Essays about: "Labour productivity"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 87 essays containing the words Labour productivity.

1. 26. A study of the legal protection for elderly employees - A narrative and comparative study between the Kingdom of Sweden and the People’s Republic of China

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

   Author : Joakim Källén; [2020]
   Keywords : Employment Protection; Age Discrimination; Employer s Duties; Anställningsskydd; Åldersdiskriminering; Employment Protection in China; Employment Protection in Sweden; Duty to relocate; Omplaceringsskyldighet; Rehabilitation; Arbetsgivarens Rehabiliteringsskyldighet; Chinese Labour Law; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Äldre anställdas ställning på arbetsmarknaden är onekligen osäker. I detta arbete försöker jag att räta ut och förstå hur äldre arbetstagare är skyddade på arbetsmarknaden genom att undersöka hur gällande rätt är designat. READ MORE

3. 27. The Resource Efficiency Paradox : A Case Study of the Guerdane Irrigation Project in Morocco

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Kevin Perera; [2020]
   Keywords : Resource efficiency; Jevons paradox; Irrigation; Process-tracing; Resource; Efficiency;

   Abstract : How can we explain the paradoxical outcomes of resource efficiency? As a key pillar of worldwide sustainable development policies, the concept of resource efficiency has become increasingly important to scrutinize. The overreliance on efficiency coupled with the intention of conserving scarce resources can sometimes backfire. READ MORE

4. 28. Innovative agricultural intensification to cope with demographic and climatic changes for subsistence producers : a case study of Sandfly Island, Solomon Islands

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

   Author : Matthieu Michelet; [2020]
   Keywords : Subsistence agriculture; fallow; mulching; composting; innovative intensification; Melanesia; climate change;

   Abstract : This research aims to study the dynamics of agricultural intensification amongst the small island community of Sandfly Island, Solomon Islands, and to observe the spreading of new agricultural practices of intensification that can help mitigate the pressures of climate change on the one side; and on the other side of a growing food demand from a growing population. The intention is to describe the variety of agricultural practices and the variation of production parameters such as fallow length, length of cropping period, number of plots in agricultural rotation and size of plots as to assess the state of agricultural intensification and to find what are the environmental constraints to production. READ MORE

5. 29. Evaluating how intensive Information and Communication Technology courses can help bridge the Gender Digital Divide

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovationsteknik

   Author : Zoë Wyon; Sofia Sundbom; [2019]
   Keywords : Gender Digital Divide; Information and Communication Technology; Evaluation; Evaluation Framework; Tanzania; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Inclusion in the digital society can lead to improved communication and access to information which increases informed decision making and productivity for individuals and businesses. In turn, this has a positive effect on the socio-economic development of a country. READ MORE

6. 30. The Effect of Language Proficiency on Immigrants' Labour Earnings

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Andreas Andersson; Henrik Hällerfors; [2019]
   Keywords : Earnings; Immigration; Refugee; Language; Human Capital;

   Abstract : This study examines the returns to language proficiency for immigrants in Germany. It uses self-reported language proficiency as a proxy for the objective skill level. Estimating the effect is complex and it is likely to be biased due to several factors, such as unobserved heterogeneity, measurement errors, and reverse causality. READ MORE