Sökning: "Elnaz Sarvioskouey"

Hittade 2 uppsatser innehållade orden Elnaz Sarvioskouey.

  1. 1. 'Be my Own Boss?' An Interpretative Examination of Identity Work from Employment to Self-employment

    Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Sarah Gould; Elnaz Sarvioskouey; [2012]
    Nyckelord :Identity Work; Discourse; Downsizing; Knowledge Workers.; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : This interpretive study examines identity work in a transition period which was triggered by a downsizing event. The purpose of this thesis is to gain further understanding of how identity work is done in the transition from employment to becoming self-employed. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Are risk preferences stable? -An interdisciplinary analysis of context-invariance risk preferences in a hypothetical investment scenario.

    Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Elnaz Sarvioskouey; [2011]
    Nyckelord :Range Frequency Theory; Expected Utility Theory; Choice under risk; Stability of risk preferences; Numerical ability; Financial literacy.; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : The objectives of this paper was to; examine if risk preferences are stable across different distribution contexts, in line with the prediction of the expected utility theory (EUT); if the range frequency theory (RFT) (Parducci, 1965) can account for observed choice behaviour in a hypothetical investment scenario; and lastly, analyse the potential factors that can account for the individual differences in the degree of risk preference stability. In order to tackle these issues, primary data was obtained through a questionnaire, where respondents had provided their certainty equivalent (CE) value for each hypothetical investment gamble (CE values are used as a proxy for risk preferences). LÄS MER