Denis Goulet (1931-2006) was a pioneer of human development theory and a founder of work on 'development ethics' as a self-conscious field that treats the ethical and value questions posed by development theory, planning, and practice. The present paper looks at aspects of Goulet's work in...

â What does the global research environment look like?â This paper presents a summary look at the results of efforts toaddress this question using available indicators on global research production. It was surprising how little information is available, how difficult some of it is to access...

This study is aimed at to identify and to understand the role of information in what concerns the mobility process of top executives, helping organisations to make the most of their expatriatesâ experiences. The methodological approach chosen was the case study, carried out in an economic group...

In this paper, we develop a decision-theoretic frameworkfor evaluating data mining systems, which employ classification methods, in terms of their utility in decision-making. The decision-theoretic model provides an economic perspective on the value of â extracted knowledge,â in terms of its...

Die aktuelle Debatte um das Anthropozän wird bislang von den Naturwissenschaften dominiert. Dies führt zu einer verkürzten Analyse von Naturzerstörungen und der zugrundliegenden Veränderungen der Mensch-Umwelt-Beziehungen. In diesem Kommentar fordern wir die Politikwissenschaft auf, sich an...

MINE - Mapping the Interplay between Nature and Economy is a digital archive and visual map showing the intersection between nature and economy. By focusing on the interconnections between fundamental concepts e.g. of time, thermodynamics, evolution, responsibility and justice, a new concept of...