How do social networking services earn money? What is the "second hand of the market" and how does it operate? Why does society need so many different kinds of goods? What does happiness economics not reveal about happiness? What is the link between talent, success and “stardom”? What is the...

This book encourages thoughtful technological innovation while remaining conscious of its positive and negative consequences for society, presenting a method to help innovators anticipate consequences, minimize resistance, and enhance acceptance

1.Introduction -- 2.General Theory -- 3.History of Modernization -- 4.Stage-specific Modernization -- 5.Level-specific Modernization -- 6.Field-specific Modernization -- 7.Sector-specific Modernization -- 8.Modernization Policy -- Subject Index -- Name Index -- References -- List of Figure and Table

Introduction -- Design of the Study -- Complex Societal Problems -- Human Problem Handling -- Group Decision Support Systems -- Methodological Demands for Handling Complex Societal Problems -- The Compram Methodology: A Methodology for Policy Making on Complex Societal Problems -- Global Safety...

Organisationen sind offenbar mit einem Paradoxon konfrontiert: Einerseits ist eine stabile soziale Ordnung Voraussetzung für die Existenz von Organisationen, andererseits liegt gerade in der Leugnung dieser Stabilität ihr Potential, sich an neue Gegebenheiten anzupassen. Clemens Rissbacher...

A Motivation und Gang der Untersuchung -- A. 1 Problemstellung -- A. 2 Standort der Beratungsforschung -- A. 3 Zielsetzung und Vorgehensweise -- B Akteurstheoretische Überlegungen als konzeptioneller Bezugsrahmen -- B. 1 Vorbemerkungen -- B. 2 Modell ökonomischer Akteure -- B. 3...

This book analyzes the role played by initial endowments and colonizer identity in seeking to explain institutional development in former colonies. It presents a model of two styles of imperialism that integrates the colonial origin and endowment views explaining current institutions. The...

This book offers a radical new way of approaching the Old Testament. Sigmund Wagner-Tsukamoto argues that rational, institutional and constitutional economic lessons can be derived from the Old Testament, with applications to social conflict and resolution. The book suggests that this religious...

This book focuses on the concepts of social capital, corporate social responsibility, and economic development in relation to economic theory of institutions and behavioural economics. It also takes a macroeconomic and empirical approach, on the relationship between social capital, ethical...