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Thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society, Second Edition explores current topics, such as mass social media, cookies, and cyber-attacks, as well as traditional issues including accounting, discrimination, environmental concerns, and management. The new edition also includes an in-depth examination of current and recent ethical affairs, such as the dangerous work environments of off-shore factories for Western retailers, the negligence resulting in the 2010 BP oil spill, the gender wage gap, the minimum wage debate and increasing income disparity, and the unparalleled level of debt in the U.S. and other countries with the challenges it pr...
This insightful book supports project management learning and competency through case studies drawn from a variety of industries and countries, utilising both academic theory and real-world examples. It addresses a growing need for relevant, timely, and diverse teaching and professional development resources.
Louis Coulombe was born 1641 at Neufbourg, Eveche d'Evreux, Normandie, France. He was the son of Jacques Coulombe and Boemi (Rolline) Drieu. Louis left France in 1665. He was an indentured servant for three years, until he bought or was given a farm on Ile d'Orleans. He married 30 September 1670 at Sainte-Famille, Ile d'Orleans, Ouebec to Jeanne-Marquerite Boucault (or Foucault). She was born 1651 at St. Germain, Paris, France. She died in 1696 at Berthier, Quebec. Jeanne was a 'Fille du Roi'- one of several conscript girls, probably from a convent or an orphanage, sent to Canada by the King of France to marry colonists. She arrived in Canada in 1668 or 1670. They had twelve children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Quebec, Alberta, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York.
This encyclopedia spans the relationships among business, ethics and society, with an emphasis on business ethics and the role of business in society.
This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of information technology in civil and building engineering, presented at the 20th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE), held in Montreal, Canada on August 25-28, 2024. It covers highly diverse topics such as BIM, construction information modeling, knowledge management, GIS, GPS, laser scanning, sensors, monitoring, VR/AR, computer-aided construction, product and process modeling, big data and IoT, cooperative design, mobile computing, simulation, structural health monitoring, computer-aided structural control and analysis, ICT in geotechnical engineering, computational mechanics, asset management, maintenance, urban planning, facility management, and smart cities. Written by leading researchers and engineers, and selected by means of a rigorous international peer-review process, the contributions highlight numerous exciting ideas that will spur novel research directions and foster multidisciplinary collaborations.
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Covers primarily the province of Quebec with some additional entries from other provinces in Canada. Includes entries from the United States, particularly from the north and northeastern states, and Louisiana.
Pierre Lemieux (d.1662), son of Pierre-Louis Lemieux of Rouen, married Marie-Marguerite Besnard in 1647 at Beauport, Normandy, France, and after his death, his widow and the family immigrated to join his brother, Gabriel, in Quebec. Descendants and relatives lived in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and else- where. Some descendants immigrated to Michigan and elsewhere in the United States.