Essays about: "Manila"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 33 essays containing the word Manila.

1. 11. The Manila Model: Exploring the Junction of Social Entrepreneurship and the Supporting Ecosystem : A Study of New Generation Social Enterprises in the Philippines

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Axel Lundberg; Jonathan Lennström Nyström; [2018]
   Keywords : social entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial ecosystems; social enterprises; developing countries; Philippines; sustainable development;

   Abstract : Background: Social entrepreneurship has lately gained wide recognition as a promising avenue to develop market-driven solutions to improve lives of the marginalised. While identified as an emerging topic in academics, literature is still limited and heavily biased towards the context of western countries. READ MORE

3. 12. Fire Risk and Vulnerability in Urban Informal Settlements in Metro Manila

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Darlene Rini; [2018]
   Keywords : Urban fire risks; informal settlement fires; urban fire risk management; GIS; URDI; urban disasters; risk indexing; fire statistics; Metro Manila; Quezon City; Science General;

   Abstract : Urban fires, particularly in informal settlements in rapidly urbanizing cities in the developing world, are an “everyday disaster” that oftentimes goes unnoticed or under-served in the face of disturbances of the more “lethal reputation”. These disturbances of normal existence are arguably the most debilitating to vulnerable communities and sustainable development, and yet get little attention in disaster literature or in practice. READ MORE

4. 13. Nurses experiences on work-related health in the Philippines : An interview study

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HHJ, Avd. för omvårdnad

   Author : Cassandra Samuelsson; Qlindamaria Thach; [2018]
   Keywords : emigration; healthcare; nursing; Philippines; working condition;

   Abstract : Background: The nursing profession is known to be a stressful job and nurses worldwide encounters events that is affecting their health. When nurses experience poor health, sentential events such as medical errors could increase, it could also have a negative effect on the teamwork which leads to a decreased quality and safety within the healthcare. READ MORE

5. 14. Family Planning (In)Activity - A Case Study of Women and Men’s Role and Responsibility on Family Planning in Metro Manila, the Philippines

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Katarina Lindgren Cortés; [2018]
   Keywords : Contraceptives; Family Planning; Sexual and Reproductive Health; Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health act; Philippines; Urban Poverty; Power; Agency; Gender norms and roles; Feminization of Contraception; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Having access to family planning (FP) services is a cornerstone for economic and social development. Because of reproductive health disparities between income groups, progressive policies have been passed in the Philippines to reduce the gaps. READ MORE

6. 15. Establishing a Culture of Migration : The Spatial, Economic, and Social Planning of Philippine-Korean Labour Migration

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

   Author : Lars Jesper Alkarp; [2018]
   Keywords : labour migration; the Philippines; Korea; globalisation; transnationalism; transnational families; ethnic enclaves; remittances;

   Abstract : Since the second half of the 20th century the Philippines have supplied the world with migrant workers. Today, almost one tenth of the population is residing abroad. READ MORE