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The planet as the stakeholder
Money & Business

The planet as the stakeholder

...analysis Edward Freeman’s concept of stakeholder analysis is often used as a strategic management theory to identify people and groups who have a vested interest in a business’s activities. This approach encompasses seeking engagement with such groups as employees, suppliers, competitors, members of the local community and others in the direct communication channels...
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Article 10 mins
Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?
Education & Development

Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?

...data where there has been public funding of the underlying work...Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?: 1.1 The variety of ‘open’ - The word cloud in Figure 1 illustrates some of the terms associated with ‘open’, e.g. education, access, research, source, data, science, publication and massive online courses. [Image of a tag cloud showing different...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
An introduction to design engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to design engineering

...data would be discrete). Before carrying out a detailed analysis of any dataset, it is a good idea to examine the values to see if any patterns or unusual values stand out. You should never ignore data because it is different from what you were expecting, but if a dataset does contain surprising values, it is a good idea to question them in case a mistake has been made....
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Open Corporates
Society, Politics & Law

Open Corporates

...data and government data relating to companies and exists to make this information more accessible, more discoverable, and more usable, and thus give citizens, community groups, journalists, other companies, and society as a whole the ability to understand, monitor and regulate them. It was initiated by non-governmental organisation/charity and encourages people to...
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Article 5 mins
Perceptions of corruption
Science, Maths & Technology

Perceptions of corruption

...index? video. Copyright 20 September 2012 Transparency International: the global coalition against corruption. Used with permission. For more information, visit Transparency International. Data from the UN Development Programme Data Public Explorer tool What do you think about the subjects discussed in this film? Use our Comments facility below to share your views...
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Banks as utilities and the future of payments
Money & Business

Banks as utilities and the future of payments

...data and not letting companies control that. Could you explain it a little bit? It’s all about this new era we’re entering, which is of open data. We’re seeing new regulation coming in in the UK PSD2, which is going to force financial institutions to let other companies have access to the financial data of their clients, if the client gives specific permission to do...
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Methods in Motion: Introducing Methods in Motion
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Introducing Methods in Motion

...data. The trend has been exponential with electronic forms of data collection, creating ‘big data’ which can – and must - be analysed in new ways. These data and attached methods aim to know and generate particular forms of public and commercial benefit. Likewise, social movements that seek to popularise new ways of living need to know if their actions are having...
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Article 5 mins
Innovation: The Environment
Nature & Environment

Innovation: The Environment

...analysis and opinions on carbon taxes, carbon reduction, renewable energy and environmental damage. This material forms part of The Open University course DD309 Doing economics: people, markets and policy... Innovation: The Environment A short introduction to this album. Carbon reduction A look at how we can reduce carbon omissions in the environment. Decarbonisation Can...
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