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Denna uppsats undersöker om och i vilken utsträckning mobila betaltjänster påverkar ekonomisk tillväxt. Med grund i tidigare forskning finns stöd för att spridning av mobila betaltjänster har en positiv påverkan på ekonomisk tillväxt, men en lämplig tillväxtmodell saknas. Uppsatsens frågeställning är: Har en ökad spridning av mobila betaltjänster en påverkan på ett lands långsiktiga ekonomiska til

While there is a housing shortage in Sweden the global warming continues across the globe, according to IPCC. In order to lessen the global warming sustainable development is needed. Sustainable buildings are a part of the goal to achieve sustainable development within the building industry. “God bebyggd miljö” is one of the environmental quality goals in Sweden. SGBC works actively toward this go

Bakgrund Inledningsvis presenteras en redogörelse för detaljhandelns utveckling ur ett företagsperspektiv. Två av forskningsfältets framträdande teorier presenteras. Att fysisk detaljhandel är påväg att konkurreras ut av e-handelns framfart eller att den fysiska butiken behövs som komplement till en digital försäljningskanal för att addera en ytterligare dimension. Syfte Syftet med uppsatsen är

After the General Court’s (GC) decision in case T-472/13 H. Lundbeck A/S and Lundbeck Ltd v Commission it seems the concept of potential competition in the context of so-called ‘pay-for-delay’ agreements, or reverse patent settlements, might have been altered; that the bar in order for an undertaking to qualify as a potential competitor might have been lowered. This thesis aims to examine whether

The essence of cloud computing is about moving workloads from your local IT infrastructure to a data center that scales and provides resources at a moments notice. Using a pay-as-you-go model to rent virtual infrastructure is also known as a Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offering. This helps consumers provision hardware on-demand without the need for physical infrastructure and the challenges

Kranskärlskirurgi och klaffkirurgi är några av de vanligaste kirurgiska interventionerna som görs världen över, och tillämpas oftast genom öppen hjärtkirurgi. Studier har visat att en stor del av patienterna som genomgått öppen hjärtkirurgi besväras av långvariga smärtor postoperativt som kan relateras till operationen. Syftet med föreliggande studie var att undersöka eventuella samband mellan utv

This conceptual thesis analyses Carlota Pérez vision of a ‘Green Global Golden Age’ that is supposed to reconcile the tension between economic growth and sustainability (Pérez, 2016b). Aiming to address the pressing issue of continued unsustainability, Pérez’ proposed solution is based on the assumption that technological innovation in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Climate change as an environmental and social phenomenon exacerbates the increasing ecological strain on Earth. Therefore, a plethora of measures is needed to get onto a more sustainable track towards a low-carbon society. We need to act fast as we are approaching the point of no return. Many strategies to mitigate and stabilise the climate have been developed, one of them being low-carbon initiat

The music content online is expanding fast, and music streaming services are in need for algorithms that sort new music. Sorting music by their characteristics often comes down to considering the genre of the music. Numerous studies have been made on automatic classification of audio files using spectral analysis and machine learning methods. However, many of the completed studies have been unrealis

Syftet med studien är att undersöka vilka diskurser som präglar integrationen av unga asylsökanden. För att besvara syftet utgår vi ifrån följande två frågeställningar: Hur framställer de yrkesverksamma och styrdokumenten språkligt de unga asylsökande pojkarna? och vilka effekter innebär framställandet för de unga asylsökande pojkarna? I denna studie används diskursanalys som både teori och meto

This master essay provides an elaborate study of the relationship between the environmental and the financial performance of corporations with focus on the European market. It aims to identify the nature and significance of this relationship, using a sample that is taken from different business sectors across 17 European countries over the seven-year period from January 2010 to December 2016. The

Mushrooms have already been proven to be a reliable and versatile material for various design purposes. For my project I am experimenting with expanding the possibilities of mushroom matter as a building material and also contemplating mushroom as a metaphor for local culture in relation to Lithuanian people as a whole. Developing mushroom matter into a building material designed for a specific si

The present study investigates the following problem: What are the regulatory structures of land based transportation in the greater Copenhagen area? In order to obtain a comprehensive understanding of this problem, three sub questions were designed to target the structures in detail. These are: How do European regulations on the area of the land based transportation influence the subsidy process

Fund companies and banks argue that letting them manage one’s money is a wise decision. They argue that they are able to create substantial growth in value for the investor without requiring any other input than a small fee and an amount to be invested. This essay tests this claim in a two folded analysis. Time series data with historical value developments of 24 out of the 30 largest Swedish equ

Title: A framework for how logistics service providers should handle returns as a warehouse operation for pure e-commerce companies Authors: Louise Meurling and Matilda Sturesson Supervisor: Joakim Kembro, Division of Engineering Logistics at LTH Problem description: Managing the reverse logistics process in a warehouse is a central part of the activities for companies operating in e-commerce.

The current fashion system known as Fast Fashion (FF) is responsible for severe environmental and social impacts. Fashion democratisation has increased consumers’ appetite for new trends, leading fashion companies to design an increasing number of collections per year. Manufacturing is outsourced to developing countries, where workers’ rights and working place regulations are hardly respected. Add

This study investigates ideas about masculinity in criminal gangs, and how these ideas affect disengagement from gangs. A major problem with criminal gangs is that since they are outside society’s laws and norms, it is difficult for the judiciary to counter them with law enforcement. It is not possible to change gang member’s behaviors solely with laws, which leaves the legal system with a blind s

The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book sets the standard for the most recent regulatory framework for minimum capital requirement within market risk. It will be implemented gradually up until 2019 and will overhaul a major part of the current regulation. More specifically it will cause financial institutions to estimate risk with Expected Shortfall instead of Value-at-Risk and add a new way of

Genom Informationsförordningen, EU 1169/2011, ställs det numera större krav på näringsvärdesdeklaration av livsmedel, åtminstone om man säljer via grossist. Gränsvärden listas också för tillåtna avvikelser. För gårdsmejerier medför detta ökade kostnader då ostar lämnas på laboratorieanalys. Syftet med detta examensarbete är att istället erbjuda en beräkningsmodell i Excel-format för att få fram nä

I dagens konkurrenskraftiga samhälle måste organisationer digitalisera sin verksamhet för att gynnas av de fördelar som ny teknik kan bidra med. Detta leder till förändringar i organisationens existerande värdekedjor vilket påverkar organisationens anställda och arbetet de utför. Denna studie ämnar undersöka hur anställda upplever att digitalisering inom organisationen påverkar anställdas upplevda