Sökning: "re-localization"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 9 uppsatser innehållade ordet re-localization.
1. The role of alternative food networks in times of crises : A case study about the effects of covid 19 on the REKO network in Sweden
Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience CentreSammanfattning : The food we consume and how it is produced constitutes a significant driver of environmental change, degrading the ecological base on which life depends. Moreover, the food system is highly globalized and geographically scattered, connected by global value chains. This creates potential vulnerabilities. LÄS MER
2. Divisionalization of Multinational Corporations - A Glocalization Approach
Master-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakultetenSammanfattning : Background: Taking into consideration that multinational corporations (MNCs) need to not only act on a global level, but also with local adaptation, there is a need of filling out the existing gap in the theory of management control in the subject of divisionalisation. Purpose: The research investigates the gap in the theory of management control with the lens of glocalization in order to answer and understand why MNCs do divizionalize. LÄS MER
3. Global Cultures – Critical Zone Observatories of Everyday Objects : (A Global Environmental History of Yogurt)
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaSammanfattning : This study turns to what is for many an everyday item – yogurt – as a critical zone observatory, a synergistic, place-based laboratory which aims to integrate heterogenous representations of planetary phenomena as they are registered at a common surface. Yogurt has an impressive cultural endurance largely derived from its prominence in various paradigms of health. LÄS MER
4. Politics of scale in urban food governance - A case study of Malmö, Sweden
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildningSammanfattning : With the rescaling of environmental issues through international city networks, cities are increasingly viewed as key sites where innovative solutions are formed. The issues concerning food, which predominantly has been viewed as rural and national issues, have also found its way onto the urban agenda. LÄS MER
5. Geographical location of warehouses and its impact on delivery time - A study of e-commerce companies in Sweden
Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolSammanfattning : E-commerce is challenging the traditional way of distributing goods. An increase in parcels, lower filling rates, more trips to distribute the parcels and a demand of fast deliveries within a limited time-window lead to increased logistics costs and environmentally unsustainable means of delivering packages to end-customers. LÄS MER