Essays about: "risks perception"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 166 essays containing the words risks perception.
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16. Smart locks: User perception on security vs convenience
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DM)Abstract : This thesis aims to find out trade-offs between security, privacy and convenience when it comes to smart locks. If users know about security and privacy risks associated with smart locks and how they perceive the trade-offs, if they think that the security and privacy risks are worth it for some added convenience. READ MORE
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17. Breaking the Silence. Nonviolent Resistance in Resilient Autocracies: Understanding the Effects of Framing Strategies on Popular Mobilization in Belarus and Russia.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : The study investigates the relationship between state repression and mass mobilization in resilient autocratic regimes. Using qualitative methods, I examine the question: How can state repression lead to mass participation of society in the nonviolent resistance movement? Developing Brian Martin’s (2012) theory, I hypothesize that framing of state repression by the regime and the opposition influence public perception and, in turn, participation levels. READ MORE
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18. Navigating the Growth Paradox in an Incumbent Business Context : Managerial Implications from a Degrowth Perspective
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Our study investigates how the organizational growth paradox is perceived and managed by incumbent firms from a degrowth perspective. There is a growing critique against the growth paradigm, an increasing support for its abandonment. Scholars are calling for a paradigm shift towards a post-growth economy. READ MORE
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19. Why elephants are not irrelephant : A study of villagers’ perception and experiences of living near Burunge Wildlife Management Area
University essay from Södertörns högskola/MiljövetenskapAbstract : One of the biggest challenges with today's conservation strategy has been the increase in human-wildlife conflicts in rural areas. Different strategies in conservation have been presented, such as mainstream conservation and convivial conservation, both with the same goal but different approaches when it comes to economic, social and environmental aspects. READ MORE
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20. Risk Communication in Veldfire Prevention and Preparedness – A Minor Field Study in the Vredefort Dome, South Africa
University essay from Lunds universitet/Riskhantering (CI); Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : The World Heritage Site the Vredefort Dome in South Africa is an area that is continuously exposed to the dangers of veldfires. In this study it was investigated how risk communication is used to raise public awareness about safe fire use, fire hazards, and veldfires. READ MORE