Essays about: "risk preference."

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  1. 16. Cross-National Differences in Risk Preferences

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Lennart Johannes Petrus van Loo; Julia Marszalek; [2021]
    Keywords : risk preferences; organizational risk; risk management; strategic management; prospect theory; culture; nationality; demographics.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: This research aimed to investigate cross-national differences in risk preferences to uncover whether risk appetite, consisting of perceived and actual risk, differs amongst demographics. This paper aims to understand whether Polish and Dutch business students differ in their risk preferences and how this impacts strategic management. READ MORE

  3. 17. Economic growth or the environment: A cross-country study on the foundations of pro-environmental preferences

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Meera Damaraju; [2021]
    Keywords : Behavioural Economics; Global Preferences Survey; Environmental concern; Preference variation; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Cross-national surveys have pointed out that environmental concern has been decreasing across the globe over time due to a focus on economic growth. While cultural and socio- demographic factors determine the degree of a lack of environmental concern, preference measures namely risk, patience, positive reciprocity, negative reciprocity, altruism and trust have found to be determinants as well. READ MORE

  4. 18. Policy Feedback and Public Opinion : The impact of Swedish welfare reforms on public attitudes to privatisation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Rebecca Eriksson; [2021]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The concept policy feedback is the idea that policies themselves may be political forces. Instead of the traditional approach of analysing policy as the conclusion of a political process, policy feedback suggests that the relationship between policy and public opinion is reciprocal. READ MORE

  5. 19. Personality, Movement, andInfection in a Wild Population of Bank Voles (Myodes glareolus)

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Filippa Erixon; [2021]
    Keywords : animal personality; behavior; movement; infection; Myodes glareolus; Puumala orthohantavirus;

    Abstract : Personality affects many life decisions and potentially has major consequences on ecological and evolutionary processes. Personality-dependent local movement affects interactions between individuals, resource acquisition, and the risk of encountering predators and pathogens. READ MORE

  6. 20. Konsumenters inställning till ett slopat beteskrav : en enkätstudie

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Gulli Gustafsson; [2021]
    Keywords : pasture; dairy cow; welfare; outdoor access; consumer attitudes;

    Abstract : There are three primary behaviours that cattle spend most of their time with; ruminating, resting and grazing. According to the Swedish animal welfare legislation, animals must be kept and cared for in a good environment. The legislation requires cattle to go on pasture, except calves and bulls. READ MORE