This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the evolving landscape of sustainability, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and circular economy models within the European context. It sheds new light on how regulatory frameworks and business practices are converging to redefine sustainable development. Through this volume, readers will gain insights into the strategic integration of sustainability principles into corporate governance and value chains.

Key concepts such as the evolution of international and European sustainability policies, the role of businesses in promoting sustainable development, and the tools for measuring and communicating sustainability performance are thoroughly examined. The book addresses critical questions, including how CSR can transition from a voluntary practice to a strategic driver of sustainable development, and how the circular economy redefines business competitiveness. With contributions from eminent scholars, this work provides a multi-level analysis that bridges regulatory and managerial perspectives.

Designed for academics, students, and professionals in fields such as sustainability, CSR, and environmental policy, this book is an essential resource for understanding the ongoing transition towards a sustainable and circular economic paradigm. It serves as both a teaching tool and a professional reference, offering conceptual clarity and practical insights into the latest legislative innovations and strategic business applications.

This book is a collection of research and insights shared at the International Conference on Recent Advances in Information Systems (ICRAIS). It showcases the latest advancements, challenges, and exciting developments in information systems, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, offering valuable knowledge for students, researchers, and industry professionals. It explores how these technologies are transforming industries, solving real-world problems, and creating new opportunities. Readers will discover key themes like explainable AI, ethical and sustainable AI practices, innovative system designs, and advanced algorithms developed to address complex global challenges.

Written by academics, researchers and experts from around the world, this book highlights ICRAIS's commitment to fostering collaboration between academia, industry, and policymakers. It emphasises interdisciplinary approaches and encourages creative solutions to some of the most pressing issues in technology and society. Each chapter is structured to provide clear, accessible insights into cutting-edge topics, making it an excellent resource for both beginners and professionals.

Contributors apply a transformative lens to a variety of research areas, including AI, brand activism, consumer resistance, aging, gender and race as they relate to advertising and media. Chapters explore both theoretical and practical examples of advertising being leveraged for societal improvement, such as the EASE framework to ethically leverage AI and the role of women leaders in changing the advertising landscape. By advancing theory and practice, this book serves to catalyze scholarship, transform advertising practice and act as a pedagogical resource for fostering well-being and positive social change among the next generation of researchers and practitioners.

Transformative Advertising Research is a crucial resource for scholars and students in advertising, communications, marketing and business and management. Educators and practitioners in the field will also benefit from the insights in this book.

Key Features:

• Explores Asia-centric models of entrepreneurship
• Presents case studies that span a range of countries, sectors and socio-economic contexts
• Showcases the impact of individual passion, community networks and institutional support on creating unique business models
• Links personal entrepreneurial journeys to broader institutional, cultural and market dynamics, highlighting practical strategies for overcoming common hurdles including market entry and funding gaps

With structured teaching notes and accessible case studies that demonstrate entrepreneurial concepts in action, this book is an essential resource for scholars, students and educators in the fields of entrepreneurship, innovation, business and Asia-Pacific studies. Policymakers and practitioners in development agencies will also benefit from the book's insights into structural enablers and barriers across different economies.

This edited book centres the experiences of groups and individuals who have historically received little attention in the broader framing of victimology, victims movements and wider society. With a mainstream political discourse underpinned by conceptions of deservingness and idealised constructions of victimhood, many groups and individuals- including sex workers, non-human animals, sexual minorities, families of the convicted, and people from working-class communities are marginalised from important debates. This book provides an intersectional examination of victimisation with a discussion of new and existing forms of victimisation linking to theories. It has four themed sections on: hidden violence and abuse, co-victims and retraumatization, recognizing and restoring hidden and unrecognized victims and non-human victims. It supports the need for greater recognition and understanding of these groups, the ethical implications of current and future policy and practice, and innovations in theory and conceptual debates. It speaks to the disciplines of Sociology, Criminology, and Social Work, and for anyone who works with victims in practice.

