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Visar resultat 26 - 30 av 31 avhandlingar innehållade orden Sustainable entrepreneurship.

1. 26. Essays on Public Policy in the Informal Sector Context

   Författare :Carolin Sjöholm; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; community-based health insurance; adverse selection; price sensitivity; female self-employment; childcare; microenterprises; daycare program; healthcare quality; structural inputs; process quality; Rwanda;

   Sammanfattning : The Price Sensitivity of the Demand for Health Insurance – Evidence from the Community Health Insurance Scheme in Rwanda This study estimates the price elasticity of the demand for health insurance, exploiting the variation in insurance premiums created by the implementation of a new premium subsidy scheme for community-based health insurance in Rwanda. The subsidy scheme created variation in insurance premiums across households, over time. LÄS MER

3. 27. Policy and transitions processes in sector systems of innovation and production

   Författare :Carl-Otto Frykfors; Magnus Klofsten; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business and economics; Ekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : In the last decades, innovation and innovation processes in industry have been regarded as critical to establishing sustainable economic competitiveness and development-both crucial for societal goals and visions. In the aftermath of the tirst oil crisis in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the influential work by research schalars' has inspired a comprehensive new order in economic research internationally which will be discussed in this thesis. LÄS MER

4. 28. Arctic geographies in the making : understanding political economy, institutional strategic selectivity, and agency in tourism pathway development

   Författare :Dorothee Bohn; Doris A. Carson; Linda Lundmark; E. Carina H. Keskitalo; Dimitri Ioannides; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Arctic tourism; political economy; institutional strategic selectivity; agency; tourism pathways; uneven development; metagovernance; regional development funding; resort enclave; firm financing;

   Sammanfattning : Tourism has long been promoted as a catalyst for socio-economic development in sparsely populated areas based on the commodification of culture and natural environments. This thesis examines the case of Arctic tourism in the two neighbouring northern counties of Finnish Lapland and Norrbotten (Sweden). LÄS MER

5. 29. Internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises in Iran

   Författare :Firouzeh Ghanat-Abadi; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Industriell marknadsföring; Industrial Marketing;

   Sammanfattning : The growing role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in both advanced market economies and economies in transition and their considerable contribution to employment and economic dynamism in the most industrialized countries suggest that this experience can be used for sustainable development of developing countries. Meanwhile, due to changes in the international business environment, SMEs are experiencing increased competition as foreign firms gain access to local markets. LÄS MER

7. 30. Too big to fail? A case study of the rise and fall of a medical research infrastructure

   Författare :Anthony Larsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Introduction: Distributed Research Infrastructures are becoming increasingly more salient as science expands and universities continue to look for new means to cooperate and share expertise and expenses on large-scale projects. One area which has seen much development in recent years is biobanking, as there have been numerous attempts to harmonise the different biobanking standards over the years, none of which have been entirely successful. LÄS MER