Given the increasing demand for a diverse workforce, the role of people who are living and working abroad (expatriates) has become of utmost significance for international firms all over the world. However, the literature on expatriates has failed to examine the main issues and opportunities of...

New technological developments can have major consequences for work, which require an understanding of the ‘new’ skills of employees, the possible measures to counteract the negative effects on the quality of work, and optional choices regarding the use of technological applications and...

The renewed interest in low-carbon development, in the face of the growing frequency and magnitude of extreme climate events, is calling for the use of systems approaches to policymaking. The outcomes of climate action are many and varied. First, climate mitigation reduces current costs,...

This chapter argues for the unrealised potential value of methodologies derived from a critical realist research philosophy in the field of entrepreneurship studies. Critical realism offers methodological alternatives that, through the generation of new insights into social relations, social...

Using an issues-oriented approach to teaching principles of microeconomics can increase student interest and help students see the applicability of economics to addressing current social issues. It can help instructors implement teaching methods that researchers in cognitive science have found...

The electric sector is central to addressing the world's climate challenge. Power generation represents 40 percent of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions worldwide, yet there is great potential to significantly reduce these emissions and electrify other sectors of the economy. Transitioning...

The aim of this chapter is to provide a general overview of the qualitative survey and more specifically the use of the online qualitative survey as a means of studying organizational identity(OI). Qualitative surveys are particularly suited to the exploration of diversity; the online format...

This chapter discusses the geographies of knowledge-based work in the city of Porto in the aftermath of the COVID pandemic. It suggests that while the attractiveness of central locations persist for office space, a spatial re-composition of knowledge-based work toward other attractive living and...