Essays about: "dependent and independent variable"

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1. 1. ESG Performance and Probability of Default

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

   Author : Julius Bengtsson; Magnus Fredriksson; [2024]
   Keywords : ESG; CSR; Stakeholder Theory; Probability of Default;

   Abstract : This study aims to investigate how firms' ESG performance affects their probability of default for Nordic listed firms. Based on stakeholder theory as well as findings from previous literature, we hypothesise that this relationship is negative as our main hypothesis. READ MORE

3. 2. Wells of Conflict : A Qualitative Study on How Groundwater Scarcity Affects Communal Conflict

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Rebecca Ander; [2024]
   Keywords : Groundwater; Water Scarcity; Communal Conflict; Ethnic Conflict; Kenya;

   Abstract : The topic of whether resource scarcity affects conflict has for long been debated in the field  of peace and conflict studies. This study aimed to understand if there is a correlation between groundwater scarcity and communal conflict by answering the research question ‘How does groundwater scarcity affect communal violence in the Arid and Semi-Arid Land of Kenya’. READ MORE

4. 3. DEMOCRACIES WITHOUT DEMOCRATS A quantitative study of citizens’ preferences for autocratic regimes

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Petronella Ruben Hydén; [2023-12-06]
   Keywords : Autocratization; Autocracy; Outsider; Insider; Attitudes;

   Abstract : What decides whether a person prefers democracy or autocracy? Can the preference be narrowed down to one single influencing factor, or is it instead a combination of several phenomena that determines it? In order to understand the shifts in autocratic tendencies globally from a macro perspective, it is crucial to study the micro perspective behind it: individuals. This essay builds on previous research regarding citizens’ preference for different regime types to map out further why some people prefer autocracy over democracy. READ MORE

5. 4. What are the odds of civil war? Investigating the relationship between quality of government, voter turnout, civil war, and the Democratic peace theory

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Salome Nordberg; [2023-10-05]
   Keywords : Quality of government; civil war; voter turnout; democratic peace theory; logistic regression;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to quantitatively investigate the relationship between the quality of government, voter turnout, and civil war. By doing a hypothesistesting analysis through logistic regression. READ MORE

6. 5. The impact of female entrepreneurship on a country’s innovative performance

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Laura Lechner; Lina Hartmann; [2023-07-19]
   Keywords : female entrepreneurship; innovation performance; country-level analysis; OLS; opportunity-driven entrepreneurship; innovation; developed countries; developing countries;

   Abstract : Purpose – As entrepreneurship is still a traditionally male-dominated field, more research and political initiative is needed to create a level-playing field between women and men in this industry. The purpose of this research, therefore, is to first understand how female entrepreneurship (FE) influences innovation performance (IP) now, and how this effect has changed over time. READ MORE