Essays about: "Decentralisation"

Showing result 41 - 45 of 73 essays containing the word Decentralisation.

  1. 41. The Impact of Traditional Landholding Certificates on Social Differentiation: A Case Study in Petauke District, Zambia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Milja Norberg; [2014]
    Keywords : Traditional Landholding Certificate; power structures; chiefs; land rights; security; Petauke District Land Alliance; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study examines the implementation of Traditional Landholding Certificates in the Petauke District, and how providing access for small-scale farmers to secure land is affected by the power structures on customary land. Nine weeks were spent collecting data in the Petauke District through quantitative and qualitative interviews with stakeholders and farmers. READ MORE

  3. 42. Analysing market strategies of commercial broadcasters in a changing environment

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Marina Visintini; Edward Dahlbäck Rörström; [2014]
    Keywords : Television Industry; Media Digitisation; Commercial Broadcasters;

    Abstract : The digitisation of the media industry has caused a strong decentralisation of logics of the past, towards more open, flexible structures, bringing about both opportunities and challenges. Within the market where Swedish commercial broadcasters operate, 2014 brought about great disruption in video consumption and advertising patterns. READ MORE

  4. 43. Fun with Death and Failure : An exploration of player experiences in a decentralized open world RPG

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Jonathan Larsson; Alberto Amigo Arias; [2014]
    Keywords : Computer games; roleplaying games; difficulty; decentralization; power fantasy; game design; Datorspel; rollspel; svårighetsgrad; decentralisation; maktfantasi; speldesign;

    Abstract : Many modern single-player role-playing games offer the player a power fantasy where the experience is designed to make the players feel powerful right from the start, with enemies and challenges that scale to the player characters level and abilities. This study explores what happens with play when power fantasy is replaced with decentralization and especially how this decentralization affects the player’s experience of failure and death. READ MORE

  5. 44. Creating authentic value through purpose and values: An exploration of twenty-first century principles of capitalism and management

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Franziska Steiner; [2014]
    Keywords : theory of the firm; capitalism; value creation; management; values;

    Abstract : Compared to previous centuries, various societal and environmental as well as economic challenges are today affecting and altering the premises and the context of business. Considering this transformation, several researchers have been identifying a shortfall by companies and the economic system to keep up with this development. READ MORE

  6. 45. SUB URBAN : Resurrection of a non-place

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Martina Engblom; [2014]
    Keywords : suburb; train; decentralisation; sportshall; amphitheater; noise; Stockholm; metting space; square; activity park; förort; pendeltåg; decentralisering; sporthall; amfiteater; buller; Stockholm; mötesplats; torg; aktivitetspark;

    Abstract : The starting point of the project was threat that commercial forces pose to the identity of today’s suburban centers. The value of a square or a non-commercial space to meet seems somehow forgotten since shopping malls and internet are our new meeting spaces. READ MORE