Essays about: "Transformational Adaptation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words Transformational Adaptation.

  1. 1. Analyzing the risk of Maladaptation: Implications for adaptation projects among development agencies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Bikram Sedhai; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate Change Adaptation; Maladaptation; Non-Governmental Organizations; Transformational Adaptation; International aid; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The need for climate change adaptation is widely acknowledged and adaptation projects around the world are proliferating. Despite being one of the key actors for the implementation of adaptation projects, significant knowledge gaps persist regarding the potential maladaptive outcomes of such projects for international non-governmental organizations. READ MORE

  3. 2. Assessing the Transformative Potential of a Sociocracy-Informed Climate Change Adaptation Lab in Lund, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Rory Daniel Antoniuk; Spilios Iliopoulos; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate change; climate change adaptation; sociocracy; transformational change; transformative change; power; power cube; ladder of participation; complexity; systems; public participation; climate change adaptation lab; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Effective climate change adaptation necessitates enhanced public participation as there is a need for the voice of people to be meaningfully incorporated to facilitate transformational adaptation, contend with complexity, and avoid maladaptation. Despite this, widespread participation in climate change adaptation governance in Global North countries like Sweden is currently restricted by rigid power dynamics, even in spaces that purport to be transformationally participatory. READ MORE

  4. 3. In the Mind of a Leader : A qualitative study of navigating the journey and challenges of a growing start-up

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Signe Göransson; Josefin Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Leadership; Organisational growth; Start-up; Transition; Change management; Transformational leadership; Transactional leadership; Startup configurations; Managerial challenges; Leadership crisis;

    Abstract : Leadership has been of the highest interest for decades as leaders are one of the main factors for organisational success. However, when understanding start-ups the classical leadership theories lack insight into how a leader can grow and thrive together with the organisation. READ MORE

  5. 4. Considering biographical learining through transformative experiences. Observing an adult’s self-recognised learning and development through experience

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Oscar Funeskog; [2022-11-25]
    Keywords : adult informal learning; self-awareness; situatedness; biographical learning informed by transformational learning processes; ; meta-cognitions;

    Abstract : Aim: This thesis aims at aiding a better understanding of how a person reacts to and understand their own role and place in changing life contexts. The thesis provides a groundwork for understanding the meta-cognitive processes of self-reflective biographical learning perspectives. READ MORE

  6. 5. Employee work performance during the COVID-19 pandemic : Effects of transformational leadership and employee work environment

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Chi-Manh Tran; Paul Idodo; [2022]
    Keywords : Structural equation model SEM ; Work Environment; Transformational Leadership; Work-Life Balance; Job Satisfaction; Work Performance;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the effect of transformational leadership, employee work environment, job satisfaction, and work-life balance on employee work performance. It begins by looking at existing literature on the effectiveness of transformational leadership as one of the relevant leadership styles in situations that require urgent business system transformation and adaptation as witnessed in the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE