Search for dissertations about: "invest"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 188 swedish dissertations containing the word invest.

  2. 1. Tanzanian primary school learners investing in English : What are their attitudes, expectations and opportunities?

    Author : Noah Mtana; Robert Höghielm; Peter Emsheimer; Åsa Wedin; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; English; invest; attitudes; expectations; opportunities; pedagogik; Education;

    Abstract : The study is about attitudes, expectations and opportunities of Tanzanian primary school learners who invest in English language. It was conducted in Morogoro Tanzania with the aim of exploring, presenting and interpreting why the learners invest in English. READ MORE

  4. 2. Managing competence development and acquisition in small manufacturing firms : differences between firms by organisational market performance

    Author : Håkan Ylinenpää; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Entreprenörskap och innovation; Entrepreneurship and Innovation;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses how small manufacturing firms develop in-house competencies and acquire external expertise. It also relates in-house development and external aquisition to contextual factors. READ MORE

  5. 3. Trust as a strategy for handling uncertainty in private savings choices

    Author : Anders Carlander; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Trust; Uncertainty; Investments; Delegated portfolio management;

    Abstract : This thesis examines trust in banks and financial expertise as a way of coping with the uncertainty involved in financial decision making. Trust is considered to be beneficial in general and uncertainty is assumed to induce adverse feelings that people will want to get rid of. READ MORE

  6. 4. Bridging Boundaries in the Borderland of Bureaucracies : Individual Impact on Organisational Adaption to Demanding Situations in Civil and Military Contexts

    Author : Aida Alvinius; Gerd Lindgren; Göran Ahrne; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Boundary spanners; uniformed organisations; bureaucratic organisations; adaption; systems theory; contingency; stressful environment; civil-military relations; disaster management; emotional labour; Gränsöverskridare; uniformerade organisationer; byråkratier; anpassning; systemteori; contingency; påfrestande förhållanden; civil-militära relationer; katastrofhantering; emotionellt lönearbete; Sociologi; Sociology; Ledarskap under påfrestande förhållanden;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to reach a deeper understanding of how boundary spanners are bridging boundaries between uniformed bureaucratic organisations and their environment, characterised by demanding conditions.The main part of this thesis is based upon empirical data gathered through 71 interviews with Swedish civil and military informants from several uniformed organisations. READ MORE

  7. 5. Essays on Firms’ Hiring, Investment and Risk Management Decisions

    Author : Emil Bustos; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This thesis contains five self-contained chapters. In “The Effect of Centrally Bargained Wages on Firm Growth”, the author studies how firms adjust their hiring and investments in response to higher collectively bargained wage increases. Firms absorb labor cost shocks by increasing sales growth. READ MORE