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1. To be one step ahead: A survey of Swedish municipal food preparedness
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Naturresurser och hållbar utvecklingAbstract : Officials of varying backgrounds from a sample of nine municipalities in Sweden were interviewed in a semi-structured format regarding the state of their work on food preparedness, challenges and opportunities for working on said topic, as well as the relation between municipalities and national actors related to civil defence. A vast majority of Swedish municipalities were contacted, and the final interviewees were hand-picked from a group of candidates that accepted a request for an interview. READ MORE
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2. Virtual Collaboration – The Paradigm of Modern Work Environment : Cohesion and Challenges in Distributed Teams
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, FöretagsekonomiAbstract : This Master thesis is an exploratory study that had the initial aim to research leadership in distributed teams, but, which ended up changing the focus as a result of unexpected findings. Therefore, the study refocused on collaboration in distributed teams with the purpose to explore the work environment of distributed teams from a collaborative perspective, with the aim of trying to develop an in‐depth understanding of the factors that contribute and challenge the cohesion in these teams. READ MORE
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3. Leadership in Geographically Dispersed teams : The Impact of Virtuality on Leader’s Role
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)Abstract : Globalization and fast developing technology are allowing organizations to spread their operations across the world. While this is often cost effective and increases companies’ competitiveness, a new challenge for leadership has arisen as people and teams are becoming geographically dispersed. READ MORE
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4. Using geographical information systems in epidemiology : mapping & analyzing occurrence of diarrhea in urban–residential area of Islamabad, Pakistan
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Almost 2 million people are living in Islamabad, significant number of workforce commute from neighboring areas and other parts of the country. The city is facing restraint on natural resources due to increased urban migration coupled with rapid population growth. READ MORE
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5. Accelerating from Zero to Global Hero : A Multiple-Case Study of Accelerators promoting Participants to become Born Globals
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, FöretagsekonomiAbstract : In recent years, accelerators have gained increasingly attention due to their numerical growth, geographic dispersion, and growing numbers of participants they have worked with. Uber, Airbnb, Dropbox or Reddit – they have not only been participants of accelerators, but they can also be identified as ‘Born Globals’ according to the definition used throughout this thesis. READ MORE