Essays about: "hierarchies"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 224 essays containing the word hierarchies.

  1. 11. Scaling With Purpose: Exploring the Dynamics of Corporate Purpose Implementation. A Single Case Study on the Role of Organizational Growth in Corporate Purpose Implementation at a Startup When Scaling

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

    Author : Ebba Berbres; Nadine Alexandra Kranck; [2023]
    Keywords : corporate purpose; corporate purpose implementation; organizational growth; startup; scaling startup;

    Abstract : Corporate Purpose has emerged as an evident management trend of the 2020s. Nevertheless, the concept and its implementation in practice are still characterized by much intangibility and ambiguity. READ MORE

  2. 12. Beyond Traditional Hierarchies: Co-Creation of Urban Resilience through Transdisciplinary Approaches : An exploratory case study of the city of Dresden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Charlotte Martha Sprengel; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban Resilience; Participatory Urban Planning; Integrated Urban Development; Community Engagement; Sustainable Cities;

    Abstract : Urbanization and the growth of populations in cities have led to increased exposure and vulnerability to social and environmental changes, such as natural disasters like floods and climate change uncertainties creating complex social dynamics. Cities as tourist destinations are especially susceptible to such disruptions, as their infrastructure and overall aesthetic contribute significantly to their value, ensuring employment opportunities and public well-being. READ MORE

  3. 13. A Multi-Level Extension of the Hierarchical PCA Framework with Applications to Portfolio Construction with Futures Contracts

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Kajsa Bjelle; [2023]
    Keywords : Portfolio construction; asset allocation; principal component analysis; hierarchical principal component analysis; hierarchical shrinkage; eigenportfolio risk; Portföljkonstruktion; tillgångsallokering; principalkomponentanalys; hierarkisk principalkomponentanalys; hierarkisk krympning; egenportföljrisk;

    Abstract : With an increasingly globalised market and growing asset universe, estimating the market covariance matrix becomes even more challenging. In recent years, there has been an extensive development of methods aimed at mitigating these issues. READ MORE

  4. 14. When Religious, Civil, and National Representations Clash : A Decolonial View on Georgian Muslims as Internal Others

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för migration, etnicitet och samhälle (REMESO)

    Author : Gvantsa Gatenadze; [2023]
    Keywords : Adjara; Adjarian Muslim; Decolonial Approach; Decoloniality; Ethnicization of Religion; Georgia; Soviet Colonialism; Soviet Modernity.;

    Abstract : The othering and exclusion of religious minority groups in Georgia is often understood through the prism of religious nationalism, which is argued to have developed as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the respective need to fill up the leftover systemic void. Ethno-national and religious identity markers were used to create the image of true, pre-Soviet Georgian – Christian, ethnically Georgian group. READ MORE

  5. 15. “This is what a feminist looks like" : A comparative case study of neoliberal discourses from Thatcher to May and its gendered implications

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Sofia Antila; [2023]
    Keywords : Neoliberalism; Intersectionality; Feminism; Discourse Analysis; Conservatism; Political Discourses.;

    Abstract : Tracing the construction of gender neoliberalism in the United Kingdom with the context of austerity measures and increased social divisions stemming from the European Union referendum, this research analyses the way political discourses act to legitimize gender neoliberalism as the hegemonic rationality in the Conservative Party. Undertaking a comparative case study approach, this study aims to examine the evolution of neoliberal rationality in political discourses between the two female Prime Ministers of the country, namely, Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May. READ MORE