Browsing by Subject "strategies"
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(University of HelsinkiHelsingin yliopistoHelsingfors universitet, 2005)Tämä tutkimus on osa laajempaa lypsykarjan ekonomiaa käsittelevää tutkimusta. Kirjallisuusosassa on käyty läpi lypsylehmän poiston määritelmä ja erilaisia tapoja tulkita karjan poistoprosenttia, suunniteltua ja suunnittelematonta poistoa sekä erilaisia näkemyksiä karjan optimaalisesta poistoprosentista. Poistojen perusteita käsitellään sekä yksittäisen lehmän osalta, että karjatasolla poistostrategioina. Lisäksi käydään läpi tutkimuksia, joissa on selvitetty lehmän ominaisuuksien vaikutusta poistopäätökseen ja eri poistosyillä poistettujen lehmien ominaisuuksia. Tutkimuksen tavoitteena oli selvittää karjatasolla perusteita lehmien poistoille, tavoitteita karjan tunnusluvuille ja hoitojen kohtuullisia kustannuksia sekä karjanomistajien mielipiteitä poistojen tarpeellisuudesta ja vaikutuksista karjaan. Poistettujen eläinten kohdalla pyrittiin selvittämään poistoon johtaneita muita syitä kuin poistokoodien ilmoittama syy ja sairauden takia poistetulla eläimellä hoidon keskeyttämisen tai hoitamatta jättämisen perusteita. Tutkimus tehtiin tilakäynneillä kahdellatoista tilalla Pohjois-Pohjanmaan ja Kainuun alueella keväällä 2002 ja 2003. Tilat oli arvottu Oulun seudun Maaseutukeskuksen Laatuportaat-terveydenhuoltohankkeeseen osallistuneista tiloista. Poistettuja eläimiä oli yhteensä 107. Tiedot kerättiin viimeisestä maatalouden tuloslaskelmasta, karjantarkkailun vuosiyhteenvedosta, poistettujen lehmien lehmäkorteista, siemennyskorteista sekä haastattelemalla karjanomistajia. Karjanomistajien tavoitteet karjan tunnusluvuille vaihtelivat tilojen välillä suuresti ja olivat osittain epärealistisia todellisiin tunnuslukuihin verrattuna. Hoitokustannuksissa tulokset olivat yllättävän samansuuntaisia ja tiettyjä tilakohtaisia periaatepäätöksiä hoitokertojen osalta oli havaittavissa. Pääosin karjanomistajat eivät olleet tyytyväisiä karjan senhetkiseen uudistusprosenttiin, mutta pitivät poistoja perusteltuina ja välttämättöminä. Poistojen ei uskottu parantavan karjan jalostuksellista arvoa, keskituotosta tai hedelmällisyys-tunnuslukuja. Poistojen syistä yleisin oli utarevika, mikä tuloksena poikkeaa kansainvälisistä tutkimuksista, joissa tavallisin poiston syy on hedelmällisyyshäiriö. Utarevian takia poistettiin 47,7 %, muun syyn takia 26,2 %, huonona 8,4 %, mahona 7,7 %, tapaturman takia 3,7 %, eloon myymällä 2,8 %, poikimavaikeuksien takia ja vanhana poistettiin 1,9% lehmistä. Luonnevian ja puutostaudin takia tehtyjä poistoja ei ollut. Vanhimpina poistettiin lehmiä poistokoodeilla vanha ja tapaturma, nuorimpina koodilla poikimavaikeus. Poistojen taustalla oli 51,4 %:lla poistetuista lehmistä myös jokin muu syy kuin poistokoodin osoittama syy. Koska karjanomistajat itse ilmoittavat poistojen koodin, voivat tulkinnat vaihdella karjoittain ja koodilla merkitty poistosyy voi olla poistoajankohdan määrittänyt syy eikä poistoon johtanut syy.
