This study examines the influence of Corporate Social Responsibility on the financial distress risk of a company. The Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors are employed as a proxy for CSR, while three different measures are applied to assess financial distress level…
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Underwhich Editions was a publishing collective and music imprint u nder which a group of Canadian writers, sound poets, and electronic sound explorers released books, chapbooks, postcards, broadsides, one-folds, leaflets, handmade editions, cassettes, microfiche, floppy disks, …
Atravessamos um momento único da nossa história, um tempo sem precedentes marcado pela mais grave pandemia mundial até hoje vivida e que teve um inegável impacto na vida das organizações. Estas enfrentam hoje um conjunto de desafios que passam pela manutenção das suas culturas, …
The aim of this dissertation is to conceptualize the aesthetics of the 1920's in relation to their role amid the art and society of the time. It also strives to describe the concise artistic environment that was born in Paris during the period motivated by several historical fac…
The needs of citizens for the twenty-first century have led educational institutions to re-examine their instructional strategies and methodologies. In an attempt to meet the demands of this ever-changing world, institutions initiate innovations in teaching strategies for effect…
This dissertation explains how and why concern for the food supply in urban centers contributed to social and political conservatism in Morocco, a theocracy based on divine kingship and patriarchal relations. Millers and butchers were key agents of urban food provisioning, so co…
The concept of customer co-production has been mentioned in the marketing literature on several occasions. The lack of a clear definition and the poor operationalization in previous literature stimulated the interest to investigate it as a growing marketing concept. This dissert…
From the viewpoint of industrial design, industrial design education and practice, and designer's responsibility, sustainable design has gained great importance to solve the crisis of sustainability the world has faced today. Besides sustainability, innovation is an important el…
Software is not only a rapidly developing and indispensable tool today but also the most prominent driving force of digital transformation. Thanks to the innovation studies carried out in the software of these programs, the productivity growth is achieved in the design processes…
As India expanded its grid infrastructure, decentralized renewable energy technologies, such as off-grid solar, also emerged in parallel as an electrification solution. This dissertation critically examines the role of off-grid solar in facilitating rural electrification efforts…
In my thesis, I analyze Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein alongside ghost stories from the late eighteenth, early nineteenth centuries, looking for the ghostly elements. I also contextualize Frankenstein with surrounding Gothic texts to better understand the portrayal of the supernatu…
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore communication barriers using social media between eighth-grade middle school teachers and parents who reside in rural communities. The history of social media, current use of social media with the general population and e…
This thesis provides a diachronic overview of the evolution of Canaanite and Phoenician Maritime Transport Containers (MTCs) produced in the Levant from the Early Bronze Age (EBA) II/III to the terminal Iron Age (IA) II. The focus is on the morphological development of these cer…
Handloom and handicraft are deeply embedded in tradition and rituals of our everyday life.Either in form of utility or artifact it has always made us contented. Being playing these roles, it is also a major source of income generation in Indian economy. It contributes through bo…
Bustling warehouse districts, rumbling railways, and flaring refineries were once the soul of midwestern cities. Industrialization was the genesis for the regions presently known as the rust belt region. Many now associate these regions with fallow parking lots, hollow warehouse…
In his formative years, Claude Debussy (1862-1918) experienced the influence of the artistic movement of Impressionism and the literary movement of Symbolism. Both of these movements profoundly influenced Debussy and contributed to the formation of his aesthetics and tastes. Mau…
This thesis focuses on Indigenous and contemporary cultural representation expressed in the art of Wendy Red Star, Lisa Telford, and Jamie Okuma as presented in their clothing, shoes, and jewelry. These artists challenge marginalization through their works while also showcasing …
This project seeks to utilize the Catholic Church’s wisdom tradition to support a human-centered response to technological unemployment. The loss of jobs to various forms of technology is a serious concern, especially to those made redundant by technology who cannot find compara…
How do militaries attempt to gain control over forbidding landscapes? How do advanced technologies designed to tame hostile environments shape military understandings of the battlefield? This dissertation examines the efforts of counterinsurgent forces to master the geographical…