Sökning: "Capital goods"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 70 avhandlingar innehållade orden Capital goods.

1. 21. Industrial buying behavior in the Middle East : a cross national study

   Författare :Hossein Dadfar; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Industrial buying behavior; purchasing process for industrial capital goods; decision making; implementation; dimensions of buying behavior negotiation behavior; consulting marketing; Middle Eastern socio-cultural characteristics; tribalism; Islam; westernization; Iran; Syria; the United Arab Emirates; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Sammanfattning : This study tackles industrial buying behavior in a socio-cultural context. The main purpose is to explore the influence of socio-cultural forces on industrial buying behavior in the Middle Eastern selected countries: Iran, Syria and the United Arab Emirates. LÄS MER

3. 22. Upptäckten av Sverige : utländska direktinvesteringar i Sverige 1895-1945

   Författare :Sven Nordlund; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; direct investments; subsidiaries; tariffs; imperialism; multinational companies; cartels; Jewish refugee capital; dummy companies; small industrial countries;

   Sammanfattning : The study investigates the extent, development and nature of foreign direct investments in Sweden during the years 1895-1945. The work also has a qualitative aspect, which may be summarized as a question: Why do foreign companies undertake direct investments in Sweden? The basic premise has been that the companies' decisions are based on their own calculations regarding profit interests and structural conditions on the market, but these decisions are also influenced by various power relations. LÄS MER

4. 23. Of Mangroves and Middlemen : A study of social and ecological linkages in a coastal community

   Författare :Beatrice Crona; Patrik Rönnbäck; Nils Kautsky; Neil Adger; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :mangroves; restoration; ecosystem goods and services; natural resource management; local ecological knowledge; social networks; social-ecological systems; East Africa; co-management; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis studies some of the links between the social and ecological components in a coastal Social-Ecological System (SES) of East Africa to gain insight into factors affecting natural resource management at a community level. It does so by assessing the return of ecosystem goods and services in restored mangroves through both ecological and socio-economic measurements, and by empirically studying variations and diversity in content of local ecological knowledge among resource users, its relation to valuation of ecosystem goods and services and its distribution across a social network. LÄS MER

5. 24. Knowledge, location, and trade

   Författare :Peter Warda; Charlie Karlsson; Börje Johansson; Holger Görg; Jönköping University; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Sammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis is to analyze how knowledge contained in traded goods influences firms’ demand for labor, and how knowledge-rich routines across space affect the innovative performance in firms and regions.Four research questions are presented that address how knowledge can travel in space. LÄS MER

7. 25. Markanknutna gemensamma nyttigheter : en analysmodell för byggande, underhåll, användning och finansiering

   Författare :Martin Bucht; Thomas Kalbro; Sölve Baerug; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Land use planning; public utilities; law and economics; economic efficiency; property rights; decision-making procedures; collective action; Civil engineering and architecture; Samhällsbyggnadsteknik och arkitektur;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis deals with appropriate legislation concerning common utilities, such as infra-structural facilities and natural resources, which can regulate construction, maintenance, use and financing. Appropriate legislation can be viewed in the two main perspectives, effi-ciency and equity, and the thesis concerns primarily on efficiency. LÄS MER