Search for dissertations about: "incentives"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 504 swedish dissertations containing the word incentives.

2. 1. Essays on Incentives and Leadership

   Author : Martin Bech Holte; Torsten Persson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Incentives; Managers; Taxation; Career Concerns; Autocrats; Communism; Soft Budget Constraints; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : "Taxation, Career Concerns and CEO Pay". This paper proposes a simple dynamic model of equilibrium CEO compensation. READ MORE

4. 2. Customer Rewards Programs : Designing Incentives for Repeated Purchase

   Author : Henrik Sällberg; []
   Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Customer rewards program; incentives; repeated purchase; delayed reward; membership levels; group reward; consumption habit; non-linearity;

   Abstract : Firms have since long given their regular customers special treatment. With the help of IT, many firms have established formal ways to do this. An example is a so-called customer rewards program (CRP), by which the firm rewards the customer for repeated purchase. Firms allocate large resources in these programs with millions of customers enrolled. READ MORE

5. 3. Building Sustainability : Studies on incentives in construction and management of real estate

   Author : Lovisa Högberg; Hans Lind; Tina Karrbom Gustavsson; Marja Elsinga; KTH; []
   Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; sustainability; sustainable buildings; sustainable renovation; sustainable construction; sustainable management; housing; sustainable building certification; energy efficiency; incentives; Real Estate and Construction Management; Fastigheter och byggande;

   Abstract : This thesis summarizes the results from several studies with connection to sustainability in construction and management of real estate. Here, the concept sustainability includes environmental, social and economic dimensions and focus is on the actors with the best possibilities to impact real estate, namely the real estate owners and the developers. READ MORE

6. 4. Designing Public Organizations and Institutions: Essays on Coordination and Incentives

   Author : Jens Dietrichson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Organizations; institutions; coordination; incentives; performance measurement; communication; budget processes; local governments; fiscal performance; bailouts;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of an introduction and four self-contained chapters that address issues of how organizations and institutions should be designed in order to provide adequate incentives and enable coordination. The first essay uses a multi-task principal-agent model to examine two reasons why coordination problems are common when public sector organizations share responsibilities: the incentives to coordinate resource allocation and the difficulties of measuring performance. READ MORE

7. 5. Inputs and Incentives in Education

   Author : J. Lucas Tilley; Helena Holmlund; Olmo Silva; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; adult education; human capital; performance incentives; school resources; student achievement; teacher credentials; teacher sorting; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Essay I.  Educational interventions that increase the quality or quantity of school resources may have a limited impact on student achievement if students lack sufficient effort or motivation. A more effective way of raising achievement could be incentivizing students to perform well in school. READ MORE