Syfte: ​Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka ​hur​, och ​under vilka omständigheter​, könsfördelning i ledningsgruppen påverkar företags lönsamhet i forskningsintensiva branscher. Vi föreslår att innovationsförmåga utgör en mellanliggande variabel i sambandet mellan könsfördelning i ledningsgruppen och lönsamhet. Metod: En tvärsnittsstudie utförs där vi genomför en kvantitativ analys på 291 fPurpose: ​The purpose of this study is to investigate ​how​, and ​under what circumstances​, gender diversity in top management teams affect firm performance in R&D intensive industries. We suggest innovation capabilities as a mediator in the relationship between gender diversity and firm performance. Methodology: ​A cross-sectional study is conducted based on quantitative data of 291 compani

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the target firm’s abnormal returns in two aspects; short-term and long-term after a bid gets terminated for different categorizations and payment methods. The approach is the buy-and hold abnormal returns presented by Barber & Lyon (1997). The approach of control firms are used in the context of BHAR as recommended by Safieddine & Titman (1999). Thi

The alt-right is a fairly recent addition to the pantheon of political ideologies. Its rise to prominence is seen by many as the driving force behind Donald Trump’s presidency. The youth of the ideology has also created a natural relationship between it and the fields of new media and cyberculture. In alt-right media, the topic of Sweden is frequently recurring, and the theme is most often of a na

Biological tissues are strongly light-scattering and absorbing media that limit the depth of optical-based imaging. Even though, optical imaging provides good optical contrast information of biological content that is beneficial for clinical diagnostics application. Ultrasound was used to assist the optical-based imaging technique in overcoming the poor spatial resolution and shallow imaging depth

Syftet med uppsatsen är att ge en kort introduktion till support vector machines. Uppsatsen ämnar täcka hela processen från teori till slutgiltig analys vid binär klassificering. Analysen ämnar ge en förståelse för hur metoden kan användas i praktiken och hur modeller kan anpassas efter bestämda önskemål med hjälp av olika prestandamått. Uppsatsen introducerar teorin bakom hur perfekt linjärt seThe purpose of this paper is to give a short introduction to support vector machines. The paper intends to cover the full process from theory to analysis in the binary classification case. The analysis intends to yield an understanding of how the method can be used in practice, and how models can be fitted in a way that maximizes the desired performance measurement. This paper introduces the theo

For many applications a fracture is a disaster, leading to failure of the application and thus its usefulness. However, when it comes to the opening of a food and beverage package, fracture is a necessity. At Tetra Pak, food and beverage packages are produced to make food safe and available everywhere. Today, many of the packages include polymer parts, such as the opening of the packages. In the

I våldtäktsärenden där stödbevisning saknas baseras ofta domsluten på målsägandes och den tilltalades utsagor. Detta innebär att trovärdighet och tillförlitlighet blir viktiga och inverkande faktorer. Forskning visar att det existerar en mängd föreställningar om vad ett offer är och hur ett offer bör agera för att kunna uppnå en legitim offerstatus. Beroende på hur väl målsägande kan sägas passa i

With population growth, urbanization and political instability affecting the MENA region, people in Jordan have been facing a number of challenges. From the Israeli-Arab war of 1948 until 2011, with the Syrian crisis, waves of refugees arrived to Jordan fleeing conflicts. Additionally, man-made issues such as mismanagement of resources and a top-down approach in the decision-making have worsened t

Syftet med fallstudien är att undersöka hur learning-to-contract-processer ser ut i startups och vilka effekterna av dessa är då startups innehar begränsade resurser, i förhållande till stora företag, i bland annat form av tid och kontraktslig erfarenhet. Meningen med det valda fallföretaget är därför att belysa ett empiriskt fall som inte tidigare behandlats i litteratur på området. Studieobjekte

