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Decolonising the idea of culture in management studies
Money & Business

Decolonising the idea of culture in management studies

...Open University’s events marking Black History Month, I was invited to give a presentation on the connection between the management curriculum and our colonial heritage. In particular, I tried to problematise the ways in which a ‘Western-centric’ and stereotypical idea of culture is taught in mainstream management curriculum. I tried, furthermore, to underline...
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Today’s immigration laws have teeth, and their bite is toxic for people seeking asylum
Society, Politics & Law

Today’s immigration laws have teeth, and their bite is toxic for people seeking asylum

...open that could be a fire hazard. In this way, everyday actions become border offences. [A piece of paper is stuck up on a yellow patterned wall with blu-tack. It says 'HOUSE RULES' in red in the centre then underneath "All doors in the property must stay closed and not be wedged open with any object. They are fire doors and here for your safety. Anyone seen to be...
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Voluntary Gravedigging in the West of Ireland
OpenLearn Ireland

Voluntary Gravedigging in the West of Ireland

...open coffin. The wakehouse is usually run, managed and provisioned, just by women. This article is based on my doctoral study: Voluntary Gravedigging in the West of Ireland, published by the Open University in December 2024: https://oro.open.ac.uk/101454/. All of the participants have been given pseudonyms in this article but they have all given permission for their full...
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Taxes and privacy: A tech business reading list
Science, Maths & Technology

Taxes and privacy: A tech business reading list

...open source proposal. Andrew - have you thought through the consequences of this innocuous looking sentence: "We will require that all publicly funded software and hardware is released under an Open Source licence." Most IT projects use proprietary software, that is then tweaked for purpose. That will pretty much stop any IT company working on a public sector project....
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Tracing your family history
History & The Arts

Tracing your family history

...course, these days you can find any number of websites that offer advice, but try to stick to official sites such as the General Register Office, whilst Cyndi's List has an amazing collection of resources. Alternatively, you can buy one of the many periodicals devoted to the subject, or pick up PC software that has been designed to help you to organise your data. If you...
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Early widowhood: navigating a way through grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

Early widowhood: navigating a way through grief

...Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. Becoming a widow When my husband Alan was dying, one of the thoughts that haunted me every day I cared for him was: soon I would become a widow. I was 60 and Alan was 63 when on 21 November 2017 he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. We had met in 2006 and married in 2014 and neither of us had...
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LGBTQIA rights: why The Good Friday Agreement matters
Society, Politics & Law

LGBTQIA rights: why The Good Friday Agreement matters

...open about their sexual orientation and relationships within their workplaces increasing their visibility. In 2004, new legislation was introduced recognising hate crimes, or crimes motivated by hate, allowing increased sentencing for perpetrators of these crimes at the discretion of the judiciary. Importantly, this meant that crimes motivated by hate were recorded and...
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Women and the fight to reclaim higher education
Society, Politics & Law

Women and the fight to reclaim higher education

...Open University's History and Social Sciences courses Background In the context of the growing ‘cost of living crisis’ in 2022, it’s unsurprising that trade union activity in Scotland has featured regularly in public discourse. Waste and recycling workers made headlines when they went on strike over pay and conditions in Glasgow during COP26 in November 2021; then...
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