Essays about: "non profit organisation"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 70 essays containing the words non profit organisation.

  1. 21. Assessing the actions taken in a post disaster environment for financial gain in a construction company : A case study of Newtech Installations 1992-2020

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Ida Antonsson; Julien Champigny; [2020]
    Keywords : Natural disaster; entrepreneurship; Post-disaster market; entrepreneurial action; windows of opportunities;

    Abstract : With globalisation and global warming threats, natural disasters happen at a faster rate, and their impact is drastically more prominent than before. In this thesis, we investigate the actions the organisation Newtech performed in three post-natural disaster environments to enter the markets and benefit from them. READ MORE

  3. 22. EVALUATING THE REVERSE LOGISTICS AND VEHICLE ROUTING OF CLOTHES : A CASE STUDY FOR THE SWEDISH RED CROSS

    University essay from KTH/Transportplanering

    Author : BENEDICTA NANA AMA EWUSIWA OSAM-PINANKO; [2020]
    Keywords : Swedish Red Cross; Vehicle Routing Problem; Driving time analysis; Secondhand clothes; Textile recycling; ArcGIS Online.;

    Abstract : Goal number 12 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the United Nations (UN)emphasises on how the increase in the world population is hampering the achievement ofenvironmental sustainability. The diminishing resources of nature draw attention to the factthat more innovative methods need to salvage the environment and the planet at large. READ MORE

  4. 23. DEVELOPING A FURNITURE TEST MACHINE ACCORDING TO NATIONAL STANDARDS : ENSURING QUALITY AND CREDIBILITY FOR THE SMEES IN SOUTH AFRICA

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för ingenjörsvetenskap

    Author : Marcus Berglund; Martin Karlgren; [2019]
    Keywords : South Africa; SMMEs; Furniture; Test machine; Standards;

    Abstract : In South Africa where the unemployment is immense, Small Micro and Medium enterprises (SMMEs) provide more than half of all job opportunities. Furntech, a non-profit organisation that works with vocational training and incubation within the furniture manufacturing sector in South Africa, wants to expand their testing laboratory with a machine to test mattresses according to local standards. READ MORE

  5. 24. Analysis and Optimization of the User Interface for an Effective Altruism Charity Application : Implementing gamification with the purpose to enhance user engagement and increase user retention

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Billy Krig; [2019]
    Keywords : Gamification; retention; Non-profit charity organisation; achievements; badges; application; implementation;

    Abstract : Gamification has previously demonstrated successful results when it comes to increasing the user retention rate in many different sectors. Non-profit charity organisations have for the last 10 years had a retention rate that is below 50%. READ MORE

  6. 25. Money Talks-Institutional Investors' Ability to Affect Their Holdings Using Norm Based Exclusions and Dialogues

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Jakob Kalbe; Martin Warin; [2018]
    Keywords : Norm-based Exclusions; Investor Dialogues; Socially Responsible Investments; Institutional Investors; Climate Change;

    Abstract : Institutional investors hold unique power, as they can use SRI-strategies to change the behavior of companies not contributing to a sustainable development. While most studies that are investigating investors' usage of SRI-strategies are focused on the financial implications in terms of returns, this paper focus solely on the environmental performance of holdings affected by the SRI-strategies. READ MORE