Essays about: "malpractice"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word malpractice.

  1. 1. Did 2001 Mark the Beginning of a More Manipulated Market? An Analysis of Financial Markets via Benford's Law

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Richard Wright; Erik Munther; [2021]
    Keywords : Benford s Law; S P 500; STOXX Europe 600; Financial Markets; Stock Crash.;

    Abstract : Can the law of the natural distribution of random numbers expose malice in financial markets? This thesis aims to analyze the indices S&P 500 and STOXX 600, in an effort to identify days in which behavior in the market was the result of financial manipulation or non normal market movements. What was discovered by extending a previous study [10], was that we could accurately identify many days in which the market crashed or was affected by malpractice similar to the events in the 2007-2008 financial crisis. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Rural-Urban Divide Between Zimbabwean Voters

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Andrea Chakwizira; [2019]
    Keywords : voting behaviour; Zimbabwe; electoral malpractice; rural-urban divide; contextual factors; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Sub-Saharan African voters have long been regarded to be predominantly influenced by ethnicity when casting their ballots. New research in the field of African voting behaviour has established, to the contrary, that rural and urban contexts play a pivotal role in influencing voters. This research investigates the case of Zimbabwe. READ MORE

  4. 3. Organizational effects and management of information security : A cross-sectoral case study of three different organizations

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

    Author : Johan Thomsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Information security; effects; organization; IT-Security; organizational effects.;

    Abstract : Information technology (IT) can be used to empower an organization to enable it to continue evolving. One aspect in which an organization can evolve is in the form of information security. Previously, information security has been seen as a concern only for the IT-department. READ MORE

  5. 4. PRIMUM NON NOCERE : Medicine's Culture of Dealing with and Denial of the Occurrence of Medical Harm

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Centrum för tillämpad etik

    Author : Dorothea Weiss; [2017]
    Keywords : failure; malpractice; nonmaleficence; patient safety; risk management; patient involvement; reconciliation; cost reduction;

    Abstract : The hippocratic principle "primum non nocere" (above all do no harm) has always been and still is the strong foundation of medical conduct. For a long time healthcare professionals created the image of infallibility of medicine. Even within the "closed" hierarchies mistakes and malpractice were never openly discussed. READ MORE

  6. 5. Educating for sustainable peace: A field study of the Zapatista educational projects in Chiapas

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Simon Johansson; [2015]
    Keywords : Knowledge; Zapatista educational projects; Peace education; Critical pedagogy; Conscientisation;

    Abstract : This qualitative study has examined the Zapatista educational projects in Chiapas, drawing on two months of fieldwork conducted in the Caracoles of La Realidad, Oventic and Morelia. The aim of the study has been to develop a critical reflection upon how the Zapatistas through their educational projects have addressed past issues of educational malpractice. READ MORE