Essays about: "Institutional models"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 121 essays containing the words Institutional models.

  1. 21. New Avenues in Development Economics: Identifying the Determinants of Economic Shrinking

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Kees van Genuchten; [2022]
    Keywords : Economic Shrinking; Growth Models; Shrinking; Growing; Institutional Economics; Social Capabilities; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Recently there has been a revision of longstanding ideas in development economics. Studies have shown that it is not so much increases in growth rates which cause long-term economic development, but rather decreases in shrinking rates, alongside a reduced frequency of shrinking. READ MORE

  3. 22. Are Big 4 role models in sustainability reporting? : A content analysis on sustainability reports of Big 4 and Swedish listed companies.

    University essay from Jönköping University

    Author : Almedina Dzankovic; Dea Celami; [2022]
    Keywords : Audit firms; sustainability; sustainability reporting; normative isomorphism; mimetic isomorphism;

    Abstract : Research problem: The purpose of this study is to extend existing knowledge on the determinants of sustainability reporting. Institutional theory, legitimacy theory, CSR and TBL are used to find out if: (1) audit firms’ sustainability reports are an influencing factor on non-audit firms’ sustainability reports, (2) if audit firms’ sustainability reports are an influencing factor on their clients’ sustainability reports. READ MORE

  4. 23. Forecasting Efficiency in Cryptocurrency Markets : A machine learning case study

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Erik Persson; [2022]
    Keywords : Cryptocurrencies; Financial time-series; Multi step-ahead forecasting; Machine Learning; Feature selection; Kryptovalutor; Finansiella tidsserier; Flerstegsprognoser; Maskininlärning; variabelselektion;

    Abstract : Financial time-series are not uncommon to research in an academic context. This is possibly not only due to its challenging nature with high levels of noise and non-stationary data, but because of the endless possibilities of features and problem formulations it creates. READ MORE

  5. 24. Critical Mass & Masculinity

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

    Author : Erik Borg; Josephine Struik; [2022]
    Keywords : Board Gender Diversity; Firm Performance; Corporate Governance; Culture;

    Abstract : In this study, we investigate a non-linear relationship between board gender diversity and firm performance as suggested by the critical mass theory. Further, we examine the moderation of national culture based on institutional theory. READ MORE

  6. 25. Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Poverty

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Marie Luise Fiona Munzert; [2022]
    Keywords : Energy Poverty; Renewables; Institutional Quality; GLS; GMM; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The availability of energy is an overarching measure connected to various aspects of poverty. Energy Poverty, as a concept, captures the deprivation of access to energy, clean and safe fuels and end-appliances. READ MORE