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DELIVERING ON TIME AN INVESTIGATION OF HOW TO FACILITATE DELIVERIES ON TIME BECOMING A NORM WITHIN CHIVA
(2005)In relation to the will of Chiva Corporation to enhance its performance at achieving projects, we investigate how the change strategy initiated in 2004 can be adapted in 2005 to facilitate deliveries on time becoming a ... -
Demand Forecasting of Automobile Spare Parts after the End-of-Production - A review of demand forecasting models
(2023-07-03)Demand forecasting of spare parts plays a crucial role in automobile industry where it generally requires a significant attention in controlling inventory. It is possible to maintain an optimal stock level when there is a ... -
Demand of External Finance by Manufacturing SMEs in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2015-07-13)Poverty can be reduced if more good jobs are created. Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are good job creators, but there are few such firms in the countries that would need them most. Limited access to finance ... -
Demystifying Dynamic Capabilities - Exploring development & evolution of Dynamic Capabilities for Digital Transformation in a Multinational SME
(2022-07-05)The business environment is changing at a fast pace. One of the important ways in which the firms respond to these challenges is by employing digital technologies to create new value for their customers. However, despite ... -
Dental Care on Equal Terms? An empirical study of price levels, consumption and competition on the Swedish dental care market
(2012-07-18)The Swedish dental care law states as an objective that dental care shall be easily accessible and given on equal conditions for the entire population. In this study we use data on consumption and actual prices charged for ... -
Deontological and Teleological Evaluations in the Adoption of Green Burial Practices: Insights from Young Consumers in China
(2024-09-23)Green burial is gaining popularity in China as an approach to encourage sustainable land use practices. This study explored the fundamental ethical values of young consumers and their influence on the adoption of green ... -
Derivatives Exchange in Morocco: Dream or Reality? - Market demand and lessons from other exchanges
(2007-07-19)Morocco is currently experiencing a liberalisation process involving major industries within its growing economy. This growth involves unique and country-specific risks. Thus, investors require complex financial instruments ... -
Designing for Learning in Enterprise Software - An explorative case study investigating admin user needs for learning, instruction, and information retrieval.
(2023-07-19)Enterprise software plays a vital role in an organization's path to operational excellence and competitiveness. Whether or not the company is able to reap the rewards of the enterprise software depends largely on the extent ... -
DESTINATION LOYALTY
(2001)As many companies attempt to sustain competitive advantage by obtaining loyalty from its customers through a customer loyalty programs. There is one concept that has gained profound awareness, to be exact The Customer ... -
DETERMINANTS OF ACCOUNTING CHOICE REGARDING LOCATION OF VOLATILITY: THE FVOCI OPTION - Early indications from the adoption of IFRS 9
(2018-07-02)Purpose: With the introduction of IFRS 9, entities can elect to report changes in fair value of equity investments not held for trade in other comprehensive income or in profit and loss. The purpose of this paper is to ... -
Determinants of Bank Capital Structure. The Impact of Basel III.
(2016-10-03)This paper examines which determinants of bank capital structure are reliably decisive for 15 publicly traded European and American banks from 2006 to 2015. Common factors of leverage such as Pro t, Size, Growth, Risk, ... -
Determinants of capital structure: an empirical study on the European technology industry in a dynamic panel difference-GMM analysis
(2023-06-29)This paper investigates the determinants of capital structure for 146 publicly traded technology companies in 14 different European countries over the 2009 to 2021 period. The study aims to test the relationship between ... -
Determinants of Decommissioning Provision Disclosures: Empirical evidence from energy entities listed on EU-regulated markets
(2016-09-20)The reporting of decommissioning provisions has recently received considerable attention due to inconsistent reporting and lack of sufficient information. The estimation of the provision is highly uncertain due to timing ... -
Determinants of Disclosure Quality: A study of environmental liability disclosures
(2016-09-15)Accounting for environmental provisions involves judgment and individually developed accounting policies have led to the nature and extent of current disclosures to vary considerably among companies. Critics argue that the ... -
Determinants of Energy Demand for Heating in the European Residential Sector
(2018-10-15)The improvement of energy e ciency is one of the key targets of EU energy policy. In order to design and implement e cient energy policy, information on energy demand price and income elasticities is required. This ... -
Determinants of Exchange Rate Risks in the Automotive Industry
(2016-10-14)The thesis details the analysis of foreign currency exposure determinants based on 21 companies in the automotive industry. The analysis confirms theoretical suggestions that the automotive industry is prone to foreign ... -
Determinants of House Prices in Sweden
(2018-07-04)The thesis analyses the main determinants of the Swedish house prices. We use panel data of 290 Swedish municipalities across 2003 - 2016 to estimate Spatial Durbin Model, which allows us to capture spatial dependencies ... -
Determinants of Materiality of Non-Financial Disclosure and Implication on Information Asymmetry A study of environmental disclosure of environmentally sensitive industries
(2021-06-24)This study explores the influence of non-binding guidelines published by EU Directive to the materiality of companies' non-financial reports. In order to identify the materiality level of NFR, the authors manually assess ... -
Determinants of Share-Based Compensation. Evidence from companies listed at the Stockholm Stock Exchange
(2010-06-22)Background and problem: The role of Share-based compensation (SBC) has been discussed frequently. While there are many studies that consider positive role of SBC for alignment of agent and principal interests, many other ... -
Determinants of sustainable food consumption - Moving consumers down the path of sustainability by understanding their behavior
(2013-07-10)Increasing consumption of environmentally friendly goods is important for dealing with the climate challenge. The main purpose of the present study is to investigate which factors determine consumption of this type of ...