Sökning: "administration and economics"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 2111 avhandlingar innehållade orden administration and economics.

1. 16. Regional Economics, Trade, and Transport Infrastructure

   Författare :Nicholas Sheard; Rikard Forslid; Keith Head; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Regional policy; agglomeration; firm heterogeneity; export market entry; export timing; air travel; infrastructure; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : “Regional Policy in a Multiregional Setting: When the Poorest are Hurt by Subsidies” Regional subsidies have a positive short-term effect on the recipient regions, but as they alter migration patterns the long-term effects are less clear. This paper demonstrates using a three-region general equilibrium model that subsidising the poorest region may be to its detriment in the long term and thereby increase inter-regional inequality, if the subsidy draws firms from a nearby region that would function better as a production centre. LÄS MER

3. 17. Lean in the Public Sector : Possibilities and Limitations

   Författare :Erik Drotz; Bozena Poksinska; Ingela Bäckström; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Sammanfattning : The demands on efficiency and quality in the public sector have increased over the past few years, which have raised the need for strategies on how the public sector can be improved (Denhardt and Denhardt, 2000). Consequently, the concept of Lean production, or just Lean, have become increasingly spread, especially in health care, but also in government agencies, police, military and social services. LÄS MER

4. 18. Essays on pig production efficiency and farmers' financial decisions under uncertainty

   Författare :Katarina Labajova; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
   Nyckelord :LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Sammanfattning : Recent structural changes in agricultural production towards fewer, but larger, units pose challenges for farmers in decision making about practical production and about managerial practices to increase efficiency, which are vital for farm productivity and profitability. In studies using mathematical programming and econometric models, this thesis evaluated farm-specific characteristics related to the individual technical efficiency (TE) of each input and output factor and of managerial characteristics associated with persistent TE (PTE) and residual TE (RTE). LÄS MER

5. 19. Essays on Investor Behavior and Trading Strategies in International Financial Markets

   Författare :Anton Hasselgren; Jarkko Peltomäki; Ai Jun Hou; Charlotte Christiansen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; foreign exchange; speculators; hedge funds; investor behavior; trading strategies; information; market efficiency; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation contains four articles that in different ways inform on investor behavior in international financial markets, their impact on the underlying market, and the trading strategies that they pursue.Article I studies how hedge funds herd in currency future contracts and how it is affecting the underlying market. LÄS MER

7. 20. Contextualizing Entrepreneurship and Gender : A Life-Story Approach to Rural Family Businesses in Sweden

   Författare :Shqipe Gashi Nulleshi; Selcen Ozturkcan; Ethel Brundin; Deema Refai; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Rural Entrepreneurship; Gender in Entrepreneurship; Context; Proximity; Agency; Emancipation; Rural Family Businesses; Life-story; Contextualizing; Business administration; Företagsekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : Entrepreneurship has gained increasing attention as a strategic area for rural development. Addressing environmental, demographic, and gender inequality challenges in rural areas requires contextualizing entrepreneurship. LÄS MER