Essays about: "Individual motives"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 76 essays containing the words Individual motives.

  1. 21. Antecedents of Public Service Motivation : a Study of Swedish Municipalities

    University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Fakulteten för ekonomi

    Author : Jakub Bronk; Samer Alsabbaghalsmadi; [2019]
    Keywords : Motivation; Public Service Motivation; antecedents; Swedish municipalities; individual factors socio-historical factors; organizational factors; job satisfaction; managerial position;

    Abstract : Public Service Motivation is a concept of a rather short history. It refers to an altruistic form of motivation to serve the interests of a broader community and appears in the way individuals react towards motives grounded mainly within public institutions. READ MORE

  3. 22. Organic Farming is Coming to Our Valley : The Development of Pumi Eco-Agriculture and the Indigenisation of Modernity in Sino-Myanmar Borderlands

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Ze Gao; [2019]
    Keywords : eco-agriculture; indigenisation of modernity; environmentality; traditional ecological knowledge; agricultural land use; technical practices; governance; Pumi ethnicity; rural development; highland livelihoods; borderland; post-development theory; political ecology; contemporary history; agricultural policy;

    Abstract : How do indigenous people perceive and practice eco-agriculture, especially when it was introduced as a development project? This thesis aims to delve into this question by focusing on a policy-induced agrarian transition for Pumi community in Sino-Myanmar borderlands. Using ethnographic methods, I intend to offer an intimate account of a provincial programme to facilitate eco-agriculture in this ethnic region. READ MORE

  4. 23. Youth Cohorts and the Risk of Conflict Recurrence: A Global Quantitative Analysis

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Eva Froneberg; [2019]
    Keywords : youth; youth bulge; demography; post-conflict; conflict recurrence;

    Abstract : While the role of youth in post-conflict settings has increasingly gained policy attention, systematic academic studies on this topic remain scarce. This research adds to existing literature by the youth bulge theory of conflict onset to a post-conflict setting. READ MORE

  5. 24. Industriellt samarbete för hållbar utveckling : en fallstudie om aluminiuminitiativet

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Caroline Olsson; [2019]
    Keywords : CSR; miljöarbete; intressenter; multi-stakeholder – initiative; network; nätverk; samverkan; wicked problem;

    Abstract : Från att lagar och regler har varit den främsta faktorn för att motivera företag och industrier att arbeta med miljöfrågor har påtryckningar från konsumenter och övriga intressenter blivit mer viktigt. Många intressegrupper får tillgång till hållbarhetsrelaterad information och blir därför insatta och medvetna om miljö och sociala aspekter på produktion och konsumtion. READ MORE

  6. 25. What motivates a student to do voluntary work? : A qualitative case study of Östgöta nation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Michail Georganakis; Hristo Lazarov; [2019]
    Keywords : Employee behaviour; Intrinsic motivation; Extrinsic motivation; Organisational identification; OID; Organisational citizenship behaviour; OCB; student nation;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis was to provide an understanding of the underlying motives behind students’ voluntary work at a student nation. It was carried out as a qualitative case study, where the focus was placed on Östgöta nation workers. Östgöta nation represents one of the thirteen student nations found in Uppsala, Sweden. READ MORE