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  1. 1. A Developing Country’s Decision Making in Regards to Supplier Selection - A Multiple Case Study of the Hotel Industry in Bali

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Amanda Nygren; Wilma Pramberg; [2023-07-20]
    Keywords : Supplier selection; Sustainable supplier selection; Sustainable development goals; Reasoning behind decision making; Decision making; Triple Bottom Line; Theory of Planned Behavior;

    Abstract : The importance of supply chain management as well as the incorporation of sustainability within supply chain management is agreed upon in existing literature. It is stated that “a company can only perform as well as it is allowed by its suppliers” (Rezaei et al., 2016, p.8165), which makes the supplier selection process evidently important. READ MORE

  3. 2. To clear-cut or not to clear-cut; Cost-benefit analyses of post-fire management approaches in the Ljusdal fire-complex

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Bella Blomqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Clear-cut forestry; Continous cover forestry; Nature reserve; Cost-benefit analysis; Wildfires; Sweden; Ljusdal; Post-fire management; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Wildfires causes natural disturbances to ecosystems which can have potentially damaging results for ecosystem services and economic income from timber production. The post-fire management approach can be essential for the environmental work regarding the recovery of ecosystems and maintaining ecosystem services. READ MORE

  4. 3. Consumer Preferences for Alternative Powertrain in Construction Equipment - A Discrete Choice Analysis

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Mano Rajendran; Shivanand Ambalavanan; [2022]
    Keywords : Discrete choice analysis; Construction equipment; Consumer preference; sustainability; sustainable power;

    Abstract : Increased focus on sustainability and climate change has made reduction in CO2 emissions a priority across all industries. The construction equipment (CE) industry sees alternate powertrain technologies like battery electric and hydrogen fuel-cells as the solution to the climate problem and has therefore started investing in this domain. READ MORE

  5. 4. Swedish Farmers’ Acceptance of RCTs and Economic Experiments

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Leon Johannes Englberger; [2022]
    Keywords : Economics; agriculture; farmers’ opinion; agricultural policy; experimental economics; economic experiments; environmental policy; RCTs;

    Abstract : A shift in the Common European Agriculture (CAP) towards agri-environmental payment schemes meant to incentivise the provision of environmental public goods calls for a diverse set of policy evaluation methods. Economic experiments such as RCTs can be efficient and cost-effective tools for improving and evaluating the effectiveness of these novel policies. READ MORE

  6. 5. im-… or … possible Health Care Professionals' Perspectives about Self-Efficacy of Children & Adolescents with Disabilities : A Qualitative Empirical Study

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, CHILD

    Author : Angelos Mantas; [2021]
    Keywords : self-efficacy; healthcare professionals; children-adolescents; disability; participation; intervention practices;

    Abstract : Self-efficacy constitutes the bedrock for individuals' actions and is formed through a reciprocal interaction process between the person, the environment, and the behavior. In the presence of a disability in children's and adolescents' lives, the stated process is disrupted; thus, healthcare professionals hold a pivotal role in children's and adolescents' well-being. READ MORE