Search for dissertations about: "accounting firms"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 50 swedish dissertations containing the words accounting firms.

  2. 21. Acquiring competence to create and sustain competitive advantages : a study of four small high technology firms

    Author : Malin Malmström; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Redovisning och styrning; Accounting and Control;

    Abstract : The research questions addressed in this licentiate thesis are; How can small firms acquire competence? What factors can be identified as important for understanding how competence is acquired in small firms? Why are these factors important? Three factor groups are included in building a preliminary model of competence acquisition; the entrepreneur, the business concept, and the competence base which are identified in the literature as affecting competence acquisition. The surrounding environment is seen as a platform for the acquisition of competence. READ MORE

  4. 22. Two studies on management accounting systems and performance in Swedish firms

    Author : Mats Karén; Sten Ljunggren; Ingemund Hägg; James Sallis; Jonas Gerdin; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : Doctoral Thesis at Uppsala University Dissertation presented at Uppsala University to be publicly examined in Hörsal 2, Ekonomikum, Uppsala, Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 10:15. Mats Karén for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. The examination will be conducted in Swedish. READ MORE

  5. 23. The analogy as a decision model : a study of management team members in two consulting firms

    Author : Anders Nilsson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Accounting and Control; Redovisning och styrning;

    Abstract : Decision making is often characterized as the trading-off between means and ends, facilitating a "rational choice". One central argument of this thesis is that the rational actor metaphor is over-emphasized in management theory. READ MORE

  6. 24. Managing in turbulence : an empirical study of small firms operating in a turbulent environment

    Author : Mats Westerberg; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Entreprenörskap och innovation; Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Redovisning och styrning; Accounting and Control;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with how small firms, and especially their CEOs, manage their situation in times of high environmental turbulence. Eight firms have been chosen for the empirical study based on their performance and the CEO’s self-efficacy and tolerance for ambiguity. READ MORE

  7. 25. How does accounting and auditing regulations affect firm growth and cost of capital?

    Author : Asif M Huq; Kenneth Carling; Fredrik Hartwig; Jörgen Elbe; Torbjörn Tagesson; Högskolan Dalarna; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; New institutional economics; firm growth; small business economics; regulatory reform; audit reform; mandatory audit; audit complexity; SMEs; private limited firms; Complex Systems – Microdata Analysis; Komplexa system - mikrodataanalys;

    Abstract : This thesis provides an understanding of how new audit regulation affect firm growth and how audits affect the cost of capital. To investigate the effect of audit reforms on employment growth, we exploited a Swedish reform made in November 2010 that gave certain firms the option to opt out of previously imposed statutory audits. READ MORE