Search for dissertations about: "made in china"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 49 swedish dissertations containing the words made in china.
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6. Controlling Indoor Climate. Passive cooling of residential buildings in hot-humid climates in China
Abstract : Overheating is a paramount problem in residential buildings in hot-humid climates in China during summer. This study aims to deal with the overheating problem and the problem of poor air quality in dwellings. READ MORE
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7. Getting old in a changing world : Sons, pension, and the wellbeing of the elderly in contemporary China
Abstract : The Chinese population is rapidly aging, which has brought challenges for the elderly support system. Until very recently, only urban employees were eligible to receive a pension, while the rural elderly were forced to rely on income from their own labor and support from their family. READ MORE
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8. Understanding China’s Rise : Competing Online Identity Discourses behind Short-term Changes in Foreign Policy
Abstract : China has undergone a remarkable rise in the past four decades, its economy and material power growing substantially. These developments have led to several interlinked debates about how we should understand this rise. READ MORE
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9. Administrative Reforms and the Quest for Foreign Investment in China : The Case of Shenzhen
Abstract : This study examines the attempts made by one local government in China, Shenzhen, to improve its investment environment for foreign-invested enterprises through administrative reforms between 1980 and 1997. Three empirical questions are posed: what reforms have been undertaken, what effects have they had and how have changes in the organizational environment affected them. READ MORE
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10. Decision-making in SME internationalization : The role and use of Control in decisions made under the uncertainties of foreign market expansion
Abstract : Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make the backbone of virtually all economies but most of them are only marginally engaged with global markets, particularly those from developing countries. Our ability to advise these firms is currently limited for two major reasons: on the one hand, conventional International Business literature treats the firm as a black box and does not advance in decision-making dynamics that are critical to SMEs' foreign expansion; on the other, recent SME internationalization studies have achieved important progress but seem dependent on the use of Effectuation theory to represent the decisions that guide SME internationalization. READ MORE