Sökning: "strategic investments"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 68 avhandlingar innehållade orden strategic investments.

  1. 1. Evaluation of strategic investments in information technology : a managerial perspective on investments in FMS and OIS

    Författare :Mehran Noghabai; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : This report tackles the implications of the strategic role of information (IT) for evaluation of investments in new technologies. The purpose is to develop a strategic management perspective on IT-investments and suggest appropriate methods for evaluation of flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) and office information systems (OIS). LÄS MER

  3. 2. Investeringar i mindre och medelstora tillverkande företag : drivkrafter, struktur, process och beslut

    Författare :Jan Alpenberg; Fredrik Karlsson; Olof Arwidi; Stefan Yard; Esbjörn Segelod; Lunds universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; small and medium-sized manufacturing companies; contingency factors; super investments; follow-up investments; complement investments; investment-; structure; planning and process; små och medelstora tillverkande företag; superinvesteringar; uppföljningsinvesteringar; investeringar; struktur; planering och beslut; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Ekonomistyrning; Ekonomistyrning;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis deals with investment issues in connection to growth and expansion related decision processes in small and medium-sized manufacturing companies. It focuses primarily on the empirical knowledge about the structure of the companies’ investments, the processes involved, and the investment behavior in this type of company. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Economic Implications of Corporate Social Responsibility and Responsible Investments

    Författare :Cristiana Manescu; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Corporate Social Responsibility; Strategic CSR; Socially Responsible Investments; Sustainability; Firm Profitability; Stock Returns; Statistical Learning Techniques; Variable Selection; Smooth Splines; Regression Trees; Data Envelopment Analysis; Difference-GMM; Risk-Factor Test; Market Efficiency; Control Functions Approach.;

    Sammanfattning : Paper 1 (with Catalin Starica): This study conducts an in-depth analysis of the association between a unique ten-dimensional set of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) scores and firm profitability, as measured by Return on Assets (ROA). We find that non-linear (semi or non-parametric) regression methods bring important improvements in explaining profitability relative to a classical linear approach. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Analysing strategic energy-related investments in process industries : applied studies at a pulp and board mill

    Författare :Magnus Karlsson; Lars J. Nilsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MIND; Industrial energy systems; Investment; pulp and paper; TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP;

    Sammanfattning : The potential to reduce energy demand in industrial applications is often substantiaL Since energy cost represents a considerable share of the value added in several categories of process industries, a great potential exists for cutting costs through investment, for instance in energy efficiency improvements. However, industrial energy systems form complex relations not only within the industrial unit, but also in the interaction with their surroundings. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Puzzling out the choice of capital budgeting techniques : Among high-growth small and medium sized firms

    Författare :Zahida Sarwary; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Capital budgeting techniques; decision making; strategic investments; Investment evaluation; theory-practice gap; practice-theory gap; SMEs; First North;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this dissertation is to explore the drivers of practitioners’ choices of capital budgeting techniques (CBT). The mainstream literature suggests that sophisticated CBT (SCBT) will best guide organizations in evaluating important strategic investments. LÄS MER