Essays about: "Micro-level"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 223 essays containing the word Micro-level.

  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. Firm Dynamics, Productivity and Demand Shocks: A Study of Indian Manufacturing Plants

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : S Ravish Rizvi; [2023]
    Keywords : Productivity; Firm dynamics; Demand; Manufacturing;

    Abstract : Firm growth in the Indian manufacturing sector has puzzled economists for many years due to the persistence of many small and unproductive plants. I study the importance of producer-specific demand, along with productivity and prices, for firm dynamics in this setting. READ MORE

  4. 13. Legal Informality and Debt-Based Trade in Uzbekistan. A Case Study of Rural Ferghana Valley.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Elmurod Sobirov; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Debt-based trade and economic exchanges are becoming more and more widespread phenomena in the context of most post-Soviet Central Asian societies, especially in Uzbekistan. In the absence of viable state economic support, a functional banking system and an effective legal system, trust-based economic exchanges serve as an alternative means for conducting micro-level businesses in Uzbekistan. READ MORE

  5. 14. 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

  6. 15. 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