Search for dissertations about: "effect of ict on business"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words effect of ict on business.

2. 1. Determinants and Effects of Innovation : Context Matters

   Author : Sam Tavassoli; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Innovation; Innovation determinant; Innovation effect; Firm; Region; Sweden; Industry life cycle; Cluster life cycle; Export;

   Abstract : Innovation and technological change is the major factor of production, renewal, and competitiveness of firms and nations in the contemporary “knowledge economy”. The overall purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the innovative behavior of firms in various sectors and regions. READ MORE

4. 2. On the ICT Economy in the European Countries: Investigating the Contribution of the ICT Sectors Using the Input – Output Model

   Author : Ibrahim Kholilul Rohman; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; input-output; ICT sectors; multiplier.; economic growth; structural change;

   Abstract : Previous studies have been devoted to investigating the future of economic growth and examining the importance of technology and the ICT sectors in accelerating the growth of the economy. These studies are from a macro perspective that emphasizes the role of infrastructure investment, as well as from the firm level analysis, which is mainly related to cost efficiency. READ MORE

5. 3. Firms in Global Value Chains : An Analysis of the Determinants and Effects of the Changing Location of International Production

   Author : Trudy-Ann Stone; Charlie Karlsson; Philippe Rouchy; Quoreshi Shahid; Bengtsson Lars; Andrés Rodríguez-Pose; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Global value chains; outsourcing; offshoring; technical efficiency; multinational firms; imports; exports; financial crisis; institutions;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with the globalization of production, a salient feature of the modern economy. The development of international outsourcing as a widespread business practice and the simultaneous decrease in trade and transport costs have contributed to the growth of a phenomenon known as global value chains. READ MORE

6. 4. Information for transparency in transport chains

   Author : Inger Gustafsson; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information; Logistics; Intermodal transports; Transparency; EDI; Trust; Distributed knowledge;

   Abstract : Intermodal transports chains are complex both through its numbers of players and its number of different processes. The relationships between the players are usually settled through contractual agreements. READ MORE

7. 5. Essays on Social Norms and Economic Change

   Author : Karl Mcshane; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social Norms; Gender norms; Executive recruitment; Generalized trust; Immigration; business incubators; Entrepreneurship; Social norms; gender norms; entrepreneurship; business incubators; immigration; generalized trust; social trust;

   Abstract : This dissertation consists of three empirical essays concerning social norms and their effect on economic outcomes. Each essays discusses a seperate subject. READ MORE