Problem definition: Companies competing in a market environment are trying to improve their competitiveness. A widespread company strategy is to focus on the core operations and competencies and outsource non-core activities. Managing companies’ vehicle fleets is often considered non-core operations which have led to the creation of the operational vehicle leasing industry. It means that the leasi

Betsafe is still a young company that have seen a great success in a short span of time. To remain successful it is therefore important that they don’t become complacent and remain visionary. However, a successful company must also balance its risk‐taking. In the end it is vital to find the right opportunities that fits the company and of course to be able to make the right decisions. In this proj

Uppsatsen har till syfte att djupare granska säljande och köpande parts friskrivning och dess räckvidd vid köp respektive försäljning av fordon i ”befintligt skick”. Det då bilar är en komplicerad produkt och reparationerna kan oftast bli väldigt kostsamma. Det blir således svårt för en köpare att ta in alla de faktorer som krävs för att göra ett bra bilköp, där pris och varans faktiska värde hål

The occurrence of autistic traits measured by the social responsiveness scale, SRS, in a Swedish clinical sample of children age 8-12 diagnosed with ADHD was analyzed and found significantly elevated in comparison with a demographically similar control group. 28 children 4 girls and 24 boys diagnosed with ADHD were included in the ADHD group. 25 children 4 girls and 21 boys acted as controls. A me

This thesis examines determinants of adolescent fertility with a particular focus on the possible association between adolescent fertility and idea diffusion. A sample of DHS data consisting of 6591 Nigerian female adolescents in the age of 15-19 in 2008 is used for analysis. The logistic regression shows a clear significant association between adolescent fertility and socio-economic determinants

A auteur analysis of Stanley Kubrick with a intermedial focus. The paper explores the directors evolution from still photography to movies, and tries to find similarities between the two on both a aestetich level as well as in the way they are made. The purpose is to find out if Kubricks eye for detail and his perfectionism came during his work in films or if it's been with him all along. The

This Master’s thesis is set to study why art historical museums exhibit their permanent collections in a different way than what is generally more common in natural history and cultural history museums. Whereas art history museums tend to keep their rooms free from voices, natural and cultural history museums tend to (and have for a long while) build up more scenes. I also study how these ways of

The practice of forcing a person to perform work without his or her consent and the denial of freedom to leave work has been part of human history for centuries. Despite great effort by the international community to combat forced labour, this scourge is still a prevalent practice in both developed and developing countries, with old as well as new forms of coercion being carried out every day. Mil

En rastrerare med stöd för analytisk rörelseoskärpa integreras med shadow mapping. Shadow maps med analytisk synlighetsinformation används för detta, vilket leder till situationer där både projiceringarna till shadow map:en och djupjämförelserna kan vara tidsberoende. Djupjämförelserna utförs analytiskt över tiden för mottagare som är statiska i förhållande till kameran. För dynamiska mottagare anA rendering framework supporting analytical visibility is extended with shadow mapping. Shadow maps containing analytical visibility data are used, leading to cases where both the projections to the shadow map and the depth tests can be time-dependent. For receivers that are static with respect to the camera, the depth tests are solved analytically over time. For dynamic receivers, point sampling

Idag är det mycket vanligt att en person registrerar ett domännamn som är identiskt eller förväxlingsbart med ett kännetecken som är någon annans skyddade egendom. Från rättighetsinnehavarens synvinkel kan detta leda till förlust av både företagets goodwill och att kännetecknet urvattnas. Varje fysisk och juridisk person kan i dagsläget registrera ett domännamn under den svenska toppdomänen .se. RToday it is very common that a person register a domain name that is identical or confusingly similar to a hallmark that is someone’s protected property. From the right holders point of view, this can result in a loss of company’s goodwill and there is a substantial risk that the hallmark becomes powerless. Today every physical and legal person can register a hallmark, even the hallmarks that are

Bakgrund Företaget PipeChain utvecklar och distribuerar en mjukvarulösning, med samma namn som företaget, för styrning av ett företags flödeskedja. Den lagerstyrningslogik som används i PipeChain bygger på ett tidskoncept, där lagernivåer mäts i täcktider istället för kvantiteter. Detta innebär bl.a. att man använder begreppet säkerhetstid, vilket är den tidsperiods efterfrågan som lagret minst må

The impact of innovation and human capital on economic performance has drawn more and more attention. This is greatly due to the strong trend of globalization and technology development, which characterize the economy as technology or innovation oriented developing pattern. Human capital and innovation are considered as the endogenous factors for supporting the long run economic growth in the new

The land of possibilities – a qualitative study about immigrants and their thoughts about education, work, social network and integration in the Swedish society. Abstract Authors: Emir Agovic, Romana Bardak Title: The land of possibilities – a qualitative study about immigrants and their thoughts about education, work, social network and integration in the Swedish society. Supervisor: Christina Er

År 2007 valde den svenska regeringen att avskaffa den statliga fastighetsskatten och ersätta den med en kommunal fastighetsavgift. Denna uppsats utvärderar dagens kommunala fastighetsavgift och konsekvenserna av regeringens beslut. Den syftar även till att ge förslag till hur fastighetsbeskattningen i Sverige kan förbättras. För att analysera dagens system används olika kriterier för en önskvärd s

The purpose of this paper is to take a closer look at the equity premium puzzle which is one of the most intriguing puzzles in economics and has been challenging researchers for the last 25 years since Mehra and Prescott first introduced the puzzle. It refers to the empirical fact that risky equity has been outperforming default free debt with about 6 percentage points for the U.S. market. The fac

Masculinity threat is associated with attempts to re-establish the status as a man, e.g. through gender stereotypical behavior (e.g. Bosson, Vandello, Burnaford & Weaver, 2009). Our study among teenagers explores the link between gender identity threat and interest in gender specific occupations and leisure activities. 297 students in secondary school (134 girls and 163 boys) took part in the

Uppsatsen behandlar i huvudsak kreditvärderingsinstitutens auktoritära roll på kreditmarknaderna samt hur lagstiftarens inkorporering av kreditvärderingsbetyg har påverkat det finansiella systemet. Målet är att pragmatiskt granska lagstiftarens motiv med inkorporering av kreditvärderingsbetyg i kapitaltäckningsregelverket samt att föreslå möjliga förändringar i de fall brister anses föreligga. SyfThis thesis deals with the role of rating agencies as authorities in the debt markets; and how the legislature's incorporation of credit ratings has affected the financial system. The goal is to pragmatically examine legislator's motives when incorporating the use of credit rating opinions in capital adequacy regulations; also to propose possible changes in case of insufficiencies. The aim