Search for dissertations about: "BOOKS"

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  2. 1. Management Books : Guardians of the Myths of Leadership

    Author : Staffan Furusten; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

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  4. 2. Disclosing the Books : Evidence on Swedish publicly listed firms' accounting disclosure practices

    Author : Derya Vural; Mattias Hamberg; Nils-Göran Olve; Thomas Plenborg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; disclosure; disclosure index; agency theory; ownership structure; control-enhancing mechanisms; capital-market effects; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : Disclosure of accounting information is crucial in facilitating efficient contracts in the publicly listed firm and in reducing information asymmetries in capital markets. A well-known perception in disclosure literature is that, as the separation between managers and owners increases, so does the demand for publicly available disclosure. READ MORE

  5. 3. A Mention to Those not Mentioned : Yizkor Books and Holocaust Memory 1943–2008

    Author : Lior Becker; Tomislav Dulić; Lars M Andersson; Tim Cole; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Israel; USA; Holocaust memory; collective memory; Yizkor books; commemoration; remembrance; memory culture; Historia; History;

    Abstract : Yizkor books are communal memorial books commemorating Jewish communities destroyed in the Holocaust, produced as a result of communal activity. This study analyses the production and function of Yizkor books. READ MORE

  6. 4. Selling and lending e-books : Changes in the Swedish literary field

    Author : Birgitta Wallin; Frank Huysmans; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; E‐books; Swedish book market; e‐book lending; Public libraries; e‐book selling; booksellers; subscription services; aggregators; bookshops; online booksellers; Library and Information Science; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap;

    Abstract : This study explores the actors distributing e-books in the Swedish book market. The focus was on public libraries and booksellers, which included aggregators, subscription services, online booksellers and physical bookshops. READ MORE

  7. 5. Bookonomy : The Consumption Practice and Value of Book Reading

    Author : Pamela Schultz Nybacka; Pierre de Monthoux Guillet; Thomas Bay; Margaret Hogg; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Consumption practice; Reading; Literacy; Books; Value; Consummation; Post-scarcity; Bookonomy; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Administration; företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : In contemporary society, book readers are increasingly being valued as consumers. Literacy and reading are often subjected to an economic logic and seen as constituting economic operations in themselves. READ MORE