The starting point of this article is the result of one ultimatum game experiment - one of many showing a huge deviation from the predictions of micro theory. However, further analysis gives an explanation of subject behavior that deserves to be seen as rational, if assumptions, such as a total...

This paper briefly elaborates a cognitive concept of competition by way of semantic associations in the light of marketing theory. It focuses the market for conference activities in the inner city of Stockholm by asking 'what is competition?'. The result shows that words such as 'enemy',...

I förestående undersökning görs ett upprepat tvärsnitt av de svenska hushållens finansiella beteenden (1993 - 1999). Förutom nödvändigheten att följa segmentutvecklingen över tiden, syftar studien också att närmare undersöka hushållens mål för sitt sparande och sin...

Research on the recruitment process has traditionally been dominated by two approaches, namely the psychometric and the social process approaches. However, both of these have been critisized for focusing exclusively on scientific rationality and effeciency. In this paper an interpretative...

The paper reports a study in which the turnover and employment generated by the production of Direct Marketing in Sweden is measured. What is generated by the use of Direct Marketing is not reported. First, a basis for defining Direct Marketing is presented, based on purpose with the marketing...

Two valuation models based on accounting concepts and measurements are specified and discussed in the paper - a "residual income valuation" model and a "value added valuation" model. Given clean surplus accounting, the first model is identical to a model where future expected dividends and a...

The aims of this paper are to discuss the general characteristics and pluralism of research in business administration and management control, and to discuss action research as a research methodology. <p> In an introduction an overview of the debate pertaining to research in business administration...</p>

In the abnormal earnings growth (AEG) model of Ohlson and Juettner-Nauroth (2005), there is one interest rate and no taxes. Their model focuses on bottom-line earnings and dividends and is hence viewed as an equity-level model. We first extend this model to a firm-level model based on operating...

In this study the phenomenon of budgetary participation is analyzed. The theories in budgetary participation are described and elaborated. This is a case study and the case is a public service organization, namely the Post Office in Sweden. Empirically two specific research questions are...