Essays about: "Micro Perspective"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 180 essays containing the words Micro Perspective.

  1. 11. Shifting paradigms in practice? Investigating the compatibility of Germany's energy cooperatives with sustainable degrowth

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Leon Bartling; [2023]
    Keywords : degrowth; community energy; cooperatives; renewable energy transition; degrowth framework for community energy; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The concept of sustainable degrowth presents itself as a normative response to some of the most pressing socio-ecological challenges of our time. The energy sector plays a prominent role in the degrowth debate, however, there is limited conceptual and empirical understanding of how energy production and consumption might look like from a degrowth perspective and which actors might be compatible with the degrowth ideals. READ MORE

  3. 12. A coupling method using CFD, radiative models and a surface model to simulate the micro-climate

    University essay from KTH/Teknisk mekanik

    Author : Joseph Vernier; [2023]
    Keywords : Computational Fluid Dynamics; Fluid Mechanics; Numerics; Micro-climate modeling; Radiation; Crop modeling; Photovoltaic panels;

    Abstract : The increasing demand for energy, depletion of fossil fuels, rising global warming, and greenhouse gas emissions have stimulated the need for widespread development and adoption of renewable energy sources (RES) worldwide. Among these sources, solar energy has emerged as a major contender to meet the growing demand. READ MORE

  4. 13. Navigating the Growth Paradox in an Incumbent Business Context : Managerial Implications from a Degrowth Perspective

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Sabrina Dietrichs; Gitte Thorsén; [2023]
    Keywords : Degrowth; Degrowth Frameworks; Growth Paradigm; Growth Paradox; Organizational Paradox Theory; Managerial Paradox Response; Post-Growth Economy;

    Abstract : Our study investigates how the organizational growth paradox is perceived and managed by incumbent firms from a degrowth perspective. There is a growing critique against the growth paradigm, an increasing support for its abandonment. Scholars are calling for a paradigm shift towards a post-growth economy. READ MORE

  5. 14. Analyzing the Effects of Brand Activism on Consumer Loyalty: Macro and Micro Perspective

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

    Author : Nina Roques; [2023]
    Keywords : Brand activism; consumer perception; consumer behavior; consumer loyalty; communication; Russia-Ukraine conflict;

    Abstract : This study seeks to investigate, from both macro and micro perspectives, the effect of brand activism on consumer loyalty.  The macro perspective examines the general relationship between brand activism and consumer loyalty, whereas the micro perspective examines the specific context of companies' withdrawal from Russia as a form of brand activism. READ MORE

  6. 15. Enhanced Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments as an organisational learning bridge for resilience building? A case study of Red Cross National Societies in the Caribbean

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Gwenaëlle Delcourt; [2023]
    Keywords : Organisational learning; resilience; vulnerability and capacity assessments VCAs ; red cross red crescent; Disaster risk management; MMO; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Adaptive capacity based on organisational learning (OL) is at once a critical imperative facing humanitarian organisations in their mission to save lives and support communities most at risk; and inherently evidenced as an enduring weakness over the past decades. Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments (VCA) are community-based risk assessments established for their utility in supporting communities’ iterative learning. READ MORE