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Purpose: Exploring the possibilities and critical aspects of mobile self-checkout to enhance value creation and customer satisfaction for physical retailer Research question: How can value be (co-)created between a big box retailer and its customers through a mobile self-checkout solution? Theoretical considerations: After the evaluation of the current literature in value (co-)creation, customer
The possibility of improving indoor climate in residential buildings in Botswana was examined as the foundation of this Master’s Thesis. Initially articles were studied to gain understanding of previous research in the field as well as to gain understanding of local energy related conditions. Furthermore, a software called TRNSYS was thoroughly studied as this was found to be a powerful tool able
Climate change adaptation is essential to future-proof societies around the world. It is a cross-sectorial undertaking which requires collaboration, structure, long-term planning, and resources. Sweden has placed highly in international indices ranking climate work, yet scholars have recently argued that Sweden’s approach to climate questions, especially adaptation, is fragmented. This thesis furt
In an era of widespread disinformation, understanding how individuals navigate diverse media is critical. To address this, this thesis investigates how South Africans engage with news across different media formats, focusing on the role of semiotic systems, sensory modalities, and trust in shaping news engagement behaviours. The study poses four research questions: 1) What kind of media do South A
This study examines the construction and performance of marital rites within the Modern Asatru movement, focusing on the Swedish Community of Forn Sed Sweden from 1996 to 2009. Using the newsletter Mimers Källa as the primary source, the study explores how rituals are shaped using Catherine Bell’s theories of ritual adaptivity and orthodoxy/orthopraxy. Findings reveal that these rituals are highly
Even with repeated scientific warning, pesticides remain widely used in towns and suburbs and represent a threat to human health and biodiversity. The French Labbé law, adopted in 2014 and reinforced in 2022, was implemented to regulate phytosanitary products employed in urban green spaces. This article analyzes how the firms operating green spaces in urban settings have adapted their practices ac
The world is transitioning towards a renewable energy system to combat climate change and the wind power industry plays a key role in this shift. However, with the expansion of wind power concerns about its impact on local biodiversity have been raised. This thesis investigates the incentives, regulations, and challenges that are influencing biodiversity management in the wind power industry. Thro
The EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy was created to stabilize the EU’s Neighbourhood, fuel the EU’s geopolitical crisis management ambitions, and strengthen European values abroad. In the recent debate, however, it was criticized as ineffective or destabilizing. While specific regions and mission types were previously researched, a comprehensive analysis of all EU crisis management operatio
While emissions from the food sector continue to rise, corporate carbon disclosure has emerged as an important driver to push for companies’ commitment to reduce GHG emissions in their value chain. This thesis investigates how different stakeholders frame Scope 3 emissions disclosure and action-taking within the EU food processing sector, in which upcoming regulations will enhance their relevance.
This is an ethnographic study of psychological help for the refugees within the Belarusian refugee community in Lithuania. The paper approaches this phenomenon with attention to various cultural, political, and social factors that influenced how psychological discourse was mobilized and how the notion of psychological care was experienced, practiced, and resisted. The main argument of this study
Like many waterfowl and wader species, Kentish Plovers Charadrius alexandrinus of both the north-west European and Wadden Sea populations perform a post-breeding moult before migrating to their southerly wintering grounds. They make use of specific moulting sites, e.g. in the Dutch Delta area, on Fanø in the Danish Wadden Sea and on the sandbars off St. Peter-Ording in the German Wadden Sea. In or
This master’s thesis is a cultural analysis of individuals with Type 1 diabetes, who use Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM). It focuses on how these devices shape both individual and collective identities within the diabetes community, and beyond. Using a combination of interviews, observations, and a visual ethnographic approach such as participant-designed sketches, this research explores the rol
While vital to Indonesia’s economic growth, the textile industry has exacerbated textile waste generation and environmental degradation, posing urgent sustainability challenges. Rising unemployment further compounds these issues, prompting policy responses such as the Bappenas’ Circular Economy Roadmap and National Action Plan 2025–2045, which aim to drive circularity and generate employment oppor
From a market perspective, Japan is interesting for Swedish companies, especially those with sustainable and digital capabilities. However, the Japanese market is complex, with high quality demands and deep relationships, which require foreign companies to understand how their assets transfer locally. This thesis explores how ten Swedish subsidiaries in Japan use sustainability and digitalization
Drainage of peatlands causes changes in water table (WT), vegetation and decomposer community. As a consequence, decomposition patterns and carbon dynamics change, which is visible in altered Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) concentrations in ground and soil water. Additional changes in precipitation patterns towards more extreme drought and rain periods, as expected with climate change, cause furth
This thesis studies whether in-utero drought exposure increases infant mortality and whether groundwater access can buffer this effect. Using georeferenced DHS data from Tanzania and high-resolution rainfall and groundwater data, I find that each additional month of in-utero drought raises infant mortality by 0.4 percentage points, which is a 5 percent increase relative to the sample mean. Importa
Utformningen av utrymmen för pianoframträdanden kan bidra till att forma pianistens psykologiska upplevelse, vilket i sin tur påverkar deras prestationsresultat. Denna avhandling utforskar hur rumsliga konfigurationer – såsom publikens närhet, scenens utformning, rummets storlek och belysning – kan påverka pianistens mentala tillstånd, inklusive stress, fokus och självförtroende vid scenframträdanThe arrangement of piano performance spaces can contribute to shaping the psychological experience of pianists, which in turn influences their performance outcomes. This thesis explores how spatial configurations—such as audience proximity, stage layout, performance room size, and lighting— could affect pianists' mental states, including stress, focus, and confidence when performing on stage.
