Essays about: "Theories of practice"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 496 essays containing the words Theories of practice.

  1. 21. Increasing Supply Chain Sustainability Performance through Suppliers : Increasing Supply Chain Sustainability Performance through Suppliers

    University essay from Jönköping University/JTH, Industriell organisation och produktion

    Author : Yunyi Xu; Matilda Svensson Duric; [2023]
    Keywords : Environmental Sustainability; Environmental Sustainability Performance; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Supplier; Supplier Management; Performance;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore how a multinational company in the automotive industry manages its suppliers in order to increase the environmental sustainability performance of its supply chain. To fulfill this purpose, a research question has been established: 1. READ MORE

  3. 22. Floating Thresholds – On the Idea of the Portal in Architecture

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Ivan Grelz; [2023]
    Keywords : Portal; Gate; Architecture; Theory; Threshold; Liminal; Nature; Myth; Ritual; Speed; Depth;

    Abstract : This project investigates a specific concept within architecture: the portal. Divided into eight independent chapters, all possible to read as stand-alone parts, the thesis – a hybrid essay consisting of text, images, drawings and models – uses the portal as a springboard, or tool, for approaching existing theories on the invisible forces that shape the world and our built environment. READ MORE

  4. 23. Recommendations for Improving the Use of Risk Matrices in Coarse Risk Analyses

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Riskhantering (CI); Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Olga Selitski; Esko Roos; [2023]
    Keywords : Risk Matrix; Coarse Risk Analysis; Risk Assessment; Probability-Consequence Diagram; Guidance; Guidelines; Recommendations; Improvement.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Risk matrices are tables with rows representing consequences, and columns representing frequencies. The risk matrix is considered a simple and convenient tool for visualizing risk. However, it has faced critique from the scientific community. READ MORE

  5. 24. Recruiting immigrants : A Swedish study of the recruitment practice in the hospitality industry

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Elinor Kilponen; Johanna Korssell; [2023]
    Keywords : Diversity; Immigration; Workplace; Recruitment; Diversity Management; Human Resources Management;

    Abstract : Immigration is a megatrend that continues to change our society. With an influx of people this means that the workforce becomes more diverse. READ MORE

  6. 25. Exploring Objects in The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell : The Didactical Benefit of Drawing on Michel Foucault and Cathy Caruth to Teach About Objects in the Literary Classroom

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Disa Lundvall; Edita Gubetini; [2023]
    Keywords : garments; Foucault; trauma theory; The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox; Maggie O Farrell;

    Abstract : This paper investigates garments as containers of stories in Maggie O’Farrell’s The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox (2007). Michel Foucault’s ideas about penal practice are used to study how items of clothing are used to discipline the female body and sexuality. READ MORE