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Energitjänster på en avreglerad marknad: För en effektivare energianvändning?
(2004)This thesis studies the efforts made by society to achieve more efficient energy use in order to better utilise resources and lessen the stress on the environment. Despite the value to society promised by more efficient ... -
Essays in trade financing and trade relationships
(2019-03-20)In this dissertation, I examine the factors affecting trade financing and trade relationships mainly from the perspective of information asymmetry. In particular, I analyze how levels of information asymmetry affect trade ... -
Essays on Bank Funding Strategies
(2019-05-20)According to the European financial crisis database from July 31, 2017, there are 18 European countries that still have not got their systems back to normal. Despite crisis management being implemented in very few countries, ... -
Essays on behavioral determinants of earnings quality
(2018-12-20)The neoclassical economic view of the firm - upon which most of the empirical financial accounting research is based - assumes that managers are rational wealth optimizers. Therefore, managers are considered homogeneous ... -
Essays on ESG disclosure, performance and assurance
(2022-03-31)In this dissertation, economic implications of ESG disclosure, performance and assurance are examined in three essays. It is evident in the recent developments that the need for a sustainable and responsible investments ... -
Essays on information asymmetry, disclosures and the financing of R&D. The case of the biotechnology industry
(2013-11-22)Investments in research and development (R&D) are an important driver of innovation, productivity and economic growth. Despite the importance of R&D investments to society, it is commonly known that R&D activities are ... -
Essays on operational freight transport efficiency and sustainability
(2013-11-05)Freight transport efficiency, as one proposed abatement strategy for transport related emissions, is a concept that has received much research attention during the last de-cade, often from the transport buyers’ perspective. ... -
Essays on ownership and control: Shareholder wealth effects in takeovers and the measurement of ownership concentration
(2012-02-01)The dissertation consists of three essays, two on takeovers and one on the measurement of ownership concentration. Cross-border acquisitions and insider ownership studies whether there is a cross-border effect in returns ... -
Essays on performance management systems, regulation and change in Swedish banks
(2015-05-20)The 2007/2009 financial crisis exposed large discrepancies in the management of banks. The societal significance of the banking industry means that such discrepancies receive extensive attention from governments and ... -
Exchangification of art: transforming street art into market products
(2019-11-27)Art markets are filled with tensions, often explained as an inevitable dichotomy between arts and commerce. During the last century, this phenomenon has been defined as the commodification of art. Crucial for the commodification ... -
Exploring the (re-)configuration of environmentally unsustainable practices
(2019-05-15)This thesis explores how to (re-)configure environmentally unsustainable practices into more sustainable forms in the empirical context of leisure boat antifouling. Current antifouling practices predominantly involve the ... -
Financial Reporting and Corporate Governance: Essays on the contracting role of accounting and the effects of monitoring mechanisms
(2015-02-05)The governance and transparency in firms constitute the major concerns in today’s business. Contracts are fundamental aspects of corporations and in order to be efficient they should be designed and monitored using high ... -
Företag med Framgång - hur resurser kan skapa varaktiga konkurrensfördelar
(2012-02-21)This study describes how three medium-sized companies from a small town in West Sweden have achieved what the resource-based view regards as sustained competitive advantage (SCA). Research within the resource-based view ... -
Företagsledares arbete och tillväxt
(2018-03-27)The overall aim of this study is to contribute to knowledge about the relationship between what entrepreneurs do and firm growth. This aim have been translated into three research questions: (1) What characterizes the work ... -
Fragmentation and power in managerial work in health care
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Geographies of Management Ideas
(2023-11-07)This dissertation concerns management ideas – ideas on optimal utilisation of organisational resources – that are antecedents to organisational change. In the context of a globalised economy, the dissemination of management ... -
Hållbarhetsredovisningens innehåll. Vad har en inverkan på hur hållbarhetsredovisningens innehåll upprättas?
(2016-09-20)Hållbarhetsredovisningens innehåll Vad har en inverkan på hur hållbarhetsredovisningens innehåll upprättas? Sustainability accounting has the potential to help companies drive their sustainability work forward. To reach ... -
Human Resource Disclosures
(2003)ABSTRACT Although several corporations proclaim their employees as being thecorporation’s most valuable resource, only a few corporations have utilised models and concepts of measuring human resources in their corporate ...