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- Allard, Alexandra, 1994-, et al.
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The N-shaped environmental Kuznets curve : an empirical evaluation using a panel quantile regression approach
- 2018
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Ingår i: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. - Heidelberg : Springer Verlag. - 0944-1344 .- 1614-7499. ; 25:6, s. 5848-5861
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We evaluate the N-shaped environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) using panel quantile regression analysis. We investigate the relationship between CO2 emissions and GDP per capita for 74 countries over the period of 1994–2012. We include additional explanatory variables, such as renewable energy consumption, technological development, trade, and institutional quality. We find evidence for the N-shaped EKC in all income groups, except for the upper-middle-income countries. Heterogeneous characteristics are, however, observed over the N-shaped EKC. Finally, we find a negative relationship between renewable energy consumption and CO2 emissions, which highlights the importance of promoting greener energy in order to combat global warming.
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- Grusell, Marie, 1965, et al.
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Inledning
- 2020
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Ingår i: Stjärnspäckat : Reflektioner från amerikanska presidentvalet 2020 av ledande forskare.. - Sundsvall : Mittuniversitetet. - 9789188527714
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Vad som händer i USA antas påverka hela omvärlden. Stjärnspäckat är vårt bidrag till att snabbt analysera valresultatet och dess påverkan på svenskt samhällsliv. Titeln associerar både till stjärnbaneret och till kalibern på de medverkande experterna som generöst bidragit med sina respektive analyser av det amerikanska valet och dess konsekvenser.Den vetenskapliga analysen av val och valrörelser har långa traditioner. Inte minst svenska forskare var tidigt ute med omfattande studier av svenska val. Vi själva har också nära följt många val. Såväl här på hemmaplan som till Europaparlamentet och i USA. Vi menar att det finns goda skäl att återigen ge utrymme för akademiska analyser nära efter valets genomförande. I vanlig ordning ges perspektiv från medie- och statsvetenskap. Men då amerikanska val tilldrar sig ett enormt intresse och har stor påverkan på många aspekter av samhället menar vi att det finns anledning att bredda analysen till att inkludera expertis från även andra akademiska discipliner. I denna rapport tar vi således ett mångvetenskapligt perspektiv på det amerikanska valet. Med bidrag från såväl naturvetenskap som humaniora och samhällsvetenskap är vår övertygelse att vi kan nå en bredare förståelse för det amerikanska valet och dess påverkan på Sverige än vad en traditionell valanalys skulle bidra med. Rapporten är den tredje i sitt slag där vi samlar ledande forskare för att analysera val och valrörelser. I Snabbtänkt analyserades det svenska valet 2018 medan vi tog oss an Europaparlamentsvalet 2019 i Euroflections. Upplägget är enkelt. Varje medverkande forskare ges en sida för att med utgångspunkt i sin expertis analysera det amerikanska valet och i vad mån det har betydelse för Sverige. Stilistiskt är anslaget populärvetenskapligt och vårt mål är att texterna ska läsas av en bredare läsekrets än de som vanligtvis tar sig an veten-skapliga publikationer. Man kan läsa rapporten från pärm till pärm eller välja ut godbitarna.Även om framtiden står skriven i stjärnorna är vår förhoppning att denna volym ger läsaren insikter som kan underlätta tydningen av den.
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- Johnson, Francis Xavier, et al.
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Economics of Modern and Traditional Bioenergy in African Households : Consumer Choices for Cook Stoves
- 2012
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Ingår i: Bioenergy for Sustainable Development in Africa. - Dordrecht : Springer Science+Business Media B.V.. - 9789400721807 - 9789400721814 ; , s. 375-388
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The overwhelming majority of African households use traditional biomass in the form of wood fuel or charcoal to meet their daily cooking needs. Modern options such as LPG or ethanol can provide considerable benefits for health and environment. The case of ethanol is interesting as a renewable source with lower GHG emissions and also having the potential to be a locally produced resource. The purchase cost of such stoves is considerably higher while the fuel costs will generally be lower for those households that purchase fuel. Previous research on household adoption of new cook stoves has tended to focus on demographic or socio-economic factors such as education and income in trying to explain consumer choice. Such variables change only slowly and thus generally cannot support rapid introduction of improved stoves. We have developed a discrete choice model aimed at focusing more on the characteristics of the cook stoves themselves and the way in which they are used, which we refer to as “product-specific” attributes. The methodology is outlined here followed by a brief summary of the model applications in three countries: Ethiopia, Mozambique and Tanzania. Our approach could improve the understanding of the underlying economic issues and thereby contribute to better design of cook stove programmes and help stimulate a market transformation towards cleaner and more efficient cook stoves.
