The Last-mile delivery is seen as an emerging attention due to the increased focus on e-commerce and Omni-channel retailing. Due to these and since it involves end consumers, organizations look for innovative solutions to provide customers with a service fulfillment option. This thesis present, the evaluation, and understanding of Cardboard trolley solution for self transportation of goods by a co

This master’s thesis focuses on consumer engagement in the circular tourism economy. It is doing so by exploring the underlying ‘whys’ of consumer engagement in the circular tourism activities and the ways in which tourist situation can affect consumer engagement. The study supplies the liminality theory as an analytical tool through analyzing of 16 semi-structured interviews. The findings introdu

The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the existing strategy literature by identifying practical efforts that organisations can make to achieve strategic alignment between their internal corporate ventures and the overall business strategies. The thesis follows an inductive qualitative research approach with a multiple case study of three participating organisations. The empirical data is

Skatteflykt och aggressiv skatteplanering leder årligen till stora inkomstbortfall för staten vilket ger upphov till konsekvenser för välfärden, skattemoralen samt konkurrensen och mindre företags möjligheter att etablera sig på marknaden vilket orsakar urholkning av länders skattebas och orättvisor. Direktiv 2016/1164 utvecklades samt antogs av EU för att kunna kryphål som finns gentemot skatteuTax avoidance and aggressive tax planning annually results in large financial losses för the state, which have consequences for the welfare, tax moral as well as for the competition and the ability for smaller companies to establish themselves on the market which causes erosion of tax bases and injustice. Directive 2016/1164 was developed and adapted by EU in order to cover the loopholes that exi

Thesis purpose: The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of consumers' perceptions of the phenomenon of brand activism, and how they respond to it. Theoretical perspective: For the theoretical foundation we drew upon the literature streams within brand activism, consumer activism and brand meaning. Based on these three literature streams we identified relevant key concepts and c

Background Managing risk has become a crucial challenge for supply chain managers. In a complex supply chain, there are relations that have to be managed from the supplier’s supplier to the customer’s customer, and there is a lot of room for unforeseen challenges. The need to capture risk has for a long time been high, but due to the complexity of modern supply chains, uncertain developments are h

Kvinnors tillgång och plats på det tekniska fältet har länge varit problematisk. Trots flertalet satsningar för att få in fler tjejer på ingenjörsutbildningarna, har förändringen varit liten visar statistiken. Detta problem finns redan från tidig skolålder, under utbildningarna och efter. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka den upplevelsen av att vara underrepresenterad kvinnlig civilingenjörsst

There is a limited number of studies on the link between employee motivation and internal control systems in order to reach the strategy of an organisation. Neither are there studies researching how the use of incentives differs across sectors. The aim of this study is therefore to analyse and compare how organisations work with employee motivation through internal control systems to fulfil the or

Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka rollen av dynamiska kapabiliteter i ett litet företag under osäkerhet orsakat av en ekonomisk chock. Metod: Uppsatsen följer en abduktiv ansats med inslag av både kvalitativ och kvantitativa primärdata. Forskningsdesignen grundar sig i en enfallsstudie. Primärdata har samlats in med semistrukturerade intervjuer och enkätundersökning internt på fallfPurpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of dynamic capabilities, in a small- size company, during uncertainty caused by an economic shock. Methodology: The study follows an abductive reasoning with both qualitative and quantitative elements. The research design is a case-study of a single company. Primary data was collected with semi-structured interviews and a self-completi

Under the growing influence of dominant discourses such as ecological modernisation and neo- liberalisation, proposed alternative conservation approaches focus more and more on efficiency. In the realm of biodiversity conservation, synthetic biology - the application of engineering to facilitate and accelerate the design or modification of genetic materials in living organisms – has emerged as an

This paper explores the effect of firm characteristics in terms of licensing foreign technology for firms located in the eastern region of China. Existing studies apply general licensing theory to what might be a factor of regional and industry specific preferences. This paper deploys several probit models based on data gathered by the World Bank to empirically find evidence to support firm attrib

The impact of plastic on the environment has been acknowledged on different levels, among others various NGOs around the world. These NGOs are known to aim for a reduction of plastic ending up in nature and more specifically the ocean. Plastic has been instrumental to the development of modern societies since the 1950s as the properties of the material enables it to be used for various purposes. T

Examensarbetets titel: Fondavgift, en indikation på förmåga eller pengar i sjön? – en studie över svenska aktivt förvaltade aktiefonder som placerar på den svenska aktiemarknaden. Seminariedatum: 3/4 juni 2020. Ämne/kurs: FEKH89, Examensarbete i finansiering på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng. Författare: Petter Blichfeldt, Johan Granberg, Gustaf Nordenlöw. Handledare: Göran Anderson. Nyckelord: Fo

A frequently asked question is if owning real estate is a good asset to diversify one's portfolio from the stock market. A common perception is that it favors the portfolio since the two assets are segmentated. Earlier studies came to the conclusion that there is a weak or even negative correlation which is often considered as the basis for this argument. The question is if the stock market an

The transgression of Earth’s nine planetary boundaries is a phenomena that will have consequences shared by us all. Contemporary political and economic paradigms vow for the substitution of Earth’s limited natural capital with growing human capital for our self-aggrandizing interests. Based on the lack of collective action towards sustainability, international bodies such as the Intergovernmental

Research question: How do the affordances of information and communications technology support knowledge sharing in the public sector? Contribution: With this study, we aim to contribute to the literature of qualitative research on knowledge sharing within the context of the public sector. Adapting an affordance perspective we focus on the employees’ use of information and communications technolo

The aim of this study is to examine the experiences and views of the library staff at a Swedish academic library on the concept of library anxiety – a feeling of discomfort on a physiological and behavioral level that appears in a library context. Nine of the library staff members at the University Library were interviewed through focus groups about their experiences with, and opinions on, the use

The frequent restocking of stores and constant promotional offers associated with fast fashion presents the physical cues for consumers to engage in fashion-oriented impulse buying. This consumption behaviour has led to over consumption and the underutilization of clothes, adding to the problems of textile waste all over the world. Despite the increasing interest in consumers’ disposition behaviou