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Pawlak, Belnap and the magical number seven
We are considering the algebraic structure of the Pawlak-Brouwer-Zadeh
lattice to distinguish vagueness due to imprecision from ambiguity due to
coarseness. We show that a general class of many-valued logics useful for
reasoning about data emerges from this context. All these logics can be
obtained from a very general seven-valued logic which, interestingly enough,
corresponds to a reasoning system developed by Jaina philosophers four
centuries BC. In particular, we show how the celebrated Belnap four-valued
logic can be obtained from the very general seven-valued logic based on the
Pawlak-Brouwer-Zadeh lattice
Knowledge and Management Models for Sustainable Growth
In the last years sustainability has become a topic of global concern and a key issue in the strategic agenda of both business organizations and public authorities and organisations.
Significant changes in business landscape, the emergence of new technology, including social media, the pressure of new social concerns, have called into question established conceptualizations of competitiveness, wealth creation and growth.
New and unaddressed set of issues regarding how private and public organisations manage and invest their resources to create sustainable value have brought to light. In particular the increasing focus on environmental and social themes has suggested new dimensions to be taken into account in the value creation dynamics, both at organisations and communities level.
For companies the need of integrating corporate social and environmental responsibility issues into strategy and daily business operations, pose profound challenges, which, in turn, involve numerous processes and complex decisions influenced by many stakeholders. Facing these challenges calls for the creation, use and exploitation of new knowledge as well as the development of proper management models, approaches and tools aimed to contribute to the development and realization of environmentally and socially sustainable business strategies and practices