Search for dissertations about: "demographic targets"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words demographic targets.

2. 1. Predicting who stays or leaves after the acquisition: : Target’s top manager turnover

   Author : Keivan Aghasi; Terrence Brown; Massimo Colombo; Maureen McKelvey; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Acquisition; CEO turnover; TMT turnover; coordination; Founder-CEO; Similarity attraction; Diversity;

   Abstract : In acquisition of high-tech and knowledge intensive firms, scholars have paid special attention to top managers’ status after the deal. Literature suggests that these managers in particular CEOs if kept in post-acquisition provide coordination capacity for the acquirer to transfer the knowledge and technology from the target to the acquirer while minimizing the disruptive effect of post-acquisition integration process. READ MORE

4. 2. Dreams and dilemmas : women and family planning in rural Vietnam

   Author : Annika Johansson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : women s reproductive health; IUDs; abortion; male involvement; demographic targets; population policies; Vietnam;

   Abstract : The general aim of this thesis is to investigate women's experiences in family planning. It is seen in the broad context of their reproductive lives and in view of their 'reproductive dilemma', that is having to satisfy the family's need for sons on the one hand, and the requirements from the state to limit child bearing to two children only, on the other. READ MORE

5. 3. Non-linear dynamic modelling for panel data in the social sciences

   Author : Shyam Ranganathan; David JT Sumpter; Oliver Johnson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Dynamical systems; stochastic models; Bayesian; panel data; social sciences; development; Mathematics with specialization in Applied Mathematics; Matematik med inriktning mot tillämpad matematik;

   Abstract : Non-linearities and dynamic interactions between state variables are characteristic of complex social systems and processes. In this thesis, we present a new methodology to model these non-linearities and interactions from the large panel datasets available for some of these systems. READ MORE

6. 4. Cost effective nutrient abatement in the Baltic Sea : analyzing impacts of climate change and technological development

   Author : Martin Lindqvist; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to increase the understanding of cost-effective nutrient abatement in the Baltic Sea. This is done under various assumptions about the underlying abatement measures available to the social planner, future changes in nutrient outflow caused by climate change as well as the impact of technical change on the cost of abatement. READ MORE

7. 5. Paranormal Sweden? : Paranormal beliefs and practices in contemporary Sweden

   Author : Cristoffer Tidelius; Maria Klingenberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Paranormal; Paranormal beliefs; Paranormal practices; Mediumship; Ghost hunts; Cryptozoology; Parapsychology; Ufology; Occulture; Epistemic authority; Epistemic capital; Boundary-work; Sociology of Religion; Religionssociologi;

   Abstract : This dissertation aims to study the contemporary occurrence of paranormal beliefs, activities and experiences in Sweden as well as a paraculture of practices dedicated to these issues, with a particular focus on issues of knowledge and authority. The study is placed against the backdrop of academic and popular claims that paranormal beliefs, activities and experiences are not only common but are also on the rise. READ MORE