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- Lee, Linda, 1959-
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Advice from creative consumers : a study of online hotel reviews
- 2014
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Ingår i: International Journal of Technology Marketing. - : InderScience Publishers. - 1741-878X .- 1741-8798. ; 9:1, s. 53-71
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This studyexplores what creative consumers are compelled to say about hotels throughonline reviews. Online reviews arehighly influential, with consumers preferring the advice of other consumersover industry experts or information provided by the marketer. Over 7,000 online hotel reviews posted onTripAdvisor were examined, using Leximancer, a content analysis tool. This study provides insights on the factorscontributing to guest satisfaction and dissatisfaction in luxury hotels andmoderate hotels. It also demonstrates theimportance of the information provided by creative consumers, both in terms ofmarket research and as part of an overall marketing communicationsinitiative.
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- Ljungbo, Kjell, 1962-
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Language as a Leading Light to Business Cultural Insight : A Study on Expatriates' Intercultural Communication in Central and Eastern Europe
- 2010
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Language competence is decisively important in international business and could increase efficacy, efficiency, sales and profits. Language is an underresearched area in business studies though language constitutes management and the managers building structures, processes, cultures and personalities being the most vital working tool to get things done and make them understandable. Since 1970 Swedish companies lose market shares globally and in Europe. In an era requiring better foreign language skills there is a declining trend among young Swedish business people and students in other languages than English. The aim of this study is to investigate and analyse the role of language in intercultural business communication between Swedish expatriates and locals in Serbia, The Czech Republic, Ukraine, Romania and Bulgaria and indirectly also Russia and Poland. To understand the business culture in these countries the author has learned the local language in these seven countries taking 3687 private language lessons. This improves the researcher’s understanding of the culture and its people giving directness and depth in communication, independence and receptivity. This ethnographically inspired hermeneutic study holds semi-structured interviews with expatriates. Better language skills among expatriates – particularly in the local language - could make them more self-dependent and win contracts and it strengthens closeness to customers, relationship and trust, strategic view and ability and also operational effectiveness and efficiency enabling their companies to gain market shares. Using Weber’s ideal types the cultural significance structures emerge featuring the cultures in these countries showing that expatriates have to strengthen the ability of the locals in the areas of trust, responsibility and initiative, independent thinking, holistic view, win-win thinking and reduce fear while the expatriates’ own abilities in these areas are strengthened if they speak the local language. Language strategies permitting the expatriate to be more communicatively and linguistically self-dependent are having a common company language, using multilingualism or having the expatriate speak or learn to speak the local language where the advantages, disadvantages and characteristics of these and other aspects of the role of language are given in ideal types.
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- McKelvey, Maureen, 1965, et al.
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Exploring innovation Spaces in Asia
- 2014
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Ingår i: International Schumpeter Conference, Jena, Germany, 27-30 July 2014. ; 2014:D11, s. 1-20
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper aims to provide an empirical understanding and initial conceptualization of innovation spaces in Asia, including the role of multinational enterprises, entrepreneurship and public policy. This paper is about Asia as the site of business, where customers, institutions, and firms, both domestic and foreign, are interacting to affect global processes of innovation and production. www.schumpeter-conference.de
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- Tronvoll, Bård, 1964-, et al.
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Transformational shifts through digital servitization
- 2020
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Ingår i: Industrial Marketing Management. - : Elsevier. - 0019-8501 .- 1873-2062. ; 89, s. 293-305
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Manufacturers increasingly look to digitalization to drive service growth. However, success is far from guaranteed, and many firms focus too much on technology. Adopting a discovery-oriented, theories-in-use approach, this study examines the strategic organizational shifts that underpin digital servitization. Notwithstanding strong managerial and academic interest, this link between digitalization and servitization is still under-investigated. Depth interviews with senior executives and managers from a global market leader revealed that to achieve digital service-led growth, a firm and its network need to make three interconnected shifts: (1) from planning to discovery, (2) from scarcity to abundance, and (3) from hierarchy to partnership. Organizational identity, dematerialization, and collaboration play a key role in this transformation. For managers, the study identifies a comprehensive set of strategic change initiatives needed to ensure successful digital servitization.
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