Essays about: "models agency"

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1. 6. Kan fast fashion bli hållbart? : en studie om samhällsstrukturers påverkan på omställningen mot en hållbar klädindustri

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Anna Kivelä; Linnéa Thoresson; [2023]
   Keywords : Klädindustri; hållbar utveckling; cirkulära affärsmodeller; intressenter; strukturer; Clothing industry; sustainable development; circular business models; stakeholders; structures;

   Abstract : Klädindustrin är en av de produktionsgrenar som orsakar störst utsläpp och föroreningar i världen, vilket påverkar såväl de miljömässiga som sociala aspekterna. Omställningen inom denna bransch är därmed viktig för att framtida generationer och naturen inte ska behöva betala för den överkonsumtion som sker i världen idag. READ MORE

3. 7. Environmental and Social Performance and the Firm Performance of Chinese Listed Companies - A Study of the Moderating Role of Government Ownership and CEO Duality

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Grafika Cynthia Trinanda; Fan Hu; [2023]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This study investigates the relationship between environmental and social (ES) performance and firm performance, while also exploring the potential moderating effects of government ownership and CEO duality. Adopting a quantitative approach, fixed effects panel regressions are employed to analyze the relationships based on previous empirical literature and theoretical perspectives, including agency theory, stakeholder theory, government ownership, and CEO duality. READ MORE

4. 8. Wildfire growth modelling in Sweden - a suitability assessment of available data

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Henrik Hagelin; [2023]
   Keywords : Geography; GIS; Geographic Information Science; Physical geography; Prometheus; WiSE-FASS; The 2014 Västmanland wildfire; Wildfire growth modelling; Wildfire suppression support; Wildfire behaviour; MESAN; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Wildfires are worldwide problems that stress societies by damaging their economies and they cause serious, sometimes fatal, health implications among the populations. In recent years, the rate of wildfire occurrence has increased as the global average temperature has risen. Because of global climate change, this rate is expected to continue rising. READ MORE

5. 9. The Impact of the Covid-19 Outbreak on theGeographical Labour Mobility in Sweden’sMunicipalities

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Nooshin Ranjbar; [2023]
   Keywords : geographical mobility; covid; pandemic; labour mobility;

   Abstract : This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the geographical labour mobility of employees in Sweden. The analysis employs a difference-indifference (DiD) approach to compare the mobility patterns of employees in treated municipalities with higher COVID-19 infectious rates to those in controlled municipalities with lower infectious rates. READ MORE

6. 10. Understanding the entrepreneurial process to adopt renewable energies in Sweden : a case study on an offshore wind park project in the Baltic Sea

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Erik Falkenhain; [2023]
   Keywords : offshore wind parks; entrepreneurial processes; governance; agency; power relations;

   Abstract : The alarming magnitude of the global climate crisis is on the rise. Thus, a profound and rapid energy system transition towards renewable energies is needed. Offshore wind (OSW) parks are a promising energy source to boost green energy production. While OSW has been adopted in many European countries (e. READ MORE