Making the World a Better Place: How Crowdfunding Increases Consumer Demand for Social-Good Products

Making the World a Better Place

Catalysis making the world a better place.

In June 2015, a discussion meeting entitled ‘Catalysis improving society’ was held based around the research initiatives of the recently established UK Catalysis Hub. The title is very bold for a discussion meeting, and this is indeed true. However, it is hard to imagine the world today or indeed civilized society without the impact of catalysis on the fundamental aspects required for life, nam...

Social Activism in IS Research: Making the World a Better Place

Social Activism in Information Systems Research: Making the World a Better Place

This paper reports on a panel held during the 2006 International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS). The panel titled, “Social Activism in IS Research: Making the World a Better Place,” was organized to question whether and how Information System (IS) research is making tangible impacts to our society. More specifically, each panelist was asked to address: (1) How can IS research, and res...

Counterterrorism. Making the world a safer place.