Essays about: "Social comparison"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 893 essays containing the words Social comparison.

  1. 21. The social production of vulnerabilities online : A Tale about digitalised disaster

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Emma Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Vulnerabilities; cyber security; disaster risk reduction; prevention;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to display how disastrous events in the cyber domain can be understood to have root causes attributed to non-technical vulnerabilities. The goal is to show the accelerating importance in understanding the cyber domain as any other societal arena. READ MORE

  3. 22. Reporting Standards (she/her)? : A Comparison of ESRS and GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards from an Ecofeminist Viewpoint

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Julia Schudak; Heidbjort Arney Hoskuldsdottir; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainability Reporting; Reporting Standards; Ecofeminism; Comparison; Content Analysis; ESRS; GRI;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to find ecofeminist perspectives in sustainability reporting standards using content analysis and comparison. The most used sustainability reporting framework is GRI (Global Reporting Initiative), but the EU has introduced a new one, the ESRS (European Sustainability Reporting Standard). READ MORE

  4. 23. Integration and Implementation of Sustainability into Practice

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Josefin Söderlund; Christoph Welter; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility CSR ; Strategic change; Management Control Systems MCS ; Formal and informal controls; Simons’ Levers of Control LOC ; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose - This thesis examines MCS in Swedish companies. The purpose of the thesis is to assess formal and informal controls to understand how companies use them to effectively integrate a sustainability strategy in their organisation and implement CSR activities into practice. READ MORE

  5. 24. Capture those opinions! A synthesis analysis of the types of public attitudes measured in waste-to-energy and carbon capture and storage acceptance research

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Patricia Balla; [2023]
    Keywords : Acceptance; BECCS; CCS; carbon capture and storage; energy transition; public perception; WtE; waste-to-energy;

    Abstract : Waste-to-Energy incineration (WtE), coupled with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), especially Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS), suggest a way to simultaneously retrieve energy from the otherwise disposed waste and reduce CO2 emissions. Independent of one another, WtE, CCS, and BECCS are implemented in a few regions of the world, but their joint diffusion is uncommon in comparison. READ MORE

  6. 25. COVID-19: Healthcare Utilization Changes and Social Factors : A study on individuals aged over 50 in Europe

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Marios-Yordanis Popov; [2023]
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    Abstract : The thesis studies a sample of individuals over the age of 50 in Europe with the purpose of identifying any differences in healthcare utilization due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The main focus of the study is the impact that social factors have had on one’s behaviour and risk preferences, even if they themselves did not fall ill. READ MORE