Essays about: "future self continuity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words future self continuity.

1. 1. Making Culture - Continuous re-appropriation of a city piece

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Julius Puttkammer; [2022]
   Keywords : Hamburg; Germany; re-use; culture; making; circus; theatre; dance; music; community; appropriation; continuity; change; historical; ephemeral; temporary;

   Abstract : I understand the site of the former Schilleroper as a piece of the city with an unsettled history of trying, failing and trying again. Despite its difficult history of ups and downs, the Schilleroper has been a meaningful and popular place within its neighbourhood. A place of affordable, low threshold culture for the former working class residents. READ MORE

3. 2. Investigating Unethical Business Decisions Of Eastern And Western Nigerians: The Role Of Future Self-Continuity

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för psykologi (PSY)

   Author : N. Lawrence Iheanacho; [2021]
   Keywords : Unethical business decision; future self continuity; Culture; Nigeria;

   Abstract : Future self-continuity has been noted as a major factor that determines unethical business decisions, but its mediating effect on the difference in individuals from cross-cultural settings is yet to be adequately examined. This study investigated unethical business decisions of Eastern and Western Nigerians; and the mediating role of future self-continuity. READ MORE

4. 3. From Protected to Productive

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)

   Author : Sonal Takkar; [2020]
   Keywords : Stockholm; Archipelago; Islands; Productive Landscape; Local Economy; Collective Production; Self-Sufficiency; Sustainable Development.;

   Abstract : The Stockholm Archipelago has a unique natural landscape - rugged nature that blends with wooded islands, rocky cliffs and sandy beaches enriched by cultural and ecological values. The islands, dating back to the Viking Age are faced with a progressively uneven growth compared to the city developing an inevitable socio-economic dependency on the city core through infrastructural connections. READ MORE

5. 4. Streets | Facades | Rooftops : Motifs of Duality in Lahore and Stockholm

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Shayan Firoz Khilji; Zehra Ahsan Chughtai; [2020]
   Keywords : solidarity; resilience; appropriation; visibility; international; diversity;

   Abstract : Old Lahore holds an ephemeral magic in its experiences, lying in the center of not only the city, but also a key component to all religious, spiritual and everyday activities, which expand beyond the horizontal planes. The vibrance of the old city threads itself into the dense urban fabric through its traditional jharokas (balconies) and intricately woven rooftops, these tendrils extend out to the modernized environment from which its identity is unique and unparalleled. READ MORE

6. 5. Outsmart your phone: How commitment contracts can help us spend less time on our phones and why they work better for you than for me

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

   Author : Max Bartels; [2019]
   Keywords : commitment contracts; self-control; goal setting; future self-continuity;

   Abstract : This master thesis seeked out to address arising problems from increases in smartphone usage. Many of us spend multiple hours a day on our phones. While the benefits mobile devices can bring are obvious for most, our increasing usage of and psychological dependency on such devices come with serious side-effects. READ MORE