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Understanding operations management
Money & Business

Understanding operations management

...changing nature of operations in a manufacturing context, but emphasises that the operations function is significant in all types of organisation, whether they produce goods or provide services, and whether they are in the private, public or voluntary sectors. This course presents a process model of operations that describes inputs being transformed into outputs within...
How to compare income across countries
Science, Maths & Technology

How to compare income across countries

...changes in percentage? Use percentage points Summary Introduction Transcript When we want to compare figures from two different countries, what makes for a fair basis of comparison? Does a house containing one person that produces one sack of rubbish a week produce more waste than a shared house of 4 students producing no rubbish for three weeks at a time then 15 sacks...
Children’s experiences with digital technologies
Education & Development

Children’s experiences with digital technologies

...changed over the years and engaging with the main debates about the use of digital technologies by children. In this section, you will focus on digital technologies and children. You will find out how digital technologies changed over the years and how they have influenced children’s everyday activities and habits. ‘Digital technologies’ refers to electronic tools...
Developing high trust work relationships
Money & Business

Developing high trust work relationships

...changes in organisational dynamics, which have led to a focus on trust within modern economies, and investigate the specific consequences of a lack of trust within organisations. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 2 study in Business and Management...Developing high trust work relationships: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able...
More or Less: interview with Tim Harford
Science, Maths & Technology

More or Less: interview with Tim Harford

...changed during his tenure as academic consultant for the show. Find out more about More or Less on Radio 4 Investigate free courses and articles about maths and statistics Learn how to read and interpret social data with our Postcode Patterns interactive 1) What's changed on More or Less over the years? Are there less statistical mistakes in the news these days?...
The impact of technology on children's physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of technology on children's physical activity

...change...The impact of technology on children's physical activity: 2 In what ways do children interact with technology? - You will start by looking at the range of technology that children typically have access to, the different ways in which they engage with it and the impact of technology on their physical activity levels. [Described image] Figure 2 Father and toddler...
Beyond power and resistance: Politics at the radical limits
Money & Business

Beyond power and resistance: Politics at the radical limits

...change? Despite its best intentions, resistance has often become incorporated and neutered before it achieves its aims, as new forms of power absorb it and turn it towards their own ends. Since the Enlightenment, the opposing forces of power and resistance have framed our view of society and politics. Exploring that development, this book shows how resistance can,...
Opening the wardrobe
Money & Business

Opening the wardrobe

...practitioners and other sustainability experts. The hope is to discover how understanding more about clothing ownership can provide clues about how this behaviour can be changed. *correct at time of publication in August 2013 If you would like to contribute an expert blog, we would love to hear from you. Please contact either Sally Dibb or Helen Roby for further details....