Essays about: "Resource Dependence"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 89 essays containing the words Resource Dependence.

  1. 6. German coal exit : an argumentative discourse analysis of storylines and discourse coalitions

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Amelie Andresen; [2023]
    Keywords : German coal exit; coal phase-out act; energy transition; discourse analysis; storylines; discourse coalition;

    Abstract : Germany passed a Coal Phase-out Act in 2020 to reduce carbon emissions and to achieve the objec-tives of the Paris Agreement, at a time when Germany was already phasing out nuclear energy. Thus, Germany faces a dual challenge: not only to break its dependence on coal as a resource, but also the overlap of the phase-outs of nuclear and coal energy. READ MORE

  2. 7. What Difference Does It Make? : Comparative Panel Data Analysis of the Relationship Between CSR Initiatives and Board Composition in Sweden and the United States

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet (USBE); Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Kristina Björling; Viktor Hansson; [2023]
    Keywords : CSR; ESG; Corporate Governance; Gender Diversity; Board Independence; CEO Duality; Inclusion; Board Compositions; Agency Theory; Resource Dependence Theory; Critical Mass Theory; Hofstede’s National Cultural Theory.;

    Abstract : More companies have responded to the call for action, increasing their attention to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Corporate governance structures have proven to have an effect on how well companies are able to facilitate a sustainable trajectory, all influenced by values and norms. READ MORE

  3. 8. Reflections on the economic strategies of private museums. A comparative study of the private museums in Meteora.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Theofilos Kolios; [2023]
    Keywords : museum management; private museums; economic strategies; open-system theory; stakeholder theory; resource-dependence theory; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The thesis examines the economic strategies which two private museums of Meteora, the Hellenic Culture Museum and the Natural History Museum of Meteora and Mushroom Museum implement, so as to grasp the economic strategies that private museums in Greece adopt. Utilizing Varbanova’s (2013) framework which places specific emphasis not only on the open-system theory as an efficient way to comprehend the macro-level challenges (in particular the economic crisis and Covid-19, which had been plaguing the two museums for a long time) and opportunities (as the ones that can result from the implementation of a particular legal status in the context of a given cultural policy), but also on the stakeholder and resource-dependence theories, which acknowledge the pivotal role that various actors and resources inside and outside an organization play in museums’ prosperity, the thesis analyzes previous literature that demonstrates economic strategies that (public and private) museums adopt, so as to secure their continuation and thriving. READ MORE

  4. 9. Applicability of Detection Transformers in Resource-Constrained Environments : Investigating Detection Transformer Performance Under Computational Limitations and Scarcity of Annotated Data

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Altan Senel; [2023]
    Keywords : Deep Learning; Computer Vision; Self-supervised Learning; Object Detection; Scene Graph Generation;

    Abstract : Object detection is a fundamental task in computer vision, with significant applications in various domains. However, the reliance on large-scale annotated data and computational resource demands poses challenges in practical implementation. READ MORE

  5. 10. Hur upprätthålls livsmedelsproduktion under samhällskriser? : en studie om kvantifiering av resiliensaspekter inom REKO-ringsproduktion

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Idun Hjalmarsson; [2023]
    Keywords : resiliens; absorptionskapacitet; adaptiv kapacitet; transformativ kapacitet; livsmedelsberedskap; försörjningsberedskap; livsmedelskedja; sårbarhet;

    Abstract : Frågan om Sveriges självförsörjningsgrad har aktualiserats i samband med en ökad orosnivå i samhället, till följd av krig, pandemier, extremväder och efterföljande distributionskriser i samhället. Dagens globala och komplexa försörjningskedjor innebär att Sverige kan drabbas kraftigt av störningar som sker långt ifrån landets gränser. READ MORE