Search for dissertations about: "theory of firm"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 206 swedish dissertations containing the words theory of firm.

  2. 1. Firm Dynamics : The Size and Growth Distribution of Firms

    Author : Daniel Halvarsson; Kristina Nyström; Joachim Wagner; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Firm size distribution; High-growth firms; Gazelles Firm growth- rate distribution;

    Abstract : This thesis is about firm dynamics, and relates to the size and growth-rate distribution of firms. As such, it consists of an introductory and four separate chapters. READ MORE

  4. 2. Relational Networks and Family Firm Capital Structure in Thailand : Theory and Practice

    Author : Suranai Chuairuang; Barbara Cornelius; Håkan Boter; Anura De Zoysa; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Networks; relationships; capital structure decisions; family firm; small firm; information asymmetry; pecking order hypothesis; företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

    Abstract : Firms must access capital to remain in business.  Small firms have greater difficulty accessing financial resources than have large firms because of their limited access to capital markets.  These difficulties are exacerbated by information asymmetries between a small firm’ s management and capital providers. READ MORE

  5. 3. A Tale of Two Concepts : Exploring the Relationship between Firm Performance and Multinationality

    Author : Alice Schmuck; Katarina Lagerström; James Sallis; Mikael Hilmersson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; multinationality; firm performance; paradigmatic bias; performance-multinationality relationship; resource-based view; prospect theory; internationalization process model; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : Despite being a pivotal topic over the past 50 years, the benefits and costs of internationalization are not well understood. A substantial body of research in international business, strategy, and general management is devoted to understanding firm internationalization and its connection to a firm’s financial performance; however, results are inconclusive. READ MORE

  6. 4. Facets of Gender : Analyses of the Family and the Labour Market

    Author : Marie Evertsson; Jan O. Jonsson; Paula England; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Gender; housework; household work; gender equality; gender attitudes; dependence; labour market; children; family; on-the-job training; divorce; promotion; occupational change; division of work; Sociology; Sociologi;

    Abstract : This thesis contains four different studies on the dynamics of gender in households and workplaces. The relationship between family life and work life is in focus, particularly in the paper on labour market outcomes after divorce.In the introductory chapter, the Swedish context is briefly described. READ MORE

  7. 5. The Dynamics of Firm and Industry Growth : The Swedish Computing and Communications Industry

    Author : Dan Johansson; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; The experimentally organised economy; Competence blocs; Industrial Dynamics; Industrial Transformation; Firm age; Small-firm growth; Turnover of firms; Computing and Communications industry; IT industry; Institutions;

    Abstract : The growth of the Swedish Computing and Communicationsindustry is studied in this thesis. Growth is seen as a dynamicprocess moved by the entry, expansion, contraction and exit offirms.The analysis is founded on the theory of the ExperimentallyOrganised Economy, which views the economy as an experimentalprocess. READ MORE