Essays about: "understanding"

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  1. 1. BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY: A TRUST OR CONTROL MACHINE? Theory and Experimental Evidence

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Đorđe Milosav; [2019-06-25]
    Keywords : Blockchain technology; Trust; Reciprocity; Control; Experiments;

    Abstract : After the introduction of Bitcoin in 2008, there has been a proliferation of interest in digital technology called Blockchain. It has been argued that Blockchain can sustain any transaction of value, be it monetary or information, in a manner that is secure and completely independent of interpersonal trust. READ MORE

  3. 2. How is returns management differentiated between click-and-mortar and pure play companies?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Emma Midgley; Victoria Seim Strömseng; [2019-06-20]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The emergence of e-commerce and returns management has not only provided a wide selection of corporate opportunities, but it has also come with new obstacles that challenge competitive objectives, goals and strategies of businesses. The following thesis aims to distinguish returns management processes between click-and-mortar and pure player companies. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Emerge of the social strike - A new opportunity for labour?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/ Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Viktor Ottosson; [2019-05-24]
    Keywords : social strike; strike; labour unrest; labour movement; social movements; anti-austerity; historical materialism;

    Abstract : In recent years a new emergent form of collective action – the social strike – has been discussed insocial movement networks. So far, the concept of social strike has only surfaced briefly in previousresearch and this article aims to deepen the understanding of the concept and why it is emerging inour historical moment. READ MORE

  5. 4. PLUGGING IN TO QUEER IN GOTHENBURG. An Emotion and Power-Sensitive In-depth Group Study on Being Queer in Gothenburg

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Johanna Jaring; [2019-03-26]
    Keywords : Queer; Gothenburg; Emotion; Power; Research Process; Diffraction; Intra-activity;

    Abstract : This study aims to extend the existing knowledge of how different queer persons experience being queer in Gothenburg and in extension, attend to emotions and power relations in the process of knowledge production. The study applies Donna Haraway’s situated knowledge, Sara Ahmed’s queer phenomenology and theory on what emotions do, and Karen Barad’s theory of intra- action and diffraction. READ MORE

  6. 5. WOMEN IN FORESTRY, A VALUABLE ASSET OR BODIES OUT OF PLACE?

    University essay from Institutionen för matematiska vetenskaper

    Author : Kristina Nordh; [2019-02-20]
    Keywords : Gender Equality; Place; Body; Gender equality strategy; Forestry; Social Reproduction;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates what it can mean to be a woman in forestry in JönköpingCounty. It asks how the participant experience their situation as women in forestryand what gendered power structures appear in their stories. READ MORE