The rise of Cape Canaveral's "second space age" and the nation's expansion of spacefaring initiatives in the twenty-first century

Return to Launch is the story of how one state reshaped the trajectory of the US space program and helped usher in a new era of spaceflight. Stephen Smith takes readers behind the scenes of Florida's Space Coast, revealing how local leaders, federal policymakers, and entrepreneurs transformed a region once bracing for economic collapse into the center of the NewSpace revolution.

This is the first book to spotlight Florida's role in the rise of modern reusable space technologies and the shift from government-led missions to collaboration with private and commercial enterprise. Smith reveals how, after George W. Bush announced the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2004, the actions of individuals including Barack Obama and Elon Musk changed the course of NASA-with pushback from those who feared the loss of federal contracts. He tackles provocative questions, such as the government's responsibility for the jobs of citizens and whether national interests should consider local economic pressures. These themes make the book a fascinating read about the intersection of policy, economics, and innovation.

For space enthusiasts, policy specialists, or anyone who lived through the highs and lows of the Space Shuttle era, Return to Launch offers fresh insights and surprising facts. From the first rocket to launch from Cape Canaveral in the decade after World War II to the arrival of commercial crew programs such as SpaceX and Blue Origin, the book connects past and present to illuminate what the future holds for American aerospace.

Wine tourism stands at a decisive crossroads. Confronted with climatic constraints, digital transformation, evolving visitor expectations, and heightened social responsibility, the sector occupies a strategic position within broader sustainability and resilience agendas.

This book offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary examination of these transitions. Drawing on recent theoretical advances and empirical studies from diverse wine regions worldwide, it highlights pathways shaping the future of wine tourism. Addressing environmental adaptation, business model innovation, entrepreneurship, digital and phygital experience design, accessibility, destination governance, and cultural mediation, the chapters reveal a shift from product-oriented logics to the co-creation of meaningful, inclusive, and transformative experiences. Wine tourism emerges as a dynamic ecosystem that generates sustainable value.

Intended for professionals and scholars in wine, tourism, marketing, communication, management, information technology, and education, this volume combines analytical depth with strategic insight. It invites readers to reimagine wine tourism as both a laboratory for innovation and a lever for sustainable territorial development-capable of addressing the ecological, economic, and societal challenges of the twenty-first century.

This book focuses on divergent discussions on entrepreneurial challenges in context to the adaptation to artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and robotics to enhance entrepreneurial practices and scope of decision-making. Discussions in this book analyze the chronological growth in technology and the nexus between AI and entrepreneurship to harness the power of technology. This book helps readers to explore new concepts like the synergy between AI and human factors, AI-led business modelling, and working with the real-time entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Chapters analyze various tools for teaching marketing analytics, including eye-tracking software, simulations, certifications, and laboratory space. The book assesses the development of innovative approaches utilized, such as customer relationship management (CRM), search and website metrics, and social media content creation and management. It also emphasizes the importance of teaching AI and its relationship to other intangible assets, as well as incorporating AI ethics into marketing analytics courses.

This is an essential resource for educators teaching marketing courses, as well as students and scholars in business and management, marketing research, analytics, and digital marketing.

Key Features:

• Global overviews and key examples of jurisdiction-specific legal requirements
• Guidance on governance and accountability mechanisms
• Roadmap on how to identify, prioritize, and address risks and compliance obligations
• Checklists with new requirements in AI-specific laws and regulations, including the Colorado AI Act and EU AI Act, as well as existing laws, including data protection, privacy, publicity, copyrights, trade secrets, and tort laws

This timely Field Guide will benefit legal practitioners, compliance officers, programmers, data scientists, and other professionals who must address AI and related legal compliance issues.

