Essays about: "Nordic welfare states"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words Nordic welfare states.

  1. 1. What Difference Does It Make? : Comparative Panel Data Analysis of the Relationship Between CSR Initiatives and Board Composition in Sweden and the United States

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet (USBE); Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Kristina Björling; Viktor Hansson; [2023]
    Keywords : CSR; ESG; Corporate Governance; Gender Diversity; Board Independence; CEO Duality; Inclusion; Board Compositions; Agency Theory; Resource Dependence Theory; Critical Mass Theory; Hofstede’s National Cultural Theory.;

    Abstract : More companies have responded to the call for action, increasing their attention to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Corporate governance structures have proven to have an effect on how well companies are able to facilitate a sustainable trajectory, all influenced by values and norms. READ MORE

  3. 2. Policy Analysis: Temporary Protection Directive and its Implementation in the Nordic Welfare Context : A comparative case study of Sweden and Finland

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Anni Luoto; [2023]
    Keywords : Temporary Protection Directive; Refugee; Temporary Protection Status; Asylum Policies; Law.;

    Abstract : On March 4, 2022, the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) was activated as a response to a mass influx of Ukrainian refugees. The Directive was ratified by the EU member states already in 2001, following the events of the refugee crisis caused by the Kosovo conflict. READ MORE

  4. 3. Who the Pandemic Graduates Are & What They Want : A quantitative case study analyzing university students’ work preferences and outlook after the COVID-19 pandemic.

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

    Author : Samantha Hodges; Senad Osmanovic; [2022]
    Keywords : work-life balance; COVID-19 pandemic; education; labor market; Nordic welfare states; health and lifestyle;

    Abstract : The COVID-19 pandemic has led to major transformations in education, workplaces, and work-life balance. Though most restrictions have been lifted in Sweden, some processes will likely remain online. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Cross-Country Comparison of Family Policies in the Three Nordic Countries : Comparing formal childcare and parental leave policiesof Sweden, Finland, and Denmark

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

    Author : Suh Kyung Lee; [2021]
    Keywords : Employment; family policy; formal childcare; Nordic welfare states; parental leave;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to compare family policies between three Nordic countries. Specifically, the differences and similarities of family policies between the three Nordic countries – Sweden, Finland, and Denmark – regarding formal childcare, parental leave, and parents’ employment are analyzed through a qualitative research method, document analysis. READ MORE

  6. 5. Okun’s Law in the Nordics

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Christopher Vang; [2021]
    Keywords : Okun´s law; Unemployment; GDP growth; Okuns lag; Arbetslöshet; BNP tillväxt;

    Abstract : Okun´s law describes the empirical observation first made by Arthur Okun relating changes in an economy’s unemployment rate to changes in output. Where many earlier research papers since then focus on comparisons between countries, this paper attempts to assess whether Okun’s law is demonstrated in the five Nordic countries and analyse the relationship between unemployment and output in welfare states. READ MORE