Essays about: "value of character"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 185 essays containing the words value of character.

1. 1. "The Swedish road is not ours" : Narrating the Finnish community of value in parliamentary debate on youth crime and street gangs

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Senni Pulkkinen; [2024]
   Keywords : Finland; community of value; boundary-making; strategic narrative analysis; parliamentary discourse;

   Abstract : Taking the form of a case study on an interpellation on ‘youth crime and street gangs’ and its consideration in plenary debate in the Finnish Parliament in December 2022, the purpose of this study is to examine how politicians narrate the Finnish community of value and its boundaries. The methodological framework of this study consists of strategic narrative analysis, poststructural and critical research theoretical underpinnings, and the operationalization of the concept of ‘community of value’. READ MORE

3. 2. Comparison of High ESG Portfolio Performance in Germany and Switzerland

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Nino Shakulashvili; Saud Talic; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : ESG; Portfolio Performance; Fama French; Carhart; Risk Factors; Value; Size; Momentum; Germany; Switzerland;

   Abstract : This study focuses on the relationship between stock return performance and sustainability, the latter taking the form of the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) framework. The paper provides a comparative setting in which stocks of companies headquartered in Germany and Switzerland are examined. READ MORE

4. 3. Ängar och estetik : steget från den konventionella gräsmattan till ekologiskt värdefulla ängsmarker

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Malin Rydahl; [2023]
   Keywords : Urbana ängar; estetik; trivalent design; konventionell gräsmatta; biodiversitet; forskning med design; etablering; skötsel; Uppsala stadsträdgård;

   Abstract : För att säkerställa vår framtid behöver natur och ekosystemtjänster skyddas. I dagsläget riskerar vi att förlora flera ekosystemtjänster, bland annat pollinering av grödor. För att bevara tjänsten pollinering krävs insatser för att främja en större biologisk mångfald. READ MORE

5. 4. On intermittency in the turbulent asymptotic suction boundary layer

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknikvetenskap (SCI)

   Author : Edoardo Foschi; [2023]
   Keywords : Turbulence; turbulent boundary layer; intermittency; numerical simulation; DNS; tripping; suction;

   Abstract : This thesis presents a series of direct numerical simulations (DNS) performed in order to understand the discrepancy in the literature regarding turbulent asymptotic suction boundary layers (TASBLs) at low Reynolds numbers. The hypothesis to be tested is that the main reason for higher turbulence intensities observed in experiments compared to DNS is that the latter exhibits intermittent patches of laminar flow, developing both temporally and spatially. READ MORE

6. 5. The Value of Work for Information Workers in Turkey

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Merve Nur Okutan; [2023]
   Keywords : Value of work; Meaning of Work; Information Workers; Theory of Alienation; İşin Anlamı; İşe Verilen Değer; Yabancılaşma Teorisi; Ofis Çalışanları; Türkiye;

   Abstract : This research aims to understand the value assigned to work by information workers in Turkey. Benefiting from the global literature on the meaning of work (Graeber, 2019), how work affects one’s character (Sennett, 1998), and how postmodern jobs are pushing individuals to a state of pretense (Alvesson & Spicer, 2016), I am trying to understand how the information workers in Turkey are experiencing global trends, what kind of value they assign to work, and what are some of the influences on their understanding of work. READ MORE