Essays about: "service"

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1. 1. The right to the city in post-apartheid South Africa: Abahlali baseMjondolo’s struggle for land, housing and dignity

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Simon Johansson; [2019-10-01]
   Keywords : Abahlali baseMjondolo; the right to the city; citizenship; collective memory; dignity;

   Abstract : Fifty percent of the world’s population live in cities today, but predictions of the sustained urbanization trend estimates that this number will increase to seventy percent by 2050. Meanwhile, the consequences of the urban divide and the demarcations between people in the increasingly fragmented societies could be demonstrated in the case of South Africa. READ MORE

3. 2. The employment elasticity of economic growth - A global study of trends and determinants for the years 2000-2017.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Victoria Morén; Elias Wändal; [2019-09-05]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : In this paper, the employment elasticity of economic growth is calculated for 168 countries globally. The employment elasticity refers to the percentage change in employment associated with a 1% increase in GDP. Therefore, the higher the employment elasticity, the more labor-intensive growth. READ MORE

4. 3. Distributing ‘learning’ for everyone, everywhere

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Hilla Aaltio; [2019-08-08]
   Keywords : Finnish education export; neoliberalism in education; equity discourses; equality discourses;

   Abstract : During the past decades, global education policies and practices have experienced a neoliberalturn, which has changed the discourse around education. Instead of being regarded as a publicservice, education has become loaded with expectations of effective production of the humancapital and financial profits. READ MORE

5. 4. EXPANDING THE CONCEPT OF DIGITAL COMPETENCE A Case Study on How Digital Competence is Portrayed in a Company Transforming to Digital Service Orientation

   University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Author : Patricija Ilin; Tomi Mustikka; [2019-08-08]
   Keywords : digital competence; digital servitization; digital transformation; manufacturing; digital talent; industry 4.0;

   Abstract : Digitalisation requires new ways for businesses to innovate in order to meet contemporarycustomer needs. Manufacturers are adopting digital servicebasedbusiness models to enhancecompetitive advantage. To address these challenges companies have to identify, attract anddevelop digital competence. READ MORE

6. 5. Leveraging on digitalization for circular economy - A multiple case study on manufacturing and service companies

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Illaria Mania; [2019-07-09]
   Keywords : circular economy; digitalization; data; sustainability; digital transformation; organizational change; digital technologies;

   Abstract : Competitiveness is a crucial word for describing what todays’ business environment requires to enterprises. The issue becomes even more complicated considering that there are several phenomena that are challenging companies’ ability to gain a competitive hedge. READ MORE