This original book explores how the principles of circularity, considered a law of nature but neglected within the materialistic orientation of the industrial age, are becoming attractive again in business and society. Investigation reveals enterprises small and large delivering a stimulating message, from changes in entrepreneurial mindsets to the inclusive use of new technologies and a push for innovation. Zucchella and Urban explore the novel concept of circular enterprise, showing how, with their capacity to innovate, these firms are becoming the most powerful actors of a new, sustainable social order. They examine two fundamental questions: why is this revolution occurring now, and how is it being implemented? Focusing on the most innovative practices, they demonstrate the potential of circular enterprise for industry and wider society, making clear that a new world is emerging.
Das Phänomen strategischer Allianzen gewinnt weltweit zunehmend an Bedeutung. Unternehmen mit klar definierten Organisationsstrukturen geben ihre Entscheidungsautonomie auf und bilden zusammen mit ausländischen Unternehmen Netzwerkorganisationen, um auf diese Weise Wettbewerbsvorteile im globalen Markt zu gewinnen. Führt diese Entwicklung zu einem neuen Kapitalismus oder zu einem Allianz-Kapitalismus? Was bedeutet dies für die sozio-ökonomischen Systeme der beteiligten Länder? Renommierte Wissenschaftler aus sechs Ländern nehmen zu diesen Fragen Stellung.
Introduction Europe in Progress, Model and Facts is the second volume in the series Europe's Economic Future launched in 1994. It is in keeping with the will expressed by the University Robert Schuman and implemented by CESAG, the research centre of IECS Strasburg, to observe and to analyse European reality; not through idealized models or abstract diagrams but out in the real world, close to the lives and actions of Europe's citizens and companies. This research, undertaken by leading academic figures of different countries, offers a wide spectrum of reality in evolution and Europe's characteristic diversity. This diversity appears to be both a blessing and a handicap because the adaptation process linked to European integration and the definition of global competitive strategies demands unequal efforts. It is therefore understandable that uncertainties arise, that tensions appear amongst partners who, in some areas of social economic or financial life, stand together but refuse a constraining solidarity in other areas. However one thing is certain: Europe's construction progresses step by step. This deep-seated reality is enhanced by cross-border investments, by the setting up of common rules and standards, by the creation of collective, common instruments, by factor mobility, by intensified exchanges of goods and services, by improved understanding of behaviours and cultures and by learning from others. Europe, with twelve members or more, has a socio-economic life "per se" which, with the adjustment of varying difficulties, is on the road to improvement
Das Buch setzt sich mit der allgemeinen Problematik des durch die neuen Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien ausgelösten Organisationswandels auseinander. Weitere, vornehmlich den Informations- und Kommunikationssektor betreffende Veränderungen sind zu erwarten. Der Einsatz der neuen Informationstechnologien wird nicht nur die Organisationsstrukturen (Markt, Hierarchie, Netze etc.) verändern, sondern auch die Managementprozesse eines Unternehmens (z.B. im Bereich der Entwicklung der Unternehmensstrategien, auf der Ebene des operativen Geschäfts oder im Bereich Controlling). (Buch erscheint in englischer Sprache) Verzeichnis: Das Buch setzt sich mit der allgemeinen Problematik des durch die neuen Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien ausgelösten Organisationswandels auseinander.
Das Buch setzt sich mit der allgemeinen Problematik des durch die neuen Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien ausgelösten Organisationswandels auseinander. Weitere, vornehmlich den Informations- und Kommunikationssektor betreffende Veränderungen sind zu erwarten. Der Einsatz der neuen Informationstechnologien wird nicht nur die Organisationsstrukturen (Markt, Hierarchie, Netze etc.) verändern, sondern auch die Managementprozesse eines Unternehmens (z.B. im Bereich der Entwicklung der Unternehmensstrategien, auf der Ebene des operativen Geschäfts oder im Bereich Controlling). (Buch erscheint in englischer Sprache) Verzeichnis: Das Buch setzt sich mit der allgemeinen Problematik des durch die neuen Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien ausgelösten Organisationswandels auseinander.
European Strategic Alliances d deals with inter-company cooperation, underlining the reasoning behind strategic and operational choices that companies have to make.
