Essays about: "local literature 2010"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 56 essays containing the words local literature 2010.

1. 21. Transnational Top Management Team:Establishing a theoretical concept and exploring subsidiary power in the context of team membership

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Thi Hong Nhung Nguyen; [2010-06-16]
   Keywords : Transnational Top Management Team; TTMT; subsidiary power; subsidiary autonomy; subsidiary influence; two-level teams; business teams; corporate embeddedness;

   Abstract : As companies strive to launch projects that are both globally driven and locally responsive, they realized the need to include individuals with global experiences and others with local knowledge in transnational teams. Researches were conducted on many types of management teams and multinational teams in business, but little is known about Transnational Top Management Team (TTMT), the member of which are the top managers and heads of different business units of the company. READ MORE

3. 22. Sustainable food supply : the case of the Roslagslådan network

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Lauren Redman; [2010]
   Keywords : food supply; sustainable food networks; sustainable development; business development; sweden;

   Abstract : The large-scale, 'conventional', agro-industry food system has come under attack from supporters of the concept of Sustainable Development. Critics of 'conventional' food supply systems claim that the use of high-volume, intensified production processes and global markets, transport and distribution channels lead to economic and social marginalisation and degrade natural environments – conditions that are unsustainable in the long term. READ MORE

4. 23. Organic Household Waste in Developing Countries : An overview of environmental and health consequences, and appropriate decentralised technologies and strategies for sustainable management

   University essay from Institutionen för teknik och hållbar utveckling

   Author : Michaela Bobeck; [2010]
   Keywords : organic waste; household; waste management; developing countries; environmental impacts; composting; anaerobic digestion; biogas; constraints; recommendations;

   Abstract : This paper reports on environmental impacts and health hazards as a result from inadequate management of organic household waste in developing countries. It gives details of water and soil contamination, air pollution and spread of diseases through expanding breeding grounds for pathogens, vectors and rodents. READ MORE

5. 24. ESS - The regional impact

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Fredrik Andrén-Sandberg; [2010]
   Keywords : European Spallation Source; Science centre; Regional growth; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper examines what the local impact of the research installation ESS might be on the region of Lund and its surroundings. Done by looking at literature concerning agglomeration and clustering, reports on large research installations and interviews with local actors. READ MORE

6. 25. Conservation 2.0: Leveraging social media for fundraising in Kenya – the case of WildlifeDirect

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Elizabeth Mwambui; [2010]
   Keywords : social media; blogs; conservation; Kenya; ICTs;

   Abstract : Social media - Blogs, social networks (Facebook), micro-blogging (Twitter), You Tube, Flickr, Maps, and Mashups (combinations) - has changed the way we work and communicate. Social media are experiencing explosive growth rates and new prominence, not only in the lives of individuals but as tools in democratic processes and social change (Clark 2009, Gilmor 2004). READ MORE