Introduction / Kleio Akrivou -- Part I the common good in history: virtue epistemology as knowledge foundation for the relationships between institutions, society and person(s) -- 1. The merchant and the common good: social paradigms and the state's influence in western history / Agustín...

Contents: Introduction: The aim and structure of the book -- 1. Social innovation and its contemporary evolution -- 2. Social innovation as social value creation, capture and distribution -- 3. Social innovation as polysemous -- 4. Social innovation as institutional change -- 5. Social...

Front Matter; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 Competition: Terminology and concepts; 2 The ethical role of competition; 3 Is life a see-saw? Zero-sum thinking and moderation; 4 Competition and ecology; 5 Competition and education; 6 Competition in health and nursing care; 7 Competition,...

With this important book, esteemed economist Leland B. Yeager grounds moral and political philosophy in the requirements of a well-functioning society, one whose members reap the gains from peaceful cooperation while pursuing their own diverse goals

Enterprising new firms drive economic growth, and women around the world are important contributors to that growth. As entrepreneurs, they seize opportunities, develop and deliver new goods and services and, in the process, create wealth for themselves, their families, communities, and...

Contents: Introduction / James K. Beggan and Scott T. Allison -- Part I Sexual leaders -- 1. Playboy, icon, leader: Hugh Hefner and postwar American sexual culture / Carrie Pitzulo -- 2. Planned Parenthood: 100 Years of leadership and controversy / Sheila Huss, Lucy Dwight and Angela Gover -- 3....

The contributions collected in this volume mirror the plurality of approaches we find in the theoretical writings of academics in different European countries. The additional business cases from six different nations show how leaders actually have adopted and integrated working with values in...

With an ever-growing number of users, the Internet is central to the processes of globalization, cultural formations, social encounters and economic development. These aside, it is also fast becoming an important political domain. Struggles over disclosure, access and regulation are only the...

Economic science has extensively studied the creative power of individuals and social groups, but it has largely ignored the destructive power of economic agents. This highly original book redresses the balance and, for the first time, looks at how much an agent can destroy. Destructive power is...

Contents: The paradox of the sharing economy, introductory chapter / Russell Belk, Giana Eckhardt and Fleura Bardhi -- The nature of sharing and the sharing economy 1. Situating the sharing economy: Between markets, commons and capital / Adam Arvidsson -- 2. Sharing as an alternative economy...