Background: Organizations implement agile methodologies with the aim to increase their ability to respond quickly and adapt to changing environments. Agile transformations include changes in the organizational structure, processes, and roles. Most agile frameworks and approaches introduce new leadership roles, such as the scrum master and product owner; however, the project manager role is not

Soil moisture (SM) plays an important role in the exchange of heat and water between the surface and atmosphere, impacting water and energy cycles and the climate. Satellite remote sensing offers a global-scale estimation of SM; however, the coarse resolutions of satellite SM products, typically ranging from 25-50 km, are unsuitable for regional analysis. To overcome this limitation, various spati

The aim of this research is to investigate how employees of a Higher Education Institution in Sweden make sense of the concept of diversity.

Den moderna arbetsplatsen är i konstant förändring, varav nya krav ideligen ställs på såväl individen som organisationen. Behovet av engagerade medarbetare med förmågan att utveckla och leda sig själva anses vara en förutsättning för framgång, samtidigt som sociala relationer blivit allt viktigare på arbetsplatsen. Syftet med uppsatsen var att undersöka sambanden mellan självledarskap, socialt stöToday’s modern workplace is one of constant change, which continuously places new demands on both individuals and organizations. The need for engaged employees with the ability to develop and lead themselves is a prerequisite for success, all the while social relationships have become increasingly more important in the workplace. The purpose of this paper was to investigate the relationship betwee

The construction sector is responsible for high energy consumption and large emissions of carbon dioxide, which is strongly linked to building materials. Within the European Union, the construction sector generates more than a third of all waste and circular economy is considered as a suitable approach to tackle these challenges. Furthermore, the need for renewable energy sources has increased, wi

Att Östersjöns tillstånd är ur balans har sedan länge varit ett faktum. Hanöbukten, ett havsområde som sträcker sig förbi Listerlandet i norr till Simrishamn i söder, har varit föremål för diskussioner om och observationer av minskat bestånd av kustnära fisk, ökad frekvens på sårskador på fisk och att vattnet emellanåt varit illaluktande och brunaktig. Undersökningar av miljöföroreningar har utförThe Baltic Seas imbalanced state has long been a recognized fact. Hanö Bay, a marine area stretching from Listerlandet in the north to Simrishamn in the south, has been subject of discussions and observations regarding declining populations of coastal fish, increased frequency of fish injuries and occasional foul-smelling and brownish water. Environmental pollution investigations have been conduct

Vital societal functions are as the name suggests critical for the continued function of society. One of these functions is hospitals. The purpose of this paper is to investigate continuity management within hospitals. Regulations and laws regarding the Swedish health system will be presented along with an overview of how hospital continuity management works today. A topic that will be discussed i

What factors contributed to the success of the Marshall Plan, and how did it impact postwar economic recovery and long-term development of Europe’s former Western bloc nations? What lessons can be learned from the Marshall Plan, and how can these lessons be applied to contemporary aid programmes for war-torn nations, such as Ukraine? Using a qualitative approach, analysing published research, the

The GAFAM (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft) play an important role in our daily lives as they are always collecting intangible assets, data, and are competing for consumers attention. These platforms arose, grew faster than their competitors and strengthened their position to a point where they clearly dominate the market, occupying almost monopolistic positions. Their power and s

In the production of their High Voltage Direct Current Cables (HVDC) and High Voltage Alternating Current Cables (HVAC), NKT uses triple extruders to create layers of insulation and semi-conduction. A model to predict the effect of extruder inputs on the cable’s insulation and semi-conducting layers has been created and trained to predict the extruder in discrete time. The project developed a deep

We apply the GARCH-copula method to estimate Value at Risk (VaR) for European and Stockholm stock indices. First, marginal distributions are estimated by the ARMA-GARCH model with normal, Student-t, and skewed t distributions. Then we investigate the tails of innovations of ARMA-GARCH models using the Peaks over thresholds method and find that the distributions of stock returns are asymmetric

I maj 2023 antogs en viktig del av EU:s nya klimatpolicy, en mekanism för koldioxidjustering vid gränsen. Syftet med mekanismen är att förhindra koldioxidläckage, med andra ord se till att EU:s höjda klimatambitioner inte leder till att utsläpp flyttas utanför EU i stället för att minska totalt sett. EU vill säkerställa likvärdig koldioxidprissättning för importerade och inhemska produkter. MekaniIn May 2023, the EU adopted a crucial part of their updated climate policy, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). This thesis poses questions about how this novel legislation affects the EUs South-Eastern neighbours, the Western Balkans (WB). The relevance for applied climate change strategies lies in the policy-oriented approach to a new type of international climate policy. Previous res

Sweden has been struggling with bad access to healthcare. The National Healthcare Guarantee is not fulfilled, and Sweden has low productivity numbers. One suggested solution to deal with this issue is increased healthcare production control. Healthcare production control (HCPC) is the activity to actively trying to match healthcare needs with capacity. Public authorities are advocating increased h

This research focuses on the determinants of participation in informal trade and firms for women in West Africa using the example of the Nana Benz in Togo as a case study. Women have been involved in informal trade for centuries, yet their role tends to be overlooked due to gender inequalities. Through a probabilistic approach and using data from Nigeria and Togo, I analyse the main characteristic

Uppsatsen gör avstamp i att utreda konkurrensrättens syften, hur vertikala prisbindningar regleras och vad konsekvenserna av att tillämpa en vertikal prisbindning innebär. För en samtidsrelevant förankring skapas en kartläggande rättsdogmatisk situation utifrån en av Sveriges största dagligvaruföretags prissänkningskampanjer. I förhållande till deras höga marknadsandelar skulle en slagkraftigare pThe thesis begins by investigating the purposes behind competition law, how vertical price restraints are regulated, and the consequences of applying a vertical price restraint. For a contemporary contextualization, a mapping of the legal dogmatic situation is created based on one of Sweden's largest grocery retailers' price reduction campaigns. Considering their high market shares a more

Denna uppsats undersöker influencers roll på den samtida svenska bokmarknaden. Syftet i denna uppsats är att belysa svenska influencers samtida samarbeten på Instagram med Storytel. Diskursen ska föras till ett bredare perspektiv om litteraturens villkor på den svenska bokmarknaden. Frågeställningarna är följande: vad kännetecknar svenska influencers marknadsföring av böcker genom sponsrade instag

Artificial intelligence has recently gained enormous attention due to its potential to revolutionize many industries. One of these areas of interest where AI may have the potential to have a significant impact is content marketing. The scientific community has studied AI for many years to build an understanding of what purposes it could be used for. However, few studies have examined how and why A

In today’s city branding field, a gap exists between research and practice. A gap made more evident since the field has moved to prefer a participative approach, where stakeholders are more acknowledged as an important part of the city branding process, illustrating the little knowledge of stakeholders’ own practices. This study undertakes a mission of moving forward in the research field by shedd

Sustainability has emerged as a critical aspect of business operations globally, encompassing environmental impact, social responsibility, and governance factors. With its ability to allocate financial resources, the banking sector plays a unique role in achieving global sustainability goals. This makes it vital for banks to prioritize sustainability and embed it as a core value due to customer de

The purpose of this thesis is to add to existing research and create a deeper understanding regarding the influence of online narratives on luxury brand attitudes. The research aims to explore how luxury brands are portrayed by social media users, in order to gain a cohesive understanding of its effect on the attitudes that are formed towards the brand. This is conducted by analyzing expressions a