Essays about: "Upward and Downward"

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  1. 1. Intergenerational Educational Mobility among Immigrants and Natives in Germany

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Anastasia Demidova; [2023]
    Keywords : Intergenerational Mobility; Migration; Education; Human Capital; Germany; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study examines the intergenerational educational mobility among immigrants and natives in Germany. Three regression models are estimated to investigate potential differences in the transmission of human capital from parents to their children between immigrants and natives. READ MORE

  3. 2. Intergenerational Occupational Mobility in Rural Thailand 1997-2017

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Suphalak Bumroongkit; [2023]
    Keywords : Intergenerational Mobility; Social Mobility; Occupational Mobility; Thailand; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Inequality has been growing in Thailand, but the consequence of inequality, intergenerational social mobility has not been studied. This research aims to provide contemporary study of intergenerational occupational mobility in Thailand during 1997-2017, and provide the first time three generations mobility by employing Townsend Thai panel data. READ MORE

  4. 3. Investigating the influence of the tidal regime on harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena distribution in Mount’s Bay, Cornwall

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Duncan Jones; [2023]
    Keywords : Geography; Geographical Information Systems; GIS; Habitat Modelling; Harbour Porpoise; MaxEnt; Tidal Processes; Conservation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Investigating the influence of the tidal regime on harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena distribution in Mount’s Bay, Cornwall Abstract Unintentional by-catch in fishing gear is a significant cause of mortality of harbour porpoises in UK waters. Understanding the spatial distribution of harbour porpoises at fine scales and how this changes over time is essential when trying to understand where these lethal interactions might occur. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Portrayal of Accounting Firms : A Visual Analysis of Images in Annual Reports

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Linnéa Bäckmark; Matilda Ek; [2023]
    Keywords : Portrayal; Visual Analysis; Images; Accounting Firms; Accountant Stereotype; Annual Reports;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of accounting firms’ visual portrayal.  Theoretical perspectives: Institutional theory, stereotype theory, legitimacy theory, stakeholder theory, and framing theory have, together with earlier literature, been applied to the empirical findings to fulfill the purpose of this thesis. READ MORE

  6. 5. Unveiling Power Dynamics on Instagram: A Neo-medieval Analysis of Algorithmic control, Influencers and Users

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Femke Podsedkowska; [2023]
    Keywords : Digital feudalism; social media; power relations; Instagram; influencers; medievalism; algorithms; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : Instagram is a large social media platform with strong power dynamics between the company, influencers and the users. Exploring this power dynamic within a theoretical framework rooted in neo-medievalism, this study investigates how power structures are manifested and enacted on the platform. READ MORE