Search for dissertations about: "Governance structure"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 98 swedish dissertations containing the words Governance structure.

2. 6. The Art of Discretion : Essays on Earnings Management, Governance, and Capital Structure

   Author : Amir Kheirollah; Lars Nordén; Michael Graham; Minna Martikainen-Peltola; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; earnings management; accruals modelling; corporate governance; industry regulation; capital structure; bounded rationality; substitution effect; complement effect; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

   Abstract : This dissertation is a compilation of three articles on earnings management, governance and capital structure. In addition to these three articles, the introductory chapter establishes the link between these articles and summarizes them.Article I investigates the joint effect of governance mechanisms on earnings management. READ MORE

4. 7. Governance structure for transport corridors

   Author : Maria Öberg; Björn Hasselgren; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Architecture; Arkitektur;

   Abstract : Transport plays essential roles in almost all economic activities and our daily lives. Transport flows are often agglomerated in soͲcalled transport corridors linking urban and/or commercially important areas. READ MORE

5. 8. Water Governance in Transition

   Author : Lina Suleiman; Göran Cars; Jan-Erik Gustafsson; Erik Swyngedouw; KTH; []
   Keywords : Water governance; public private partnership; civil society; new institutional economics; Accra; Amman;

   Abstract : The constraints experienced by water utilities in developing countries, with regard to the universal provision of access to water and improved water services, have been defined by international policymakers as "a crisis of governance". This study departs from the theoretical perspectives on governance and aspires to accumulate knowledge and advance understanding on how the performance of water utilities can be enhanced. READ MORE

6. 9. Labour Market Policies : Structure and Content, Space and Time

   Author : John Brauer; Anders Bruhn; Björn Johansson; Daniel Clegg; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Labour market policies; activation; unemployment; multi-level governance; local governance; social work; institutional change; scale;

   Abstract : Labour market policies has two aims: cushioning the economic hardship caused by unemployment and increasing employment rates. In many welfare states, responsibilities for such policies are divided between different political-administrative levels. READ MORE

7. 10. Expansion Governance of the Integrated North Seas Offshore Grid

   Author : João Gorenstein Dedecca; Paulien M. Herder; Rudi A. Hakvoort; Amineh Ghorbani; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Energy Union; expansion planning; governance; HVDC; myopic optimization; North Seas; offshore grid; offshore wind; simulation;

   Abstract : The expansion of offshore power transmission and generation in the North Seas of Europe is accelerating rapidly. This is due to several drivers, including the decarbonization and reform of the European power system, and innovations in offshore wind and high-voltage direct current transmission. READ MORE