UU Student Theses Repository: Recent submissions
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Remote Work, Self-Efficacy, and Geographical Distance: Drivers of International Graduates’ Staying Intentions in the Netherlands
(2025)This thesis examines how remote work opportunities influence international students’ intentions to stay in the Netherlands after graduation. The research focuses on whether flexible job arrangements, specifically hybrid ... -
Turning Risk Into Opportunity: How Institutions Shaped Social Entrepreneurs’ Perception of the COVID-19 Pandemic
(2025)Social entrepreneurs (SEs) are increasingly being recognized for their ability to address societal challenges, particularly during times of crisis. Understanding how SEs responded to the COVID-19 pandemic across different ... -
From Niche to Mainstream: Factors Shaping the Mainstreaming of Circular-Born Startups
(2025)This study explores how circular-born startups move beyond niche markets to mainstream their business models without compromising their purpose. Using twelve cases from the Netherlands, this research identifies key enablers ... -
Investigating the impact of water risk on the creditworthiness and financial performance of companies in the food and beverage industry
(2025)The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of water risk on the financial metrics of companies in the global food and beverage industry. While prior research focused on overall climate risks or carbon emissions, ... -
Tweets, Tariffs, and Trades: The Role of Twitter Adoption on Information Transmission in Capital Markets
(2025)This study investigates the moderating role of Twitter in the transmission of information into stock prices during the China-U.S. trade war, ultimately providing insight into the effects of the augmented information ... -
Transition Risk in the U.S. Sunset Sectors
(2025)Climate change presents an ongoing challenge, with the transition to a low-carbon economy becoming increasingly critical. Intensifying global efforts to decarbonize places a mounting transition risk on the carbon-intensive ... -
From Green Signals to Financial Gains: The Impact of Green Bond Issuance on Corporate Profitability in China
(2025)This thesis analyses whether issuing green bonds improves the financial performance of firms in China. Conducting a dynamic Difference-in-Differences approach on panel data from 2010 to 2024, the analysis compares green ... -
Analyzing the influence of the Tanzanian National Agriculture Policy on the productivity of crop farming.
(2025)This thesis investigates the impact of the 2013 Tanzanian National Agriculture Policy (TNAP) on the productivity of Tanzanian farmers, using panel data and multiple regression models, such as fixed and random effects and ... -
ESG and financial performance: examing the difference between public and private firms
(2025)This paper examines the impact of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors on the financial performance of public and private companies. By focusing on private companies, we exclude public investors as stakeholders ... -
The Impact of the CSRD Legislation on Bulgarian Public Companies
(2025)This master thesis investigates the impact of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) announcement and adoption on the financial performance of publicly listed companies in Bulgaria. Utilising an event study ... -
Hedging Transition Risks in Europe: A Comparative Study of ESG Derivatives and Stock-Based Hedge Portfolios
(2025)This thesis examines the effectiveness of four hedging strategies against climate transition risk in the European equity market between 2015 and 2024. The strategies include carbon futures, ESG index futures, and two ... -
The Impact of Services Trade Regulation on FDI Inflows: Evidence from STRI in the European Union
(2025)This thesis investigates how the level of services trade restrictiveness affects foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in the European Union (EU). Using a panel dataset covering 20 EU countries, 12 service sectors, and ... -
The Influence of the EU Emissions Trading System on the ESG Performance of European Firms: The case of Oil and Gas Industry
(2025)This study investigates the influence of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance of European oil and gas firms, with a particular focus on the ... -
Household Income, Income Inequality, and the Motivation of Social Entrepreneurs: A Multilevel Analysis Across 40 Countries
(2025)Drawing on the push–pull framework and inequality theory, this study examines how individual household income and national income inequality shape the motivations behind social entrepreneurship. It focuses on three mutually ... -
Which EU Policies Are the Most Effective at Inducing Renewable Energy Innovation?
(2025)Nowadays, the world is heading in the direction of decarbonization and adoption of renewable energy sources. As such, it is crucial to evaluate the commonly used policy tools designed to stimulate innovation in renewable ... -
Energy System Flexibility in the EU: How M&A Deal Types Influence Firm Value and Market Response in the EU Energy Sector (2015–2024)?
(2025)This academic paper examines how different types of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the European energy sector affect investor reactions and firm performance, with a particular focus on innovations that support greater ... -
The Financial Impact of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (CSRB) on Shareholder Value in the United Kingdom: An Event Study
(2025)The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill underscores the growing adoption of mandatory non- financial disclosure as a regulatory mechanism and the increasing importance of cybersecurity. By defining and testing five hypotheses, ... -
Does Engagement in Energy and Utility Companies Drive a Sustainable Transition More Effectively Than Divestment?
(2025)This study investigates the comparative effectiveness of shareholder engagement and divestment in driving real-world environmental change within the global energy and utilities sectors, with a primary focus on carbon ...