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Operations Research‐Based Formalisation and Design of Sustainable Reverse Logistics for E‐Waste Supply Chains

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study demonstrates how a profitable, lean, and environmentally responsible e‐waste reverse logistics system can be designed using integrated Operations Research (OR) techniques. Addressing the growing urgency of responsible consumption (UN SDG 12) and the projected rise of the e‐waste sector to USD 137.60 billion by 2029, the research ...
Sheeba Pathak, Hajar Fatorachian
wiley   +1 more source

Introduction : music of the spirit

open access: yes, 2008
Filipino scholar and composer José Maceda notes the metaphysical nature that underpins Southeast Asian music of the Pacific, but also grounds the sound in the physicality of place.
Atherton, Michael, Crossman, Bruce
core  

Towards a Socially Inclusive Circular Economy: Evidence From Social Enterprises in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular economy (CE) and social entrepreneurship (SE) are increasingly recognised as critical pathways for sustainable development, yet CE research often underplays social inclusion, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs).
Maria L. Granados, Adeyemi Adelekan
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristics and effects of motivational music in exercise [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.The research programme had three principal objectives.
Priest, David-Lee
core   +2 more sources

Practicing Strategic Financial Sustainability in Small Cultural Non‐Profits: Evidence From London Museums

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Small cultural museums play an important role in sustaining local heritage, community identity and inclusive cultural participation, yet they face persistent financial and organisational constraints. This study examines how financial sustainability is achieved and maintained in three small cultural museums through a qualitative‐led mixed ...
Joseph Gerald Bourke   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An analysis of Personal Music Involvement and Social Music Identity Influence on Ambient Music Business Settings

open access: yesProceeding Papers (BASIQ International Conference)
Music is an important part of contemporary business venues, yet the mechanisms through which individual musical preferences and social identities translate into ambient music acceptance remain insufficiently understood. This study examines the
Irina Maiorescu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social music in cars [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper builds an understanding of how music is currently experienced by a social group travelling together in a car - how songs are chosen for playing, how music both reflects and influences the group’s mood and social interaction, who supplies the ...
Ali, Hasan   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Sustainability Certifications as Strategic Tools: Environmental Accountability, Institutional Robustness and Global Convergence

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability certifications are increasingly used as strategic tools to advance accountability for environmental sustainability. This study addresses the challenge of fragmented national certification standards by proposing and applying a replicable method to assess the structural robustness and convergence of industry‐specific ...
Teresa Turzo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tourists’ Perceptions and Loyalty of Nanyin Traditional Music in Chinese Music Tourism

open access: yesSAGE Open
Tourism is not only a visual experience but also an auditory pleasure that could be directly experienced through music performances as traditional music performances to experience local culture.
Peiyu Wu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Music, identity, and oblivion

open access: yesNetworking Knowledge: Journal of the MeCCSA Postgraduate Network, 2007
This article explores a feature of listeners’ everyday interactions with popular music: the tendency to take vicarious pleasure in the production of such music by singing along, or miming the actions of the guitarist or drummer. Acts of mimicry such as these are examined via a consideration of the concepts of mimesis, catharsis, and – perhaps more ...
openaire   +2 more sources

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