This book documents food insecurity in urban communities across the United States and asks whether emerging urban food and agriculture initiatives can address the food security needs of American city dwellers. While America has sufficient food to feed its entire population, 38 million people are food insecure, with urban communities and communities of color having long borne the brunt of food inequalities. This book traces the evolving story of food by describing the people behind food system statistics, focusing on cities and suburban communities across America. In doing so, it raises questions not only about food security but about a food economy that can foster justice and sustainability and combat hunger and waste. By linking human faces to the data, the book reveals the many connections between food insecurity and unsustainable practices. The book concludes by discussing some of the pathways toward a more sustainable and just food system by linking the food system to the larger economy and the many sectors that are connected to food. Because of these multifaceted connections, food can be a unique catalyst for creating pathways toward a more just and sustainable economy that is more aligned with nature. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of food justice, food security, urban food and agriculture, urban sustainability, and sustainable food systems more broadly.
In Topographies of Class, Sabine Hake explores why Weimar Berlin has had such a powerful hold on the urban imagination. Approaching Weimar architectural culture from the perspective of mass discourse and class analysis, Hake examines the way in which architectural projects; debates; and representations in literature, photography, and film played a key role in establishing the terms under which contemporaries made sense of the rise of white-collar society. Focusing on the so-called stabilization period, Topographies of Class maps out complex relationships between modern architecture and mass society, from Martin Wagner's planning initiatives and Erich Mendelsohn's functionalist buildings, to the most famous Berlin texts of the period, Alfred Döblin's city novel Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929) and Walter Ruttmann's city film Berlin, Symphony of the Big City (1927). Hake draws on critical, philosophical, literary, photographic, and filmic texts to reconstruct the urban imagination at a key point in the history of German modernity, making this the first study---in English or German---to take an interdisciplinary approach to the rich architectural culture of Weimar Berlin. Sabine Hake is Professor and Texas Chair of German Literature and Culture at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of numerous books, including German National Cinema and Popular Cinema of the Third Reich. Cover art: Construction of the Karstadt Department Store at Hermannplatz, Berlin-Neukölln. Courtesy Bildarchiv Preeussischer Kulturbesitz / Art Resource, NY
Genre: Urban Fantasy Short Story. Word Count: 2877 Tony is always late and his family have all kinds of tricks to keep him on time. But there are some things that just have to be done, no matter how late they make you or how dangerous they are. This story was written by an Australian author using Australian spelling. Keywords: teen/young adult, pagan, wicca, ancient gods, death, mystery.
Genre: Post Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Short Story. Word Count: 8084 Sophie is one of the lucky twenty thousand humans rescued from Earth when the Sargaxen arrive through a rift. She doesn't feel lucky. She wants her family, her friends and her world. The only way she can hope to regain any of these things is to return to Earth with the people determined to fight the Sargaxen, a seemingly unbeatable foe. This story was written by an Australian author using Australian spelling. Keywords: teen/young adult, strong female character, Australian setting, friendship, romance, action, danger, end of the world, sci-fi war, rift, survival.
Genre: Urban Fantasy Short Story. Word Count: 2497 Scott has no idea how to solve any of the numerous problems filling his life. Then he meets Joe who offers a unique solution. He's not certain Joe can help because the offer sounds a little too good to be true. This story was written by an Australian author using Australian spelling. Keywords: teen/young adult, ghost, spirit, debts, horror, relationships.
This book investigates how nongovernmental organizations can become stronger advocates for citizens and better representatives of their interests. Sabine Lang analyzes the choices that NGOs face in their work for policy change between working in institutional settings and practicing public advocacy that incorporates constituents' voices.
Yiddish melodramas about the tribulations of immigration. German plays about alpine tourism. Italian vaudeville performances. Rubbernecking tours of Chinatown. In the New York City of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, these seemingly disparate leisure activities played similar roles: mediating the vast cultural, demographic, and social changes that were sweeping the nation's largest city. In The Immigrant Scene, Sabine Haenni reveals how theaters in New York created ethnic entertainment that shaped the culture of the United States in the early twentieth century. Considering the relationship between leisure and mass culture, The Immigrant Scene develops a new picture of the metropolis in which the movement of people, objects, and images on-screen and in the street helped residents negotiate the complexities of modern times. In analyzing how communities engaged with immigrant theaters and the nascent film culture in New York City, Haenni traces the ways in which performance and cinema provided virtual mobility--ways of navigating the socially complex metropolis--and influenced national ideas of immigration, culture, and diversity in surprising and lasting ways.
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