The main objective of this paper is to investigate price determining factors in Swedish grocery retailing. By combining economic theory with linear regression analysis the paper wishes to shed light on what kind of factors that are affecting Swedish food retailers when they are pricing food products. Different food retailers face different conditions when it comes to competition, demand, locality

This thesis set out to map the relation Swedish farmers have to their occupation and production, while also investigating what challenges farmers experience which in turn might affect social sustainability in Swedish agriculture negatively. Agriculture was approached as a case of low social sustainability based on the fact that more than one-third of Swedish farmers are over retiring age, while yo

This paper aims to examine the relationship between economic growth and gender equality in Africa between 1995 and 2019. The chosen measurement for gender inequality is UNDP’s Gender Inequality Index, GII, which is a well established index with extensive data access. A modification of an endogenous growth model is presented. The modified model attempts to illustrate the expected relationship betwe

The formation of the Economic and Monetary Union, combined with the introduction of the euro, further deepened a long-going European economic integration. Sweden has been a member of the European Union since 1995 but has not yet given up its independent currency. In this study, we estimate the trade flows that would have occurred between Sweden and its major trading partners if Sweden had joined t

Bakgrund: Genom teamarbete sammanförs färdigheter och erfarenheter som överträffar varje teammedlems specifika kunskap. Därför är team och ett effektivt teamarbete viktigt inom den perioperativa vården. Vad som bidrar till ett effektivt team är komplext där flertalet faktorer spelar in. Operationssjuksköterskan, som fyller en viktig roll som medlem i operationsteamet, betonar vikten av ett välfung

Festivaler kan användas som ett kraftfullt verktyg för att skapa ett framgångsrikt stadsvarumärke och konkurrera med andra städer på den globala arenan. Det finns dock en risk för att socioekonomiskt utsatta invånare utesluts i strategierna, om fokus ligger på vinst snarare än på ett holistiskt synsätt på stadsvarumärket som även omfattar alla invånare i en stad. I vår fallstudie undersökte vi MalFestivals can be used as a powerful tool to create a successful city brand and compete with other cities on the global arena. However, there is a risk of excluding socioeconomically vulnerable inhabitants in the strategies, if focus is on profit rather than a holistic approach to city branding that also includes all the inhabitants of a city. In our case study we examined Malmö, and the yearly cit

The aim of the study is to examine how the Kävlinge municipality revalidates the city centre in Kävlinge, both in the general planning work and by using the BID model. The research questions for the study are formulated as followed: How does the Kävlinge municipality work to achieve the goal of a vibrant city centre in Kävlinge? and Which opportunities and challenges are there to achieve the goal

This paper was aimed at synthesising a comprehensive understanding of the sometimes opposing conceptualisations and practical applications of mindfulness in Western societies. Mindfulness is a part of a meditation practice derived from ancient Buddhist doctrine, in the form of the Pāli word sati. After proven successful against stress, Jon Kabat-Zinn started promoting it in 1990. It became popular

Bakgrund: Operationssalen ställer höga krav på ventilationssystemen för att bevara en luftkvalitet som inte bidrar till att patienter drabbas av postoperativa infektioner som är en av de vanligaste vårdrelaterade infektionerna i Sverige. Ventilationssystemen har som syfte att minska antal bakterier och partiklar i luften. Operationssjuksköterskan har som ansvar att arbeta infektionspreventivt och Background: The operating room places high demands on the ventilation systems to maintain an air quality that does not contribute to patients suffering from postoperative infections, which is one of the most common healthcare related infections in Sweden. The purpose of the ventilation systems is to reduce the number of bacteria and particles in the air. The operation nurse is responsible for work

Att kunna konfigurera och/eller kontrollera ett fordon genom en mobilapplikation är något som blir allt vanligare i den värld vi lever i. Det finns därav ett behov av att undersöka hur säkerheten hanteras i just detta scenario. Denna kandidatuppsats är en undersökning i form av en litteraturstudie kring vilka risker och hot som finns då ett fordon ska kunna konfigureras och kontrolleras genom en To be able to control and/or configure a vehicle through a mobile app is something that is becoming more usual in the world we live in. Because of this there is an inherent demand to further explore how to handle the security in this scenario. This Bachelor thesis is an investigation in the shape of a literature study into which risks and threats that appear when a vehicle is to be controlled and

