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Haverland, Arin C. "Considering Climate Change Through Global Water Initiatives." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/579107.

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Hundreds of international water institutions have been established over the last three decades in an attempt to address global water issues. Despite great efforts by these and other institutions, a significant percentage of the world's population still lacks access to clean water and sanitation facilities. Although billions of dollars have been spent on development, infrastructure and public health endeavors meant to tackle such issues, little research has been done to examine how these often influential organizations known as global water initiatives (GWIs) are addressing such urgent issues i

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Nilsson, Marie, and Linda Spets. "Hållbarhetsredovisning - bidrar Global Reporting Initiatives riktlinjer till hållbar utveckling?" Thesis, Karlstads universitet, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-43721.

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Vi lever i ett samhälle där arbete för en hållbar utveckling uppmärksammas allt mer. Företag kan påverka samhället och miljön omkring dem både positivt och negativt. Genom en hållbarhetsredovisning kan företagen att redovisa sin påverkan på sin omgivning. En hållbarhetsredovisning är en sammanställning över företagets ekonomiska, miljömässiga och sociala effekter. Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) är en organisation och de tillhandahåller världens mest använda riktlinjer för upprättandet av hållbarhetsredovisningar. Uppsatsens syfte är att skapa en djupare förståelse för om GRI:s riktlinjer fö

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Pérez-Rocha, Bertha Guadalupe. "Adoption of voluntary CSR initiatives : tales of the UN Global Compact." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/33268.

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This thesis consists of three empirical studies investigating, from various perspectives, the corporate motivations to join one of the largest voluntary initiatives promoting sustainability: the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). I employ three different statistical techniques, logistic regression analysis, event history analysis and structural equation modelling. The first study provides evidence from a field experiment on shareholder engagement effectiveness in general and on which tactics are more effective in engaging publicly traded firms. The experiment consists of an invitation lette

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Morton, Jonathan R. "Religious peacebuilding interventions in Sudan a comparison of intrareligious and interreligious conflict resolution initiatives /." Fairfax, VA : George Mason University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1920/3425.

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Thesis (M.S.)--George Mason University, 2008.<br>Vita: p. 130. Thesis director: Andrea Bartoli. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Mar. 17, 2009). Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-129). Also issued in print.

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Krauss, Judith. "Cocoa sustainability initiatives and the environment : mapping stakeholder priorities and representations." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2016. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/cocoa-sustainability-initiatives-and-the-environment-mapping-stakeholder-priorities-and-representations(cf6db173-5a55-4049-8b7a-ae045aeef971).html.

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Given growing concerns regarding the chocolate sector's long-term future, ever more private-sector, public-sector and civil-society stakeholders have become involved in initiatives aiming to make cocoa production more 'sustainable'. However, despite the omnipresent term, stakeholders' understandings of associated environmental, commercial and socio-economic priorities diverge: while transforming cocoa into a more attractive livelihood for farmers is paramount for some, others prioritise links to global environmental challenges. A third dimension encompasses commercial concerns related to secur

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Novy, Andreas, Walter Stöhr, Andreas Birner, and Fried Hermann. "Local Development Initiatives - an Intercultural Comparison: Life Strategies and Global Structural Change." WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, 1995. http://epub.wu.ac.at/6159/1/IIR_Disc_51.PDF.

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Dominick, John Dean. "Backseat driver the United States and its role in global environmental initiatives /." Connect to Electronic Thesis (CONTENTdm), 2009. http://worldcat.org/oclc/501172008/viewonline.

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Gallo, Erin. "International Interventions: Rosario Castellanos (1925-1974) and Global Feminist Discourses." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/23819.

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This thesis explores the international dimensions of Rosario Castellanos’ writings, which exhibit a constant—and evolving—preoccupation with feminist literature from across the world. The Mexican woman, public intellectual, professor, author, and ambassador dialogued with Simone de Beauvoir, Simone Weil, Betty Friedan, Emily Dickinson, Virginia Woolf, Gabriela Mistral, and Clarice Lispector, among others, while relating their ideas to Mexican women’s lives. Her journalistic production, essays, poetry, and narrative undergo an evolution as Castellanos articulates a unique Mexican feminist proje

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García-Cardona, Julián. "Value-added initiatives : distributional impacts on the global value chain for Colombia's coffee." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2016. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/65090/.

