Essays about: "traditional authority"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 69 essays containing the words traditional authority.

  1. 31. Female Economic Empowerment and Intimate Partner Violence in El Salvador - A Minor Field Study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Fannie Elveljung; [2018]
    Keywords : female economic empowerment; intimate partner violence; traditional gender norms; El Salvador; Latin America; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Research shows that women’s labour market participation in low- and middle-income countries promotes female economic empowerment. However, it is still unclear if and how increased economic opportunities, e.g. through labour market participation, affects women’s exposure to intimate partner violence and overall well-being. READ MORE

  3. 32. Reviewing the review process : Investigation of researchers' opinions on different methods of peer review

    University essay from

    Author : Carolin Anna Rebernig; [2018]
    Keywords : peer review; alternative peer review methods; open peer review; closed peer review; pre-publication peer review; scholarly communication; scientific publishing; qualitative content analysis;

    Abstract : Peer review is considered the gold standard of scientific publishing. Trust in the traditional system of editor – blind-reviewer – author is still high, but it’s authority is in decline and alternative methods are on the rise. READ MORE

  4. 33. Hedging Your Bets: The Prospects of Cryptocurrency Use in Online Gambling : A Mixed-Methods Study

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Nicolas Werle; Liina Lehtonen; [2018]
    Keywords : cryptocurrency; online gambling; diffusion of innovation; disruptive technology; blockchain; consumer behaviour;

    Abstract : Since its initial inception, cryptocurrency has hit the world with both intrigue and skepticism. It was acting as an alternative form of currency that people could use that required no regulative authority to back it. READ MORE

  5. 34. Security of dynamic authorisation for IoT through Blockchain technology

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

    Author : Alexander Sandor; [2018]
    Keywords : Blockchain; IoT; Public Key Encryption; Public Key Infrastructure;

    Abstract : The use of Internet of Things devices is an integral part of our modern society. Communication with internet of things devices is secured with asymmetric key encryption that is handled by the centralized certificate authority infrastructure. READ MORE

  6. 35. Why rock the boat? - A qualitative case study concerning three municipalities’ reasons for large-scale organisational change

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Malin Johansson; [2018]
    Keywords : organisational change; sectorisation; coordination; municipalities; public administration; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : There is an ongoing debate within Swedish public administration regarding whether municipalities can handle contemporary issues that require some amount of coordination as well as whether they are straying from democratic principles. It is argued that the origin of this debate lies in the sectorisation of the Swedish welfare system, where the traditional model has been deemed unfit. READ MORE