The SGE 21 certifiable Company Standard intends to value, audit and certify the ethical and socially responsible management of a company. This is the very first European standard tof this kind. And the association that issues it, Forética, is a leading organization in Spain and Latin America with more than 15 years of experience in CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) issues.
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Collecting data is a trend among companies nowadays because of the promises of great benefits that most of the literature on big data claims to arise. But even if it is a hot topic nowadays, its definition is still considered confusing for many business people. And little is said about the dangerous path that companies need to cross in order to achieve that promising situation. In fact, most of the enterprises fail to implement a successful data management project.
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Teleconferencing and when telecommuting implies the live exchange and mass articulation of information among several persons. The telecommunications systems that allow us to teleconference have existed from more than 35 years. But it was not until recently, and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that employers and employees have opted use them. Is it important to pay attention to this strategy? Does it add any value to companies? Has it changed the way we teleconference compared to 35 years ago?
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When writting SQL queries that will scan millions of rows it is important to optimize them. Otherwise, they could turn to be slow and processor consuming. In this post, some techniques that can be applied effectively to improve the performance of SQL queries are explained.
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The concept of sustainability is confusing and not fully understood due to the large variety of meanings that it takes and the lack of agreement among the scientific community (Schäfer, 2013). However, a common vision on this concept is firstly needed to be shared in order to achieve a common view on how can this problem be approached (White, 2009).
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Up to the 1990s, Finland’s economy was based on natural resources. After that, Finland’s GDP started to grew dramatically, with annual growth rates of 10%. The country became the world leader in telecommunication technology with Nokia as its flagship company. How did the country achieve such goal?
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What is the story behing Android? How Google made Android successful? And how did it become so popular in such a short period of time? This post aims to think about the drivers that made Android the popular mobile operating system we all know.
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