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Author: Udo Pesch
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2024-06-05
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 1035322536
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this thought-provoking book, Udo Pesch examines how values articulated by society are incorporated into institutions and technologies in order to overcome what they consider to be a lack of democratic control over their progress.
Author: Udo Pesch
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2024-06-18
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781035322527
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this thought-provoking book, Udo Pesch examines how values articulated by society are incorporated into institutions and technologies in order to overcome what many consider to be a lack of democratic control over their progress. Providing insights from different disciplinary angles including moral values, deliberative practices, societal institutions and technological innovation, this book pursues the democratisation of innovation and the increase of institutional responsiveness. Pesch demonstrates strategies to cope with the challenges created by digitalisation, privatisation and ecological degradation, and explores how to bridge the gap between normative and descriptive research. Addressing issues such as how digital technologies threaten human autonomy and how the pursuit of economic prosperity can lead to ecological degradation, this timely book seeks to regain control of institutional and technological developments within our society. Scholars of philosophy of technology, engineering ethics, political theory and innovation theory will find that this book offers comprehensive insights into these disciplines. Policymakers who require a broad understanding of societal trends and challenges will also find this book illuminating and insightful.
Author: Marc R. Tool
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9401139989
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJ. Fagg Foster (1907-1985) was one of the most significant creators of institutionalist economic theory in the twentieth century. He wrote and taught in the American intellectual tradition of Thorstein Weblen, John R. Commons, John Dewey and Clarence E. Ayres. This tradition shares purpose and philosophy with the European contributors, Gunnar Myrdal and K. William Kapp. Because little of Foster's scholarly work was formally published, professional knowledge of his extraordinary contribution is quite limited beyond the circle of his students and colleagues. Value Theory and Economic Progress attempts to correct that deficiency by providing an extended characterization of this missing and crucial component of the development of American heterodox economic thought. Its purpose is to demonstrate the timely relevance and significance of this model of inquiry in political economy. In addition, this volume explains that contemporary problem solving means changing `what is' into `what ought to be' through institutional adjustments; such a demonstration is at the heart of Foster's contribution to institutional thought.
Author: Thomas Osburg
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-06-04
Total Pages: 334
ISBN-13: 364236540X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSocial Innovation is becoming an increasingly important topic in our global society. Those organizations which are able to develop business solutions to the most urgent social and ecological challenges will be the leading companies of tomorrow. Social Innovation not only creates value for society but will be a key driver for business success. Although the concept of Social Innovation is discussed globally the meaning and its impact on the development of new business strategies is still heavily on debate. This publication has the goal to give a comprehensive overview of different concepts in the very innovative field of Social Innovation, from a managerial as well as from a theoretical and social perspective. Over 30 leading thinkers in the field of Innovation, Strategic Management and Organizational Development give a well structured inside on the latest developments and progress in the field of Social Innovation. Thereby the authors not only develop a comprehensive and unique analysis on the state-of-the art of social innovation but also give practical advice and information to business leaders on how to apply the latest management thinking on Social Innovation to daily business decisions. This publication has the intention to become a milestone in the further development of the concept of Social Innovation as well as to further stimulate new business strategies necessary to overcome world most pressing social and ecological challenges.
Author: Christian Seelos
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2017-01-04
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1503600998
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInnovation and Scaling for Impact forces us to reassess how social sector organizations create value. Drawing on a decade of research, Christian Seelos and Johanna Mair transcend widely held misconceptions, getting to the core of what a sound impact strategy entails in the nonprofit world. They reveal an overlooked nexus between investments that might not pan out (innovation) and expansion based on existing strengths (scaling). In the process, it becomes clear that managing this tension is a difficult balancing act that fundamentally defines an organization and its impact. The authors examine innovation pathologies that can derail organizations by thwarting their efforts to juggle these imperatives. Then, through four rich case studies, they detail innovation archetypes that effectively sidestep these pathologies and blend innovation with scaling. Readers will come away with conceptual models to drive progress in the social sector and tools for defining the future of their organizations.
Author: Danielle Logue
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 207
ISBN-13: 1786436892
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs we grapple with how to respond to some of the world’s most pressing problems, such as inequality, poverty and climate change, there is growing global interest in ‘social innovation’ as a potential solution. But what exactly is ‘social innovation’? This book describes three ways to theorise social innovation when seeking to manage and organize for both social and economic progress.
Author: International Panel on Social Progress (IPSP)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2018-07-19
Total Pages: 852
ISBN-13: 1108502415
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the third of three volumes containing a report from the International Panel on Social Progress (IPSP). The IPSP is an independent association of top research scholars with the goal of assessing methods for improving the main institutions of modern societies. Written in accessible language by scholars across the social sciences and humanities, these volumes assess the achievements of world societies in past centuries, the current trends, the dangers that we are now facing, and the possible futures in the twenty-first century. It covers the main socio-economic, political, and cultural dimensions of social progress, global as well as regional issues, and the diversity of challenges and their interplay around the world. This particular volume covers topics such as world cultures and religions, families, global health, education, and the contributions of social sciences to institutional change.
Author: Rafael Ziegler
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2020-06-26
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 1789904544
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe important yet contradictory role of innovation in society calls for a philosophy of innovation. Critically exploring innovation in relation to values, the economy and social change, Rafael Ziegler proposes a collaborative theory and practice of innovation that aims to liberate possibilities for our common futures.
Author: National Educational Association (U.S.)
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Published: 1910
Total Pages: 1182
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Published: 1910
Total Pages: 1136
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