Essays about: "pivot"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 48 essays containing the word pivot.

  1. 11. CSR & debt funding: The impact of corporate social responsibility on borrowing costs in the market

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovationsteknik

    Author : Adam Krusvar; [2022]
    Keywords : CSR; credit ratings; strategy; cost of debt; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This paper examines the relationship between credit ratings and aggregate, as well as individual pillar CSR scores during the periods of 2009 and 2014 for European corporations. The results indicate that the aggregate CSR scores did not influence credit ratings for either period. READ MORE

  3. 12. Potential policy projects for decreasing fluoride concentrations in the groundwater of Aguascalientes, Mexico : a cost-benefit analysis

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment

    Author : Elice Fällström; [2022]
    Keywords : aguascalientes; cost-benefit analysis; fluoride removal; centre pivot irrigation; sustainable development; environmental policy;

    Abstract : Reductions in groundwater quality due to aquifer depletion is a growing issue globally and will become more prominent with continued climate change and population growth. Dry regions are particularly vulnerable to this issue due to their reliance on groundwater for water supply. READ MORE

  4. 13. IDENTITY & TECHNO-UTOPIANISM.A Critical Discourse Analysis of Marketing Material and their Sociotechnical Imaginaries

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/JMG - Inst f journalistik och masskomm

    Author : Åberg Albin; [2021-10-12]
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    Abstract : This research paper sets out to investigate the messaging present in a corpus of texts gathered from Acxiom’s, an American data-analysis and ‘Identity Solutions’-company, website. The paper applies a framework of Critical Discourse Analysis informed by Theo van Leeuwen’s theory of ‘legitimations’ and analyses the findings through the theoretical framework of ‘Sociotechnical Imaginaries’. READ MORE

  5. 14. A TRANSATLANTIC DIVORCE AND THE TIME FOR EUROPEAN SOVEREIGNTY? - A study on how US foreign policy, during 2010-2020, impacted EU member state views on defence integration

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Julia Strandquist; [2021-06-28]
    Keywords : European Defence Integration; Transatlantic relationship; PESCO; France; Poland; Ireland; EU actorness;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the impact of US foreign policy, during 2010-2020, on EU member state willingness to integrate defence, by utilizing a mixed-method approach. The objective of the study is to investigate how EU member states reacted to the Obama administration’s ‘pivot to Asia’ and the election and presidency of Donald Trump and whether those administrations contributed to further defence integration. READ MORE

  6. 15. Translating Away Culture: A look at how indirect translation affected the cultural aspects of the book Ur Varselklotet by Simon Stålenhag when it was translated into Japanese using English as a pivot language

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Adam Osbäck; [2021]
    Keywords : Japanese; indirect translation; translation problems; analysis; Ur Varselklotet;

    Abstract : In this case study, the Swedish artbook Ur Varselklotet along with its English direct translation Tales from The Loop and the indirectly translated Japanese version za・rūpu will be examined and compared. This study will be analysing the different translations to see how certain Swedish words from the source text were affected by first being translated into English and then being translated again from the English translation into Japanese. READ MORE