Vital business : the essential role of the social sciences in the UK private sector / Campaign for Social Science.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Campaign for Social Science (Great Britain), author.

Series:

Sage knowledge.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Research.

Social sciences.

Corporations--Social aspects--Great Britain.

Corporations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (68 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Essential role of the social sciences in the United Kingdom private sector

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2020.

Summary:

Social science knowledge and skills are essential to business operations and development in a wide range of business sectors in the UK, according to a new report by the Campaign for Social Science and SAGE Publishing. Based on in-depth interviews with business leaders at Cisco, Deloitte, Royal Dutch Shell, Willis-Re, WSP and more, the report’s findings reveal that employees with social science training are often the operational enablers keeping businesses afloat - HR, accounting, finance, marketing and legal - and play key roles in facilitating and increasing business growth, product development, risk management and strategic planning. As the need for a post-pandemic economic recovery strategy becomes ever more urgent, and as government considers future and higher education, insights from Vital Business: The Essential Role of Social Sciences in the UK Private Sector are both timely and apt. Above all, the report demonstrates that social science subjects are vital for business and should be both welcomed and supported by government in the education system at school and university, alongside STEM disciplines, as essential to the workforce of today and tomorrow.

Notes:

Part of the SAGE Knowledge collection.

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Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781529759877 :

OCLC:

1264272567

Access Restriction:

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