Drawing on his extensive research experience as a leader in the field, Conrad Lashley defines the nature of the sector, the varying levels of service delivered and the performance required of frontline workers. He rethinks the relationship between hospitality organisations and their workforce, evaluating employer-employee conflict as a dimension of organisational conflict that involves all stakeholders, including customers, suppliers and local communities. The book also looks to the future of the hospitality industry, empowering educators and management to confront the challenges that inequality creates in the sector.

Rethinking Hospitality Management is a crucial resource for scholars and students of hospitality management, tourism, leisure studies and business. Its practical insights and focus on organisational structures makes this prime reading for practitioners in the hospitality and tourism industries seeking to reduce inequality in their workforce.

Contributing authors trace the evolution of positive psychology from individual happiness toward systemic, ethical and inclusive approaches to organizational thriving. Chapters introduce new models and tools that bridge science and application, including the Donaldson Flourishing Index, the 5Cs Model and Job Crafting for Inclusion. The book also addresses emerging challenges such as artificial intelligence, constructive dialogue across differences and the ethics of workplace design.

Advances in Positive Psychology Research in the Workplace is an essential resource for students and academics in positive psychology, social psychology, organizational psychology, positive organizational scholarship, and human resource management. It is also a useful tool for practitioners seeking evidence-informed strategies for thriving workplaces.

The book covers the entire process of case writing, from planning and preparation, to writing the case itself, through to using your work and publication. Chapters present key insights into finding and interacting with decision-makers to create better cases, improving the case 'hook' and narrative, as well as aligning theory, learning objectives, and analysis to create consistency. The book also includes a 120-point checklist for authors to ensure that the finished case manuscript incorporates everything already discussed.

How To Make Your Great Cases Even Better is an essential resource for scholars and educators in business and management, education, research and teaching methods, especially those involved in case writing. It is also a valuable read for administrators and leaders in higher education and research centres.

This book explores how culture quietly shapes our lives, influencing everything from the way we speak and lead to the way we grieve and resolve conflicts. Culture is often overlooked because it's invisible, yet it influences everything we do. This book reveals that hidden force, demonstrating how cultural codes affect behavior, emotion, and decision-making in various settings.

Through real-world examples ranging from refugee camps to boardrooms, the book argues that understanding culture is no longer optional. It's essential. With a focus on application, this book equips scholars, researchers, practitioners, and leaders to engage with culture thoughtfully and effectively. Whether they are studying psychology, managing teams, or working in global contexts, readers will find the tools they need to navigate cultural complexity with clarity and respect.

"Green Ventures: Uniting Sustainability, Finance, and Entrepreneurship" serves as a comprehensive guide for entrepreneurs seeking to build financially sustainable businesses while addressing climate action. This book is an essential resource for entrepreneurs and finance professionals looking to drive meaningful change through sustainable practices. Readers will gain insights into identifying and developing sustainable business opportunities that tackle environmental and social challenges while directly contributing to SDG 13. The book highlights innovative business models such as the circular economy and shared value creation, showcasing how these approaches not only drive climate action but also unlock new growth potential.

This is a comprehensive guide to measuring the performance of the Chinese economy in historical context, bridging the gap between economic methods and economic history to showcase the cutting edge of quantitative Chinese economic history research.

The book brings together contributions from active scholars working in the area, integrating perspectives and methods from economics, history, and the digital humanities. It shows how Chinese economic history has become an increasingly interdisciplinary field over the past two decades, one that has increasingly adopted economic concepts and methodologies while maintaining a strong qualitative research tradition. The book sheds light on new data sources, methodologies and debates in Chinese economic history research while spanning core topics including taxation, land property, rural economy, population, gross domestic product, wage, lineage, and urbanisation. Chapters survey with unprecedented depth and breadth in current literature how economic data in Chinese history were generated, processed, and utilized byboth the state and the private sector. This volume is expected to help students better identify emerging types of historical data, how to make meaningful use of them, and gain deeper insights into the early modern and modern economic history of China.

