Essays about: "purpose of privatization"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 36 essays containing the words purpose of privatization.

1. 1. Old Habits Die Hard - A Case Study on the Implications of Privatization on Institutional Logics

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Jacob Lindgren; Fredrik Gunnarsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Privatization; Institutional Logics; Value Creation; Path Dependence; Legitimacy; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to understand how a privatization process affects a company’s institutional logic in the presence of path dependence mechanisms, and to delineate the implications this has on the firm’s value creation strategy. Theoretical Perspectives: This thesis builds upon general ownership theories from the perspective of institutional logics. READ MORE

3. 2. Hero Holiday : Swedish voluntourism and The White Savior Complex

   University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

   Author : Elin Hultman; Felicia Lanevik; [2020]
   Keywords : Voluntourism; voluntourist; neocolonialism; postcolonialism; White Savior Complex; development work;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study was to explore the reasons and motivations behind voluntourism in reference to working with children, and how these can be understood and analyzed within the framework of voluntourism research. A qualitative approach was used, and data was collected through semi-structured interviews and then evaluated with the use of a thematic analysis. READ MORE

4. 3. The Privatization of Migration Detention: State Responsibility for Offshore Detention Centers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Rebecca Jonsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Public International Law; Human Rights Law; Migration; State responsibility; Detention Centers; PMSC; Non-State Actors; ARSIWA; ECHR; Jurisdiction; EU; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : In the last three decades, detention centers have become the preferred method to manage the migration flow in multiple states within the European Union (EU). In correlation to the increasing use of detention centers, there has been a shift from states having a type of monopoly on migration management functions, to an increase of states outsourcing their responsibility to private companies. READ MORE

5. 4. The Pursuit of Profit - a study of the relationship between financial performance and education quality in Swedish private schools

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Hampus Åström; Christoffer Stenbäck; [2018]
   Keywords : Education; Education Quality; Profit cap; Privatization; New Public Management; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose The purpose of this thesis is to assess whether there is a relationship between the financial performance of Swedish private schools and the quality of the education they provide. Methodology Parametric Tests and OLS-Regression Theoretical perspectives New Public Management, Public Choice Theory, Quasi-markets Empirical foundation The sample consist of 740 Swedish primary and secondary schools operated by limited liability companies Conclusions This study illustrates mainly negative relationships between financial performance and education quality; however, the results are inconclusive and depend on the financial measure used. READ MORE

6. 5. Land Grabbing : Media discourses on land acquisition in India and by India

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Shiva Shourie; [2018]
   Keywords : Land; government; people; media; India; Ethiopia;

   Abstract : To this day, land is a source of survival for billions of people around the globe. However, industrialization and the rush for natural resources has immensely commodified land. READ MORE