Essays about: "intangible inputs"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words intangible inputs.

  1. 1. Disseminating Nature-based Thinking across Local and Global Networks : the case study of Turin (IT), CONEXUS (H2020, grant agreement n. 867564)

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

    Author : Mariangela Pastorello; [2022]
    Keywords : Nature-based solutions; climate change adaptation strategies; urban planning; transformative learning; participatory communication; living labs; NBS projects; participatory governance; citizen science; European programmes;

    Abstract : Nature-based Solutions (NBS) are currently considered among the most effective tools available to city administrations and urban planners to tackle the negative effects of climate change.This umbrella concept comprises a large set of different low-impact technical solutions that are inspired/supported, or copied, from nature. READ MORE

  3. 2. Intangible Inputs and Swedish Research Productivity

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Hannes Månsson Höglund; Wilmer Niva Printz; [2020]
    Keywords : Research Productivity; Intangible Inputs; Swedish Paradox; Concentration;

    Abstract : In this paper, we set out to explore research productivity in Sweden and the role of intangible inputs in production. We examine the primitives of an already existing model using financial account data from Swedish firms to evaluate its applicability in the context of Swedish research productivity. READ MORE

  4. 3. Examining Strategic Planning and Use of Intellectual Capital through Spectacles : A study on how small businesses implement intellectual capital into their strategic planning using cases of independent optical firms

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Piia Hyytiä; Emma Karvik; [2020]
    Keywords : Strategic Planning; Intellectual Capital; SME; Implementation; Management; Optical Industry; Accounting;

    Abstract : In the business world of today and the knowledge-based economy that we are living in, with challenges such as digitalization and globalization, traditional sources of competitive differentiation are being stripped away. Due to this more businesses have started realizing their core capability to be the invisible assets of their firm rather than the visible ones. READ MORE

  5. 4. Boundaries of Matter : The experience of space and object through the abstract to the tangible

    University essay from Inredningsarkitektur & Möbeldesign

    Author : Jessika Källeskog; [2013]
    Keywords : Spatial design; furniture; Interior design; sensorial experience; senses; tactile; contemplation;

    Abstract : Boundaries and Matter - The intangible and the corporeal A space dedicated to contemplation in a public realm With a philosophical approach to the topics I aim to absorb the dynamics in the meeting between the intangible and the physical. In the urban contemporary environment that we live in I see a need for a physical context that contrasts the flow of information and inputs that we are exposed to. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Value Added by the Purchasing Department to the Organization

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

    Author : Leticia Elizabeth Arias Peregrina; [2012]
    Keywords : Purchasing; value added; value-based purchasing; internal customer; customer satisfaction; internal service quality; purchasing maturity; value chain.;

    Abstract : The role of purchasing has been evolving during the last years, increasing its strategic importance inside the organization. Traditionally viewed as a supportive function impacting only the bottom-line of the company, the main performance indicators for purchasing were cost-reduction and savings. READ MORE