Sökning: "Historical banking"

Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden Historical banking.

  1. 1. Commercial Banking and Economic Development The Lebanese Experience 1856-1974

    Författare :Ali Abou-Zeinab; Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social and economic history; banking history; Lebanon; Commercial banking; Free banking; Ekonomisk och social historia;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis emphasises the role of commercial banks as financial intermediaries. It is primarily concerned with the development of the commercial banking system of Lebanon in the period 1856-1974, and assesses the role of the commercial banking system in Lebanon, as capital provider to economic development. LÄS MER

  3. 2. An Economic Backbone of Development : Essays in Financial and Political Economy

    Författare :Jon Olofsson; Andreas Madestam; Björn Tyrefors; Marieke Bos; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Financial Economics; Development Economics; Banking; Innovation; Industrial Development; Political Economy; Police; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : The thesis consists of three self-contained essays.Local Banking and Historical Innovation: the Effect of Swedish Savings BanksHow does access to credit affect innovation at the early stages of development? This essay uses digitized records from the Swedish savings banks movement, in combination with novel data on the universe of historical patenting, to study how savings banks affected innovation in Sweden between 1900 and 1949, a period when the country was still a developing economy. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Kvinnor, karriär och familj : En studie om chefer i fyra olika branscher

    Författare :Tuija Muhonen; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; career development; women; managers; work-family; Industrial psychology; Arbetspsykologi; industripsykologi;

    Sammanfattning : Women at the managerial level are an interesting group considering that there are few women managers, especially at the senior level. One purpose of the present study was to examine how individual and situational factors have influenced women managers' career development. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Gender, Technology and Knowledge

    Författare :Sara Goodman; Genusvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social Studies of Science and Technolgy STS ; Sweden; Gender; sociology; computerization; globalization; gender and work; gender division of labor; midwifery; midwives; India; reproductive technology; globalisation;

    Sammanfattning : During the last 15 years questions concerning gender, technology and knowledge, have become increasingly recognized as central to the field of the sociology of technology. Nonetheless, critical questions remain unanswered. These issues are addressed here through investigations of the relationship between gender, work, knowledge and technology. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Cash flow accounting in banks – a study of practice

    Författare :Asgeir B. Torfason; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : After the near collapse of the global financial system in 2008, much of the debate has focused on credit and asset valuation, as well as liquidity issues in the financial sector. Emphasis has been on debt and balance sheet quality, but little focus has been on the cash flow statements of banks. LÄS MER