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The History and Ideas of George Herbert Mead's Pragmatism and Its Relevance for Operational Research and Systems Thinkers

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT George Herbert Mead is an oft forgotten or ignored American philosopher who was one of the originators of pragmatism. Today, he is recognised as a creative thinker who has teased out knotty problems that others in the field had not realised were problems. Understanding Mead's analysis has been made difficult because he died prematurely without
Richard Ormerod
wiley   +1 more source

When Low Independence Fuels Luxury Consumption: Uniqueness as a Defense Mechanism During Collective Threats. [PDF]

Behav Sci (Basel)
Yook J, Han S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Are luxury goods really luxuries?

, 2015
Atsushi Maki, Mlemba Abassy Kamwe
openaire   +1 more source

Rebound Effects of Digital Textile Microfactories in Fashion, a System Dynamics Study of CO2 Emissions

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The fashion industry's high resource use and globalised supply chains generate environmental degradation through overproduction, waste and pollution. Digital Textile Microfactories (DTMFs) are promoted as a more sustainable alternative because they enable fast, digitalised and often localised production, but lower costs and a greener image may
Juan Esteban Martinez‐Jaramillo, Luis Stütz, Meike Tilebein   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predicting Consumer Adoption of Luxury Products via Instagram Marketing: A Machine Learning Approach. [PDF]

F1000Res
Nallasivam A, S GK, Jagadeeswari IU, Desai G, Bandhu D.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Bird's Eye View of English Grammar: Connecting the Dots in Two Dimensions

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Over the past few decades, discussions on grammar instruction have primarily focused on teaching methodologies, such as whether grammar should be taught explicitly or implicitly, and whether the focus should be on form or forms. This paper, however, shifts the focus to grammar itself, aiming to provide a “shape” for pedagogical grammar.
Akira Tajino, Yoshitaka Kato
wiley   +1 more source

Are People More Averse of Their Peers Living in Hardship or Driving Luxury Cars? Individuals' Willingness to Accept Their Peers' Relative Circumstances. [PDF]

Behav Sci (Basel)
Hu X, Liu J, Sun F, Wang X.
europepmc   +1 more source

“I Own My Life Now”: Implications of Trauma Survivors' Language Acquisition for a Pedagogy of Empowerment in TESOL

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores the language experiences of refugees and asylum seekers who survived sex trafficking, domestic slavery, and sexuality‐based persecution. Drawing on a longitudinal study of 15 respondents followed across two time points separated by 6 years, all members of an England‐based therapeutic community, we focus here on four ...
Sally Rachel Cook, Jean Marc Dewaele
wiley   +1 more source

Coming to Terms: The Mechanisms of Overplus and Luxury Phosphorus Uptake for Polyphosphate Storage in Microalgae and Yeast. [PDF]

Biotechnol Bioeng
Plouviez M, Demling P, Deitert A, Fees J, Baier M, Karmainski T, Blank LM, Guieysse B.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Beyond Bloodlines: A Review of Succession Planning and Generational Continuity in African Family Businesses

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents a systematic review of 107 peer‐reviewed articles on succession planning in African family businesses, offering a conceptual reframing of succession as an institutionally embedded process rather than a discrete managerial task. Moving beyond proceduralist and Eurocentric paradigms, the review integrates institutional theory,
Augustine Okeke
wiley   +1 more source