Essays about: "scope and importance of environmental study"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 28 essays containing the words scope and importance of environmental study.

  1. 11. Impact of Overconfidence Bias on Entrepreneurs Financing Decisions : The Case of Growth-oriented Startups in Sweden and Germany

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    Author : Suci Ariyanti; Hayk Mnatsakanyan; [2020]
    Keywords : Startups; cognitive bias; overconfidence; entrepreneurial cognition; capital financing; institutional comparison; entrepreneurship;

    Abstract : Background: Both Authors have many years of finance background and as well as studying entrepreneurship motivated to tackle the less researched area in entrepreneurship: entrepreneurs’ behavioural impact on their financial decisions. Such decisions in initial stages of startup formation have a critical impact on company’s future development which raises the importance of understanding the behavioural motives of the entrepreneurs. READ MORE

  2. 12. From Old-Fashioned to Trend-Setters : How H&M's CSR Work has Developed over Time

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Saga Bowallius; Rebecca Samuelsson; [2020]
    Keywords : CSR; Sustainability; Sustainability Reporting; Stakeholder Theory; H M; Fast Fashion;

    Abstract : Background: Corporate Social Responsibility has been studied since the 1970s, but was originally controversial and met opposition from e.g. Milton Friedman who viewed a company’s responsibility as being strictly economic. READ MORE

  3. 13. Increasing crop yields under climate change scenarios in Nigeria

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Imogen O'Keefe; [2020]
    Keywords : Physical Geography; Agriculture; Climate Change; Crop Yields and Management Strategies; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate change is projected to cause unprecedented levels of global change and it will alter the ways in which humans currently rely on getting essential resources such as food. Africa is considered to be the most vulnerable continent to this change, with many countries that have low economic stability and insecure food sources a change to the way resources can be accessed could be detrimental to the population. READ MORE

  4. 14. Märkning inom den cirkulära ekonomin - en möjlighet i praktiken?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Emma Nilsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Circular economy; linear economy; eco-label; label; reuse; remanufacture and recycle; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : As the world population and the world economy continues increasing, theoverallconsumption in some parts of the world reach even more unsustainable proportions, which in turn leads to negative climate effects. To deal with this problem along with others, the concept circular economy has gained great importance. READ MORE

  5. 15. Assessing the environmental impacts of a tool rental service from Husqvarna using Life Cycle Assessment  Confirmation that the opposition is completed

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Mirjami Heiska; [2019]
    Keywords : life cycle assessment LCA ; environmental impact; product-service-system PSS ; rental;

    Abstract : To decouple ever-increasing production and the related environmental impacts, collaborative use of products and product-service-systems including rental services can help to intensify the use of products during their designed lifetimes. While these approaches present potential to decrease environmental impacts compared to traditional linear product sales, they need to be assessed with a holistic scope to avoid counterintuitive trade-offs. READ MORE