Essays about: "social enterprise"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 264 essays containing the words social enterprise.

  1. 1. In the Business of Doing Good: A case study on social entrepreneurship within the small-scale rental sector in South African townships

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Ellen Lindén-Urnes; [2023]
    Keywords : backyard rental; small-scale rental; affordable housing; social entrepreneurship; impact; Cape Town; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Housing crises have become a global phenomenon, including in South Africa. Neither the South African government nor the market have been able to sufficiently address the growing housing deficit across the nation, especially not in the affordable rental sector. READ MORE

  3. 2. What Difference Does It Make? : Comparative Panel Data Analysis of the Relationship Between CSR Initiatives and Board Composition in Sweden and the United States

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet (USBE); Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Kristina Björling; Viktor Hansson; [2023]
    Keywords : CSR; ESG; Corporate Governance; Gender Diversity; Board Independence; CEO Duality; Inclusion; Board Compositions; Agency Theory; Resource Dependence Theory; Critical Mass Theory; Hofstede’s National Cultural Theory.;

    Abstract : More companies have responded to the call for action, increasing their attention to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Corporate governance structures have proven to have an effect on how well companies are able to facilitate a sustainable trajectory, all influenced by values and norms. READ MORE

  4. 3. Transnational Organized Crime : What Factors Contribute for Transnational Organized Crime to Expand Across Borders in the European Union?

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Ludwig Svedberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Transnational Organized Crime; Globalization; Migration; European Union;

    Abstract : This research paper investigates how Transnational Organized Crime has expanded and increased their presence and their activities across borders in the European Union. Four significant concepts and theories; Globalization, migration, the social embeddedness theory, and the illegal enterprise theory were applied in order to explain how a crucial factor, globalization, in different forms has facilitated for the expansions. READ MORE

  5. 4. Scaling up social enterprises to tackle environmental problems : A study exploring scale-up challenges, solutions, and opportunities of social enterprises tackling environmental problems

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    Author : Karel Svoboda; Ahmed Naqvi; [2023]
    Keywords : social entrepreneurship; social enterprise; scaling up; environmental problems; scale up challenges; scale up solutions; scale up opportunities;

    Abstract : AbstractBackground: Among the biggest threats to mankind are various environmental problems which have been mainly triggered by human interference with the planet. There have been various ineffective efforts to mitigate these detrimental effects. READ MORE

  6. 5. Coral Reef Restoration Enterprises

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Ileana Graf; [2023]
    Keywords : Coral reef restoration enterprise CRRE ; Nature-based enterprise NBE ; Coral business; Profitable coral reef restoration; Sustainable business model; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Coral reefs are essential for providing ecosystem services to humans, including coastal protection, nutrition, and income opportunities for coastal communities. However, coral reefs worldwide have suffered severe damage due to anthropogenic factors, leading to their rapid degradation. READ MORE