Essays about: "Honesty"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 68 essays containing the word Honesty.

  1. 36. Manipulation of Accruals and Real Activities for Earnings Management: A Study of the Chinese Stock Market

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

    Author : Biljana Ristevska; Yiming Wang; [2017]
    Keywords : Earnings Management; Chinese Listed Firms; Accruals Manipulation; Real Activities Earnings Management;

    Abstract : Since 2014, international investors gained unrestricted access to the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges for the first time since they were established. However, whether investors can seize the investment opportunities or not highly depends on the reliability of financial statements. READ MORE

  3. 37. Transformational Leadership and Motivation in Sport: The Moderating Role of Personality and Self-other Agreement Ratings

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Petrus Fogelqvist; Hedvig Lestander; [2017]
    Keywords : Transformational leadership; Self-determination theory; Sports; Personality; Self-other agreement;

    Abstract : Sport dropout during adolescence is a common phenomenon which is connected to motivation. Therefore this thesis investigated the relationship between coaches’ (N = 61, Mage = 40.39) transformational leadership and athletes’ (N = 132, Mage = 20.61) type of motivation in Swedish sport clubs. READ MORE

  4. 38. Crime, Community and the Negotiated Truth : Court Narratives of Capital Crime in the District Courts of Jämtland-Härjedalen 1649—1700

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Simon Berggren; [2017]
    Keywords : 17th century; Capital punishment; Community; Court narratives; Crime; District court; Judicial discourse; Jämtland; Social control; Peasantry.; 1600-tal; Allmoge; Dödsstraff; Häradsrätt; Jämtland; Kriminalitet; Rättsdiskurs; Rättsnarrativ; Social kontroll;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to study the court narratives of serious crimes in the district courts of Jämtland-Härjedalen in the latter half of 17th century. This is done by studying the negotiated aspects of criminal court proceedings; how did stories of crime, guilt and character come together in the records to form narratives that became accepted truths by the local community and the authorities? Investigations of serious crime have been sampled from the collected records of five district courts in the period 1649–1700. READ MORE

  5. 39. The Struggle to be Honest in a Corrupt World : Narration and Relations in The Great Gatsby

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Oskar Lindgren; [2017]
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    Abstract : Although many attempts have been made on determining the trustworthiness of the narrator in The Great Gatsby, I would like to argue that there is more to say on that matter. Critics like Gary Scrimegeour and Colin Cass claim that the narrator Nick Carraway is hypocrisy embodied. READ MORE

  6. 40. The Impact of Influencers on Online Purchase Intent

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

    Author : Nadezhda Lisichkova; Zeina Othman; [2017]
    Keywords : Influencers; Influencer Marketing; Online Purchase Intent; Consumers; Online Retailer; Trust;

    Abstract : Purpose:                  The purpose of this thesis is to explore the features that an influencer possesses or should possess and their impact on online purchasing intent for consumers. Method:                   Results were derived from two focus groups interviews with 12 different consumers from various countries. READ MORE