This thesis examines whether Swedish quoted firms exhibit any asymmetries in macroeconomic risk exposure towards exchange rate risks and interest rate risks across bear and bull markets. Empirical research suggests that events in the stock market influence the real economy and that stock prices tend to lead real economic activity, and thus could bearish and bullish market give rise to conditional

Syftet är att genom en granskning av remissvaren utreda hur stort deltagandet hos de olika intressegrupperna är kring utredningen SOU 2008:80 samt undersöka vilka deras huvudargument är, för att på så sätt belysa den svenska normbildningsprocessen på området.Vi har använt oss av en abduktiv metodansats. För att analysera empirin har vi gjort en kvalitativ innehållsanalys med kvantitativa inslag, d

Within inter-organizational governance the concept of risk management has become a key issue. The importance of generating and sustaining competitive advantage through inter-organizational relations has become more crucial, due to the emerging business model business process outsourcing (BPO). Nowadays, this business model facilitates companies’ attempts to improve and support their operational ef

With the aim to study how to establish a strong brand, this thesis use Sony Ericsson as an example to find out how did the brand identity influence on the customer loyalty, and then investigate what¡¯s relationship between them. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used to support research. The analysis results show that there is a positive relationship between brand identity and custome

Purpose: The thesis aims to create an understanding to set the foundation of the social media landscape covering its historical evolution, driving mechanisms and business models. Methodology: The thesis has a qualitative character and an explorative art of discovering the social media landscape. A theoretical framing of the thesis is inspired by Christensen and Raynor. Theoretical perspective: The

The purpose of this study is to provide an examination, within grocery retailing, of whether a positive linkage between SST usage and consumer-based retailer brand equity exists. The study portrays co-creation as a key mediator, which means we are going to investigate whether different levels of customer co-creation, by means of SST usage, can help in building a strong retailer brand.

The purpose of this thesis is to study the practical application of the Basel II Framework in two Swedish banks of different organisational structure and briefly look at the opinions of the framework now that it has been in use for some time. The theoretical perspectives begin with the concept of risk metaphors. Thereafter criticism towards a number of earlier risk measures is presented. This lead

Utifrån insamlad data har vi med hjälp av den teoretiska referensramen konkretiserat värdehämmande och värdeskapande aktiviteter inom IKEA, Filippa K och House of Dagmars supply chain. Vi har med hjälp av benchmarking identifierat faktorer som kan bidra till konkurrensfördelar för studiens fallföretag. Vi har analyserat det empiriska materialet genom applicering av följande teoretiska ramverk inne

In the past, guerrilla marketing was about getting maximum impact for the least amount of advertising dollars. Now, big companies are spending substantial amounts of money on campaigns that are more subtle and can appear ‘grassroots’ to consumers. Guerrilla marketing as an emerging field encompasses many specific techniques a marketer can use to untraditionally, creatively, and inexpensively promo

Peab PGS AB är ett dotterbolag till Peab AB med syfte att genom en industriell byggprocess uppföra flerbostadshus med ökad kvalitet till sänkt kostnad. Detta ska ske med hjälp av ett standardiserat byggsystem och ett standardiserat arbetssätt. I nuläget finns det i Peab PGS:s industriella byggprocess fortfarande ett antal traditionella, hantverksmässiga – icke-standardiserade – inslag. I detta arb

This thesis looks at the phonological changes and variations of Putonghua, the standard language spoken mainly in the People‟s Republic of China (PRC). It examines how linguists and other scholars regard these changes and also how the PRC government has reacted to their recent upsurge in broadcast media. While some scholars view language developments, including phonological such, as something expe

Hur påverkas hushållens sparande av det statliga sparandet? Ifall privata hushåll kompenserar för statliga underskott genom att öka sitt sitt sparande kommer detta leda till att fiskala stabiliseringsåtgärder blir mindre effektiva. Jag undersöker 10 länder under 30 år för att studera hur stort detta fenomen är.

We employ a VAR-model to study the dynamics of inflation and the role of inflation expectations and other macro economic variables to the inflation process with annual data over the period 1880-2005 in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, The UK and The US. We divide the period into four sub-periods following the Lucas critique (1976). The periods under examination are: 1880-1913, 1914-1939, 1

The aim of this thesis is to investigate the concept of shame as it is described and applied in the writings of Norwegian psychiatrist Finn Skårderud. Methodologically the point of departure is an extensive and critical reading of his articles produced during the last decade. The reading consists of describing his work and of positioning him to other research in the field of shame in general. Issu

1962 grep militären makten i Burma efter en kortare period av demokrati sedan självständigheten från britterna 1948. Under snart 50 års tid har den burmesiska politiken präglats av statsfrämjad nationalism, ett politiserat identitetsskapande, historierevidering och etniska motsättningar. Denna uppsats ämnar visa hur den burmesiska militärregimen har skapat, format och använt sig av nationalism oc

This thesis covers the concept of Responsibility to Protect (R2P) out of the perspective of international law. Buy looking into the fundament of sovereignty and humanitarian intervention the aim of the thesis is to answer the following questions: • How does the implementation of R2P affect sovereignty? • From the perspective of international law, is R2P considered to be legitimate? The study conc

The purpose of this study was to examine if and how children witnessing domestic violence affects the judgement a Swedish District Court delivers in cases of child-custody and parents’ right of access to their child. We also wanted to examine if a child’s right to State compensation for witnessing domestic violence affects said judgements in a District Court. This right to State compensation stems

In this study, I investigate different ways in which sexuality education can be carried out. The study focuses on different pedagogical approaches towards sexuality education within the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education, RFSU. More specifically, two local branches of RFSU (RFSU Malmö and RFSU Stockholm), with different methods of teaching matters of sexuality, are examined. The study is