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Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage
Society, Politics & Law

Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage

...education, the nature and power that specific paradigms hold… let’s think about the distinctions between humanities and sciences and their economic cachet… this is why I hover in the social sciences domain as they sort of straddle these contexts… A vast amount of money in national budgets is deployed to Defence (a definition that masks itself in the opposite...
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Business models in strategic management
Money & Business

Business models in strategic management

...technologies such as smartphones, organisations are having to rethink the way they structure their organisations, attract customers, and seek to achieve an advantage in the marketplace. This is happening at a frantic pace as long-established and previously dominant industry players are increasingly being challenged, disrupted and in many cases, beaten by small start-ups...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Dominic Weston - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dominic Weston - Earth in Vision

...education, I actually went to university and studied drama, and that wasn’t acting school or directing school, it was much more the exploration of the dramatic process, storytelling, kind of voice and body work and that kind of thing, so I learnt a lot about storytelling, presenting ideas, presenting performances and that’s where I came from, that’s what I was most...
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Brexit's two tribes: can they be brought together?
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit's two tribes: can they be brought together?

...Education, the economy, welfare and were prepared to support Labour candidates. There is no evidence to support a view that the electorate would punish MPs in leave constituencies who voted to remain. A small number of seats were lost by remain MPs but it is not clear whether Brexit played a significant part in those seats or not. What we do know is that whilst the...
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Human Resource Management and EDI
Money & Business

Human Resource Management and EDI

...education level, mental health, etc. Some of these may be visible (ethnicity), others invisible (education) and many may be open to change (marital status); some refer to the characteristics of the individual (age), while some may be concerned with the beliefs, norms and values of a group (religion). (It may even be the case that a visible characteristic (for example,...
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs
How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?
Science, Maths & Technology

How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?

...technological innovation, policy decision, policy recommendation, official statement or political action and so on. Make it relevant In your pitch, you should demonstrate that you are familiar with the publication’s sections by saying where you envisage your piece appearing. For example, the opinion section in New Scientist. Make it original Don’t pitch stories from...
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Chelsea Manning: An OpenLearn reading list
Society, Politics & Law

Chelsea Manning: An OpenLearn reading list

...Technology: Cyber Rebellion: Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks, and the Struggle to Break the Power of Secrecy in the Global War on Terror* Listen: Tim Berners-Lee on Wikileaks How damaging were the leaks? While many supported Manning and Wikileaks for making the data public, prosecutors and others insisted that her actions had damaged the US, and put lives at risk. The...
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What do literary agents do?
History & The Arts

What do literary agents do?

...technologies? JONNY GELLER: Well, I think publishing needed disruption and I think Amazon is an extraordinary business. I quite like the fact that lots of publishers’ feathers were ruffled and they had to improve their game, because they tend to be rather passive. And I think they are slowly becoming a little bit more proactive, which is great. The issue is really about...
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