Essays about: "distinctive practices"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 29 essays containing the words distinctive practices.

1. 11. What is farm animal welfare? : a study of animal-based food consumers’ perceptions inMexico using the ZMET tool

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Cristel Alejandra Capetillo Hernandez; [2020]
   Keywords : animal-based; consumers; farm animal welfare; food; laddering; means-end chain; mental model; perceptions; personal values; ZMET;

   Abstract : Authors stress that farm animal welfare (FAW) has become a mainstream contemporary societal demand worldwide, resulting in research conducted with FAW. The most popular type of research are surveys that analyse consumers’ attitudes towards FAW, yet, these are limited geographically to the European Union, the United States, and Canada. READ MORE

3. 12. Sustaining human capital in the modern workplace: an exploration of a sustainable workplace at Glimworks, a small-sized Swedish IT company

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Carl-Henrik Sundström; [2019]
   Keywords : Sustainability science; employee engagement; human sustainability; sustainable workplace; human capital; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Research and poll results suggest an ongoing crisis in modern Western European workplaces with high levels of indifference at work underlined by low engagement levels. Data aggregated from 2014 to 2016 by Gallup World Polls state that only 10% of Western European employees are engaged at work while 71% are not engaged and 19% are actively disengaged (Gallup, 2017). READ MORE

4. 13. EU-Morocco Cultural Relations : A Study on Cultural Policies Between the EU and Morocco

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Rebecca Emrick; [2019]
   Keywords : Soft power; cultural diplomacy; culture; European Union EU ; Morocco;

   Abstract : Although cultural policy and cultural diplomacy are just some of various forms soft power, there is a lack of research between the EU and Morocco despite an increased interest from the EU in various Southern Mediterranean countries. There is a general research gap in the academic world regarding the evaluation the EU’s external cultural policy in Morocco, which this research paper seeks to contribute to fill in the soft power and global context. READ MORE

5. 14. Driving Towards a Greener Future : A qualitative study of Tesla owners’ green practices in a Danish Context

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Birgitte Nygaard; [2019]
   Keywords : distinctive practices; green consumption; electric cars; Tesla; law of Jante; Denmark; Human Ecology; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Almost half the Danish population report that they have undertaken action(s) with the main purpose to lower their personal greenhouse gas emissions within the last three years. It has become “in” to be green, yet certain practices are perceived as “better” than others although they do not necessarily result in a lowered environmental impact. READ MORE

6. 15. Listening to Digital Media: Analysis of Music Consumption Pattern on the Example of Russian Social Networking Site VKontakte : A user-focused research based on in-depth interviews

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

   Author : Iuliia Kyryllova; [2018]
   Keywords : digital music; institutional approach; consumption; social networking site; Russia; Ukraine; habits; in-depth interviews; user experience; copyright; sharing; downloading; owning; prosumer; content; free;

   Abstract : The present paper represents an overview of the most popular Russian social networking site VKontakte and its role in the formation of modern music consumption pattern in post-Soviet countries. Until spring 2017, it was known as the biggest platform for free music consumption in the region. READ MORE