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Personal assistance - A qualitative study of the significance of the reform In 1994, a new law, Act Concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments (LSS) was implemented as a part of the Swedish welfare system. The purpose of the law is to assure safety for people in one of three target groups that are further defined in 1 §, LSS. The law gives people in these targe
Denna uppsats behandlar frågor om allemansrätt och hur den förhåller sig till olika typer av områdesskydd i 7 kap. Miljöbalken (MB), främst naturreservat. Skyddsformen naturreservat utgör del i en bas av de skyddsinstrument som finns för att skydda värdefulla naturområden. Lagstiftaren framhåller det som viktigt att värna om allemansrätten och att inte begränsa den i onödan i skyddade naturområThis thesis treats questions about common right of access to private land and its relation to different types of protected areas in Chapter 7 of the Environmental Code, considering mainly nature reserve. Nature reserve as a form of protection is part of the elementary forms of protecting valuable nature areas. According to the legislator it is important to uphold the common right of access to pr
The aim of this study is to examine different Swedish municipal upper secondary schools and their attitudes towards drug prevention by drug testing of students, and how come the implementation of drug tests largely distinguishes between different schools. More specifically it aims to find out how come some schools execute numerous of drug tests whilst other don´t execute any, what the benefits ver
Det finns många empiriska exempel, samt forskning, som föreslår att när en vara blir mer svårtillgänglig, ökar även attraktionen och värdet på varan. Detta anses bero på en rad psykologiska effekter som i studien benämns knapphetseffekter. Studien åtar sig att undersöka effekten av knapphet vid ej betydelsefulla värderingssituationer mellan identiska objekt, samt testa om knapphetens orsak gör någ
Denna uppsats beskriver lagstiftningen angående marknadsdefinition, framförallt av koncentrationer unionsdimension. Slutsatserna appliceras sen till en analys av plattvärmeväxlarindustrin (PHE) för att producera ett exempel på hur en sådan argumentation kan föras. Följaktligen presenteras bakgrundsinformation om plattvärmeväxlarindustrin i kapitel 2. Där presenteras även två separata teknologier (An essay describing the legal regime governing market definition, particularly concerning concentration cases having a Union dimension. The author high-lights difficulties under the current legal regime, consisting mainly of the EU Commission’s Relevant Market Notice and case law. It is concluded that though this gives some guidance, case-law as well as doctrine indicates that parties will be able
Vår undersökning har belyst marknaden för fondplaceringstjänster inom PPM-förvaltning. Studien har presenterat bredden av de olika fondplaceringsföretagen samt beskrivit de grundläggande delarna i denna förvaltning från avgiftsstruktur till tillsyn och referensramar för placeringar. Studien har använt sig av en kvalitativ metod där vi vidareutvecklat en kvalitativ riskbedömningsmodell utvecklat av
The purpose of this study is to investigate how identity regulation can be enacted and enhance the understanding on storytelling as a powerful identity regulation device.
Cointegration analysis using the Johansen Method on 3 different sample periods (2-, 4-, and 8-year samples) concluded evidence of one cointegrating vector in the 2 and 8 year samples while the 4 year data gave mixed results suggesting the economic shock (Global Financial Crisis) of 2007 and on may have affected those results. Overall, we conclude little diversification benefits between the markets
Magisteruppsatsen, Hur påverkas kreditbedömningen i svenska banker vid ett avskaffande av revisionsplikten, har två syften. Uppsatsens huvudsyfte är att undersöka hur ett avskaffande av revisionsplikten kommer att påverka kreditgivningar i svenska banker. Författarna har även konstruerat ett kompletterande syfte, där de undersöker hur finanskriser kan påverka kreditgivningar. Litteraturgenomgången
The present paper analyzes the valuation effects of geographical diversification by examining mergers and acquisitions involving acquirers from 12 developed European countries and U.S. target firms over the period 1999-2007. Our findings suggest that acquisitions of overvalued U.S. targets do not cause, on average, any significant change in the excess values of European acquirers. However, after c
Problem: More information is needed on how a company can overcome hardship during stormy business cycles. Appropriate management strategies on how to get the business going as the dust settles is essential in order for a company to sustain on the market. Management in any recession is difficult, especially in today´s turmoil. Nonetheless, corporate strategic renewal is needed to mitigate the risk
Our purpose with this study is to gain insight into the practice and effects of leadership training. The study is a qualitative case study based on semi-structured, face to face interviews and observations. We have used a hermeneutic methodology to guide our analysis. The specific core assumptions about reality and knowledge that guides this research is of an interpretive and constructive characte
The purpose of this thesis is to identify similarities and differences in implementation and application of IFRS in the Big Four audit firms. In order to do this we are going to see how interpretations of IFRS are shared and transferred within the audit firms. We have chosen to use a case study approach with a qualitative approach and an abductive view. When collecting the data we have chosen to u
Thesis purpose: The purpose of the master thesis is to examine what affects Generation Y’s values, attitudes and beliefs towards the fair trade label and ecological quality labels. The purpose is also to investigate how these two quality labels are received by Generation Y, in order to delve deeper into the relationship between the labels. This research will contribute with new insights about Gene
På senare tid har har företag i allt större utsträckning börjat använda sig av sociala medier för att hitta nya kanaler för marknadsföring och försäljning. Fenomenet har förändrat den traditionella bilden av hur människor söker, läser, skapar och utbyter information med varandra. Examensarbetet ”Sociala företag – tillfällig hype eller medveten strategi?” syftar till att undersöka hur företag använ
Successful multinational M&A are not easy, there are many factors needed to consider for participants in cross-border M&A transactions. In addition to traditional corporate governance factors, which mainly embody board of directors, managers and stakeholders and so on, some other factors such as country norms and value, government legislation and regulation, public pressure and media are a
The objective of this thesis is to investigate to what extent the information content in the joint dividend and earnings announcement affect share price reactions in the NASDAQ OMX Nordic Stock Exchange during the period of 2006-2008. Further, this study examines the financial performance of the companies in subsequent period to the announcement. OLS regression models from market-based and account
The purpose of this thesis is to describe and analyse how and why Swedish companies choose to enter a country transitioning into stabilisation. With a qualitative, abductive approach the thesis aims at an analytical generalisation. The explorative nature of the paper is made with a multi-case study. The empirical data was generated by interviews. The theoretical framework is the foundation, which
