Essays about: "Institutional models"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 121 essays containing the words Institutional models.

  1. 11. Impact of a Precarious Employment Situation on Short-term Fertility Intentions: A Comparative Study of Migrants and Natives in Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Mimmi Lounela; [2023]
    Keywords : precarious employment; unemployment; short-term fertility intentions; migrants; Swedish-born;

    Abstract : Over the past decades, the world has witnessed significant social and demographic changes, including a declining fertility rate in Europe, a decrease in job security and flexibilisation of the labour market, and an increasing flow of migrants to the Global North. Especially migrants have been affected by precarious work arrangements. READ MORE

  3. 12. Eco-efficiency, Institutions, and Political Orientation : A case study of the European Union

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Leonard Bovenberg; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This thesis uses the stochastic frontier analysis to estimate efficiency scores for the 28 member countries of the European Union between 2000 and 2019. The material footprints of biomass, non-metallic minerals, metals and fossil fuels are taken as input goods, unlike comparable work, as the overuse of materials is the cause of our current environmental problems. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Social Sustainability of Digital Information Services in Sub-Saharan Africa : a Social Practice Perspective on Smallholder Farmers’ Use of Mobile Phone-Enabled Services for Agricultural Development in Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Alvar Gonzalez Bujedo; [2023]
    Keywords : ICT; Pro-Poor Innovation; Knowledge Processes; Social Practice Theory; Human Capital; Social Capital; Sustainability Transitions; Participant Observation;

    Abstract : Nowadays, mobile phone-enabled services are reaching the rural poor farmer in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with digital information for agricultural development. These digital services consist of access to social networks and customised information that are expected to enhance farm management due to knowledge exchange and learning. READ MORE

  5. 14. Challenges of cross-border collaboration and coordination in marine national parks.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för marina vetenskaper

    Author : Julia Sandsten; [2022-09-26]
    Keywords : Marine national parks; Cross-border collaboration; Koster Sea; Outer Hvaler; Sustainable; Skagerrak;

    Abstract : Protection of marine areas is important to tackle global environmental challenges humanity faces and manage human activities in a sustainable way. Due to the lack of ecological boundaries in the seas, cross-border collaboration and coordination is essential. READ MORE

  6. 15. Power of Togetherness - Open Innovation through the Lens of Institutional Logics

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Christina Norderyd; Miriam Volgger; [2022-06-23]
    Keywords : Innovation Management; Open Innovation; Open Innovation Model; Institutional Logics; Institutional Knot;

    Abstract : Innovation has been the topic of conversation within the field of management for several years. Scientific research regarding innovation management includes numerous concepts and theories such as the closed and open innovation models. READ MORE