Essays about: "risk taking"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 629 essays containing the words risk taking.

  1. 16. THIRD HAND : A solution for the fuel tank assembly at Scania Södertälje

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : SandraMarie Westerberg; Tova Ödesjö; [2023]
    Keywords : Industrial Design Engineering; Ergonomics; Human-centered design; User-centered design; Safety; Third hand; Automotive; Production; Teknisk Design; Ergonomi; Människocentrerad design; Användarcentrerad design; Säkerhet; Tredje handen; Fordons industri; Produktion;

    Abstract : Scania recently introduced a new fuel tank design. This new design arose a need for extra help when mounting the tank in production, which was solved with two little hooks on each tank. These hooks are today known as the current third hand solution. READ MORE

  3. 17. Human-Drone Interaction Failures

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Noah Rahimzadagan; [2023]
    Keywords : Human-drone interactions; Failures; User study; Trust; Risk-taking; Survey; Människodrönarinteraktioner; Misslyckanden; Användarstudie; Tillit; Risktagning; Enkät;

    Abstract : Drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become increasingly important in recent years. They are essential in many areas, such as crop monitoring and delivering critical medicine to hard-to-reach areas. This thesis delves into the often-overlooked aspect of failures within the multidisciplinary Human Drone Interactions (HDI) field. READ MORE

  4. 18. Bringing human rights due diligence into law: Addressing modern slavery or business as usual? : A postcolonial assessment of the UK Modern Slavery Act’s compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Isabelle Kämpe; [2023]
    Keywords : UK Modern Slavery Act; MSA; UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; UNGP; modern slavery; human rights due diligence; HRDD; supply chain; transparency; postcolonialism; neo-colonialism; dependency theory;

    Abstract : Operating through complex supply chains and multiple jurisdictions, today’s business enterprises can outsource manufacturing to different parts of the world where they can take advantage of low labour- and production costs. In the global quest for businesses to maximise their profits, deteriorating working conditions for offshore labour workers are increasing the risks of human rights abuses. READ MORE

  5. 19. Surface Runoff on Green Urban Areas : A study on driving forces behind surface runoff generaiton

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

    Author : Erik Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Surface runoff; Hydrus; Urban green area; Soil Moisture;

    Abstract : Recent flooding events, such as the one in Germany 2021 have caused irreversible damages to infrastructure and lives. The aftermath of events like these have underlined the importance of an accurate risk management by predicting them in urban areas. READ MORE

  6. 20. The Patient Risk-Taker: Understanding the Drivers of Wealth and Inequality Across Countries

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Mohamad Ali; Anton Erkén; [2023]
    Keywords : Patience; Risk Taking; Wealth; Wealth Inequality; Financial Development;

    Abstract : While economic inequality has been a topic of interest to researchers for decades, most literature is focused on inequality and its evolution in single country analyses, with very little research done on drivers of wealth inequality across countries. This paper documents an association between variations in country-level patience and risk preferences from experiments involving thousands of individuals from 76 countries, and cross-sectional wealth and wealth inequality measures. READ MORE