Titel:“Ett överflöd av data men ett underskott av insikter” - En fallstudie om hur Business Intelligence påverkar tjänsteleveransen i ett Professionellt tjänsteföretag Seminariedatum: 2018-06-05 Kurs: FEKH19, Examensarbete i Strategic Management Författare: Måns Claeson, William Persson, Emma Sundgren och Oscar Wachtmeister Handledare: Niklas Lars Hallberg Nyckelord: Public Relations (PR), ProfessTitle: “An overflow of data but shortage of insights” - A case study regarding Business Intelligence’s effects on a Professional service firm service delivery Seminar date: 2018-06-05 Course: FEKH19, Strategic Management, Degree project Undergraduate level, 15 Credits Authors: Måns Claeson, William Persson, Emma Sundgren and Oscar Wachtmeister Advisor: Niklas Lars Hallberg Keywords: Professional S

Denna rapport innehåller en produktutvecklingsprocess som fokuserar på att integrera ett mjukstängningssystem för skjutdörrar i ett existerande skåp på IKEA. Enheten har idag vad som kallas för guider som håller skåpsdörrarna på plats. Målet är att skapa en enhet som besitter de viktigaste egenskaperna av en guide och av en mjukstängningsmekanism för att kunna ersätta den förstnämnda. Detta görs fThis master thesis includes a product development process focused on incorporating a soft closing system for sliding doors in an existing cabinet at IKEA. A soft closing system prevents the door from slamming into the furniture when closing it. The unit today has what is called guides, holding the cabinet doors in place. The aim is to create a device that possesses all of the crucial qualities of

Notified är ett mjukvaruföretag som grundades 2010 med idén att skapa en ny mediabevakningstjänst. Idag kan företagets användare med deras omvärldsbevakningsverktyg (mera känt som Notified) skapa avancerade skräddasydda bevakningar på varumärken, produkter, branscher, konkurrenter mm. Bevakningarna täcker över 50 miljoner källor i hela världen. Därmed kan användarna alltid vara globalt uppdaterade

This bachelor thesis evaluates the use of Clustering and Regression to separate good images from a given set of images. Whether the images are good or not is decided by the customers of the company that this system is developed for. In this thesis these customers are represented by a number of test persons. The images have been analysed with Amazon’s service Amazon Rekognition where the answers ar

Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att prova den klassiska principal-agentteorins tillämpbarhet i relationen mellan bemanningsföretag och deras konsulter, en relation som även påverkas av en tredje part; bemanningsföretagets kunder. Metod: Studien är en kvalitativ tvärsnittsstudie och samlar in data via intervjuer. Intervjuerna utgick från en intervjuguide som sammanställts baserat på vårt teoretiskaPurpose: The purpose of the essay is to test the classical principal-agency theory’s applicability in the relationship between staffing agencies and their consultants, a relationship that is also affected by a third party, the client of the staffing agency. Methodology: The study is a qualitative cross-sectional study and collects data through interviews. The interviews were based on an intervie

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the politics of adoption in Korea. A theoretical framework was adopted that address gender, culture, and power inequalities in a domestic and international context in order to understand why so many children have been given up to orphanages, and why international adoption has been and continues to be common in Korea. The thesis is based on secondary data in

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate whether Japan achieves a competitive advantage through digital technologies in order to enhance its socio-economic prosperity in this highly connected world. The author analysed the competitive advantage of Japan’s ICT sector with a particular focus on IoT through Porter’s Diamond Model of National Competitive Advantage. The main motive behind choosing

Understanding and being able to quantify sitting postures is a central asset in car safety evaluations. This is due to the fact that passengers can choose a range of different sitting positions. Studying and understanding how passengers choose to sit to obtain some comfort is important for increased safety in futures cars and is particularly challenging facing a heterogeneous population. Data is a

As the focus of Augmented Reality (AR) shifts from consumer entertainment to industry appliances, there is a big need for exploratory studies to figure out what role they will play in the years to come. This thesis aims to investigate how AR could be used to enhance the selling, planning and installation of a security system. A prototype was developed to demonstrate some of the potential benefit