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Religious-Spiritual Diversity in Organisations, by Edwina Pio, Robert Kilpatrick and Peter Lineham, delves deeply into the topic from the standpoint of business communities. How can companies and their employees best address the realities of religious diversity, even tensions, in today’s complex and dynamic world?’ – Katherine Marshall, Georgetown University, US Feb 2024 c 168 pp Hardback 978 1 0353 1367 9 £80.00 / $110.00 Inclusive Management and Diverse Thinking series eBook • Elgaronline Understanding Initial Coin Offerings A New Era of Decentralised Finance Dmitri Boreiko, Free University of BolzanoBozen, Italy ‘Boreiko‘s book is the book on ICOs.’ – Paul P. Momtaz, Technical University of Munich, Germany Delving into the comprehensive evolution of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), this innovative book traces their origins and transition into modern forms such as Security Token Offerings, Initial Exchange Offerings, Initial DEX Offerings and Non-Fungible Tokens. 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