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1. Understanding teleworking after Covid-19 : Researching office workers in Denmark - a qualitative study on teleworking motivations, experiences and strategies of employees living and working in Copenhagen
University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medierAbstract : This qualitative case study provides a communication-driven perspective into the functioning of teleworking in the post-Covid Danish work society. Teleworking, performing office work outside of the conventional office space by using ICTs, became part of the modern-day work arrangement of many employees, mainly due to the severe effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the world economy. READ MORE
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2. “This is something we live through every day” : Negotiating the cultural memory of the Decembrist revolt in Russian historical film Union of Salvation
University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medierAbstract : The study examines the narratives of the Decembrist revolt created in and around Russian state-funded cinema. By exploring the narratives surrounding a particular instance of political dissent in the past, the research seeks to uncover the factors that impact on the negotiation of cultural memory between the text and the audience in the context of state-influenced media. READ MORE
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3. 'The world has changed; these days, women are the ones who are keeping their families'. Gender norms, women's economic empowerment and male capture in the rural Tanzanian poultry value-chain
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : The study presented in this thesis aimed to explore how gender norms in four rural districts in Kilimanjaro and Lindi Region of Tanzania might influence rural women chicken farmers' economic empowerment when an urban vendor introduces an improved breed of chicken. More specifically, the following aims were explored: the normative expectations for husbands and wives in the communities researched, and how these expectations may influence intra-household negotiation processes following a market-led intervention within the Tanzanian poultry value-chain; if and how intra-household resource allocation may be changed if profits were to increase within a women-led business. READ MORE
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4. The rent negotiation process and retail rents : The gap between retail and real estate owners in a transforming market
University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggandeAbstract : This study aims to examine what factors retailers and real estate owners deem important in the process of determining expected rent levels in today's climate within retail where e-commerce is growing at a quick pace. The elements of the research questions stand on the foundation of the theory of rational expectations as well as the theory of anchoring. READ MORE
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5. The effects of cultural differences on business communication : A study in OnlineFactory.asia
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälleAbstract : Cultural differences have always been the ground to barriers within communication. Due to globalization this is becoming an increasingly important aspect of how business communication is done. Therefore, there is a need for organizations to have the skillset to deal with the cultural differences that a cross-cultural business environment entails. READ MORE
