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Barnböcker är en källa som sällan används i historiska undersökningar trots att de har en stor potential att ge kunskap om förställningar som var rådande i den samtid de författades i. Detta gäller inte minst föreställningar om barndomen, vilket gör att barnlitteraturen är en god väg in i barndomens komplexa historia. Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige (1906-1907) är numera en klassikerChildren’s literature is an underused source for historical studies even though children’s books have great potential to give us insights into the time in which they were written. This is especially true when it comes to views of children and childhood which makes children’s literature a good way into the complex history of childhood. Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige (1906-1907) is a

This thesis seeks to understand current Saudi Arabian political trajectories and recent reform initiatives, in relation to the traditionalist ideological roots and conservative Islamic legitimacy of the state. Methodologically based on a quantitative case study of the ‘Saudi Vision 2030’ reform project, the thesis discusses the limitations of democracy and secularization in relation to the pursuit

The purpose of this thesis is to examine how CSR experienced female directors impact the relationship between CSR and financial performance. This is performed by applying a deductive research approach and analysing panel data with fixed effects regressions. In total, the empirical data consists of 2,065 firm-year observations for 449 unique firms listed on the S&P 500 index during the time per

This paper aims to study the effect that board independence and diversity have on IPO underpricing. It is expected that through signalling, these factors might have a negative relationship with underpricing. Listings between 2015-01-01 - 2018-12-31 on the two Swedish stock exchanges Nasdaq Stockholm and Nasdaq First North are investigated and the final sample consisted of 188 observations. The qua

Arbetstillfredsställelse har under lång tid varit ett omtalat ämne inom forskning och det har visat sig att arbetstillfredsställelse korrelerar med många olika konstrukt, såsom self-efficacy, socialt stöd och stress. Studiens syfte var att undersöka hur mycket self-efficacy, upplevelsen av socialt stöd och stress tillsammans predicerade arbetande personers arbetstillfredsställelse. Syftet var ävenJob satisfaction has long been a popular topic in previous research and it has been shown that job satisfaction correlates with many different constructs such as self- efficacy, social support and stress. Therefore, the study aimed at examine how much employees’ self-efficacy, experience of social support and stress together predicted job satisfaction. The aim was also to examine whether self-effi

The master thesis ‘Cultivating Cultural Citizenship - Acclimatize and the role of creative practices in digital participatory art exhibitions dealing with climate change’ studies Moderna Museet Stockholm’s (The Stockholm Museum of Modern Art) exhibition “Acclimatize” by conducting a multi-method qualitative case study aimed at holistically understanding what role creative practices in a museum set

There has been little empirical study of the relationship between remittance inflows and economic growth, especially with a focus in Asia and the Pacific (APAC) region. In this paper, this relationship for 23 APAC economies is examined. A panel data set of remittances and financial development indices for the period 1990 – 2017 is set up to explore the impact of financial development on remittance

Title: The effect of Brand Heritage on Luxury Value Perception: “European vs. American Approach to Luxury’’ Course: BUSN39 Degree Project in Global Marketing Authors: Orkun Aydın and Lusiyana Dimitrova Examiner: Mats Urde Supervisor: Javier Cenamor Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine how brand heritage influences the different dimensions of luxury value perception. We aim to prov

The aim of the study is to shed light on how CSR activities affect firm value through its impact on corporate risk taking. We formed a panel data sample based on the European market and analyzed it by random effects models. The theoretical frameworks of this thesis are Stakeholder theory, Shareholder theory, Agency theory, and Risk management theory. The sample consists of all the public listed Eu

Virus capsids shows promise within a wide variety of applications. However, the current lack of understanding about their self-assembly limits their usefulness. A study of the amino acids relevant for their assembly would be of great use by giving insight to the mechanic behind it. Since the number of proteins involved in each capsid is so big, there is a need for a reporter system enabling easy a

At Tetra Pak, general knowledge of food and beverage processing is of great importance. This in turn, depends on the equipment used for the particular process. One of these equipment consists of deformed tubes made of stainless steel 316L. The aim of the present work is to get an understanding of the material 316L. To achieve this, physical tensile tests are performed to study the material behavio

Anne Shirley, the girl and young woman made famous around the world by L. M. Montgomery in the early twentieth century, has been a companion and role model for countless young women. In this essay, my aim is to analyze the first three books about Anne, Anne of Green Gables (1908), Anne of Avonlea (1909) and Anne of the Island (1915), to see in what way it can be said that Montgomery wrote these no

This essay investigates the attitudes and thoughts amongst Japanese people regarding the dialects in the Tōhoku region of Japan. It aims to discover if Japanese people do think the dialect is going extinct, something which research seems to suggest. It presents a background section explaining the history of language standardization in Japan, the history of the Tōhoku region in regard to this stand

In this thesis, we present a new perspective on the visibility of communication in Enterprise Social Networks (ESNs). We present findings of a qualitative study on the implementation of such a tool in a fast-growing Swedish consultancy organization with a geographically dispersed workforce. Our key finding is that the visibility of communication can impede active contributions of employees, and he

I Maj 2018 lanserade regeringen en strategi för Sveriges nationella skogsprogram. Som en viktig del av skogsprogrammets implementering initierar Länsstyrelserna nu regionala dialogprocesser för att jobba fram regionala skogsstrategier och handlingsplaner. Tidigare forskning visar att den svenska skogspolitiken hittills inte har lyckats hantera målkonflikterna mellan produktion och miljö. Därför viIn May 2018, a strategy for Sweden’s first National Forest Program was launched. As part of its implementation, County Administrative Boards are now initiating dialogue processes for drafting regional forest strategies and action plans. Previous research shows that Swedish forest policy has so far been unable to resolve the tensions between its production and environmental goals. I aim to investig

This thesis seeks to investigate what kind of planning Vesterport needs today. This thesis proposes to cover the rain tracks and create an overall urban planning that not only connects ends, but also links the existing. The ends being connected by infrastructural and nature grips, where a new promenade connects the area to the historical urban ring structure of Copenhagen. The promenade connects

Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka vad patienter som genomgått kognitiv beteendeterapi (KBT) upplevde som hjälpsamt i sina terapier. Studien är gjord som en kvalitativ studie med semistrukturerade intervjuer av fyra patienter. Intervjuerna spelades in på band, som sedan transkriberades. Materialet har sedan analyserats med hjälp av interpretativ fenomenologisk analys (IPA). Tre övergripande

I föreliggande arbete genomförs en fallstudie av en lärares undervisning med skönlitteratur. Syftet är att studera hur undervisning med skönlitteratur kan planeras och utföras på ett sådant sätt att den ligger i linje med Skolverkets skrivningar i ämnets syfte för svenska på gymnasiet. Som teoretiskt ramverk används Gunilla Molloys ämnesdidaktiska perspektiv, Judith Langers teorier om byggandet avThis is a case study of a Swedish teacher’s work in an upper secondary school. The aim is to study how the teaching of literature can be planned and carried out in such a manner that it aligns with The Swedish National Agency for Education’s writings in the aim of the subject for Swedish in upper secondary school. The theoretical framework consists of Gunilla Molloy’s subject didactic perspective,