Essays about: "informal social networks"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 82 essays containing the words informal social networks.

  1. 11. Investigating the Gap between Informal Urbanization and Formal Planning and Governance Practices in Metro Manila, Philippines

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Aura Keziah Soriano; [2021]
    Keywords : urban planning; informality; informal settlements; global South; Metropolitan Manila;

    Abstract : Metro Manila, Philippines is one of the densest and fastest growing metropolitan regions in the world, of which informal urbanization is a significant contributor. This rapid informal urbanization is a dynamic yet uncoordinated force shaping the city-region, in conflict with the vision of a modern, globally-competitive city-region painted in formal planning instruments. READ MORE

  3. 12. The informal tactics of the Bangladeshi student migrant restaurant workers in Sweden: Crime or Survival Strategies?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : K M Rakibul Islam; [2021]
    Keywords : Informality; Legal violence; Legal culture; Migrant labour exploitation; Swedish migration law; Restaurant workers in Sweden; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis inquiries into the reasons and consequences of the relationships between formal and informal laws with a particular focus on the Bangladeshi student migrant restaurant workers’ everyday encounters of informality within Bangladeshi-owned restaurants in Sweden. Consequently, this study interleaved in socio-legal scholarships of informality. READ MORE

  4. 13. Social Capital Influence on Climate Change Mitigation Policies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Pedagogik; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies

    Author : Selim Hussein Al-Fouadi; [2021]
    Keywords : Climate change; mitigation; social capital; risk perception; multiple regression; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : For successful government implementation of climate change mitigation policies, public support is necessary to make these policies as effective as possible. Climate change requires collective action to reduce greenhouse gases currently emitted. READ MORE

  5. 14. Tacit Knowledge Transfer Between Organizational Units: Investigating How Different Knowledge-Heavy Industries Overcome Knowledge Tacitness

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Karola Kremer; Pauline Steudten; [2021]
    Keywords : absorptive capacity; cross-organizational communication; knowledge-heavy industries; knowledge management; networks; platforms; tacit knowledge transfer; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Organizational strategists are working on their company’s ability to absorb and transfer knowledge between organizational units, their so-called absorptive capacity, to better react to environmental changes and, hence, strengthen their sustainable competitive advantage. In particular, the sharing of tacit know-how is considered to be difficult because it is contextual and experience-based, and, therefore, tends to ‘stick’ to the individual owning it. READ MORE

  6. 15. Balancing Independence and Neutrality : A Study of Civil Society and State Interaction

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Statsvetenskap

    Author : Amanda Stjärnqvist; [2020]
    Keywords : Governance; Social movements; Policy networks; Civil society; Governmental institutions; Refugee Crisis; Critical juncture; Interaction;

    Abstract : Interaction between the civil society and the state has increased in modern democracies. This thesis analyzes the forms and dynamics of the interaction between civil society and governmental institutions in Skåne about the issue of refugee reception. This is done by examining two overarching research questions: 1. READ MORE