Search for dissertations about: "discretion"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 87 swedish dissertations containing the word discretion.
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1. Discretion : an art of the possible : education committees in the Swedish system of government
Abstract : Discretion is commonly analyzed as the scope for choice set by formal superiors. This study aims at developing an alternative theory of discretion which also takes into account the assumptions of the actors in implementing positions. READ MORE
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2. Public Procurement at the Local Government Level : Actor roles, discretion and constraints in the implementation of public transport goals
Abstract : The overall purpose of this thesis is to gain further knowledge of how the Swedish local government level is affected by requirements to use public procurement through competitive tendering and, more specifically, understand the actions taken by included actors when public procurement is required in implementation of public transport goals. Through case study method, an in specific process tracing, various implementation processes have been examined. READ MORE
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3. The Art of Discretion : Essays on Earnings Management, Governance, and Capital Structure
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
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4. For the Benefit of Everyone? : Explaining the Significance of Swedish Public Housing for Urban Housing Inequality
Abstract : Housing has a special place in the Swedish welfare state. Ever since Gustav Möller, Minister for Social Affairs, in 1945 was handed the result of Bostadssociala utredningen, a state investigation on housing from a social perspective, housing has been a bearing pillar in the Swedish ‘Folkhem’. READ MORE
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5. Mind the blues : Swedish police officers' mental health and forced deportation of unaccompanied refugee children
Abstract : Introduction: Policing is a public health issue. The police often encounter vulnerable populations. Police officers have wide discretionary powers, which could impact on how they support vulnerable populations. READ MORE