How Can We Avoid Dangerous Human-Made Climate Change

James Hansen, Director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies addresses anthropogenic climate change and what we can do about it. He is followed by a panel discussing the potential impact of climate change on society and what options we have to slow greenhouse gas emissions. Series: “Global Warming: Change Begins with Learning” [3/2007] [...]

Angela Davis: How Does Change Happen ?

From radical rebel to university professor, Angela Davis has dedicated her life to social activism. In this talk, Angela Davis reflects on her successes and shares her insights on the strategies for change that have made — and will make — history. Sponsored by the Women’s Resources and Research Center at UC Davis [1/2007] [Public [...]

Planting the Seeds for Change

Vandana Shiva is one of the world’s most powerful voices for global environmental justice and cultural and ecological diversity. She is the founding director of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology in New Delhi. Vandana Shiva is also the author of numerous books including Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply. [...]

Innovation and Change in Pharmaceutical Industry

Achilladelis and Antonakis conducted a historical study of the dynamics and tendencies of technological innovation in the pharmaceutical industry. From this standpoint, pursuing increase in market share, major pharma companies undertake mergers and acquisitions. As the majority of specialists points out, particularly mergers and acquisitions are considered to be essential ways to obtain innovation capabilities [...]

Managing Innovation and Change: Case of Pharmaceutical Industry

In contemporary context, the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors are characterised by a high level of competition and innovation. Some fifteen or twenty years ago biotechnology, which was heavily depended on advances in molecular biology, and pharmaceuticals, which was predominantly based on microbiology and chemistry, were widely recognized as separate industries. However, now biotechnology and pharmaceutical [...]

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