This insightful Research Agenda examines sexual and gender diversity among older people. Expert authors explore how social attitudes, laws, activism and social policies contribute both directly and indirectly to ageist prejudice, particularly against the LGBTQI+ population.

Adopting interdisciplinary, mixed-methods approaches, with a focus on lived experiences and the voices of older people across the globe, the book engages with key topics including access to healthcare, activism, community-building, politics and sex. Throughout embodied memories, the daily management of intimate life and avenues for further research are highlighted. Chapters demonstrate a wide range of needs, but also outstanding strategies of resistance, survival, joy and pride across the life course. They stir the reader's scholarly, political and social imagination, fostering innovative ways to rethink ageing in the foreseeable future.

A Research Agenda for Queer Ageing is a valuable resource for scholars and students of gender and queer studies, ageing, gerontology, psychology, human geography, sociology, anthropology and social work. It is also beneficial to policymakers interested in improving their understanding and inclusion of LGBTQI+ people.

Chapters explore China's policymaking process, the welfare relationship between central and local governments and changes in key welfare policies, from social security and housing to health and education. Contributors also discuss measures implemented for special welfare issues, including poverty, migrant workers, left-behind children, mental health measures and digital technology in health services. The Handbook demonstrates how China has reduced poverty and increased opportunities for the general public to access medical services, while also highlighting demand for greater reduction in regional inequalities.

The Handbook on Social Policy in China is a crucial resource for scholars and students in social policy, health and social care. Its valuable insights into socio-economic conditions in China and government measures to tackle inequalities, will also appeal to policymakers and welfare practitioners.

This insightful Concise Introduction explores the key lessons that can be drawn from the US healthcare ecosystem and examines how they apply to healthcare management. Lawton Robert Burns identifies the complex conundrums that face healthcare management, providing insight into the factors causing these problems and highlighting potential solutions.

• Applies practical experience alongside rigorous literature analysis
• Assesses the healthcare system through physiology and behaviours
• Proposes core skills to develop in order to aid management of problems, change, processes, cost, and quality
• Investigates the central relationships in healthcare that impact patient outcome and firm success, such as doctor-patient dynamics
• Critiques preconceived notions that new technology and AI are the solution to healthcare's problems, instead underscoring the importance of integration

The Concise Introduction to Healthcare Management is a valuable resource for scholars and students of healthcare administration, human resource management, and business and management. It will also benefit practitioners in healthcare management and public health looking to promote efficiency and effectiveness in their workplaces.

Authors interrogate the definition of poverty and examine the dynamics of poverty and inequality in relation to matters such as race, gender, age, geography and migration status. Chapters explore the rights to housing, health, work, education, protest and access to justice, highlighting the challenges posed by corruption, climate change and new technologies. This second edition provides new research, expands on previous material and raises probing questions about how the status quo of poverty and human rights is defined and perpetuated.

This Research Handbook is a crucial resource for scholars and students of law and development, comparative law and human rights looking for future research avenues. It is also beneficial for legal practitioners working to address poverty in both the Global North and Global South.

• show how ecological thinking offers a fresh perspective on entrepreneurial ecosystems.
• demonstrate how this approach differs from traditional entrepreneurship research.
• provide practical guidelines for researchers and policymakers working in regional entrepreneurship.

It concludes that a holistic, interdisciplinary approach-similar to how ecologists study natural environments-is essential to grasp the dynamic entrepreneurial relationships between people, institutions, organizations, natural resources and attributes in regional economies. The book introduces a new paradigm for studying entrepreneurship that emphasizes interconnectedness and system-level change.

Advancing Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Research is a valuable resource for scholars and students of business and management, economic geography and entrepreneurship. Policymakers, practitioners and consultants in entrepreneurship and organizational systems seeking evidence-based techniques to inform their work will also greatly benefit from the insights in this book.

