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Mindfulnessilla lisää tehokkuutta työhön?
Full text linkArvioitu teos: Rasmus Hougaard & Teetta Kalajo: Tilaa ajatella – tehosta työtäsi mindfulnessin avulla. PSkustannus, 2016
B&O's økonomiske udvikling under finanskrisen: B&O's economical development through the financial crisis
No full textThe purpose of this paper is to examine to what extent the financial crisis have affected Bang & Olufsen. This will be studied through a historical timeline of B&O’s development since they first started operating in 1925, until today. Hereafter there will be made an industry analysis and financial analysis, which will help to clarify both what characterizes B&O as a company and the development it has been through. After B&O’s development is examined, we will study how the financial crisis has affected B&O’s consumers. This will be examined by considerations about what the financial crisis is and how it started. We will achieve a deeper understanding of the financial crisis and analyze the various factors that may have affected the consumers during the financial crisis and what impact it has created on B&O. In the analysis of the consumer behaviour, we will use Joseph Nunes and Thorstein Veblen to illustrate the problem from a theoretical point of view. The discursive part of the project will be based on the partial conclusions from the analysis to assess the underlying generating factors that could have affected B&O economical situation. In addition we will be discussing whether B&O is affected by the financial crisis or other underlying factors on the market.The purpose of this paper is to examine to what extent the financial crisis have affected Bang & Olufsen. This will be studied through a historical timeline of B&O’s development since they first started operating in 1925, until today. Hereafter there will be made an industry analysis and financial analysis, which will help to clarify both what characterizes B&O as a company and the development it has been through. After B&O’s development is examined, we will study how the financial crisis has affected B&O’s consumers. This will be examined by considerations about what the financial crisis is and how it started. We will achieve a deeper understanding of the financial crisis and analyze the various factors that may have affected the consumers during the financial crisis and what impact it has created on B&O. In the analysis of the consumer behaviour, we will use Joseph Nunes and Thorstein Veblen to illustrate the problem from a theoretical point of view. The discursive part of the project will be based on the partial conclusions from the analysis to assess the underlying generating factors that could have affected B&O economical situation. In addition we will be discussing whether B&O is affected by the financial crisis or other underlying factors on the market
Bæredygtigt landbrug i Uganda
No full textI dette projekt undersøges, hvorvidt empowerment hos den Ugandiske befolkning kan bidrage til øget fødevaresikkerhed. I den forbindelse inddrages fire forskellige aktører, og vi undersøger, om de bidrager med empowerment eller er en hæmsko, når det kommer til skabe empowerment. Vi anvender teori omkring demokrati og legitimitet, da vi finder, at graden af demokrati i Uganda er en afgørende faktor for, hvilket bidrag regeringen og landbrugsministeriet yder af empowerment. Yderligere inddrages sociologisk teori om empowerment for at gå i dybden med begrebet samt at anvende det på de fire aktørers arbejde. De øvrige aktører er henholdsvis NAADS, NOGAMU samt Økologisk Landsforening. I vores arbejde med problemstillingen, anvendes både kvalitativ og kvan-titativ metode. Den kvalitative metode består blandt andet af interviews, mens den kvantitative me-tode bidrager til at skabe et godt overblik. Arbejdsspørgsmålene indeholder undersøgelser af, hvorvidt de forskellige aktører bidrager til em-powerment og ligeledes en dybere undersøgelse af Økologisk Landsforenings arbejde i Uganda. Der vil resultaterne af deres arbejde fremgå tillige med en undersøgelse af, hvorvidt økologisk landbrug kan være med til forbedre fødevaresikkerheden.I dette projekt undersøges, hvorvidt empowerment hos den Ugandiske befolkning kan bidrage til øget fødevaresikkerhed. I den forbindelse inddrages fire forskellige aktører, og vi undersøger, om de bidrager med empowerment eller er en hæmsko, når det kommer til skabe empowerment. Vi anvender teori omkring demokrati og legitimitet, da vi finder, at graden af demokrati i Uganda er en afgørende faktor for, hvilket bidrag regeringen og landbrugsministeriet yder af empowerment. Yderligere inddrages sociologisk teori om empowerment for at gå i dybden med begrebet samt at anvende det på de fire aktørers arbejde. De øvrige aktører er henholdsvis NAADS, NOGAMU samt Økologisk Landsforening. I vores arbejde med problemstillingen, anvendes både kvalitativ og kvan-titativ metode. Den kvalitative metode består blandt andet af interviews, mens den kvantitative me-tode bidrager til at skabe et godt overblik. Arbejdsspørgsmålene indeholder undersøgelser af, hvorvidt de forskellige aktører bidrager til em-powerment og ligeledes en dybere undersøgelse af Økologisk Landsforenings arbejde i Uganda. Der vil resultaterne af deres arbejde fremgå tillige med en undersøgelse af, hvorvidt økologisk landbrug kan være med til forbedre fødevaresikkerheden
