Essays about: "financial outreach"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words financial outreach.

  1. 1. Factors Influencing Farmers’ Readiness for Climate Change Adaptation: Southwest Washington, USA & Skåne, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Zachary Spangler; [2021]
    Keywords : agriculture; agricultural extension; crop advisory services; climate change adaptation; farmers; egocentric social networks; Skåne; Washington; correlation; survey; USA; Sweden; Social Sciences; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate change impacts global agricultural systems through changes in average temperature, precipitation quantity and timing, and extreme weather events. Climate change adaptation (CCA) for agricultural systems will be based on changes to farms’ day-to-day operations and long-range planning, governmental policies and regulations, and broad changes in supply chains. READ MORE

  3. 2. The advent of Sustainable Transport in Scotland : The implementation of Glasgow’s Strategic Plans for Cycling and the case of South City Way

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Georgi Gushlekov; [2019]
    Keywords : sustainable development; cycling; Glasgow; urban planning; cycling policy; public engagement;

    Abstract : This study explores the option of stimulating cycling activity as part of the strife of the modern city towards adopting the principles of sustainable development in order to shape the everyday habits of its inhabitants. The case of the city of Glasgow was chosen as an appropriate example of the potential obstacles and benefits which the implementation of cycling policies is attributed with. READ MORE

  4. 3. Foreign Bank Participation in Mexico: A performance analysis for the period 2000-2017

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Juan Patrik Castellanos Sturemark; [2018]
    Keywords : Bank performance; financial depth; financial development; financial globalization; financial outreach; financial productivity; foreign banks; Mexican banks; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Many economists agree that financial development and economic growth have a positive relationship, that financial structures have been critical for many countries to achieve modern economic growth. In the past decades, foreign investment has become more widespread in the entrepreneurial world, and the banking sector has not been an exception. READ MORE

  5. 4. Empowered at Dusk - A Qualitative Study About Sex Work Activism in Kampala

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Hanna Jörnéus; Paula Pönkänen; [2017-01-24]
    Keywords : Sex work; Activism; Peer support; Empowerment; Uganda; Safer Sex Work;

    Abstract : Sex workers around the world have always suffered from discrimination and stigmatization. This puts them in a vulnerable situation because of little social support. In the Ugandan context, sex workers suffer from stigma due to both legal and cultural practices. READ MORE

  6. 5. Upper echelon, cluster development and performance : A study of governance and shared value strategy in Swedish institutions of higher education

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)

    Author : Jakob Urzander; Mårten Larsson; [2015]
    Keywords : upper echelon; cluster development; performance; education; university; board; top management team; diversity; network; networking; public; public organizations; public institutions; governance; shared value; strategy; new public management; science outreach; consociation; composition; upper echelon; kluster; prestation; utblidning; universitet; högskolor; styrelse; ledning; mångfald; nätverk; nätverkande; offentlig verksamhet; offentliga organisationer; styrning; shared value; värdeskapande; strategi; new public management; tredje uppgiften; samverkan; sammansättning;

    Abstract : Background: The "introduction of new public management" in institutions of higher education has brought a measurement-minded form of governance based on "doing more with less". At the same time, universities have increasingly become institutions where documentation proving the conformation to norms of society is more important than the actual outcomes of the organization. READ MORE