Essays about: "canadian business"

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  1. 1. Do CSR pillars have an effect on credit risk? An empirical comparison between Canadian and Mexican firms

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : German Portugal Valenzuela; Lourdes Angelica Garcia Braulio; [2022]
    Keywords : CSR; Corporate Social Responsibility; CSR Pillars; ESG; Credit Risk; Probability of Default; Credit Default Swap Spreads; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper aims to empirically examine the effect, if any, of each Corporate Social Responsibility dimension (i.e., Environmental, Social, and Governance activities) on firms’ credit risk for two countries with a different CSR culture, Canada and Mexico. READ MORE

  3. 2. Homarus Corporatus: Investigating the state-firm-resource nexus in the Canadian offshore lobster fishery

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Naima Kraushaar-Friesen; [2021]
    Keywords : Marxian political economy; critical resource geography; capture fisheries; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Lobster production in Nova Scotia has been expanding for three decades, and a single firm, the vertically integrated, Canadian-based seafood company Clearwater Seafoods Inc., has gained exclusive control over the offshore lobster fishery. READ MORE

  4. 3. What Mechanisms drive the first-day Return of IPOs?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anton Lindström; [2019]
    Keywords : IPOs; Asymmetric information; Underpricing; Industry and VC-backing.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The mechanisms behind the positive first day market-adjusted return of IPOs on the American and Canadian markets is examined from 2000 through 2018. A set of financial variables is tested as well as the industry-specific effect and the effect of being venture capital backed. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Effects of Economic Growth, Energy Consumption, Trade, Urbanization, and Financial development on CO2 Emissions in Canada

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Fia Andersson; [2019]
    Keywords : Canada; Environmental Kuznets Curve; CO2 Emissions; Autoregressive Distributed Lag Method; Vector Error Correction Model; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : A noteworthy cause of climate change is the amount of CO2 emissions released into the atmosphere. This study´s objective, therefore, is to examine the relationship between CO2 emissions, economic growth, energy consumption, urbanization, trade and financial development in the case of Canada, one of the largest CO2 emitters both in per capita and in absolute terms, over the period 1960-2014. READ MORE

  6. 5. Country of Origin Branding: The Case of Air Canada

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Brendon Case; Oliver Jones; [2018]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to research how Air Canada uses their country-of-origin as part of their identity and branding strategy and to find out how a global customer base perceives it. Air Canada was chosen for the main focus of this research, as the airline is leveraging their Canadian country-of-origin as the primary factor in differentiating themselves in a highly competitive market. READ MORE