Essays about: "Alberto"

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  1. 11. Exploring power dynamics in the water sector in Chile: a focus on avocado plantations and water resources in three municipalities

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Alberto Anticoli; [2022]
    Keywords : water; avocado; power; sustainable development; Chile;

    Abstract : This thesis researches the power dynamics related to the intrinsic relationship between the expansion of avocado plantations and its effects on the water system in Chile's municipalities of Quillota, La Cruz, and La Calera. The study adopts a mixed methodology. READ MORE

  3. 12. Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM) Governance Mechanisms and Configurations applied in Swedish companies

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Alberto Perez Sanchez; Zofia Trebicka; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable Supply Chain Management; Governance Mechanisms; Configurations; Triple Bottom Line; Co-opetition; Sustainable Brand Index;

    Abstract : Background: There are several strategies that focal companies can opt for to manage their supplychain. Different combinations of configurations and governance mechanisms are argued to havedifferent sustainability outcomes. First, main firms need to decide if they manage the relationshipwith suppliers themselves or if they hire a third party. READ MORE

  4. 13. Drivers of Engagement in Standardization and Relationship to Company Performance

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Alberto Gonzalez Escudero; Anton Khaplanov; [2022]
    Keywords : Standardization; company performance; voluntary consensus standards; participation in standardization; standardization participation intensity;

    Abstract : Background:Engagement in technical standardization – both through following standards, as well as through participation in the creation of new standards – is an important part of the business strategy of a technology company. Companies face decisions on whether to participate, and if so, how, where and to what extent. READ MORE

  5. 14. Towards More Repair of Mobile Phones in Spain

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Diego Alberto Perdomo Leal; [2022]
    Keywords : Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Addressing electronic waste is crucial for meeting the environmental needs of the 21st Century, as WEEE is one of the fastest growing waste streams. Spain has emerged as one of the top countries globally for per capita mobile phone consumption. READ MORE

  6. 15. Wannier Functions in non-Hermitian Systems

    University essay from KTH/Fysik

    Author : Alberto Zorzato; [2022]
    Keywords : Theoretical Physics; Condensed Matter Physics; non-Hermitian Systems; Wannier Functions;

    Abstract : The scope of this thesis is analyzing and characterizing certain gapless states in tight-binding non-Hermitian systems. We start by providing a pedagogical introduction to tight-binding theory, topological phases of matter, Wannier functions as real-space duals of Bloch functions and their properties, non-Hermitian systems and associated differences from standard Hermitian systems. READ MORE