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Periphery and Small Ones Matter
Dualism is closely linked with inequality. Any process of development entails forces of dispersion (centrifugal) and forces of concentration or agglomeration (centripetal). The tendency for activities to concentrate is driven by the external economies that exceeds the negative externalities (higher prices, congestion, etc.) caused by the concentration. On the other hand, external economies …
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Dynamics in Logistics
Manufacturing and logistic service companies are increasingly confronted with high dynamics and complexity. Due to its particular suitability for short-term and situation-dependent decision-making, autonomous control can improve planning and control of production and related transportation processes. This chapter gives an overview of the research that the BIBA—Bremer Institut für Produk…
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Formalization of Banking Supervision
This book has been many, many years in the making. Eiji Hotori and Mikael Wendschlag presented a crude first draft, including the conceptualization of the formalization process, at the 17th World Economic History Congress in Kyoto, Japan in August 2015 (WEHC 2015). At a session organized by Hotori entitled “Banking supervision in comparative perspective: Europe, America and East Asia,”…
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Sociology of Interdisciplinarity
Interdisciplinarity is important. This message is so commonly stated— whether in, for example, call texts published by research funding organisations, university research and impact strategies, or by policymakers and practitioners—that the implications of what is actually being advocated for are often backgrounded or, at worse, forgotten. As such, the lived experiences of those deliv…
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Ecosystem Restoration through Managing Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes…
This Open Access book series aims to make timely and targeted contributions for decision-makers and on-the-ground practitioners by producing knowledge concerning “socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes” (SEPLS) – areas where production activities help maintain biodiversity and ecosystem services in various forms while sustainably supporting the livelihoods and well-b…
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How to Build a Modern Tontine : Algorithms, Scripts and Tips
This open access book introduces the modern tontine and its applications in retirement and decumulation. Personal financial management in the later stages of life presents unique challenges, and renowned retirement planning expert Dr. Milevsky proposes the modern tontine as a solution. With the goal of guiding professionals and retirees in more efficient decumulation, the book demonstrates how …
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- 9783031009280
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- XXI, 156 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Digital Entrepreneurship : Impact on Business and Society
This open access book explores the global challenges and experiences related to digital entrepreneurial activities, using carefully selected examples from leading companies and economies that shape world business today and tomorrow. Digital entrepreneurship and the companies steering it have an enormous global impact; they promise to transform the business world and change the way we communicat…
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- 9783030539146
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- XXIV, 327hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Purpose-driven Organizations : Management Ideas for a Better World
A higher purpose is not simply about profit. Symbolising the motivations of our actions and efforts, it reflects something much more aspirational and contributes to our global society. This open access book offers novel solutions to ensure employees support a wider organizational meaning whilst guaranteeing that the company benefits from the employee’s individual sense of purpose. Advocat…
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- 9783030176747
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- XXI, 138 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Between Psychology and Philosophy : East-West Themes and Beyond
This open access book discusses a variety of important but unprecedented ways in which psychology can be useful to philosophy. The early chapters illustrate this theme via comparisons between Chinese and Western philosophy. It is argued that the Chinese notion of a heart-mind is superior to the Western concept of mind, but then, more even-handedly, the relative strengths and weaknesses of Chine…
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- 9783030225032
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Emotions in Korean Philosophy and Religion : Confucian, Comparative, and Cont…
This pioneering book presents thirteen articles on the fascinating topic of emotions (jeong 情) in Korean philosophy and religion. Its introductory chapter comprehensively provides a textual, philosophical, ethical, and religious background on this topic in terms of emotions West and East, emotions in the Chinese and Buddhist traditions, and Korean perspectives. Chapters 2 to 5 of part I discu…
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- XXXIII, 373 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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