Economics & Finance Theses: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Essays on issues in climate change policy
(University of St Andrews, 2017-06-23) - ThesisThis thesis addresses three themes relating to climate change. The first is which types of fossil fuel to leave in the ground when they can differ in both their extraction cost and emissions rate. The analysis shows that ...