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The recent rise of social media networks has given billions of users the possibility to share content and create digital self-expressions. Hereby, the physical attractiveness of users’ plays is important when it comes to being liked by other people. Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyse if physical attractiveness and the beauty premium in social networks have an influence on the altruisti
Titel: Att förutspå förvärvsannonseringar – skicklighet eller bara tur? – En studie om riskarbitrage, marknadsrisk och överavkastning på den svenska aktiemarknaden Seminariedatum: 2019-06-04 Kurs: FEKH89, Examensarbete i finansiering på kandidatnivå, 15HP Författare: Sebastian Bechmann, William Brunius och Filip Nilsson Handledare: Maria Gårdängen Syfte: Uppsatsens syfte är att studera hur M&
Time is often talked about in terms of movement metaphors because that can provide a more concrete spatial experience to understand the abstract concept of time. Specifically, there are two kinds of time movement metaphors: ego-moving metaphor implies that people perceive themselves as agents moving through time; time-moving metaphor implies that people comprehend time as a conveyor belt moving to
China, an Asian powerhouse, has reached record levels of economic growth since milestone market reforms started in the late 1970s. It is poised to enter the next phase of development to join the ranks of advanced nations. Although it aspires to be a model of growth with equity by 2030, it seems unlikely to happen without further institutional progress. Institutional legacies like the Chinese hukou
Collaboration on paper - a study of how primary health care and social services collaborate by using coordinated individual plans The aim of this study was to analyze how primary health care and social services collaborate by using coordinated individual plans (SIP). Since 2010 health care and social services in Sweden are assigned responsibility to establish coordinated individuals plans for cli
Denna uppsats kommer att belysa Gula Västarna-rörelsen som just nu pågår runt om i Europa, med fokus på Frankrike och Belgien. Uppsatsen ska förklara varför dessa rörelser har uppstått, om de är typiska demonstrationer och om EU är en av huvudanledningarna till att den spridit sig runt om i just Europa. Den kommer även belysa hur detta missnöje uttrycker sig av demonstranterna. Uppsatsen kommer, m
In this master thesis the faith of hospital nursing aides (Swedish: sjukvårdsbiträden) in the Swedish public healthcare system is described. Nursing aide was in 1980 the most common occupation in the Swedish healthcare system, but the occupation gradually disappeared during 1980s and 1990s, only to recently (in 2019) being reinstated by some public healthcare providers. This thesis aims to establi
Syftet med det föreliggande examensarbetet var att undersöka hur den moderna träningstrenden som företeelse och socialt fenomen upplevs och uppfattas av individen i Sverige idag. Det berör både individens träning och träningstrenden som kulturellt fenomen. Frågeställningarna gällde därför hur individen ser på den egna träningen utifrån mängd träning och anledningar till träningen, vilka faktorer s
Thanks to the rapid development in areas such as artificial intelligence companies now have the possibility to collect and analyze data to improve their business. These algorithms quickly result in large volumes of data, which are to be processed and understood by humans. The stakeholder for this project, IKEA, cannot keep track of all data relations in their sales patterns by using regular tables
Bakgrund: Skolreformerna i början av 1990-talet innebar en decentralisering av ansvar inom det svenska skolsystemet. Syftet var att skapa större valfrihet och främja konkurrens mellan de offentliga skolorna och samtidigt göra det möjligt för friskolor att etableras via ett offentligt resursfördelningssystem. Sveriges kommuner har nu hela verksamhetsansvaret där den lokala ledningen, utöver ansvareBackground: The reforms of schools in the early 1990s meant decentralization of responsibility within the Swedish school system. The goal was to create freedom of choice and promote competition between public schools and at the same time make it possible for independent principals to establish new schools through a public resource allocation system funded mostly from the municipalities and the tax
The food system today is faced with enormous challenges, leading to negative externalities which influence all the layers of sustainable development. In this scenario, the transition from a linear to a Circular Economy for the global food system, but also for the entire economy, has been proposed as a solution towards reducing environmental pressure from economic growth. The aim of this thesis is
Hard disk drives, USB flash drives and local storage servers are all storage solutions of the past. Cloud services are completely taking over and the major companies are adjusting to the new standard. Axis Communications provides complete surveillance systems and are currently transitioning towards incorporating cloud services in their software products. This master’s thesis aimed to research the
Purpose: The first objective is to find whether M&A create value for pharmaceutical acquiring companies in the Western European market from a short-term perspective. Then we aim to examine the determinants of value creation for the pharmaceutical acquirer in the Western European market. Methodology: The event study is conducted to examine cumulative abnormal return for acquiring firms surroun
The uncontrolled development of automotive transportation worldwide raised the urgency to promote sustainable transportation among European cities, whereas bicycle as the most sustainable alternative to cars has become a symbol of urban sustainability. The popularization of cycling trips is conducive to reducing congestion, noise, and pollution in cities. It also serves to promote a healthy lifest
Background: Circular business models enables a new life for a product which has reached it end of use. By using circular business models and closing the loop of the supply chain, little raw material needs to be extracted which has significant positive environmental effects and enables a secure supply to resources in the future. A key enabler for circular business models is the collection and trans
En stark organisationskultur har visat sig vara ett sätt att skapa gemenskap och att arbeta tillsammans med samma mål och värderingar. Men i takt med att världen har blivit mer internationaliserad, påverkas även organisationer av denna dynamiska värld. Studien riktar fokus mot den komplexitet som kan förekomma när en organisation med stark kultur etablerar sig globalt, då påverkansfaktorer blir ak
The modern society is facing various challenges in order to tackle the constantly growing threats of climate change and global warming. The areas in which great readjustments are necessary are many, and even though some appear more critical than others, a holistic approach to this global issue is important. One of these areas consists of our consumption of resources and materials. Addressing this
