A social innovation represents unusual inspirational ideas to various kinds of social problems which are more effective, efficient, sustainable, or introduce solutions for which the value created arises primarily to society as a whole rather than private individuals. The term social innovation...

Advanced EU economies support and develop the social economy and social entrepreneurship, which contributes to building competitiveness and performance of the country. The concept of the social economy is not viewed uniformly in all Member States. France is considered the cradle of the...

Recording score improvements two years in a row, Turkey has achieved its highest economic freedom score ever in the 2014 Index. Deeper institutional reform to firmly establish the rule of law and improve regulatory efficiency will be developed to solidifying its transition to a more market-based...

This paper aims to present the importance of weak ties in social networks for sharing information at personal level, across departments in a company, as well as between managers that seek business opportunities. Also, the paper shows that complex knowledge requires strong ties in order to be...

The focus of this paper is to evaluate conceptions, perceptions, and interpretations of ‘financing sport’ throughout the European continent. The paper will aim to shed light on the ways that policy contexts dictate the application of sport financing as well as sport practices. While many...

The concept of sustainable development can be interpreted in different ways, but at its core is an approach to development that looks to balance different and often competing needs against an awareness of environmental, social and economic limitations in the society. Most often than not,...

Food waste has been recognized all over the world and in Saudi Arabia too as one the prime factors limiting food security. The food is wasted through the entire food chain: by farmers, food industries, retailers, caterers and by consumers. The factors responsible and reasons causing such losses...

To the best of our knowledge, no study has been undertaken concerning the role which residency plays in determining poverty level in Egypt as a developing country. Therefore, this paper explores the impact of current residency regions for Egyptian households on current subjective financial...

Corporate culture has recently been an increasingly discussed topic. Experts and enterprises themselves are increasingly dealing with how to arrange it so that the employees were motivated to higher performance, loyalty to the company without any additional cost. All of these factors contribute...

In modern day, it is impossible to have a proper reputation and to not be active in terms of social responsibility. It is necessary for business sector development. Social responsibility is an additional tool for improving company image, efficiency of communication with the public and for...