Essays about: "Harsh environment"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 123 essays containing the words Harsh environment.
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1. Circumventing The Bias. A case study of a company's capital budgeting process and its link to achieving organizational ambidexterity
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : This study utilizes in-depth interviews to examine the capital budgeting process of a multinational company, in order to understand its approach to organizational ambidexterity. When faced with a harsh economic environment and tougher financial demands, it is crucial for firms to exploit profitable capabilities in the short-run, but also to explore future highly uncertain opportunities. READ MORE
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2. The bzzzt of frirends. Interspecific competition in Arctic plants for pollination services.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskapAbstract : The Arctic has a harsh environment that is challenging for the flora and fauna that inhabits the region. The ruling abiotic factors of the region results is a low species richness that creates a potential challenge for the region’s plant species. READ MORE
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3. Stadsträd – i nöd och lust : skillnader i reglerande och stödjande ekosystemtjänster mellan löv- och barrträd i stadsmiljö
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Träd har en viktig roll i att klimatanpassa städer genom att leverera ekosystemtjänster. I nordiska städer planteras mest lövträd eftersom det historiskt funnits ett kulturellt motstånd mot barrträd. READ MORE
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4. Land Use Changes After Drought Periods in California, USA
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Since ancient times, mankind has faced a constant battle against natural hazards. From the earlieststages of human communication, when human beings communicate by some sort of harsh gruntsand unintelligible words, people were struck by the awe-inspiring power of nature as floods, storms,earthquakes, and other events which reshaped their environment and way of living. READ MORE
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5. Investigation of Antenna Radomes in Low Earth Orbits
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för analys och syntesAbstract : Introduction: This master’s thesis focuses on exploring improved alternative material solutions for antenna radomes used to protect Beyond Gravity Sweden’s satellite antennas in low Earth orbits. Background: As the environment in low Earth orbit is harsh, surface materials on satellites experience high levels of atomic oxygen, ultra violet radiation, thermal-fluctuation, charged particles and micro meteoroids. READ MORE