Wirtschaftliche Probleme, politische Konflikte und gesellschaftliche Polarisierung prägen unsere Zeit. Aus aktuellen Studien geht hervor, dass Jugendliche ihre Welt mit Sorge sehen, und eher angstbehaftet in die Zukunft blicken (Schnetzer et al., 2024). Auch stellt etwa die Sinus-Jugendstudie:...

Die Diskussion um die Einführung einer 4-Tage-Woche in Deutschland ist von kontroversen Ansichten geprägt: Die einen sehen sie als den Weg zu einer modernen und produktiveren Arbeitswelt, die anderen befürchten wirtschaftliche Nachteile und eine Verschärfung des Arbeitskräftemangels. Der...

The series of major economic shocks since 2020 has added to longstanding development challenges, with low-income and fragile countries affected the most. The negative economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the spillovers from the war in Ukraine, and the tightening of international financial...

This chapter explores the experiences of business management postgraduate research students (PGRs) within the evolving landscape of doctoral education. Despite the increasing number of postgraduate students, business management PGRs are rarely addressed in academic literature. This study...

Risk disruptions are widespread in the global ecosystem, necessitating effective management strategies. These disruptions pose challenges to businesses, supply chains, society, and the natural environment. In Kenya, risk disruptions have intensified due to extreme flooding and the anticipated...

Artificial intelligence (AI) holds significant promise as a potential path for improving and progressing working teams. In an evolving world, AI-powered teamwork can be an indispensable asset, driving success and innovation in higher education. Nevertheless, AI in team settings is presently in...

This entry posits that the analysis of making and managing money is a promising new direction in economic anthropology. To understand how economies function, it is worthwhile to study the agents who manufacture currencies. I provide an ethnographic window into the world of alternative currency...