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1. 1. GOVERNANCE BEYOND BORDERS The Extraterritorial Reach of OECD National Contact Points for Responsible Business Conduct

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Mirja Sund; [2023-06-20]
   Keywords : Business and human rights; Non-judicial mechanisms; Extraterritoriality; OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises; OECD National Contact Points;

   Abstract : As increasingly powerful actors in a globalised world, multinational corporations are often able to evade responsibility for human rights violations and other misconduct occurring in their own operations or supply chains. Since courts face limitations when attempting to exert jurisdiction outside of their state territories, state-based non-judicial mechanisms such as the OECD National Contact Points (NCPs) have been established to fill this gap by mediating between corporations and victims of corporate human rights abuses with the aim of providing remedy to the latter. READ MORE

3. 2. The Next Frontier: Enabling Sustainable Entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa. : An empirical investigation on the drivers of sustainable entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan ecosystems, and the enablement of solutions for Grand Challenges.

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Elena Ahlgrimm; Kjel Hendriks; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainable Entrepreneurship; External Enablers; Entrepreneurial Ecosystems; Grand Challenges; Sub-Saharan Africa; Ecosystem Builders;

   Abstract : Research Background: Climate change poses a core threat to the current and future welfare of society. Sub-Saharan Africa is particularly susceptible to challenges associated with climate change, most of which are bound to have large-scale societal impacts. READ MORE

4. 3. Leadership perspectives on mitigating corruption in India's nonprofit sector

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Vedika Jiandani; [2023]
   Keywords : Nonprofit organizations; nonprofit leaders; corruption; anti-corruption measures; institutional theory; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Corruption is a well-known issue in India, yet research on its prevalence in the nonprofit sector is limited, particularly from the perspective of nonprofit professionals. This qualitative research, therefore, aimed to explore corruption in nonprofit organizations through the insights of nonprofit leaders. READ MORE

5. 4. Impact of Corporate Governance Mechanisms on Total, Systematic, Market, and Insolvency Risk of Fintech

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Sandun Randombage; Sudharshani Ramesh; [2023]
   Keywords : Fintech; Corporate Governance; Total Risk; Systematic Risk; Market Risk; Insolvency Risk;

   Abstract : Corporate governance practices of fintech companies have caused to increase in risk or caused to decrease in the risks. This study is mainly focused to identify the impact of corporate governance mechanisms, especially board structure and ownership structure, on the market-based risk of fintech companies. READ MORE

6. 5. Sharing is caring – the sharing economy, a tool to promote social sustainability in Sege Park?

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

   Author : Amanda Svensson; [2023]
   Keywords : Sharing Economy; Social Sustainability; Sege Park; Collaborative Economy; Sharing; Malmö; Sweden; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study examines how the sharing economy is utilized in an emerging area to promote social sustainability. Sege Park in Malmö provide this study's research area. This community served as a testbed for a Sharing Cities Sweden initiative, with support from Malmö municipality, to create a collaborative neighbourhood. READ MORE