Expert international scholars analyse both traditional approaches and innovative methods, exploring research strategies, data collection approaches and data analysis. Chapters demonstrate the how and why of each method and allow readers to either follow the full journey of research or focus on individual techniques. Example case studies include examining career compensation of National Basketball Association players, fan surveys in the National Women's Soccer League and surveying member satisfaction of a health-fitness club service. Empirical approaches to research such as the Delphi method, secondary data, athlete interviews, predictive modelling and surveys provide important practical analyses that can be applied in real-world scenarios.

This Research Handbook is an essential resource for scholars and graduate students of sports management and marketing, as well as industry researchers in business and management more broadly. Its practical insights are invaluable for researchers in sport marketing and practitioners in the sport industry, such as administrators, marketers and consultants.

The book presents practical insights on causal identification, dataset usage and novel methodological approaches from lab experiments to EEG analysis. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, it incorporates perspectives from finance, entrepreneurship, management, public policy, psychology, data science and neuroscience, facilitating a well-rounded and multi-dimensional mapping of the full landscape of entrepreneurial finance.

With its broad scope and hands-on orientation, this book is an essential companion for economics and business students seeking to understand or study how entrepreneurs are financed in today's economy. It is a crucial reference point for policymakers and analysts in innovation and SME policy, alongside data scientists and methodologists interested in finance applications.

Bringing together diverse perspectives and empirical insights, it examines how responsible innovation can be applied for sustainable industry development. Leading experts in the field discuss key themes at the intersection of technology, society and responsibility, examining how responsible innovation can be applied for sustainable industry development. Adopting a global perspective, authors link conceptual discussions with sector-specific cases including healthcare, hospitality, food-sharing and gig work, to demonstrate how technological progress can align with ethical, environmental and societal values. This Research Agenda emphasizes the transformational power of innovation, showing how it reshapes industries, enhances societal well-being and influences the global landscape across borders and generations.

A Research Agenda for Responsible Innovation is an essential resource for students and scholars of business, corporate social responsibility entrepreneurship, organisational innovation and technology. It will also highly benefit entrepreneurs seeking to apply ethical innovation to their business, as well as those interested in the Sustainable Development Goals.

Chapters demonstrate how companies apply the principles of Quality 4.0 by merging technological advances and quality management with social responsibility and sustainable agendas. Drawing on a rich array of case studies, the authors illustrate that quality not only functions as a basis for competitive advancement but facilitates trust, transparency and inclusion between people and technology. Ultimately, the authors introduce their own model, 'Quality 4.0: A Modern Approach', incorporating technological, organizational and human aspects to design quality systems that embody efficiency, morality, sustainability and social inclusiveness.

Quality 4.0 and Artificial Intelligence is a crucial resource for students and scholars of business and management and industrial engineering. It is also an invigorating read for academics across the social sciences, particularly in economics and finance, and innovation and technology studies.

This second volume focuses on the design, implementation, and evaluation of entrepreneurial education programs and strategies. It presents a wide range of pedagogical models, curriculum innovations, and differentiated approaches tailored to diverse educational levels and learner profiles. Topics include program development from preschool to higher education, social entrepreneurship, financial literacy, distance learning, and the integration of AI and storytelling in teaching. Each chapter offers practical tools, reflective questions, and research-based insights to support educators and institutions in fostering entrepreneurial mindsets. This volume is a practical and forward-looking resource for those committed to transforming education through innovation and entrepreneurship.

Research in sustainable entrepreneurship plays a pivotal role in addressing the economic, social, and environmental challenges of the 21st century. It promotes the development of business models and practices that are sustainable in the long term, fostering a better future for society and the environment.

This special volume presents current academic research and practical findings, comprehensively covering the field of sustainable entrepreneurship. Topics encompass the determinants and consequences of entrepreneurship in the context of sustainability, the role of entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship in incumbent firms during sustainability transformations, the processes and management of sustainable entrepreneurship, as well as the tools and instruments employed in sustainable entrepreneurship. Additionally, the volume includes comparative analyses of sustainable entrepreneurship across different organizational contexts.