This open access book presents the proceedings of the 3rd Indo-German Conference on Sustainability in Engineering held at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India, on September 16–17, 2019. Intended to foster the synergies between research and education, the conference is one of the joint activities of the BITS Pilani and TU Braunschweig conducted under the auspices of Indo-Ge…
We would like to dedicate this book to Professor Chris Pickvance, who passed away in autumn of 2021. As an urban sociologist and one of the first scholars to lead a comparative research project on housing movements in Central and Eastern Europe just after 1989, Chris has been a great inspiration for our work. He also generously commented on our draft manuscript as part of our advisory …
How can we learn to lead and think greener, smarter, and healthier in our daily work? This chapter considers the rise of visions and goals towards more sustainable organization for both business and society. The landmarks of tomorrow seem to be broadly affected by management ideas on sustainability—whether by deep or shallow thinking. What can various sustainability orientations mea…
This is the first Open Access book introducing more than 20 of Japan’s leading innovative entrepreneurs from the 17th century to the present. The author outlines the innovative business models created by entrepreneurs including SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son, Fast Retailing (Uniqlo)’s Yanai Tadashi, Honda’s Soichiro Honda, Sony’s Akio Morita, Panasonic’s Konosuke Matsushita, and Toyota’…
Polizei in einer freiheitlichen Demokratie kann nur in Beziehung und im Dialog mit der Gesellschaft gedacht werden. Nur als Teil dieser Gemeinschaft kann die Staatsgewalt die gesellschaftliche Ordnung akzeptiert und glaubwürdig gewährleisten. Diese Verankerung im sozialen Leben wird nicht nur durch Kontrolle und Einhegung von Macht erreicht, sondern vielmehr durch Humanität und Dialog. …
Buku akses terbuka ini menelusuri kontribusi penelitian dan pengajaran Kenneth Goodpaster selama lebih dari 45 tahun kariernya. Buku ini menunjukkan konten dan perkembangan tema-tema ini selama bertahun-tahun dengan mengidentifikasi empat wawasan dalam etika terapan: wawasan moral, wawasan kelembagaan, wawasan antropologis, dan wawasan Sokrates. Buku ini menyoroti konsep-konsep seperti hati nur…
Turbulensi ekonomi, pandemi COVID-19, dan meningkatnya masalah lingkungan telah membuka jalan bagi kebangkitan kebijakan industri yang terarah. Secara khusus, gagasan bahwa masyarakat harus diorganisasikan di sekitar misi besar sedang mendapatkan momentum di antara negara-negara berpendapatan tinggi. Namun, penulis dan editor buku ini berpendapat bahwa pergeseran ini telah terjadi tanpa banyak …
Buku akses terbuka ini merupakan hasil dari proyek Horizon 2020 Uni Eropa ‘Reformasi Keuangan dan Kelembagaan untuk Masyarakat Wirausaha’ (FIRES). Berdasarkan analisis historis, ekonomi, dan hukum, serta menggabungkan metode dan data lintas disiplin ilmu, para penulis menyediakan alat baru yang berharga bagi para pembuat kebijakan, pemangku kepentingan, dan akademisi untuk menilai dan menin…
This chapter positions itself between the demographic and epidemiological transitioning of the youngest world region in terms of population with its leapfrogging of ICT, specifically cell phone technology. Against the background of poverty and the continuing HIV and AIDS epidemic in (South) Africa, this contribution examines the deep penetration and agentic uptake of cell phones by older p…