Blar i PhD theses in Business and Law på emneord "VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Økonomi: 210"
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Data-driven & Theory-driven Science : Artificial Realities and Applications to Savings Groups
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 310, Doctoral thesis, 2021)The scientific process is neither unique nor nomic. Two processes of scientific inquiry are theory-driven and data-driven science. This dissertation analyzes savings groups using theory-driven and data-driven methods. ... -
Effects of home-based reablement : A micro-econometric approach
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 262, Doctoral thesis, 2020)The common theme of this thesis is estimating e ects of home-based reablement (HBR) by applying micro-econometrics. Estimating cost related e ects of HBR proved challenging, mainly due to speci cs of the Norwegian public ... -
Essays on Cultural Intelligence
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 338, Doctoral thesis, 2021)This dissertation consists of three essays/papers on cultural intelligence. The first essay/paper is a systematic review using bibliometric methods that explored the CQ literature in international business, including the ... -
Essays on Gender in Crowdfunding
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Essays on the Implications of Accounting and Audit Regulations
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 328, Doctoral thesis, 2021)In this dissertation, some questions relating to the implications of these developments, particularly regarding audit pricing, accounting quality, and auditors’ use of experts are examined. In the first essay, a bibliometric ... -
Essays on the performance of savings groups
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 334, Doctoral thesis, 2021)This thesis consists of three chapters that each address a different factor that influences the performance of SGs. Chapter 1 investigates the effect of financial linkages on the performance of savings groups. Financial ... -
Essays on the Performance, Subsidization and Internationalization of Social Enterprises
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 269, Doctoral thesis, 2020) -
Human Resources and Performance in Social Enterprises : Evidence from Microfinance Institutions
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 360, Doctoral thesis, 2022) -
The Impact of Free Cash Flow on Performance in Microfinance Institutions and Its Moderators
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;no. 454, Doctoral thesis, 2024)This dissertation contains three essays: “Free Cash Flow and Performance of Microfinance Institutions,” “Debt, Free Cash Flow and Financial Performance in Microfinance: A Global Analysis,” and “Corporate Governance and ... -
The learning way to production performance : An evolutionary perspective on company-specific production systems (XPS)
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 331, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Manufacturing companies (MCs) implement “best-practice” concepts such as Lean and the Toyota Production System (TPS) for enhanced production improvement. However, 30 years of research have shown that very few succeed in ... -
A Phenomenon-driven Exploration of Regulatory Sandboxes in FinTech Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 327, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Research on incubation models has indicated that business incubators and accelerators, among others, are crucial catalysts for the development of new ventures in numerous industries. To facilitate testing and validation ... -
Risk Management and Efficiency of Microfinance Institutions
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 209, Doctoral thesis, 2018)Risk management and efficiency are very crucial for the survival of every organization. “Indeed, better risk management may be the only truly necessary element of success in banking” (Alan Greenspan) and “the obvious rule ... -
The role of firm-level actors and system-level actors in processes of new regional industrial path development
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 268, Doctoral thesis, 2020)This doctoral thesis departs from the understanding that regional industrial restructuring is important for handling challenges, such as globalisation, sustainability and digitalisation. Regional industrial restructuring ...