Finansielle barrierer for iværksætteri i kølvandet på finanskrisen
No full textIn this paper, we examine the influence the financial crises have had on the financial barriers towards entrepreneurship and how entrepreneurship has found ways around these barriers to obtain the needed capital. The problem raised concerning the funding possibilities of entrepreneurship is interesting to examine because of the effect entrepreneurship activities have on the entire society. The role of the entrepreneur in the society is the focal point of the project, as his innovative businesses not only affect him but is a crucial element in the perspective of economic growth. This will be taken into an analysis using Joseph Schumpeter’s theory of the entrepreneur as the innovative factor in economic growth and creative destruction. The importance of the role of the entrepreneur makes it relevant to examine what kind of barriers there can be limiting towards entrepreneurship. Barriers of financial nature will be examined based on the Danish state’s bank fundings. These bank fundings were made by the state in the wake of the financial crisis with the purpose of providing stability in the banking world as well as supporting the risky loans to small and medium enterprises from the banks. The impact of these bank fundings on entrepreneurship is being analyzed with theories of economic politics as well as the fiscal multiplier. The empirical data has mainly been identified through the news media and put into context by using document analyzes. The use of news media as the main source of empirical data has the aim to include the angle of attention by the society as it is illustrated in the news media the past couple of years. In conclusion, the financial policies produced by the state have had a constraining effect on the funding possibilities of entrepreneurship. Thus, the state is not a barrier in itself as it has implemented structural policies supporting entrepreneurship in case of implementing entrepreneurship into the education system. The financial barriers for raising capital have contributed to the upcoming of new funding opportunities such as Business Angels and Crowdfunding.In this paper, we examine the influence the financial crises have had on the financial barriers towards entrepreneurship and how entrepreneurship has found ways around these barriers to obtain the needed capital. The problem raised concerning the funding possibilities of entrepreneurship is interesting to examine because of the effect entrepreneurship activities have on the entire society. The role of the entrepreneur in the society is the focal point of the project, as his innovative businesses not only affect him but is a crucial element in the perspective of economic growth. This will be taken into an analysis using Joseph Schumpeter’s theory of the entrepreneur as the innovative factor in economic growth and creative destruction. The importance of the role of the entrepreneur makes it relevant to examine what kind of barriers there can be limiting towards entrepreneurship. Barriers of financial nature will be examined based on the Danish state’s bank fundings. These bank fundings were made by the state in the wake of the financial crisis with the purpose of providing stability in the banking world as well as supporting the risky loans to small and medium enterprises from the banks. The impact of these bank fundings on entrepreneurship is being analyzed with theories of economic politics as well as the fiscal multiplier. The empirical data has mainly been identified through the news media and put into context by using document analyzes. The use of news media as the main source of empirical data has the aim to include the angle of attention by the society as it is illustrated in the news media the past couple of years. In conclusion, the financial policies produced by the state have had a constraining effect on the funding possibilities of entrepreneurship. Thus, the state is not a barrier in itself as it has implemented structural policies supporting entrepreneurship in case of implementing entrepreneurship into the education system. The financial barriers for raising capital have contributed to the upcoming of new funding opportunities such as Business Angels and Crowdfunding
De Økonomiske Partnerskabsaftaler som den Europæiske unions magtmiddel: The Economic Partnership Agreement as the European Unions power means
No full textThe purpose of this paper is to examine if the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union and the Subsaharan countries fulfills its purpose. Every year parts of the EU budget is ticketed to projects helping developing countries and with the newest initiative, the EPA, with the main purpose to create equality in a new partnership. Through an analysis of the partners being strong or weak states and furthermore Joseph Nye’s theory of hard and soft power, the equality of the partnership will be investigated. A historic review of the relation from colony to partnership and the partners power capacity will form the basis of a further analysis of the balance of power and the parties possibility of participating fully in the negotiations. The analysis discusses whether the agreements are based on reciprocity or whether the EU through hard