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Technological innovation: a resource-based view
Science, Maths & Technology

Technological innovation: a resource-based view

...opening of a new market access to (‘conquest of’) new sources of raw materials or components or the introduction of new forms of organisation. The term ‘innovation’ has since been extensively debated, and used in a wide range of ways. One study (Baregheh et al., 2009) identified 60 definitions of innovation in organisations alone. In part, at least, these...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Past-Time Lover: Albert Einstein
History & The Arts

Past-Time Lover: Albert Einstein

...Source: Einstein: His Life and Universe, by Walter Isaacson, via Listsofnote.com). Unfortunately, she deemed herself unable to adhere to my clear and concise recommendations and the marriage ended, but not before I began my relationship with my first cousin Elsa, who became my second wife. I am looking for: If you feel that the aforementioned requests could be fulfilled...
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Renewable Energy and the UK
Science, Maths & Technology

Renewable Energy and the UK

...source of electricity ahead of natural gas and nuclear power. However while the European renewable energy council predicts up to 100% of power coming from renewables by 2050 BP predicts only between 10 - 20%. Who is right? Follow The Leader? Is there a risk of the UK being left in the slow lane when it comes to renewable energy? Countries like Germany and China are...
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How we talk about Savile
Society, Politics & Law

How we talk about Savile

...opening statement in her report on Jimmy Savile’s years abusing girls, boys, women and men at the BBC, Dame Janet Smith refers to a “macho culture” as an important element that enabled Savile to get away with decades of criminal behaviour. She may have absolved the BBC of institutional responsibility, but director general Tony Hall has accepted that the question of...
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Ireland cycling history: whizzing in all directions
History & The Arts

Ireland cycling history: whizzing in all directions

...opening stage of the Giro d'Italia in July 2014, this will not be the first time that Ireland cycling has been the focus of the attention of the international bicycle racing world. A similar honour was bestowed on the country when the first stages of the 1998 Tour de France were held in Munster and Leinster, partly to mark the bicentenary of the 1798 Rebellion. One of the...
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Extending your learning with postgraduate skills
Education & Development

Extending your learning with postgraduate skills

...Open University’s Employability Framework (summarised in the elements noted in the image above and short video) to ensure that you have opportunities to gain skills that are of wider use to you beyond the MA. The process of PDP can help you manage your goals, reflect on your learning and skill development and prepare to share with others what you have achieved. If you...
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Sarah Everard murder: the problem with the government’s plan to make women ‘feel’ safer
Society, Politics & Law

Sarah Everard murder: the problem with the government’s plan to make women ‘feel’ safer

...open to abuse by those with privileged access to information. Watch: Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick vows to “improve women’s safety and reduce the fear of violence”. In the case of StreetSafe, someone with access to information about the locations marked as unsafe could deduce the locations where potential victims feel safe – and then seek out those...
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How is a bench helping improve mental health in Zimbabwe?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How is a bench helping improve mental health in Zimbabwe?

...open up and share their problems. It's getting results, reports Anita Makri...Talking to a trained community health worker once a week, on a simple wooden seat in a health clinic, can make a difference to the lives of people affected by mental disorders such as anxiety or depression, according to a clinical trial in Harare, Zimbabwe. The study, published in the journal...
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