Essays about: "Social comparison theory"
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11. A phenomenographic study embracing the "wickedness" of education as sustainable development: Mapping the qualitatively different ways in which South-East European immigrants in Sweden understand the concept of Sustainable Development
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogikAbstract : Aim: This research is situated in education as sustainable development. It, therefore, aims to embrace the ‘‘wickedness’’ of sustainable development by allowing for qualitatively different ways of understanding to emerge from the participants’ descriptions. READ MORE
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12. BIOPHILIC VALUES AS PATHWAYS TO NATURE CONNECTEDNESS IN UPPER SECONDARY STUDENTS AN ACTION RESEARCH STUDY
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk professionAbstract : Aim: The purpose of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of activating the five biophilic values of emotion, contact, meaning, beauty, and compassion to increase upper secondary students’ nature connectedness and thereby their pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours. Theory: The study was mainly based on the theory of the five biophilic values as pathways to nature connectedness; while also drawing on experiential learning theory, and the EYE for Sustainability Learning Tool. READ MORE
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13. An Exploration of CSR Perceptions and Attitudes of Male and Female Entrepreneurs in Pakistan: A comparison
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as become an important consideration in modern business management and its relevance to the performance of business firms. Literature has argued that male and females have different orientations towards CSR, but most of the previous studies are conducted for large corporations and in more developed countries, while small firms and less developed countries like Pakistan have received little attention for empirical investigation to understand gender differences pertaining to CSR orientation of entrepreneurs. READ MORE
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14. Strengthening and encouraging women everywhere - A Nordic fashion company’s social sustainability vision
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : As time passes, sustainability concerns have increasingly moved up the corporate agenda, making it ‘the talk of the town’ within corporations all over the world. While there is extensive conceptual literature on how companies should or do integrate sustainability into strategy, there is still a lack of empirical studies on how this is done in practice, especially in relation to social issues in comparison to environmental ones. READ MORE
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15. The impact of social cognitive career factors on Swedish technology field students – a comparative study.
University essay from Blekinge Tekniska HögskolaAbstract : Technology field industry is lacking a presence of women as in most cases, men have the control on the top management positions. The problem is well-known globally. The gender mixed teams tend to perform better as different ways of thinking allow them to make better business decisions. READ MORE