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Preparation for transportation negotiation
(2011-07-18)Due to the fact that it is once again a shift within the world trade market, companies tend to have production closer to their end market. For a Swedish company this means to have less production in Asia to the favour for ... -
Preparing for Change - An exploratory study on how Swedish organizations can implement strategic agility
(2021-07-07)Today’s market is characterized by rapid change, which creates a challenge for companies as adapting to the continuous changes are becoming more important. The ability to respond to changes by adapting the strategic direction ... -
Price Dispersion and the Value of Information in Online Retail Markets
(2017-07-28)Compared to conventional markets, online markets o er many informational advantages to consumers. It is seemingly easy to compare prices online and still, economists have found temporal price dispersions in markets for ... -
Pricing contingent convertible bonds: A numerical implementation with the hybrid equity-credit model
(2017-07-25)The contingent convertible (CoCo) bond is a loss-absorbing instrument which can be converted mandatorily to common equity when a trigger event happens, such as the bookvalue trigger and the discretionary trigger. The ... -
Pricing Credit Default Index Swaptions A numerical evaluation of pricing models
(2015-07-13)This study examines the background and nature of the credit default index swaption (CDIS) and presents relevant methods for modelling credit risk. A CDIS is a credit derivative contract that gives the buyer right to enter ... -
Pricing Currency Options with Bates Model: Analytical Tractability versus Empirical Misspeci cation
(2021-02-02)In this thesis I complement the results from Bates (1996) wherein a Stochastic Volatility Jump-Di usion model for pricing foreign currency options is introduced and evaluated against USD/DM foreign exchange options. I ... -
Pricing Interest Rate Derivatives in a Negative Yield Environment
(2017-07-26)The main purpose of this thesis is to price interest rate derivatives in the today negative yield environment. The plain vanilla interest rate derivatives have now negative strikes and negative values of the underlying ... -
The Pride and Prejudice of Privacy - How consumers' intentions to share private information are affected by emotions.
(2023-07-03)Current papers suggest that if emotions have the power to affect consumers’ privacy concerns, consumers are at risk of being exploited by companies and unauthorized users taking advantage of consumers’ emotional stages. ... -
Prior Art - Strategic consideration in a changing prior art landscape
(2010-06-02)At the same time as there are prior art out there to invalidate almost any patent, we are living in a time where there is an abundance of information. The emergence of internet has made the source from which we can look ... -
Probabilistic Prediction of Bankruptcy with Financial Ratios - An empirical study on Swedish market
(2007-07-19)Credit risk measurement has become more important during the last 20 years in response to a worldwide increase in the number of bankruptcies. This paper examines some of bankruptcy prediction models using financial ... -
Probability Distortion in the relationship between Depression and Problem Gambling: A Mediation Analysis
(2021-08-04)We posit that people with depressive symptoms are prone to problem gambling, and explore whether one possible driver of this is that depression increases misperception of probabilities. To test this hypothesis, we conducted ... -
Process patent: the role they can play in the transformation from a research institute to a research company
(2009-08-21)Approximately a decade ago, the Swedish research institutes transformed to private corporate entities due to a decision from the Swedish government. The purpose of the thesis is to investigate the role that process patents ... -
Product Development in Start-ups. a case study of the relationships created through the product development process
(2015-07-13)Purpose: The purpose of this research is to examine the intersection between the start-up methodology, co-development and the customer perspective. Co-development is an area with many aspects; this research will focus on ... -
Product Innovation in Equestrian Sports - A qualitative multiple case study about how product innovation evolves in the Swedish equine industry
(2018-07-31)Innovation in the equine industry has been seen as existing to a very little degree since many of the activities surrounding the horse have been looking the same during the last decades. At the same time, half a million ... -
Profit and Value Creation in Pharmaceutical Industry Cross-Border Mergers
(2002)Over the past ten years many industries have experienced a wave of mergers and acquisitions. The enthusiasm in consolidation is based on the belief that gains can accumulate through expense reduction, increased market ... -
Property Market Valuation of Flood Risk When Insurance is Free
(2016-09-09)I study the effect of perceived flood risk on property prices in Sweden, before and after a major flood event. Data on property transactions for single-family homes are used in a difference-in-differences spatial hedonic ... -
Property Rights, Tenure Security and Forest Investment Incentives
(2011-07-18)Determinants of farmers’ investment incentives in forestland have a significant impact on forest management and welfare improvement, but few studies in the literature have consonantly shown the causal linkage between ... -
Proximity to Dissimilar Firms and Universities: Investigating the Impact on Start-up Survival Rates in Sweden and the United States
(2023-07-19)This study explores the impact of proximity to dissimilar firms and universities on start-up survival rates in Sweden and the United States. By investigating the relationship between firm density and start-up survival in ... -
PSD2 - The Revolution that Never Happened
(2021-06-24)The introduction of PSD2 was expected to revolutionise the financial industry and disrupt established banks’ business models. However, the changes have not been as dramatic as expected. Mainly this concerns the predicted ... -
PSS Design in Practice - How a Choice Experiment Can Help Configuring a New Subscription Offer. The Case of Care by Volvo’s Used Car Subscription Offer
(2019-07-09)Background and Purpose The automotive industry is facing huge challenges as the perception and utilization of cars is changing. As a result, many automotive companies are increasingly moving away from solely selling cars ...