Search for dissertations about: "cost of service"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 482 swedish dissertations containing the words cost of service.

2. 1. Essays of Financial Performance and Capital Structure

   Author : Lars Lindbergh; Lars G. Hassel; Michael B. Adams; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; financial accounting; financial statements; financial performance; capital structure; tax allowances; comparative studies; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of an introductory chapter and four self-contained essays on financial performance and capital structure. Essay I assesses the strength of strategic inputs into profitability among firms within several sub-sectors within the industrial service sector in the U.S. and Sweden. READ MORE

4. 2. Towards application of service oriented architecture in wireless sensor networks

   Author : Rumen Kyusakov; Zach Shelby; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Industriell elektronik; Industrial Electronics;

   Abstract : Wireless sensor networks (WSN) are a foreseeable source of innovation in many fields and the number of WSN deployments is expected to grow rapidly in the near future. One of the key challenges in designing, implementing, deploying and maintaining complex systems that use WSNs is provisioning and integration of sensor data with existing communication infrastructures. READ MORE

5. 3. On implementation of an endodontic program : change of practice, treatment outcome and cost-effectiveness

   Author : Margaretha Koch; Malmö högskola; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; endodontic program; treatment outcome; cost-effectiveness; dental practice; change of practice; NiTiR; root canal treatment; root canal therapy;

   Abstract : It is widely accepted that the uptake of research findings by practitionersis unpredictable, yet until they are adopted, advances intechnology and clinical research cannot improve health outcomesin patients. Despite extensive research there is limited knowledgeof the processes by which changes occur and ways of measuringthe effectiveness of change of practice. READ MORE

6. 4. Service Orientation in Manufacturing Firms : Understanding Challenges with Service Business Logic

   Author : Nina Löfberg; Lars Witell; Anders Gustafsson; Bo Edvardsson; Daniel Kindström; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Service business logic; Value co-creation; Services in manufacturing firms; Service orientation; Business Administration; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : Globalisation and competition from low-cost countries has pushed manufacturing firms towards offering services to remain competitive. However, increasing the service orientation of a manufacturing firm to find new ways of value (co-)creation has presented several challenges, such as the fact that services do not provide the expected revenues, and resistance from both the sales force and from customers towards services. READ MORE

7. 5. The value of social investments : A health economic approach to evaluating parenting interventions

   Author : Camilla Nystrand; Inna Feldman; Filipa Sampaio; Anna Sarkadi; Eva-Maria Bonin; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; health economics; cost-effectiveness; cost-benefit; public health; child health; mental health; parenting; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

   Abstract : Child mental health problems are current welfare challenges and may be costly to the individual, the family and society at large. The problems may persist and result in adverse outcomes later in life, which also carries a large financial burden. READ MORE