Market Reactions to ESG News : How do negative firm specific ESG news affect the market value of public companies in Europe and the US?

In this master thesis, we examine how negative ESG news specific to individual firms impact the market value of publicly traded companies in the US and Europe over a short term period. We assess news events of 329 listed companies in the period between 2010 and 2020. Initially, we conduct an event study with the full sample to test a general but fundamental hypothesis and analyze whether we can find negative abnormal returns that are significantly different from zero following firm specific negative ESG news. Moreover, to provide further insight, we perform three additional event study analyzes with split samples. To examine whether companies with higher ESG commitment are being penalized by the market, we split the sample using UN Global Compact membership as a proxy. Furthermore, we split the sample based on the reach of the media source that reported the incident, and lastly whether the incident was new or recurring for the individual firms. Our analysis reveals a significant negative abnormal return for ESG incidents that were considered novel for the companies. Additionally, incidents reported by limited reach media sources also show a marginally significant negative impact. Moreover, our findings indicate that companies operating within specific industries tend to face more pronounced negative abnormal returns when the news incidents are related to environmental issues. Furthermore, we find marginally significant results of companies with higher ESG commitment experiencing larger negative abnormal results. However, concerning our general research question, we cannot find evidence suggesting that ESG news has a significant negative effect on a public company’s market value in the short term.nhhma

Changes in older Dutch adults' role networks after moving

Using the convoy model (R. L. Kahn & T. C. Antonucci, 1980), this study examined the differential impact of relocation, depending on the distance moved, on the size of 3 types of role networks. A total of 890 Dutch nonmovers and 445 movers (aged 55-86 years) were selected from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam. Results of analyses of variance showed that the neighbor networks changed most after relocation. Long-distance movers discontinued the largest number of relationships with fellow club members. As expected, moving did not affect coworker networks. The findings show that, consistent with the convoy model, role networks proved to be unstable. Older adults, however, restored their partial networks at the second observation by starting new relationships. © 2008 IARR

Student and faculty perceptions of academic dishonesty in an honor code environment at a two-year community college

Academic dishonesty has been a growing concern in the history of higher education and is even more prevalent today as competition for success in a high stakes environment fosters dishonesty. At four-year universities, research studies indicate the rate of cheating is lower when deterrence strategies such as academic dishonesty policies in the form of an honor code are used. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand the experiences and perceptions of faculty and students in regards to dishonesty in community college with an adopted honor code. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eleven full time tenured faculty members in the disciplines of Business, English and Science courses leading to careers in the health profession. Additionally, twelve students were interviewed who were business majors, those who have taken a sequence of English composition courses, and those who had taken science courses leading to careers in the health profession. Findings suggest that while there are similarities in definition between how community college faculty and students define academic dishonesty, there is no universal definition. Participants report that they believe cheating results from pressures to attain goals and/or lack of an interest in lower division courses. Both students and faculty report deterrence strategies such as the academic dishonesty policy, specifically the honor code statement is ineffective because they are too idealistic. Implications indicate from this study that creating integrity will require finding ways get students to understand the value of all courses for their future endeavors. This study contributes to the body of research by adding to the knowledge of academic dishonesty specifically as it relates to dishonesty in community colleges.California State University, Northridge. Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-152

Common Grackle (\u3cem\u3eQuiscalus quiscula\u3c/em\u3e) Predation of a Great Lakes Piping Plover (\u3cem\u3eCharadrius melodus\u3c/em\u3e) Nest and Its Conservation Implications

Common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) was observed consuming eggs from an exclosed (protected) Great Lakes piping plover (Charadrius melodus) nest in the lower bay of Green Bay, Lake Michigan in Wisconsin, USA during June 2023. The observation, captured by a trail camera, is the first photographic documentation of grackle predation in any of the three piping plover breeding populations. This behavior adds common grackle to the suite of egg predators and has critical implications for this shorebird species, particularly in the Great Lakes region where piping plover is listed as federally endangered and common grackles are relatively abundant. Given that current nest protection efforts rely on exclosures with openings that enable access by grackles, we recommend (1) identification of piping plover nesting locations across the Great Lakes region that are frequently used by common grackle, and (2) subsequent alteration of exclosure use (e.g., omission to prevent cueing by grackles or possible structural modification to prevent access) and/or habitat or predator management at locations where grackles are particularly problematic. In addition, increased deployment of trail cameras at Great Lakes sites will help elucidate the extent to which common grackle predation of piping plover nests is a population-wide threat

"In what way has the development of education requirements for real estate agents influenced the industry's professional level and customer satisfaction?"

