Essays about: "labor productivity"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 76 essays containing the words labor productivity.

  1. 16. Working with Hand, Head, and Heart : A feminist critical discourse analysis of ‘Gender Equality as Smart Economics’

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Julia Sundell; [2021]
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    Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to gain more knowledge about the usage of the ‘Gender Equality as Smart Economic’ discourse in corporate-led women’s empowerment initiatives. This discourse can be understood as a vocabulary for discussing the business case for women’s empowerment which has diffused from development institutions to states, NGOs and corporations through a wide range of initiatives, policies, advertisement campaigns and development and humanitarian campaigns. READ MORE

  3. 17. Implementation of Lean Tools in the Garments Industry to Improve Productivity

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad

    Author : Md Mehedi Hasan; [2021]
    Keywords : productivity; lean tools; value stream mapping; line balancing; garments.;

    Abstract : A few years back, almost every garment manufacturer industry started implementing “lean Manufacturing.” Garments manufacturing is one of the oldest manufacturing systems, compromising a higher number of critical operations. READ MORE

  4. 18. Labor Productivity Influence in the Construction Industry : An interpretive approach to project success

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Filip Kirchev; Malin Bartoschek; [2021]
    Keywords : Labor Productivity; Project Success; Optimization; Project Manager Perspective; Swedish Construction Industry;

    Abstract : The construction sector is one of the most important industries for the economy in Sweden. Between 2010 to November of 2020, there has been an increase in employment in the construction industry by 35.4 percent. In 2019 the Swedish construction sector was valued at EUR 53. READ MORE

  5. 19. Effects of “classical” vs. “dynamic” silviculture of sessile oak-dominated stands in terms of height, diameter increments and natural mortality

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Alexandru-Mihai Goia; [2020]
    Keywords : sessile oak; cleaning-respacing; thinning; stand silviculture; crop tree silviculture; mortality; growth; Romania;

    Abstract : Traditional oak silviculture in Romania is associated with high labor costs and long rotation cycles which are imposed by current norms and regulations. A small-scale R&D project, consisting of a block with four plots of 200 m2, was established in 2001 in a 15-year old sessile oak-dominated stand. READ MORE

  6. 20. Female Labor Supply and Earnings Inequality Under Skill-Biased Technological Change

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Jörn Onken; [2019]
    Keywords : Female Labor Supply; Skill-Biased Technological Change; Earnings Inequality; Family Economics; Aggregate Productivity;

    Abstract : The gender education gap has reversed, women today account for the majority of college graduates. At the same time, skill-biased technological change strongly rewards highly-educated workers through the increased skill premium. In this thesis, I analyze the implications of combining these two facts through a heterogeneous agent model using U.S. READ MORE