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Welcome to the oikos-PRME Research Hub!
This is an online platform to share research on sustainability in economics, finance, and management among bachelor, master and PhD students worldwide.
Writing a thesis is an important milestone in our time as students. It is also a key element in our studies that we have significant influence on: choosing a thesis topic puts us in the driving seat in defining our own curricula! A growing number of students in economics, finance and management are making sustainability an integral pillar of their thesis. They are not only shaping their own research agenda, but are also providing important impulses and inspiration for others to move in that direction.
The oikos-PRME Research Hub is designed to support this dynamic by providing a platform to share finalized or ongoing research on sustainability in economics, finance and management, to explore what others are doing in the field – and to be informed, get involved and make a difference!
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The oikos-PRME Research Hub provides information about theses on sustainability in economics, finance and management to students and other interested parties around the world. The most recent uploads are listed below. All theses are available in our “Publications” section. * The statements included in papers and theses published on the oikos-PRME Research Hub remain responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily coincide with PRME or oikos opinion.
CSR 65.0 – Corporate Social Responsibility in an Aging Society
12 May 2018 | Theses | Liad OrtarThe world’s population is aging and growing daily. As health services improve and communities develop their economic and social infrastructures, infant mortality rates are declining, the population is becoming healthier, and life expectancy is increasing dramatically. According to the WHO, the number of people aged 60 years or older will increase from 900 million in 2015 to two billion in 2050, rising from 12% to 22% of the total global population (UN, 2015). The economic system is dominated by a key player – the business corporation, which is the most significant profit-driven entity in the economic system. Yet, it seems that with regard to aging, corporations fail to fully grasp the consequences of the coming demographic change, not... »
Climate Extremes, Space and Time: A comparative exploration of techniques to estimate the influence of climate on economic growth
12 May 2018 | Theses | Moritz SchwarzThis dissertation empirically estimates the impact of climate variables onto economic outcomes by expanding existing models in three dimensions: Climate Measures, Space and Time. First, a range of extreme climate and drought indicators are introduced into a global panel dataset to evaluate their influence onto annual country-level GDP per capita growth beyond annual averages of temperature. Second, to assess the value of increasing the frequency of measurement, the analysis is conducted quarterly rather than annually. Third, to avoid country-level aggregation, nightlight imagery is used as a proxy for local economic activity at a higher spatial resolution, allowing local climate impacts to be estimated. Results suggest that the addition of extreme weather indicators adds significant information to the econometric... »
Addressing sustainability and inequality at a global level : how other worlds (may) emerge
Increased global interconnectivity has encouraged a prevalence of forums that seek to organise and facilitate action on sustainability and inequality on a global scale. A body of work has examined such global forums and the theoretical contexts in which they operate but there is little which examines the nature of engagement through these forums to address issues of sustainability and inequality. This thesis explores social actors’ participation in two global forums, the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the World Social Forum (WSF), with the aim of creating more sustainable and equal worlds. It has been structured around four overarching research questions as follows. RQ1. What are the perceived relationships between dominant and dominated social actors in global sustainability... »
Social Responsibility in a Context of Globalization of the Markets: Comparative Study of Public Policies Articulation in the Pharmaceutical Industry of Brazil and Spain
Capitalist society faces one of its greatest challenges in the beginning of the millennium: How can sustainable social, economic and environmental development be reconciled with capitalist drivers of efficiency and generation of profits? With increasing international integration and pressure from financial markets, typical of the current neoliberal power model, it calls into question the extent to which corporations can make elections truly free in order to build a more responsible world. Furthermore, it is worth questioning whether it is possible to demand or even expect that states and governmental institutions participate and intervene more in society with increasing budgetary constraints and loss of autonomy. Based on these concerns about the role of corporations and about the validity of... »
