Essays about: "phenomenon of culture"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 349 essays containing the words phenomenon of culture.

1. 11. Manifesting That Dream : A Qualitative Study of Vision Boards

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Alexandra Lindström; [2023]
   Keywords : Landing; New Age Spiritualism; Postfeminism; Social Curation; Vision Boards;

   Abstract : This paper investigates the phenomenon of digital vision boards on the platform Landing, focusing on their alignment with postfeminist media culture and the empowerment narratives of neoliberal principles. Through a discourse analysis of vision boards and user interviews, the study explores the values and behaviours within this digital subculture. READ MORE

3. 12. To What Extent Top Managers' Compensation Impacts the Risk Aversion Phenomenon?

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Maxime EONNET; Mathieu RUBY; [2023]
   Keywords : Executive Compensation; Risk Aversion; Agency Theory; Risk-taking Factors; Long-term; Short-term; Objectives; Accounting;

   Abstract : Executive compensation and its issues are a very sensitive subject, to be taken with apinch of salt, but it is above all a fascinating subject, which deserves a more globalunderstanding from people. Our study thus aims to determine to what extent executivecompensation and its structure, which may seem complex at first glance, play a role inthe risk aversion of executives. READ MORE

4. 13. Living among gods – The Capacocha children : A hermeneutic analysis of the Chakana philosophy

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

   Author : Frida Ekberg Toscano; [2023]
   Keywords : Capacocha ritual; Huacas; Chakana; Inca world belief; sacred landscape; offerings; phenomenology theory; hermeneutic spiral;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to study the Capacocha, which is an Inca ritual where children were offered to their gods in the sacred places called Huacas (places of origin) and offered artefacts together with the children links to the Inca's sacred symbol, the Chakana, which in turn it is the life philosophy of the Inca culture. This thesis uses this philosophy to understand the phenomenon and the elements that define Huacas and the Capacocha ritual. READ MORE

5. 14. Internal mobility and Gender stereotypes : workers' acceptance and rationalisation of unequal internal mobility in low-skilled male-dominated occupations

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Tilde Wismar; [2023]
   Keywords : Gender stereotypes; Internal mobility; Low-skilled male-dominated occupations;

   Abstract : The construction and usage of gender stereotypes are a continuous social process that occurs daily in the labour market. It is a common conception that negative stereotypes are harmful; however, they are still regularly used for decision-making. Gender stereotypes affect which occupations are interpreted as suitable for women and men. READ MORE

6. 15. The influence of Café culture in Tourism : - A global study on Vietnam, Japan, Sweden and the Netherlands

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)

   Author : To Quan Luu; Wilma Westh; [2023]
   Keywords : coffee tourism; café culture; tourism experience; Japan; Vietnam; Sweden; Netherlands; coffee history;

   Abstract : Drinking coffee is often part of everyday life and thus, also strongly linked to our travel experience as well as tourism as a broad phenomenon then. The goal was to demonstrate the importance of different café cultures for developing coffee tourism by determining how much café culture affects a visitor's experience. READ MORE