Essays about: "collective investment"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 27 essays containing the words collective investment.

1. 16. Land Grabbing: : At What Price?

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Tove Thernsjö; [2015]
   Keywords : Agricultural; Climate Change; Environment; Human Rights; Investment; Land grabbing; Polanyi; Power; The Kyoto Protocol; The World Bank;

   Abstract : From a historical point of view land has constantly been a resource connected to survival and power. The increased demand for land is explained by several forces such as an growing population, which leads to a higher consumption, an increased market demand for food, biofuels and natural resources. READ MORE

3. 17. Political Institutions in Swedish Regions: The Effect on the Innovation Imperative of the Firm

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

   Author : Lucinda David; [2015]
   Keywords : regional political institutions; innovation; investment; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This master essay examines whether regional political institutions affect the imperative of firms to invest in innovation. It uses multilevel modelling techniques to explicitly test the spatial dimension of regional institutional embeddedness of the innovation process using micro-data on manufacturing firms in Sweden. READ MORE

4. 18. Information Processing Problems : A comparative study of the Front End of new product development within radical and incremental projects

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Centrum för innovations-, entreprenörskaps- och lärandeforskning (CIEL)

   Author : Martin Aronsson; Karin Schrewelius; [2015]
   Keywords : Uncertainty; equivocality; complexity; new product development; Front End of new product development; Front End of Innovation; information processing problems; Kunskapsproblem; Informationsproblem; ny produktutveckling; osäkerhet; komplexitet; tvetydighet; innovation;

   Abstract : The first phase of new product development (NPD) is today commonly referred to as the Front End (FE) of NPD. The phase has received a decent amount of attention during the recent years, nevertheless insufficient considering its ability to influence a project’s outcome. READ MORE

5. 19. EU INNOVATION POLICY AND THE ECJ’S ABANDONED FORAY INTO THE REALM OF NATIONAL DIRECT TAXATION MEASURES

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Ian Mac Donald; [2014]
   Keywords : Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : For over a decade and recently as a means to overcome the crippling effects of the credit crunch and its recessionary effects on European economies, EU institutions have initiated an expansive innovation policy centered on the development and support of entrepreneurs and emerging growth ventures. Private investment in the form of venture capital (VC) is necessary to support this policy in that the VC market provides a unique and essential link between finance and innovation. READ MORE

6. 20. Responsible Investment: Understanding and Improving ESG Engagement with Chinese Investee Companies

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Kei Yau Sin; [2013]
   Keywords : Responsible investment; ESG engagement; investor relations; Chinese investee companies; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Responsible investment is a movement to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in institutional investors’ investing activities. Despite the rapid growth of responsible investment in worldwide markets including China, there exists a prominent knowledge gap in how investors or their professional engagement service providers engage with Chinese investee companies to monitor and improve the companies’ ESG risk management and preparedness. READ MORE