Essays about: "lima"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 51 essays containing the word lima.

  1. 31. Scandals and CSR Discourses : The TeliaSonera Case

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : RAIMUNDO WENDERSON DE LIMA; [2014]
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    Abstract : This study explores the corporate social responsibility (CSR) discourses adopted in the TeliaSonera case in Uzbekistan. Due to the higher emphasis CSR literature has put on private owned companies, there is a necessity to discuss social responsibility for corporations, which, as TeliaSonera, are owned by states. READ MORE

  3. 32. Power and interests in conflicts over the use of irrigation channels in an informal settlement : a Peruvian perspective

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Lisa Waselikowski; [2013]
    Keywords : Unplanned Urbanisation; Open-access Resources; Soft Systems Methodology; Informality in Housing; Power in Conflicts;

    Abstract : Rapid and informal urbanisation is a phenomenon which is changing agricultural and natural landscapes into urban areas in an unplanned manner all over the world, especially in the global south. This has many consequences one of which is tension and conflict between traditional land users and urban settlers, leading to struggles over scarce resources. READ MORE

  4. 33. Leptospirosis in dogs in Lima, Peru : description of changes in serology, hematology, blood chemistry and urinalysis before and after one month of treatment

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Sophie Hedberg; [2013]
    Keywords : leptospira; leptospirosis; dog; canine; Peru; renal disease; hepatic disease; serology;

    Abstract : Uganda anses vara ett högriskland för utveckling av nya plötsligt uppdykande sjukdomar (emerging infectious diseases, EID). Grisproduktionen i Uganda har ökat drastiskt de senaste åren och en stor del av Ugandas grisar är frigående. De kan därför lätt komma i kontakt med vilda djur i deras närområde. READ MORE

  5. 34. Implementation and Analysis of Platoon Catch-Up Scenarios for Heavy Duty Vehicles

    University essay from KTH/Reglerteknik

    Author : Pedro F. Lima; [2013]
    Keywords : Heavy duty vehicle; platooning; fuel consumption; air drag reduction.;

    Abstract : Heavy duty vehicle (HDV) platooning is currently a big topic both in the academic world and in industry. Platooning is a smart way to solve problems such as safety, traffic congestion, fuel consumption and hazardous exhaust emissions since its concept enables several vehicles to drive close to each other while maintaining all the security requisites. READ MORE

  6. 35. Entitled to progress

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Alvina Erman; [2012]
    Keywords : property rights; property titles; Urban development; access to credit; urban economy; urban housing; investments in housing; allocation of labor; Lima; Peru; development studies; legal rights; institutional economics; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This paper intends to test the effects of improved property rights on the living situation for families in peripheral areas in Lima, Peru. The purpose of the study is to identify the mechanisms by which titling programs affect the quality of life for urban poor. The study focuses on access to credit, housing quality and allocation of labor. READ MORE