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This thesis discusses whether participation in two voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) has improved the capacity of coffee producers to upgrade, and the extent to which it has brought economic benefits and reduced their exposure to risk and vulnerability. These debates are addressed using the Global Value Chain (GVC) perspective, including recent contributions that integrate poverty considerations, to assess the implications for coffee growers of participating in the specialty coffee value chain. In this analysis, particular emphasis is given to differences according to farm size. The stu

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Jean-François, Emmanuel. "Motivational Factors and Worldview Dimensions Associated with Perceptions of Global Education Initiatives by U.S. College Professors." Scholar Commons, 2010. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/1668.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate motivational factors and worldview dimensions associated with perceptions of global education initiatives by college professors in the United States. The concept of "perceptions of global education initiatives" is used in this study to refer to attitudes toward institutional support for global education, internationalizing curriculum, campus and community activities to increase global awareness, and international experiences and cooperation. The term college professor in this study is used to designate full-time assistant professors, associate profe

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Nilsson, Anders, Katarina Kjellin, and Terese Sandström. "Corporate Social Responsibility : En studie av hur fem svenska företag följer Global Reporting Initiatives riktlinje." Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för samhällsvetenskap, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-7544.

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Den ökade globaliseringen och den stigande medvetenheten om hur vi påverkas av vår omvärld har gjort att fler företag insett vikten av att arbeta med hållbar utvecklig, inte bara ekonomiskt och inom företaget utan också för samhället där de verkar. 1994 myntades uttrycket ”The Tripple Bottom Line” av John Elkington. The Tripple Bottom Line innebär att företags prestationer ska mätas utifrån ekonomiska, miljömässiga och sociala grunder. Trenden är att rapportera dessa perspektiv i en hållbarhetsredovisning. Många företag väljer att göra hållbarhetsredovisningen i enlighet med Global Reporting I

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Patientia, Ramonde Fiona. "The impact of mHealth on adolescent global health outcomes: A scoping review of mHealth initiatives." Master's thesis, Faculty of Health Sciences, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30144.

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Negative health behaviour during the period of adolescence contributes to the global burden of mortality, chronic disease, and preventable disability from physical injury. It is therefore essential to encourage positive health behaviour such as on-time vaccination, safer sex practices, and early recognition of infectious conditions and mental illness, before complications arise from unprotected sexual debut or undetected illness. Our project aims to determine the favourable aspects of global mHealth interventions as applied to adolescent health outcomes for knowledge transfer to adolescent inf

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Falk, Sara. "Maternal health in the global south : A study to investigate the empowerment of mHealth initiatives." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-100754.

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The fifth SDG aims to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. In this research, mHealth, as in mobile phones to improve maternal health outcomes, will be analyzed. In remote areas where healthcare may not provide care to the extent needed, these technological innovations may be of great importance. MOTECH, a mHealth initiative, promises empowerment, effectiveness, and cost-efficiency and will be analyzed further. The promise of empowerment will be the primary aim of this research and will be the center of attention, with the empowerment theory as a tool in the investigation. T

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Schäfer, Martina, Sabine Hielscher, Willi Haas, et al. "Facilitating Low-Carbon Living? A Comparison of Intervention Measures in Different Community-Based Initiatives." MDPI AG, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10041047.

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The challenge of facilitating a shift towards sustainable housing, food and mobility has been taken up by diverse community-based initiatives ranging from "top-down" approaches in low-carbon municipalities to "bottom-up" approaches in intentional communities. This paper compares intervention measures in four case study areas belonging to these two types, focusing on their potential of re-configuring daily housing, food, and mobility practices. Taking up critics on dominant intervention framings of diffusing low-carbon technical innovations and changing individual behavior, we draw on soc

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Cairney, Liita-Iyaloo Ndalinoshisho. "Global HIV/AIDS initiatives, recipient autonomy and country ownership : an analysis of the rise and decline of Global Fund and PEPFAR funding in Namibia." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/22955.

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The Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB and U.S President’s Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) are global health initiatives (GHIs) that were established in the early 2000s with the mandates to increase global capacity to address HIV and AIDS rapidly. When the two GHIs were created, Namibia was one of the highest recipients of funding from both GHIs. A significant portion of their support to the country went to the Ministry of Health, which was the principal provider of treatment services in the country. Critics have argued, however, that the rise of financial support from the G

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Lundström, Tomas. "The impact of Global Health Initiatives and HIV and AIDS Programs on the Zambian Health System." Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för hälsovetenskap, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-16554.

