Essays about: "discretion"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 141 essays containing the word discretion.

1. 21. The Discretion of Swedish Naval Commanders 2006-2020

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Nils Forsberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Military strategy; policy implementation; discretion; political governance; navy; Sweden;

   Abstract : This descriptive case study builds on Johnsson’s (2017) The Strategic Colonels. It aims to further the understanding of the military as a political actor by studying the discretion of naval commanders. It mainly contributes by adding a naval perspective to the research on policy implementation. READ MORE

3. 22. CEO duality’s effect on firm performance : A comparison between the agency- and stewardship theory

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

   Author : Victor Sjöstrand; Albert Svensson Kanstedt; [2022]
   Keywords : CEO duality; Stewardship theory; Agency theory; Institutional theory; CEO power; CEO discretion; USA; Sweden; Japan;

   Abstract : Background: CEO duality has been a highly discussed topic for the last 20 years. The trend shows that more and more companies and countries move towards a separation of the roles of CEO and chairman of the board, but the empirical results show little evidence that this is beneficial for firm performance. READ MORE

4. 23. Exploring Different Experience Modalities of Tennis Electronic Line Calling : Key elements of the interaction between players and the system

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

   Author : Leonardo Rignanese; [2022]
   Keywords : Sport; Human-Computer Interaction; Electronic Judging System; Tennis; Electronic Line Calling; Sport; Human-Computer Interaction; Electronic Judging System; Tennis; Electronic Line Calling; Sport; Esperienza utente; Arbitraggio Elettronico; Tennis; Chiamata di Linea Automatizzata; Sport; Människa-Datorinteraktion; Elektroniskt domarsystem; Tennis; Elektroniskt linjedomslut;

   Abstract : New technologies have made sports more entertaining, safe, and fair in recent years. This study focuses on electronic line calling, a technology that is revolutionizing tennis. A set of sensors and complex algorithms enable umpires and players to determine with a certain degree of precision whether the ball has bounced inside or outside the court. READ MORE

5. 24. Discretion and people-production in home care. : The Moldovan example

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete (SA)

   Author : Glenn Möllergren; [2022]
   Keywords : Moldova; assembly line logic; home care; discretion; elderly care; people production; social assistance; gerontology; professionalism;

   Abstract : One in two home care workers in Sweden express a desire to leave their jobs. Home care provision and needs assessment increasingly work according to an assembly line logic, depriving care assistants and assistance officers of discretion, and putting care recipients at risk for social exclusion and neglectance. READ MORE

6. 25. The Legality under International Human Rights Law of Citizenship Deprivation as a Security Measure in the UK

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Susanna Collins; [2022]
   Keywords : citizenship deprivation; nationality deprivation; national security; counter-terrorism; foreign terrorist fighters; UK; international human rights law; international law; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis will examine the question of whether the UK’s use of nationality deprivation as a security measure is in accordance with its obligations under international human rights law. As the UK has defended its use of such measures through reference to the traditional reservation of nationality matters to the sovereign preserve of states, a short history of the extent to which international law has regulated nationality will first be provided to place this assertion in context. READ MORE