Search for dissertations about: "Cost of Capital"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 182 swedish dissertations containing the words Cost of Capital.

  1. 11. Threat Construction inside Bureaucracy : A Bourdieusian Study of the European Commission and the Framing of Irregular Immigration 1974-2009

    Author : Monica Svantesson; Jan Hallenberg; Magnus Ekengren; Johan Eriksson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Threat Construction; Securitization; Bureaucracy; European Commission; Irregular Immigration; Bourdieu; Framing; Field; Capital; Habitus; Political Science; statsvetenskap; Statsvetenskap med inriktning mot strategi och säkerhetspolitik;

    Abstract : This dissertation examines how we construct security threats. Theoretically, it contributes to the literature on securitization and threat construction, which has hitherto overlooked how influential bureaucracies that – in contrast to the police and the military – have little to gain from widened threat perceptions, may still contribute to threat construction. READ MORE

  2. 12. Cost-Effective Industrial Energy Systems : Multiperiod Optimization of Operating Strategies and Structural Choices

    Author : Katarina Nilsson; Mats Söderström; Roland Wimmerstedt; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

    Abstract : It is of great importance to encourage the development of cost-effective industrial energy systems as the potential for saving energy and capital in industrial applications often is substantial. The MIND method has been developed for multi-period cost optimization of industrial energy systems. READ MORE

  3. 13. Four Papers on Top Management's Capital Budgeting and Accounting Choices in Practice

    Author : Fredrik Hartwig; Bino Catasús; Sven-Olov Daunfeldt; Markku Penttinen; Stig Sörling; Torbjörn Tagesson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Capital budgeting method; cost of capital estimation; accounting choice; goodwill; disclosure compliance; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis contributes to an understanding of capital budgeting and accounting practice. The factors affecting practice are of special research interest. It is also investigated whether practice diverges from what is prescribed by finance text books and accounting standards/frameworks. READ MORE

  4. 14. The capital cost of holding inventory - A real options approach

    Author : Peter Berling; Produktionsekonomi; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

    Abstract : This thesis is based on three scientific papers dealing with costs and financial risks associated with keeping stock. Reasonable cost parameters are important to implement an effective inventory control system, which in turn is one of the key activities in logistics management. All three papers consider a single-level inventory system. READ MORE

  5. 15. Resource economy of carnivorous plants: Interactions between prey capture and plant performance in three subarctic Pinguicula species

    Author : Magnus Thorén; Biologiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Plant ecology; income breeder; capital breeder; supplementary feeding; reproductive effort; life-history; cost of reproduction; Växtekologi;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I have studied in situ the resource economy of the three carnivorous plant species Pinguicula alpina, P. villosa and P. vulgaris in a subarctic environment. The prey capture varied among individual plants, years and species. READ MORE