power exploits its position as a strong state against a weak state to set the agenda. Based on the available empirical data, it is difficult to assess whether the EPA has proved valuable towards the Subsaharan region, as the results are not available to the public. On behalf of estimated data made by global organizations, it is stated that EPA in contradiction with the sought intention, willl have fatal consequences for the already fragile economies of the Sub- saharan countries. Upon the analysis and discussion it is concluded that the cooperation is largely characterised by the divergent power capacity due to the imbalance of a strong and a weak state. Furthermore China’s entry in Africa and the benefits and consequences this entails for the EU and sub saharan countries will be discussed to put the subject into perspective. As China engaged the pursuit for African goods the competition has increased, which requires a new european approach to maintain their monopoly in the Subsaharan countries.The purpose of this paper is to examine if the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union and the Subsaharan countries fulfills its purpose. Every year parts of the EU budget is ticketed to projects helping developing countries and with the newest initiative, the EPA, with the main purpose to create equality in a new partnership. Through an analysis of the partners being strong or weak states and furthermore Joseph Nye’s theory of hard and soft power, the equality of the partnership will be investigated. A historic review of the relation from colony to partnership and the partners power capacity will form the basis of a further analysis of the balance of power and the parties possibility of participating fully in the negotiations. The analysis discusses whether the agreements are based on reciprocity or whether the EU through hard power exploits its position as a strong state against a weak state to set the agenda. Based on the available empirical data, it is difficult to assess whether the EPA has proved valuable towards the Subsaharan region, as the results are not available to the public. On behalf of estimated data made by global organizations, it is stated that EPA in contradiction with the sought intention, willl have fatal consequences for the already fragile economies of the Sub- saharan countries. Upon the analysis and discussion it is concluded that the cooperation is largely characterised by the divergent power capacity due to the imbalance of a strong and a weak state. Furthermore China’s entry in Africa and the benefits and consequences this entails for the EU and sub saharan countries will be discussed to put the subject into perspective. As China engaged the pursuit for African goods the competition has increased, which requires a new european approach to maintain their monopoly in the Subsaharan countries
Væksten i Tanzania
No full textIn our group, it has been decided to write about the growth in Africa. We believe a conflict can be seen between the year of focus to effort an improvement in Africa’s growth and the lack of change. However it is to be seen that there is a noticeable change compared to the time minimal effort spent. As case we have chosen to look at the conditions of establishing further expanding, development and growth of one of the poorest countries in the world, Tanzania. We have chosen to look into the extern and intern factors, to determine the possibilities of development and growth. These factors include trade restrictions and cooperation’s between EU and Africa, as well as the intern relations in Tanzania. Dependency, modernization and economic theories as well as interdependence and imperialistic concepts have been used to analyse and interpreted these factors. A report from the Danish Foreign Affairs, that deals with the politics between Denmark and Tanzania, has been used to in conjunction with the before mentioned theories to analyse the intern relations in Tanzania. The EU-commission has been used as a starting point for the analysis of the extern factors, such as trade policies. There has been focused on the development and growth efforts as well as the trade agreements, have been made by the commission, throughout the length of the cooperation between EU and Africa. From the discussion and analysis in the report it can been concluded, that Tanzania’s growth and development opportunities, are closely linked to the trade agreements between EU and Africa. The intern factors in Tanzania affect these opportunities as well. These intern factors include unemployment, politic instability, population growth, supply and demand, corruption, lack of technologic development as well and the knowledge of the implementation of this concept in all sectors. The conclusion is, that to create further development in Tanzania, it needs to rid themselves of their dependence on the centre countries and the world economy and instead focus on intern trading as well as trading within Africa. This will result in larger demand in the country. Higher demand would then result in more jobs, and this increase in jobs would push the country towards the beginning of industrialization and a modernization process towards a more developed society with less poverty.In our group, it has been decided to write about the growth in Africa. We believe a conflict can be seen