Essays about: "peru"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 160 essays containing the word peru.

  1. 1. An exploration of how the national culture in which a company operates affects the choice of Management Control Systems

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

    Author : Selemon Setaregu; Mateo Murra; [2024]
    Keywords : National culture; Management control systems;

    Abstract : Throughout this thesis, our research dives into the intricate relationship between national culture and management control systems (MCSs) in multinational corporations. In an increasingly globalized business world, understanding this relationship is pivotal for companies operating across diverse cultural landscapes. READ MORE

  3. 2. Electrification and implementation of an uninterruptable power supply system at a medical center in the Talara Province, Peru

    University essay from KTH/Kemiteknik

    Author : Johnny Hagelin; [2023]
    Keywords : Photovoltaic engineering; Minor Field Study; Energy Resilience; UPS system; Energy poverty; Solcellsteknik; fältstudie; energiresiliens; UPS-system; energifattigdom;

    Abstract : Marginalisering gällande tillgång till elektricitet utgör en betydande utmaning i avlägsna områden i Peru. Elnätets stabilitet är låg och detta utgör ett hot mot viktig infrastruktur såsom sjukhus och vårdcentraler. READ MORE

  4. 3. Home range- and behavioural analysis of the Saddleback tamarin (Leontocebus fuscicollis) in Madre de Dios, Peru

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning; Uppsala universitet/Zooekologi

    Author : Marianne Kristine Nymark; [2023]
    Keywords : Saddleback tamarin; Leontocebus fuscicollis; behaviour; behavior; home range;

    Abstract : 60% of primates in the world are threatened with extinction, while 75% have declining populations. The biggest threats to primates are the result of human activity. READ MORE

  5. 4. Ecosystems Services in swidden agriculture in the Peruvian tropical Andes : the Kechwa-Lamas farm-forestry system

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Geannine Gisset Chabaneix Portocarrero; [2023]
    Keywords : swidden agriculture; ecosystem services; Peru; Amazon;

    Abstract : In the Amazon, life supporting services are importantly associated to forest areas. Nevertheless, the connection of ecosystem services to agricultural systems it is also of great importance, because agriculture is one of the most important causes of degradation and loss of these areas. READ MORE

  6. 5. Can an intervention increase access to higher education for disadvantaged students? : Quasi-experimental evidence from Peru

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Gloria Fatima Canales Carballido; [2023]
    Keywords : higher education; access; disadvantaged students; scholarship; Propensity Score Matching; impact evaluation; quasi-experiment;

    Abstract : Heterogeneity in the school education quality plays an important role for those who want to pursue a bachelor's degree in Peru since access to higher education is highly correlated with socioeconomic status. In that sense, an intervention for disadvantaged students took place for the first time in 2022 and was constrained to the assessment of a scholarship called “Beca 18”, the biggest scholarship that the public institution called PRONABEC addresses every year since 2012. READ MORE