Essays about: "position tenure"

Found 4 essays containing the words position tenure.

  1. 1. CEO? Or More Like RiskEO? : A Cross-Sectional Study of CEO Characteristics and Firm Risk-Taking

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Peter Gustafsson; Eda Uysal; [2018]
    Keywords : CEO characteristics; Upper Echelon Theory; Risk-taking; Agency Theory; Prospect Theory; Swedish market;

    Abstract : Risk is something intrinsic to business, and something firms are exposed to on a daily basis. This means that there exists a great deal of pressure on the Top Management of a firm to successfully navigate the different risks to which they are exposed. READ MORE

  3. 2. Does experience matter? : An exploratory study on how a manager’s previous experience influence the choice of foreign market entry

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Emma Bylund; Linnéa Nilsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Internationalisation; SMEs; the Uppsala Model; experiential knowledge; foreign entry mode; manager; previous international experience; eduational background; position tenure;

    Abstract : This research aims towards gaining a deeper understanding in how a manager’s previous experience influence which foreign entry mode chosen by a Swedish SME, where the manager acts as the decision-maker. Interviews were held with managers from different Swedish firms in order to collect empirical data that thereafter were analysed. READ MORE

  4. 3. Rule of law for whom? : questioning the beneficiaries of Mozambican land and resource rights

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Pascale Magin; [2015]
    Keywords : sustainability science; power structures; economic compensation; land acquisition; property rights; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In recent years, land acquisition has escalated due to increased global demand for food and fuel driven by population growth, urbanisation, and growing energy demand. Mozambique is ranked as one of the world’s top 10 countries with available land for agriculture, forestry and livestock production. READ MORE

  5. 4. Land, property rights, women and food security : a case from Cameroon

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Isaac Ntani Kewong; [2010]
    Keywords : women; land and property rights; land grabbing; food security; statutory laws; customary laws; patriarchy; tenure;

    Abstract : The 2008 world food crisis brought a lot of anguish to many people in the world. The poor in Cameroon weren‟t spared the hit. Reactions from various communities to this crisis varied from one community to another. In the main cities of the country, there were riots and demonstrations. READ MORE