Essays about: "local knowledge"

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  1. 6. Beyond borders and barriers: A qualitative study of foreign direct investment and its effect on knowledge transfer in Rwanda

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

    Author : Linnea Helgegren; Astrid Viktorsson; [2024]
    Keywords : Knowledge transfer; Absorptive capacity; Social integration mechanisms; Foreign direct investment; Developing country;

    Abstract : Foreign direct investment has been considered to provide an avenue for knowledge transfer between investors and entrepreneurs. However, few studies have investigated what capacities influence the quality of cross-border knowledge transfer. READ MORE

  3. 7. Designa genom boendesamverkan och med fokus på biologisk mångfald : ett gestaltningsförslag för Bostadsrättsföreningen Stenmårdens bostadsgård, Malmö

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Erica Karlsson; Ida Hultman; [2024]
    Keywords : bostadsgård; användarvänlighet; boendemedverkan; biologisk mångfald; biodiversitet; biotoper; urbana habitat; boende; inkludering; medborgardialog; landskapsarkitektur; Stenmården;

    Abstract : Urbana miljöer står idag inför flera olika utmaningar, där ytorna ska rymma flertalet funktioner och tillgodose en rad olika behov och intressen. Den bostadsnära utemiljön, som bostadsgården utgör, är även den en begränsad yta som står till svars inför flertalet förväntningar. READ MORE

  4. 8. DRR in Colombia: The risk of reproducing rather than reducing disasters : A discourse analysis on the local sense-making of DRR in Huila, Colombia

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Daniel Magnil; [2024]
    Keywords : Disaster Risk Reduction; Vulnerability; Knowledge; Discourse Analysis;

    Abstract : The international community has been working on reducing disaster risks for decades, investing millions of dollars and implementing hundreds of projects in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). There is a broad consensus nowadays between academia and practitioners of how disasters result from exposure and vulnerabilities, where it’s essential to reduce these vulnerabilities. READ MORE

  5. 9. Voices from Rwanda

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Daphne Lindberg Spångvall; [2024]
    Keywords : Developing countries; Institutional theory; Foreign Investment; CSR; Entrepreneurship;

    Abstract : This thesis seeks to explore how the institutional environment in which an organization operates affects the work with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in developing countries. The study has been conducted as a case study in Rwanda, collecting data using a qualitative study with in-depth interviews with three core groups: local entrepreneurs, foreign investors, and government organizations. READ MORE

  6. 10. The right to a planned parenthood: A qualitative study of NGOs’ work to empower women’s reproductive choice in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Nadja Ivarsson; [2023-10-19]
    Keywords : contraceptive; family planning; SRHR; Brazil; Rio de Janeiro; NGOs; non-government organizations; empowerment; feminist theory;

    Abstract : Brazil is a country where the average births per woman has dropped considerably in the last 60 years- from 6.3 to 1.7. However, there are large inequalities among the people in Brazil and many still lack access to education and resources for family planning. READ MORE