusses the challenges and opportunities faced by companies in an age that increasingly values sustainability and demands corporate responsibility. Beginning with the historical development of corporate responsibility, this book moves from academic theory to practical application. It points to ways in which companies can successfully manage their transition to a more res…
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- 9783030882037
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- xiv, 274p.
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- 658.408 DIT a
Organizing for sustainability : a guide to developing new business models
This upper-level Open Access textbook aims to educate students and professionals on how to develop business models that have a positive impact on people, society, and the social and ecological environment. It explores a different view of how to organize value creation, from a focus on an almost exclusively monetary value creation to one that creates positive impact through multiple values. T…
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- 9783030781576
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- xxxv, 242p. : ill.
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- 332.673 JON o
Big data in organizations and the role of human resource manajment: a complex…
Big data are changing the way we work. This book conveys a theoretical understanding of big data and the related interactions on a socio-technological level as well as on the organizational level. Big data challenge the human resource department to take a new role. An organization’s new competitive advantage is its employees augmented by big data.
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- 9783631719039
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- xvii, 237p.: ill.
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- 658.4
RESTART sustainable business model innovation
Taking the business model as point of departure, this open access book explores how companies and organizations can contribute to a more sustainable future by designing innovative models that are both sustainable and profitable. Based upon years of research, it draws together theoretical foundations and existing literature on the topic of sustainable business alongside case studies and practica…
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- 9783319919713
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- xxiii, 253p. : ill.
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- 338.927 JOR r
Your post has been removed : tech giants and freedom of speech
This open access monograph argues established democratic norms for freedom of expression should be implemented on the internet. Moderating policies of tech companies as Facebook, Twitter and Google have resulted in posts being removed on an industrial scale. While this moderation is often encouraged by governments - on the pretext that terrorism, bullying, pornography, “hate speech” and “…
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- 9783030259686
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- xviii, 287p. : ill.
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- 323.443 FRE y
Techlash : the future of the socially responsible tech organization
Technology has made human lives incomparably better. Civilization as we know it would utterly collapse without it. However, if not properly managed, technology can and will be systematically abused and misuse and thereby become one of the biggest threats to humankind. This open access book applies proactive crisis management to the management of technology organizations to make them more sustai…
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- 9783030432799
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- xix, 55p. : ill.
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- 658.4038 MIT t
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