Economics & Finance: Recent submissions
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Factors influencing export performance : the case of Saudi Arabia
(University of St Andrews, 2001) - ThesisThis research expands the current body of export performance research by examining the factors influencing export performance among private sector exporting firms in a developing country, namely Saudi Arabia. This study ... -
Modelling commuters' mode choice in Scotland
(University of St Andrews, 2005) - ThesisThis thesis contributes to the literature on the choice of transport mode for commuting trips, with special focus on the difference between urban and rural commuting in Scotland. The thesis begins by giving an overview of ... -
Indigenous wildcatters, clandestine prospectors of the petroleum world : an exploratory study of British independent exploration and production companies
(University of St Andrews, 2005) - ThesisThis thesis explores the organizational strengths and competitive strategies exhibited by British Independent Petroleum Exploration and Production Companies. Fieldwork methods were used to obtain new primary source data ... -
Factors which foster the survival of long-lived small firms
(University of St Andrews, 2004) - ThesisThis thesis focuses on those factors which foster the long-run survival, or continued existence, of the small firm. Using fieldwork methods, new data were gathered in face-to-face interviews with 63 owner-managers of mature ... -
Counterfactual reasoning in strategy context : a theoretical investigation of the role of hindsight in strategic foresight
(University of St Andrews, 2004) - ThesisThe purpose of this doctoral thesis is to deepen theoretical understanding of the role that hindsight plays in foresight. The thesis argues that the past is not an isolated static state, but one that is intimately connected ...