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This timely Research Handbook offers a comprehensive examination of the growing field of nudging and its impact on society. The editors, Cass R. Sunstein and Lucia A. Reisch provide readers with a detailed exploration of the theoretical and empirical work on nudging, as well as an understanding of current and likely future developments in the field.Divided into five key thematic parts, the Research Handbook covers everything from the foundations of nudging to its use in organizations. Top international scholars approach the subject from multiple disciplines and perspectives, examining current debates in the field, including the relationship between nudges and freedom; nudges, behavioral biases, and noise; the fundamental role of default rules and social norms; and how nudging can enhance human welfare. Health, safety, poverty, employment, the environment (including climate change), economic growth, and civil rights are among the subjects covered. The Research Handbook concludes with a detailed look at contested ideas and real-world policies, such as ethics and the policies of Covid-19, as well as providing commentary on misconceptions about nudging.This Research Handbook is an essential resource for scholars and students in the fields of behavioral economics, public policy, law, public administration, public health, food policy, and sustainable development policy. The state-of-the-art practical insights into nudging, as well as accessible style, also makes this an invigorating read for practitioners

Dieses Buch stellt erfolgreiches Change Management mit dem mitarbeiterorientierten Ansatz der modernen Organisationsentwicklung dar. Es ist für Praktiker, Berater, Lehrende und Studierende gleichermaßen konzipiert und bietet Ihnen Hilfestellungen bei der schwierigen Gestaltung und Umsetzung von Veränderungsprozessen in privatwirtschaftlichen Unternehmen und Non-Profit-Organisationen. Neben dem checklistenartigen konzeptionellen Rahmen der modernen Organisationsentwicklung sind ausgewählte Umsetzungstechniken und unternehmensbezogene Anwendungsbeispiele enthalten.(Verlagstext)

A macro theory that recognizes the world's three competing center-clusters and their respective hinterlands o?ers a realistic framework for global communication research. This study has used recent data on world trade, computers, Internet hosts, and high-tech exports to map the triadization of the world in the Information Age. The original dependency theory and world-system theory perspectives emphasized the hierarchical linking of national societies to the capitalist world-economy in a center-periphery structure. The proposed global-triadization formulation looks at the center-periphery structure in terms of a capitalist world-economy dominated by three competing center economic clusters, each of which has a dependent hinterland comprising peripheral economic clusters. These clusters may not necessarily be geographically contiguous. Strong-weak relationships may exist within each center-cluster, as well as within each periphery-cluster, with one center-cluster occupying a hegemonic role. The rudimentary Information-Society Power Index, constructed for this study, can guide the researcher to test an abundance of hypotheses on the pattern of global communication and information ?ow with particular attention to source, message, channel, and receiver.

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture comprise 10-12% of anthropocentric global emissions; and 76% of the agricultural emissions are generated in the developing world. Landscape GHG accounting is an effective way to efficiently develop baseline emissions and appropriate mitigation approaches. In a 9,736-hectare case study area dominated by rice and wheat in the Karnal district of Haryana state, India, the authors used a low-cost landscape agricultural GHG accounting method with limited fieldwork, remote sensing, and biogeochemical modeling. We used the DeNitrification-DeComposition (DNDC) model software to simulate crop growth and carbon and nitrogen cycling to estimate net GHG emissions, with information based on the mapping of cropping patterns over time using multi- resolution and multi-temporal optical remote sensing imagery. We estimated a mean net emission of 78,620 tCO2e/yr (tons of carbon dioxide equivalents per year) with a 95% confidence interval of 51,212-106,028 tCO2e/yr based on uncertainties in our crop mapping and soil data. A modeling sensitivity analysis showed soil clay fraction, soil organic carbon fraction, soil density, and nitrogen amendments to be among the most sensitive factors, and therefore critical to capture in field surveys. We recommend a multi-phase approach to increase efficiency and reduce cost in GHG accounting. Field campaigns and aspects of remote sensing image characteristics can be optimized for targeted landscapes through solid background research. An appropriate modeling approach can be selected based on crop and soil characteristics. Soil data in developing world landscapes remain a significant source of uncertainty for studies like these and should remain a key research and data development effort. ; European Union ; International Fund for Agricultural Development

PurposeManagerial practices are essential in the success of information technology (IT) projects of digital transformation (DT). However, the literature has not yet specified all these managerial practices. This study aims to address this gap by investigating the influence of change management on the success of IT projects of DT. Additionally, the author examines the consequences on SMEs in the economic context of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).Design/methodology/approachThis study draws on a research model that elucidates aspects of the resource-based view (RBV) framework, notably the transformation of human resources based on change management. This model demonstrates the relationship between change management, DT and IT project success, which facilitates the performance and resilience of SMEs. To empirically validate and test the developed research model, we gathered 299 responses from SME managers in the DRC through cross-sectional data collection using a structured questionnaire. The author performed statistical analyses using variance-based structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) with the help of SmartPLS 3.0.FindingsThis paper reveals how SME managers can succeed in DT projects with the change management of human resources. Furthermore, it establishes that the success of IT projects of DT is an essential for enhancing the performance and resilience of SMEs in the DRC.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the information systems (IS) literature on developing countries by highlighting the DRC context. Little research deals with the success factors of DT projects and their organizational impact on SMEs in developing countries. This study thus enriches the IS literature by filling this void.

