Search for dissertations about: "capital management"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 182 swedish dissertations containing the words capital management.

  2. 1. Container Logistics and its Management

    Author : Lars A. R. Hultén; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; demand management; management; fleet management; logistics; modelling; transport systems; decision support systems; container; cybernetics;

    Abstract : In this work research on container logistics and its management is presented. Contrary to the common approach of treating this as a mathematical problem and addressing it by operations research methods, this work regards the problem in a wider perspective. READ MORE

  4. 2. The Art of Discretion : Essays on Earnings Management, Governance, and Capital Structure

    Author : Amir Kheirollah; Lars Nordén; Michael Graham; Minna Martikainen-Peltola; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; earnings management; accruals modelling; corporate governance; industry regulation; capital structure; bounded rationality; substitution effect; complement effect; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

    Abstract : This dissertation is a compilation of three articles on earnings management, governance and capital structure. In addition to these three articles, the introductory chapter establishes the link between these articles and summarizes them.Article I investigates the joint effect of governance mechanisms on earnings management. READ MORE

  5. 3. Transportation asset management : Quality related accounting, measurements and use in road management processes

    Author : Berth Jonsson; Hans Lind; Lars Westin; KTH; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : Today there are shortcomings in monitoring, control, analyses, learning and reporting of the results of activities and operations in the road management processes. There are also shortcomings in transparency and verifiability, in knowledge of road management’s costs and life cycle costs, of the road capital’s standard and condition and in measures of quality deficiency costs, productivity and maintenance backlog. READ MORE

  6. 4. Venture Capital for the Future : Implications of Founding Visions in the Venture Capital Setting

    Author : Miriam Garvi; Gordon Murray; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : Business and economics; Ekonomi;

    Abstract : This dissertation deals with founding visions in the venture capital setting. It is the story of two contrasting initiatives for venture capital as they unfold in the turbulence surrounding the millennium. READ MORE

  7. 5. Governing from Above : Solid Waste Management in Nigeria's New Capital City of Abuja

    Author : Onyanta Adama; Gunilla Andrae; Kristian Stokke; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; governance; space; place; solid waste management; relocated capital city; Abuja; Nigeria; Human geography; Kulturgeografi; Human Geography; kulturgeografi;

    Abstract : This doctoral dissertation examines how the symbolic character of a relocated capital city influences and intersects with local conditions to shape the governance structure and relations in service delivery. The focus is on Abuja, the new capital city of Nigeria, and the sector studied is solid waste management. READ MORE