Essays about: "newcomers"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 88 essays containing the word newcomers.

  1. 21. The Power in Working Together: Exploring how Small and Medium-sized Municipalities are Collaborating for Ambitious Climate Action

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Cynthia Coulombe; [2021]
    Keywords : climate action implementation; city networks; small and medium-sized municipalities.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Reaching the 1.5°C target of the Paris Agreement not only requires ambitious goals from national governments, but also the active participation of local municipalities. It is in cities where climate actions need to be implemented to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reach the international and national climate goals. READ MORE

  3. 22. The IMPACT of Working from Home on Effectiveness of Onboarding of New Employees

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Abbas Mosebeck; MOHAMMAD RASOUL MOBASHERI; [2021]
    Keywords : Online On boarding; Working from Home; Onboarding activities; Organizational fit; Survey.;

    Abstract : Since start of pandemic of Covid-19 in March 2020 (in Europe) employees are facing challenges seeing their workplaces and home being merged, resulting in limitation of social contacts and face-to-face interaction with colleagues. Newcomers most probably don’t get introduced to and work with their colleagues face-to-face at start of their work. READ MORE

  4. 23. Birds of a feather flock together : a case study of Chinese Guangchangwu dama in a super-diverse city

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Miaoer Chen; [2021]
    Keywords : Chinese Square dance; Guangchangwu Dama; sense of belonging; friendship; Conviviality; conviviality microspaces; Diversity; super diverse; music participation; empowerment; social media; senior adults; older women; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to critically examine how older women interact, perform to their heart's content, learn music, and communicate across cultures around square dancing in a Chinese context. The paper explores how retired Chinese grandmothers use square dancing to build social interactions, find friendships and integrate into diverse group life. READ MORE

  5. 24. Increasing Retention in Insurtechs Through Churn Prediction

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovationsteknik

    Author : John Rapp Farnes; Oskar Christiansen; [2021]
    Keywords : Non-life insurance; Property and casualty insurance; Customer retention; Churn prediction; Predictive analytics; Classification; Machine learning; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : Over the last decades, the Swedish insurance industry has seen decreased entry barriers due to deregulation and emerging new technologies, which have the potential to disturb the stagnated and consolidated competitive landscape of the industry. Initiated by newcomers like American insurance startup Lemonade, and later Swedish Hedvig among others, there is an increased push toward digitalization, transparency, and automation in the industry. READ MORE

  6. 25. Brother or Threat? Swedish Women Reflect on Male Newcomers Since the Refugee Crisis of 2015

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Laure Uhlen; [2021]
    Keywords : Swedish women; male newcomers; refugee crisis; Sweden; gender equality;

    Abstract : In 2015, 70% of the asylum-seekers in Sweden were men. This skewed ratio combined with the image of the threatful male immigrant have raised a topical question within the most gender equal country and self-proclaimed feminist state. READ MORE