Essays about: "Moral agency"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 40 essays containing the words Moral agency.

1. 26. Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II - And its effect on the principal-agent relationship within financial advisory

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Sebastian Johansson; Johan Sundén; [2017-06-28]
   Keywords : MiFID II; Financial Advisory; Business Model; Agency Theory; Principal-Agent Problems; Information Asymmetry; Adverse Selection; Moral Hazard;

   Abstract : Through an interview based study this thesis investigates how MiFID II, a new EU directive concerning the European Union’s financial markets, will affect the principal-agent relationship currently present between financial advisors and retail investors. Our sample consist of twelve representatives from Sweden’s major banks, product manufacturers, and consultancy firms, all with a solid understanding of the Swedish financial advisory scene. READ MORE

3. 27. Challenges and Possibilities for Accommodating Wild Animals in the Realm of Justice

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Amalia Björnegran; [2017]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; environmental justice; ecological justice; NGOs; ENGOs and public agency; wild animals;

   Abstract : Abstract: This research seeks to investigate the possibilities and inadequacies of including wild animals within the justice realm. It bases this research on the reasons and rationales of representatives within environmental non- governmental organizations (ENGOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and public agency working with animal- rights and welfare or environmental protection. READ MORE

4. 28. Earnings Management and the Cost of Publicly Issued Debt

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Patrik Wajnsztajn; Caroline Heintz; [2016]
   Keywords : Earnings management; bond yields; credit ratings; Credit rating agencies; IFRS.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to empirically test whether earnings management (both accruals-based and real) has an impact on the cost of public debt (approximated by credit ratings and bond yields) issued on the European bond market. Using a cross-sectional approach, accruals-based and real earnings management are estimated. READ MORE

5. 29. "Hoy por ti, mañana por mi"

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Sophie Baumgartner; [2015]
   Keywords : reciprocity; Ayni; Aymara; agriculture; non-monetary economy; Bolivia; Taraco; rural-urban migration; globalization; agency; Cultural Sciences; Agriculture and Food Sciences; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Las prácticas de cooperación y reciprocidad dentro de la agricultura han sido ampliamente discutidas como importantes estrategias para la reducción de riesgos y costos en la mano de obra y la adquisición de capital. En los Andes, las normas de reciprocidad parecen estar más institucionalizadas debido al arraigo histórico en la cultura Andina. READ MORE

6. 30. Liberalism or Barbarism - A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Swedish state’s discourse on the matter of ‘violence affirming extremism’

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Matilda Renkvist Quisbert; [2015]
   Keywords : political violence; Critical Discourse Analysis; antagonism; agency; moralizing discourse; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The term ‘violence affirming extremism’ has become the dominating way of describing political violence in Sweden. This thesis aims to analyze the construction of the discourse that centers at this term, how it affects the social context in Sweden and what possible purposes could found for this discourse for the Swedish state. READ MORE