Search for dissertations about: "merger and acquisitions"

Showing result 11 - 13 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words merger and acquisitions.

  2. 11. Essays on Unit-Root Testing and on Discrete-Response Modelling of Firm Mergers

    Author : Nikolay Angelov; Per Johansson; Steinar Strøm; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; unit root; structural break; LR test; stationary alternative; matching; firm mergers; discrete choice; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Abstract : Essay 1 investigates the time-series properties of the price of iron ore. The focus is on unit-root testing in the presence of a structural break. Unit-root tests with or without structural breaks are applied to historical prices of five different qualities of Swedish and Brazilian iron ore. Tests with exogenous or endogenous breaks are analyzed. READ MORE

  4. 12. Union mergers in times of restructuring: A psychological approach

    Author : Stephan Baraldi; Magnus Sverke; Victor M. Catano; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Organizational change; representation restructuring; union merger; change-related attitudes; commitment; communication; democracy; Psychology; Psykologi; psykologi; Psychology;

    Abstract : With globalization and economic competition on the rise, the very nature of work has been changing, and many organizations are turning to restructuring as a means of facing the developing external and internal demands for change. Unions, being no exception, are often ready to undergo fundamental restructuring in order to meet challenges, such as an increasingly heterogeneous work force and membership declines. READ MORE

  5. 13. Concentrations in the EU pharmaceutical sector : The protection of effective competition under Council Regulation No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings

    Author : Jon Bergman; Bengt Domeij; Vladimir Bastidas Venegas; Lars Henriksson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; EUMR; Merger Regulation; concentrations; mergers; pharmaceuticals; effective competition; dominant position; relevant market; buyer power; closeness of competition; innovation market; potential competition; monopoly; barriers to entry; economic efficiency; Civil Law; Civilrätt;

    Abstract : A central element of competition law consists in the control of concentrations, that is, the changes in the competitive structure resulting from mergers and acquisitions. By controlling concentrations with a Union Dimension, the European Commission ensures that effective competition will not be significantly impeded, in particular by the creation or strengthening of dominant positions. READ MORE