Title: Can you pick the winner? - Predictability of long-term IPO performance Course: BUSN89 Authors: John R. Saidac & Christoffer Swedérus Advisor: Naciye Sekerci Key words: Initial public offerings, IPO performance, Financial variables, Swedish stock market, Buy-and-hold abnormal return Purpose: The purpose of the thesis is to investigate the relationship between publicly available fin

Titel: Man hindras inte att göra karriär - en studie om kvinnors karriärhinder inom dagligvaruhandeln Universitet: Lunds Universitet, Campus Helsingborg, Institutionen för Service Management och tjänstevetenskap Kurs: KSKK01 Service Management: Examensarbete kandidatexamen, 15 hp, VT2015 Författare: Linda Hagenborn och Linnea Palmkvist Handledare: Elisabeth Högdahl Nyckelord: Jämställdhet, re

The BRIC countries have been in a process of fast economic growth for more than a decade and the growth seems to continue. Economic growth is often linked to the use of fossil fuels and the release of greenhouse gases. The accumulation in the atmosphere of greenhouse gases contribute to global warming and the risk for climate change. The objective is to study the impact on global environment of th

Hälsofarliga organiska och oorganiska ämnen blir allt vanligare förekommande i stora städer och på vissa platser i världen har luften varit så förorenad att det inte gått att vistas utomhus på grund av hälsorisken. Utsläpp av oorganiska ämnen som kvävemonoxid och kvävedioxid (NO och NO2) leder i städer med stora luftföroreningsutsläpp, i vissa fall, till lokal bildning av marknära ozon. Marknära o

Syfte Syftet med studien är att undersöka om de tre mest använda kändiskategorierna inom marknadsföring kan generaliseras till någon utav de fem dimensionerna av varumärkespersonligheter. Samtidigt vill vi med denna undersökning utreda de olika kändiskategoriernas grad av trovärdighet. Metod En kvantitativ forskningsstrategi och en deduktiv teori har använts i studien som mynnat ut i hypotesformu

This thesis aims to investigate the experiences of immigrant lone mothers’ integration into the Swedish labour market. The study is situated against a background where immigrants and lone mothers are two groups that experience difficulties on the labour market, but where there have been few studies that have explored how immigrant lone mothers experience their labour market integration as both imm

Skolan har ingen lång tradition av att arbeta laborativt i matematik och dynamisk programvara är ett sätt att fylla denna brist. Dynamisk programvara låter eleven gå i dialog, utmanar, skapar nyfikenhet, åskådliggör begrepp och underlättar inlärningen. Det krävs emellertid att lärare är villiga att sätta sig in i de relativt nya möjligheterna eftersom datoranvändning i matematik- och fysikundervisReportedly in Swedish schools, there is no long tradition of investigative and laboratory work in the mathematics subject. Dynamic software is a term which encapsulates the purpose of software as a pedagogical instrument in teaching. There is great potential in this but also a need for teachers to engage and apply themselves to the new possibilities. Computer software in class does not automatical

PFOS (Perfluoroktansulfonat) har genom sina unika ytaktiva och beständiga egenskaper använts i en mängd olika tillämpningar och blivit ett av jordens mest spridda ämnen. Metallytbehandling, hydrauloljor till flygplan och impregnering av textilier hör till ämnets användningsområden, men mest uppmärksammat är nog tillsatsen till brandsläckningsskum där PFOS är den aktiva beståndsdelen. Upprepade släPFOS (Perfluorooctane sulfonate) has, through its unique surface active and non-reactive properties been used in a range of applications and has become one of the earth’s most wide spread substances. Metal plating, hydraulic fluids and textile repellants are among the chemical’s field of application, but most attention has probably been given the presence in fire-fighting foam, where PFOS constitu

