Essays about: "Institutions of a market economy"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 78 essays containing the words Institutions of a market economy.

1. 16. Profit-making businesswomen or (too) proud women and prostitutes? : change and continuity in the social practice of gender at Kiwira market, Tanzania

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Nora Wahlström; [2019]
   Keywords : market women; rural development; gender; gender practices;

   Abstract : African women’s involvement in the informal economy as market sellers is a topic which has received substantial attention, often with an interest in the possibilty of empowerment which comes from earning money and conducting business outside of the household. However, this topic suffers from an urban bias as well as a focus mainly on West Africa. READ MORE

3. 17. Our Common Sea : Global Environmental Governance and The Marine Stewardship Council Story

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

   Author : Chloe Beemer; [2019]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Fish. Why do fish matter? Fish are the main source of protein for three billion people on Earth (World Wildlife Fund, 2019), that is roughly 39 percent of the global population (United Nations, 2019, p. 11). Food, in particular, is essential to politics, as it literally fuels the brainpower of mankind. READ MORE

4. 18. Navigating in the Institutional Jungle of China - An Investigation of Competitive Advantages Through the Management of Institutional Contexts

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Andreas Holmström; Henrik Von Homeyer; [2018]
   Keywords : Institutions; Capabilities; Strategy; Transitional economy; Competitive advantage; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose is to explore the institutional forces in a transitional regulated economy. Furthermore, the study seeks to gather information about firms’ perception of these forces and the way by which these firms seek to handle them and use them to build competitive advantages. READ MORE

5. 19. The Effects of International Financial ReportingStandards Adoption on Earnings Management: Evidence from Commercial Banks in Liberia

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Abraham Monah; Osedebamen Okojie; [2018]
   Keywords : IFRS; US GAAP; Earnings management; discretionary loan loss provisions; Liberia; commercial banks; accrual.;

   Abstract : Purpose - the purpose of this thesis is to investigate earnings management in an emerging economy without market force. We use discretionary loan loss provisions (DLLP) to proxy earnings management, which constitute a material portion of the total accruals in the banking industry. READ MORE

6. 20. The importance of open innovation in small and medium-sized enterprise in Sweden : A case study of Single Technologies

   University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

   Author : Ali Shigute Sefera; Jude Bahanag Nunga; [2018]
   Keywords : Innovation; open innovation; external learning; business model; SMEs in Sweden; Innovation; öppen innovation; externt lärande; affärsmodell; små och medelstora företag i Sverige;

   Abstract : The entrepreneurs behind newly formed companies in Sweden as well as small medium-sized enterprises and start-ups are increasingly getting involved in open innovation or exploring its practices. They do this in order to develop innovative products and services. READ MORE