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Buddhist Economics
Society, Politics & Law

Buddhist Economics

...management. The problems with the shareholder value model Dr Mike Lucas probes the shareholder value model, identifying its adverse effects on employees, consumers, the social and natural environment – and ultimately on shareholders themselves. What went wrong with shareholder value? Alan Shipman examines the unintended fallout from the shareholder value
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The Galapagos
Science, Maths & Technology

The Galapagos

...managed. It also follows the day-to-day research of two biological scientists - Beatrix Schramm, who tries to get a faecal sample from a Giant Tortoise to learn more about what triggers them to mate, and Martin Wikelski who studies marine iguanas and the problems they face as a result of their choice of food. In the audio track, Open University biologist David Robinson...
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Renewable Energy and the UK
Science, Maths & Technology

Renewable Energy and the UK

...Managing energy supply from variable renewables to ensure it meets demand is one of the key challenges in a transition to a renewable future. Because wind and solar power output is variable, new ways of balancing supply and demand are being developed. These involve a mixture of demand management, storage, backup from conventional power stations, and new grid connections...
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Is ‘Barbenheimer’ going to save cinema?
History & The Arts

Is ‘Barbenheimer’ going to save cinema?

...projects in future. With writers and actors on strike in Hollywood – the WGA and SAG-AFTRA unions are taking action against studios including Disney and Netflix over pay, conditions and the use of AI – even the future of blockbuster filmmaking looks uncertain. With studio management teams taking home huge salaries and some creative talent unable to afford healthcare,...
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Article 5 mins
Unparliamentary language: the benefits of swearing in politics
Languages

Unparliamentary language: the benefits of swearing in politics

...projected resolve and stubbornness of character. As expletives go, ‘bloody’ isn’t particularly offensive. But it nevertheless caught the attention of the press and ended up in most the following day’s headlines. [Theresa May] British Prime Minister, Theresa May, once claimed she could be a "bloody difficult woman" Another frequent pattern is the unguarded use of...
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What makes people happy at work?
Money & Business

What makes people happy at work?

...manage to get a good work/life balance, most find it much harder to achieve. Dr Susan Himmelweit, an economist from The Open University, discusses this issue: "One group who often can get a good work/life balance is people who work for large organisations whose jobs are not particularly skilled and where the organisation is well-meaning. Some of the big retailers for...
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Remembering Peter and John
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Peter and John

...managers to stick by what the OU declared to be its HR policies and guidelines. And he knew the rule book backwards. Highly principled and uncompromising, he could be a thorn in the flesh of management. However, if you needed a champion and your cause was just, you could have no better friend. John was born in Cupar, Fife, Scotland in 1946 and educated at Bell Baxter High...
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Highs and lows and highs again: How football has changed in the past 50 years
Health, Sports & Psychology

Highs and lows and highs again: How football has changed in the past 50 years

...manager. In 2019 the League Cup winning team featured just two Englishmen and was managed by former Spanish international, Pep Guardiola. Table 1 shows the nationalities of the players of the two successful teams and highlights the global composition of Manchester City’s team in 2019, a group of players drawn from countries across Europe and South America. Table 1:...
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