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This master thesis analyzes the accounting and auditing reforms in the Post-Soviet world. It is the very interesting issue, because comparing with the rest of Europe and Asia the former soviet countries have extra challenges in this process. They are not only trying to adopt international accounting and auditing standards, but also move away from command economy which is not an easy task. The regu
Abstract Title: The Social Construction of Crisis: constructed realities of employees at Scandinavian Airlines as they face organizational change Seminar Date: 3 June 2008 Course: (BUSM18) Thesis Degree Project, Managing People, Knowledge and Change Authors: Andrew Donham and Abdul Al Mukit Advisor: Tony Huzzard Company: SAS Ground Service of SAS Group AB Five key words: Social Construction, Scand
In our study we intend to investigate if there is a specific acquisition component, in line with Grinstein and Hribar’s study, in the bonus for CEOs in companies based in Sweden. The acquisition component will be studied in an international as well as in a domestic context, i.e. acquisitions of foreign and domestic companies. Using cross-sectional regression analysis, estimated with OLS, with Bonu
Examensarbetets titel: Does the environment matter? – A study on the relationship between environmental performance and firm value Seminariedatum: 2008-01-18 Ämne/kurs: FEK P01, Examensarbete Magisternivå Finansiering, 15 ECTS Författare: Lina Sultan och Stefan Nordahl Handledare: Maria Gårdängen Fem nyckelord: Miljöprestation, Carbon Disclosure Project, Tobins Q, Företagsvärde, Multipel regressio
The study was conducted through an abductive approach and a qualitative research strategy using a hermeneutic epistemological stance. The data was collected using interviews and respondents selected with a purposive sample technique. With interviews as a data collection technique, we have gathered data from five respondents representing larger listed companies, auditors from the four largest audit
Vårt syfte med uppsatsen är att vidareutveckla förståelsen för mellanchefers inverkan på kunskapsöverföring inom ett företag som nyligen genomgått en förändring inom organisationen. Vi har därefter utvidgat förståelsen för kunskapsöverföringsfältet genom att koppla samman mellanchefens betydelse med tolkning samt begreppen kodning och avkodning. Studien genomförders genom intervjuer med medarbetar
Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka huruvida det går att nå överavkastning på Stockholmsbörsen genom användandet av investeringsstrategier baserade på analytikers publika råd angående köp och sälj av aktier. Teoretisk perspektiv: Uppsatsen grundar sig i tidigare forskning angående aktierekommendationer som portföljvalsstrategi. Fama-French trefaktorsmodell används för att beräkna överavka
Kunskapsöverföring är ett växande område som fortfarande har outforskade delar, vilket gör det intressant för vidare forskning. Vårt syfte var att vidareutveckla förståelsen för vikten av mellanchefens inverkan på kunskapsöverföring, inom ett företag efter en organisationsförändring. Vi har utfört en fallstudie där intervjuer har genomförts med såväl medarbetare som chefer i Oskarshamns kärnkraftg
En sammanfattning av uppsatsen på maximalt 8000 tecken.
Purpose: We intend to study what exactly happens to organizational identity construction during a crisis. Thereby we are particularly interested in elucidating the influencing factors and levels for identity construction. We investigate how organizational identity was deconstructed and want to suggest a discussion of the terminology as the notion of “identity construction” does not seem to be appr
Det här examensarbetet handlar om datorbaserade hjälpmedel som är licensierade med en FOSS-licens (Free and Open Source Software). Frågeställningen är: ”Hur kan utbudet av datorhjälpmedel för personer med synnedsättning och/eller läs- och skrivsvårigheter berikas genom spridandet av program som baseras på fri programvara och öppen källkod?” Arbetet bygger till största delen på intervjuer av perso
In China, the reality talent television show Super Girl not only was an unprecedented hit in television history of the country and an economic miracle in the entertainment industry but also raised ebullient debates on democracy and female empowerment. The purpose of this research was to contribute to studies on reality talent television shows by giving an appraisal of the impact Super Girl had on
The purpose of this thesis is to shed light on the role of Track II and Track III diplomacy as a means to shape Sino-Japanese relations. It studies the Track II and Track III diplomacy and its interplay and interrelations with Track I diplomacy in Sino-Japanese relations since the end of the WWII. It analyzes the function of Track II and Track III (or non-governmental) diplomacy and their interrel
Abstract Author: Christopher Zaar Title: Breakdown – is it possible to prognosticate in MTFC with the help of PDR-lists? Supervisor: Martin Olsson Assessor: Anders Östnäs In Sweden in 2007 10100 children and youth were placed in some kind of twenty-four-hour care. The majority of these placings were in so called family homes and the most common reason for placing a youth in such a home was anti
This thesis focuses on the development of stone weirs on Chipei Island. Chipei is one of the offshore islands of the Penghu archipelago in Taiwan. Stone weirs on Chipei Island have been in use for more than three centuries. The islanders developed a social structure based on building and utilizing stone weirs for fishing. Stone weirs are central to the legacies of every family on Chipei. Nowadays,
This paper undertakes an impact analysis of a nation-wide diffusion of electric vehicles (EVs) at three different levels. It analyses the socio-economic costs and benefits faced by the Danish public, by comparing the environmental benefits, expressed in monetary value, with costs associated with reduced tax revenues. The paper looks to the year 2020, calculating the immediate societal costs/benefi
Third generation mobile communication standard (3G) is an incremental innovation which follows the prior developments from 1G to 2,5G and provides several services including intranet/extranet access, customized infotainment, multimedia messaging service, internet access, location-based services and rich voice. This study aims to analyze key factors influencing possible 3G acceptance in Turkey, whe
Under the current economic situation, the major economies of the world are experiencing a significant downturn. Simultaneously, the automotive industries of certain prominent economies are experiencing comparable downturns. This study seeks to examine the commonalities between these downturns through the prism of Schumpeterian Business Cycle theory. The study looks to macroeconomic indicators from
Large shipping vessels currently got no other valid source of fuel than the ones that are oil based. Crude oil hence becomes an essential necessity for the shipping industry. This thesis examines the effect of the oil price on the profits made by Danish logistic firms. This is done by studying the three Danish shipping companies Maersk A/S, Erria A/S and Norden A/S. The alternative profit effect c
Syftet med denna uppsats var att undersöka huruvida ett nationalekonomiskt perspektiv, genom kostnads-intäktsanalys, kan bidra till att bredda diskussionen om Kriminalvården och dess effektiviseringsarbete. De mått som idag används för att beskriva fångvårdens effektivitet utgörs av bl.a. återfallsbrottslighet, påbörjade samt avslutade behandlingsprogram och antalet rymningar från anstalt. Ingen e
