Essays about: "current economic situation"

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1. 31. Historical ecology of the Greater Burgan oilfield : economy, technology, politics, and workers

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Saleh Youssef; [2022]
   Keywords : Oil extraction; The Greater Burgan Oilfield; Petrocultures; Assemblage thinking; Kuwait econ-omy; Oil peak; Migrant labour; Environmental History;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the current state of crude oil extraction and production in the Greater Burgan oilfield, Kuwait's largest and oldest oilfield. This thesis is based on interviews with oilfield workers, analyses of official documents from the Kuwaiti government and the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), and my own experience as an oilfield worker in Kuwait. READ MORE

3. 32. Optimal Day Ahead Planning and Bidding Strategy for Participating in Frequency Markets with a Specific Battery : Study of the Technical and Economic Viability

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Irene Manzanares Casla; [2022]
   Keywords : Frequency; Balancing markets; Optimisation; Operational plan; Bidding strategy.; Frekvens; Balansmarknad; Optimering; Operativ plan; Anbuds strategi;

   Abstract : The growing need of grid stability derived from the current energy transition is favouring the expansion of the ancillary services markets. Thanks to their fast response, this situation can be exploited by different kinds of batteries, even by those that were initially designed for a different application. READ MORE

4. 33. Master of crisis: Strategic management dealing with, and benefitting from, COVID-19 : A multiple case study of Swedish Multinational Manufacturing firms in turbulent markets

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Max Bergstrand; Pontus Jakobsson; Alexander Jarmdahl; [2022]
   Keywords : Strategic management; Crisis; COVID-19; Multinational firms; Manufacturing industry;

   Abstract : Background: The outbreak of COVID-19 caused widespread economic distress with waves of business failures among several industries. Literature suggests that businesses can acknowledge opportunities and profit from shifts in the external environment through strategic management. READ MORE

5. 34. Sustainability for whom? : A study on Sami perspectives on inclusion and rights within sustainable development in Sweden

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Louise Håkansson; Amanda Lundberg; [2022]
   Keywords : sustainability; sustainable development; green transition; green colonialism; decolonial theories; colonial governmentality; Sami; Sami people; Sápmi; Sami rights; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous rights; hållbarhet; hållbar utveckling; grön omställning; grön kolonialism; dekoloniala teorier; colonial; governmentality; samer; Sápmi; samiska rättigheter; urfolk; urfolksrättigheter;

   Abstract : The Sami in Sweden have lived on and managed their lands since time immemorial. The strong connection to the environment and nature has given them centuries of knowledge that is still applicable to this day. With the help of their ancestral knowledge the Sami have preserved their Indigenous land. READ MORE

6. 35. Mobile Money in Tanzania – A Panacea for Financial Inclusion?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Tim Möller; [2022]
   Keywords : Financial Inclusion; Mobile Money; Bank Account; Tanzania; Growth; Poverty; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Despite developments in economic growth theory, the importance of savings and investment has remained consistent. It intrinsically connects to the importance of functioning financial intermediation and high levels of financial inclusion. READ MORE