There are many unemployed in Sweden that do not qualify for unemployment insurance and instead are referred to social assistance. In 2011 the Swedish Department of Finance issued a report suggesting changes to the current system. The proposed changes would make it easier for the unemployed to qualify for unemployment insurance. This study aims to investigate why the interaction between social assi

Klimatfrågan är en av de mest aktuella frågorna i dagens samhälle som upptar stort fokus inom många områden. Ett sätt att minska utsläpp och klimatpåverkan är att reducera samhällets energianvändning. Byggnader står idag för en betydande del av energianvändningen i samhället och är därför ett viktigt område för att nå uppsatta klimatmål. Vid nyproduktion av byggnader läggs stor fokus på att upprätIn 2019 buildings and services stood for 39 % of Sweden's total energy use. In new construction of buildings there is a great focus placed at establishing environmentally friendly buildings with good energy performance. But a large part of Sweden's property portfolio consists of older buildings where energy performance and comfort are low. Many of these older buildings also have a cultural

Cultural memories are meaningful for the present and are often constructed in remembrance media that institutions produce and audiences engage with. While the remembrance media texts have been getting much attention, the perspective of media audiences is still underresearched. Processes of mediatization, digitalization, and the affective turn call for studies that approach social media audiences’

Purpose. The emergence of the FinTech phenomenon disrupted the financial status quo and spurred the development of technologies that facilitate the delivery of financial services in a novel and groundbreaking manner. This study aims to trace the impact of founding teams' initial characteristics on future growth. Methodology. Using a dataset of 155 UK-based Fintech firms, this dissertation emp

Purpose: Study the relationship between stock returns and GHG emissions regarding a risk premium related to greenness. This by using GHG emissions estimated by Bloomberg rather than companies self-reported estimates. Methodology: The study conducts a time-invariant model by cross-sectional OLS regression to estimate the risk premium for greenness. Weighted Least Square regression (WLS) to estima

Architecture greatly influences people‘s lives regarding health, stability, and education and is crucial for economic and social development. This architectural thesis project aims to improve the living conditions of a marginalized community in a rural Tanzanian village, Kisarawe, through a design proposal. It analyzes the potential of humanitarian architecture from the international, European, an

Byggasjälv-lösningar är ett koncept som består av prefabricerade element som icke fackmannamässiga personer ska kunna uppföra. I denna rapport undersöks det belgiska företaget Gabloks produkter som bygger på byggasjälv-metoden. Undersökningen utreder hur en yttervägg bestående av Gabloks element ställer sig emot det svenska klimatet med avseende på fukt och energi. Av särskilt intresse är risken fSelf-building is a concept that consists of prefabricated elements where non- professionals should be able to assemble these elements. This report examines the Belgian company Gablok, which is based on the self-building method. The study investigates how the solution of Gablok performs in the Swedish climate with focus on moisture and energy. The report is based on manual calculations, simulations

According to Swedish law the child must be involved in issues concerning the child, which means that during a child care investigation, the child's perspective must be obtained. The aim of this study was to explore how social workers relate to and apply laws on children's right to participation in child care investigations depending on age, maturity and function ability. The method used in

Purpose: This study aims to increase the understanding of how companies develop MaaS as a capability Theoretical Perspectives: This study is based on capability theory, with an emphasis on how to develop capabilities. This is combined with previous research on how to develop service capabilities, as well as research within the concept of MaaS. Methodology: Qualitative multiple-case study with an

Honor-culture related issues have been debated for a long time. In recent years, more active measures have been implemented by government directives, including a new curriculum where honor-culture related issues become part of sexual education. The purpose of this essay was to investigate the school counselor's experience of their role in the preventative work against honor-culture related opp

This quantitative study aimed to provide an in-depth understanding of how distance education has affected social worker students' study motivation and social contacts.This study collected its data by sending web based surveys to the social work students in Lunds University who, in may 2022, currently were on term 6 and 7 (n=311) with the purpose to measure how they felt about the education bec

Sammanfattning Titel: Kommunikation om arbetsmiljö- och säkerhetsfrågor på en byggarbetsplats Författare: Omar Khorsheed Dhannoon, Amar Ljajic Handledare: Radhlinah Aulin Examinator: Carlos Martinez Syfte & mål: Arbetets syfte är att klargöra hur kommunikationen om arbetsmiljö- och säkerhetsfrågor på en byggarbetsplats ser ut i dagsläget. Arbetet utreder organisationen och processen för kommAbstract Title: Communication about work environment and safety issues at a construction site Authors: Omar Khorsheed Dhannoon, Amar Ljajic Supervisor: Radhlinah Aulin Examiner: Carlos Martinez Aim & goal: The purpose of this study is to clarify how the communication on work environment and safety issues at a construction site looks like at present. The study investigates the organizational

The purpose is to explore the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the AEG by exploring the perceptions of two groups namely, (i) auditors and (ii) the users of the audited financial statements. This research is conducted in the Indian context, meaning the participants of this study are Indian Chartered Accountants and users of financial statements. The analysis of the findings of this study suggest

Factors contributing to valuable development assistance are often perceived as a "black box," due to heterogeneity of development aid motives. This research brings out that too often, the value of aid is assessed from the perspectives of the donors rather than from its recipients. Therefore, this thesis takes a focus to study the recipient's perspectives for valuable development assi

The study consisted of an analysis of buildings with different forms, based on residential archetypes, and an assessment of their energy demand and environmental impact, for Swedish conditions. A Shoebox Study was performed, including seven building archetypes, developed by assembling basic units, shaped like a shoebox. A number of form-defining properties was selected based on the literature revi

This paper sheds light on companies’ valuation of ESG performance by examining the potential impact that the ESG-score of the target firm has on bid premiums in Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A). While extensive research has been conducted on sustainable investing, no consensus regarding the influence of ESG performance on M&A activities has been reached. With a sample of 224 deals complete

Large capital inflows have always been a cause of concern for policy makers. While most countries experience episodes of large capital inflows, Advanced Economies tend to fare slightly better, while Emerging Economies experience more adverse effects. This study identifies 228 such episodes of large capital inflows in 1980-2019, in 38 countries. Further, an attempt is made to analyse the aftermath

Aktuell statistik som kartlägger svenskars levnadsstandard visar en betydande ökning av övervikt och fetma bland befolkningen. Hög kroppsvikt förknippas med medicinska åkommor såväl som psykosociala problem. Den sociala miljön kring överviktiga individer präglas av exkludering, kränkningar och förlöjligande, dessa beteenden benämns som fat shaming och de utgör en samhällsstruktur av fettförakt. De

CSR has been gaining significance in the field of strategic management, as growing societal expectations have resulted in additional pressures for firms to act responsibly. Particularly the heightened sense of urgency regarding environmental sustainability has further amplified this development. Simultaneously, the global business landscape is changing at an accelerated pace and in an unprecedente