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Business ethics
History & The Arts

Business ethics

...think they should be interested in corporations because they throw up all sorts of philosophical puzzles and conundrums; what kinds of properties do corporations have? How are these corporations related to the individual human beings that make them up? Nigel: But there are all kinds of groups of people who philosophers don’t get excited about. A queue waiting to get a...
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Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality Badge icon
Money & Business

Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality

...think differently by setting aside the instinct to do everything themselves because they know they’re best at it. Entrepreneurs have to be able and prepared to bring on board a team to spread the load and provide diversity of thinking and new ideas. You will return to financing your business in more detail in Session 7...Session 2: From idea to reality: 3.2 What are...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Management in Chinese cultures
Money & Business

Management in Chinese cultures

...systems and business management. This material forms part of The Open University course B822 Creativity, innovation and change... Management in Chinese cultures An introduction to this album. Clan-based networking Exploring the relationship between Confucian values and the way companies do business in Asia. Guanxi How a form of business relationship that entails mutual...
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Audio 29 mins
Investigating fungi: the wood-wide web
Science, Maths & Technology

Investigating fungi: the wood-wide web

...system? And how can they be utilised to reclaim barren land and grow sustainable plantations for economic markets? In this album, scientists from the UK and Malaysia explore how fungi form constructive and cooperative partnerships with other plants and trees, and how such symbiosis can be used for economic and environmental benefit. In the audio track, Professor David...
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Audio 28 mins
The how and why of podcasting: connection, creation and conversation!
Education & Development

The how and why of podcasting: connection, creation and conversation!

...thinking about podcasts is to focus on the 3 Cs – connection, creation and conversation!...Find out more about The Open University's Open Degree. Transcript Podcasting is an effective way of building trust and sharing insights between people with different backgrounds and experiences. They can introduce audiences to topics and debates that share new perspectives. Take a...
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Video 10 mins
Tim Scoones - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Tim Scoones - Earth in Vision

...think that when things are going well I describe my job as someone who supports a fabulous team of people doing wonderful things; when things don’t go so well, it’s all my fault. You can find me on Twitter @natureboytim I’ve been a naturalist since I can remember, so my Twitter handle is @natureboytim, because that is what defines me, that is who I am and probably...
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Video 40 mins
What is the relationship between history and historical fiction?
History & The Arts

What is the relationship between history and historical fiction?

...think John Mullan in How Novels Work makes a very interesting point about this which is that in a way if you do pile in the bibliographies the, you know, the historical notes, the further reading and… and all the rest of it, that’s sort of apologetic. You’re confessing to a sort of lesser status, you’re explaining yourself, and, on the whole, I’m on his side....
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Audio 8 mins
Making a difference: Youth participation
Education & Development

Making a difference: Youth participation

...think that often it feels like everyone expects us to be destroying society and contributing negatively, rather than positively. So for example, things like the London riots that happened a couple of years back; that did not do wonders at all for the reputation of young people. I would say that in terms of which groups of young people in society are more able to make a...
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