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Increasing urbanization and the commodification of housing have contributed to limited availability of affordable housing in many cities worldwide. Marked-based rent regulations and the redevelop-ment of post-industrial harbor districts have given rise to the emergence of new-build gentrification in many cities. Sweden, formerly known for its social democratic and welfare state policies, has under
The Arctic is at the forefront of climate change and is considered to be the most at risk, warming at twice the rate of the global annual average. The environment and its inhabitants are and will be subjected to deep transformational shifts, with changes in temperature and climate having potentially worldwide repercussions. Global attention for the Arctic region has further risen by the increasing
The study aims to develop a deeper understanding of how transformational changes can affect employees’ creative process engagement. By conducting a single case study at a technology organization that has been undergoing several transformational changes over the last decade, we have tried to reach our aim. Adopting an interpretive approach, we have investigated our research problem by conducting se
Purpose - The purpose of this research is to create a better understanding of what the current and future customer requirements are on logistics service offerings in the Danish construction industry and how the studied case company can better match these. Methodology - The research was conducted as a case study. A supplier (referred to as the case company) of tools, consumables and installation m
The purpose of this work was to contribute to the creation of a prototype of a new type of robot called Agile Parallel Kinematic Manipulator or AgilePKM for short. Designing, building and controlling a new type of robot is a task which goes beyond the scope of any master thesis project, but there are subtasks which are more suitable to handle within the available time frame. A principle design wil
Producers in the cardboard and containerboard packaging industry want to, and are sometimes forced to, increase the amount of recycled fibers in packaging, but there is no way to confirm the actual composition of fibers by examining the material optically or chemically. Blockchain technology is often seen as a promising technology for data storage and it is argued that it can help increase transpa
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
Technological change is an important source for long-term economic growth, but it may also affect the labor markets by creating and eliminating jobs. While new technologies have not caused massive unemployment, there has been a change in the type of jobs over time, which may affect inequality. Contemporary studies have shown that technological change has caused labor polarization through decreasin
Brain drain refers to the international migration of highly skilled people. It can affect countries of all development levels, but it is the brain drain from developing countries that has garnered the most attention. There are two purposes with this study, the first is to find the relationship between brain drain and unemployment, GNI per capita and political stability. The second purpose is to se
Bakgrund: Sälj och verksamhetsplanering (SVP) är ett ramverk för att balansera utbud och efterfrågan. Processens huvudsakliga syfte är att adressera komplexitet vid planering genom tvärfunktionellt samarbete, vilket involverar nyckelpersoner från relevanta avdelningar. För att effektivt bedriva SVP måste planeringen ske på rätt nivå. Om den görs på en för detaljerad nivå blir den översiktliga bild
This thesis investigates how Nordic companies are preparing for and implementing the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), a transformative shift in sustainability regulation within the European Union. With a focus on strategy, challenges, and opportunities, the research explores how firms interpret and adapt to the CSRD’s legally binding and standardized reporting requirements. Usi
Vombsänkan is one of the largest groundwater aquifers in Sweden, it can be divided into a southeastern part with a limestone aquifer and a northwestern part with an aquifer in soil. The limestone aquifer is confined, since it’s overlain by low-permeability soils. All wells for irrigation and municipal purposes are drilled into the limestone rock. The goal is to establish a hydraulic groundwater mo
This thesis investigates how human rights-based approaches (HRBAs) to disaster risk reduction mediate the relationship between international human rights law and local practice in the Philippines. It explores the processes of “vernacularization” and bottom-up influence. The former relates to adapting international human rights norms to local settings. The latter refers to local experiences and pra
The snitch is a well known figure, often associated with deceit and betrayal. It appears in everyday life, embedded in joking jargons as well as in serious discussions of loyalty. Perhaps most significantly, the snitch symbolizes the culture of silence within criminal gangs, breaking the unwritten rule of not speaking to authorities. This thesis investigates how the figure of the snitch, and the a
Forest ecosystems are important actors in climate change mitigation strategies through their abilities to act as both carbon sinks and sources. The commonly used forest management strategy of clearcutting has been suggested to be paired with large greenhouse gas emissions, increasing the need for research on the climate effect from alternative management strategies. Rumperöd forest is managed thro
This thesis explores how business angels’ (BA’s) human- and financial capital contribute to the early-stage development of start-ups. While previous literature has extensively discussed BAs' financial roles, the combined effect of both capital types, particularly in relation to relational trust, remains underexplored. Addressing this gap, the study applies a qualitative approach, interviewing
Organizational Commitment (OC), which describes an individual’s psychological attachment to an organization, is a central component in organizational behavior research. This study examines the impact of perceived organizational values, personal values, organizational support, positive leadership, and job autonomy on OC and its three components: affective, normative, and continuance commitment. Dra
