Building engagement for sustainable development : challenges of sustainable economy in times of accelerated change /

Building engagement for sustainable development : challenges of sustainable economy in times of accelerated change /

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Imprint:Wiesbaden, Germany : Springer Gabler, [2019]
Description:1 online resource (218 pages)
Language:English
Series:Sustainable Management, Wertschöpfung und Effizienz
Sustainable management, Wertschöpfung und Effizienz.
Subject:
Sustainable development.
Sustainable development.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11895468
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Other authors / contributors:Tăchiciu, Laurentiu, editor.
Weber, Gregor, editor.
Bodemann, Markus, editor.
ISBN:9783658261726
3658261722
9783658261719
3658261714
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Print version record.
Summary:The present volume addresses a set of challenges on the pass toward a more sustainable economy and society. Departing from conventional rhetoric on sustainability, the book is an invitation to reflect more closely on everyday routines, on the fundamentals and effects of current activities. Contents Spirituality and Sustainability Senior Entrepreneurship Gender Differences in Leadership Organic vs. Conventional Food Buying Decision Superficial Forms of Culture in the Preferences of Youth Higher Education in Romania Evaluation of a Business Administration Bachelor Program Using Colors for Efficient Problem Solving in Learning Innovation for Companies Startup Assistance: Performance Influence Factors and MetricsFMEA Influence on Risk Handling Costs A Modified Technology Acceptance Model: Self-Driving Cars in a Car Sharing Model Target Groups Lecturers and students of academic programs in business administration Professionals from consumer related industries and economic policy makers The Editors Laurențiu Tăchiciu is professor of business and strategy at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania. Gregor Weber is CEO of Ecoistics Institute, and leads the research center for sustainability and sustainable energy concepts at diploma-university, Germany Markus Bodemann is leading manager for virtualization and data center automation. He also works as researcher at Ecoistics Institute.
Other form:Print version: Tăchiciu, Laureniu. Building Engagement for Sustainable Development : Challenges of Sustainable Economy in Times of Accelerated Change. Wiesbaden : Springer Gabler. in Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, ©2019 9783658261719
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-658-26172-6
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Foreword; Table of Contents; 1 Connections between Spirituality and Sustainability; Abstract.; 1 Introduction; 2 Spirituality and sustainability; 2.1 Theoretical frames of spirituality and sustainability; 2.2 The connection between spirituality and sustainability; 2.3 The linkage of spiritual intelligence and spiritual capital with business practices; 2.4 Culture and sustainability; 3 Contemporary trends in workplaces; 3.1 Integrating spirituality at the workplace; 3.2 Corporate responsability stages; 3.3 Organisations and sustainability; 3.4 Local sustainability leaders and strategies
  • ConclusionsReferences; 2 Synergies of Longevity / Silver Economy and Senior Entrepreneurship for a Sustainable Society. The Case of Romania; Abstract.; 1 Introduction; 2 Active ageing, "Longevity"/ "Silver" economy
  • complex emerging concepts; 3 Senior Entrepreneurship Component of Longevity/ Silver Economy and a Sustainable Society; 4 Senior Entrepreneurship in Romania
  • an exploratory qualitative research; 5 Conclusions; References; 3 Exploring Gender Differences in Leadership: Cultural and Social Issues in Romania; Abstract.; 1 Introduction; 2. Leader-women vs. leader-men
  • 3 The role of culture in leadership gender discrimination4. The index of gender gaps; 4. Conclusions; References; 4 Organic vs. Conventional Food in Romania: An Overview of the Buying Decision; Abstract.; 1 Introduction; 2 Consumers' perception on the cost and benefits of organic vs. conventional food; 3 Designing a matrix on organic food consumption. Case study on Romanian consumers; 4 Discussions and improvement solutions; Conclusions; References
  • 5 The Supremacy of Superficial Forms of Culture in the Preferences of the Young Consumer
  • a Dominant Characteristic of the Nowadays Consumer SocietyAbstract.; 1 Introduction; 2 The rising of the society of the spectacle in the consumer society; 3 Research objectives and method; 4 Results and discussion; 5 Conclusions; References; 6 Higher Education in Romania. Trends, Analysis and Statistics; Abstract.; 1 Introduction; 2. Material and methods; 3. The evolution of Romanian higher education during 1990
  • 2015; 4. The higher education market in Romania; Conclusions; References
  • 7 An Empirical Evaluation of a Business Administration Bachelor ProgramAbstract.; 1 Introduction; 2 Brief literature review; 3 Research methodology; 4 Results and discussions; 5 Conclusions; References; 8 Using Colors for Efficient Problem Solving in Learning; Abstract.; 1 Introduction; 2 The effects of colors on the mind; 2.1 A brief review of colors and their human perception; 2.2 Colors effects on human mood and cognition; 3 Learning and colors; 4 Research regarding the relationship between problem solving cognitive processes and colors of educational materials

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