Essays about: "Decisiveness"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word Decisiveness.

  1. 1. OWNERSHIP AND PARTICIPATION IN AID PROJECTS A qualitative study of workers perceptions of work methods, constraints and motives to ownership and participation reforms in the aid project Bai Bang

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Louise Grähs; [2023-04-14]
    Keywords : Ownership reforms; Participation reforms; Aid projects; The Bai Bang project; Constraints to ownership; Instrumentalist motives to ownership; Purist motives to ownership;

    Abstract : The purpose of the essay is to develop a better understanding of aid- actors and implementors perceptions of efforts to create ownership and participation in aid projects. In research and policy literature on international aid, the terms ownership and participation have emerged as fundamental components for ensuring the success of aid (Rabinowitz 2015, Kanji & Greenwood 2001, Brown 2017). READ MORE

  3. 2. Machine Learning for Predictive Maintenance on Wind Turbines : Using SCADA Data and the Apache Hadoop Ecosystem

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : John Eriksson; [2020]
    Keywords : Predictive maintenance; machine learning; hadoop; spark; mllib; apache; wind turbine; wind turbines; stacking; bagging; multilayer perceptron; decision tree; random forest;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how to implement a predictive maintenance system for wind turbines in Apache Spark using SCADA data. How to balance and scale the data set is evaluated, together with the effects of applying the algorithms available in Spark mllib to the given problem. READ MORE

  4. 3. Perceptions of Rodrigo Duterte among his Filipino supporters living in Sweden and the Philippines

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Daria Malmgren; [2019]
    Keywords : the Philippines; Duterte; the war against drugs; charismatic leadership; behaviouralapproach; attributive approach; populism; penal populism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis draws on eleven semi-structured interviews with Duterte supporters. It analyses how the president is perceived by Filipinos, more specifically by those who support him and live in Sweden and the Philippines, in order to provide an in-depth understanding of the appeal of Duterte to his supporters. READ MORE

  5. 4. Trade unions' freedom of association in Cambodia - A study on the Trade Union Law and its possible implications on trade unions in the Cambodian garment industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Alexander Ski; [2017]
    Keywords : Cambodia; Trade Union Law; freedom of association; organisational autonomy; garment industry; ILO Convention No. 87.; Business and Economics; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Syftet med denna uppsats är att analysera Fackföreningslagen och dess potentiella konsekvenser för fackföreningars föreningsfrihet i den kambodjanska textilindustrin. Utöver detta analyseras lagen i förhållande till redan befintlig nationell lagstiftning samt i relation till internationell rätt rörande föreningsfrihet. READ MORE

  6. 5. Beneath the Surface : An Examination of Masculinity and Femininity in Dennis Lehane's Mystic River

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Vimbai Chivungu; [2016]
    Keywords : Gender; Feminism; Deconstruction; Masculine and Feminine Values;

    Abstract : On the surface, Dennis Lehane’s novel Mystic River appears quite fascinated and occupied with macho ideals and ideas of heroism, vengeance, vigilantism, violence, and blind loyalty. The novel might even be said to paint a picture of a world ultimately ruled and controlled by men, who are expected to set the terms and encouraged to take charge. READ MORE