Search for dissertations about: "joint decisions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 56 swedish dissertations containing the words joint decisions.

  1. 1. Household Decision Making, Time Preferences, and Positional Concern: Experimental Evidence from Rural China

    Author : Xiaojun Yang; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; individual decisions; ; joint decisions; ; intertemporal choices; ; Convex Time Budget; ; relative influence; ; patience; ; time-consistency; ; choice shifts; ; own decisions; ; predictions; ; decisions for spouse; ; positional concern; ; gender; ; household expenditures; ; visible goods; ; rural China; ;

    Abstract : For abstracts, see full text thesis.... READ MORE

  2. 2. Exact Methods for Multi-echelon Inventory Control : Incorporating Shipment Decisions and Detailed Demand Information

    Author : Olof Stenius; Produktionsekonomi; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Inventory; Multi-echelon; Stochastic; Shipment decisions; Detailed demand information;

    Abstract : Recent advances in information technologies and an increased environmental awareness have altered the prerequisites for successful logistics. For companies operating on a global market, inventory control of distribution systems is often an essential part of their logistics planning. READ MORE

  3. 3. International inter-firm transfer of technology : decisions and interactions : case studies from Swedish firms' joint ventures and licensing operations in China

    Author : Manucher Farhang; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Industriell marknadsföring; Industrial Marketing;

    Abstract : The technological assets of a firm are one of the main sources of its competitive power. In recent decades, the transfer of technology has become an important element of international business, sometimes as the explicit objective of international transaction, at other times, as the side effect of the sale/purchase of goods. READ MORE

  4. 4. Essays on restructuring and production decisions in multi-plant firms

    Author : Katarina Hakkala; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays. The common theme of the essays is the behavior of multi-plant firms. READ MORE

  5. 5. Dynamic characteristics of automobile exhaust system components

    Author : Thomas Englund; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Correlation; Exhaust system; Experimental investigation; Finite element model; Flexible joint; Modal analysis; Non-linear; Simplified modelling; Structural dynamics; Updating;

    Abstract : Demands on emission control, and low vibration and noise levels have made the design of automobile exhaust systems a much more complex task over the last few decades. This, combined with increasing competition in the automobile industry, has rendered physical prototype testing impractical as the main support for design decisions. READ MORE