This exercise uses theatrical improvisation to create a story from a distorted image without time to prepare. During the session, each learner performs one improvisation of 5 minutes about a distorted image that the facilitator projects, giving them specific instructions. Each learner has a...

In this chapter, the focus shifts from the conventional narrative of business contributing to armed conflict and human rights violations to exploring how businesses can play a constructive role in post-conflict settings, using Colombia as a case study. The historical involvement of companies in...

This entry delves into the fundamental elements of business models, examining the vital interconnected components of value creation, proposition, and delivery. By emphasizing the relationship between these elements, the entry highlights their collective significance in constructing a resilient...

Given that the direct impacts of climate change are felt first and foremost at the local level, many have called for climate adaptation to be a local responsibility. Indeed, local authorities have a major influence on climate change adaptation in their territories—such as through their land...

Inherent to sustainable leader development are paradoxical, even competing forces. In confronting and working within these forces, leaders unleash their human potential and that of others. Developmental processes that involve dynamic balancing of competing, paradoxical forces bolster leaders’...

India is undergoing tremendous transformation to keep pace with global advancements, but it has been slower than other countries in terms of embracing technology in business. Although production has increased enormously with the help of technology, farmers have faced problems in adopting Fourth...

Health information systems research can add to the two broad domains of health science and information science if it rests on conceptual models that are integrative and explain the research in terms of both domains. Conceptual models make available explicit mental models (working hypotheses) for...

Using a sample of 68 empirical studies published between 2000 and 2023, this paper provides key insights into the relationship between corruption and international business (IB) in Africa. We identify four key domains within the literature, namely conceptualisation and measurement of corruption,...

COVID-19 disrupted the transportation sector and changed travel behaviour. After the outbreak of the pandemic, people began to prefer private modes to collective transport, creating a vicious cycle that often led to a reduction in transport options. This is particularly critical for those who...