Shale Gas and Hydraulic Fracturing: Risk and Opportunity Analysis for Oil and Gas Companies, Investors and The Future Energy Sector – Lessons from the US
The present Masters (MEng) thesis aims to analyse both qualitatively and quantitatively, the risks and opportunities arising from shale gas development in the US. The thesis draws upon multiple studies in order to identify the most prominent shale development impacts and most pressing risks. Through the literature review and Scopus database analysis, the thesis illustrates both the exponential rise in shale gas related research in the past few years and the fact that academic research has yet to catch up with the numerous challenges this industry poses. Next, risks are quantified at the company level, regional level and US wide level. A case study on shale gas development in Pennsylvania (PA) is illustrated through production, wastewater and shale... »
All theses are available in our “Publications” section
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Elyakim Ben-Hakoun is a PhD candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering (Transportation Economics), at the Technion- Israel Institute of Technology. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management, and a Bachelor of Arts and a Master... »
Theodor Cojoianu is a Smith School Scholar and is pursuing his DPhil thesis in Geography and the Environment on responsible investment in private financial markets. The title of his thesis is 'Environmental investment strategies across the investment value... »
Viorica Cucicov is a Master student in Banking and Finance at the University of Zurich. Currently she is working on her Master thesis. Viorica completed her Bachelor degree in Economics at the University of Venice (Italy). She is... »
Théodore Fischer has studied Business Administration at the University of St Gallen, where he was an active member of oikos. During his studies there, he organized several events around sustainability and education before writing his bachelor's thesis on... »
Jordi Vives Gabriel is a PhD candidate in International Management at the University of St Gallen under supervision of Prof. Dr. Florian Wettstein. He holds a Bachelor and a Master in Business Administration by ESADE Business School and... »
Eike Haas works at Bain & Company in Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior, he worked for a leading micro-finance group at their offices in Europe and in Asia. Eike further led the operations of Denkleister, a management consulting company serving... »
Hannah Helmke has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in International Business. Since 2014 she has been exploring Top-Down approaches to emission target setting, whereby she applied the concept of Science-Based Emission Targets... »
Md Khalid Hossain is the Head of Climate Change Programmes at the Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB). He has the overall responsibility to run different climate change interventions of CCDB which include research, capacity building and... »
Nina Hug holds a PhD in Organization and Culture from the University of St. Gallen. She has been persident of oikos International in 2007 and was a PhD Fellow from 2008 untill 2011. Nina studied Political Science, Communication... »
Abdul-Nasiru Iddrisu Alhassan is finance and accounting professional who has worked as Finance and Administration for over eight years in an NGO setting. He has long standing and proven experience in microfinance, development work and management of non-governmental... »
Matthew Johnson is a research associate and teaching assistant at the Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM) at the Leuphana University Lüneburg. His main research interests are on sustainability management, especially corporate social responsibility and environmental management systems in... »
Robin Kleiner currently works at Executive Insight, a Management Consulting firm supporting pharmaceutical companies to launch and commercialize their product. Previously, he had some short experiences in divers sectors, at HPO AG, a management consulting firm focused on... »
Former student of the University of St. Gallen, Kilian Massiah has been active for different years in the oikos community, starting from the local chapter in St. Gallen and finishing as manager of the Entrepreneurship Learning Circle. Given... »
May Hong Nguyen obtained a Master's in Economics at the Pisa University and Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies (Italy). Before her Master's she studied business in New Delhi (India) and spent a semester on Sustainable Development at the... »
For the past 15 odd years, in which I also completed my M.A. (Geography- Tel Aviv Uni.), I have been extensively engaged in advocating and teaching Sustainability and CSR in Israel and beyond. Over the past three years,... »
Victoria is Lecturer in Strategic Management at Newcastle University Business School. Before re-entering academia in 2011, she worked in commercial research and consultancy for the public sector, local government and non-departmental public bodies. Her research interest is focused... »
Shailee Pradhan is a development economist with a decade of applied research and professional experience. She is currently a post-doctoral researcher at the Center for Development and Cooperation (NADEL) at the ETH Zurich. Her research interests are empirical... »
