This essay investigates influence of obesity on labour market outcomes – earnings per hour and hours worked per week - across two geographical groups of European countries in a sample of elderly people of 50 years old and over. A method of lagged BMI with control for unobserved country specific effects is used. Results obtained are statistically insignificant, which could be due to a small sample

Analyzing Thailand’s competitive advantage in ASEAN after Asian crisis in 1997 is vital for a nation’s economic development in the region where the neighborhood could be both complementary and hostile. Utilizing Porter’s diamond model with the quantitative approach has concluded that Thailand is ranked as the third-most competitive nation in ASEAN. Malaysia is identified as Thailand’s most awful c

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The purpose of this study is to describe and compare the corporate governance strategies of Swedish private and governmental VC firms. This study uses a qualitative abductive method and conducts five case studies. The authors formulizes a framework based upon Beuselinck et al. (2007). The empirical data comes from five interviews conducted with investment managers from two private and three govern

The purpose of this thesis is to describe and analyze the motives for investments with special focus on the impact of taxation and implementation of tax incentives in tax systems of Turkey and China depending on the related literature of books , articles , the laws of the both countries and empirical results.

PURPOSE: Our purpose for this study is to describe and analyze the problems and challenges linked to measuring performance in activities directly and indirectly related to organizational purpose. METHODOLOGY: To map the issues and challenges connected to measuring performance based on organizational purpose we have used 8 case studies divided in following categories; 2 sectors (for-profit and nonp

Purpose: The purpose of the thesis is to describe and analyze the use of management control systems in the hospitality industry. Methodology: The study is mainly a descriptive, multiple case study based on deductive reasoning. However, explanatory elements occur. The nature of the study is to a large extent qualitative and is primarily based on interviews and analysis of current management control

The purpose of our thesis is to describe how CSR is anchored in the public sector, and further to analyze how this work is organized throughout municipal organizations. We have applied a mixed methods approach conducting both a quantitative and a qualitative study. The quantitative approach involves a document study made on all 33 municipalities in the County of Skåne, while the quantitative appro

Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to describe and analyse the influence of management control systems in innovation and development activities. Methodology: A qualitative inductive approach is used and the thesis is conducted as a multiple descriptive case study, with interviews as the primary data source. Theoretical perspectives: The study uses previous research and studies on the area of m

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to study the relationship of firm and industry characteristics as well as media exposure with CSRD based on the Swedish corporate setting. Second purpose was to find out which system oriented theory or combination of theories best explain the differences in practices among companies. Third purpose was to compare the results with studies previously done in o

The constant debate over corporations’ responsibility towards shareholders or stakeholders has provided opinions in excess, though answer few, especially in the context of emerging markets, namely, BRICS. This paper advocates a stakeholder approach that goes hand in hand with corporations’ economic motive. Through the assessment framework developed in the empirical study, an analysis of CSR activi

Sammanfattning Användningen av mobila lösningar ökar kontinuerligt på stora såväl som små företag inom olika branscher. Mobila lösningar används inte bara som kommunikationsredskap utan har flera andra funktioner som möjliggör trådlös datakommunikation mellan två parter eller mer, uppkoppling till internet och användning av dess tjänster samt möjligheter att kunna få fordons positionering i realti

The assumption of positive effects of democratic reform has come to underlie much of the West’s policy recommendations for developing countries. However, following democratization, many countries have experienced upsurges in corruption levels, undermining the democratic process. This thesis explores the possibility of a nonlinear link between democracy and corruption. If democratization and reduct

People, today, use the Internet more and more for everything and there are courses on different aspects of our Internet use: social media, leadership, and networks. However, there is not much said about volunteering online, despite many active online volunteers who work several hours each day. It is relevant to know what inspires and motivates a person to volunteer to keep him or her motivated to

Bakgrunden och idén till denna studie väcktes då jag genomförde en studie med Malmö Regions 150 chefer och lagledare under min praktik på Posten. Resultatet visade bland annat att endast 27 procent av Malmö Regions chefer och lagledare är kvinnor. Resultatet förvånade mig. Min första tanke var att en av landets största offentliga organisationer borde ha en hög andel kvinnliga chefer och visa ett

Turkey, similar to other least developed countries, entered into demographic transition process in the second half of 20th century. However, the transition process was not experienced at the same time and in the same way across different regions of the country. The aim of this study is to reveal the determinants of fertility transition and regional fertility variation in Turkey. The period under c

This study examines the special for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in the European Union (EU) provided for in the Sixth Directive and the VAT Directive. The author goes through three problems regarding the special scheme and thereby the thesis is divided in three parts. The aim of the first part is to analyze the current provisions regarding the special scheme for SME by following the h

Since the China Maritime Arbitration Commission (CMAC) was established in 1959, it has been more than 50 years for both China and CMAC in developing China’s Maritime Arbitration. From the basic point of view, it would be easily expected that the arbitration institutions of China could accept and hear a lot of maritime cases every year due to its advantages in coastal geography and developed intern

ABL 2005 är i sin nuvarande lydelse en omfattande och i många hänseenden detaljerad lag. Regleringen om skadestånd är dock relativt begränsad genom sitt ursprung i allmänna skadeståndsrättsliga principer. Ett aktiebolag och de spörsmål som hanteras där är unika. Detta kräver därför en skadeståndsreglering som är anpassad efter aktiebolagets karaktäristik. Frågan är om den konventionella culpanormeThe Swedish corporation law is an extensive and detailed regulation as it appears in its’ present meaning. However, the regulation regarding damages is relatively limited through its origin in general regulations of damages. The questions raised within a corporation are in many ways unique, and should therefore qualify for a specially customized regulation regarding damages. The question is whethe