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Taking forward the notion of the scholar without borders,
International Environments and Practices of Higher Education
provides a critical review of the teaching practices in higher
education in international contexts. Sticky problems and debates
about inclusivity, diversity, and cultural representation in the
curriculum and classroom are explored through the eyes of the
academics who negotiate complex teaching landscapes either on a
temporary or permanent basis. The aspiration for universal nuanced
teaching practices which reflect individual and national
identities, along with newly emerging global ones that represent
virtual academic citizenship that cross geographical and political
borders, are presented as a foundation on which to instil
borderless higher education.
Migration Practice as Creative Practice: An Interdisciplinary
Exploration of Migration presents an in-depth evaluation of
migrants' contributions to modern socio-economic structures.
Leading with a discussion of the historical construction of
migration and what it signifies in the modern globalised economies,
an interdisciplinary range of contributors examine the interaction
of migrants with new cultures, migrants' embeddedness into new
environments and what that signifies for community relations. The
book discusses the creative energies that migrants bring to the
private and public spheres. Migration Practice as Creative Practice
examines how migrants use their social lives, lived experiences,
the process of identity formation and histories to inject positive
'newness' into host cultural and economic architectures. The book
calls for more creative ways of researching migrant lived
experiences and brings to life the different ways of approaching
migrant research for scholars today.
Examining the experiences of Africans setting up businesses back
home, the main focus of this book is to establish the economic,
social and psychological reasons for such 'home direct investment'.
Despite the personal sacrifices that are often needed in order to
set up new ventures, the diaspora invests relentless effort and
motivations in the pursuit of home ventures. The authors explore
critical areas such as the social and psychological pressures that
African Diasporas experience when investing in their home
countries, as well as the management of diaspora businesses and the
impact of such investment to local economies.
This book presents a framework for developing an analytics strategy
that includes a range of activities, from problem definition and
data collection to data warehousing, analysis, and decision making.
The authors examine best practices in team analytics strategies
such as player evaluation, game strategy, and training and
performance. They also explore the way in which organizations can
use analytics to drive additional revenue and operate more
efficiently. The authors provide keys to building and organizing a
decision intelligence analytics that delivers insights into all
parts of an organization. The book examines the criteria and tools
for evaluating and selecting decision intelligence analytics
technologies and the applicability of strategies for fostering a
culture that prioritizes data-driven decision making. Each chapter
is carefully segmented to enable the reader to gain knowledge in
business intelligence, decision making and artificial intelligence
in a strategic management context.
The current world is absurd. Faced with climate change, health
pandemics, and ever-growing inequality, it is striking how
globally, governments and organizations are malingering to find
effective responses to these crises, leading to absurd situations
where we are facing the destruction of the planet, while humankind
is not making the necessary transformation towards truly
sustainable societies and workplaces. Focusing on these grand,
global challenges from an absurdity and hypernormalization lens,
the book aims to elucidate what is happening in contemporary
society and workplaces, why there is so little improvement being
made in relation to the grand global challenges, and how a more
sustainable social transformation can be made in organizations. It
offers a wide, yet in-depth, perspective on absurdity in society
and the workplace and presents a theoretical framework, as well as
in-depth case studies of sectors or organizations where absurdity
manifests itself. Presenting an overarching new perspective on
society and workplaces, this book helps students and academics make
sense of what is currently unfolding, and what can be done. The
book therefore bridges theory, science and the everyday practice of
organizational life, and how individuals working in a variety of
organizations can contribute to more sustainable economies and
societies.
This book provides a critical review of the impact of international
academics on teaching practices in higher education. As borders and
boundaries become increasingly blurred and virtual citizenship
starts to impact on ways of working, being able to teach seamlessly
across cultures and political divides will be critical to ensuring
a thriving higher education sector. This book captures the impact
of academic mobility on teaching practices which have been informed
by academics' original cultures being modified to align with those
of a host culture. The book comprises three thematic sections which
take the reader through the various stages of the
internationalisation of higher education teaching practice. It
starts with how teaching identities are constructed and influenced
by culture and geopolitical factors and concludes with an
exploration into the emergence of the global teaching practitioner
who is able to work seamlessly across borders and boundaries. The
core sections include: i) the geopolitics of teaching identities,
ii) a sense of belonging and the lived experience of the academic
nomad and iii) academic transition, from migration to integration.
Providing practical tools for improving both students' learning
experiences and academics' classroom practices this volume will be
of use to researchers, students, and practitioners from the social
sciences (specially business, management, and education) as well as
foreign language tutors and TEFL practitioners. Human resource
professionals, recruiters, and trainers responsible for recruiting,
training, and developing international higher education staff will
also find this book to be of interest.
This book presents a framework for developing an analytics strategy
that includes a range of activities, from problem definition and
data collection to data warehousing, analysis, and decision making.
The authors examine best practices in team analytics strategies
such as player evaluation, game strategy, and training and
performance. They also explore the way in which organizations can
use analytics to drive additional revenue and operate more
efficiently. The authors provide keys to building and organizing a
decision intelligence analytics that delivers insights into all
parts of an organization. The book examines the criteria and tools
for evaluating and selecting decision intelligence analytics
technologies and the applicability of strategies for fostering a
culture that prioritizes data-driven decision making. Each chapter
is carefully segmented to enable the reader to gain knowledge in
business intelligence, decision making and artificial intelligence
in a strategic management context.
Examining the experiences of Africans setting up businesses back
home, the main focus of this book is to establish the economic,
social and psychological reasons for such 'home direct investment'.
Despite the personal sacrifices that are often needed in order to
set up new ventures, the diaspora invests relentless effort and
motivations in the pursuit of home ventures. The authors explore
critical areas such as the social and psychological pressures that
African Diasporas experience when investing in their home
countries, as well as the management of diaspora businesses and the
impact of such investment to local economies.
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