Essays about: "informal relationships"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 99 essays containing the words informal relationships.

1. 1. MEANINGFUL OR MEANINGLESS? THE RELEVANCE OF INFORMAL RELATIONSHIPS - A case study of the perceived importance of relationship enablers between the United Nations and the European Union

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sören Selander; [2023-10-05]
   Keywords : informal relationships; social capital; trust; cooperation;

   Abstract : The special meaning of the UN-EU relations characterized not only by symbolic significance but also in terms of legitimization and especially growing financial importance, complemented by the findings of previous literature on business organizations underscoring the value of informal relationships, led me devote this thesis to the perceived importance of social capital in the UN-EU relations. In line with existing theories of social capital which argue that the interpersonal side of relationships can lead to advantages, pointing at the same time to some favorable conditions such as trust, obligations and expectations, and relational embeddedness that need to be fulfilled for a relationship to become meaningful, this study aims to analyze the perceptions of the individuals involved in the informal relationships between the UN and the EU on the relevance of these relational social capital conditions. READ MORE

3. 2. The Stakeholder Perspectives on Solid Waste Management in Beirut, Lebanon

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Karima Hared; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The city of Beirut needs solutions for a problem that is plaguing the entire country ofLebanon: waste. Statistics from the Ministry of Environment in Lebanon shows that2,700,000 tonnes/ year of municipal solid waste is generated with 44% ending up in landfillsand 36% in dumpsites. READ MORE

4. 3. Gender dimension in the informal trade networks in the ECOWAS region: the case of the Nana Benz

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Gloria Sánchez Sánchez; [2023]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This research focuses on the determinants of participation in informal trade and firms for women in West Africa using the example of the Nana Benz in Togo as a case study. Women have been involved in informal trade for centuries, yet their role tends to be overlooked due to gender inequalities. READ MORE

5. 4. Transnationalism challenges  of Saccos through diaspora accounts : Evidence from a Kenyan Emerging markets

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Ekonomihögskolan, ELNU

   Author : Vinicky Odongo; [2023]
   Keywords : Internationalization; Saccos; challenges; diaspora accounts; remitances;

   Abstract : A lot of empirical research has been done on Savings and credit cooperative Societies in Kenya for decades but majority have focused more on the challenges that these Sacco’s face. Most of these research have focused on finding ways of increasing the competitiveness of these Sacco’s within a certain geographical region. READ MORE

6. 5. Transformation of sketchy UML Class Diagrams into formalPlantUML models

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för kommunikation, kvalitetsteknik och informationssystem (2023-)

   Author : Monique Axt; [2023]
   Keywords : UML; OpenCV; PlantUML; sketch-recognition;

   Abstract :  Sketching software design models is a common and intuitive practice amongsoftware engineers. These informal sketches are transient in nature unlesstransformed into a formal model that can be reused and shared. READ MORE