Researchers are advocating for an organisational memory to help companies fully encompass their past - the good, the bad and the ugly and avoid false narratives and cases of corporate amnesia.
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False video ads for French luxury bags made in China promised unbeatable prices. Buying a fake may come with a potentially high cost.
The Birkin bag made by luxury retailer Hermès is a must-have for the global elite. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast to hear two sociologist discuss what it symbolises.
A handbag becoming a symbol of class strife aptly defines the mood of the online zeitgeist.
Experts say gig economy workers are less protected as more companies create benefits packages for self-employed workers.
Across these retail places, cultural workers like stylists and visual merchandisers colour our purchases. How do they do it? I aimed to find out.
Fast fashion is far from green. But the rapid expansion of online clothing resale platforms could help shrink the garment industry’s negative impact on the environment.
Believed to possess magical qualities, amulets were once widely used. They range from amber pendants worn during Denmark’s Mesolithic age to wind chimes found at Pompeii.
Many major luxury goods firms have long made place a key part of their identity, and a visit to a traditional silk-weaving centre in Vietnam shows that the approach could work for small firms too.
External pressure has led to delivery giant, Hermes, being referred to the chief tax man over whether or not its workers should be classified as ‘self-employed’.
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Davidson College
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Associate Professor of Fashion Merchandising, Oklahoma State University
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Honorary Professor of Classics and Ancient History, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland
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Full professor, GEM
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Université Savoie Mont Blanc
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Assistant Professor, Sociology, MacEwan University
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Maître de conférences, LUMEN (ULR 4999), Université de Lille
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Associate Dean, Centre for Responsible Entrepreneurship, EDHEC Business School
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Maître de conférences, LUMEN (ULR 4999), Université de Lille, Université de Lille
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Associate Professor of Fashion Merchandising, Oklahoma State University
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ESRC Research Fellow, Digital Futures at Work Research Centre, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Co-Director of the ESRC Centre on Digital Futures at Work, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Director of Studies (Human, Social and Political Sciences), Bye-Fellow and Associate Tutor at St. Edmund's College, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge
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Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Affiliate Research Associate, School of Political and Social Sciences, University of Glasgow