The purpose of this paper is to investigate banking stability in countries where Negative Interest Rate Policies (NIRPs) are implemented, then study this stability by examining the relationships between policy interest rates and indicators of not only banking profitability but also capital adequacy, asset quality, and liquidity. The dataset used are the Financial Soundness Indicators (FSIs) collec

This thesis investigates the Finnish government’s and its agents’ discursive justifications for the recently proposed civil and military intelligence legislation. In order to analyse the Finnish governmental agents’ discursive practices, this thesis engages with two additional questions; how are threats to Finnish security constructed in media, and how is the concept of exceptionalism constructed

First and foremost, e-leadership is leadership virtually performed. The aim with this master thesis is to analyze how e-leadership is experienced by the followers. The study is qualitative with focus on interviews to test the theoretical concepts existing already. First, the findings from the review of academic literature in the field is summarized in a theoretical framework, which explains how th

Improving and solving issues related to disadvantaged neighbourhoods have for decades been a concern for politicians, researchers, and professionals in Denmark as well as internationally. Recently, the concept of social mix has been very popular as a vision of development within planning practices and political strategies to develop disadvantaged neighbourhoods. This thesis investigates the academ

Transistors are used in all digital devices today. The demand of faster and smaller devices such as mobile telephones and computers constantly drives the develop- ment of smaller transistor technologies. Transistors can also be used in analog applications. Today there are commercial chips with both radio and digital sys- tems in the same package. Cellular Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to ma

Rising costs of healthcare in most OECD-countries have contributed to a quest for research into the field of healthcare costs and efficiency, something that has not been free of controversies. As a result of that, healthcare financers as well as providers have become more inclined to measure performance and compare themselves to others with the same responsibilities. In Sweden, the Association of

This project addresses the problems the traditional loom has in our modern so- ciety resulting in a product that provides a new and modernized way of looking at the loom. A lighter, easier and more intuitive version that one could use even without having previous experience with weaving. Most of us have an encountered a loom in our lives, but very few have a relationship to it. As weaving is one

Innovation är ett vidkänt koncept som har fått ökad betydelse i dagens organisationer. Uppmärksamhet har framförallt riktats till de initiala faserna av innovationsprocessen, kallade Fuzzy Front End (FFE). Att hantera FFE effektivt har blivit nödvändigt i utvecklingen av nya innovativa produkter, eftersom det kan minska cykeltider och kostnader relaterat till produktutvecklingen. Det är dock svårtInnovation is a widely known concept which has received increased importance in today's organizations. Attention has especially been directed to the initial phases of the innovation process, commonly referred to as the Fuzzy Front End (FFE). Managing the FFE effectively, has become essential in the development of innovative products, since it can reduce cycle times and costs related to product

This thesis was written at CellaVision who sells digital microscope systems, mainly used for blood analysis. Blood tests are an important part of modern health care and today digital microscopes are widely used to replace conventional microscopy. It is important that the digital images of blood cells are of high quality and that they look as they would in a traditional microscope. CellaVision has

The entire retail industry is facing drastic changes at the moment: topics such as personalisation and omni-channel are on each management agenda. Additionally, new retail store concepts are continually popping up, and the changing role of store associates causes concerns. In particular, physical retailers are struggling on how to reinvent the physical store by changing the store’s main purpose. T

Forces such as globalisation, digitalisation and changes in consumer behaviour have led to a discussion among practitioners as well as scholars whether the physical retail place will stay relevant or even exist in the future. One way for brick-and-mortar retailers to stay competitive is to adopt new and innovative business models and formats, alongside a focus on the customer experience and how to

The demand for high data rates in a wireless communication system has experienced a remarkable growth over the last years. This demand is continually increasing with the growing number of wirelessly connected devices. Thus, there is a continuing hunt for increasing the data transmission rate in wireless communication systems. To increase the data rate, the modern wireless communication system cann

As competition grows brands must figure out more imaginative ways to separate themselves from the competition and create unique value offerings. One way to achieve this is to offer distinctive and unique service. While the front line employees are the ones preforming these brand value propositions little focus has been placed on the experience and motivations of the employee. This study discusses

Vi har alla trosuppfattningar, och vi rättfärdigar dessa trosuppfattningar för oss själva och till andra när de ifrågasätts. Den struktur som dessa övertygelser är byggda på är en logisk grund, som i sig består av olika typer av epistemologiska rättfärdiganden. I den här studien undersöktes om nivån av extraversion är associerat med på vilket sätt vi gör epistemologiska rättfärdiganden. Hypotesen We all have beliefs, and we justify these beliefs to ourselves and to others when questioned. The structure that these beliefs are built upon is a rationale, that itself, consists of different types of epistemological justifications. In this study I examined if the level of extraversion an individual expresses correlated with different styles of epistemological justification. The hypothesis was th

This thesis research analyzed policies that promote resource mobilization for the development of the Solar Water Heaters and Photovoltaic industries in Mexico. The main inquiry is to identify the role that technological complexity plays in promoting resource mobilization for sustainable transition policies. It is assumed that if the technology is complex, resources are obtained from extra-regional

It has long been suggested that a lack of export diversification is one cause of the slow economic growth and low levels of development in African countries. The purpose of this study is to analyse what implication the colonial heritage has for export diversification and economic growth in 45 African countries over the period 1995-2016. The legal framework left in the country by the colonising pow

Perceived fairness of airlines’ revenue management practices from young adults perspective The objective of this research paper is to familiarize the reader with airline revenue management (RM) practices and assess the perceived fairness. A mixed method approach was implemented, as both qualitative and quantitative methods were employed. Initially, focus groups were executed in order to develop in

Research Purpose The concept of strategic thinking is vague in the previous literature, and we lack an understanding of what strategic thinking is. The purpose of this thesis is to contribute towards the understanding of the cognitive elements or components in strategic thinking. To fulfil this purpose, we aim to collect survey and interview data from students studying Computer Science and Enginee

Mellanmänskliga konflikter är en vanlig och naturlig företeelse som kan påverka individer markant. För att minska risken för negativ påverkan, där forskning lyft exempelvis stress, depression och misstro, bedrivs studier för att bättre förstå konfliktens mekanismer och hur hanteringen av dessa kan utvecklas. Den aktuella uppsatsen centrerades kring forskning av Jordan och Lundin (2001) och fokuserInterpersonal conflicts are common and natural phenomena that may affect individuals considerably. To decrease the risk of negative effects, where research has highlighted e.g. stress, depression and distrust, studies are conducted to better understand the mechanisms of conflicts and how the management thereof can be developed. The current essay was centered on research by Jordan and Lundin (2001)

Artificiella neuronnät är en mer och mer populär del av maskininlärning. Nätverken byggs upp av sammankopplade noder, där varje nod är en simpel matematisk modell av en neuron. Neuronnät kan användas för att lösa olika problem, t.ex. överlevnadsanalys inom medicin. Ett exempel på överlevnadsanalys är uppskattning av tiden innan ett återfall av cancer efter en tumör har tagits bort, baserat på t.eArtificial neural networks have been used to solve different problems, one being survival analysis of medical data. For survival analysis, the main interest is often how samples become sorted by their outputs, which makes survival analysis a rank based problem. A rank based error function lacks a gradient, which makes gradient descent based training difficult. A genetic training algorithm, based o