Essays about: "Andreas Born"

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  1. 6. Who’s Heritage? : A study of the perceptions of cultural heritage in south-western Sweden among immigrants and Swedes with a foreign background

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Andreas Kristensson; [2014]
    Keywords : heritage; cultural nationalism; European culture; Sweden; UNESCO; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This essay has investigated immigrants and Swedes with foreign background’s perception of cultural heritage as it has been specified by UNESCO. The approach to focus on this particular sample population was born out of the realisation that the EU, nationalist parties and far - right extremists all point to a common her itage. READ MORE

  3. 7. Promising and Motivation of Politicians

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Andreas Born; Pieter van Eck; [2014]
    Keywords : Election; Promise; Political Process; Electoral Competition; Laboratory Experiment;

    Abstract : In this paper we present an experiment to analyze the motivation of politicians to comply with the public interest. We distinguish between three sources of motivation: Campaigning promises, a rational re-election concern and intrinsic motivation arising from being elected into a position of power. READ MORE

  4. 8. Market knowledge in SMEs: Intentions and actions in traditional companies and Born Globals

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Andreas Giallourakis; [2010]
    Keywords : Internationalization; market knowledge; Born Globals; SME;

    Abstract : This bachelor thesis is investigating the internationalization process in Small and Medium sized Enterprises and to which extent they internalize market knowledge when reaching out to foreign markets. A total of 18 companies in different industry sectors are interviewed and categorized as being traditional companies or Born Globals. READ MORE

  5. 9. Regional Variance in Sickness Insurance Usage

    University essay from IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Andreas Kroksgård; [2009]
    Keywords : Health; sickness absence; sickness compensation; labor mobility; firm structure; regional variance; social insurance; regional variance; regional analysis; ill health; Sick-pay insurance; work absence; moral hazard; social norms;

    Abstract : Which factors best explain the regional variation in sick-listing and early retirement? Data from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency is fitted against variables describing different regional characteristics that have been linked to sickness insurance consumption in the literature. Results, in line with earlier empirical investigation, suggest that particularly the employment rate, the populations‟ age, and its wealth are strong determinants of regional insurance usage. READ MORE