Search for dissertations about: "Sunk cost."

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Sunk cost..

  2. 1. How Do Bank Officers Make Lending Decisions? An Exploration of Thinking Styles, Cognitive Bias and Lending Technologies

    Author : Carl-Christian Trönnberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; lending decision making; thinking styles; cognitive bias; lending technology; sunk-cost effect;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to examine how loan officers’ think and act when making assessments of loan proposals from companies. The importance of valid loan assessments can be understood through the substantial economic crises that the global economy has suffered as well as the severe problems invalid lending decisions brings for both banks and clients. READ MORE

  4. 2. Assessing Escalation of Commitment as an Antecedent of Noncompliance with Information Security Policy

    Author : Miranda Kajtazi; Darek Haftor; Anita Mirijamdotter; Stewart Kowalski; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Information security policy; Escalation of commitment; Noncompliance behaviour; Self-justification; Sunk cost.; Informatik; Information Systems;

    Abstract : For organizations, emphasizing investments in security technology has become the norm. Trending security technologies are important for an organization’s information security strategy. READ MORE

  5. 3. Essays on Trade, Technology and the Organization of Firms

    Author : Shon Ferguson; Rikard Forslid; Philippe Martin; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International Trade; Endogenous Technology; Research and Development; Quality Competition; Market Size; Comparative Advantage; Contract Enforcement; Vertical Integration; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : "Endogenous Sunk Costs, Exporting and Heterogeneous Firms" Empirical evidence shows that R&D spending is highly correlated with firm productivity and highly concentrated among large firms. This paper develops a model of quality competition with heterogeneous firms that can explain these patterns. The model makes two new predictions. READ MORE

  6. 4. Timing options and taxation : essays on the economics of firm creation and tax evasion

    Author : Tomas Forsfält; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Företagsbeskattning; Småföretag;

    Abstract : Taxation of Small Firms under Uncertainty: A Real Option View of Firm CreationThis paper addresses the impact of the tax system on the incentives to become self-employed. The new approach here is that the creation of a firm is assumed to be an opportunity but not an obligation, that is, a real option. READ MORE

  7. 5. Essays in Industry Dynamics on Imperfectly Competitive Markets

    Author : Florin G. Maican; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; industry dynamics; imperfect competition; dynamic oligopoly model; productivity dynamics; service markets; structural estimation; R D; IT services; retail food;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four empirical essays on imperfectly competitive markets. Entry of large (“big-box”) stores along with a drastic fall in the total number of stores is a striking trend in retail markets. The first essay uses a dynamic structural model to estimate total factor productivity in retail. READ MORE