Essays about: "Globalization effect on business"

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  1. 21. Is there an impact of Foreign Direct Investments on gender equality? A study of female employment in Latin America and the Caribbean

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Lina Jönsson; [2015]
    Keywords : female labour force participation; female employment; gender; Latin America and the Caribbean; Foreign Direct Investments; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a part of the globalization process, a process increasing all over the world. These investments affect people, both in the home economy and the host economy. People in the host economy are, due to several aspects, affected in different ways. One of those aspects is gender. READ MORE

  3. 22. Income Inequality and Trade Protection - Does the Sector Matter?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Amanda Bjurling; [2015]
    Keywords : sectorial protection.; middle-income countries; trade protection; globalization; Inequality; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : According to traditional trade theory, trade reduces inequality between the rich and the poor. However, since the beginning of the 1980s, a constantly rise in within-country inequality has been observed in many developed and developing countries. READ MORE

  4. 23. Does corruption matter?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Malin Berg Von Linde; [2014]
    Keywords : Economic growth; FDI; informal institutions; corruption; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Globalization and more open economies has over the last two decades led to an increase of FDI which has been argued to lead to economic growth. So far economists are not unanimous on to what extent or fully agreed upon if certain other conditions have to be fulfilled for this to be true. READ MORE

  5. 24. The Effect of Globalization on Gender Equality within Welfare and Work Life

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Emma Olsson; [2014]
    Keywords : Globalization; Gender equality; Welfare; Work life; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to analyze what effect different aspects of globalization have had on gender equality in welfare and work life during the period 1970-2012 using data for up to 171 countries. The KOF index of globalization is used as a proxy to include social, political and economic globalization. READ MORE

  6. 25. Mandatory vs. Voluntary Sustainability Disclosure - will intervention by the state increase sustainability performance?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Erik von Geijer; Sandra Rumélius; [2013]
    Keywords : Mandatory sustainability reporting; sustainability performance; GRI framework; institutional theory;

    Abstract : Due to globalization and business being embedded in several national systems, firms are facing higher degree of internal and external pressure in acting in a socially responsible manner. The increasing pressure in addition to engagement in international initiatives such as the UN Global Compact have increased the importance of publicly expressing outcome and goals of a firm's activities within sustainability. READ MORE