Essays about: "Unethical Investment"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Unethical Investment.
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1. Embracing Transformative Technology to End Worker Exploitation : How Individual Resistance to Change Management Can Explain the Limited Adoption of Worker Monitoring Tools in Multinational Organizations.
University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Background: The unethical treatment of factory workers is widespread, especially in developing countries. There is no international legal body with the jurisdiction to uphold universal labor rights. Hence, the responsibility to ensure worker well-being falls upon the multinational organizations that operate the supply chain. READ MORE
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2. Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The Intergroup Bias and Access to Venture Financing
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : Access to financing is a critical step in enabling economic growth. Ensuring that capital is allocated between ventures in an optimal way is of great importance to society. Investors look at several factors when determining whether to pursue a business opportunity, amongst them the business proposition, industry landscape and team experience. READ MORE
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3. ETHICAL INVESTMENTS : The cost of a clean conscience oropportunity to change the world?
University essay from Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : Problem background: Swedish savings in mutual funds have increased by 53 times in 30 years, to a total of 3 837 billion kronor, where of a large share is through the Swedish pension system. A growing share of this capitalis invested in socially responsible investment products, where a popular approach is to use a negative screening to exclude companies based on ethical values. READ MORE
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4. Socially Irresponsible Investment In The United States
University essay fromAbstract : In this thesis, we provide evidence on the performance of an unethical investment strategy during the 21st-century. We examine publicly traded US companies engage in one of these five industries; gambling, oil/gas, alcohol, tobacco, and defense. READ MORE
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5. Can it be Good to be Bad? : Evidence on the performance of US sin stocks
University essay from FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Investment decisions grounded in personal values and societal norms has seen a growth in the last decades, to a point where large institutional investors are abstaining from certain industries that share a specific characteristic altogether. The affiliation with sinful industries that promote human vice is not viewed as socially responsible in the eyes of the public, a reason why socially responsible investment funds that screen out these companies has experienced an increase in popularity. READ MORE