This paper examines the effect of the covid-19 pandemic as well as the Russia-Ukraine wars’ implications on 6 larger stock markets in Europe and North America using the Markowitz mean-variance theorem to test for changes in the minimum variance portfolios, efficient frontiers and portfolio composition. I could draw several conclusions from governments responses during both crises. Both shocks led

The field of change management is continuously developing and is an important subject for organizations worldwide. The models and theories of change management are broad and cover many aspects but cannot be applied to all change processes. In this study, we have looked into the challenges and strategies to overcome them in a small manufacturing business based in Sweden. The change process of the c

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate how a new touchpoint has emerged due to the customers or potential customers sharing their customer journeys on social media through user-generated content. Methodology: This paper takes a qualitative approach where netnography research has been conducted to collect data on the social media platform TikTok. After the collection process, the d

Titel: Valutarisken inom Stockholmsbörsen, en kvantitativ undersökning av OMXS30- bolagens valutaexponering. Seminariedatum: 1 juni 2023. Ämne/kurs: FEKH89, Examensarbete i finansiering på kandidatnivå. Författare: Felix Hult, Mahdi Rahideh & André Rosdahl. Handledare: Göran Andersson. Nyckelord: Valutarisk, valutaexponering, OMXS30, aktieavkastning, hedging. Forskningsfråga: 1. Påverkas värdeTitle: The Foreign Exchange Risk of the Stockholm Stock Exchange, a Quantitative Analysis of the Foreign Exchange Risk Exposure of OMXS30-Firms. Seminar date: 1 June 2023. Course: FEKH89, Bachelor’s Thesis in Corporate Finance. Authors: Felix Hult, Mahdi Rahideh & André Rosdahl. Advisor: Göran Andersson. Key words: Foreign exchange risk, Foreign exchange exposure, OMXS30, stock return, hedging

Gender and sexual minority groups in Nepal, Bangladesh, and India have been systematically discriminated against in their States and ignored by the international community, for decades. While the three States have made progress concerning legal gender recognition, including recognizing a third gender on specific documents such as passports or identification cards, issues remain in ensuring equalit

Title: Beyond the Bin: Dumpster Diving as an Alternative Consumer Practice - Investigating the Motivations and Methods of Urban Foragers Course: BUSN39 Business Administration: Degree Project in Global Marketing - Master level Authors: Adam Christensson and Vendela Melin Supervisor: Annette Cerne Keywords: Dumpster diving, Social movement, Consumer resistance, Theory of planned behavior (TPB).

Move-to-play is a musical instrument for persons with both cognitive and physical impairments, who would have trouble playing traditional instruments. Everyone, no matter their abilities, are given the chance to play and control music by moving their own body. This project is part of the MISK project, which is a collaboration between Certec, Furuboda folkhögskola and Eldorado resurscenter. To make

Counterurbanization has become a phenomenon in recent decades. Despite, more people choose to live in big cities. Urban crisis-related population disparities pose serious societal problems. Traditionalists assume people follow the perceived greater employment opportunities in urban areas to pursue wealth and monetary gain. However, while some decide to live in cities, others prefer non-urban areas

The subject of this thesis is based on a qualitative research study to examine the opportunities and challenges of the three work arrangements, physical in-office work, hybrid work, and remote work, as perceived by employees. Additionally, the perceived impact of those work arrangements on work-life interdependency is explored. As researchers, we have little prior knowledge about how employees per

This project leverages the core concepts of differentiable rendering to find alternative representation of images using geometric primitives rendered with Signed Distance Functions. By utilising gradient-descent-based methods it is possible to find optimal parameters of rendered primitives to create high-quality reconstruction. Moreover, this research serves as a foundation for extending the princ

The EU Taxonomy provides a clear set of criteria for identifying sustainable economic activities and facilitating investment flows in alignment with sustainable practices. Although dynamic, the Taxonomy emphasizes the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity conservation, making it crucial for companies, policymakers, and capital markets. To meet the EU's environmental goals, a

The EU Taxonomy provides a clear set of criteria for identifying sustainable economic activities and facilitating investment flows in alignment with sustainable practices. Although dynamic, the Taxonomy emphasizes the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity conservation, making it crucial for companies, policymakers, and capital markets. To meet the EU's environmental goals, a

The importance of sustainable development has been firmly acknowledged worldwide. This is no less apparent than in the context of tourism, which despite its promise as a driver of development in low-income countries has produced a number of negative externalities for local communities, ecologies, and the environment at large. Popular conceptions of sustainable tourism like that from the United Nat

Denna rapport undersöker möjligheten till implementering av en storskalig energilagringslösning i Malmö och dess effekt på elbalansen. Arbetet utgår från Texel Energy Storage AB:s termokemiska batterilösning som lagrar energi i form av värme, vilken sedan utvinns som elektrisk energi genom en Stirlingmotor. Texel planerar att implementera en 400 MW-lösning i Malmö år 2027 - introducerad i tre faseThis report investigates the possibility for an implementation of a large-scale grid storage solution in Malmö and its effect on the electricity balance. The work is centred around Texel Energy Storage AB’s thermochemical battery solution that stores energy as heat, which is converted to electricity through a Stirling engine. Texel plans to introduce a 400 MW storage solution in Malmö in 2027 – in

Given the calls to examine accelerators across different regions and contexts, we ask the research question: How do accelerators adapt to institutional, social, and spatial constraints of emerging and established ecosystems? With this research question, we conduct qualitative research to understand how two different accelerators, one located in Skåne, Sweden and another located in Dhaka, Banglades

I denna studie har fem manliga gymnasiestudenter intervjuats med syfte att skapa en bättre förståelse för hur unga människor väljer huvudinstrument. Ambitionen var att synliggöra faktorer som har varit inflytelserika i deras val av huvudinstrument för att vi lärare ska kunna arbeta aktivt med att vidga unga människors intresse för musik. Datainsamlingen skedde genom enskilda semistrukturerade inteIn this study, five sixth-form college students were interviewed in order to create a better understanding of how young people choose their main instrument. The aim was to make visible the factors which were influential in the informants’ choice of instrument in order for teachers to be able to actively work with broadening young people’s perspective on music. The collection of data was done throu

Title: Navigating the New Normal - A Qualitative Study on the Evolving Role of Managers in the Transition to a Hybrid Work Model Seminar date: June 2nd 2023 Course: FEKH49, Degree Project Undergraduate level, Business Administration, Undergraduate level, 15 University Credits Points (UPC) or ECTS‐ cr) Authors: Adam Östbergh, Rasmus Jelonek, Vera Woelfer Advisor: Nadja Sörgärde Key words: Hybr

Against a backdrop of economic stagnation and declining birth rate, fatherhood in Japan has drawn increasing attention over the past three decades from the state, the media, and the general public. Of particular interest is the emergence of a new kind of fathering known as ikumen, which centres active involvement in childcare. Using LaRossa’s (1988) model of the “asynchrony” of change in the cultu