Search for dissertations about: "Supply-side actors"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words Supply-side actors.

2. 1. Management Accounting Fashion Setting - Studies on Supply-Side Actors in Sweden

   Author : Elin Larsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; beyond budgeting; lean; lifecycle pattern; management accounting innovation; management fashion; management fashion-setting process; supply side;

   Abstract : The successful introduction of a number of new management accounting concepts or management accounting innovations (MAIs) over recent decades, such as activi-ty-based costing and the balanced scorecard, has had a significant impact on man-agement accounting practice. This thesis adopts a management fashion perspective on new management accounting concepts, which views the activities of supply-side actors such as management consultants, the business press, and conference organizers, as crucial to the success of management accounting concepts in a mar-ketplace of potential users. READ MORE

4. 2. Prospects for the Development of a One-Stop-Shop Business Model for Energy-Efficiency Renovations of Detached Houses in Sweden

   Author : Georgios Pardalis; Krushna Mahapatra; Brijesh Mainali; Giangiacomo Bravo; Henk Visscher; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Detached houses; Energy-efficiency renovations; Homeowners; Onestop-shop; Policy instruments; Renovation decisions; Supply-side actors; Transaction costs; Småhus; Energirenoveringar; Husägare; One-stop-shop; Policyinstrument; Renoveringsbeslut; Aktörer på utbudssidan; Transaktionskostnader; Byggteknik; Civil engineering; Sustainable Built Environment; Hållbar byggd miljö;

   Abstract : The building sector is the biggest energy user in the European Union (EU) and therefore, has an important role to play in meeting the energy and climate goals ofEU. In Sweden, more than 80% of the two million detached houses are more than 35 years of age. Energy efficiency renovation of those old houses can reduce primaryenergy use by 65% to 90%. READ MORE

5. 3. Intermediation in Business Networks: A Case Study in the Textile and Clothing Industry

   Author : Viktoria Sundquist; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; textile; channel; clothing; industrial network; intermediation; intermediaries;

   Abstract : Intermediation is a central concept in the marketing channel literature where it is used for analyzing how specific firms, intermediaries, connect producers and users. It is argued that intermediation is primarily about increasing transaction efficiency when intermediaries undertake functions for closing the gap between producer stocks and consumer assortments, thus bridging discrepancies in time and place between supply and demand. READ MORE

6. 4. Cost-effective incentives for local electric utilities and industries in co-operation : modelling of technical measures

   Author : Maria Andersson; Björn Karlsson; Curt Björk; Tomas Kåberger; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Energy system; System cost; Electricity market; Co-operation; Demand-side management; Energy efficiency;

   Abstract : In the Swedish electricity system there is a great potential for increasing the cost efficiency of the electricity use. However, today the economic incentives, offered for instance by existing electricity rates, are too weak to improve the use of the system. READ MORE

7. 5. Economizing on supply network development

   Author : Nojan Najafi; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Supply network development; Economic sense making; Industrial Networks Approach; Purchasing; Economizing;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with economizing on supply network development. The problematization in thisthesis builds on two starting points. First, the ever-increasing importance of purchasing as afunction and the role of suppliers as resource providers means that the supply side of firms hasbecome a spring of opportunities for various types of benefits. READ MORE