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Background: The Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV) and Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic peaked in 1999, which led to an increase in funding by donors and Global Health Initiatives (GHI) to combat the epidemic. This literature review examined how the substantial influx of funding for GHI’s and HIV and AIDS since early 2000 has impacted the health system in Zambia. Method: The method used for the study was a systematic literature review. Results: There is conflicting views and mixed evidence about whether GHIs and HIV and AIDS initiatives have benefitted the general

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GONCALVES, BRUNA FIGUEIREDO. "THE GLOBAL GOVERNANCE OF LAND: THE MULTILATERAL INITIATIVES TO THE REGULATION OF THE PHENOMENON LAND GRABBING." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2018. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=35015@1.

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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO<br>COORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DO PESSOAL DE ENSINO SUPERIOR<br>PROGRAMA DE EXCELENCIA ACADEMICA<br>Os últimos anos têm presenciado um rápido aumento nos casos de land grab em diversas regiões do mundo. Terras e outros itens relacionados a ela têm sido apropriados em uma corrida global, que têm resultado em desapropriações, violações de direitos humanos, insegurança alimentar, dentre outros. O principal objetivo desta dissertação é analisar as iniciativas de organizações internacionais para a regulação global dos investimentos em terra e di

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Gibson, Candice Mary. "The effectiveness of anti-avoidance provisions and the global initiatives created to prevent multinationals avoiding tax." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65651.

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Tax structuring arrangements resulting in the shifting of profits by Multinationals has become increasingly relevant, with Multinationals such as Starbucks, Amazon, Google and MTN amongst others, coming under scrutiny by tax authorities. Multinationals are being challenged in respect of these tax avoidance strategies adopted in order to pay as little tax as possible. In the UK for example, the accounts of Starbucks have shown that since 1998, Starbucks has obtained approximately £3 billion from its UK coffee sales, opened seven hundred and thirtyfive outlets throughout the UK, but paid only £8

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Yun, Ohsoon. "Coffee tourism in Ethiopia : opportunities, challenges, and initiatives." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/17470.

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This thesis explores the opportunities, challenges, and initiatives for coffee tourism in the context of Ethiopia. My research addresses five themes to achieve its research aims, which are as follows: arriving at prospective coffee tourism frameworks; addressing the reasons behind the underdevelopment of coffee tourism in Ethiopia; highlighting coffee tourism’s opportunities and challenges in Ethiopia; identifying potential coffee tourists, and; initiating coffee tourism through local collaborations. The core research methodologies are: fieldwork in Ethiopia involving a series of interviews wi

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Brockmyer, Brandon Isaac. "Global standards in national contexts| The role of transnational multi-stakeholder initiatives in public sector governance reform." Thesis, American University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10242775.

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<p> Multi-stakeholder initiatives (i.e., partnerships between governments, civil society, and the private sector) are an increasingly prevalent strategy promoted by multilateral, bilateral, and nongovernmental development organizations for addressing weaknesses in public sector governance. Global public sector governance MSIs seek to make national governments more transparent and accountable by setting shared standards for information disclosure and multi-stakeholder collaboration. However, research on similar interventions implemented at the national or subnational level suggests that the eff

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Lassa, Samuel. "Exploring the interactions between medical professionals and Global Health Initiatives in the Nigerian health system : a case study of the Global Fund grant in Nigeria." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2016. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/16041/.

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Recently, increasing attention has been given to behavioural and relational aspects of health systems, placing actors at the core. Indeed, health systems comprise of numerous actors, and one of the most important and influential is the medical doctor, playing a vital role in policy transfer at the national level (Benson 2013). The influence of medical professionals stems beyond shaping the implementation of health policies, to also potentially altering the policy content and process (Koon & Mayhew 2013). In lowand middle-income countries (LMICs) the health system is a dynamic mix of multiple s

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Johnson, Ian M. "Foreign interventions and domestic initiatives in the development of education for librarianship and information management, with Iraq as a case study." Thesis, Robert Gordon University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10059/2120.

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This study aimed to identify the influences on the development and sustainability of education for librarianship and information management. It analysed the factors that contribute to the development of education for librarianship and information management, drawing on theories of change management and the transfer of innovation, and the contextual factors suggested by theories of comparative librarianship. The investigation of these factors focused on a case study of developments in Iraq up to 2003. It examined education for librarianship and information management against the background of t

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Bruso, Xantha (Xantha Seraphina) 1975. "Realizing global environmental objectives through local environmental initiatives : the incentives behind stakeholder participation in forest carbon sequestration projects." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/42827.

