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Should the Tories be worried about their low membership numbers?
Society, Politics & Law

Should the Tories be worried about their low membership numbers?

...money. On this view, joining a political party is a deeply irrational decision: indeed, the party with the most rational supporters will attract the fewest members. True Conservatives will go about their lawful business, ignoring opinion pollsters and merely pausing for a few seconds to cast a sensible vote every five years. The only political party they will consider...
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The planet as the stakeholder
Money & Business

The planet as the stakeholder

...businesses, but how does this translate to the strategies of large corporations?...In this article, I discuss different perspectives, which could help us to incorporate sustainability more fully into business practice. [Fashionable modern businessman with smartphone on landfill, consumerism versus pollution concept. ] Stakeholder analysis Edward Freeman’s concept of...
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Why the Applying Psychology to Work hub was created
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why the Applying Psychology to Work hub was created

...businesses and organisations were faced with making significant changes to the way they worked, not only to location, but also to the very nature of how work would be carried out in the future. The Applying Psychology at Work hub was designed to provide access to insights needed by individuals and their organisations. [Books of a pile of wood] Our research In August 2020,...
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Management in Chinese cultures
Money & Business

Management in Chinese cultures

...business is done in Asian cultures? The dominant management philosophy in the Asia-Pacific region is a Chinese one, emphasising Confucian values, the family and respect for authority. Does the enduring success of this approach have important lessons for us in the West, or is this management style increasingly redundant, as economies and companies internationalise and...
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Ethics in real life
History & The Arts

Ethics in real life

...businesses and copyright infringement. This material is taken from The Open University course A181 Ethics in real life... Ethics in real life An introduction to the album. Codes of ethics Professor Onora O’Neil is one of Britain’s most distinguished Philosophers. Here she discusses the pros and cons of codes of ethics with The Open University's Derek Matravers....
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Money & Business

Risk management

...business that they're looking after their money. So in that regard, they're looking to make sure that they're aware of the things that could cause loss in the business, and therefore could cause loss to the shareholders, to the business's owners. And so from that perspective, they're looking for high-quality information that helps them govern the business, that ......
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Detecting Deception: Can you spot a liar?
Society, Politics & Law

Detecting Deception: Can you spot a liar?

Some money has been stolen - everyone denies taking it but some people are lying. Can you work out who is telling the truth and who is being dishonest? Find out in our interactive...[Detecting Deception image] Select the image to start detecting!
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Teaching the people of the Calais camp: Lessons in 'The Jungle'
Education & Development

Teaching the people of the Calais camp: Lessons in 'The Jungle'

...money, other times more subtly as part of other volunteer efforts. There are concerns around how some residents’ stories are publicised, and the adverse impact that can have on their future status in Europe. In addition, for the students we meet, stories are an important part of identity – and the ownership of their stories means holding on to it. The stories students...
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