Search for dissertations about: "Lars Lundberg"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 33 swedish dissertations containing the words Lars Lundberg.

2. 21. Health problems and work-related stress in Swedish ambulance personnel

   Author : Kåre Karlsson; Lennart Christensson; Anders Jonsson; Lars Lundberg; Jan Mårtensson; Per-Olof Michel; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; work-related stress; ambulance personnel; cortisol; heart rate;

   Abstract : Background: Previous studies have shown a high incidence of both acute and post-traumatic stress among ambulance personnel. It has been shown that ambulance personnel are at a higher risk of being affected of heart disease, high blood pressure and cancer. Studies have also seen a higher incidence of substance abuse and suicide. READ MORE

4. 22. Does foreign ownership matter? : Multinational firms, productivity and spillovers

   Author : Patrik Karpaty; Lars Lundberg; Erik Mellander; Holger Görg; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; FDI; Multinational firms; productivity; export; spillovers; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four essays dealing with the role of foreign owned firms for the development of productivity and exports in Swedish manufacturing. The essays share a common theme, i.e. that multinational firms (MNF) possess some intangible assets that could be transferred to their affiliates. READ MORE

5. 23. Impact of international competition on Swedish manufacturing : individual and firm-level evidence from the 1990s

   Author : Nannan Lundin; Pär Hansson; Lars Lundberg; Jozef Konings; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Nationalekonomi; export; firm-level productivity; reallocation; import discipline; market structure; mark-up; product differentiation; matched employer-employee data; inter-industry wage structure; nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four papers examining the impact of international competition on Swedish manufacturing and labor market during the 1990s. By using detailed individual and firm-level information I aim to investigate how increased exposure to international trade, in terms of both export orientation and import penetration, affects technology development, profitability and wage structure. READ MORE

6. 24. Performance Aspects of Databases and Virtualized Real-time Applications

   Author : Christine Niyizamwiyitira; Lars Lundberg; Mikael Svahnberg; Richard Chbeir; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SQL and NoSQL database; Bigdata management systems; Structured and non-structured Database Evaluation; Voice-driven web; Multicore performance prediction; Hard real-time Scheduling; Virtual Multiprocessor Scheduling;

   Abstract : Context: High computing system performance depends on the interaction between software and hardware layers in modern computer systems. Two strong trends that effect different layers in computer systems are that single processors are now more or less completely replaced by multiprocessors, which are often organized into clusters, and virtualization of resources. READ MORE

7. 25. The impact of competition and innovation on firm performance

   Author : Andreas Poldahl; Lars Lundberg; Patrik Gustavsson Tingvall; Leo Grünfeld; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TFP growth; R D; R D spillovers; Competition; Absorptive capacity; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This PhD thesis consists of four papers analyzing the impact of competition and innovation on Swedish manufacturing firms’ performance. Paper [I] (co-authored with Patrik Gustavsson Tingvall) analyse determinants of firm R&D using matched Swedish employer-employee data spanning the period 1990-1999. READ MORE