Elmar Mock's extraordinary story began in a small village in Switzerland. Born in 1954, he was the son of an Austrian immigrant and a Swiss mother. School was difficult, as he struggled with dyslexia. Nevertheless, he graduated from engineering school, obtained a job with a Swiss manufacturer,...

In this chapter, we develop conceptual arguments suggesting that HR systems targeted at enhancing employees’ ability, motivation, and opportunities for learning and knowledge creation are critical for effective knowledge management. Based on the assumption that the knowledge base of an...

Similar to other countries of former Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is still regarded to be a transitional economy, both from the social, political, and economic perspectives. In this regard, it is important to note that political agendas and economic strategies are still not...

In this chapter, the epidemic diseases, their impact on the future of cities, and the causes of these problems for cities are examined. Additionally, efforts will be made to address these challenges and problems, a response that can make future cities livable and sustainable, despite population...

This chapter discusses feminist research ethics and its preoccupation with power dynamics in the production and application of knowledge. Feminists raise ethical concerns with objectivity as a moral, epistemic, and methodological ideal. They argue that objectivity conceals the non-innocent...

The Level 6 Digital & Technology Solutions degree apprenticeship is a multi-disciplinary course: its content is designed to embody the right business-engineering trade-off, its delivery is aimed at conveying a well-balanced mix of business and engineering knowledge, skills and behaviours, and...

This study surveys the content of published articles investigating the impact of accounting ethics interventions on students’ ethical sensitivity and moral reasoning. The results of a sample of 27 articles show that research on ethics interventions is aimed primarily at elevating students’...

Introduction: Society has undergone rapid changes due to advancements in technology, addressed across all sectors. So, the current period is called the ‘Digital Era’. New technologies affect the organisation in several ways. Organisations can perform their functions more effectively by...

Family governance is a topic of substantial practical relevance that merits much more attention in family business research ( Gersick & Feliu, 2014 ; Suess, 2014 ). The purpose of this book chapter is to use the framework of a fair process to gain a better understanding of how family governance...