Search for dissertations about: "developed countries"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 757 swedish dissertations containing the words developed countries.

  2. 1. Competition Law in Technology Transfer under the TRIPS Agreement - Implications for Developing Countries

    Author : Tu Nguyen; Juridiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; anti-competitive practices; competition law; compulsory licensing; developed countries; developing countries; excessive pricing; innovation; IPRs; IPR abuse; patent-antitrust-contract prism; refusal to license; technology transfer; TRIPS Agreement; WTO.;

    Abstract : The TRIPS Agreement allows WTO Members to enact and apply appropriate domestic competition law to address IPR-related anti-competitive practices. However, these flexibilities in the TRIPS Agreement do not provide any specific guidance for WTO Members. READ MORE

  4. 2. (Investigating) MNCs' CSR-related behaviour and impacts in institutionally and culturally distant markets : African developing-countries in focus

    Author : Gideon Jojo Amos; Gabriel Baffour Awuah; Ulf Aagerup; Niklas Egels-Zandén; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; multinational enterprises MNEs ; corporate social responsibility CSR ; corporate social responsibility reporting CSRR ; African developing-countries; legitimacy; stakeholders; institutional theories; organizational learning;

    Abstract : The overall purpose of this thesis is to explore why and how institutional distance and contextual differences influence MNCs’ CSR-related behavior in African developing-countries. In order to achieve the purpose stated above, the thesis seeks to answer the overarching research question: How do institutional distance and contextual differences influence MNCs’ CSR-related behavior in African developing countries? To answer the research question this thesis employed an interpretive methodological approach in order to increase my understanding of the CSR phenomenon in a specific contextual environment characterized by different institutional distance through different theoretical and empirical perspectives (Guba and Lincoln, 1994; Lincoln and Guba, 2000). READ MORE

  5. 3. The perceptions of managers of SMEs on sustainable tourism development in least developed countries (LDCs), using The Gambia as a case study

    Author : Foday Drammeh; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Least Developed Countries; Small scale and medium size enterprises; destination capital; indigenous local knowledge; sustainable tourism development;

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  6. 4. Emergency preparedness management and civil defence in Sweden : An all-hazards approach for developed countries' supply chains

    Author : Elvira Kaneberg; Susanne Hertz; Trond Hammervoll; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the evolving role of supply chain networks in the structures of the emergency preparedness planning. The thesis focuses on the management of planning in emergency preparedness and civil defence in Sweden. READ MORE

  7. 5. Essays on Exchange Rates, Exports and Growth in Developing Countries

    Author : Kristian Nilsson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International commerce; developing countries; growth; exports; exchange rate misalignments; Exchange rate regimes; exchange rate volatility; Internationell ekonomi;

    Abstract : This dissertation is a collection of four essays, where the unifying theme is how different exchange rate regimes have affected developing countries’ economic performance in different respects. In particular, we analyse the consequences on developing countries’ exports, but also, to some extent, the effects on their economic growth. READ MORE