Search for dissertations about: "financial services in sweden"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 54 swedish dissertations containing the words financial services in sweden.

2. 1. Essays in finance, trade and politics

   Author : Helena Svaleryd; Robin Burgess; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Financial systems; Financial markets; Trade policy; Local government; gender; Sweden; Finansiella marknader; Handelsteori; Handelspolitik; Kommunal ekonomi; genusaspekter; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three essays in economics:Financial markets, industrial specialization and comparative advantage. Evidence from OECD countries. Due to underlying technological and organizational differences, industries differ in their need for external finance. READ MORE

4. 2. Corporate Social Responsibility in the Swedish Financial Services Sector : Translating an Idea into Practice

   Author : Pauline Göthberg; Kent Eriksson; Lars Hallén; Lars Strannegård; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Organizational institutionalism; translation; CSR; financial services sector; Sweden; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses on how popular ideas in society influence corporate behavior, as corporations adapt to normative ideas in society in order to achieve legitimacy. However, we need more knowledge about how ideas influence organizations and what happens when ideas enter in an organizational context. READ MORE

5. 3. Enabling disability rights in practise : Understanding how the governance of state-funded personal assistance is fulfilling the Swedish LSS Act

   Author : Heléne von Granitz; Ulrika Winblad; Karin Sonnander; Ieva Reine; Urban Markström; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Activities of daily living; disability policy; LSS Act; governance; ICF; participation in society; personal assistance; policy refinement; policy tool; public policy; social security; Sweden; UNCRPD; Hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; Health Care Research;

   Abstract : Personal assistance (PA) is stated in Article 19 of the UNCRPD as an internationally recognised disability right and is operationalised as a measure in the Swedish Act concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments (the LSS Act). The Act’s overall policy goal is to promote good living conditions for the eligible persons by enabling participation in society on equal terms with others. READ MORE

6. 4. Towards safer care in Sweden? : Studies of influences on patient safety

   Author : Mikaela Ridelberg; Per Nilsen; Kerstin Roback; Mirjam Ekstedt; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Patient safety; interventions; perceptions; learning from errors; patient safety reports; learning organization; patientsäkerhet; patientsäkerhetsberättelse; nationella initiativ; lärande organisation; uppfattningar; Health Care Service and Management; Health Policy and Services and Health Economy; Hälso- och sjukvårdsorganisation; hälsopolitik och hälsoekonomi; patientsäkerhet; patientsäkerhetsberättelse; nationella initiativ; lärande organisation; uppfattningar;

   Abstract : Patient safety has progressed in 15 years from being a relatively insignificant issue to a position high on the agenda for health care providers, managers and policymakers as well as the general public. Sweden has seen increased national, regional and local patient safety efforts since 2011 when a new patient safety law was introduced and a four-year financial incentive plan was launched to encourage county councils to carry out specified measures and meet certain patient safety related criteria. READ MORE

7. 5. Carers in the Welfare State : On Informal Care and Support for Carers in Sweden

   Author : Magnus Jegermalm; Mats Thorslund; Jan-Håkan Hansson; Julia Twigg; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Informal care; support; old age care; Social work; Socialt arbete;

   Abstract : The general aim of this dissertation is to describe and analyse patterns of informal care and support for carers in Sweden. One specific aim is to study patterns of informal care from a broad population perspective in terms of types of care and types of carer. READ MORE