Essays about: "opportunistic behavior"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the words opportunistic behavior.

  1. 1. Navigating Private Equity Dynamics: An Agency Theory Perspective

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Andrea Bottinelli; [2024]
    Keywords : Private Equity Dynamics; Agency Theory; Market Evolution; Macroeconomic Impact; Co-investments;

    Abstract : The essence of the private equity industry lies in the intricate relationship between Limited Partners (LPs) and General Partners (GPs), intertwining financial elements with human interactions. This thesis employs agency theory to dissect the behaviors of the principal (LP) and the agent (GP), providing a comprehensive exploration of the current private equity landscape and impending market evolution. READ MORE

  3. 2. Challenges of Power Dominance in the GMRR: The Perspective of Pakistan’s Small Garment Manufacturers

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)

    Author : Rufus Yaw Gyamfi; Sharmin Jahan; Bernard Nguatem; Fungai Vhondo; [2022]
    Keywords : Garment Manufacturer and Retailer Relationship GMRR ; Power Dominance; Manufacturing; Manufacturer; Supplier; Retailer; Customer; Pakistan; Garments Industry; Garments Manufacturer; Garments Retailer; Garments Suppliers; SME; Interorganizational Relationship IOR ; Buyer-Supplier Relationship; Boundary Systems;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of the study is to identify the challenges that small garments manufacturers in Pakistan face in an IOR with large retailers regarding power dominance. The paper also seeks to examine how those garment manufacturers can use the Boundary Control Systems as a strategic response to power dominance. READ MORE

  4. 3. Twice the price : An empirical study in procurement of homogenousgoods for Swedish municipalities

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Farzam Ebrahimi; Jakob Sunström; [2022]
    Keywords : Procurement; Municipalities; Price discrepancies; Homogenous goods; Opportunism; Transaction Costs; Horizontal Integration; Asymmetric information;

    Abstract : Background: Studies of complex and big-ticket tenders such as construction contracts have been the main research focus of public procurement. The efficiency of these low frequency transactionsis inherently hard to study, since the real world offers a wide range of variables that could explain the discrepancies. READ MORE

  5. 4. Towards an understanding of the Retraction of TYPE IV PILI as a Mechanoresponse upon surface contact in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Antoine Loussouarn; [2022]
    Keywords : Mechanosensing; Microscopy; Bacteria; Microfabrication; Genetics; Molecular Biology; Biophysics;

    Abstract : Pseudomonas Aeruginosa is an opportunistic bacterium which is involved in nosocomial infections and which causes increasing concern in healthcare due to its high antibiotic resistance. During an infection by P.aeruginosa, the bacteria proliferate in the host’s organism by leveraging motility abilities. READ MORE

  6. 5. Application of vertical joint ventures in real estate development : a Swedish study from the perspective of property managers and property developers

    University essay from KTH/Ledning och organisering i byggande och förvaltning; KTH/Fastighetsföretagande och finansiella system

    Author : Jesper Kullman; Emma Wigren; [2020]
    Keywords : Joint venture; Vertical joint venture; Real estate; Real estate development; Motives; Application; Joint venture; Vertikal joint venture; Fastigheter; Fastighetsutveckling; Motiv; Tillämpning;

    Abstract : Projects in real estate development are commonly associated with failures in attaining clients’ expectations in terms of time, cost and quality. At the same time, the real estate and construction industry in Sweden is recognized as traditional and sometimes characterized by few and dominant actors leading to low competitiveness. READ MORE