Search for dissertations about: "Effect measure"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 954 swedish dissertations containing the words Effect measure.

2. 1. The Art of Discretion : Essays on Earnings Management, Governance, and Capital Structure

   Author : Amir Kheirollah; Lars Nordén; Michael Graham; Minna Martikainen-Peltola; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; earnings management; accruals modelling; corporate governance; industry regulation; capital structure; bounded rationality; substitution effect; complement effect; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

   Abstract : This dissertation is a compilation of three articles on earnings management, governance and capital structure. In addition to these three articles, the introductory chapter establishes the link between these articles and summarizes them.Article I investigates the joint effect of governance mechanisms on earnings management. READ MORE

4. 2. Adherence to drug treatment and interpretation of treatment effects

   Author : Erik Berglund; Per Lytsy; Ragnar Westerling; Tove Hedenrud; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medication adherence; Health-seeking behaviour; Chronic treatment; Cardiovascular treatments; Anticoagulants therapeutic use; Treatment outcome; Effect measure; Quality of care; Medical decision-making; Necessity-concern framework; Choice behaviour; Risk communication; Risk perception; Health communication; Social Medicine; Socialmedicin;

   Abstract : Suboptimal adherence to medical treatments is prevalent across several clinical conditions and can lead to treatment failure. Adherence is a far from fully explored phenomenon and there is little knowledge about how patients interpret treatment effects. READ MORE

5. 3. Proactive Software Complexity Assessment

   Author : Vard Antinyan; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; complexity; metric; measure; code; requirement; software quality; technical risk; technical debt; continuous integration; agile development;

   Abstract : Large software development companies primarily deliver value to their customers by continuously enhancing the functionality of their products. Continuously developing software for customers insures the enduring success of a company. READ MORE

6. 4. Essays on expectations and financial markets

   Author : Staffan Lindén; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Survey; Inflation; Expectations; Perceptions; Rational; Inattentive; Event study; Option introduction; Stock market; Asset pricing; Price effect; Risk effect; Derivatives;

   Abstract : This thesis is a collection of three empirical papers that tests hypotheses within the context of two related and intersecting theoretical frameworks: rational expectations and efficient markets. The aim is to empirically explore to what extent households form their inflation expectations in a rational manner, and to explain why households’ perceptions may deviate from the measured official rate. READ MORE

7. 5. SiC based field effect sensors and sensor systems for combustion control applications

   Author : Mike Andersson; Anita Lloyd Spetz; Udo Weimar; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SiC; Field Effect Sensors; Combustion Control; Other physics; Övrig fysik;

   Abstract : Increasing oil prices and concerns about global warming have reinforced the interest in biofuels for domestic and district heating, most commonly through combustion of solid biomass like wood logs, hog fuel and pellets. Combustion at non-optimal conditions can, however, lead to substantial emissions of noxious compounds like unburned hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides as well as the generation of soot. READ MORE