Essays about: "Cultural clashes"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 29 essays containing the words Cultural clashes.

  1. 11. Co-located and Distributed Teams in Software Development Projects : An evaluation of differences in terms of soft factors, performance and cost efficiency in co-located and distributed teams

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Sejla Manjusak; [2019]
    Keywords : Co-located teams; distributed teams; offshoring;

    Abstract : Background It is evident that due to the globalization, offshoring and cross-national collaboration has become a natural evolution for many companies which have created the virtual world. The virtual world has many advantages, but when this is put into practice it turns out that there are also some disadvantages that affect the teams that are working with different sites. READ MORE

  3. 12. The Missing Piece in the Labour Force Puzzle : The Impact of Highly Skilled Migrants on Internationalisation and Organisational Innovation in Swedish Companies

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

    Author : Marcus Andersson; Greta Jurgaityte; [2018]
    Keywords : Highly Skilled Migrant; HSM; internationalisation; organisational innovation; globalisation;

    Abstract : Today Sweden is facing a significant shortage of highly educated labour force, which is recognized by various companies and which can have adverse consequences on the firms as well as the country as a whole. One of the solutions to this problem is identified to be highly skilled migrants (HSMs). READ MORE

  4. 13. Transformative gender narratives in South Caucasus: Conversations with NGO women in the Armenian-Azeri conflict

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Mindaugas Jocbalis; [2016]
    Keywords : gender; conflict; Caucasus; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Kvinna; Georgia; displacement; activism; Nagorno-Karabakh;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to discuss the role of women as intermediaries, mediators and arbitrators in conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the de facto region of Nagorno-Karabakh. It is highly relevant to comdev due to several reasons. First, it is an active issue. READ MORE

  5. 14. Explaining occurrence of conflicts - clashes of cultures or abundance of resources?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Nathalie Eriksson; [2015]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the explanatory power of two distinct theories, culture-conflict theory and resource abundance-conflict theory, on the occurrence of conflict. With statistical methods this thesis has aimed to investigate which of the two theories in question has the better explanatory power on interstate and intrastate conflicts active in the years 2012-2013. READ MORE

  6. 15. Spaces and Narratives of Integration and Intercultural Dialogue in Malmö, Sweden.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Marta Radinovic-Lukic; [2015]
    Keywords : Integration Policy; Immigration; Diversity; Intercultural Dialogue; Sweden; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In today’s Europe which is facing increased immigration flows and xenophobic attitudes, there is a growing pressure on creating integration policies which have the ability of dismantling negative attitudes. As intercultural dialogue is believed to decrease these attitudes and create an inclusive society, the aim of this thesis has been to critically review the Swedish multicultural integration approach and focus on the possibilities for increased intercultural dialogue. READ MORE