Search for dissertations about: "Reform Cycles"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Reform Cycles.

2. 1. Open Government Data as a Reform and Ecosystem : A conceptual framework for evolution and health

   Author : Jonathan Crusoe; Ulf Melin; Gustaf Juell-Skielse; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Open Government Data; Reform; Ecosystem; Health; Evolution; Impediment; Barrier; Risk; Enricher; User; Seeker; Provider; Publisher; Öppna data; ekosystem; reform; hälsa; evolution; hinder; barriär; risk; berikare; användare; sökare; medborgare; tillgängliggörare; publicerare;

   Abstract : Introduction: This doctoral thesis in Information Systems disentangles the interplay of an OGD reform and an OGD ecosystem. Open government data (OGD) refers to data shared by public organizations, in the role of providers, following certain principles for anyone to reuse. READ MORE

4. 2. Matrixing Aid : The Rise and Fall of 'Results Initiatives' in Swedish Development Aid

   Author : Janet Vähämäki; Maria Mårtensson; Bengt Jacobsson; Anders Forssell; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Accounting; Management Reforms; Results; Development Aid; Donor Practice; Sida; Reform Cycles; Tides of Reforms; Performance Measurement; Performance Management; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

   Abstract : Reform ideas, such as results measurement and management, tend to come and go in different ‘tides of reforms’. The purpose of this thesis is to increase our understanding of tides of reforms by identifying and discussing mechanisms that drive the rise, as well as the fall, of management reforms. READ MORE

5. 3. Savings, investment, and economic reforms in developing countries

   Author : Sara Johansson; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This dissertation consists of four chapters. Chapter 1: Introduction and summary of the thesis. This thesis consists of three essays (chapters 2-4) within the field of macroeconomics and development. The purpose of this first chapter is to provide an overview of the issues covered and the results obtained. READ MORE

6. 4. Essays on Macroeconomics and Health

   Author : Tobias Laun; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four independent papers covering macroeconomic topics such as unemployment insurance, retirement, business cycles and disability insurance. The unifying theme connecting all papers is the importance of health when addressing these issues. 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