Essays about: "Incentive Programs"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 38 essays containing the words Incentive Programs.

  1. 16. Implementing participatory planning in the global South : A case study of Rio de Janeiro

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Nicole Svensson Vergara; [2016]
    Keywords : Communicative planning theory Participation Global South Policy Transfer Neoliberalism;

    Abstract : Urban policies are currently shaped by contemporary processes of globalisation including a market-oriented approach to urban development. In Rio de Janeiro there is currently a high rate of urban population growth causing issues such as inequality, informal settlements and lack of access to basic services. READ MORE

  3. 17. Class Struggle or Capitalist interests? : The Driving Forces of Active Labor Market Policy and the Expansion of the Welfare State

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Måns Hellström; [2016]
    Keywords : political science; political economy; welfare state; active labor market policy; power resource theory; varieties of capitalism; regression analysis;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to examine the causes of welfare state expansion, specifically the causes of welfare state expenditure of active labor market policy (ALMP). ALMP aims at reducing unemployment and increasing participation in the labor market. READ MORE

  4. 18. The Impact of Affirmative Action on Employees' attitudes towards equality : To BBBEE or not to BBBEE? A field study in South Africa

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Johanna Björnsund; Frida Grundström; [2016]
    Keywords : Affirmative action; B-BBEE; Apartheid; Employee attitudes; Organizational culture; Group identity; Diversity; Prejudice; Group integration; Equality;

    Abstract : Background- South Africa, the most southern country at the African continent as the name depicts, is a country where Apartheid has prevailed the historical and contemporary landscape of the nation.  The era of Apartheid, being a system of discrimination and segregation, produced racial imbalances within the South African society and polices of affirmative action was enforced as an attempt to redress the racial inequalities. READ MORE

  5. 19. Does CEO Ownership Matter for Firm Value? A Study of the Industrial Sector of the Swedish Market.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Lennart Lindrud; Andreas Valavanis; [2015]
    Keywords : Firm Value; Agency Theory; R D; Options; CEO Ownership; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The primary objective of this study was to measure the effect of CEO ownership on firm value in the presence of strong external governance. We hypothesized that the concentrated ownership structure in Sweden could make equity incentive programs less relevant. READ MORE

  6. 20. Maximising shareholder value or personal wealth? A study on incentive programs and share repurchases in Sweden

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

    Author : Felix Rodin; David Uddare Sevelin; [2015]
    Keywords : incentive program; share repurchase; EPS; compensation; bonus;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine if it is possible that senior executives in the largest firms in Sweden (the ones listed on the OMXS 30) are earning bonuses because of firms repurchasing their own shares. Earlier research from USA has shown that the incentive programs for CEOs has an effect on the firms' repurchasing of shares, and that firms where the CEO's bonus is tied to EPS tend to repurchase shares to a greater extent. READ MORE