Search for dissertations about: "economic in business environment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 187 swedish dissertations containing the words economic in business environment.

  2. 1. New Venture, Survival, Growth : Continuance, Termination and Growth of Business Firms and Business Populations in Sweden During the 20th Century

    Author : Marcus Box; Karl Gratzer; Johan Söderberg; Johan Wiklund; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; firm growth; firm death; firm survival; firm performance; firm populations; business dynamics; cohort method; longitudinal method; business demography; liability of newness; liability of smallness; entrepreneurship; small and medium enterprises; business history; size distribution; ownership; succession; Economic history; Ekonomisk historia; Business studies;

    Abstract : This dissertation focuses on the formation, growth and discontinuance of business populations and firms in Sweden during the 20th century. It addresses some key issues in the domain of economic and social sciences, and in particular entrepreneurship and small business research: if and when firms grow, stagnate and decline, as well as how long firms survive and when they are likely to disband. READ MORE

  4. 2. Pluripotent Dynamic Capabilities in the Internationalization of Firms : Focus on Learning, Innovating and Networking in SMEs from Sweden

    Author : Mohammad Reza Saeedi; Hossein Dadfar; Staffan Brege; Desirée Holm; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Internationalization of SMEs; Firm-specific advantages; Dynamic capabilities; Absorptive capacity; Networking capability; Innovative capability; and PLS-SEM;

    Abstract : Internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has been a considerable concern for international business (IB) scholars. Particularly, for those economies such as Sweden with small local markets, internationalization of SMEs could be fundamental. READ MORE

  5. 3. Surviving in the city : The urban poor of Santiago de Chile 1930-1970

    Author : Alejandro González Arriagada; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economic history; urban poverty; survival; strategies; informal; marginality; exclusion; Santiago; Chile; Ekonomisk historia; Economic history; Ekonomisk historia; Ekonomisk historia; Economic History;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with the survival patterns of the urban poor in Santiago de Chile during a period of profound structural changes (1930-1970). Using a qualitative approach and a dynamic analysis, the life histories of 54 interviewees are studied in the framework of the historical, economic, social and cultural conditions of the period. READ MORE

  6. 4. Digitalization, sustainability, and ecosystems : An application of social network analysis to the real estate sector

    Author : Olli Vigren; Kent Eriksson; Paavo Ritala; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; absorptive capacity; built environment; business development; business ecosystem; dynamic capabilities; digitalization; entrepreneurial ecosystem; facility management; Formal Concept Analysis; innovation ecosystem; literature review; methodology; platform ecosystem; property technology; real estate; research methods; Social Network Analysis; sustainability; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : Societies today have increasing economic, social, and environmental needs for their built environments. The performance of the built environment depends largely on urban development, with the role of digital technologies therein being a long-standing research topic. READ MORE

  7. 5. Essays on Expectations : Information, Formation and Outcomes

    Author : Kristoffer Persson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economic Media; Economic Expectations; Consumer Confidence Survey; Scandinavia; Supervised Machine Learning; Generations; Socio-Economic Environment; Economic Behavior; Economic Change; Monetary Policy; Precautionary Saving; Households; Saving Rate; Economic Media; Economic Expectations; Consumer Confidence Survey; Scandinavia; Supervised Machine Learning; Generations; Socio-Economic Environment; Economic Behavior; Economic Change; Monetary Policy; Precautionary Saving; Households; Saving Rate;

    Abstract : The first chapter investigates the relationship between economic media sentiment and individuals’ expectations and perceptions about economic conditions. We test if economic media sentiment Granger-causes individuals’ expectations and opinions concerning economic conditions, controlling for macroeconomic variables. READ MORE