This chapter explores the determinants of the decline in inequality observed in Latin America during the 2000s. The decline coincided with the commodity boom that characterized this period. The chapter focuses on the role played by macro-structural determinants and finds that the decline in...

This type of tourist gazing is infused with altruism, of wanting to selflessly help, for example, poor people or endangered fauna in faraway places. In what is also known as “voluntourism,” career or serious leisure volunteers spend from two weeks to several months improving drinking water,...

This chapter examines the effects of two decades of dollarization on the Salvadorean economy and its perspectives. The first section presents the arguments that were used, mostly by the government decades ago, to support the adoption of the dollar as legal tender, as well as its theoretical...

As CEOs play a key role in venture development, globally scaling firms must decide on this key appointment. Some global scalers continue to be led by their founder, while other founder-CEOs will be replaced by a hired, professional CEO to bring different types of experiences and networks. We...

Urban areas worldwide face significant environmental, societal and economic challenges, emphasizing the critical need for inclusive and sustainable approaches. Therefore, decision-makers and researchers have suggested various strategies and initiatives for citizens to promote healthier...

In this chapter we investigate changes in payment media used by consumers as a result of extreme financial restrictions. The motivation comes from the summer of 2015 in Greece where after failure to reach an agreement between Greece and the Troika (EU, IMF and ECB) for an extension of lending...

This chapter investigates why organizations and leaders themselves often find it difficult to change during turbulent times, focusing on both organizational- and individual-level obstacles. Organizations often fall victim to management fads, pursuing superficial trends without aligning them with...

The gendered nature of flexible working has been widely debated in employment research. This chapter explores changes and continuities in the use of flexible working arrangements (FWAs) by working parents in the UK pre- and post-pandemic. Our review brings together research on both mothers and...

This entry focuses on critical interlinkage between innovation and the base of the pyramid (BOP), which represents the economically marginalized majority of global population. The entry presents a background of the BOP concept and summarizes the key elements stressed by extant research...