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  • Methodological Advances in Research on Social Movements, Conflict, and Change

    Series Book 47 - Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change
    The 21st century has brought many changes to peacebuilding, armed conflicts, and social movements. Organizations and scholars alike have developed new techniques for bridging cultural divides and enhancing democracy and respect for human rights. Moreover, technological changes have significantly altered conflict spaces.Methodological Advances in Research on Social Movements, Conflict, and Change ... Read more

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  • The Fintech Disruption

    How Financial Innovation Is Transforming the Banking Industry

    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book provides both practice-oriented and academic insights into the disruptive power of fintech for the banking industry. It explores (1) whether and how the banking industry can use newly emerging technologies in the financial sphere to its advantage while managing any associated risks, (2) how these technologies affect traditional banking service formats as well as the pricing of these ... Read more

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  • Our Biometric Future

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  • An Analysis of Geert Hofstede's Culture's Consequences

    Comparing Values, Behaviors, Institutes and Organizations across Nations

    Series series The Macat Library
    The Dutch anthropologist Geert Hofstede is recognized as a pioneer in the fields of international management and social psychology – and his work is a perfect example of the ways in which interpretative skills can help solve problems and provide the foundation for strong thinking and understanding both in business and beyond.Hofstede’s central achievement was setting up an efficient interpretative ... Read more

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  • Framing Public Life

    Perspectives on Media and Our Understanding of the Social World

    Series series Routledge Communication Series
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