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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2002.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-92).<br>Since the early 1990s, dozens of projects have been established and millions of dollars have been invested in jointly-implemented forest carbon sequestration projects in both Annex Band non- Annex B countries. This prompts the question of why, without mandatory emission reduction requirements or promise of any return on their investment in emission reduction credits, governments, companies, and individuals have invested in projects to reduce t

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Galindo, Abarca Maria Fernanda. "Neo-institutionalism and corporate responsibility initiatives : the case of cement corporations in Mexico adopting the United Nations Global Compact." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2014. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/63681/.

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This study adds to institutional theory. It addresses the paradox of embedded agency, which has been central in the study of institutions and organizations, i.e. how can actors change institutions when they are conditioned by the same institution they are trying to change? This debate is addressed by analyzing the process organizations follow when adopting the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). The research is based on theory generation from case study evidence. It is an interpretative study based on four cases of adoption of the UNGC in the cement industry in Mexico. The study takes into a

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Matjila, Joseph. "An analysis of technology support services for small and medium sized enterprises in selected industrial parks of Pretoria / Joseph Matjila." Thesis, North-West University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/2081.

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Hamid, Asma A'tiyah Haji Abdul. "An investigation of cost-containment initiatives on medicines expenditure in English hospitals using realistic evaluation framework in relation to global expenditures." Thesis, University of Sunderland, 2016. http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/6021/.

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This study had explored the top ten countries medicines expenditure and it was found that United Kingdom had the highest drop in spending by 2015. Preliminary investigations conducted found the reasons for this drop, focusing cost-containment initiatives on medicines expenditure practice. Further preliminary investigations also made to identify the region and participants, where and who the study should be conducted. These investigations used secondary analysis of data. Realistic evaluation framework used in this study to uncover the factors involved in the practice of cost-containment initiat

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Le, Dez Morgan. "Le commerce et l’industrie des pétroles dans la basse vallée de la Seine : 1860-1940 : la naissance d’un complexe énergétique, entre interventions étatiques et initiatives locales." Le Havre, 2009. http://www.theses.fr/2009LEHA0007.

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La Vallée de la Seine est l’un des principaux foyers de l’industrie pétrolière française, tant en termes de production que de concentration d’établissements de ce secteur économique. Les activités commerciales et industrielles générées par les hydrocarbures depuis près de 150 ans font de ce territoire le cadre géographique privilégié pour analyser son processus historique d’apparition et de développement. S’agissant d’un secteur industriel à caractère stratégique, l’exemple haut normand, comme celui d’autres régions, fait appel à une approche à plusieurs échelles. La question de la localisatio

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Kennedy, Colleen Michelle. "Evaluating U.S. Counterterrorism Policy on Domestic Terrorism Using the Global Terrorism Database." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7396.

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The United States has a long history of domestic terrorism, yet U.S. counterterrorism policy has focused almost completely on the threat from international terrorism. The gap in the literature was the absence of an empirical evaluation of U.S. counterterrorism policy on domestic terrorism in general. The purpose of this quantitative study was to describe the impact of 21st century U.S. counterterrorism policy on incidence, lethality, and cost of domestic terrorism using data from the Global Terrorism Database. The multiple streams framework and the power elite theory were used. In this longitu

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Reijonen, Eeva Katriina. "Enhancing the capabilities of small producers in developing countries to meet global challenges : an investigation into the contribution of international craft development initiatives." Thesis, Robert Gordon University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10059/573.

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Worldwide, externally supported craft development initiatives aim to enhance the capability of local craft producers to succeed in globalized markets. However, the contribution that these organizations make towards the abilities of local actors remains unclear. Following a hermeneutic reflection on literature, empirical field experience derived from the African and South Pacific contexts and a multiple case study analysis of craft development organizations, the research investigates the pre-conceptions that lie behind approaches adopted in craft development initiatives. Two emerging elements o

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Park, Kyung Ryul. "Why do aid information management systems fail? : understanding global diffusion of data-driven development initiatives and sustainability failure in the case of Indonesia." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2017. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/3726/.

