Essays about: "Human capital variable"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 32 essays containing the words Human capital variable.

1. 21. Business ethics and the influence on the development of intellectual capital : A study of the auditing profession

   University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle

   Author : Olle Schultz; Dennis Tran; [2015]
   Keywords : Business Ethics; Intellectual Capital; Managerial Ethics; Professional Ethics; Human Capital; Social Capital; Organizational capital; Audit firms; Auditors; Profession Theory; Upper-Echelon Theory; Behavioural Theory of the Firm; Internal Ethics; External Ethics; Tacit Individual Capital; Collective Organizational Capital.;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to explain how managerial and professional ethics of auditors affect the development of intellectual capital in audit firms. The dependent variable, intellectual capital, has been derived from previous studies and includes under-concepts human capital, organizational capital and social capital. READ MORE

3. 22. Does human capital create economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa? : An empirical analysis of the relationship between human capital and economic growth.

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

   Author : Lucas Johansson; [2015]
   Keywords : Economic growth; human capital; education; panel data; Sub-Saharan Africa;

   Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to investigate if human capital has a significant impact on economic growth. This is tested with a panel data regression model where data is taken annually from the Sub-Saharan Africa region between the years 1988-2011. READ MORE

4. 23. Men and Women’s Return to Cognitive Skills. : Evidence from PIAAC.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Victor Sowa; [2014]
   Keywords : Gender wage differences; cognitive skills; PIAAC; Mincer Equation; Human Capital; OLS; survey data; jackknife;

   Abstract : Do men and women receive different pay-offs, in terms of wage, from cognitive skills in the Swedish labor market? To answer this, the classical Mincer equation is expanded with a variable for cognitive skills (literacy and numeracy) and an interaction term between being a male and cognitive skills to be able to distinguish the actual difference in pay-off. I use data from OECD’s PIAAC survey of adult skills, which provides a unique opportunity to examine gender pay-off differences concerning cognitive skills. READ MORE

5. 24. Does Mr Anderson have a jobafter the military has left? -An investigation on unemployment rate in Swedish muncipalities aftected by a military base closure.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Martin Lundberg Hansson; [2014]
   Keywords : Regression analysis; Panel data; Military base closure; BRAC; unemployment; Region growth model; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate if a military base closure has any effects on unemployment in the affected municipality. In this study military base has been viewed as a cluster for the municipality where resources, infrastructure and employment in the municipality are drawn to maintain the base. READ MORE

6. 25. Property Rights as a Determinant of Foreign Direct Investments - A qualitative and quantitative study

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Kerstin Olsson; [2014]
   Keywords : Kenya; Foreign Direct Investment; FDI; Property rights; Instrumental variable approach; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This study has its starting point in the fact that not all developing countries are equally successful in attracting foreign direct investments (FDI). Consequently, this study examines the determinants of FDI in a developing country. READ MORE