Search for dissertations about: "No profit"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 56 swedish dissertations containing the words No profit.

2. 1. On the Cost of Capital, Profits and the Diffusion of Ideas

   Author : Has van Vlokhoven; Timo Boppart; Per Krusell; Jan Eeckhout; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Cost of capital; Profit share; Capital share; Labor share; Markups; Marginal products; International capital markets; Firm life cycle; Firm entry; Technology diffusion; Search; Networks; Productivity distribution; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Estimating the Cost of Capital and the Profit Share Compensation of the factor of production capital is not directly observed since most firms own part of their capital stock. I develop a new method to estimate capital compensation. READ MORE

4. 2. Cost Effective Maintenance for Competitve Advantages

   Author : Imad Alsyouf; Basim Al-Najjar; Uday Kumar; Växjö universitet; []
   Keywords : Maintenance approaches; Maintenance Costs; Savings and Profit; Operations; Quality; Effectiveness; Efficiency; Competitiveness; Productivity; Value Advantages; Profitability; Performance; Balanced Scorecard BSC; Maintenance Selection Method; Fuzzy MCDM; TTT-plot; Cost Effective Maintenance; Mechanistic Model; Vibration Level Prediction; Condition-Based Maintenance; survey; case study; TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP; Maskinteknik; Mechanical Engineering;

   Abstract : This thesis describes the role of cost effective maintenance in achieving competitive advantages. It explores by means of a survey which maintenance practices are used, and how maintenance policies are selected in Swedish industries. READ MORE

5. 3. Disruption of writing in noisy office environments

   Author : Marijke Keus van de Poll; Patrik Sörqvist; Stefan Wiens; Högskolan i Gävle; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; background speech; writing; speech intelligibility; Speech Transmission Index; masking; sound source location; working memory capacity; inattention; noise sensitivity; task interruptions; bakgrundsprat; skriva; taluppfattbarhet; Speech Transmission Index; maskering; ljudposition; arbetsminneskapacitet; uppmärksamhet; ljudkänslighet; uppgiftsavbrott; inget Strategiskt forskningsområde SFO ; no Strategic Research Area SFO ;

   Abstract : The overall aim of the four experimental studies included in this dissertation was to investigate the influence of background speech on writing performance. In Paper I, a manipulation of speech intelligibility of background speech, by using the Speech Transmission Index (STI), revealed disruptive effects at lower STI values (i.e. READ MORE

6. 4. Apply heat pump systems in commercial household products to reduce environmental impact : How to halve the electricity consumption for a household dishwasher

   Author : Peder Bengtsson; Jonas Berghel; Per Lundqvist; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; household appliance; electricity consumption; heat pump; environmental impact; Miljö- och energisystem; Environmental and Energy Systems;

   Abstract : In the household appliance industry, heat pump systems have been used for a long time in refrigerators and freezers to cool food, and the industry has driven the development of small, high-quality, low-price heat pump components. In the last few decades, heat pump systems have been introduced in other household appliances, with the express purpose of reducing electricity consumption. READ MORE

7. 5. Modeling the impact of sales promotion on store profits

   Author : Per-Göran Persson; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Millions of dollars are spent each year on sales promotion in grocery retailing. Despite this, no one really knows wheter promotions for individual items have positive, neutral, or negative effects on the store’s total profits. READ MORE