På Älgön, SV Sverige, finns en anortosit-norit intrusion tillhörande Hakefjordenkomplexet. Det finns dessutom två tillhörande enheter; en marginell monzonorit och en centralt belägen ilmenitberikad norit (IRL). I den ilmenitberikade noriten finns även olika sorters aggregat av Fe-Ti oxider. Genom att undersöka Mn-innehållet i ilmenit i alla litologiska enheter var det möjligt att få fram en kronolThe Hakefjorden Complex is an anorthosite-norite intrusion at Älgön, SW Sweden. There are two lithological units associated with it; a marginal monzonorite and a central Ilmenite-Rich Leuconorite (IRL). In the IRL there is a variety of aggregates of Fe-Ti oxides. By investigating Mn-content of ilmenite from all lithological units a chronological order of crystallization could be assessed; oxide ag

Förr i tiden existerade närmare 90 % fler våtmarker på Öland än vad som finns idag. Innan ut-dikningen hade ägt rum fungerade Ölands strandvallar som en barriär för vattnet så det förhindrades att strömma ut mot Östersjön. I huvudsak lutar topografin på Öland österut vilket bidrar till att vattnet automatiskt transporteras från väst mot öst. Genom att dika ut och ta bort delar av de naturliga hindIn the past the need to enhance land use for agricultural purposes resulted in ditching of land and existing beach deposits to reduce wetlands. The ditching resulted in a 90% decrease of wetlands on Öland together with a decrease in groundwater. Before the drainage had started the beach deposits on Öland worked as a barrier that pre-vented the water to run off towards the Baltic Sea. The topograph

Sustainability has become one of the key challenges in the fashion industry, which has been criticized for intense resource use, severe environmental impacts and wasteful business model. There have been a lot of new attempts and initiatives to promote sustainable fashion consumption. Collaborative consumption has been highlighted as one of the alternatives to conventional mass consumption. The ide

The successful construction of any well-functioning structure is dependent on a good understanding of the ground on which it lies. Several methods and techniques have been developed to model subsurface conditions and properties with the purpose of gaining comprehensive knowledge of geological conditions. Seismic refraction presents a geophysical method of subsurface investigation capable of provid

Project has different basis that must be completed to be able to present a finished product. Knowledge of the area and how the projection works will be used in efforts to implement the empirical study. Design assumptions are divided into two groups where some items are specific to a particular product while others are general conditions in all projects. The goal is to identify the conditions and a

Who does what among health care professions? : Medical social workers view on their profession regard to holistic rehabilitation The purpose of the present study is to deepen the knowledge about the work and views of medical social workers working within rehabilitation care. Specifically, their work and views with regard to holistic rehabilitation is focused. Holistic rehabilitation is in the pre

Molecular imprinting technology is a field where polymer technology is utilised to synthesise high affinity particles, much like antibodies. This project has dealt with the imprinting of the neurotransmitter molecules serotonin and histamine. Serotonin polymers were synthesised using methacrylic acid and acrylamide as functional monomers relying on hydrogen bonding for the imprinting effect. None

The study investigates the way education policies affecting primary education provision have been implemented in Kenya to reveal issues derived from their implementation and the impact they have had on parent's choice of school. The study used a qualitative research approach where data was collected through a desk study and semi-structured interviews. The desk study was used for the purpose o

The aim of this master thesis is to investigate ideas in the Swedish debate about e-books in relation to Litteraturutredningen (2012), with focus on ideas that concern access of e-books within the public library. Access is discussed in relation to Buckland’s (1991) six barriers of access of information and Habermas’s (2003) democratic public sphere, as well as the Swedish Library Act (2013:801). I

Syftet med denna uppsats är att öka förståelsen för huvudintressenternas uppfattningar i Sverige kring den obligatoriska byrårotationen med hänsyn till oberoende och revisionskvalitet. Resultatet visar att majoriteten av huvudintressenterna är negativt inställda till den obligatoriska byrårotationen, speciellt i sin slutgiltiga utformning som troligtvis kommer vara utan påverkan på varken det fakt

The international financial crisis has hit southern European countries remarkably hard. As a consequence, governments have introduced economic austerity in order to cope with such a difficult situation. Perhaps most important, left-wing and right-wing parties have contributed to the implementation of these economic policies. Given this unexpected consensus, this thesis examines the Italian case st