Search for dissertations about: "scarcity"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 227 swedish dissertations containing the word scarcity.
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1. The Specter of Scarcity : Experiencing and Coping with Metal Shortages, 1870-2015
Abstract : In spite of an ever-growing supply of metals, actors have long feared metal shortages. This thesis – departing from an understanding that metals scarcity is not an objective geological fact, but an experience, a fear of a shortage – explores why business and state actors have experienced metals as scarce and how they coped with scarcity from 1870 to 2015. READ MORE
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2. Scarcity, Abundance and Sufficiency: Contributions to Social and Economic Theory
Abstract : Economic sociology has established itself as a strong and vibrant field in the social sciences. A number of significant studies have been conducted on the relation between the economy and society: on firms, markets, networks, money, and general action theory. But little has been done on the issues of scarcity, abundance, and sufficiency (SAS). READ MORE
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3. Product innovation in small established enterprises : Managing processes and resource scarcity
Abstract : This thesis examines product innovation processes in small established enterprises. The research questions are: (1) what motivates small established enterprises to innovate, (2) how do small established enterprises perform product innovation, and (3) how do small established enterprises manage resource scarcity in their product innovation processes? To answer the research questions, a multiple case study approach was chosen with three small established enterprises as cases and different product innovation processes as embedded units of study. READ MORE
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4. Cooperation and Conflict amid Water Scarcity
Abstract : Over two billion people remain without safe drinking water and more than four billion lack basic access to sanitation. Safely managing water is key for livelihoods, food security, energy production, and overall socio-economic development. This dissertation analyzes how scarce water resources affect cooperation and conflict. READ MORE
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5. Managing cloud resource scarcity
Abstract : According to the Infrastructure-as-a-Service conceptualization of cloud computing, Infrastructure Providers offer utility-like pay-as-you-go access to computing resources (e.g., data processing, networks, and storage) to Service Providers, who use those resources to host applications for the benefit of end users. READ MORE