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Aid information management systems (AIMS) have been implemented in aidreceiving countries with the hope that they will enable donors and recipient governments to share aid information, enhance data governance and aid coordination among stakeholders. Despite the global popularity of data-driven development initiatives and heavy investment in AIMS, many systems have not fulfilled the expected outcomes. This research seeks to explain this failure from an information systems perspective. Building on a historical overview of AIMS implementation, I first develop an understanding of how such systems

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Cabrini, Carmagnac Liliane. "A critical perspective on collective arrangements tackling wicked problems in global supply networks : the case of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Paris 1, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020PA01E033.

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La déforestation, le changement climatique et la pauvreté sont devenus des sujets critiques de ce siècle. [...] L'objectif de cette recherche est de mieux comprendre le rôle des initiatives multi-acteurs ou collectives visant à traiter les problèmes complexes -« wicked problems »- dans le contexte des chaînes logistiques globales. Pour atteindre un tel objectif, il est important, dans un premier temps, de mieux comprendre le fonctionnement de ces initiatives collectives, leurs mécanismes de gouvernance, comment elles sont organisées, et quelles dynamiques politiques et de pouvoir sont présente

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Sandoval, Quezada Natalia Belén. "Citizens resisting Smart Cities’ initiatives : The case of Concepción (Chile) and the R+D PACYT project." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Malmö högskola, Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-43674.

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Parque Científico y Tecnológico (PACYT, Science and Technology Park) is a large-scale R+D project that seems to be framed in a Smart City plan for Concepción, Chile, which the media has presented as “the Chilean Silicon Valley” (Araus, 2015; Tele13, 2019) and promises to bring not only research and development opportunities for the city but also thousands of direct and indirect jobs (Estudio Interdiseño, 2018; la Tercera, 2015) carried out by PACYT Corporation. Nonetheless, voices have raised to question the construction of the 91 hectares initiative, and some of them have even organized in ci

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Jokubauskaite, Giedre. "Accountability towards individuals and communities affected by the World Bank development interventions : a project law approach." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/22007.

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This thesis sets out to explore the reasons why individuals and communities affected by development operations are generally unable to influence and control the content of development interventions, and also how this disadvantaged position could potentially be ameliorated. The aim is to identify systematic and conceptual shortcomings at the governance level – that is, the issues that are valid on their own account and do not rely on the ideological stance about sustainable development. Accordingly, the thesis suggests four principles of accountability that, if implemented, would ensure a more

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Viklund, Johan. "Corporate Responses to the Global Compact and the UN norms: A difference in preference? : A Case-study on corporations` response to voluntary and legally binding initiatives." Thesis, Södertörn University College, School of Social Sciences, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-1460.

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<p>This paper examines corporate responses to the voluntary UN initiative; the Global Compact and the legally binding UN Norms initiative that are attempts, at the urging of the international community, at different types of regulation of corporate activity in international socio-economic settings. This examination is done within the framework of the Modern World-Systems theory and both questions of the paper are therefore grounded in the MWS theory`s possibility to predict and explain the corporations` response to the two initiatives. The two hypotheses used in this paper are corresponding to

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Huber, Kristin Elisabeth [Verfasser], and Dirk Ulrich [Akademischer Betreuer] Gilbert. "The Political Role of Multinational Corporations in Global Supply Chains – Examining the Legitimacy, Challenges and Prospects of Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives / Kristin Elisabeth Huber ; Betreuer: Dirk Ulrich Gilbert." Hamburg : Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg, 2020. http://d-nb.info/120967632X/34.

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Yevdokymenko, Tetyana Mykolayivna, Natalia Vasylivna Naumenko, Тетяна Миколаївна Євдокименко, and Наталія Василівна Науменко. "About the need for ratification in Ukraine of global convention the recognition concerning higher education." Thesis, National Aviation University, 2021. https://er.nau.edu.ua/handle/NAU/51663.

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1.https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000370155 2.https://rm.coe.int/168007f2f5 3.https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1273-14#Text 4.https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/z0614-15#Text 5.http://naric.in.ua/en/about-nostrification-eng.html<br>To be valid in Ukraine (for employment or continuing education purposes), a foreign educational document you may needs to undergo the recognition procedure. This means establishing the compliance of the academic and professional rights, as well as the educational and qualification levels indicated in foreign educational documents (qualifications

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Kardakis, Therese. "Strengthening lifestyle interventions in primary health care : the challenge of change and implementation of guidelines in clinical practice." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Epidemiologi och global hälsa, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-141323.

