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1. 16. The Resource Efficiency Paradox : A Case Study of the Guerdane Irrigation Project in Morocco

   Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Författare :Kevin Perera; [2020]
   Nyckelord :Resource efficiency; Jevons paradox; Irrigation; Process-tracing; Resource; Efficiency;

   Sammanfattning : How can we explain the paradoxical outcomes of resource efficiency? As a key pillar of worldwide sustainable development policies, the concept of resource efficiency has become increasingly important to scrutinize. The overreliance on efficiency coupled with the intention of conserving scarce resources can sometimes backfire. LÄS MER

3. 17. Sustainability boundary-work: Balancing the lines of sustainable leadership

   Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Författare :Riccardo Barker; Gustav Hakegård; [2019-07-03]
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   Sammanfattning : This study identifies and discusses the symbolic boundary between what it means to be sustainable and unsustainable, in relation to leadership through a qualitative case study at a technology consultant company in Sweden. We explore the sustainability boundary-work that managers do and identify three sub-boundaries that contribute to the larger symbolic boundary of sustainability. LÄS MER

4. 18. When two become one : A study of the impact of sociocultural factors on the PMI process in cross-border M&As

   Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Författare :Amanda Olsen; John Karlsson; [2019]
   Nyckelord :Cross-Border M As; Post-Merger Integration; Sociocultural Factors; Culture; Enablers; Constraints; Success Factors;

   Sammanfattning : There is a paradoxical realism as the number of cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) increases on a global scale, despite the fact that organizations’ failure rate to generate the expected value from these cross-border M&As remains high. Researchers have argued that these failures have been connected to the post-merger integration (PMI) process in which multiple challenges are imposed. LÄS MER

5. 19. Jämställdhet? Hjärna det! : En studie om neurologiska och biologiska könsskillnader och dess inverkan på musikämnet och den svenska skolan

   Uppsats för yrkesexamina på grundnivå, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad utbildningsvetenskap

   Författare :Joe Nyström; [2019]
   Nyckelord :Biological Sex Differences; Social Constructivism; Equality; Neurologi; Genetics;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis examines in Swedish teacher education often neglected areas to increase the understanding for the essential differences between the two sexes and furthermore: how these differences affect us from an evolutionary and biological perspective. The study investigates previous research within the area - particularly evolution, neurology, hormones and genetics that affects our behavior. LÄS MER

7. 20. The Green and Just City? Discourses on urban greening in local sustainability planning

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

   Författare :Sara Ullström; [2019]
   Nyckelord :urban greening; sustainability planning; justice; critical discourse analysis; Fairclough; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : In the realm of urban planning, urban greening – the creation or restoration of green spaces in cities – has risen as an attractive approach for policy-makers and planners engaged in sustainability. As the benefits of urban greening are many, from social and cultural to environmental and economic, it has become positioned as a win-win solution to several urban challenges related to sustainable development. LÄS MER