Essays about: "International Comparisons"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 62 essays containing the words International Comparisons.

  1. 26. Different Understandings of Community and Post-Merger and Acquisition Performance

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jord Kalle Geerts; [2019]
    Keywords : Community; Post-merger Performance; Sweden; China; South Korea; South Africa;

    Abstract : Cross-country comparisons have been at the heart of the field of international business, both in a theoretical and practical sense. Nevertheless, these kind of comparisons are ever difficult because the interpretation and understanding of concepts and dimensions used for comparison can be different across different countries. READ MORE

  3. 27. ILSA-the subordination of Education to Economic Theory (ILSA-Wirtschaftstheorie statt Bildung)

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Anders Lindqvist; [2017-01-20]
    Keywords : ILSA; comparative education; EB; human capital; concepts; quality; standard; assessment;

    Abstract : Narrative: In the beginning of the 21st century a trend became apparent; the increasing production of education monitoring data. It was the outcome of international large scale assessments (ILSA) breakthrough; quantitative comparative education (QCE) studies said to be able to give important information on the state of education systems. READ MORE

  4. 28. A GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis of wind farm site suitability in New South Wales, Australia, from a sustainable development perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Michaela Bobeck; [2017]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; MCDA; wind farm; site suitability; Australia; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The interest for renewable energy within Australia is growing and the New South Wales (NSW) Government has committed to a Renewable Energy Target scheme of 20 percent renewable energy by 2020. Wind energy is a mature renewable energy resource, which has been successfully deployed for electricity generation around the world. READ MORE

  5. 29. Patients with Lower Limb Amputation in Vietnam : A quantitative study on Patients’ Satisfaction with their given Prosthetic Device and Service

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HHJ. Ortopedteknisk plattform

    Author : Behar Rexhaj; Theresia Danielsson; [2017]
    Keywords : patients’ satisfaction; QUEST 2.0; Vietnam; developing country; prosthetic device; lower limb amputation; patienters nöjdhet; QUEST 2.0; Vietnam; utvecklingsland; protes; nedre extremitetsamputation;

    Abstract : Aim: The aim of this thesis is to evaluate patients’ satisfaction with prosthetic device and service on lower limb amputations in Danang, Vietnam and to implement comparisons between the subgroups gender, living area, amputation cause and level. Method: A cross-sectional study design was conducted using the Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with assistive Technology (QUEST) 2. READ MORE

  6. 30. Second-generation immigrants and labor market integration in Sweden : The matter of local context for explaining occupation status differences between ethnic groups

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Kulturgeografi

    Author : Margareta Westin; [2017]
    Keywords : Second-generation Immigrants; Integration; Labor Market Integration; Segmented Assimilation; Local Context; International Socioeconomic Index;

    Abstract : The focus of this paper is second-generation immigrants and their labor market performance. With increased immigration from a more diverse ethnic background during the latest decades, it has become apparent that there is a difference between immigrant ethnic groups in labor market performance, in which some groups are more disadvantaged. READ MORE