Essays about: "industrial revolution in finland"

Found 2 essays containing the words industrial revolution in finland.

1. 1. Motivating Entrepreneurs Towards The "New Industrial Revolution" : A Multiple Case Study Of Sustainability-Driven Entrepreneurial And Institutional Motivations In Finland

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Miska Ahokas; Kari Kuikka; [2016]
   Keywords : Sustainable Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial Motivation; Institutional Motivation;

   Abstract : Sustainability and sustainable development are concerned as major topics in the current business and academic context. Although business entities are seen as a cause of the problem, they are similarly seen as a solution helping the world to survive from this enormous challenge. READ MORE

3. 2. Savings patterns during Finland's industrial take-off: Helsinki 1850-1900: Savings behaviour in a society without public social security schemes

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Patrick Nylund; [2007]
   Keywords : life cycle hypothesis of savings; 19th century; Finland; probate inventories; social classes;

   Abstract : This thesis analyzes household saving patterns during 1850-1900 in Finland’s capital city Helsinki by examining aggregate net wealth per age cohorts, as well as net wealth per social class - defined broadly as working, middle and upper class - for each age cohort. 1850-1900 corresponded to the first decades of Finland’s industrial revolution, and a phase when its credit market – and indeed Europe’s – was rapidly getting more sophisticated. READ MORE