Search for dissertations about: "Cost of business cycles"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words Cost of business cycles.

  2. 1. Open book accounting and resource interdependencies : The case of capital equipment sales

    Author : Christoph Schneider; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Over the past few decades, firms have arguably become more dependent on each other. On average, purchased products and services account for more than 50 % of the total cost of large firms. In addition, they have become more complex, requiring closer co-operations between buyers and suppliers. READ MORE

  4. 2. Financial performance measurement supporting the transition towards circular business models

    Author : Amal Kanzari; Lars Witell; Henrik Nehler; Josefine Rasmussen; Emelie Havemo; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Financial performance measurement; Circular business models; Management accounting practices; Circular strategy; Result-oriented business models; Sufficiency solutions; Finansiell prestationsmätning; Cirkulära affärsmodeller; Styrningspraktiker; Cirkulära strategier; Resultatdrivna affärsmodeller;

    Abstract : Financial performance measurement plays an important role in leading decision-makers through strategic innovation, such as business model innovation. To convey relevant information, it is important that the practices used to measure financial performance are appropriate to what is being measured. READ MORE

  5. 3. Essays on Public Macroeconomic Policy

    Author : Jose Mauricio Jr. Prado; Per Krusell; Nezih Guner; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; public policy; informality; foreign direct investments; ambiguity aversion; asset pricing; equity premium; business cycles; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : The thesis consists of three self-contained essays on public policy in the macroeconomy.“Government Policy in the Formal and Informal Sectors” quantitatively investigates the interaction between the firms' choice to operate in the formal or the informal sector and government policy on taxation and enforcement. READ MORE

  6. 4. Price responses to changes in costs and demand

    Author : Rickard Eriksson; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : A large theoretical and empirical literature has studied the response in prices to changes in demands and costs. Three of the essays in this thesis are empirical studies of price-setting. The most important reason for studying the properties of price adjustments is the possible link between pricing and the business cycle. READ MORE

  7. 5. Essays on Firm Turnover, Growth, and Investment Behavior in Ethiopian Manufacturing

    Author : Mulu G Gebreeyesus; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; firm turnover; productivity; firm growth; investment; adjustment cost; irreversibility; manufacturing; Africa; Ethiopia.;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses the dynamics and investment behavior of Ethiopian manufacturing firms in post-reform period using establishment level industrial census panel data from 1996 to 2003. Three related topics such as firm turnover and productivity differentials, determinants of firm growth, and the effect of adjustment cost and irreversibility on firm investment decisions are investigated empirically. READ MORE