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A research agenda for work and employment
Procter, Stephen J. (ed.) - 2024
"Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. A Research Agenda for Work and Employment critically...
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Contingent employment in Europe and the United States
Storrie, Donald W. (contributor);  … - 2003
contingent employment in Sweden -- 5. Contingent employment in Spain -- 6. Contingent employment in Germany -- 7. Flexible …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850977
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Capturing the innovation opportunity space : creating business models with new forms of innovation
Flowers, Stephen - 2017
Contents: 1. The new frontier of innovation -- 2. Innovation pioneers - the essential role of users, on-line user … communities and the crowd -- 3. Exploring the changing landscape of Innovation: the rise of users, on-line communities and the … crowd -- 4. Mapping the new world of innovation - the innovation opportunity space -- 5. Defending territory - changing …
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Cooperation, networks, and institutions in regional innovation systems
Fornahl, Dirk (ed.); Brenner, Thomas (ed.) - 2003
This book addresses the role of cooperation, networks and institutions in the context of regional innovation systems … cooperation, networks and institutions, and their role in the development of local systems of innovation. The combination of …. It emphasises the importance of these factors in the emergence of local innovation systems, using detailed examples of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473758
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Job insecurity, precarious employment and burnout : facts and fables in work psychology research
De Cuyper, Nele (ed.); Selenko, Eva (ed.);  … - 2023
"With job insecurity and precarious employment at an all-time high, and burnout labelled as the new worker pandemic, this incisive book sets out to initiate debate and fuel learning in the continually evolving field of work psychology. Bringing together a diverse group of international experts,...
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Game theory and international environmental cooperation
Finus, Michael - 2001
The book investigates various strategies to provide countries with an incentive to accede, agree and comply to an international environmental agreement (IEA). Finus shows that by integrating real world restrictions into a model, game theory is a powerful tool for explaining the divergence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851032
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Communication and cooperation in the virtual workplace : teamwork in computer-mediated-communication
Sadowski-Rasters, Gaby - 2006
This innovative book explores the structure, growth and effectiveness of virtual communities in computer-mediated environments. In spite of initial enthusiasm, much uncertainty remains about the prospects of virtual teams and the technology that supports their collaboration. This book seeks to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851456
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Ethics as social science : the moral philosophy of social cooperation
Yeager, Leland B. - 2001
requirements of a well-functioning society, one whose members reap the gains from peaceful cooperation while pursuing their own …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851632
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Strategic challenges for the base of the pyramid
Vermeulen, Patrick A. M. - 2014
provide important insights into several important topics in the BoP domain, including trust, innovation, and scale …. Building trust at the base of the pyramid -- 5. Innovation at the base of the pyramid -- 6. Scaling challenges at the base of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851963
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Learning to compete in European universities : from social institution to knowledge business
McKelvey, Maureen D. (contributor);  … - 2009
This book addresses the critical issue of how and why European universities are changing and learning to compete. Anglo-Saxon universities particularly in the US, the UK and Australia have long been subject to, and responded to, market-based competition in higher education. The authors argue...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851977