Essays about: "goal conflicts"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 110 essays containing the words goal conflicts.

  1. 21. Independent boardmembers - a recipe to reduce agency costs? : An explanatory study on Swedish firms listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm Large Cap

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Alice Brenner; Anna Ringqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Agency costs; Independent Board Members; Board Composition; Principal-Principal costs; The Swedish Corporate Governance Code;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explain how the share of independent boardmembers, controlling for different forms of independence, and agency costs correlate within Swedish firms listed on the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm list for large firms. The goal is to extend the understanding of board independence in relation to agency costs while adding empirical insight into the Swedish Code requirements on the board of directors. READ MORE

  3. 22. ​Malmö municipality employees’ relation with nature in the context of flowering plants, pollinators and ecosystem services : An investigation of goals and conflicts within municipality work

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Andrea Håkansson; Hanna Takkinen; [2023]
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    Abstract : Cities are facing a loss of green areas that are important for reasons such as the support of pollinators. Pollination of flowering plants is a part of the concept of ecosystem services and is beneficial for humans in providing food security and the upkeep of urban ecosystems. READ MORE

  4. 23. Managing economic and environmental goal conflicts during the front-end phase of community service property projects : An interview study

    University essay from KTH/Ledning och organisering i byggande och förvaltning

    Author : Marie Länström; Shahed Sabre; [2023]
    Keywords : Conflict management; Goal conflicts; Economic and environmental goals; Conflict management strategies; Konflikthantering; Målkonflikter; Ekonomiska och ekologiska mål; Konflikthanteringsstrategier;

    Abstract : Background: Today, the construction industry faces heightened expectations in terms of environmental and economic requirements. Consequently, goal conflicts have become a persistent challenge in construction projects, necessitating efficient conflict strategies. READ MORE

  5. 24. Integration of public transport planning and spatial planning in Norrköping : Collaboration for achieving the same vision but with different strategies

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema teknik och social förändring

    Author : Simon Georgson; [2023]
    Keywords : Integration planning; Public transport planning; Spatial planning; Transit-Oriented Development; Collaboration;

    Abstract : The integration of public transport planning and spatial planning has become an internationally well-known phenomenon and is seen by planners as a fundamental prerequisite for getting more people to travel sustainably, and thus reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases from the transport sector. The aim is to design the built environment in such a way that sustainable travel is promoted. READ MORE

  6. 25. Cooperation be damned : A study on water relations in The Nile River Basin

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Gustav Alfvin; [2022]
    Keywords : Human Security; Water Wars; Egypt; Ethiopia; Process Tracing; GERD;

    Abstract : The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam built on the Nile has sparked conflicts for over twelve years now since it was first announced in 2009. But in 2020 when Ethiopia finally started to fill this behemoth of a dam hostilities ramped up between Egypt and Ethiopia. READ MORE