Search for dissertations about: "Financial services"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 186 swedish dissertations containing the words Financial services.

  2. 1. Financial Advisory Services : Exploring relationships between consumers and financial advisors

    Author : Inga-Lill Söderberg; Kent Eriksson; Misse Wester; Mats Edenius; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; financial advice; conusmer finance; financial services; financial decisioin making; risk perception; relationship; working alliance;

    Abstract : The need for more knowledge about different aspects of financial advisory services has been highlighted by scholars of many disciplines, and calls for more in-depth studies of this practice have been put forward. The purpose of this thesis is to answer this call and, thereby, enhance knowledge about financial advisory services and the provision and receipt of advice occurring in a face-to-face encounter between a professional advisor and a consumer. READ MORE

  4. 2. Understanding the relationships between bank-customer relations, financial advisory services and saving behavior

    Author : Cecilia Hermansson; Kent Eriksson; Lars Engwall; KTH; []
    Keywords : Saving behavior; consumer finance; consumer financial decision making; financial services; relationship marketing; exchange forms; saving motives; risk attitudes; financial literacy; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

    Abstract : While the saving environment has become more complex in recent years, so has the demand for individual activity. Important impetuses include financial deregulation, globalization, technological change, and reformed pension systems. READ MORE

  5. 3. Consumption of financial services in global mobility : A Cephalopodic consumption mode?

    Author : Alisa Minina; Per Olof Berg; Natalia Tolstikova; Lisa Penaloza; Giana Eckhardt; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; global mobility; financial services; service relationships; acculturation; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

    Abstract : In the interconnected world of today more and more people get on the move. We go abroad for vacations, visits or business trips and we change countries of residence as we pursue new opportunities. Cross-border mobility is becoming part of our life. READ MORE

  6. 4. Critical Business Episodes : The Criticality of Damage Adjustment Processes in Insurance Relationships

    Author : Mikael Gidhagen; Bo Edvardsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; business-to-business; claim settlement; corporate insurance; critical episode; critical incident; customer relationship; damage adjustment; feeling of security; financial services; insurance; insurance marketing; insurance relationship; intangibility; loss; marketing; professional services; relationship; relationship character; relationship context; relationship development; relationship marketing; relationship quality; service; services marketing; service quality; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : Corporate insurance relationships involve a highly intangible professional service which provides the corporate customer with risk reduction. Insurance services are here defined as being composed of two elements: the delivery of a feeling of security, and, in the event of a loss, the damage adjustment and claim settlement. READ MORE

  7. 5. Financial Activities in European VAT - A Theoretical and Legal Research of the European VAT System and the Actual and Preferred Treatment of Financial Activities

    Author : Oskar Henkow; Institutionen för handelsrätt; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Directive; consumption taxation; indirect taxation; EC law; European Union; banking; financial activities; VAT; Financial services; value added tax; European VAT; Industrial and commercial law; Associationsrätt; handelsrätt;

    Abstract : Value added tax (VAT) is a key part of the fiscal revenue of many countries. Yet this broad-based tax on consumer spending exempts financial services. This seems puzzling to many, particularly given the significance of that sector and the size of its value-added in today's world economy. READ MORE