Expert contributions examine the contextual factors that affect implementation of more sustainable technology and innovation practices, offering a number of empirical methodologies to describe and explain these multidimensional influences. What emerges is a compelling argument in favor of...

Transnational corporations play a role in the design, diffusion, and consolidation of sustainable development in the context of globalization and multinational firms. In this timely book European and American contributors analyze this role and explore the complex and dynamic phenomena of...

Climate change is one of the most salient challenges expressed in the seventeen interconnected UN Sustainable Development Goals. A greater impetus has emerged in recent years for larger corporations to assume a pivotal role in framing the issues of climate change-focused policy, ensuring...

"The Role of Multinational Enterprises in Supporting the United Nations' SDGs is an exploration of the place of the private sector in implementing select Sustainable Development goals. Beyond the abundant literature published by the United Nations and journal articles, there are few book-length...

Section I:- Social Robotics -- CHAPTER 1:-From Robots to Humanoids: Examining an Ethical View of Social Robotics -- CHAPTER 2:-Advancement of Robotic Autonomy Benefiting Individuals with Autism: Ethical Curriculum Development through Social Robotics’ Design and Research -- CHAPTER...

This volume describes the most salient changes faced by key Chinese industry sectors as defining components of global and domestic macroeconomic performance. Set within the context of the Global China 2049 initiative, which aims to transform the country into a fully advanced and developed...