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Using data from the European Quality of Life Survey, this thesis aims to add to the literature on the effects of income on well-being, by not only examining the relationship between well-being and relative income in 34 European countries but by primarily focusing on people's perceived economic position and its role in well-being. The four main results are: (1) Most people view themselves as be

As the future energy goals of the building industry involve reducing the energy intensity in buildings as well as increasing the share of renewable energy sources, a suitable approach would be energy renovating existing buildings and further utilizing renewable energy production technology to reach Net-Zero Energy Building (NZEB) standard. This study is therefore investigating the economic feasibi

The public health agency of Sweden has shown an increasing prevalence of mental illness among college students. At the same time studies show that students choose to not seek any help, and often don’t know where they would even find the help they might need. The aim of this study was therefore to map the prevalence of mental illness among students of Social Work at Campus Helsingborg, and examine

Denna kvantitativa studie ämnar undersöka kopplingen mellan social klass och allians i psykoterapi. Studien undersöker patienters sociala omständigheter och deras erfarenhet av terapeutisk allians. En enkät delades ut till mottagningar och genom sociala medier i Sverige, och samlade in 233 svar. Svar analyserades statistiskt för att finna möjliga kopplingar mellan respondenters rapporterade socioeThis quantitative study aims to research the connection between social class and alliance in psychotherapy. The study looks at patients’ social circumstances and their experience of therapeutic alliance. A survey was distributed to clinics and through social media in Sweden, and gathered 233 responses. Responses were analysed statistically to find if any connection could be found between the respo

The purpose of this study was to investigate how volunteers at young women´s and transgender empowerment centers in Sweden reason about their role and their discretion in order to better understand and problematize the responsibility of conducting social work without necessarily holding an education as a social worker. The study focuses on their supportive role in online chats with young callers w

The impact of innovation on performance - A firm-level study of the relationship between innovation and financial performance of Swedish firms in the manufacturing industry. The purpose of this thesis is to assess whether there is a relationship between degree of innovation and financial performance of Swedish companies within the manufacturing industry. The sample consists of 66 Swedish companies

Riskuppfattningar under en rådande pandemi Sverige befinner sig i en rådande pandemi (maj 2020) med anledning av coronaviruset. Folkhälsomyndigheten som Sveriges ansvariga myndighet gällande folkhälsan står därför inför en utmaning att kommunicera kring risk då individers uppfattningar av risk formas av en rad olika faktorer. Denna studies syfte har varit att bidra till forskningen inom riskkommuRisk perceptions during a current pandemic At this moment in time (may 2020), Sweden is in the midst of a pandemic by reason of the coronavirus. Folkhälsomyndigheten, the Swedish public health authority, is facing a challenge in communicating about the risk when the general public's perceptions of risk are formed by a variety of factors. The aim of this study has been to contribute to researc

A large share of Swedish elderly care is currently carried out by private providers. In 2019, 19% of the institutionalized residential care units (nursing homes) in Sweden were under private ownership. Regardless of the underlying motives for this privatization, one of the main aims is to create efficiency and quality improvement. Previously, the effects of privatization on the quality of Swedish

Fluvial floods can cause significant damages to inundated assets. The frequency and magnitude of fluvial floods are related to precipitation amounts, which are expected to change throughout the 21st century due to global warming. Alongside the hazard characteristics of fluvial flooding, flood damage potentials depend on flood exposure and flood vulnerability, which are also subject to change due t

This paper explores home bias and the performance of exchange traded funds (ETFs) and bonds under the context of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG). It analyzes investment strategies led by non-financial variables such as sustainable and responsible investment and how it affects the expected returns and risk and if the home bias phenomenon is weaker when following the said strategy. The

This study focused on examining what post-acceleration startup management practices (‘activities’) corporate accelerators conduct and how these activities contribute to strategic value creation for the parent company. It was found that the post-acceleration phase is separated into three levels of post-acceleration activities and their strategic value contributions. Firstly, the resource level aims

In this study we have explored managers’ perceptions of the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and the extent to which CSR can be evaluated and promoted through third-party certifications. To understand how such certifications affect companies and their corporate governance, we have explored the Icelandic Equal Pay Certification (EPC), an example of a CSR initiative. Using ten qu

På dagens arbetsmarknad är efterfrågan på systemutvecklare och programmerare mycket stor, men forskningen runt deras arbetsmiljö begränsad. Systemutvecklare och programmerare har med anledning av den höga efterfrågan och det begränsade urvalet stor valmöjlighet när det kommer till var de vill arbeta. Den här undersökningen skall kunna vara en grund för hur en arbetsgivare till systemutvecklare ochThe demand for system developers and programmers is very large in today’s labour market, however the research surrounding their work environment is very limited. System developers and programmers have, in regards to the high demand and limited selection from the workforce, many options to choose from regarding the choice of workplace. This study’s aim is to be a foundation of how an employer of sy

The Swedish tax-reduction on household services, in popular speech called ROT and RUT, has been widely used since its introduction more than 10 years ago. However, few studies have been performed on this reduction on a regional level. The aim of this paper is to investigate if the tax-reduction is used to the same extent in rural regions as in urban regions. A cross-sectional study has been perfor

Thesis Purpose: The purpose is to explore post-acquisition tensions in a B2B firm's corporate brand identity to better understand why tensions emerge, what effect those tensions have, and lastly, how these tensions may be dealt with, if at all. Methodology: A qualitative multiple case study based on four companies with a constructionist and inductive approach has been executed in this thesis.

Kollagenrika restprodukter kan användas i värdefulla livsmedels- och läkemedelsprodukter. Enzymatisk behandling tillåter kontrollerad och effektiv nedbrytning. I det här projektet har metoder utvecklats och testats för produktion av enzymer i bakterier. Kollagen är det vanligaste proteinet i däggdjur. Proteinet finns i ben, vävnader och senor och ger mekanisk stabilitet och styrka. Den kompakta sIn this thesis eight enzymes have been identified with documented ability to degrade collagen or its hydrolyzed products. Collagen can be found in skin, bones, and connective tissue. Hydrolyzed collagen peptides are utilized in food, disease treatment, skincare and training supplements. The studied enzymes are: Clostridium histolyticum collagenases ColG and ColH, Grimontia hollisae collagenase, Ba

Loot Boxes in video games are a controversial phenomenon that has gotten more and more attention from the gaming community and legislation bodies in recent years. The cause of this controversy is its apparent similarities to gambling and therefore the increased risks of problem gambling amongst gamers, which has in turn drawn the attention of governments around the world. The purpose of this study

This paper aims to investigate the price determinants of vaccines, using economic theory and multiple linear regression analysis. Due to uncertain returns of investment in research and development, the volatility of demand, and the winner-take-all element of patent races, supplying vaccines entails substantial risks. To stay in the market, firms need to be compensated for these risks. Expected cos

Authors: Petter Englund and Oscar Stenström Title: LVU - with a licence to care? A discourse analytic focus on custodians, children's perspective and social authorities [Translated title] Supervisor: Eva Palmblad Assessor: Anders Östnäs The focus of this paper was to study how the parents/caretakers and best interest of the child were portrayed and constructed in LVU (The Care of Young Person