Essays about: "Social responsibility"

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  1. 1. Does gender balance on the corporate board have an impact on the equity performance?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Tove Arrelid; Elin Forsberg; [2017-02-09]
    Keywords : gender equality; board diversity; quotas; performance evaluation; equity performance; corporate social responsibility;

    Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to examine whether a gender equal board of directors have an impact on the equity performance during the examination period of December 2011 to December 2016. This study shows that the gender balanced portfolio outperforms the non-gender balanced portfolio in all investigated performance measures. READ MORE

  3. 2. Shareholder activism: performing for publicity or actual policy change? : The influence of social and environmental shareholder activism on CSR performance.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Robert Zantinge; [2017]
    Keywords : Corporate Social Responsibility CSR ; Shareholder activism; Thomson Reuters Asset4; Proxy Monitor; internationalization; social CSR performance; environmental CSR performance.;

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  4. 3. The ethics of tax avoidance : The moderating effect of internationalization on the relationship between CSR and tax avoidance

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Willem Strater; [2017]
    Keywords : tax avoidance; business ethics; corporate social responsibility; internationalization; CSR; tax; avoidance;

    Abstract : This paper examines how economic, environmental and social CSR activities are related to tax avoidance. Subsequently, this study examines whether internationalization moderates the relationship between the different CSR activities and tax avoidance. READ MORE

  5. 4. An examination of housing segregation in Malmö, Sweden: the roles and responsibilities of different actors in finding solutions.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Alexander Rosenquist; [2017]
    Keywords : housing provision; spatial segregation; urban marginality; Malmö; post-welfare state; civil society; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Spatial segregation and unequal access to housing has been recognized as a problem in Sweden for the past several decades. The increasing influence of neoliberal policies on the Swedish housing market has made segregation and social disparities a challenging obstacle in the development of Malmö. READ MORE

  6. 5. The relationship between CSR disclosure quality and investor responsiveness to earnings news

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Karolina Sjökvist; Lisa Valfridsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Business model relevance; CSR disclosure quality; Earnings news; Earnings quality; Earnings response coefficient;

    Abstract : This study investigates whether there is a relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) disclosure quality and investor responsiveness to earnings news. The notion is that CSR disclosure quality can signal earnings quality. READ MORE