Essays about: "contingency"

Showing result 41 - 45 of 169 essays containing the word contingency.

  1. 41. Shifting socioemotional wealth prioritization during a crisis : A content analysis of statements to shareholders of family businesses

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Stella Heuer; Lajos Szabó; [2021]
    Keywords : Family business; socioemotional wealth; FIBER; COVID-19; content analysis; Sweden; Germany;

    Abstract : Family businesses are generally considered to be the most prevalent form of business around the world. They have also been shown to differ from their non-family counterparts due the non-economic factors that influence their decision-making. READ MORE

  3. 42. "Words Hide Truth": National belonging in Marian Engel’s Bear and Tessa McWatt’s Out of My Skin

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – Media

    Author : Edda Ahrent; [2021]
    Keywords : National identity; national belonging; Marian Engel; Bear; Tessa McWatt; Out of My Skin; Canadian Literature; CanLit; Discourse theory; Discourse analysis; post-colonialism; gender; bodies; pioneer; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The famous problem of Canadian Literature in the contemporary critical landscape is how it, as an institution, denies all but certain kinds of identities. Alexander Beecroft suggests that a national literature, through its attempts to locate and articulate a communal identity and a notion of fellow-feeling, curates characteristics among members of previously numerous groups which can function to denote nationalistic identity. READ MORE

  4. 43. Agents of peace and objects of protection : An investigation into the effects of militarization on the agency of Swedish female peacekeepers in MINUSMA

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Melinda Nilsson; [2021]
    Keywords : peacekeeping; militarization; gender; MINUSMA; Swedish armed forces; agency;

    Abstract : In the years following 9/11, research has shown that United Nations peacekeeping has grown increasingly militarized. Meanwhile, there have long been calls for women’s increased participation in peacekeeping, for a myriad of reasons mainly founded on instrumental and essentialist arguments. READ MORE

  5. 44. Pokot Young Pastoralists at the Crossroads - Tradition, Modernity and Land Tenure Transformations in East Pokot, Kenya

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Maddalena Cirani; [2020-02-18]
    Keywords : Pastoralism; Youth; ASALs; Africa; East Pokot; Land tenure; Modernity; Tradition;

    Abstract : East Pokot, in North-Western Kenya, falls under the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) of the Sub-Saharan region. Due to the yearly prolonged dry seasons, pastoralism has traditionally guaranteed the most reliable source of livelihood. READ MORE

  6. 45. Empirical Study on the Performance of Hedge Funds in China

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Weiwei Zhang; [2020]
    Keywords : Hedge funds; China; Performance; Persistence; Uncertainty;

    Abstract : China is one of the most popular emerging markets, and the fund management industry has experienced rapid growth during the past decade, especially private funds. Although the regulatory regimes were underdeveloped at first, the government realized that it was important to improve the related regulation to address this problem. READ MORE