Search for dissertations about: "principal-agent problem"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words principal-agent problem.

2. 1. Opportunistic Behavior in Industrial Marketing Relationships

   Author : Raeesah Chohan; Esmail Salehi-Sangari; Leyland Pitt; John B. Ford; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Opportunistic behavior; moral hazard; adverse selection; principal-agent; Agency Theory; professional agent; Theory of Relationship Constraints; client-advertising agency relationship; ex-ante; ex-post; formal constraint mechanisms; social constraint mechanisms; Industrial Marketing; Industriell marknadsföring;

   Abstract : As humans beings, we act to our advantage. In some cases, this is done to the detriment of others; also known as opportunistic behavior. READ MORE

4. 2. Agents in Brussels: Delegation and democracy in the European Union

   Author : Thomas Larue; Torbjörn Bergman; Jonas Tallberg; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; accountability; bureaucracy; delegation; democracy; European Union EU ; France; national EU coordination; permanent representations; principal-agent; Sweden; Political science; Statsvetenskap;

   Abstract : This dissertation explores delegation and democracy within the European Union (EU). The EU now constitutes one of the cornerstones of the democratic systems of its member states. The most vital instrument of democracy is lawmaking, which increasingly occurs at the European level. Many different actors contribute to the shaping of EU legislation. READ MORE

5. 3. Energy efficiency, district heating and waste management : essays on environmental economics

   Author : Alejandro Egüez; Runar Brännlund; Thomas Broberg; Patrik Söderholm; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; energy efficiency gap; principal-agent; split incentives; ownership; energy performance certificates; quasi-natural experiment; policy evaluation; district heating prices; natural monopoly; waste management; EU waste hierarchy; policy stringency; policy enforcement; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Paper [I] investigates the energy efficiency of multi-dwelling buildings in Sweden to find out whether the ownership type matters. More specifically, we investigate whether rental apartment buildings are less energy efficient than cooperative apartment buildings and whether public ownership has a negative impact on energy efficiency. READ MORE

6. 4. Aspects of Waiting and Contracting in Game Theory

   Author : Peter Helgesson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Game Theory; War of Attrition; ESS; N-Player; Principal-Agent Problem; Stochastic Maximum Principle; Pontryagin’s Maximum Principle; Mean- Variance; Time Inconsistent Utility Functions; Game Theory;

   Abstract : The topic of this thesis concerns two selected problem in game theory; the Nplayer War of Attrition and the Principal-Agent problem. The War of Attrition is a well established game theoretic model that was first introduced in the 2-player case by John Maynard Smith. READ MORE

7. 5. Product design and supply chain fulfillment through a generative customization solution to achieve discontinuous innovation

   Author : John Buffington; Ian McCarthy; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Industriell marknadsföring; Industrial Marketing;

   Abstract : The goal of discontinuous innovation Is to Disrupt Existing Market Equilibrium and create new combinations of Consumers, Producers, and Markets, But It Is Yet to Be Stood in an Aggregate from product design and supply chain systems. Without an Aggregate System Representation Of The innovation continuum (market equilibrium, incremental and discontinuous innovation) for elements of product design and Supply Chain Fulfillment, IT Will Be more DIFFICULT for companies to Develop an innovation strategy as result. READ MORE