Essays about: "elite control"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 44 essays containing the words elite control.

  1. 26. Knee kinematics during a novel hop test with an unanticipated change of direction for female floorball athletes and controls : Evaluation of within-session and test-retest reliability and assessment of knee function

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Idrottsmedicin

    Author : William Åström; [2016]
    Keywords : Floorball; reliability; anterior cruciate ligament; knee; kinematics; unanticipated;

    Abstract : Introduction: The incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in female floorball is relativley high, and the risk for sustaining a second ACL injury is greater compared to previously uninjured. Existing evaluation tests in rehabilition may not be discriminative enough to guide decisions on return to sport Aim: To evaluate the withinAsession and testAretest reliability of knee kinematics in floorball athletes and controls during a hop encompassing a sudden unanticipated change of direction. READ MORE

  2. 27. The Origin of Streams : Stream cartography in Swiss pre alpine headwater

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Oskar Sjöberg; [2016]
    Keywords : Temporary stream; Stream cartography; Drainage density; Hydrological connection; Topographic wetness index; Upslope accumulated area; Stream head; Headwater catchment;

    Abstract : Temporary streams have received undeservedly little scientific attention and as a result their role in hydrological, biogeochemical and ecological processes is not yet fully understood. The ultimate goal of the research was to gain a better understanding of the temporary stream network and the processes that control it and determine how the active and connected stream length change with catchment wetness conditions to find simple methods to map seasonal and event-based changes in temporary flowing stream networks. READ MORE

  3. 28. Management control systems in a hybrid organization facing financial problems

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Johan Lindbäck; Tobias Bengtsdahl; [2015]
    Keywords : Management control systems; hybrid organizations; institutional logics; elite sports organization;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to further increase the knowledge regarding hybrid organizations and their use of management control systems MCS). Unlike previous research, the aim is to examine a shorter time span and to add insight to the specific use of MCSs and the effect of hybridity when facing an internal financial crisis. READ MORE

  4. 29. Management Control Systems in Elite Sport Organizations: Understanding MCS structure in Swedish professional sport clubs

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Anders Nyman; Daniel Ahlenius; [2015]
    Keywords : MCS; management control system; sport; elite sport organization; professional sport organization;

    Abstract : This paper employs a qualitative survey approach to study the structure of formal management control systems ("MCS") among the top Swedish football and ice hockey clubs. Applying a theoretical framework based on research of initial MCS adoption among start-up companies, we create a unique and comprehensive empirical overview of MCS adoption in Swedish professional sport clubs. READ MORE

  5. 30. Toward Environmental and Social Sustainability: in search of leverage points

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Daniel Fior; [2015]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; leverage points; paradigm; democracy; growth; diversity;

    Abstract : It may be argued that ours is far away from a sustainable society. For all the technological wonders that we have been able to produce, some basic problems such as lack of universal access to the means to satisfy one's basic needs, human rights violations, systematic degradation of the environment, among others are still present. READ MORE