Essays about: "External efficacy"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 28 essays containing the words External efficacy.

  1. 21. Antecedents of buying intention towards bio-cotton clothing : A quantitative study among young business students at USBE

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Sheng Liu; Bobo Tiger; [2017]
    Keywords : sustainable consumption; bio-cotton clothing; Theory of Planned Behaviour; Theory of Perceived Risk; purchase intention;

    Abstract : Due to the growing involvement of external stakeholders including pressure groups such as Greenpeace, sustainability issues have increasingly become a focus point in the business sector. Thereby, many businesses began to integrate sustainability into their corporate mission and vision. READ MORE

  3. 22. EFFECTS OF NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE CAMPAIGNING ON SWEDISH VOTERS’. Experimental evidence from a real election campaign context.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nora Theorin; [2015-08-12]
    Keywords : negative campaigning; positive campaigning; election campaign; experiment; political participation; trust in politicians;

    Abstract : It is often presumed that negative campaigning has negative effects on the electorate. For example, this campaign strategy is presumed to suppress political participation, decrease trust in politicians and contribute to cynicism. READ MORE

  4. 23. Free Human Agency through Sport? Exploring the impact on agency among volunteer peer-educators in sport based HIV/AIDS prevention interventions in a disadvantaged urban area in South Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Emanuel Raptis; [2015]
    Keywords : sport for development; peer-education; agency; self-esteem; self-efficacy; HIV AIDS; critical realism; South Africa; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : To this date, a growing body of scientific literature has emerged focusing on the effects of sport for development programs towards the intended primary beneficiaries. Less is known, however, about the effects on those individuals tasked with delivering those interventions in the field. READ MORE

  5. 24. Learning to target advertisements at Spotify

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC)

    Author : Matteo Poletti; [2015]
    Keywords : targeting advertisement machine learning;

    Abstract : The goal of this thesis work is to develop a methodology to optimize advertisement targeting inside the Spotify platform. By understanding the relevance of advertisements to users, the advertisement efficacy can be improved leading to an overall reduced advertisement load, to a better user experience, and to an increased advertisement revenue. READ MORE

  6. 25. Giving the green light : analysis of transition management within the Dutch energy transition

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Marten Frederik Verheugt; [2014]
    Keywords : sustainability science; renewable energy; transition theory; co-evolution; feed-in tariff; policy evaluation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Investing in renewable energy sources (RES) is one pivotal way to ensure future energy sustainability that also mitigates climate change. The EU has committed to increase the share of renewable energy (RE), and has tasked member states with targets. READ MORE