Essays about: "oxymoron"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the word oxymoron.

1. 1. Love and Let Go: The Confessions of Sustainable Fashionistas - Exploring Sustainable Fashions Disposal from a Consumer Perspective

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Camilla Sternhufvud; [2022-09-13]
   Keywords : Disposition; Fashion Disposal; Sustainable Disposition; CCT;

   Abstract : Sustainable fashion is sometimes called an oxymoron as many of the practices associated with fashion production and consumption are environmentally and socially taxing (Payne, 2019). Companies are experimenting with and developing more circular business models to decrease environmental impact and waste (Binotto & Payne, 2017). READ MORE

3. 2. Entreprenöriell benchmarking : Hur kan etablerade metoder leda till nytänkande lösningar inom den svenska lantbrukssektorn?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Lee Treble-Read; Lena Wilhelmsson; [2022]
   Keywords : benchmarking; entreprenörskap; entreprenöriell benchmarking; kontextuella förutsättningar; oxymoron; svenska lantbrukare;

   Abstract : Till följd av förändringar på marknaden har kostnader för insatsvaror ökat kraftigt. Effekterna av detta väntas ge långvariga konsekvenser och utmaningar för den svenska lantbrukssektorn. READ MORE

4. 3. Housing for all and Construction for Profit: A Swedish Oxymoron

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Benoît Bourban; Joel Jensen; [2022]
   Keywords : Housing policy; Rental dwellings; nya Allbolagen; Competition law; Sweden;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the effect of nya Allbolagen on the quantity of rental dwellings built by municipal housing companies. Nya Allbolagen is a law that was enacted in 2011 with the goal of aligning with EU competition law by leveling the playing field in the Swedish housing market. READ MORE

5. 4. Making the inaccessible accessible - the oxymoron of online luxury distribution : A qualitative study on consumer responses towards the distribution of luxury in an online multibrand context

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Filip Jönne; Conrad Walz; [2020]
   Keywords : Luxury; Internet retailing; Online distribution; Brand alliance; Louis Vuitton; Amazon;

   Abstract : Background - Luxury companies have long been reluctant to adopt the internet as a mode of distribution. A luxury brand’s concept of exclusiveness is seemingly incompatible with the ubiquitous nature of the internet. READ MORE

6. 5. Democratic global environmental governance: An oxymoron or a matter of ideals? : A study of the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

   Author : Ema Lindén Glad; Joakim Nersing; [2019]
   Keywords : The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; United Nations; sustainable development; transnational democracy; global environmental governance; typological content analysis; cosmopolitan democracy; deliberative democracy; stakeholder democracy;

   Abstract : Today, one of the most compelling issues facing students of environmental politics is global environmental governance’s democratic legitimacy. Critics of multilateral and transnational sustainable development negotiations and implementations perceive these as democratically deficient, due to non-state actors deciding over nation-state politics. READ MORE