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Humanism in the Age of Hyperreality: A Speculative Critique of AI Therapybots and the Neoliberal Commodification of Human Beings

open access: yesThe Journal of Humanistic Counseling, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the future place of humanistic counseling, assuming the successful mass deployment of artificial intelligence therapy chatbots (AITCs). We systematically identify the limitations of AITCs through the lens of Jean Baudrillard's view on simulacra and hyperreality and identify five collective psychosocial consequences of ...
Brett. D. Wilkinson, Andrew M. Brown
wiley   +1 more source

Washington Shoe Mfg. Co. letter, July 7, 1908

open access: yes, 1908
Seattle's first shoe company, the Washington Shoe Manufacturing Company, was founded in 1891 by T. J. Thorsen, L. B. Allain, and G. M. Barber. The company made boots and shoes for outdoor workers and prospered due to high demand during the Alaska Gold ...
Washington Shoe Manufacturing Company
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Optimising Sulphur Fertilisation in Ryegrass–White Clover Swards Reduces Leached Nitrate Nitrogen Losses, While Increasing Plant Yield and Nitrogen Off‐Take

open access: yesJournal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.
The inclusion of sulphur at two inorganic nitrogen rates (0 and 150 kg N ha−1) improves plant productivity in a ryegrass–white clover sward and reduces nitrate‐N loss to groundwater in a free‐draining sandy loam soil. ABSTRACT Background Reducing nitrogen (N) losses to water, lessening reliance on inorganic fertiliser and maintaining agricultural ...
Donal Kinsella   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The shoe industry of Marikina City, Philippines: a developing country cluster in crisis [PDF]

open access: yes
I initiate the discussion with a few general remarks on industrial clusters and commodity chains. I describe the main features of the shoe industry in the Philippines.
Allen J. Scott
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Relationship between Laborers' Skill Formation and Division of Labor in the Ethiopian Leather-shoe Industry [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
PART I Local Knowledge for Making Social RelationshipsEthiopia is one of few countries whose manufacturing industries have been recording high growth rates in sub-Saharan Africa.
MATSUBARA, Kana
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Development of an Integrated Robotic Workcell for Automated Bonding in Footwear Manufacturing

open access: yesIEEE Access
Traditional manufacturing industries are currently immersed in an automation process, integrating new techniques and tools, driven by the demands from producers to improve the manufacturing process as well as the working conditions of employees.
Jose-Francisco Gomez-Hernandez   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Providing a Framework for Expanding the Domestic Market of the Shoe Industry (Case study of Hidaj Shoes) [PDF]

open access: yesمطالعات مدیریت راهبردی, 2020
The present time, the new market inside the country is considered as the simplest market development strategy. In this regard, the purpose of the present study is to investigate the barriers and strategies for developing the domestic market for products ...
hamid zolghadr   +2 more
doaj  

Turning the Tables: Leveraging Purpose as a Strategic Advantage for SMEs

open access: yesStrategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT When executed well, purpose can become a transformative force, turning a business into a breakout success. Despite the wave of purpose‐driven businesses in recent years, the concept of purpose remains underdeveloped. Purpose is a core component of business models but is difficult to retrofit into large corporations, which makes it especially ...
Klaus Heine, Glyn Atwal, Sonja Sperber
wiley   +1 more source

Functional Demand Satiation and Industrial Dynamcis - The Emergence of the Global Value Chain for the U.S. Footwear Industry [PDF]

open access: yes
Around 1940 Schumpeter draws on an analysis of the U.S. footwear industry as an exemplar case to formulate his famous hypothesis about the positive relation between market concentration and innovative activity.
Alexander Frenzel Baudisch
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Reducing Carbon Emissions in Shoe Manufacturing Through Digital Twin-Enabled Project Management

open access: yesEngineering Proceedings
This research addresses the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions in the footwear manufacturing industry by utilizing digital twin technology with project management frameworks.
Mohan Reddy Devireddy   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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