Essays about: "Path Dependence Theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words Path Dependence Theory.

  1. 1. Changes in Organization Design Produced by Covid-19 from a Path-Dependence Perspective : A Case Study of a Medical Manufacturing Company

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Carolina Artavia Muñoz; [2023]
    Keywords : Organization Design; Black Swan Events; Path Dependence Theory; Jay Galbraith s Star Model; Covid-19; Medical Manufacturing Industry.; Organisationsdesign; svarta svan-händelser; stigberoende; Jay Galbraits Star Model; Covid-19; medicinsk tillverkningsindustri.;

    Abstract : Covid-19 brought various challenges that the world that was not fully prepared to face since 2019. The pandemic came with both health and economic repercussions, and various organizations had to adapt their Organization Design to confront these new challenges posed by this Black Swan event. READ MORE

  2. 2. BREAKING BARRIERS: Unveiling Best Practices for Promoting Urban Cycling

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Karlijn Bruijs; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban cycling; Barriers; Best Practices; Bike Policies; Sustainable Mobility; Case Study; Support Base; Hard Measures; Soft Measures; Urban Context.;

    Abstract : This study investigates the barriers faced by cities in their efforts to increase the number of urban cyclists and aims to identify best practices to fulfil cities' ambitions. The research explores the multi-dimensional nature of the obstacles and highlights the significance of understanding and addressing them effectively. READ MORE

  3. 3. One-Party Dominance and Democratic Backsliding in Botswana and Tanzania: Whither Peace and Development?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Issa Noor Omary; [2023]
    Keywords : One-party Dominance Dominant Party System; Dominant Party; Substantive Democracy; Democratic Backsliding; Third Wave of Autocratisation; Path-Dependence; Peace and Development; Botswana; Tanzania;

    Abstract : Over the past decade, a third wave of autocratisation has stormed the world, hitting democracies and autocracies alike. The ongoing democratic backsliding is attributed to a range of factors. From “executive aggrandisement” and strategic manipulation of elections to "autocratic lawfare”. READ MORE

  4. 4. Industry Maturity’s Influence on the Viability of Innovation- and Imitation-oriented Strategies - Assessing how elements of industry life cycles influence the viability of innovation and imitation-oriented strategies and its impact on industry development pace - A Qualitative Cross-sectional Study on the Cultured Meat Industry

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Ali Kouaiber; Joakim Langhelle; [2022-08-18]
    Keywords : Innovation strategies; Innovation-oriented; imitation-oriented; first-mover advantages; first-mover disadvantages; industry life cycles; industry transformation; path dependence; cultured meat industry;

    Abstract : There is extensive literature on the topic of first-mover advantages, not only with regards to whether such advantages exist or not, but also with regards to their sources. However, there is a scarce amount of research devoted to understanding how such advantages are affected by the maturity of the industry, specifically in emerging industries. READ MORE

  5. 5. The Gendered Secondary Impacts of COVID-19 as a Critical Juncture for NGO Program Policy? Insights from The Hunger Project

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

    Author : Carolina Ernst; [2022]
    Keywords : Critical Juncture; COVID-19; Historical Institutionalism; Institutions; Non-Governmental Organizations; Path Dependence; Women’s rights; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis employs a historical institutionalist lens to analyze whether the gendered impacts of COVID-19 have initiated a critical juncture in The Hunger Project’s program policy. Crises such as COVID-19 may lead actors within organizations to question existing policies, giving them greater opportunities than normal to transform these, with lasting consequences. READ MORE