Search for dissertations about: "knowledge spillover"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 swedish dissertations containing the words knowledge spillover.

2. 1. University-Industry Educational Collaboration : Knowledge spillovers and spillins through student-written cases and MSc theses

   Author : Carl-Johan Asplund; Innovation; []
   Keywords : University-Industry collaboration; University-Industry Educational collaboration; Knowledge spillover; knowledge spilling; Knowledge transfer; Collaborative capabilities;

   Abstract : Most companies and organizations are primarily interested in universities' educational activities and to a lesser extent in universities' research activities. Against this background, it is strange that the research on collaboration between universities and the surrounding society is primarily directed towards research collaboration between universities and companies/organizations and to a lesser extent towards educational collaboration between universities and companies/organizations. READ MORE

4. 2. Heterogeneous Innovation and Labour Mobility

   Author : Ding Ding; Pontus Braunerhjelm; Stam Erik; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; labor mobility; knowledge spillover; organizational learning; entrepreneurship; heterogeneous innovation; Nationalekonomi; Economics;

   Abstract : Knowledge is a necessary and critically important factor in generating growth and increased prosperity. The extent to which such effects are materialized depends however on its diffusion and how it transcends into innovation, entrepreneurship and growing firms. READ MORE

5. 3. Essays on Audit Fees and the Joint Provision of Audit and Non-Audit Services

   Author : Irina Alexeyeva; Stefan Sundgren; Tobias Svanström; Alain Schatt; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : audit fees; non-audit fees; crisis; fair value measurement; banking industry; engagement partner; industry expertise; public company expertise; tenure; gender; non-audit services; knowledge spillover; audit efficiency;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the factors affecting audit and non-audit fees and the effects of the joint provision of audit and non-audit services on auditing.The first essay focuses on environmental factors. READ MORE

6. 4. Empirical Essays in Labor and Development Economics

   Author : Wei Si; Andreas Madestam; Peter Fredriksson; Anna Sjögren; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Peer Effect; Knowledge Spillover; Cognitive Distance; Research Productivity; Public Health Insurance; Labor Supply; Job Mobility; Informality; Labor Market; Higher Education Expansion; Gender Norms; Gender Equality; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained empirical essays in labor and development economics.Diverse Expertise, Peer Effects, and Research Productivity: Does diversity in idea space matter? We empirically explore whether the cognitive distance between collaborators affects peer effects and productivity in creating knowledge. READ MORE

7. 5. Understanding Firm Behavior : The Role of Recruitments and Institutional Reforms

   Author : Anton Nyrenström Gidehag; Sven-Olov Daunfeldt; Dan Johansson; Niklas Rudholm; Christian Bjørnskov; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Recruitment; knowledge spillover; labor cost; labor demand; employment; immigrants; payroll tax; wages; tax evasion;

   Abstract : The topic of this thesis is firm behavior and how it is shaped by institutional changes and firms’ recruitment decisions.The first essay studies how the recruitment decisions made by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) affect their subsequent productivity development. READ MORE