Search for dissertations about: "Ideas bank"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words Ideas bank.

2. 1. Sustainability-Oriented Business Incubators

   Author : Natasha Bank; Karl Wennberg; Charlotte Norrman; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; sustainability; sustainable entrepreneurship; business incubator; sustainable entrepreneur; and sustainability-oriented business incubators;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the attraction, selection, and support in sustainability-oriented business incubators. Business incubators as hatcheries for start-ups are considered key tools to enhance job creation and strengthen regional economies. READ MORE

4. 2. Corporate Social Responsibility in the Swedish Financial Services Sector : Translating an Idea into Practice

   Author : Pauline Göthberg; Kent Eriksson; Lars Hallén; Lars Strannegård; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Organizational institutionalism; translation; CSR; financial services sector; Sweden; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses on how popular ideas in society influence corporate behavior, as corporations adapt to normative ideas in society in order to achieve legitimacy. However, we need more knowledge about how ideas influence organizations and what happens when ideas enter in an organizational context. READ MORE

5. 3. Financial Advisory Services : Exploring relationships between consumers and financial advisors

   Author : Inga-Lill Söderberg; Kent Eriksson; Misse Wester; Mats Edenius; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; financial advice; conusmer finance; financial services; financial decisioin making; risk perception; relationship; working alliance;

   Abstract : The need for more knowledge about different aspects of financial advisory services has been highlighted by scholars of many disciplines, and calls for more in-depth studies of this practice have been put forward. The purpose of this thesis is to answer this call and, thereby, enhance knowledge about financial advisory services and the provision and receipt of advice occurring in a face-to-face encounter between a professional advisor and a consumer. READ MORE

6. 4. Cycles of voles, predators, and alternative prey in boreal Sweden

   Author : Birger Hörnfeldt; S. Erlinge; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; 3-4 year cycles; Clethrionomys glareolus; Clethrionomys rufocanus; Microtus agrestis; snap-trapping; rate of change; population regulation; delayed density-dependence; time-lag mechanism; seasonality; predation; food; predator avoidance; foraging behaviour; Aegolius funereus; nest boxes; numerical response; nomadism; Vulpes vulpes; Sarcoptes scabiei vulpes; Lepus timidus; Francisella tularensis; Tetraonidae; hunting statistics; zooekologi; Animal Ecology;

   Abstract : Bank voles, grey-sided voles, and field voles had synchronous 3-4 year density cycles with variable amplitudes which averaged about 200-fold in each species. Cycles of vole predators (red fox and Tengmalm's owl), and their (foxes') alternative prey (mountain hare and forest grouse) lagged behind the vole cycles. READ MORE

7. 5. Analysis and control of a hybrid vehicle powered by free-piston energy converter

   Author : Jörgen Hansson; Mats Leksell; Chandur Sadarangani; Anders Malmquist; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; free-piston energy converter; FPEC; series hybrid electric vehicle; SHEV; power management; energy management; powertrain evaluation; equivalent consumption minimisation; ECMS; linear engine; Electrical engineering; Elektroteknik;

   Abstract : The introduction of hybrid powertrains has made it possible to utilise unconventional engines as primary power units in vehicles. The free-piston energy converter (FPEC) is such an engine. It is a combination of a free-piston combustion engine and a linear electrical machine. READ MORE