This chapter presents the outcome of an empirical study titled ‘Knowledge Sharing and Transfer (KST) that Really Works: An exploration of KST in Sub-Saharan South African Public Sector Institutions’. Enablers of KST were explored through the lens of lived experiences of managers working at...

Chapter Summary This chapter defines a learning culture and discusses the relationship between knowledge and learning. The authors explain why learning is essential to bringing knowledge to life and incentivizing knowledge flows and use. The chapter addresses the interplay between knowledge and...

This case study presents the story of Santomiele, a company that has built up an international business by enhancing a product closely linked to its local area. Located in southern Italy, the company processes and markets dried figs. The case focuses on the company's digital transformation....

Comparative analyses of value captured by global value chain (GVC) participants show considerable variations across GVCs, representing substantial differences in governance and social conduct. This chapter represents an exploratory inquiry into these variations and seeks explanations in...

This chapter explores how theory, philosophy and epistemology inform feminist research. It distinguishes between topic (the issue that is researched), theory (relevant theories relating to that topic), philosophy or philosophical perspective (the over-arching philosophical location of the study)...

The chapter provides conceptual insights into long-term responsible investment (RI) and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Despite the nebulous conceptual definitions, CSR and RI are underpinned by three critical facets: stakeholder engagement, voluntary participation and enlightened...

When ownership starts getting dispersed among several individuals, families, branches, and generations, a need for organizing communications and decision-making usually arises to ensure functional relationships within the family. The need for a shared vision and mutually agreed ways of handling...

The handicraft industry has been contracting in recent times because of external competition and a preference for foreign-made crafts by consumers. Kiliim, an Egyptian social enterprise and lifestyle brand, has initiated the process of revival needed in the industry with modern designs of the...

Shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) across the United States at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic created entrepreneurial opportunities for sewists and makers. In the United States in March and April 2020, masks were not readily available to the general public from existing...