Essays about: "NGO behaviours"

Found 3 essays containing the words NGO behaviours.

1. 1. Cross-Mandate Cooperation among Humanitarian NGOs and Development NGOs: a Case Study

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

   Author : Kathrine Sørensen; [2017]
   Keywords : inter-organisational cooperation; inter-NGO cooperation; humanitarian-development nexus; NGO behaviours; humanitarian principles; protracted crisis; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to uncover under what conditions humanitarian NGOs and development NGOs are most likely to cooperate. Of particular interest are the dynamics of cross-mandate cooperation within protracted crises. READ MORE

3. 2. Risk Attitudes and the Equity Premium Puzzle: empirical tests in a cross-country setting

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Max Rylander; [2015]
   Keywords : Equity Premium Puzzle; Myopic Loss Aversion; Ambiguity Aversion; Cultural dimensions; Cultural stationarity;

   Abstract : This study utilises panel data, Equity Home Bias measurements and a two-stage estimation process incorporating one version of the international CAPM to extract comparable input data and test country-scores for risk preferences, risk aversion and time discounting as well as country scores on broader cultural dimensions, on country-estimates of the Equity Risk Premia. The risk attitude scores, which just recently have been made available, are such that they may proxy for irrational behaviours which have been theorized to explain the Equity Premium Puzzle, and enable a rigorous way to empirically test such an effect. READ MORE

4. 3. Strategic Values-Based Communication for Motivating Change towards Sustainability

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap

   Author : Kjersti Helgeland Bohlin; Davida Ginter; Varuzhan Sahakyan; [2013]
   Keywords : Values-based communication; sustainable development; Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development FSSD ; intrinsic values; Non-governmental organisation NGO ;

   Abstract : In the face of the complexity and the urgency of the sustainability challenge, communication of sustainability to the public to motivate behaviour change is found to be an urgent concern. Communication based on appealing to the values of the audience is particularly powerful in addressing social and ecological concerns. READ MORE