Essays about: "Pro-social"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 19 essays containing the word Pro-social.

  1. 6. Social Impact Bonds in Sweden: Structural and operational impediments from experts’ perspectives

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Jonathan Good; Mattias Juhlin; [2020-07-23]
    Keywords : Social Impact Bonds; SIB; Social Finance; Social Entrepreneurship; Pay for Success; Social Impact Investment;

    Abstract : Background and Purpose Social Impact Bonds has recently received attention in Sweden as a new financing model that might enable increased efficiency and innovation within public service provision. As a financing model, Social Impact Bonds’ outcome-based structure, allows increased service provision measuring, enabling increased transparency and new thoughts and practices to be put in place in areas of the social services where problems are prevailing. READ MORE

  3. 7. Social-, Self- and Spiritual Integration - Applying concepts of positive criminology on human agency and criminal careers

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Jacob Sundberg; [2019]
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    Abstract : The subject for this thesis project is human agency, or motivation to desist from crime, as a turning point in criminal careers. Human agency will be defined as motivation to make pro-social decisions to achieve one’s goals over the lifecourse, based on an overall belief that crime is not a valuable action alternative. READ MORE

  4. 8. Effects of a pro-social default manipulation on subsequent cheating behaviour

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Psykologiska institutionen

    Author : Elin Edén; [2018-09-05]
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    Abstract : This study aimed to examine possible spillover effects of a pro-social default manipulation on subsequent cheating (pro-self) behaviour. 67 participants completed a laboratory experiment, where they first did a time estimation and construction task, then were subjected to either a pro-social or a pro-self default donation choice after which they were given the opportunity to cheat in a lottery. READ MORE

  5. 9. The Good, the Bad & the Ugly - an exploratory study of impact investors’ perceptions of impact, return and risk.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Linus Andersson; David Andersson; [2017-06-30]
    Keywords : impact investor; consumer behavior; impact investing; ethical investments; SRI; perceived risk; trust; PCE; return; impact;

    Abstract : In consumer research, the decision-making process of ethical investors has foremost been studied in the context of ESG- and SR investments. However, little attention has been paid to the new breed of ethical investments; impact investments. READ MORE

  6. 10. Socially Responsible Investments? : -An empirical study on why investors do not invest in SRI

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Simon Lundström; Rasmus Rosberg; [2017]
    Keywords : SRI; socially responsible investment; environment; SRI; ansvarsfulla investeringar; miljö;

    Abstract : In today’s society sustainability has become a highly discussed topic due to the increase in global average temperatures and changing ecosystems. Despite differentiating views regarding the origins of these changes, a proportion of the society have begun to adjust themselves into having more green profiles. READ MORE