Essays about: "importance of studying economics"

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  1. 11. Hållbar projektledning inom stadsbyggnadsprojekt : om effektiv kommunikation av hållbarhetsdimensionerna

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Emy Marcusson; Katarina Rylander; [2017]
    Keywords : hållbar utveckling; hållbar projektledning; kommunikation; projekt; projektledning; stadsbyggnadsprojekt; hållbarhetssamordnare; kommunikatör;

    Abstract : I denna studie har Täby kommuns hållbara stadsbyggnadsprojekt i västra Roslags-Näsby undersökts. Detta för att se hur de olika hållbarhetsdimensionerna integrerats i arbetet samt att se hur ett mer effektivt hållbarhetsarbete inom projektet kan bedrivas. En kvalitativ undersökningsmetod har använts i denna studie. READ MORE

  3. 12. Exploring challenges in a verification process - when adapting production processes to new environmental requirements

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Innovation och produktrealisering

    Author : Amanda Ahvenlampi Svensson; [2016]
    Keywords : Sustainable production; process innovation; manufacturing industries; verification; pre-treatment;

    Abstract : The requirements on the products and production processes within the manufacturing industry are continuously increasing according to environmental standards. The new requirements are coming from a growing awareness of what our planet can provide for example by the global challenge of climate change. READ MORE

  4. 13. Regional Disparities in Agricultural Transformation, Growth and Poverty Reduction: Brazil in a historical perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Bertha Rohenkohl Cruz; [2016]
    Keywords : economic development; economic growth; structural transformation; poverty reduction; Brazil; Social Sciences; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper aims to improve the understanding of economic development in Brazil since the 1950s by studying the relationship between structural transformation and poverty reduction at the state-level. Results from a modified shift-share analysis and analysis of an indicator of agricultural transformation suggest that structural transformation is a rather heterogeneous process within the country, highlighting the importance of a regional perspective. READ MORE

  5. 14. What comes first: the market or the product? Strategic orientations among start-ups in the Øresund Region

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Nathanael Muscat; Ivaylo Ivanov; [2016]
    Keywords : Market Orientation; Product Orientation; Innovation; Start-ups; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Market orientation and product orientation propose opposite approaches towards innovation and, thus, value-creation. This paper investigates the market-product orientation debate in the context of entrepreneurial start-ups. READ MORE

  6. 15. Corporate responsibility through value chain collaboration : the case of the Swedish soy dialogue

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Louise Åhlman; [2015]
    Keywords : business-NGO interaction; CSR; drivers; enablers; food industry; multi-stakeholder initiative; network; responsible sourcing; sustainability; wicked problem;

    Abstract : An increasing world population places ever growing demands on the Earth’s capacity for food production. Soy is an agricultural commodity of great importance in the global food system, but it is also accompanied with several severe sustainability challenges. READ MORE