Search for dissertations about: "Transaction Cost Theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the words Transaction Cost Theory.

  2. 1. Process-based transaction cost analysis: a cost management exploration in SCA Packaging

    Author : Hans Knutsson; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; containerboard production; dynamic transaction costs; cost drivers; cost structure analysis; economic organisation; transaction cost attributes; transaction costs; cost management; Organizational science; Organisationsteori;

    Abstract : Firms compete with each other to earn the highest profit. A wide range of issues needs to be considered in order to do so – decisions about products, markets, customers and, not to forget, organisation have to be made. READ MORE

  4. 2. An integrative perspective of social exchange theory and transaction cost theory on the antecedents of trust and trust-performance relationship in international joint ventures : Evidence from Nordic Multinational Firms

    Author : Tahir Ali; Bo Nielsen; Tuija Mainela; Finland University of Vaasa; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Trust; international joint ventures; performance of international joint ventures; transaction cost theory; social exchange theory; antecedents; luottamus; kansainväliset yhteisyritykset; yhteisyritysten menestys; sosiaalisen vaihdannan teoria; transaktiokustannusteoria; vaikuttavat tekijät; Business administration; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : A great deal of attention has been paid to the performance of international joint ventures (IJVs) and trust has been suggested as a key determinant of it. However, limited empirical evidence exists to substantiate a positive relationship between trust and performance of IJVs. Also, there is a limited understanding of the antecedents of trust. READ MORE

  5. 3. An Institutional Analysis of Insurance Regulation - The Case of Sweden

    Author : P Göran T Hägg; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Misguided Trust; Prime Move Problem; Trust-sensitive Contracts; The Economics of Trust; The Special Interest Theory; The Public Interest Theory; Transaction Costs; Institutional Theory; Insurance Regulation; Institutions; Reputation; Quality.; Actuarial science; Försäkring ej försäkringsrätt S137 ;

    Abstract : The thesis is a broad attempt to analyse economic forces behind, and economic rationales for, institutions that constrain the organisation and operation of insurance companies. The basic task is threefold: (i) to develop institutional theory by providing an outline of a transaction cost explanation of the origin of, and the rationale for, institutions that constrain the organisation and the operation of insurance organisations; (ii) to apply our institutional theory and explain recorded institutional structures in order to make them intelligible with respect to the contractual context in which they have been nested; and (iii) to appraise the explanatory power of our institutional theory with respect to conventional economic theories on the economics of public regulation. READ MORE

  6. 4. Conflicts in Building Projets in Tanzania : Analysis of Causes and Management Approaches

    Author : Stanslaus Karoli Ntiyakunze; Stellan Lundström; Anne Landin; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Conflict; building project; Transaction cost economics theory; systems theory; Business and economics; Ekonomi; Social sciences; Socialvetenskap;

    Abstract : The prime objective of a client in a building project is to attain a successful project, a project that has been properly planned, designed and constructed in accordance with plans and specifications, and completed within time and cost originally anticipated. However the success of a building project depends on a number of variables one of them is the way the building team approach conflicts facing the project. READ MORE

  7. 5. Relaying without Decoding

    Author : Sha Yao; Mikael Skoglund; Anders Høst-Madsen; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Conflict; building project; Transaction cost economics theory; systems theory; Electrical engineering; Elektroteknik;

    Abstract : Relay networks and cooperative transmission have spurred considerable interest in recent years, promising performance improvements in, e.g., system capacity, robustness and transmission rate. READ MORE