Search for dissertations about: "first-mover"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the word first-mover.

2. 1. Radical Innovation: Management and policy for electric and hybrid electric vehicle development

   Author : Hans M Pohl; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; first-mover; hybrid; policy; electric vehicle; interparadigmatic; innovation; evolutionary; radical; Paradigm; automotive;

   Abstract : Technological change can be divided into two categories: in line with the mainstream trajectory or paradigm (continuous, incremental), or breaking with it (discontinuous, radical). This thesis aims to increase understanding of the latter type: paradigmatic shifts in technology. READ MORE

4. 2. Enhancing SMEs competitive advantage by franchising

   Author : Ehsan Asgharian Bourkheili; Hossein Dadfar; Staffan Brege; Kayhan Tajedini; Linköpings universitet; []
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   Abstract : Although there is a large body of literature on franchising systems that are mainly produced from the franchisor's perspective, looking at franchising from the franchisee's point of view has remained largely uninvestigated. Creating and sustaining competitive advantage is the prerequisite for the franchisee's (as an SME) survival in today's competitive environment. READ MORE

5. 3. Essays on experimental economics : bargaining, auctions, reservation-price elicitation and political stock markets

   Author : Joakim Sonnegård; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Experimental methods are used to investigate five separate topics in economics:Determination of First Movers in Sequential Bargaining Games: An Experimental Study: Experimental research has found that first movers in bargaining games tend to offer their counterparts more than noncooperative game theory predicts. Previous experiments on bargaining games have frequently been designed in such a way that the first mover is determined randomly among the experimental subjects. READ MORE

6. 4. Games and Markets - Essays on Communication, Coordination and Multi-Market Competition

   Author : Mattias Ganslandt; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International Arbitrage; Trade Liberalization; Market Access; International Oligopoly; Integrated Markets; Segmented Markets; Economic Integration; Monopolization; Entry Deterrence; Bounded Rationality; Team Behavior; Simplicity; Language; Communication; Strategic Uncertainty; Coordination Games; Equilibrium Selection; Price Discrimination; Externalities; Management of enterprises; Företagsledning; management;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of a collection of essays on coordination in games and competition in international oligopolies. The first essay presents a theoretical analysis of a simple coordination game in which players simultaneously choose efforts from a compact interval. The original game has a continuum of Pareto-ranked equilibria. READ MORE

7. 5. An Economic Analysis of Marriage and Divorce

   Author : Kristian Bolin; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ekonomisk politik; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; economic theory; Economics; econometrics; Marriage duration; Efficient spousal support; Dominance; Parental altruism; Divorce rule; Equality; Marriage; Divorce;

   Abstract : The first chapter develops a theoretical model of marriage and divorce. The model has two periods and assumes Pareto efficient time allocations. There is a risk of divorce in the second period, which is modeled as exogenously given. READ MORE