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China’s Growth in Research Spending: What It Means for Global Science, Innovation, and Higher Education
#Research_spending is one of the clearest signs of how seriously a country treats #science, #innovation, and #higher_education. China’s rapid growth in research and development investment shows a long-term national effort to move from basic production toward stronger #knowledge_production, advanced technology, and global scientific influence. In 2024, China reported national research and experimental development expenditure of 3,632.68 billion yuan, an increase of 8.9 percent
1 day ago18 min read


Historical Development of Entrepreneurship: Innovation, Risk-Taking, Business Creation, and Economic Transformation
Entrepreneurship has played an important role in the long development of human societies, markets, and modern economies. From early merchants and craft producers to industrial founders, social entrepreneurs, technology start-ups, and global platform businesses, entrepreneurs have helped create new forms of value by combining ideas, resources, networks, and risk. This article examines the #Historical_Development of #Entrepreneurship as a social, economic, and institutional pro
2 days ago20 min read


Artificial Intelligence, Innovation Strategy, and Corporate Expansion: Understanding Meta’s Acquisition of Manus
The announced acquisition of Manus by Meta offers a useful academic case for understanding how large technology firms compete in the age of #Artificial_Intelligence. From a business perspective, such acquisitions are rarely only about buying a single product. They are also about gaining #technical_knowledge, talented research teams, intellectual property, data capabilities, and future strategic options. This article studies the Meta–Manus case as an example of #innovation_str
3 days ago22 min read


Kotter’s 8-Step Change Model in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: A Human-Centered Framework for Organizational Transformation
Artificial intelligence has become one of the most important forces shaping organizations in the present decade. Across sectors, firms are investing in automation, data systems, algorithmic support tools, and generative AI platforms in order to improve speed, efficiency, decision quality, and innovation. Yet technological investment alone does not guarantee organizational success. Many transformation efforts fail not because the technology is weak, but because the human, cult
Apr 2121 min read
Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Capital, Systems, and Isomorphism in a Rapidly Shifting Global Economy
Author: Azamat Bek Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract Entrepreneurship and innovation are often portrayed as the twin engines of economic growth, yet their interaction remains uneven across regions and sectors. This article offers a theory-informed, practice-oriented analysis of entrepreneurship and innovation as they evolve in a week marked by heightened attention to digital adoption, sustainable business models, and AI-enabled productivity. Building on Bourdieu’
Nov 7, 202513 min read
Management and Leadership in the Contemporary World: A Sociological and Strategic Analysis
Author: Said Khalifa Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract This paper explores the evolving paradigms of management and leadership in the twenty-first century, focusing on how globalization, digital transformation, and sociocultural dynamics reshape the understanding of authority, coordination, and organizational identity. Drawing upon Pierre Bourdieu’s concept of capital, Immanuel Wallerstein’s world-systems theory, and the framework of institutional isomorphism, th
Oct 24, 20257 min read


Digital Innovation in Scholarly Publishing: The U7Y Approach
Unveiling Seven Continents Yearbook Journal (U7Y Journal): A Global Platform for Open Academic Dialogue Switzerland — 2025. The Unveiling...
Oct 8, 20253 min read
Switzerland Named the World’s Most Competitive Country in 2025: An Institutional and Sociological Perspective
Author: Sholpan Rakhimova Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract In 2025, Switzerland was ranked as the world’s most competitive...
Oct 4, 20258 min read
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