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Background: Lifestyle habits like tobacco use, hazardous use of alcohol, unhealthy eating habits and insufficient physical activity are risk factors for developing non-communicable diseases, which are the leading, global causes of death. Furthermore, ill health and chronic diseases are costly and put an increased burden on societies and health systems. In order to address this situation, governmental bodies and organizations’ have encouraged healthcare providers to reorient the focus of healthcare and undertake effective interventions that support patients to engage in healthy lifestyle habit

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Quattrini, Nicole. "Impact of Covid-19 Response Strategies on the Rate of Change in Mortality in Europe During the First and Second Waves: A Retrospective Cohort Study." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-446403.

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to more than 3,000,000 deaths globally. During the first year of the pandemic, countries have focused their response strategies on non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) such as lockdowns and use of facial coverings. Because of collateral effects (psycho-social, and economical) by NPIs, investigating their effectiveness is increasingly important for optimal policies. The aim of this study is to investigate whether varying degrees of response strategies affect the rate of change in mortality at specific time points in the epidemic. The containmen

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Metcalf, Stephen Merrick. "Identifying strategies for effective artisanal and small-scale gold mining interventions in Kadoma-Chakari, Zimbabwe." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/1419.

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This thesis examines historical and contemporary artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Kadoma-Chakari, Zimbabwe in order to identify effective strategies to reduce mercury loss and exposure and to increase miners’ incomes by improving gold recoveries. Cyanidation of mercury-rich tailings and the use of nitric acid to leach mercury from cathode sludge and amalgams are identified as significant pathways for losses of mercury into the environment in Zimbabwe. Indirect evidence suggests that as much as 90% of the mercury contained in amalgamation tailings at mills in Kadoma-Chakari is di

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Axelson, Elisabeth. "How the Nordic countries approach CSR and MSI : A study of firms’ CSR actions. The Nordic model." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-232002.

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There is an increasing demand for the private sector to include corporate social responsibility in their business and everyday work. This thesis has studied the corporate responsibility of firms in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden), compared with firms in 18 other OECD countries. The results are then analysed by referring to the institutional framework that firms operate in; national and international institutions. In particular, the thesis aims at examining whether there is a distinctive Nordic approach towards CSR. The Nordic countries are argued to operate in a spec

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Triantafyllou, Marouso. "School-based Interventions or Prevention Programs regarding Alcohol, Smoking and Drug Use among Adolescents with Disabilities or Physical Impairments : A Systematic Literature Review." Thesis, Högskolan i Jönköping, Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-44161.

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Introduction Substance use in adolescents with disabilities is rising, containing the prevalence of substance-related disorders (SRD) such as addiction, mental or health disorders, cancer, accidents and mortality. Yet little is known about the existing substance use prevention programs among adolescents with dosabilities or physical impairments. The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the effects of school-based interventions or prevention programs directed at the reduction of alcohol, tobacco and drug use in young adolescents with disabilities or physical impairments. Method Five

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Lynn, Thet. "Is attained height associated with overnutrition measures in adolescents? : A cross-sectional analysis of 15 years’ follow-up data in the Maternal and Infant Nutrition Interventions in Matlab (MINIMat) study in rural Bangladesh." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-384671.

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Background: As overnutrition rises along with nutrition transition in low- and middle-income settings such as Bangladesh, evaluating metabolic risk factors using overnutrition measures in adolescents is important. Before doing such evaluation, a preliminary step should be taken to attest the independence of overnutrition measures from total height. Moreover, sitting height measures are recognized as important metabolic risk indicators. This study aims to understand the association of attained height –total and sitting– with overnutrition measures including body mass index (BMI), percent body f

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Banks, Tamara Dee. "An investigation into how work-related road safety can be enhanced." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2008. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/29683/1/Tamara_Banks_Citation.pdf.

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Despite the facts that vehicle incidents continue to be the most common mechanism for Australian compensated fatalities and that employers have statutory obligations to provide safe workplaces, very few organisations are proactively and comprehensively managing their work-related road risks. Unfortunately, limited guidance is provided in the existing literature to assist practitioners in managing work-related road risks. The current research addresses this gap in the literature. To explore how work-related road safety can be enhanced, three studies were conducted. Study one explored the e

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Banks, Tamara Dee. "An investigation into how work-related road safety can be enhanced." Queensland University of Technology, 2008. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/29683/.

