... development crises glocal global 1.1 Background This book aims to analyse the role that education plays in international development and how international developments shape education. This ambition is achieved through examining the relationship between education and international sustainable development...

... useful for research, scholarship and practice in higher education. The points of intersections among this book’s chapters and the authors’ arguments are also highlighted in this chapter. Education international sustainable development crises glocal global This edited volume set out to explore...

...Abstract In 2022, the SDG2-Zero Hunger Consortium, under the umbrella of the University Global Coalition (UGC), launched an international student challenge. More than 200 students applied to participate from around the world. Eleven teams completed the challenge in May 2023; each team produced...

... to support resilient and sustainable supply chains, adapting to changing consumer tastes, increasing effectiveness, and minimising the environmental impact of distribution networks. Global innovation market business networks sustainability resilience supply chain management COVID-19 Introduction...

... and the creation of student-led harmonious enterprises that address the global sustainability challenge and deliver a triple bottom line in which profit, people, and planet are in harmony. It reveals that extracurricular learning can attract students from disciplines other than business and can educate...

...Abstract This chapter offers information about the formation of the peer personality of generations, with a specific focus on the global peer personality of Generation Z as found in the Global Gen Z Study. An explanation of the study's data collection procedures, including existing validated...

...Abstract This chapter offers a summary of the highlights from each chapter, culminating in the construction of the global peer personality profile of Generation Z. Characteristics, motivations, interpersonal connections, learning and communication preferences, values and concerns, career...

...Abstract The objective of this chapter is to identify the key characteristics of Global Services businesses that will thrive and achieve success in the future. These factors are integrated into three main pillars, which we refer to as the Triple-Win. The first and most obvious pillar is technology...

... fresh, challenging, leadership insights. The chapter concludes with a brief introduction to all chapters in the handbook. Authentic leadership authenticity management paradox conundrum global liquid VUCA Erasmus+ European Commission Introduction As we began writing this chapter in December...

...Abstract This chapter introduces women's football in a global, professional era. Key in this is an acknowledgement of the male-dominated roots of the sport in many contexts, which has historically served to restrict women's participation. However, we identify the significant growth of women's...

...Tourists COVID-19 tourism trends global pandemic circular economy Introduction A wide range of interests has been evidenced worldwide. Nonetheless, travel intention may be affected by specific indicators or constructs, which are crucial to determine. Indeed, the current literature does...

... be illuminated and informed in new and insightful ways by adopting a biological and evolutionary perspective. Introduction: Defining Politics Cybernetics climate change social contract superorganism synergism hypothesis global Abstract Politics in human societies represents a variation, and elaboration...

... behavior “from non-violent land grabbing via urban riots to major civil war” that have occurred in “a wide range of spatial scales, from municipalities via countries to the entire world,” and use as explanatory variables “a wide range of climatic events, from heat waves via excess rainfall to global ENSO...

... development agenda such as Education for All, Millennium Development Goals and the latest Sustainable Development Goals. This chapter argues the extent to which the practices of ECE in these four countries are the result of their ongoing negotiation between the global and the local values. The chapter also...

...The contemporary ascendency in the influence of global civil society is linked to the revolution of information, communication and technology. Cyberspace is revolutionizing civil society advocacy and is enabling the creation of networks and coalitions. The term “dot cause” applies to any citizen...

...Abstract The global pandemic has been an issue of concern to every nation of the world. The effect of COVID-19 on entrepreneurial activities has engendered a lot of discussions in existing and ongoing literature. This chapter investigates the challenges, impact and opportunities available...

... and high physical proximity in social interactions. These cultural patterns enabled the virus to spread rapidly and unfortunately led to one of the highest rates of infection and death globally, especially early in the pandemic. The government responded to the rapid increase in infections...

...Fig. 1. Flow Diagram of the Review Method. Key Conceptualizations, Theories, Constructs, and Themes in the Literature RQ1: Conceptualizing and Operationalizing Global Leadership Effectiveness A primary goal of this chapter is to clarify the conceptualization and operationalization...

...Abstract This volume of Political Power and Social Theory highlights ongoing conversations concerning sociological approaches to the global and historical study of race and racism. In this introduction, we discuss the challenges and promises of studying race across space and time. We...

... revelatory but tends to replicate a methodological nationalism that erases global racial hierarchies. We argue that digital economies rely on colonial pathways and in turn serve to replicate a racialized and neocolonial world order. To make this case, we draw on W.E.B. Du Bois' writings on capitalism's...