Essays about: "humanitarian organization"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 64 essays containing the words humanitarian organization.

  1. 21. Master‟s Thesis: 30 higher education credits Programme: Master‟s Programme in International Administration and Global Governance Date: 30 January 2018 Supervisor: Kohei Suzuki Words: 11518 IMPORTANCE OF REPUTATION FOR THE HUMANITARIAN NGOS Qualitative Study of the Danish Humanitarian NGOs

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Daria Bykova; [2018-03-19]
    Keywords : reputation; humanitarian organizations; decision-making; transaction-costs theory; resource-based theory;

    Abstract : The issue of reputation has been studied in a variety of contexts such as, for example, educational (Plewa et al. 2016), religious (Nordin 2015) and environmental (Liao 2018), however, most frequently in regards to its influence on firms and states (Gillies 2010). READ MORE

  2. 22. Refugee Protection in Time of Mass Influx: A Case Study on Southeast Asian Countries and their Intergovernmental Arrangements

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Sirawit Pradiskool; [2018]
    Keywords : Refugees; Mass Influx Crisis; International Refugee Protection; Temporary Protection; Southeast Asia; ASEAN; UNHCR; International Organization; International law; International Human Rights Law; International Refugee Law.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) describes a situation where the number of people crossing the international border has suddenly increased in which neither if exist, the normal individual asylum procedures nor the response capacity of individual State are able to deal with the assessment of such large numbers as a 'mass refugee influx.' In the international law context, the receiving State has an obligation to provide a ‘temporary refuge’ for any person participating in the large-scale movement. READ MORE

  3. 23. Supply chain visibility in the last mile of delivery : A case study of the National Family Planning Supply Chain in Zimbabwe

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

    Author : Mina ASGHARI; [2018]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : During the last decade, the role of supply chains has increasingly been articulated to be a key issue when it comes to universal health coverage. Humanitarian organization, donors and governments have started to realize that strong supply chains, in particular increased supply chain visibility, is imperative to ensuring proper availability of, and access to, health commodities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). READ MORE

  4. 24. A new profile for non-profit actors? : Tracing marketization in Médecins Sans Frontières

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Adam Pärleros; [2018]
    Keywords : marketization; non-governmental organizations; private actor; Médecins sans frontières; coordination; cooperation;

    Abstract : This thesis engages in and contributes to the current debate of marketization on the potential consequences of the seemingly increasing marketization of non-governmental organizations and the emerge of for-profit actors in humanitarian work, focusing on one of the biggest actors in humanitarian aid; Médecines Sans Frontières (MSF). By interviewing three highly positioned representatives from the organization, examining a report on the matter as well as MSF website several aspects of marketization identified in the literature were searched for, such as: market language/concepts, commercialization, private sector funding and professionalization. READ MORE

  5. 25. Evaluation of strategic stockpoints for UNFPA using a facility location mode

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Author : Erik Hansson; Dayanand Sagar; [2018]
    Keywords : Humanitarian Logistics; Facility Location; UNFPA; Perishable Commodities; Pre-positioning; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Distribution and warehousing networks of Humanitarian Organizations has proven to be an area where cost reductions and shortened lead times can be achieved. Humanitarian organizations have also started pre-positioning goods in anticipation of disasters as a way to improve their disaster preparedness. READ MORE