This study aims to broaden the remits of the relatively scant hitherto literature focused on the impact of the changes in macroeconomic indicators on automotive stock returns. Since a considerable fraction of previous empirical research covered multiple industries, historical results may not be directly transferable for the purposes of the analysis of the automotive industry. This article posits t

Bakgrund: Begreppet miljö innefattar både den fysiska och psykosociala miljön. Operationssjuksköterskans arbetsmiljö är operationssalen vilken är högteknologisk och kräver kompetens inom omvårdnad på avancerad nivå men även kunskap inom medicinteknisk apparatur, anatomi och patientpositionering. Operationssjuksköterskan utsätts för flertalet risker i sin arbetsmiljö, allt från dålig arbetsställnin

In accordance with Swedish planning law, residents have the right to affect the decisions of public planning. This is partly done by public consultation, in line with the ideals of deliberative democracy where people’s suggestions are to be treated equally. On the contrary to these ideals, earlier research shows that planners tend to dismiss residents' suggestions, on the basis of what is seen

Den här uppsatsen undersöker fanundertextning (fansubs) och består av två delundersökningar: en litteraturstudie som undersöker den befintliga akademiska kunskapen om fanundertextning och en bibliometrisk studie som undersöker fanundertextningsforskningens publicerings-verksamhet. Litteraturstudiens granskning utgår från artiklar som ger en omfattande överblick över fanundertextningens historia, aWho Cares about Fansubs?: An Exploratory Study on the State of Fansub Studies This thesis examines fansubs and consists of two sub studies: a literature review examining the extant academic knowledge of fansub studies, and a bibliometric study examining the historical development of the publishing activity for fansub studies. The literature review is based upon articles providing exhaustive overv

In our theoretical background, we highlight previous literature on corporate social responsibility, sustainability, greenwashing, and corporate responses to accusations as well as the communication techniques used to neutralise accusations and scandals.The purpose of this study is to develop a deeper understanding of how organisations use communication as a tool to publicly respond to accusations. We aim to explore whether existing techniques are being used or if new techniques can be discovered.

This paper investigates the characteristics of the relationships of the Born Global firm’s network and with what intentions they are established during inception and the phase of early growth. An in-depth overview of existing literature is provided and additional insights are delivered through a multiple-case study of four Born Global firms from the Öresund region in their early stage of evolution

Är höghastighetstågen en lösning som väntar på ett problem? Syftet med höghastighetstågen är att de ska underlätta omställningen till ett klimatneutralt samhälle, eftersom de transporter som idag sker med flyg istället kan ske med de energieffektiva höghastighetstågen. Samtidigt förväntas höghastighetstågen leda till ökade transporter och tillväxt – man kan alltså säga att poängen är att både låtThe Swedish government has decided to start building high-speed rails. The objective of this study is to analyze the policy process behind this decision. This is done using Bacchi’s What’s the Problem Represented to Be approach, which is designed to investigate the problem representations behind any policy, as well as their underpinnings. Eight different problem representations have been found,

Denna uppsats undersöker huruvida behovsbedömningen som genomförs i grundskolan för att ta reda på elevers eventuella behov av undervisning utifrån kursplanen i svenska som andraspråk, är ett problem för utbildade sva-lärare. Uppsatsen motiveras främst mot bakgrund av 1) de rapporter och granskningar som konstaterat att behovsbedömningen genomförs på olika sätt och med olika kvalitet, där det inte

This essay examines how the FBI describes disinformation that constitutes a threat to American democracy while also originating within the domestic political system. A starting point is that such depictions reveal how security organizations construct threat assessments in a politically sensitive environment. By comparing depictions of disinformation after the elections of 2016 and 2020, this essay