Sökning: "large and small themes"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 28 avhandlingar innehållade orden large and small themes.

  1. 1. Value creation and the challenge of joining forces: Evidence from open innovation and mergers and acquisitions

    Författare :Mattias Johansson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; small firm; value capture; post-merger integration; innovation; collaboration; mergers and acquisitions; synergies; large firm; open innovation; Business model; value creation;

    Sammanfattning : Value creation is pivotal for organizational survival, growth, and competitiveness. The topic has attracted a growing interest from scholars looking for new ways to analyze how firms create value for themselves and their stakeholders. The means of value creation involve a wide array of strategies, tools, and forms of interaction. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Small town, big move : Constructions of place in transiting mining communities

    Författare :Eugenia Segerstedt; Lena Abrahamsson; Mats Jakobsson; Kristina Johansson; Gry Paulgaard; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; construction of place; Gällivare; Kiruna; transformation; rural studies; urban change; Arbetsvetenskap; Human Work Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : The dissertation accounts for construction of place in mining communities as they undergo a major urban transformation. In the 2010s, urban centres in the northern Sweden mining communities of Gällivare and Kiruna entered a new execution phase of a large-scale transformation precipitated by ground subsidence caused by mining activities, a transformation that continues. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Robust broadband beamforming and digital filter design : methods and applications

    Författare :Sven Nordebo; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
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    Sammanfattning : This doctoral thesis consists of a summary and six parts corresponding to six different papers. There are two published and three submitted journal papers, and one research report. The summary will highlight the main results and emphasize the interrelationships between different parts. LÄS MER

  5. 4. On predictions, measurement, and causal inference : Essays on statistical correlations and statistical applications in labor market economics and criminology

    Författare :Petra Ornstein; Johan Lyhagen; Per Johansson; Kenneth Carling; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; risk marker studies; correlation measures; identification; field experiments; observational studies; Statistics; Statistik;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of five papers covering a broad range of statistical themes, from prediction via correlation measures to causal inference.Paper I uses a nationally representative survey of separated Swedish women to examine whether men who strive to control their partners during their relationships are more likely to stalk or assault their ex-partners after separation. LÄS MER

  7. 5. In the middle : on sourcing from China and the role of the intermediary

    Författare :Jenny Balkow; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; international sourcing; low cost country sourcing; intermediary; intermediary roles; people s republic of china; smes; supply chains; quality; Företagsekonomi; Handel och IT; Bussiness and IT;

    Sammanfattning : In the past three decades China’s rapid transition from a closed economy to become the factory of the world has astonished economists all over the world. Surveys among sourcing practitioners show that China is the most interesting market for sourcing and research points to lower costs as the main reason. LÄS MER