“…This open access book questions the stereotype depicting all Gulf (GCC) economies as not sustainable, and starts a critical discussion of what these economies and polities should do to guarantee themselves a relatively stable future. …”

“…However, due to the fact, that standards are usually protected by standard-essential patents (SEPs), standard-setting may obstruct the access to the standardized technology and create entry barriers into the market for those, who do not own SEPs. The afore-described events cause tension between the owners and the users of SEPs. …”

“…The proposed methods are applied to survey data from various sub-Saharan African countries. As these countries do not only have the most limited economic survey data but also show the highest poverty rates in the world an accurate understanding of the underlying poverty dynamics seems to be most important for these countries…”

“…The answers to these questions do not merely try to explain contentious politics in Northern Ireland; instead, they inform future research on social movements beyond this case. …”

“…But what might such notions have to do with experienced durations of events lasting milliseconds up to a few seconds, during the so-called “present moment” of perception-action cycle time? …”

“…What do The Age of Innocence, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and Sex and the City have in common? …”

“…Each of the contributions addresses two overall questions: How is working and learning affected by uncertainty and globalisation? And, in what ways do individuals, organisations, political actors and education systems respond to these challenges? …”

“…Voters do not always choose their preferred candidate on election day. …”

“…The approach followed to develop innovative curriculum follows five steps: 1) What are the specific impacts of climate change in this jurisdiction? How do they impact various human populations? 2) What knowledge, dispositions and behaviors could mitigate the impact of climate change and are there ways in which changes in the behaviors of populations in this jurisdiction could slow down climate change? …”

“…Are these urban narratives a contemporary solution to documenting an ever-evasive urban reality? If so, how do they embody "matters of concern" as Latour would have put it, laying bare modern-day "actors" and "networks" rather than reporting mere "matters of fact"? …”

“…What do literary texts tell us about growing old? The essays in this volume introduce and explore representations of ageing and old age in canonical works of English and postcolonial literature. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…A personal story of awareness and perception -- 2.1 My first awareness breakthrough -- 2.2 Layers of awareness -- 2.3 My second burst of awareness -- 2.4 Defining a new society for myself -- 2.5 Key human values -- 2.6 Inside = outside -- 2.7 To be and to do -- 2.7 Welfare or wellbeing? -- 2.8 Business transformation -- 2.9 Leadership versus management -- 2.10 STIR Foundation - City of Tomorrow -- 2.11 Sustainocracy -- 2.12 City of Tomorrow -- 2.13 The Amsterdam internet congress -- 2.14 Key elements that define “sustainocratic” AiREAS -- 2.15 AiREAS -- 2.16 Commitment first -- 2.17 Territorial focus -- 2.18 Local AiREAS Eindhoven -- 2.19 First things first -- 2.20 Making visible the invisible -- 2.21 From idea to project -- 2.22 Conclusion about the coming about of AiREAS -- 2.23 Link with ethics and economies -- Part III “The Invisible made Visible”: science and technology -- An introduction by Marco van Lochem -- 3.1 The ILM -- 3.2. …”

“…What does gentrification look and feel like in specific sites and communities around the globe, and how is that appearance or feeling implicated in promoting stylized renewal to a privileged public? In what ways do the aesthetics of gentrification express contested conditions of migration and mobility? …”

“…The authors of this report assess whether the initiative achieved its goals and identify lessons learned about effective preservation practices. In doing so, they also provide a summary of the evolution of practices in preserving affordable rental housing, discuss challenges and opportunities for preservation going forward, and identify lessons learned that may help other philanthropies in their own philanthropic initiatives, even if they do not pertain to housing. …”

“…Regarding the latest cutting-edge developments in orthopedic surgery and biotechnology, including new imaging techniques and 3D-printing of bone substitutes as well as implants, we do have an armamentarium available to stimulate the race for innovation in medicine. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Figures -- 1 Making Do with the Resources at Hand to Improve One's Life and Others' Lives -- Introduction -- Inclusive Growth -- Creative Problem Solving Under Resource Scarcity -- Our Context-Jugaad in Rural India -- Stimulating Creativity: Experiencing Adversity -- From a Knowing Perspective -- To Problematize the Situation -- Jugaad: Creative Problem Solving -- Dual Impact of Jugaad -- Discussion -- Implications -- Conclusion -- References -- 2 Entrepreneurs Alleviating Poverty Through Educating Their Children -- Introduction -- Poverty as Context -- Entrepreneurship and Poverty Alleviation -- A Slum Entrepreneurship Approach to Alleviating Poverty -- The Purpose of Slum Entrepreneurship: Sacrificing the Self for One's Children -- Slum Conditions Creating Strong (Not Weak) Communities -- Slum Communities Facilitating Entrepreneurial Success -- Slums and Entrepreneurs' Health -- Slum Entrepreneurs and Their Children's Educational Attainment -- A Model of Slum Entrepreneurs' Poverty Alleviation -- Implications -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Refugee Entrepreneurs Building and Displaying Resilience -- Introduction -- Theoretical Background -- Findings -- The Refugee Context of Substantial and Persistent (Objective) Adversity -- Refugees Acting Entrepreneurially to Overcome Constraints -- Acting Entrepreneurially Facilitates Refugees' Integration Efforts -- Refugee Entrepreneurs' Resilience Outcomes -- Reciprocal Relationships -- Entrepreneurial Action and Resilience to Substantial and Persistent Adversity -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Women Entrepreneurs Flourishing or Languishing at the Bottom of the Pyramid -- Introduction -- Theoretical Background -- Women's Entrepreneurship at the Base of the Pyramid -- Entrepreneurship Training and the Development of Psychological Capital…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…How to Continuously Improve -- Benefits Realization -- Continuing Culture of Digital Transformation -- Summing Up -- Notes -- Part IV Appendices -- Appendix A Success Enablers for Dynamics 365 Implementation -- Microsoft Lifecycle Services -- Azure DevOps -- Regression Suite Automation Tool -- Power Platform -- How Do Azure DevOps, Lifecycle Services, RSAT, and Power Platform Complement Each Other? …”

“…If I take 30 steps exponentially, I get to a billion.” How do you prepare for exponential growth? In ATD’s Action Guide to Talent Development: A Practical Approach to Building Organizational Success , industry expert and bestselling author Elaine Biech lays out the steps you can take. …”