Essays about: "systems thinking to management"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 100 essays containing the words systems thinking to management.

  1. 16. Strategic processes towards sustainable development in large, international companies: A cross-case analysis using the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Daniel Simonarson; Friederike Zydorek; [2021]
    Keywords : sustainability; strategy; management; strategic sustainable innovation; sustainable development; FSSD; circular business; systems thinking; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The discussion of human activities exploiting natural resources and their environmental impact has gained more traction throughout the past decade. Especially the role corporations play in these developments has caused a shift within corporate strategic considerations. READ MORE

  3. 17. Participation and U; A Case-Based Testing of Theory-U’s Utility in Facilitating the Pivot towards Participatory Development Practice

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Thijn van Eldijk; [2021]
    Keywords : Development; India; Participatory Development; Project Design; Systems Thinking; Localization; Innovation; Sustainability; Complexity; Theory-U; Transition Theory; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis will contribute to the transition the development sector presently sees itself confronted with. This transition involves the pivoting from project-based development endeavors, whereby frameworks and targets defined in the Global North play a dominant role in defining the overall development trajectory. READ MORE

  4. 18. Modular and Flexible Payload Arrangement : With Reconfigurable Floors and Sliding Bulkheads

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för maskinteknik

    Author : Liban Mohamed Hassan; Haris Hodzic; [2021]
    Keywords : Trendwatching; DNV-GL; Parametric CAD; Concept development; Cargo management;

    Abstract : Background The shipbuilding trends have changed from being single purpose ships only to using modular and flexible parts or systems to carry out multiple missions with as few ships as possible to minimize the ecological and economic impact. A flotilla can become smaller by having multiple ships capable of carrying out various missions instead of single-purpose ships. READ MORE

  5. 19. Digital Soil Tracking System for the Construction Industry : Developing technology for more efficient mass transportation

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för maskinteknik

    Author : Mohammed Ali Hussein; Joel Wirén; [2021]
    Keywords : soil tracking system; construction industry; design thinking; sustainability; digitalization; jordspårningssystem; byggbranschen; design thinking; hållbarhet; digitalisering;

    Abstract : Background: The construction sector is growing rapidly and is on the list among the most significant segments of the global economy. The output from global construction is expected to reach 12 trillion US dollars by 2025. READ MORE

  6. 20. Incentivising Intra-Organisational Sustainability Development at GANNI

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Melanie Hermeling; Laura Dittmann; [2021]
    Keywords : Social Physics; Management Control Systems; Fashion; Institutional Theory; Resource-Based View; Sustainability Development; Incentivisation; Design Thinking;

    Abstract : Background – Under the acceleration in globalising tendencies of monopoly capitalism aided by social hyper-connectivity and a supply of cheap international labour, fashion companies struggle to find sufficient agency to manoeuvre their way out of the unsustainable, self-inflicted problems. Since fashion companies' rhetoric on sustainability matters is often far ahead of corporate action, it requires further development and engagement by all actors. READ MORE