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(2019)To nations of the 21st century, the concept known as nation branding has become a common way to encounter economic, political, and social issues. However, many researchers question whether nation branding actually makes a difference during more serious circumstances, such as an economic crisis. This study looks at the branding strategies of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) during the crisis years 2010–2015, with the aim of achieving a better understanding of how nation branding is conducted during a crisis. The research questions were the following: What were the nation-branding strategies of Greece during the crisis years 2010–2015? Are there signs or mentions of the crisis in the strategies? How does the Greek nation branding correspond to the findings of previous research? The data used in the study consists of strategic documents by the GNTO and the Greek Ministry of Tourism, and was collected from the website of GNTO as well as the European Commission (EC). The data was thematically analyzed based on the dimensions of Anholt’s nation-brand hexagon. The texts were first coded according to the predetermined themes (Tourism, People, Culture & Heritage, Investment & Immigration, Governance, and Exports), after which the branding under each theme was further studied. The analysis revealed that the branding strategies of the GNTO to a great extent corresponded to the findings of previous research, and the six nation-brand dimensions appeared to be clearly visible in the strategies. The Tourism theme was the most prominent theme in the data, followed by Culture & Heritage and People. Governance and Exports can be said to be the least common themes in the 2010–2015 strategies. In addition to the six nation-brand dimensions, a crisis perspective was added to the analysis. The Crisis theme was more visible than expected based on the theory of the economic crisis taboo. There was little to none economic crisis taboo to be found in the material. Future studies could look deeper into the ways that the crisis affected the Greek nation brand and vice versa. Examining the work of GNTO and other Greek organizations further to see to what extent these actors cooperate in the building of Brand Greece would also be beneficial.
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(2023)The European Commission and the Finnish government have released their respective roadmaps in sustainable forest policy. With the European Commission pushing for further cooperation and integration in a field with no dedicated framework, it becomes vital to have a consensus on the concept of “sustainable forestry” with Member States such as Finland. Finland, on the other hand, as the most forested Member State in terms of percentage of total land area, manifests opposite views regarding how the administration is supposed to effect policy. This thesis consists of an analysis of respective documents from the European Commission and the Finnish government: the New EU Forest Strategy for 2030 and the Government Report on Forest Policy 2050. Similar in scope and structure, they clearly reflect these different attitudes towards policymaking and the role of policymakers themselves in the coming decades. The focus of this analysis is, however, their respective use of metaphors. With the theoretical support of the Advocacy Coalition Framework of Hank Jenkins-Smith and Paul Sabatier and the Critical Metaphor Analysis of Jonathan Charteris-Black, these metaphor choices are then observed to explain which stakeholders—either forestry, administrative, or environmental—are favored in each document. In this thesis, metaphors are words whose basic meaning, which is usually the one easiest to imagine, is not the one used in their textual context. From associating that missing, metaphorical meaning to chosen key concepts, this analysis shows that the metaphors found are used in cohesion with each other. This reveals a re-conceptualization of those key terms according to the accompanying metaphors. For example, the European Commission presented forests in its Strategy as “towns”, while the Finnish government saw them as “(ore) mines”. The results of this thesis reveal the consistency of metaphor choices in discourse and their significance in depicting a potentially different set of narratives from those contained in conventional language, both overtly and covertly. With these results in mind, scholars can further pursue research in other fields thanks understanding of metaphor and its prevalence in communication, or even expand this line of research into the role of media, for example.
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(2023)Multicultural learning environments are increasing at schools, where the inherent diversity in groups working in collaboration triggers situations of conflict due to students having different worldviews and opinions. While conflicts have traditionally been seen as negative, research shows that when resolved constructively, they have the potential to develop multiple skills and create richer learning experiences. The path to achieving constructive conflicts in a classroom largely depends on the development of the skills needed for conflict resolution in students and conflict management strategies. Nevertheless, although research shows inconsistency in methods and guidelines to achieve constructive conflicts, it is agreed that holistic support from schools is crucial. Therefore, this study aims to explore the strategies implemented by schools to promote constructive conflict resolution among students, as well as the specific approaches used during conflict situations. This study collected data through online qualitative surveys of in-service teachers at international schools worldwide. Participants shared their beliefs and practices regarding conflict resolution through open-ended questions, and responses were analysed using an inductive approach of content analysis to answer the research questions of this study. The results offered a holistic view of the practices in school settings, dividing the findings into two themes depending on the time of implementation: before or during the conflict. On one hand, preparing students for conflict resolution highlighted the development of SEL skills in the classroom through teachers' practices and curriculum approaches. Specifically, the embedding of SEL in the curriculum, collaborative learning methods and conflict resolution training were significant in preparing students for conflict resolution. In addition, prevalent conflict management strategies included collaborative conflict resolution strategies and teachers’ mediation, while inter-disciplinary support with third parties appeared as crucial for teachers. This study concludes that schools must develop methods at every level of school communities, curriculums need to embed SEL, and multi-disciplinary professionals at school are needed. Finally, there is a need to unify teachers’ practices to further develop teacher training on conflict resolution, so students will achieve constructive conflict resolution independently.
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