The present paper discusses the results of a survey conducted in order to receive an answer to the question posed in the title, i. e. how directives are formulated in Swahili in terms of the directness level of the utterance, considering the mutual relationship between the interactants. The data corpus on which I have based my study comes from 82 Swahili-speaking Tanzanian students.

The present paper discusses the results of a survey conducted in order to receive an answer to the question posed in the title, i. e. how directives are formulated in Swahili in terms of the directness level of the utterance, considering the mutual relationship between the interactants. The data corpus on which I have based my study comes from 82 Swahili-speaking Tanzanian students.

<p>U okviru disertacije, razvijen je model upravljanja otpadom na nivou regiona Novi Sad, kori&scaron;ćenjem analize tokova materijala i diskontovanih novčanih tokova. Model omogućava da se na osnovu identifikovanih količina otpada, koje je potrebno tretirati kako bi se ispunili ciljevi propisani Direktivama Evropske unije (EU), kvantifikuje uticaj upravljanja otpadom na životnu sredinu kroz emisiju CO2 eq. u atmosferu. Na osnovu identifikovanih količina otpada, model omogućava procenu investicionih i operativnih tro&scaron;kova postrojenja za tretman otpada. Dobijene ekonomske vrednosti mogu se optimizovati kako bi se uspostavio ekonomski održiv sistem upravljanja otpadom na dug rok uvođenjem naknade za tretman otpada. Razvijeni model i dobijeni podaci omogućavaju definisanje budućeg pravca razvoja sistema upravljanja otpadom u regionu čijom implementacijom bi se smanjio negativni uticaj na životnu sredinu, uspostavio ekonomski održiv sistem i ispunili ciljevi EU.</p> / <p>Using the method of analysis of material flows and discounted cash flows a<br />model for waste management for the Novi Sad Waste Management Region is<br />developed. Using the identified waste quantites in the region, model estimates<br />the waste quantites in order to meet the objectives in the Directives of the<br />European Union (EU) and quantify their impact on environment through the<br />emission of CO2 eq. in the atmosphere. In addition, based on the identified<br />amount of waste, the model estimates investment and operational costs of<br />waste treatment plants. Obtained economic values in the model can be<br />optimized in order to establish a waste management system that is<br />economically sustainable introducing the gate fee. The developed model could<br />be used as a tool for development of waste management system in the region<br />which will reduce the negative impact on the environment, will be economically<br />sustainable and fulfill the objectives of the EU Directives.</p>

This paper-based dissertation comprises five essays dealing with corporate sustainability and digital reporting and is structured in six chapters. The first chapter is the introduction and provides an overview of the structure and aims of the dissertation, lays out the contribution of the work, and introduces the five manuscripts. The second chapter, respectively the first manuscript, deals with the consequences of mandatory sustainability reporting in Europe. Specifically, the study deals with the question whether Directive 2014/95/EU has achieved its objectives of increasing reporting quantity and quality. In the third chapter, the sustainability reports of the largest European firms are analyzed using computer-aided text analysis. This study investigates whether and how external assurance of sustainability reports is beneficial from the viewpoint of report transparency, which is proxied by reporting scope, optimism, and readability. In the fourth chapter, the role of corporate sustainability in the context of M&A transactions is examined, precisely whether sustainability influences the premia paid in M&A transactions. The fifth and the sixth chapters center around the voluntary usage of online financial reporting (OFR) in Europe. While the fifth chapter is concerned with the usage and empirical determinants of OFR, the analysis in the sixth chapter examines the impact of OFR on the financial market, specifically on analyst following and stock liquidity.