Essays about: "importance of financial intermediaries"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words importance of financial intermediaries.

  1. 1. Sustainability in the European Union : The Role of Financial Development in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Performance

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Caroline Håkansson; Kristin Salu; [2021]
    Keywords : Corporate Social Responsibility; ESG; Environmental performance; Social performance; Governance performance; Financial development; Financial markets; Financial intermediaries; Institutions;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the relationship between financial development and CSR performance, based on countries within the EU. The main objective of this thesis is to critically analyse and discuss the impact of financial development on CSR performance, through using ESG performance as a proxy. READ MORE

  3. 2. Multilevel governance for local climate action: Examining multilevel climate governance in the Indian cities of Rajkot, Thane and Nagpur

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Ramya Mandyam Anandam Pillai; [2020]
    Keywords : Multilevel governance; climate change; urban; low emission strategies; intermediaries; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Numerous studies have discussed the importance of multilevel governance for enhancing climate action at the urban level. However, there remains limited knowledge on the proliferation of multilevel climate governance in the Global South. READ MORE

  4. 3. Puzzles of the crowd: Investors' perceptions of information asymmetry and agency problems in equity crowdfunding

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

    Author : Anton Löwstedt; Michael Pihl; [2019]
    Keywords : Agency theory; Equity crowdfunding; Financial intermediaries; Information asymmetry;

    Abstract : Equity crowdfunding is an emerging type of financing, providing small firms with a new source of capital and small private investors with new investment opportunities. Thereby, large crowds of small private investors are introduced to a context suggested to be particularly informationally opaque and where agency challenges exist. READ MORE

  5. 4. The internationalization process of digital service providers – The role of an intermediary

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Eric Strömberg; Stefan Westman; [2018-09-20]
    Keywords : Digital services; Born global; Intermediaries; Networks; ; Internationalization;

    Abstract : The rise of technological development has changed the conditions for companies internationalization process. Today, smaller firms are able to quickly internationalize on a global scale with the help of digital innovations, which questioning former traditional internationalization theories. READ MORE

  6. 5. Crowdfunding Social Entrepreneurship; The Influential Factors in Crowdfunding Success for Social Entrepreneurs

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Anna Nyberg; Malin Åberg; [2017-09-15]
    Keywords : Social entrepreneurship; Crowdfunding; Reward-based crowdfunding; Success factors;

    Abstract : Crowdfunding has emerged as an increasingly important and popular alternative to traditional funding, as entrepreneurs often face difficulties in receiving funding from the traditional channels in the vital early stages of a new venture or project. In its simplest form, crowdfunding is the attempts by entrepreneurial individuals or groups to fund a venture or project by tapping a large network of people through the internet for relatively small monetary contributions, without standard financial intermediaries. READ MORE