between the year of focus to effort an improvement in Africa’s growth and the lack of change. However it is to be seen that there is a noticeable change compared to the time minimal effort spent. As case we have chosen to look at the conditions of establishing further expanding, development and growth of one of the poorest countries in the world, Tanzania. We have chosen to look into the extern and intern factors, to determine the possibilities of development and growth. These factors include trade restrictions and cooperation’s between EU and Africa, as well as the intern relations in Tanzania. Dependency, modernization and economic theories as well as interdependence and imperialistic concepts have been used to analyse and interpreted these factors. A report from the Danish Foreign Affairs, that deals with the politics between Denmark and Tanzania, has been used to in conjunction with the before mentioned theories to analyse the intern relations in Tanzania. The EU-commission has been used as a starting point for the analysis of the extern factors, such as trade policies. There has been focused on the development and growth efforts as well as the trade agreements, have been made by the commission, throughout the length of the cooperation between EU and Africa. From the discussion and analysis in the report it can been concluded, that Tanzania’s growth and development opportunities, are closely linked to the trade agreements between EU and Africa. The intern factors in Tanzania affect these opportunities as well. These intern factors include unemployment, politic instability, population growth, supply and demand, corruption, lack of technologic development as well and the knowledge of the implementation of this concept in all sectors. The conclusion is, that to create further development in Tanzania, it needs to rid themselves of their dependence on the centre countries and the world economy and instead focus on intern trading as well as trading within Africa. This will result in larger demand in the country. Higher demand would then result in more jobs, and this increase in jobs would push the country towards the beginning of industrialization and a modernization process towards a more developed society with less poverty
Motivation hos ledige
No full textThis study examines the motivation of the unemployed. Émile Durkheim and Abraham Maslow’s theories are used to describe the motivation of the unemployed along with reforms dating from 1994 to 2013. In the second part of the study, it tries to analyze the motivation of the unemployed by using Durkheim and Maslows’ theories while combining them with the aforementioned reforms. The third part of the study discusses the intentions of the danish government for implementing new reforms about unemployment and which consequences they have according to Durkheim. In addition, the third part also tries to interpret the unemployed with Maslows’ theory. The study tries to answer the question about the unemployed’ motivation through data from various acknowledged databanks, to optimize the study. The study concludes that the motivation of the unemployed is hard to define, since the reforms can force a highly educated individual to take jobs below his education level but on the other hand can the reforms provide better jobs for lesser-educated individuals as well. It shows that there is both positive and negative effects when the government implements a new reform. The study puts other factors in perspective for further work; such as the balance between offered educations and demanded jobs since many of the highly educated Danes focuses on jobs related to their educations. In that fact foreigners occupy many of the low-paid jobs, which could be a problem for the society in Denmark.This study examines the motivation of the unemployed. Émile Durkheim and Abraham Maslow’s theories are used to describe the motivation of the unemployed along with reforms dating from 1994 to 2013. In the second part of the study, it tries to analyze the motivation of the unemployed by using Durkheim and Maslows’ theories while combining them with the aforementioned reforms. The third part of the study discusses the intentions of the danish government for implementing new reforms about unemployment and which consequences they have according to Durkheim. In addition, the third part also tries to interpret the unemployed with Maslows’ theory. The study tries to answer the question about the unemployed’ motivation through data from various acknowledged databanks, to optimize the study. The study concludes that the motivation of the unemployed is hard to define, since the reforms can force a highly educated individual to take jobs below his education level but on the other hand can the reforms provide better jobs for lesser-educated individuals as well. It shows that there is both positive and negative effects when the government implements a new reform. The study puts other factors in perspective for further work; such as the balance between offered educations and demanded jobs since many of the highly educated Danes focuses on jobs related to their educations. In that fact foreigners occupy many of the low-paid jobs, which could be a problem for the society in Denmark
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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