Why a book on molecular neurology? Molecular neuroscience is advancing at a spectacular rate. As it does so, it is revealing important clues to the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of neurological diseases, and to the therapeutic targets that they present. Medicines work by targeting molecules. The more specific the targeting, the more specific the actions, and the fewer the side effects. This book highlights, for graduate and MD-PhD students, research fellows and research-oriented clinical fellows, and researchers in the neurosciences and other biomedical sciences, the principles underlying m

The supply and use tables (SUTs) and input-output tables (in short: IOTs) provide a very detailed, and empirically measured or estimated picture of the economy. The tables present information on the supply and use of goods and services for industries' intermediate consumption and categories of final use (final consumption, capital formation and exports). They also provide details on the generation of income for each industry distinguishing the components of gross value added. The SUTs and IOTs provide empirical data for a wide range of economic analyses. These tables show the inter-linkages of a national or regional economy both from a supply and demand perspective. Where various sectors of the economy typically purchase goods and services from each other as they work themselves towards the final consumers or towards exporting outside of the economy described with the data. How the economy distributes corporate, personal and government income, how they finance consumption and investments. They system of input-output tables are the most comprehensive, empirically measured data for many types of macroeconomic research, industry organization analysis, or they provide tools for various economic and environmental impact analysis. The `eurostat::get_eurostat` function retrieves the relevant supply, use, symmetric-input output or margin tables in a tidy, long-form. These tidy, long datasets cannot be meaningfully spread into a tidy, wide format without understanding and properly ordering the rows and columns of those datasets. The input-output system is a matrix algebraic system. The system of the input-output tables must be spread into at least four, interconnecting and compatible matrixes. Any further data for analysis (such as data on employment, or material flows like greenhouse gases) must be added to a system of matrix equations in the form of conforming vectors or matrixes. Properly formed coefficient matrixes must be calculated from parts of the input-output table, and they must be translated into the Leontief ...

The supply and use tables (SUTs) and input-output tables (in short: IOTs) provide a very detailed, and empirically measured or estimated picture of the economy. The tables present information on the supply and use of goods and services for industries' intermediate consumption and categories of final use (final consumption, capital formation and exports). They also provide details on the generation of income for each industry distinguishing the components of gross value added. The SUTs and IOTs provide empirical data for a wide range of economic analyses. These tables show the inter-linkages of a national or regional economy both from a supply and demand perspective. Where various sectors of the economy typically purchase goods and services from each other as they work themselves towards the final consumers or towards exporting outside of the economy described with the data. How the economy distributes corporate, personal and government income, how they finance consumption and investments. They system of input-output tables are the most comprehensive, empirically measured data for many types of macroeconomic research, industry organization analysis, or they provide tools for various economic and environmental impact analysis. The `eurostat::get_eurostat` function retrieves the relevant supply, use, symmetric-input output or margin tables in a tidy, long-form. These tidy, long datasets cannot be meaningfully spread into a tidy, wide format without understanding and properly ordering the rows and columns of those datasets. The input-output system is a matrix algebraic system. The system of the input-output tables must be spread into at least four, interconnecting and compatible matrixes. Any further data for analysis (such as data on employment, or material flows like greenhouse gases) must be added to a system of matrix equations in the form of conforming vectors or matrixes. Properly formed coefficient matrixes must be calculated from parts of the input-output table, and they must be translated into the Leontief ...

The supply and use tables (SUTs) and input-output tables (in short: IOTs) provide a very detailed, and empirically measured or estimated picture of the economy. The tables present information on the supply and use of goods and services for industries' intermediate consumption and categories of final use (final consumption, capital formation and exports). They also provide details on the generation of income for each industry distinguishing the components of gross value added. The SUTs and IOTs provide empirical data for a wide range of economic analyses. These tables show the inter-linkages of a national or regional economy both from a supply and demand perspective. Where various sectors of the economy typically purchase goods and services from each other as they work themselves towards the final consumers or towards exporting outside of the economy described with the data. How the economy distributes corporate, personal and government income, how they finance consumption and investments. They system of input-output tables are the most comprehensive, empirically measured data for many types of macroeconomic research, industry organization analysis, or they provide tools for various economic and environmental impact analysis. The `eurostat::get_eurostat` function retrieves the relevant supply, use, symmetric-input output or margin tables in a tidy, long-form. These tidy, long datasets cannot be meaningfully spread into a tidy, wide format without understanding and properly ordering the rows and columns of those datasets. The input-output system is a matrix algebraic system. The system of the input-output tables must be spread into at least four, interconnecting and compatible matrixes. Any further data for analysis (such as data on employment, or material flows like greenhouse gases) must be added to a system of matrix equations in the form of conforming vectors or matrixes. Properly formed coefficient matrixes must be calculated from parts of the input-output table, and they must be translated into the Leontief ...