We investigate the dramatic transformation of ownership policies and ownership structure in Sweden during the postwar period. After WWII, Swedish ownership policies were guided by a socialist vision where the ultimate goal was abolition of private ownership. These policies came to an end in the early 1980s. Since then a large number of Swedish firms have been acquired by foreign owners or merge...

We investigate the dramatic transformation of ownership policies and ownership structure in Sweden during the postwar period. After WWII, Swedish ownership policies were guided by a socialist vision where the ultimate goal was abolition of private ownership. These policies came to an end in the early 1980s. Since then a large number of Swedish firms have been acquired by foreign owners or merge...

There is increasing political interest in the use of voluntary agreements (VA) as a policy instrument. The attraction has grown also environmental policy, VAs are expected to be less costly, more effective and cost-efficient than regulation. Using realist review methodology, our analysis focuses on effect contextual factors mechanisms private forest owners' willingness enter into formal nature ...

this paper aimed to identify and explain ethical components of agri-business based on perception cluster analysis of agri-business’ managers and owners. mixed method approach was employed. target population contains all the entrepreneurs, owners and mangers of agri-business in golestan province. in first phase, using qualitative semi-structured interview, the respondents’ perception about ethic...

The recent increase in the number of business studies lends us a better understanding multi-faceted behaviors artisans whose product innovation is made to strategically respond different logics. purpose this study develop an analytical framework for artisan based on interplay between institutional logics, counter-institutional identities, and innovation. We argue that craft results from compara...

Environmental state debates focus on the governance and steering functions of politics. Concurrently, many states stand out as large global owners investors in carbon industries. Via various investment vehicles, control around half all oil gas reserves well other assets. We know very little, however, about where these are invested; how they conduct their investment; what possibilities constrain...

Institutions often own equity in multiple firms that compete the same product market. Prior research has shown these institutional “common owners” induce anticompetitive pricing behavior airline industry. This paper reevaluates this evidence and shows documented positive correlation between common ownership ticket prices stems from market share component of measure, not control components. We f...

Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differences in productivity across and within countries. Despite the central role of the entrepreneur in the innovation process, data limitations have restricted standard analysis of the determinants of innovation to consideration of the role of firm characteristics. We develop a model of innovation which incorpor...

The growth in institutional holdings of public firms has led to increased interest the concept common ownership, which same investor owns stakes multiple within industry. Economic theory suggests that ownership could affect firm performance, but little empirical research examined nature this effect or how a firm’s extant marketing potentially relates effect. This paper addresses gap by proposin...