Stefano Ramelli joined oikos International in February 2016 as PhD fellow at the University of Zurich's Department of Banking and Finance. For oikos - among other activities - he manages the Research Hub and contributes to the organization... »
After a master of science in ecology (Ecole Normale Supérieure and UPMC, France) and an engineer degree in environment (Ecole des Ponts, France), Gwenael Roudaut undertook a master of science in economics and then a Phd... »
Luiz Alfredo Santos is a Spanish/Brazilian executive, with degrees in Business Administration, Economics and Law, and with more than 16 years of experience in Corporate Finance and Global Risk & Compliance operating across multiple cultures, industries and countries.... »
Moritz Schwarz is an MSc. graduate from Oxford's Environmental Change Institute and currently works as an environmental policy coordinator at the Austrian Ministry of Environment and is an Associate Researcher at the Institute for New Economic Thinking at... »
Renard Siew is an Environmental Advisor to the Sime Darby Group, a multinational conglomerate based in Malaysia. Prior to this, he was a postdoctoral teaching fellow and a researcher at the Centre for Energy and Environmental Markets (CEEM). Renard... »
Yannic Steffan works with the sustainability strategy and communications team of BSD Consulting in Switzerland. He supports companies of all sizes and different sectors to use reporting frameworks efficiently, to define key performance indicators and to operationalize strategic... »
Eren Tosun holds a Master's degree in Banking and Finance from the University of Zurich and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the Middle East Technical University. He also spent semesters at University of Groningen on International... »
Manuela Wettstein works at the international sustainability consultancy Sustainserv. She holds a Master's degree in International Affairs & Governance from the University of St. Gallen and studied International Business & Sustainability at the University of Hamburg. During her... »
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Whether you are about to start a thesis on sustainability in economics, finance or management, or you have already finalized your research, and possibly already published it, we’d love to learn more and let others know. As students build a growing knowledge base on these topics, we cordially invite you to make your insights and views available to a wider audience – and share key information on your research through the form below.
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oikos is an international student-driven organization for sustainability in economics and management. Founded in 1987 at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, oikos comprises today more than 45 chapters at universities worldwide and around 1,000 active members with one joint mission: to integrate sustainability into education and research in management and economics.
The Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) is the UN Global Compact’s initiative to transform management education, research and thought leadership globally by providing the Principles for Responsible Management Education framework, developing learning communities and promoting awareness about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Since its official launch in 2007 by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the PRME initiative has grown to more than 650 leading business schools and management-related academic institutions from over 85 countries across the world.
oikos-PRME Research Hub
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Welcome to the oikos-PRME Research Hub!
This is an online platform to share research on sustainability in economics, finance, and management among bachelor, master and PhD students worldwide.
Writing a thesis is an important milestone in our time as students. It is also a key element in our studies that we have significant influence on: choosing a thesis topic puts us in the driving seat in defining our own curricula! A growing number of students in economics, finance and management are making sustainability an integral pillar of their thesis. They are not only shaping their own research agenda, but are also providing important impulses and inspiration for others to move in that direction.
The oikos-PRME Research Hub is designed to support this dynamic by providing a platform to share finalized or ongoing research on sustainability in economics, finance and management, to explore what others are doing in the field – and to be informed, get involved and make a difference!
Latest Uploads
Liad Ortar: CSR 65.0 – Corporate Social Responsibility in an Aging Society - In Progress
Moritz Schwarz: Climate Extremes, Space and Time: A comparative exploration of techniques to estimate the influence of climate on economic growth - Finalized
Victoria Pagan: Addressing sustainability and inequality at a global level : how other worlds (may) emerge - Published
Luiz Alfredo Santos: Social Responsibility in a Context of Globalization of the Markets: Comparative Study of Public Policies Articulation in the Pharmaceutical Industry of Brazil and Spain - Finalized
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