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Despite the facts that vehicle incidents continue to be the most common mechanism for Australian compensated fatalities and that employers have statutory obligations to provide safe workplaces, very few organisations are proactively and comprehensively managing their work-related road risks. Unfortunately, limited guidance is provided in the existing literature to assist practitioners in managing work-related road risks. The current research addresses this gap in the literature. To explore how work-related road safety can be enhanced, three studies were conducted. Study one explored the e

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Eriksson, Karolina. "Sammanhanget och naturen : En intervjustudie med seniorer i en intervention under covid-19-pandemin." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-448056.

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Seniorer är en utsatt grupp under covid-19-pandemin då de riskerar att drabbas av allvarlig sjukdom eller död till följd av covid-19. Samtidigt innebär de restriktioner som har införts för att skydda mot covid-19 stora förändringar i människors vardag och riskerar att påverka den psykiska likväl som den fysiska hälsan negativt. Naturen påverkar däremot hälsan positivt på en rad olika sätt och människan tenderar att återhämta sig mer gynnsamt i kontakt med naturen. Naturen kan även utgöra en resurs för att hantera stress under en kris på ett bättre sätt. Den salutogena teorin känsla av sammanha

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Urbonaite, Miglė. "Evaluation of non-pharmaceutical intervention effectiveness in Covid-19 pandemic by using excess mortality metric." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Miljövetenskap, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-46154.

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INTRODUCTION: The study focuses on finding a methodology for evaluating the effectiveness of the nonpharmaceutical intervention in the face of a new pathogen entering the population. Different interventions can have different effectiveness levels in different populations; thus, studying possible correlations and effectiveness among different groups is essential. With better knowledge of the topic, the outbreak management could be done more cost-effectively, reducing the need for antibiotics, vaccines, and possible reduction of infectious diseases caused burden in developing regions. Furthermor

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Enoch, Abigail J. "Pulse oximetry in low-income settings : a case study of Kenyan hospitals." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2018. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:95c3aabf-fc58-4a73-aa6d-33703c36b4fb.

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Pulse oximeters are low-cost, easy to use, and effective at detecting hypoxemia (low blood oxygen levels), a common complication of bronchiolitis, asthma, and pneumonia, the leading infectious cause of death in children worldwide. However, pulse oximeters are often unavailable in lowincome settings, and if available, often underused, yet little research investigates why. In this thesis, I examine pulse oximeter implementation in low-income settings, focusing on Kenyan hospitals as a case study, and using a mixed-methods approach. I conducted a systematic literature review, examining how pulse

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Larsson, Anna. "Parent-Child Relations as Protective and Promotive Factors for Ethnic Minority Children Living in Relative Poverty : A systematic literature review." Thesis, Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation, Högskolan i Jönköping, HLK, CHILD, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-44209.

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Ethnic minority children living in relative poverty are a high-risk group for poor outcomes in all aspects of wellbeing. The relationship and interactions between child and parent are a key part of child development and a platform for providing positive experiences which can benefit a child’s wellbeing. There is therefore a need to identify what facilitates wellbeing for ethnic minority children in low-socioeconomic status families. By focusing on protective and promotive factors encompassing the parent-child relationship, factors can be identified which can use family strengths as a basis for

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Ashfaq, Muhammad. "The crime of aggression : a critical historical inquiry of the just war tradition." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/13671.

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Why has international society been unable to develop political and judicial collective-security arrangements to limit external aggression? The thesis argues that efforts to limit aggression in moral and legal theory have created an unjust order in which great powers have used these theoretical traditions to reinforce their power in the global order. The thesis argues that is not a new development but can be found in one of the oldest traditions of moral reflection on war, the just war tradition. To substantiate this point, the thesis critically surveys the philosophers of the ancient Greek, Ro

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MARICONDA, CLAUDIA GABRIELLA. "HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOUR RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS OF MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES. PERSPECTIVES ON PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY COMPANIES." Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/11127.

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Lo studio si inserisce nel dibattito sul potere delle multinazionali e il rispetto dei diritti umani fondamentali e approfondisce i concetti di responsabilità sociale delle imprese (CSR) e della loro "accountability", inquadrando l'analisi nel contesto più ampio degli investimenti esteri diretti (FDI), con i relativi aspetti economici, tecnologici e sociali, nonché ambientali e politici. Si analizzano le norme internazionali in tema di rispetto dei diritti umani da parte delle aziende, ed i meccanismi legali per rendere le società "accountable", soprattutto in caso di complicità aziendali neg

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