Essays about: "distribution of responsibility"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 103 essays containing the words distribution of responsibility.

1. 16. Competing on sustainability - A study on stakeholder interaction, becoming truly sustainable and obtaining a sustained competitive advantage in an industry characterized by low sustainability maturity

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

   Author : Kristina Källner; Anna Lundberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainability; cold chain; pharmaceutical industry; stakeholder theory; sustainable business models; VRIO analysis; truly sustainable; competitive advantage; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Although more and more companies are facing increasing pressure to take responsibility for their actions impacting sustainability, the pharmaceutical industry and in extension the cold chain solutions industry, have previously been exempted from scrutiny. Research on sustainability in the industry is lagging, why this master thesis aims to explore how sustainability can be incorporated into the business model while avoiding creating a disconnect between corporate strategy and actual sustainability impact. READ MORE

3. 17. A Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment Associated with Cross-Connections in the Drinking Water Network in Combination with Hydraulic Modeling

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Fatin Alzuhairi; [2022]
   Keywords : EPANET; QMRA; Water distribution network; Health risk analysis; Cross-connections and backflow; Low pressure; Water quality; Simulation; Pathogen; EPANET; QMRA; vattendistributionsnät; hälsoriskanalys; korskoppling; lågtryck; vattenkvalitet; simulering; patogen;

   Abstract : Drinking water companies have the technology and responsibility to deliver safe and high-quality drinking water to the water distribution systems network (WDN). However, many events within the WDN, such as cross-connections and backflow, might degrade water quality and pose public health risks to consumers. READ MORE

4. 18. Revisiting parts of the verb in Southern Nambikwara: Towards a definition of subjectivity as a grammatical category

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Emilia Roosvall; [2022]
   Keywords : Southern Nambikwara; subjectivity; epistemic marking; egophoricity; co-distributions;

   Abstract : This study investigates verb-final morphemes in Southern Nambikwara — a polysynthetic language spoken in the Mato Grosso region of southwestern Brazil. The verb-final morphemes -wa2 and -ɾa2/-la2 have previously been described as denoting an aspect distinction between imperfectivity and perfectivity (da Silva 2021; B. Kroeker 1982; M. READ MORE

5. 19. Harmonic Emissions in Microgrids

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Industriell elektroteknik och automation

   Author : Lejla Alibegovic; Emelie Freiland Paulsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Harmonics; microgrid; local energy system; NEPLAN; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : “Affordable and clean energy” is EUs 7th Sustainable Development Goal and includes an increase of renewable energy generation in the global energy mix. A lot of the responsibility falls on the energy sector to transform and obtain solutions for a more sustainable future. READ MORE

6. 20. Understanding swedish prepping : a mixed-method study on resilience, trust, and incentives to prepare for crises

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

   Author : Emelie Olsson; [2021]
   Keywords : prepping; emergency preparedness; crisis; social resilience; community resilience; vulnerability; trust; social capital;

   Abstract : The focus of this thesis is individual emergency preparedness – prepping - in Sweden. Due to several threats and crises in recent years, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Swedish Parliament chose to resume emergency preparedness planning in 2017, but few Swedes are prepared themselves. READ MORE