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This essay rests on the premise that Goffman’s Behavior in Public Places can be profitably explored in light of Goffman’s own behavior in public places, and vice versa. The tentative conclusion based on available biographical accounts is that …

This study aims to analyze the effects of ideal and actual self-congruence and functional congruence on the volunteering intentions of university students. The empirical analysis is based on a sample of 735 students from universities in …

In der Auseinandersetzung müssen und werden wir am Ende zur Erkenntnis gelangen, dass Engagement in Nachhaltigkeit kein reiner Kostenfaktor ist, sondern vielfältige und große Chancen bietet. Etwa die Möglichkeit, gut ausgebildete Arbeitskräfte …

In case of lightly loaded radial ball bearings, failure mechanisms other than fatigue such as smearing of raceways due to increased frictional torque and vibrations often prevail. Hence, attempts have been made herein for reducing the frictional …

This chapter aims to contribute to the knowledge on participatory planning (PP) in the protected area (PA) management focusing on areas whose sustainability is significantly affected by excessive tourism activity. The existing literature has shown …

To approach the State theory beyond economics and politics, but also considering its space–time dimensions, Gramsic’s conceptual framework around Historic Bloc—Hegemony—and full State provides the needed backbone to carry out this assembly. As a …

Seasoning startups can afford to collect debt whenever they start creating positive cash, build up worthy collateral assets, and soften information asymmetries. Leveraging growth with debt may increase it, albeit with a correspondent risk growth.

This chapter goes beyond the traditional model of for-profit startups, showing how Microfinance Institutions—a good template for NGOs—can follow the typical startup patterns, with some adaptations. Microfinance is a renowned albeit controversial …