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Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 957 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Investment.

1. 6. The State as Investment Market : An Analytical Framework for Interpreting Politics and Bureaucracy in Kyrgyzstan

   Författare :Johan Engvall; Li Bennich-Björkman; Svante Cornell; Astrid Hedin; Henry Hale; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Kyrgyzstan; state; investment market; sale of public offices; corruption; politics; bureaucracy; Statskunskap; Political Science;

   Sammanfattning : What type of state has emerged in post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan, and what kind of theoretical framework must we develop to understand its behavior and performance? This study argues that the logic of political and bureaucratic organization follows that of an investment market in which public offices are purchased with the expectation of yielding a favorable return. This theory represents a novel perspective on the post-communist state which has hitherto either been premised on modernization theory or emphasized a robustly personalistic logic of political organization. LÄS MER

3. 7. Essays on Firm Turnover, Growth, and Investment Behavior in Ethiopian Manufacturing

   Författare :Mulu G Gebreeyesus; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; firm turnover; productivity; firm growth; investment; adjustment cost; irreversibility; manufacturing; Africa; Ethiopia.;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis analyses the dynamics and investment behavior of Ethiopian manufacturing firms in post-reform period using establishment level industrial census panel data from 1996 to 2003. Three related topics such as firm turnover and productivity differentials, determinants of firm growth, and the effect of adjustment cost and irreversibility on firm investment decisions are investigated empirically. LÄS MER

4. 8. The EU investment court system. A viable reform initiative?

   Författare :Hannes Lenk; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; EU external relations law; investor-state; arbitration; legitimacy; investment court; ISDS refom; principle of autonomy; foreign direct investment;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis studies the Investment Court System - the EU’s response to the backlash against investor-state arbitration, and its contribution to the ongoing multilateral reform initiative in UNCITRAL. It includes, on the one hand, an investigation of the EU legal framework governing the conclusion of agreements with third countries that feature the Investment Court System, and examines, on the other hand, whether this permanent and court-like structure addresses common concerns over the legitimacy of investor-state arbitration and its central actors. LÄS MER

5. 9. Essays on Index Investment : index inclusions, managerial skill, and the rise of passive management

   Författare :Michael Florian Klug; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Sammanfattning : “Trading on Index Constituent Changes: Active vs. Passive Fund Management” studies mutual funds’ trading related to constituent changes in major Russell indices. LÄS MER

7. 10. Smart Maintenance Investments - ways to quantify effects and factors influencing the investment process

   Författare :Camilla Lundgren; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; maintenance; manufacturing; Smart Maintenance; digitalisation; investment;

   Sammanfattning : Currently, industry is undergoing a digital transition, aiming at increased competitiveness. The transition towards digitalised manufacturing is expected to be a fourth industrial revolution, in which the new technology enables production systems to be decentralised and work autonomously. LÄS MER