Essays about: "elite control"

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1. 1. Examining core executive functions related to playing position in elite and semi-elite soccer players

   University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Author : Juulia Grönlund; Agneta Åhlén; [2023-11-20]
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   Abstract : Each moment in the soccer field is different and the players need to be able to process large amounts of information to make the best possible decision and then act upon it. Executive functions such as working memory, inhibitory control and cognitive flexibility can therefore be seen as fundamentally important for soccer players. READ MORE

3. 2. Do Football Players Give Female Coaches the Red Card?

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Erica Froste Myrin; Sigrid Holmgren; [2023]
   Keywords : gender bias; sport; leadership; football; evaluation;

   Abstract : In Swedish elite football, the skewed gender distribution between coaches is conspicuous, and this thesis aims to investigate one channel as to why there are so few female coaches in this environment. Previous research has found that students evaluate female teachers more critically than male teachers, even in components that they cannot control; might this be the case in Swedish elite football as well? We have conducted a framed field experiment on the teams in the highest football division for players 19 years or under in Sweden. READ MORE

4. 3. From Elite to Everyone: How User-Generated Content Democratizes Hermès and Challenges Its Exclusivity

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Lovisa Smedmark; Karin Forslund; [2023]
   Keywords : Luxury brand perceptions; Brand awareness; Commodity theory; Self-brand association; Brand attitudes; User-generated content; Luxury brand management; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to add to existing research and create a deeper understanding regarding the influence of online narratives on luxury brand attitudes. The research aims to explore how luxury brands are portrayed by social media users, in order to gain a cohesive understanding of its effect on the attitudes that are formed towards the brand. READ MORE

5. 4. From the Beach to the Sahara - A qualitative study of junior management consultants' identity work between billable projects

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Oscar Holmbergh; Jakob Hägglund; [2023]
   Keywords : Young Professionals; Professional Service Firms; Management Consulting; Underutilization; Identity;

   Abstract : The recent economic downturn has largely affected businesses around the world, resulting in decreased demand for management consultancy services. In combination with recent years' aggressive hiring strategies, this has put many junior management consultants in a position where their utilization rates have plummeted and time between billable projects has increased notably. READ MORE

6. 5. From Mandate to Influence: The Role of the EEAS in Shaping EU Foreign Policy

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Stina Kinnerbäck; [2023]
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   Abstract : The Lisbon Treaty reformed the institutional design of the EU's foreign policy, expanding the mandate of the HR/VP and establishing a new foreign service to assist the HR/VP, the European External Action Service (EEAS). Concerns by other EU actors to delegate too much power and independence resulted in the EEAS being characterized by multiple control mechanisms and vaguely formulated tasks. READ MORE