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How do social networks play a key role in disaster recovery?
Society, Politics & Law

How do social networks play a key role in disaster recovery?

...businesses. Unfortunately, however, the danger was far from over. Within 40 minutes massive waves of water, some as high as six stories, smashed down on coastal communities in the Tohoku region in northeastern Japan. Some 18,500 lives were lost, primarily to the tsunami. Transcript Damage from the earthquake and tsunami shut down the cooling systems at the Fukushima...
Understanding your sector Badge icon
Money & Business

Understanding your sector

...businesses and the factors that most affect these. Working through this course will help you to explore these factors, to gain the inside knowledge to impress in applications and at interviews and to put together an action plan that is tailored for you. Transcript Enrolling on this course will give you the opportunity to earn an Open University digital badge. Badges are...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: The Northern Powerhouse
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: The Northern Powerhouse

...businesses and society generally. Almost everyone throughout Britain would support – regardless of region or politics – a strategy to further develop Northern England. However, what exactly is George Osborne’s “Northern Powerhouse” initiative? While concrete details are still emerging, its overriding aim is to attract capital to Northern cities through tapping...
Post-Brexit, some banks consider their options
Money & Business

Post-Brexit, some banks consider their options

...business London loses are Frankfurt and Dublin: Frankfurt and Dublin are emerging as the biggest winners at London’s expense as banks prepare for Brexit by planning new hubs in the European Union. Standard Chartered Plc and Barclays Plc are considering choosing Ireland’s capital as their EU base for ensuring continued access to the bloc, according to people with...
Tackling systemic human and workers’ rights issues in garment supply chains
Society, Politics & Law

Tackling systemic human and workers’ rights issues in garment supply chains

...Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines on Responsible Due Diligence in Garment Supply Chains. Recently we have seen the ACT Group (Action, Collaboration, Transformation) - a group of 15 brands (many of whom are ETI members)- and the global union IndustriALL sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Living Wages. These are potentially transformative interventions if...
A Victorian Christmas: Victoria's Christmas
History & The Arts

A Victorian Christmas: Victoria's Christmas

...business of the Speaker's or “this unlucky manoeuvre of the Speaker” as Lord Melbourne called it, and which I shall now mention. The Speaker sent in his resignation on Saturday night, which is very wrong of him to do, as it embarrasses us a good deal. Lord Melbourne says that the Speaker is very touchy and complained that he had not been well supported, particularly...
Design and Creativity
Science, Maths & Technology

Design and Creativity

...business and their team. IDEO: Encouraging Ideas How to manage small teams and ways to create innovative ideas. IDEO: Transfer of Technologies Combining technologies to capture new trends. IDEO's ideas for digital audio players and Nike sunglasses IDEO: Creative Tips A member of the T211 Course Team sums up IDEO's creative. design and innovation process Philips Design The...
Ethics Bites
History & The Arts

Ethics Bites

...Business Ethics Should companies consider anything but their shareholders? Ethics bites talked to Alex Oliver about Business Ethics. Find out more about Alex, and ethics, at www.open2.net/ethicsbites. Organ Transplants Should we allow people to make money from organ transplants? Ethics Bites talked to Janet Radcliffe Richards about the issue. Find out more about Janet,...
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