This article develops a pragmatic theory of finance in which markets are considered to be centres of communicative action in the face of uncertainty. This contrasts with the conventional approach that portrays markets as centres of strategic action in the face of scarcity. The argument follows...

This essay is an ethical reflection on the idea of corporate social responsibility (CSR) focusing on emphasizing its strategic position as the symbolic potential of business. As such, CSR is the reflection of business moral commitment to providing meaningful social activities, on the one hand,...

What do we miss about the daily operations of platform power, and about power dynamics in the gig economy more broadly, when focusing on algorithmic management as the primary source of subordination and precarity in the workplace? Drawing on a five-year research project investigating...

Algorithmic governance affects individuals' reality construction and consequently social order in societies. Vague concepts of algorithmic governance and the lack of comprehensive empirical insights into this kind of institutional steering by software from a user perspective may, however, lead...

Wolfsburg, Hauptsitz der Volkswagen AG, ist eine Stadt mit hoher Berufsmobilität und Nebenwohnsitzrate. Anhand von Beschäftigten- und Einwohnerstatistiken wird ein Personenkreis abgesteckt, der berufsbedingt multilokal in Wolfsburg dauerhaft wohnt. Diese Multilokalen werden sowohl bezogen auf...

Aufgrund von Globalisierungsprozessen in Zusammenhang mit zunehmender Individualisierung und Pluralisierung von Lebensstilen sowie flexibilisierten Arbeitswelten nimmt räumliche Mobilität zu. Dabei werden multilokale Lebensweisen, also Lebensführungen an mehreren Orten und über mehrere Orte...

As is the case in Western countries, more Japanese are marrying later or remaining unmarried and are postponing childbearing or staying childless. Previous studies revealed that those individuals who were unable to secure regular employment due to the serious recession between the mid-1990s and...

Research Question: Does the effective focus on values, ethics, and attitudes will lead financial accountants to the real management of earnings? Motivation: The authors indicated that the market needs to develop a strategic plan for ethical learning by a committee of financial and academic...

Buzz marketing in social networks is often seen by announcers as an opportunity to reach the biggest audience. However, the risk of failure of buzz campaigns proves not to be negligible and its consequences may be serious for the company. In order to succeed in such buzz campaigns, this research...

International economic engagement has been increasingly framed in terms of liberal democratic values. Specifically, Chinese aid has been at the center of this debate. Since Chinese aid comes with "no strings attached," a popular narrative is that Chinese aid poses a challenge to conditional aid,...