"Intimidated by activists on the left, virtually every major corporation in America has embraced woke politics. For years, these businesses could get away with progressive virtual signaling without worrying about alienating customers. But things have changed. As high-profile backlashes at...

This book explores endogenous institutional change and the global, cyclical, and power-based drivers that underpin it. A metatheoretical framework is presented to highlight the influence of path dependence, systemic cycle driven power relations, and institutional design on the development of...

"This volume provides an in-depth, qualitative exploration of familial entrepreneurship as an innovative employment model, being established by families in response to difficulties faced by individuals with developmental disabilities in entering the labor market. Drawing on rich qualitative data...

New horizons -- Drones : delivering value to the economy -- Drones - healthcare, humanitarian efforts and recreational use -- Drones and law enforcement -- Maritime uses of drones -- Urban environment -- Global terrorism and security -- Aerodromes and aircraft safety -- Personal injury, property...

Introduction: beyond the boom -- The shale boom in historical perspective -- Local jurisdictions and variation in state law in the Marcellus Shale region -- How the legal framework of fracking in Appalachia disserves the poor -- Framing fracking through local lenses -- Using boomtown models to...