Essays about: "Market-based development"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 58 essays containing the words Market-based development.

1. 1. From Tree Huggers to Money Makers: How ESG Scores Boost Corporate Financial Performance in the EU

   University essay from

   Author : Martin Ekendahl; Philippa Hedström; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : ESG score; financial performance; stakeholder theory; the EU; fixed effects model;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the relationship between Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) scores and financial performance as measured by both accounting- and market-based measures; Return on Assets and Tobin's Q. The study takes a particular focus on the European Union (EU), more specifically on companies operating in the region and the union's strong commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and more general efforts towards a more sustainable future. READ MORE

3. 2. Can an alternative cosmovision challenge the market hegemony? : an analysis of article 6.8 in the Paris agreement

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

   Author : Amanda Björksell; [2023]
   Keywords : climate negotiations; Paris agreement; Buen Vivir; ; Vivir Bien; article 6.8; climate justice; Bolivia; non-market approaches;

   Abstract : A rising global temperature and increased emissions, in combination with the slow progress of the yearly climate negotiations shows that there is something hindering the radical improvement needed to protect both the planet and humanity. The outset for this thesis is to study the UN climate negotiations and the alternative discourse that can question the hegemony. READ MORE

4. 3. The Moderating Role of Employee Skill on the Relationship between R&D Intensity and Firm Performance

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Devansh Sharma; Wanni Arachchige Ishan Asiri Kumara; [2023]
   Keywords : Research Development; Return on Assets; Market Capitalization; Employee Training; Employee Productivity; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper investigates the moderating effect of employee skill, as measured by employee productivity and training, on the relationship between R&D spending, measured as R&D intensity, and firm performance, measured as ROA, for the accounting-based standard, and market capitalization, for the market-based standard. The study employs a hierarchical Pooled OLS logistic regression and a Fixed Effects regression model, to account for the structure of the panel data. READ MORE

5. 4. An investigation of Market-Based Development through the DANIDA Market Development Partnerships Programme

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Sofie Østergaard Jensen; [2022]
   Keywords : Market-based development; Private sector development; Markets; DANIDA; Global South; Local inclusion; Partnership building; Local capacity; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the concept of market-based development through the DANIDA Market Development Partnerships programme (DMDP), a challenge fund by the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA). Market-based development is an emerging development approach that introduces the market in development work in order to achieve business goals and development objectives simultaneously, which has gained influence in the last decades. READ MORE

6. 5. The Paradox of Green Development : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the European Green Deal with a Specific Focus on Electric Vehicles

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Mona Rafieefar; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Electric vehicles are central to sustainability policy solutions in the European Union (EU). In policy documents published by the European Commission (EC), a transition to electric vehicles is supported by sociotechnical imaginaries of energy efficiency, economic growth, and environmental protection. READ MORE