infonet-economy

Bei der Zuger Firma Rothsinvest sind kürzlich Verwaltungsräte vom Ex-Firmenchef mit dunklen Geschäften hinters Licht geführt worden. Wie gut sind Verwaltungsräte generell informiert?

In his widely influential human rights framework, the former special representative for business and human rights, John Ruggie, establishes a responsibility to respect human rights for all corporations. He does so based on an instrumental account of corporate responsibility. In this paper I will systematically explore and expose the conceptual flaws underlying such instrumental…

The concept of autopoiesis introduced by Maturana and Varela has, in the last four decades, triggered intellectual efforts for the understanding of phenomena of self-organization in general. This contribution aims at conceptualizing and applying two aspects of autopoiesis-operational closure and self-reference-in respect of social organizations. We formalize these concepts and…

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the potential of making the systems approach fertile for the future of our world(s).
Design/methodology/approach - Underpinned by a significant case study, the idea of the paper is to show how a systems study changed the basis for deciding on an incisive interference planned for a lovely alpine valley. The study builds on a…