Essays about: "philosophy and sustainable development"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 34 essays containing the words philosophy and sustainable development.

  1. 11. Placemaking - en process som främja social hållbarhet i stadsplanering? : en undersökning i teori och exempel från skandinavisk praktik

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Hanna Leufvén; Maria Nilsson; [2020]
    Keywords : placemaking; social hållbarhet; hållbar stadsutveckling; skandinavien; tillfälliga installationer; medborgarmedverkan;

    Abstract : En hållbar utveckling är högt på agendan i dagens stadsplanering. I takt med den starka urbanisering som sker blir staden en allt viktigare arena för att hantera den sociala pelaren av en hållbar utveckling. Att människor är delaktiga och involverade i utvecklingen av sin omgivning är viktigt för social hållbarhet i stadsplanering. READ MORE

  2. 12. Problematizing Discourse on Poverty and Social Justice : A critical analysis of the knowledge production of SDG education materials in the context of Nord Anglia Education

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Bogata Kardos; [2020]
    Keywords : education and morality; social justice; poverty; neoliberalism; transnational feminism; critical discourse analysis;

    Abstract : Education has an important role in working towards equity and social justice. Education is assigned the role to balance out inequalities in education, and to provide people with opportunity for social mobility. This thesis seeks to critically explore international curricula in the context of an international private school company. READ MORE

  3. 13. The Strategy of Using Consultants for Sustainable Business Development Within SMEs

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Viktoria Gelfgren; Christoffer Högbom Brinkmann; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Small and Medium-sized Enterprises SMEs ; Sustainability Consultants; Corporate Sustainability; Business Strategy;

    Abstract : Problem: A decisive majority of Swedish firms are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and studies indicate that most of these lack, among other things, financial resources, which often limit smaller firms from implementing sustainable practices. Since SMEs compete with larger enterprises, with more established departments and therefore, they cannot strategize their sustainability work to the same extent. READ MORE

  4. 14. Leader Member Exchange Theory and Psychological Contract Fulfillment: An Empirical Study in a Vietnamese Organization

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Quynh Le Thi Bao; Taha Javaid; [2020]
    Keywords : Psychological contract; Psychological contract fulfillment; Psychological contract violation; Employment contract; Leader-Member exchanges;

    Abstract : Background:  Leader member exchange (LMX) theory focuses on the different associations established by the leaders with their followers through a system of exchanges (high quality and low exchanges), whereas a psychological contract is a tacit agreement between the employer and employee and comprises of employee's beliefs regarding the mutual obligations between the employee and an employer. Since an organization communicates and negotiates through its representatives which indicates people in managerial positions, it is meaningful to draw that the relationship quality between employee and their supervisors may affect the tacit agreement between the employee and organization. READ MORE

  5. 15. From domestic legitimacy to international recognition: Sufficiency Economy Philosophy as foreign policy in Thailand

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Kevin Amphan; [2019]
    Keywords : Sufficiency economy philosophy; Thailand; Foreign policy analysis; Thai foreign policy; Sustainable development goals; Political legitimacy; International recognition; Linkage politics.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explored the usage of the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy (SEP) by asking if its use in Thai foreign policy is a tool for political legitimacy and international recognition? SEP was coined by the late Thai King Bhumibhol Adulyadej, as an alternative development approach. It espoused moderation, reasonableness and immunity with the support of knowledge and morality. READ MORE