Essays about: "• Paradox"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 426 essays containing the word • Paradox.

  1. 21. Understanding teleworking after Covid-19 : Researching office workers in Denmark - a qualitative study on teleworking motivations, experiences and strategies of employees living and working in Copenhagen

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Thomas Korver; [2023]
    Keywords : Teleworking; qualitative case study; media; communication; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This qualitative case study provides a communication-driven perspective into the functioning of teleworking in the post-Covid Danish work society. Teleworking, performing office work outside of the conventional office space by using ICTs, became part of the modern-day work arrangement of many employees, mainly due to the severe effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the world economy. READ MORE

  3. 22. A Belonging Paradox : Exploring the Reception of Ukrainian Refugee Pupils into Swedish Schools

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för migration, etnicitet och samhälle (REMESO)

    Author : Bianca-Miruna Ardeleanu; [2023]
    Keywords : belonging; inclusion; Ukrainian refugees; migrant students; Swedish schools; Temporary Protection Directive; studiehandledning;

    Abstract : The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has forced millions of Ukrainian citizens, especially women and children, to seek refuge in other countries, including Sweden. Given the large number of Ukrainian refugee children, it is of utmost importance that they have the possibility to continue their education abroad. READ MORE

  4. 23. The Paradoxical Nature of Sovereignty as Symbolic Form : The International Community’s Complicity in Ongoing Human Rights Abuses in West Papua

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Sapphira Little; [2023]
    Keywords : West Papua; human rights abuses; international response; sovereignty as symbolic form;

    Abstract : Since West Papua’s integration into Indonesia in 1969, the Free West Papua Movement has been engaged in a struggle for independence from Indonesia. The indigenous people of the territory have endured murder, rape, and many other abuses. This thesis provides an account of Indonesia’s control over West Papua through a settler-colonial lens. READ MORE

  5. 24. The Paradox of Food Waste and Food Insecurity : Exploring Donation and Redistribution of Surplus Food through a Multi-Level Perspective

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Julia Berglund; [2023]
    Keywords : Surplus food; food waste; food insecurity; donation; redistribution; systems thinking; multi-level perspective; Överskottsmat; matsvinn; matfattigdom; donation; omfördelning; systemtänk;

    Abstract : Around one million tonne of food is annually wasted in Sweden, of which 100,000 tonne of surplus foodis wasted in the retail sector. Even if redistribution of surplus food is the second most preferable optionto reduce food waste according to the food waste hierarchy, only 5% of surplus food in retail is donated. READ MORE

  6. 25. Navigating the Growth Paradox in an Incumbent Business Context : Managerial Implications from a Degrowth Perspective

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Sabrina Dietrichs; Gitte Thorsén; [2023]
    Keywords : Degrowth; Degrowth Frameworks; Growth Paradigm; Growth Paradox; Organizational Paradox Theory; Managerial Paradox Response; Post-Growth Economy;

    Abstract : Our study investigates how the organizational growth paradox is perceived and managed by incumbent firms from a degrowth perspective. There is a growing critique against the growth paradigm, an increasing support for its abandonment. Scholars are calling for a paradigm shift towards a post-growth economy. READ MORE