Essays about: "engineering and human resources"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 67 essays containing the words engineering and human resources.

  1. 1. Potential and Limitations of the Sketch Map Tool in the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Kimon Letzner; [2024]
    Keywords : Disaster risk reduction; Participatory action research; Community risk mapping; International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement; Colombia; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : In disaster risk management, participatory mapping (PM) closes spatial data gaps in communities by integrating local risk knowledge. The thesis examined the potential and limitations of the Sketch Map Tool (SMT) as a PM tool for community-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) through an International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement case study. READ MORE

  2. 2. Modelling Micropollutant Removal Through Ozonation in Wastewater

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)

    Author : Maximiliano Andrés Oportus Foster; [2023]
    Keywords : Micropollutants; water reuse; wastewater treatment models; ozonation; computer modeling; water and environmental engineering; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Proper management of water resources is a key to climate change adaptation and resilience in modern societies. Adequate treatment of wastewater is essential for ensuring the sustainability of the water cycle and the health of the environment and the ecosystems that inhabit it. READ MORE

  3. 3. NEW ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION IN THE SWEDISH LANDSCAPE : An explorative study of employees’ perspectives on Organizational Support and its barriers

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

    Author : Rafael Reis Siribeli; Andoni Saval Sanchez; [2023]
    Keywords : Organization Support; Organizational Inertia; Enterprise Resource Planning; Information Systems;

    Abstract : Date: 2024-01-04 Level: Bachelor thesis in Business Administration, 15 cr Institution: School of Business, Society and Engineering, Mälardalen University  Authors: Andoni Saval Sanchez Rafael Reis Siribeli  Title: New Enterprise Resource Planning Implementation in the Swedish Landscape.  Supervisor: Emre Yildiz  Keywords: Organization Support, Organizational Inertia, Enterprise Resource Planning, Information Systems  Research question: What are the primary organizational support actions that employees from different firms in Sweden claim to impact the most when adopting new technologies?  Purpose: The purpose is to explore how organizational support actions affect employees' adoption of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems in Sweden, analyzing their adaptation, behavioral intentions and firm’s actions, and providing recommendations for firms in the edge of implementing such systems. READ MORE

  4. 4. From Professional Engineers to University Lecturers : A Qualitative Inquiry about Motivations, Experiences, and Decision-Making Processes of Second Career-Changing Lecturers

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Luis Miguel Dos Santos; [2023]
    Keywords : Australia; COVID-19; engineer; engineering education; second career changing teacher; self-efficacy; social cognitive career and motivation theory; social cognitive theory;

    Abstract : Background and Research Questions: The purpose of this study is to investigate and understand the motivations, experiences, and decision-making processes of a group of professional engineers who decided to switch their career pathway from the engineering industry to education and teaching during their mid-age. Based on the Social Cognitive Career and Motivation Theory and Self-Efficacy Theory, the study was guided by a research question, why would professional engineers decide to switch their career pathway from the engineering industry to education and teaching during their mid-age, particularly in Australia? What are their motivations?  Methodology: In line with the general inductive approach, focus group activity, remarkable item sharing, and member-checking interviews were used to collect in-depth sharing and stories from six participants via the online platform during the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE

  5. 5. Living Forms

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Industridesign

    Author : Zhijian Xiong; [2023]
    Keywords : Arts and Architecture; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This project is about imagining new ways we live at home, and new objects to take place. The project is based on personal interests, short case studies, and observation on current human conditions. READ MORE