Essays about: "Global convergence"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 70 essays containing the words Global convergence.

  1. 21. All That Glitters Is Not Gold: An exploratory study into converging and diverging stakeholders perceptions of sustainability reporting

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Seline van de Wouw; Natali Bremer; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainability reporting; EU Dir 2014 95; Global Reporting Initiative; Stakeholder theory; Stakeholder salience; Institutional theory; Isomorphic pressures; Normativity; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to critically explore how a regulatory, community and organizational stakeholder perceive their role in the context of sustainability reporting as well as identify convergence and divergence between these different stakeholder perceptions. Methodology: We chose a qualitative-abductive approach to our case study of sustainability reporting by interviewing three stakeholders representing three different stakeholder perspectives. READ MORE

  3. 22. Two world become one? A study on the convergence of Swedish and Dutch drug policies

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Bente van der Brug; [2020]
    Keywords : convergence; drugs; drug policy; effectiveness; Netherlands; Sweden;

    Abstract : Nederländernas och Sveriges nationella narkotikapolitik är olika. Nederländerna är kända för att ha en liberal politik med fokus på skademinskning, medan Sverige har en mer restriktiv strategi med fokus på användningsminskning. READ MORE

  4. 23. Demanding justice- Corporate responsibility for Climate Change impacts on Human Rights

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Livia Johanna Fischer; [2019-11-04]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Climate change is one of the most complex challenges of our time, as its consequences are reflected in a variety of social and political areas that are interlinked. The problem of 'climate change' has evolved from an environmental problem, to a political issue and, ultimately to an object of jurisprudence. READ MORE

  5. 24. Simulation of Colorless Distributed Combustion

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för energivetenskaper

    Author : Hampus Olsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Computational Fluid Dynamics; Combustion; Gas Turbine; Emission reduction; Flameless Combustion; Colorless Distributed Combustion; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Colorless distributed combustion (CDC) is a promising novel technology to reduce emissions of carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides in gas turbine combustors. CDC features a different flame regime than conventional gas turbine combustors, associated with a distributed reaction zone and low and uniform temperatures due to dilution of combustion air with exhaust gases. READ MORE

  6. 25. Pushing the Limits of Gossip-Based Decentralised Machine Learning

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Lodovico Giaretta; [2019]
    Keywords : machine learning; distributed systems; decentralised algorithms; gossip algorithms;

    Abstract : Recent years have seen a sharp increase in the ubiquity and power of connected devices, such as smartphones, smart appliances and smart sensors. These de- vices produce large amounts of data that can be extremely precious for training larger, more advanced machine learning models. READ MORE