Teaching a compulsory, large-scale Philosophy of Economics (PoE) course to economics students presents distinct challenges. Instructors face a heterogeneous student body with varying levels of interest in the topics, diverse occupational goals, and a limited philosophical background. Unlike...

Social businesses (i.e. businesses that aim to solve social issues) are more challenging to maintain than conventional businesses because it is difficult for such businesses to sustain revenues on an ongoing basis. This case examines how non-financial indicators help companies to plan,...

This chapter reviews the empirical evidence on price stickiness in the euro area. We provide an overview of the different sources of granular consumer and producer price data now available in the euro area. We document new stylized facts on price adjustment in the euro area over the last 20...

Driving the social and technological transition requires public initiatives supported by public–private partnerships (PPPs) and public entrepreneurship. This research presents, analyzes, and discusses a case study of the town council of Cheste in the region of Valencia, Spain. It evaluates the...

In this conceptual investigation, we study member turnover – the replacement of organizational members with new ones – as a tool for organizational renewal. Building on the employee mobility literature and utilizing the model of mutual learning (March, ) in a series of simulation runs, we...

Self-organising maps (SOM) are an underexplored tool in geodemographic analysis, despite their potential to reveal significant insights about spatially explicit characteristics. This study proposes employing SOM to assess the shifts in the Portuguese population across different neighbourhoods in...

This chapter explores power dynamics among strategic leaders—CEOs, boards of directors, and top management teams (TMT)—focusing on their critical roles during turbulent times. Turbulence, marked by rapid and non-trivial changes, often exposes or amplifies power imbalances within...

The text discusses the evolution of corporate accountability for human rights, emphasizing the United Nations Guiding Principles (UNGPs) and the shift toward mandatory human rights due diligence. Despite progress in the business and human rights (BHR) field, the challenge lies in integrating...

Complexity economics has so far had only a small impact on property theory. The impact could be large, and this chapter will set out the conditions for making possible the use of the tools of complex systems theory in the institutional economics of property law. It will show that complex systems...