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What is Ethnic Minorities

Handbook of Research on Promoting an Inclusive Organizational Culture for Entrepreneurial Sustainability
Group of people with common characteristics but who have historically suffered some kind of exclusion from the rest of society which has limited their economic and social development.
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Relevance of a New Perspective of Social Responsibility and Sustainability in the Balanced Score Card: An Analysis of the Perception of University Students
Nydia Consuelo Hernandez-Mora (Politecnico Grancolombiano, Colombia), Rocio Vargas (Politecnico Grancolombiano, Colombia), Mauricio Martinez (Politecnico Grancolombiano, Colombia), and Sergio Miguel Borja (Independent Researcher, Colombia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5216-5.ch012
Abstract
Since Norton and Kaplan developed the balanced scorecard in 1992, most companies worldwide have applied it as a monitoring and control tool in business management. However, since then various social and cultural factors have changed the way of thinking in society. The SDGs and the social inequalities highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic suggest that business management cannot be seen from the four traditional perspectives of finances, customers, internal processes, and growth and learning. It is necessary to develop a fifth perspective focused on social responsibility and sustainability. This document explores the importance of inclusion in this new perspective. It does a documentary review of research related to concepts such as social responsibility, shared values, and inclusion.
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Healthcare Service, Food Security, and Sustainable Development: Main Reasons to Grow Opium Poppy in Myanmar
In Myanmar, at least more than 135 ethnic minority groups exist, though the exact data are still not released by the authorities. It is also confirmed that Myanmar has one of the most diverse backgrounds and various ethnicities in the world.
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