Essays about: "contingency strategy"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 32 essays containing the words contingency strategy.

1. 16. Debiasing for everyone: Testing an educational intervention to reduce causal illusions in rural Kenya

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Linnea Cederlund; Henrik Josander; [2017]
   Keywords : illusion of causality; bias; debias; intervention; contingency judgment task; basic scientific thinking; Kenya; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : It has been argued that cognitive biases are the source of a range of problems in modern society, from stereotype formation to belief in pseudoscience. One of those biases causes people to perceive causal relationships between unrelated events and is known as illusion of causality. READ MORE

3. 17. Strategi för livsmedelssäkerhet : varför behöver Sverige en sådan?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Sofie Faijermo; [2017]
   Keywords : livsmedelssäkerhet; risk; sårbarhet;

   Abstract : Sverige har sedan ett par decennier tillbaka nedmonterat beredskapslagren av livsmedel, och allt större andel av livsmedlen importeras. På sistone har dock myndigheterna visat ett ökat intresse för livsmedelssäkerheten. Intresset för frågan om livsmedelssäkerhet, som länge har varit lågt, har väckts i Sverige. READ MORE

4. 18. Opportunities to realize benefits of IT investments: A case study of a shared service center at Atlas Copco

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Nathalie Andrén; Johan Nilsson Wall; [2016-09-15]
   Keywords : Management control; Cybernetic controls; Balanced Scorecard; Contingency; IT investments; Strategic Alignment; Strategic Emphasis; Information Systems;

   Abstract : Background and Problem: A large proportion of firms’ investments consist of information technology (IT) investments. The direct benefits of IT investments are best captured at the process level and to achieve business value, strategic alignment between business and IT is needed. Statistics show that to control IT investments is not an easy task. READ MORE

5. 19. Performance Measurements for Social Enterprises : With focus on Small and Medium sized Social Enterprises

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Micha van Rijn; David Jansen; [2015]
   Keywords : Social Enterprises; Performance Measurements;

   Abstract : As the field of Social Enterprises has strongly grown over two decades, the importance of Social Enterprises for the society has also grown and still developing, more and more to a third economic segment between the private and public economy. Within this study we explain how “Small and Medium sized Social Enterprises” (SMSEs) can face the increasing pressure to measure and demonstrate their impact to society and their stakeholders. READ MORE

6. 20. Ground-Breaking Contingency Planning with Risk- & Disaster Management : A Case Study at Höganäs Japan K.K.

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

   Author : David Häggberg; [2015]
   Keywords : Risk Management; Disaster Management; Disaster Recovery; Business Contingency; Earthquake; Natural Disasters;

   Abstract : Final Thesis, Master of Business Administration & Economic Program, Field of Research: Management, School of Business & Economics at Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden, 4FE10E, Spring 2015. Author: David Häggberg Supervisor: Richard Nakamura (Daniel Ericsson) Title: Ground-Breaking Contingency Planning with Risk- & Disaster Management Subtitle: A Case Study at Höganäs Japan K. READ MORE