Essays about: "Risk-taking Behaviour"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the words Risk-taking Behaviour.

  1. 1. The impact of pharmaceuticals on personality in sea anemones

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Instiutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Lisa Wong; [2022-03-31]
    Keywords : Metridium senile; animal behavior; animal personality; shyness; boldness; startle response; sea anemone; pharmaceutical drugs; caffeine; propranolol; diazepam.;

    Abstract : Pharmaceutical drugs along with other human derived contaminants are prevalent in natural water bodies due to many anthropological factors and they eventually end up reaching coastal waters. The pharmaceuticals have impacts on the behaviour and physiology of humans, thus it is important to understand what impact they have on animals. READ MORE

  2. 2. Leadership influence on EO : An interview-based study on leadership influence on Entrepreneurial Orientation in KIBS-firms from the eyes of the consultants

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Jafet Backman; Linus Drevell; [2022]
    Keywords : Entrepreneurial Orientation; Leadership; Innovation; KIBS; Consultancy;

    Abstract : Over the last decades, there has been a shift from a product intensive market to a service-based one which is based on knowledge being a high commodity in contrast to previous decades where tangible capital resources and products have been the primary focus. Over a similar time frame, entrepreneurial orientation (EO) has become one of the most important theories/concepts within entrepreneurial research, which is a firm’s capacity to portray innovative, proactive and risktaking behaviour to outcompete their competitors. READ MORE

  3. 3. Understanding the Effects of Cyber Security Risks and Threats on Forced Teleworking Organizations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för informatik

    Author : Fredrik Sundström; Agnes Ekfors Elvin; William von Heland; [2021]
    Keywords : Teleworking; Cyber Security; Threats; Risks; Forced; Social; Technical; Risk Tolerance; Technology and Engineering; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study investigates the cyber security threats and risks that are associated with forced teleworking during the period of Covid-19, when organizations have been forced to telework. Three different main aspects from two theories have been crucial when investigating the threats and risks associated with forced teleworking, which are the Social, Technical and Risk Tolerance aspects. READ MORE

  4. 4. Behavioural effects on Lymnaea stagnalis following sublethal exposure to the antidepressant fluoxetine

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Jennie Hansson; [2021]
    Keywords : Ecotoxicology; Lymnaea stagnalis; fluoxetine; SSRI; Toxicity; sub-lethal; dose-response relationship; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), a group of antidepressants, increases globally resulting in higher concentrations also in wastewater recipients. These concentrations may cause altered behaviour of aquatic organisms and have effects on whole ecosystem level. READ MORE

  5. 5. The relationship between innovation and creative climate: A quantitative study on the effects of creative climate dimensions on individual innovation behaviour

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Giulia Ortisi; [2020-10-15]
    Keywords : innovation; innovation output; innovation performance; creativity; creative climate; innovation measurements; individual behaviour; individual innovation; individual creativity;

    Abstract : The aim of the research is to define which type of statistical relationship exist between the independent variables of creative climate and the dependent variable of innovation output on the individual level, and therefore defined as individual innovation behaviors. The research is assessed through quantitative study and the tool chosen to collect the data is a survey, whose aim is to measure how companies manage creative climate within their organizations and which type con effects this has on the individuals’ innovation behaviors. READ MORE