Fordypningsoppgave bachelor i eiendomsmegling 2017I vår oppgave tar vi for oss hvilke krav det tidligere har vært for eiendomsmeglere i forhold til utdanning, for å så sammenligne disse medgjeldende krav i dag. Videre går vi i dybden på hvordan utviklingen av disse kravene har hatt innvirkning på bransjens fagnivå. I tillegg ser vi på hvordan endringen i bransjens fagnivå har påvirket kundetilfredsheten hos forbrukerne av eiendomsmeglertjenester i Norge. I kapittel 1 blir oppgavens tema introdusert. Vi forklarer i tillegg vi hvorfor vi valgte nettopp dette tema samtidig som at vi belyser hva vår problemstilling er. Til slutt redegjør vi for litt informasjon som er relevant for oppgaven. I kapittel 2 går vi dypere inn i teori som i stor grad er relevant for vår oppgave. Denne delen omfatter teori som gir et bilde på utviklingen av utdanningskravene for eiendomsmeglere. Vi informerer også, via relevant teori, om hvordan kundetilfredsheten har endret seg i løpet av de siste tiår. I tillegg blir det introdusert teori som legger grunnlag for diverse forutsetninger som er med på å forme vår oppgave. I kapittel 3 redegjør vi for hvilken metodisk fremgangsmåte vi har valgt for innsamling relevant empiri. Denne delen inneholder også et segment hvor vi definerer forskjellen på kvalitativ og kvantitativ metode, for å så begrunne hvorfor vi valgte vår metode. I kapittel 4 bearbeider vi vår innsamlede empiri. Her drøfter vi hva vår data betyr og på hvilke måter dette har relevans for vår oppgave. Dette segmentet er hvor vi legger grunnlag for vår konklusjon. I kapittel 5 kommer vi frem til en konklusjon som vi introduserer. I denne delen vurderer vi våre funn opp i mot vår problemstilling og kommer frem til hvordan svar vi har på vår utvalgte proble

Digitalt fortrinn: Effektivisering av prosjekteringsoppgaver innen VVS ved bruk av visuell programmering

Bachelor i Ingeniørfag- energi og miljø i byggI denne oppgaven ble det sett på Dynamo, og muligheten dette verktøyet har for å effektivisere VVS prosjektering. Skript har blitt utviklet for dette formålet og det har også blitt sett på hvordan utvikling av egne skript kan bidra til å frigjøre seg fra programutviklere. Gjenbrukhetsgraden av hvert skript til andre prosjekteringsoppgaver er vurdert og det vil bli lagt vekt på synliggjøring av god samhandlingen for å kunne bruke verktøyet effektivt. Resultatene viser at verktøy som støtter dynamisk modellering har et stort potensial til å effektivisere oppgaver innen VVS prosjektering og at slike verktøy kan redusere avhengighet av systemutviklere. Resultatene peker på at fokus på god datastruktur er essensielt for effektiv utnyttelse av verktøyet. Det er også verdt å nevne at programmer som blir utviklet ikke sirkulerer i det frie markedet og dermed ikke blir tilgjengeliggjort for konkurrenter. Dette skaper et konkurransefortrinn til de bedrifter som har effektive egendefinerte programmer. Teknologien er moden for bruk og bygger på det samme fokuset på bedre samhandling ved innføring av BIM

Taking aim on empowerment research: On the distinction between individual and psychological conceptions

Empowerment theory need not remain a mystery. Efforts, such as those described in this special section, to outline more clearly the nomological network of empowerment at multiple levels of analysis will advance empowerment theory. Tough-minded rigorous research is needed to advance the concept of empowerment. Empowerment research requires us to shift our attention from a debate between the merits of research at one level of analysis versus another to building bridges between levels of analysis. We must integrate theories and methods from other disciplines and develop research strategies that incorporate qualitative procedures and the voices of the research participants. The papers in this special section take aim on these tasks and add to our understanding of empowerment.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/44024/1/10464_2004_Article_BF00922695.pd

Engagement and Action for Health: The Contribution of Leaders’ Collaborative Skills to Partnership Success

A multi-site evaluation (survey) of five Kellogg-funded Community Partnerships (CPs) in South Africa was undertaken to explore the relationship between leadership skills and a range of 30 operational, functional and organisational factors deemed critical to successful CPs. The CPs were collaborative academic-health service-community efforts aimed at health professions education reforms. The level of agreement to eleven dichotomous (‘Yes/No’) leadership skills items was used to compute two measures of members’ appreciation of their CPs’ leadership. The associations between these measures and 30 CPs factors were explored, and the partnership factors that leadership skills explained were assessed after controlling. Respondents who perceived the leadership of their CPs favourably had more positive ratings across 30 other partnership factors than those who rated leadership skills less favourably, and were more likely to report a positive cost/ benefit ratio. In addition, respondents who viewed their CPs’ leadership positively also rated the operational understanding, the communication mechanisms, as well as the rules and procedures of the CPs more favourably. Leadership skills explained between 20% and 7% of the variance of 10 partnership factors. The influence of leaders’ skills in effective health-focussed partnerships is much broader than previously conceptualised

Examining the Influence of Color Congruence and Uncertainty Representation on Map Trust and Map Reading

Two separately conducted experiments independently testing whether color congruence and uncertainty affect map trust and map reading. Color congruence is whether or not the colors used to encode values in maps align with cultural connotations. Uncertainty in this case is manipulated as the presence of a second data layer indicating whether the data is reliable or not

Characterizing Storytelling in COVID-19 Cartographic Journalism

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