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6. Crowdfunding as a facilitator for Value Co-Creation : A Qualitative Case Study from a Service-Dominant Logic Perspective
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The purpose of the study is to examine how the crowdfunding context facilitates value co-creation from a service-dominant logic perspective. Previous studies on crowdfunding have focused on crowdfunding as a way to raise capital, but there is a need to examine how value is created from a service-dominant logic perspective to understand the crowdfunding context. READ MORE
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7. Turning with the tide
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : This paper explores the presence of herding behaviour in the Nordic stock markets, i.e. the tendency of investors to mimic each other and follow the herd whilst disregarding their own beliefs and abilities to make rational investment decisions. READ MORE
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8. Intellectual Capital Driving SMEs Entrepreneurial Orientation towards Sustainable Development
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för management (MAN)Abstract : Addressing the scarce knowledge of sustainability practices in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the purpose of this paper is to identify how and if there is a link between intellectual capital (IC) and entrepreneurial orientation (EO), and if this connection contributes to a company’s sustainability performance. Based on a series of semi-structured interviews conducted with Swedish SMEs, our findings show that despite the limitations these companies experience in terms of financial and human resources, a focus on tackling sustainability issues appears to inspire entrepreneurial behaviour. READ MORE
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9. Stock or Cash? Explaining the Payment Method Choice of M&As and the Effect on Performance on the European Developed Markets
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : We investigate what factors determine the choice of the payment method when choosing between payment of stocks or cash during an acquisition or merger. Furthermore, we examine how that choice of payment method affects the bidder’s performance in the short term by examining the changes in the cumulative abnormal return. READ MORE
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10. LOCAL SOCIETAL CONTEXTS AND URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of 26 European Capital Cities
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Based on a sample of 26 European capital cities, this thesis performs a multi-value Qualitative Comparative Analysis to identify what combinations of local conditions facilitate or prevent the transition towards high urban environmental sustainability (UES). More specifically, it examines the conjunctural effect of cities’ relative wealth, the strength of local industrial interests, social trust levels, local climate vulnerability, and the ambitiousness of the national environmental policy context on their performance in the 2009 European Green City Index. READ MORE
