Essays about: "change failure"

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1. 6. Shifting Power in the Humanitarian Sector:Why INGOs need to hand over control and how to do it.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Martina Manzari; [2023]
   Keywords : Humanitarian sector; power; localisation; decolonisation; organisational change; equal partnership.;

   Abstract : In the world, power is unequally distributed, and so it is in the humanitariansector. After the inability of the humanitarian community to meet the localisationtargets set in the Grand Bargain, the failure has been attributed, among otherreasons, to international actors’ unwillingness to cede power. READ MORE

3. 7. Community Continuity Management : An Exploration of the Energy Production and Use of a Fictional Stockholm Neighbourhood in a Crisis

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Nils Brattgård; [2023]
   Keywords : Business Continuity Management; Community Continuity Management; Energy Community; Energy Resilience; Energy; Resilience; Preparedness; Adaptation; Wellness; Wellbeing; Blackout; Power Failure; High Impact Low Probability; Crisis; Disaster; Kontinuitetshantering; Community Continuity Management; Energigemenskap; Energiresiliens; Energi; Resiliens; Beredskap; Anpassning; Välmående; Välbefinnande; Strömavbrott; Elkris; High Impact Low Probability; Kris; Katastrof;

   Abstract : In an increasingly interconnected, and electricity-reliant world, households are asked to build up their resilience to crises. Local, distributed electricity production within a microgrid with capability to operate disconnected from the larger grid has been shown to be an effective tool for increasing power system resilience in the past. READ MORE

4. 8. Major Component Replacement on Floating Wind Turbines

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Kilian Galle; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Among the challenges that floating offshore wind (FOW) energy faces today, operation and maintenanc ecosts, and especially major component replacements (MCR), are an important cost reduction lever. MCRs are defined as any failure on a wind turbine requiring the change of an entire main component of the turbine, such as a gearbox, generator, blade, nacelle, etc. READ MORE

5. 9. Plastic deformation of hot riveted joints acting in shear

   University essay from KTH/Bro- och stålbyggnad

   Author : Victor Gard; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : A popular way to maintain old rivet connections is to reuse the old connection and replace the old rivets with high grade steel bolts. In doing so the behavior of the joint can change due to the new geometry, where a gap between the new bolt and the rivet hole emerges. READ MORE

6. 10. Broken promises: The failure of green stock outperformance in Europe - the importance of rating coherence

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Ellen Hådén; Ebba Graff-Lonnevig; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainable investing; ESG; Environment; Climate change; Green stocks;

   Abstract : Increasing interest for sustainable investment have caused a trend within the investment sector towards more ESG engagements. Our study finds no outperformance of green portfolios over brown portfolios, when using industry-adjusted environmental pillar scores. The same applies when controlling for unexpected climate concerns. READ MORE