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1. 1. 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

3. 2. Do Differences Make a Difference? : A Single Case Study on How Cultural Diversity Affects the Innovation Process

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Evelyn Chlaen; Aya Suliman; [2022]
   Keywords : Cultural Diversity; Multicultural Teams; Innovation Process; Global Teams; Team Dynamics; Cultural Dimensions; The Stage-Gate model; New Product Development.;

   Abstract : Background:  The increment of global population flows has challenged businesses to harness the potential of a culturally diverse environment. Nonetheless, previous studies on the effect of cultural diversity on teams has been equivocal, specifically when it is related to a firm’s innovation process. READ MORE

4. 3. A New Era of the Visual Art Market? : A Platform Analysis of the biggest NFT market OpenSea on Diversity and Equality

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

   Author : Wai Ling Ng; [2022]
   Keywords : Visual Art Market; NFT; Blockchain; OpenSea; Diversity; Equality;

   Abstract : The thesis investigates OpenSea, the world’s largest NFT marketplace on whether it promotes the decentralization of the visual art market and lowers the entry barriers of the market for artists to connect with potential collectors and thus promoting diversity and equality to the market.  The success of an artistic career requires connections with art dealers and high cultural institutions, because art professionals act as the gatekeepers of the art market by evaluating the value of artworks and artists (Prinz, 2022). READ MORE

5. 4. Creating an inclusionary classroom through alternative ways of knowing : A Swedish Case Study

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för migration, etnicitet och samhälle (REMESO)

   Author : Natasha Smith; [2021]
   Keywords : newcomers; newly arrived students; Sweden; lower secondary school; multicultural education; critical pedagogy; culture; diversity; stereotypes; race; ethnicity; cultural racism; discourse; mainstream classroom;

   Abstract : In recent years Sweden has witnessed an increasing number of newcomers into its schools from an array of sociocultural and ethnic backgrounds. Rather than see this as a ‘burden’, this case study looks at ways teachers can embrace diversity, build upon students' prior knowledge and experiences and challenge traditional notions of how knowledge is produced in the classroom. READ MORE

6. 5. Introspective equilibrium with stereotypes in diverse groups: A theoretical approach to stereotypes influence in coordination games

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Lukas Bartuseck; [2021]
   Keywords : introspective equilibrium; stereotypes; diversity; coordination game; theoretical; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In this paper, I show how stereotypes can confound the effects cultural diversity has on economic outcomes. This is done by expanding Kets and Sandroni’s (2021) theory of introspective equilibrium and cultural diversity by allowing inaccurate simplified beliefs about cultural groups. READ MORE