Search for dissertations about: "collective effects"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 151 swedish dissertations containing the words collective effects.

  2. 1. Collective Action Among Shareholder Activists

    Author : Andreas Jansson; Karin Jonnergård; Matts Kärreman; Morten Huse; Växjö universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; shareholder activism; collective action; minority shareholders; corporate governance; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Ekonomistyrning; Ekonomistyrning;

    Abstract : This study addresses the problem of explaining the emergence and viability of coalitions among shareholder activists. The formation of coalitions for purposes of shareholder activism is generally unexpected from a theoretical perspective. READ MORE

  4. 2. QED and collective effects in vacuum and plasmas

    Author : Joakim Lundin; Mattias Marklund; Thomas Heinzl; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; QED; quantum electrodynamics; quantum plasmas; quantum vacuum; Plasma physics; Plasmafysik; fysik; Physics;

    Abstract : The theory of quantum electrodynamics (QED) was born out of an attempt to merge Einsteins theory of special relativity and quantum mechanics. Einsteins energy/mass equivalence together with Heisenberg's uncertainty principle allows for particle pairs to be spontaneously created and annihilated in vacuum. READ MORE

  5. 3. Coercion and its Effects : Evidence from the Israel-Palestine Conflict

    Author : Sophia Hatz; Håvard Hegre; Kristine Eck; Allan Dafoe; Yuri Zhukov; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Civil conflict; state repression; counterinsurgency; coercion; Israel-Palestine conflict; Peace and Conflict Research; Freds- och konfliktforskning;

    Abstract : Counterinsurgency, state repression and other forms of coercion have multiple adverse effects. Although a state’s use of threats and force should deter an opposition group, these measures often stimulate resistance. READ MORE

  6. 4. Privacy-Invasive Software : Exploring Effects and Countermeasures

    Author : Martin Boldt; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Information security; privacy; malware; spyware;

    Abstract : As computers are increasingly more integrated into our daily lives, we need aiding mechanisms for separating legitimate software from their unwanted counterparts. We use the term Privacy-Invasive Software (PIS) to refer to such illegitimate software, sometimes loosely labelled as spyware. READ MORE

  7. 5. Analyzing and realizing collective ideation in firms

    Author : Jennie Björk; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ideation performance; collective ideation; ideas; social network analysis; innovation; networks; Ideation; social networks;

    Abstract : Analyzing and realizing collective ideation in firmsJennie BjörkDepartment of Technology Management and EconomicsChalmers University of TechnologyAbstractThis thesis investigates collective aspects of ideation. An increasing body of literature has moved away from regarding ideation as solely the act of single individuals to acknowledge the importance of inter-individual relationships. READ MORE