Search for dissertations about: "motives"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 269 swedish dissertations containing the word motives.

  2. 21. Economic Decisions and Social Norms in Life and Death Situations

    Author : Oscar Erixson; Henry Ohlsson; Mikael Elinder; Matthew Lindqvist; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; mortality; social norms; dicrimination; maritime disasters; altruism; estate division; wills; equal sharing; bequests motives; inheritances; windfall gains; tax reform; labor income; capital income; health; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Essay 1: (with Mikael Elinder) Since the sinking of the Titanic, there has been a widespread belief that the social norm of “women and children first” (WCF) gives women a survival advantage over men in maritime disasters, and that captains and crew members give priority to passengers. We analyze a database of 18 maritime disasters spanning three centuries, covering the fate of over 15,000 individuals of more than 30 nationalities. READ MORE

  4. 22. Understanding the relationships between bank-customer relations, financial advisory services and saving behavior

    Author : Cecilia Hermansson; Kent Eriksson; Lars Engwall; KTH; []
    Keywords : Saving behavior; consumer finance; consumer financial decision making; financial services; relationship marketing; exchange forms; saving motives; risk attitudes; financial literacy; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

    Abstract : While the saving environment has become more complex in recent years, so has the demand for individual activity. Important impetuses include financial deregulation, globalization, technological change, and reformed pension systems. READ MORE

  5. 23. Farm business development: the motives and effects of diversification strategies

    Author : Georgios Miaris; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the factors underlying farm business development in Sweden, and the economic and social implications related to different development strategies. The thesis consists of four papers. Paper I uncovers the values that underlie farmers’ strategic choices for business development. READ MORE

  6. 24. Motives, partner selection and productivity effects of M&As : the pattern of Japanese mergers and acquisitions

    Author : Richard H. Nakamura; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

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  7. 25. Paradoxes in legal abortion : a longitudinal study of motives, attitudes and experiences in women and men

    Author : Anneli Kero; Viveca Odlind; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Background: About one in four pregnancies in Sweden are terminated by legal abortion. However, women seeking abortion constitute a relatively invisible group. This is even more accentuated when it comes to the men involved in induced abortion. READ MORE