Essays about: "Rewards"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 212 essays containing the word Rewards.

  1. 1. “But I have always had the greenest lawn in my neighbourhood” – When what is taken for granted becomes rare : A qualitative study of how municipalities communicate sustainable use of drinking water

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Globala studier; Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Globala studier

    Author : Sofia Irevall; Hedvig Petersson; [2019]
    Keywords : Communication; intervention strategies; municipalities; groundwater and behaviour change;

    Abstract : During the past three years, substantial parts of Sweden have experienced a decrease in the groundwater levels, whereas some geographical areas were more affected than others. Requests from the government, counties and municipalities have been sent out to the citizens, to attract attention, increase awareness and decrease the use of drinking water. READ MORE

  3. 2. Female Labor Supply and Earnings Inequality Under Skill-Biased Technological Change

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Jörn Onken; [2019]
    Keywords : Female Labor Supply; Skill-Biased Technological Change; Earnings Inequality; Family Economics; Aggregate Productivity;

    Abstract : The gender education gap has reversed, women today account for the majority of college graduates. At the same time, skill-biased technological change strongly rewards highly-educated workers through the increased skill premium. In this thesis, I analyze the implications of combining these two facts through a heterogeneous agent model using U.S. READ MORE

  4. 3. Learning enablers or strategy makers? : Senior executive leadership in knowledge management processes and activities

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Michael Hårdstål; [2019]
    Keywords : knowledge management; leadership; strategy; knowledge sharing;

    Abstract : Senior executives occupy central positions within organizations, and as such their leadership has significant impact on the outcomes of their companies, which is linked to the strategic fit between the knowledge management strategy, intellectual capital and the organizational culture. The purpose of this study is therefore to increase the understanding of how senior executives and their leadership in knowledge intense firms influence knowledge management processes and activities within their organizations. READ MORE

  5. 4. Using deep reinforcement learning for personalizing review sessions on e-learning platforms with spaced repetition

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

    Author : Sugandh Sinha; [2019]
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    Abstract : Spaced repetition is a learning technique in which content to be learned or memorized is reviewed multiple times with gaps in between for efficient memorization and practice of skills. Two of the most common systems used for providing spaced repetition on e-learning platforms are Leitner and SuperMemo systems. READ MORE

  6. 5. What do millennials really want? : A study on how reward systems affect organizational commitment in generation Y

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi; Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Akam Karim; Minas Ceriacous; [2019]
    Keywords : Organizational commitment; reward systems; extrinsic rewards; intrinsic rewards; generation Y;

    Abstract : This new economic era is characterized by organizations managing a diverse workforce across different generations. These generations have different work values, goals, and expectations on their employer, which poses various challenges for human resource managers in managing and retaining employees from different generations. READ MORE