Essays about: "Maria Hansen"

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  1. 1. Representing the Western Balkans, Post-war Understandings : A discourse analysis of contemporary representations of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia in UK press media

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : James Boyd; [2018]
    Keywords : Representation; Balkans; Western Balkans; balkanism; media analysis; European Studies; Social Sciences; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : During the war in Bosnia in the 1990s, and the Wars of Yugoslav Succession more widely, ‘balkanist’ views, which hold the people of the Balkans as backwards and violent, were widespread in debates in the UK. Using theories of ‘balkanism’ as developed by scholars such as Maria Todorova, Andrew Hammond, and Lene Hansen this thesis explores how the countries heavily involved in the Bosnian War–Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia–are represented in the UK press media in a postwar context between 2011 and 2018, and how these representations are used in arguments about the position of these countries in relation to Europe and the EU. READ MORE

  3. 2. Occupational sex composition and wages in the Faroe Islands

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Maria Hansen; [2017]
    Keywords : gender pay gap; occupational gender segregation; occupational sex composition; women s wages;

    Abstract : This study explores the relationship between wages, gender and occupational sex composition. The study is based on censored 2011 census data on the employed labour force in ages 25-69 in the Faroe Islands; a small Nordic country. READ MORE

  4. 3. Du Er Hvad Du Drikker - et antropologisk perspektiv på kaffe-konsumption i Danmark

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Maria Hald Hansen; [2016]
    Keywords : social anthropology; coffee; identity; consumption; gender; habitus; aesthetic worlds; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study investigates the coffee culture in Denmark. By trying to answer this question: How do people use coffee to express, create and maintain identity? To examine this problem, different methods where included. READ MORE

  5. 4. The choice of sustainability assurance providers in Sweden - An empirical research of underlying factors influencing the manager’s choice of assurance provider

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Maria Hansen; Henrik Ohlsson; [2014]
    Keywords : Assurance provider; Sustainability report; Audit profession; Legitimacy; Competence; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose with this thesis was to examine why Swedish managers choose environmental consultants to a significantly lower extent than auditors as sustainability report assurance provider.... READ MORE

  6. 5. CSR from a strategic perspective : - How Swedbank can develop stakeholder confidence and valueMBA-thesis in marketing - MBA-thesis in marketing

    University essay from Ämnesavdelningen för företagsekonomi; Institutionen för ekonomi

    Author : Maria Roeck Hansen; [2010]
    Keywords : Sustainable Core Competence; Position; Image; Integrated Market Communication; Corporate Social Responsibility; Swedbank;

    Abstract : Aim: Problem background - CSR has today increased its strategic status and consumer demand of sustainable development has also increased lately. However, there are still companies that have not adjusted their strategies to fit this swift in demand. READ MORE