an international scale. The report will talk about the economic, social, environmental and political impact that globalisation is causing. The population of Australia is about 23 billion people, with the language spoken being mostly English in all areas. This investigation will give the reader a better understanding of the topics that are being discussed. Social Impacts The social dimension of globalisation refers to the impact of globalisation on the life and work of people, families
and nature deserves a special reference in the study of world environmental movement. Rachel Carson’s (1965) Silent Spring seems to be the most popular text on ecology ever published in human history. It presented the negative impact of pesticides and insecticides on environment. Gorz, Andre (1980) presents the view that ecology constitutes an integral part of politics. Shiva Vandana (1988) has tried to look at the issues related to development and ecology from a feminist perspective. Her work (1991)
measures of social sustainability and their application to supply chain decisions Margot J. Hutchins, John W. Sutherland* Department of Mechanical Engineering – Engineering Mechanics, Sustainable Futures Institute, Michigan Technological University, USA a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Available online 11 July 2008 Keywords: Sustainability Corporate social responsibility Supply chain Decision-making a b s t r a c t Sustainability recognizes the interdependence of ecological, social, and economic
has led to substantial damages to Nigeria’s environment, especially in the Niger Delta Region which Gokana Local Government Area is not an exception. Although Nigeria has been one of the most productive oil producing countries in the world and the commodity serves as the
Social media users: The number of social media users in India has reached to 143 million. According to the reports of Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and Indian Market Research Bureau (IMRB) International the college going students use 34% of social media followed by young men at 27%. School-going children constitute 12% of the social media users. 60% of College-going students and young men use social media in urban India the number of rural regions has also increased in the last
Technology? Before we can explore and understand the impact of modern communication technology, we must first understand what is meant by it. Modern communications technology or ICT( Internet Communications Technology) can be defined as ‘anything which allows us to get information, to communicate with each other, or to have an effect on the environment using electronic or digital equipment’ – (Angela Canavan Corr, Pg. 6 ) [1]. How can it impact on young people in Ireland? Many of Irelands youth spend
literature review is based on a primary research, discussing the effects of telecommuting on ecological and social environment, using number of researches done by various authors. The review was carried out using multiple resources (6 journal articles, 3 books and 7 websites). The resources addressed working from home, meaning of telecommuting and its impacts of on social and ecological environment. Modern organizational and technological progress reformed home and work structures. Recent technology
Change is inevitable and technology is at the forefront of change for a social institution’s structure (Ferrell, Thorne, & Ferrell, 2016). Technology is an always growing and changing resource. If an organization is able to apply and adapt to technological progress the business will have a better chance of achieving sustainability. Changes in technology will enable an organization to adapt to the needs of their stakeholders and lead the way for improved product and process developments that will
investigating the impact of the environment on development. These were very useful frameworks for organising and collating studies for the effects of poverty on development, particularly in schooling. There are two dimensions to this structure; the external systems affecting the family and the manner in which the exert influence and the second dimension relates to the degree of explicitness and differentiation accorded to the interfamilial process that are influenced by the external environment (Brofenbrenner
first asked what social entrepreneurship is, my response was businesses or individuals that reach out to their communities to make a positive impact on a social issue. However social entrepreneurship is much larger than my original discernment. Social entrepreneurs are very similar to business entrepreneurs, they are people or organizations who use leadership and business skills to drive social innovation and transformation in various fields including education, health, environment, and enterprise