Essays about: "causal comparative research"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 27 essays containing the words causal comparative research.

  1. 16. Under Pressure: How Top Managers Are Affected by Ownership Structures

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Olof Almgren; Simon Wassberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Ownership structure; Shareholder value policy; Short-termism; Sensemaking;

    Abstract : This study investigates how top managers are influenced by ownership structures in the forming of an investment agenda. The research is based on a comparative multiple case study of three competing firms, two private and one public, within a Swedish durable goods industry. READ MORE

  3. 17. One island, two worlds: A comparative political ecology of deforestation disparity causes in Haiti and the Dominican Republic

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Milla Marzelius; [2020]
    Keywords : Political ecology; deforestation; dynamic case-study approach; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Hispaniola; soil degradation; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : On the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, two countries share the same environmental and climatic pre-conditions, but show monumental differences in current forest-cover. While tropical forests are covering almost half of the Dominican Republic, Haiti is down to just a few percent. READ MORE

  4. 18. Explaining within-country variation in post-war democratization : The role of legitimate local-international partnerships in municipal governance reform in Kosovo

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Emelie Glad; [2019]
    Keywords : peacebuilding; state-building; liberal peacebuilding; post-war democratization; hybrid peace governance; local ownership; legitimacy; municipal governance; Kosovo;

    Abstract : A growing literature on hybrid peace governance has showed the importance of taking into account the interactive nature of peacebuilding. However, this literature largely remains imprecise about how local-international interactions affect outcomes, and the hybrid turn has not produced much comparative empirical evidence. READ MORE

  5. 19. MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND EDUCATIONAL POLICY PREFERENCES The case of youth unemployment and VET

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Per Ahlin Olofsson; [2018-09-14]
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    Abstract : On the subject of educational policy preferences, much are left to be said. Although the bulk of work on determinants has focused on welfare policies at large, a new strand of literature are making the case that education can be fruitfully integrated into comparative welfare studies. READ MORE

  6. 20. A matter of equality, religion or politics? : The proliferation of same-sex marriage legislationamong the member states in the European Union

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Hanna Bergsten; [2018]
    Keywords : same-sex marriage; legislation; EU; könsneutral; äktenskap; lagstiftning; EU;

    Abstract : This thesis has investigated the effect of political influence, religious denomination, and level of equality regarding same-sex marriage legislation among the 28 member states of the European Union (EU). Furthermore, prior research has been related to the topics: same-sex marriage cases within the EU court, religious influence on approval of homosexuality, Conservative, Liberal, and Social democratic ideas regarding same-sex marriage and research about Feminism and equality. READ MORE