Essays about: "Pro-social"

Showing result 16 - 19 of 19 essays containing the word Pro-social.

1. 16. Pro-social preferences and the choice of educational orientation

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Björn Beckman; Markus Ederwall; [2011]
   Keywords : Behavioral economics; Altruism; Pro-social preferences; Education;

   Abstract : This study examines the hypothesis that pro-social preferences influence decisions of educational orientation on college level in Sweden. We compare business students - who have high expected pecuniary returns to education - with healthcare students - who have lower expected pecuniary returns to education. READ MORE

3. 17. Why do people recycle?: Determining the incentives for private recycling

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Charlotte Axelsson; Marielle Karlsson; [2010]
   Keywords : recycling; self-image; environmental attitude; social norms; social image; private costs; pro-sociality;

   Abstract : Sweden has one of the highest rates of municipal waste recycling in the EU, but there is still a considerable proportion of the population that does not recycle. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to investigate the determinants of private recycling. READ MORE

4. 18. The Determinants of Television License Fee Compliance

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Markus Andersson; Veronica Nordlund; [2009]
   Keywords : Television License Fee; Public Goods; Free-riding; Deterrence; Pro-sociality;

   Abstract : Television license fee compliance in Sweden is very high – 87 percent of television-owning households pay the fee. That people choose to behave in accordance with the law does not in itself come as a surprise, but when the law in question is difficult to enforce and the service provided in many ways lends itself to free-riding, traditional microeconomic theory would tend to predict a higher rate of evasion than is presently seen. READ MORE

5. 19. Corporate Sustainability/CSR Communications and Value Creation : A Marketing Approach

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för management

   Author : Bibri Mohamed; [2008]
   Keywords : Keywords: Corporate and Marketing Communications; Corporate Sustainability; CSR; Corporate Identity; Corporate Reputation; Financial Performance; Stakeholders; PR and Skepticism.;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to explore the current practices in corporate sustainability/CSR communications and how this trend contributes to corporate value creation. More specifically, this study looks at this subject from the angle of how companies can use corporate sustainability/CSR communications in marketing activities to attain corporate marketing objectives. READ MORE