Essays about: "Enhancing Agency"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 34 essays containing the words Enhancing Agency.

1. 16. The impact of family ownership on dividend payout policy : An examination on the Swedish context

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Marcus Wibom; Fanny Lundvall; [2020]
   Keywords : agency problems; control enhancing mechanisms; corporate governance; dividend payout policy; family firms; second largest blockholder;

   Abstract : This study investigates whether family ownership impacts firms’ dividend payout policies by examining firms publicly listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange (OMX Stockholm) during the years 2013–2018 (1,363 firm-year observations). The investigation is made by performing multiple regression analyses including the dependent variable DIVIDEND PAYOUT. READ MORE

3. 17. WOMAASHI (We press on): Communications and Activism in the Ada Songor Salt Women’s Association, Ghana

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Eibhlín Ní Chléirigh; [2019]
   Keywords : Activism; Women; Ghana; Land Rights; Solidarity; Social Movements;

   Abstract : The purpose of the project is to create a model for improved and expanded participation in an activist network, The Ada Songor Salt Women's Association (ASSWA) by enhancing communications. ASSWA is an organization of Brave Women (Yihi katseme) salt winners from the Songor lagoon area in south eastern Ghana. READ MORE

4. 18. Assessment For Learning : a comparative study of formative assessment practices in two upper-secondary schools

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Stephen Compton; [2019]
   Keywords : Formative assessment; summative assessment; collegial learning; formative feedback; criterion-referenced assessment; The Swedish National Agency for Education.;

   Abstract : Formative assessment lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be. Little research has been conducted on formative assessment practices, nor collegial practices in an EFL context. READ MORE

5. 19. Temporary Agency Workers are Committed Despite Simple Tasks and Low-Status Work

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Simone Renz; Rebecca Wetterberg; [2019]
   Keywords : Temporary agency worker TAW ; temporary agency; organizational commitment; sense of belonging; personal development.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Temporary agency work is an ongoing trend that has been growing largely in the recent years. It is defined by a triangular relationship between temporary agency workers (TAWs), temporary agency, and clients. Furthermore, it is associated with low status and low-skilled job tasks. READ MORE

6. 20. The Grey Shade of Local Peacebuilding : A Qualitative Study of an Informal Local Peace Committee in the Midst of Violence. Laikipia, Northern Kenya.

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Philip Martinsson; [2018]
   Keywords : Kenya; Laikipia; Peace Formation; Local Peace Committee; Peacebuilding; Peace Infrastructure; Non-State Actors;

   Abstract : Previous research shows that there is a demand of enhancing our understanding about the local actor as a mechanism for peacebuilding, suggesting a need for further investigation about the phenomena amid the growing complexity and decentralization of scenes in conflict. The research in this study draws together empirical data on an informal local peace committee (LPC) conducted in Laikipia, northern Kenya; a county which have experienced a multitude of conflict dynamics recently involving state and non-state actors, to know more about their role as local peacebuilders. READ MORE