Rapid urbanization and population growth are driving the construction of new buildings, with global building stocks expected to double in the next 15-20 years. While such trends will represent significant development advances and offer economic growth opportunities, concern remains regarding the...

In today's complex and interconnected world, effective teamwork is essential for organizations to achieve their goals. The chapter explores strategies for building collaborative and interdisciplinary teams, focusing on the importance of talent management. By understanding the key factors that...

The effectiveness of multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs) in tackling grand social and environmental challenges depends on productive dialogue among diverse parties. Facilitating such dialogue in turn entails building common ground in form of joint knowledge, beliefs, and suppositions. To...

Purpose This paper aims to help HR leaders understand the value of building community and advice on how they can build community in their teams and organizations. Design/methodology/approach The author draws from recent data about loneliness and community and incorporates real-world strategies...

This Education Spotlight, the second in a series of three, presents key lessons and inspiring examples of policy and practice to inform how traditional higher education programmes, like bachelor’s degrees, can effectively cultivate competencies crucial for green and digital innovation. The...

The secondhand fashion market suffers from information asymmetry, creating consumer distrust and limited engagement in secondhand fashion (ESHF). The existing research on how sellers and product signals can mitigate this distrust is limited and produces conflicting results. This is particularly...