1. The International Economic Crisis -- 2. The Greek Crisis -- 3. Addressing the Crisis Through Support Packages and Memoranda -- 4. Changes in the Economy -- 5. The Social Impact of the Crisis -- 6. Change in Social Stratification in the Greece of Crisis (2009-2017) -- 7. Transformations in the...

A much-needed addition to literature, this timely edited collection aims to provide clarity and understanding on how modern organizations work. The authors explore the characteristics of hybrid organizations in contemporary society, taking into account the complex societal challenges that face...

Part I . FRANCHISE Networks -- Innovation and Plural Form -- Peer Trust in Franchise Networks -- Business Model Innovation in Franchising -- Organizational Innovation and Microfranchising -- Competitive Advantage through CSR -- Institutional Influences and Competitiveness -- Principles of Fair...

Chapter 1: Social Innovation: Concept and Theories -- Chapter 2: Cooperatives and Social Innovation: A Critical Review -- Chapter 3: Democratizing Capital: Building Union-Coop Partnerships through Economically Targeted Investing and Crowd Funding Innovations -- Chapter 4: Cooperative and Social...

Soziale Nachhaltigkeit und Nonprofit-Organisationen -- Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung im Dritten Sektor -- Nachhaltiges Personal- und Mitgliedermanagement in Nonprofit-Organisationen -- Nachhaltiges Freiwilligenmanagement.

Chapter 1. Public Service Reform in the Republic of Armenia: Challenges and Lessons Learnt -- Chapter 2. Indispensability and main directions of reforms in the civil service system of the Republic of Azerbaijan -- Chapter 3. Reform of the civil service in the Republic of Belarus: Challenges and...

Introduction -- Theoretical Background -- Research Design and Methodology -- Case Descriptions of the studied Communities of Practice -- CoPs as Enabler of Organizational Knowledge Creation -- CoPs as Loci of Collective Lead Userness -- CoPs as an Enhancement of Organizations’ Innovative...

Part A: Scientific Foundations of Digital Governance -- Chapter 1 - Scientific Foundations of Digital Governance - Why, What and How (Yannis Charalabidis,Zoi Lachana, Charalampos Alexopoulos).-Chapter 2 - Digital governance as a scientific concept (Tove Engvall, Leif Skiftenes Flak) -- Chapter 3...

This book argues that contemporary society in general, and public administration specifically, can benefit from more reflexive learning processes through democracy and public involvement. It identifies the most central social practices, dilemmas, and challenges for public management as well as...