The accessible nature of straw bale building lends itself well to self-built and workshop-built housing; straw is known to be both relatively inexpensive and easy to work with for people new to construction. A question then arises as to whether or not hiring an experienced builder can reduce...

Purpose – This article aims to introduce a more comprehensive approach to generating customer insights that can improve almost any organization's ability to drive profitable, customer‐focused growth. Design/methodology/approach – Examining data on the disparity between “what customers...

Purpose – The paper seeks to focus on the results of Poland's transition from central planning to market economy and from communist regime to democracy. It attempts to answer the question of fulfilling the transition's aims and expectations, identifying main successes and failures observed in...

Reviews some of the economic arguments for taking environmental policy development seriously. States that enhancing a positive environmental image, integrating environmental considerations into the corporate strategy, realizing new market opportunities, are all seen as ways for firms to grow...

Spotlights that, within Europe, use varies quite markedly of the Internet. Gives percentages of usage of the Internet in various countries in Europe, but also states that other areas of the world also have variations of use. Shows a figure of sales of the best‐known Internet Company, Amazon....