Essays about: "crisis severity"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 29 essays containing the words crisis severity.

  1. 21. Because They Love You: An Analysis of the @BVG_Kampagne Twitter Feed

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Luisa Elena Falkenstein; [2019]
    Keywords : Content Analysis; Humor; Online Marketing; Crisis Communication; Twitter; Online Firestorm;

    Abstract : In this case study, I focus on Berlin’s BVG (public transport provider), who overcame asevere online firestorm in reaction to their marketing campaign centered around the slogan “Weil wir dich lieben “ (because we love you) in January 2015. Through a content analysis of the BVG’s Twitter feed in January 2015 (during the firestorm) and January 2016 (after the firestorm), I aim to determine how crisis communication strategies were employed by the BVG and what role humor played in their communication on Twitter. READ MORE

  3. 22. Unsolved Asymmetries and Complex Productive Structures in the Eurozone

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Bertus Markus Melles; [2018]
    Keywords : productive asymmetries; centre-periphery; Eurozone crisis; ECI; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Abstract: The severity of the crisis in the Southern Eurozone countries is frequently attributed to inflated economies and reckless spending. Thus, it isn’t surprising that the main interpretation is that the crisis ought to be solved by decreasing government spending and lowering wages. READ MORE

  4. 23. Social Vulnerability Indices and a Sub-municipal Index for Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Tobias Wagner; [2018]
    Keywords : Disaster risk reduction; preparedness; preparedness planning; disaster preparedness; vulnerability; social vulnerability; social vulnerability index; social vulnerability indicator; Sweden; Science General;

    Abstract : The goal of risk and vulnerability research is to reduce the harm done by disasters. A disaster is a combination of a natural hazard and a vulnerable society. Understanding vulnerability is vital to reduce disaster risk, or the potential of losses in property or life. READ MORE

  5. 24. Shift? : A qualitative text analysis of the crisis communication in The Volkswagen Sustainability Magazine 2016

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Julia Holmqvist; [2017]
    Keywords : Crisis communication; image repair theory; situational crisis communication theory; qualitative text analysis; sustainability magazine; corporate social responsibility; Volkswagen emissions scandal;

    Abstract : The Volkswagen emissions scandal is one of the largest CSR crises in recent times given its scope and severity. From the outset, the manner in which Volkswagen has addressed the crisis and how it is going to be solved has been subject to public scrutiny. READ MORE

  6. 25. Nowcasting US GDP with Baltic Dry Index : A study investigating the use of the MIDAS Model

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

    Author : Martin Servin Almkvist; [2016]
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    Abstract : One of the conclusions made in the aftermath of the last financial crisis was that forecasting was failing in the context of predicting the current economic activity, which meant there were few efficient instruments to monitor the economy and thereby no early stage intervention which could have mitigated the severity of the crises.  Due to these facts presented nowcasting, forecasting in short horizon, and the use of models that could combine different data frequencies like the Mixed Data Sampling (MIDAS) model gained a lot of attention. READ MORE