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Business archives and cultural heritage : a qualitative study of Swedish craft breweries’ records management In 2019, the Archives Inquiry submitted a proposal that corporate archives should be covered by the Archives Act to ensure the preservation of the cultural archives. The purpose of the thesis is to determine the attitude of companies to long-term preservation through a case study of craft

This essay seeks to address how power asymmetries or structural biases may affect how European Union (EU) law considers market actors and the freedom to conduct a business, combining EU legal methodology with feminist and queer legal and political theory. The research finds that the EU is a purposive order, whose primary objectives inform the EU legal order and the development of EU law. EU functi

This thesis examines whether gold is still attractive to be invested as one of the portfolio component after the financial crisis in 2008. Besides, the study suggests the appropriate weight of gold in the portfolio investment during the normal and crisis periods. This paper uses the U.S. stock, bond, and gold data from 1997 until 2013 to investigate optimal weights by constructing the optimal port

The relationship between capital structure and firm performance has been a recurring topic of discussion. Within this context, frameworks such as the Modigliani and Miller, Trade-Off, Market Timing, Pecking Order, Agency theories have been widely examined by researchers, offering diverse viewpoints on how capital structure decisions impact corporate performance in distinct industrial, regional and

Extant literature has not explored the establishment of green trust through website design elements which communicate sustainability, within the context of international online fashion firms. This study contributes to this topic by exploring how green trust is generated through sustainability-communicating website design elements. To accomplish this, it examines literature that is previously cross

This paper addresses the urgent need for industrial companies to take action to transition towards sustainable development. More specifically, companies must include practices aimed at reducing social inequalities along the supply chain as well as reducing their corporate footprint actively counteracting climate change, thereby adhering to regulatory environments. In this context, to transition to

The adoption of sustainable practices has increasingly become crucial for companies seeking to meet their stakeholders’ expectations. Supply chain management can play a pivotal role in driving sustainability initiatives, offering opportunities for companies to integrate digital technologies and optimize their operations for sustainable stewardship. This study investigates how the integration of di

The dietary supplement (DS) market, along with the topic of health optimization, is continuously growing. Simultaneously the time, money and health investments of consumers are increasing, which makes the motivations of the consumption a relevant topic to investigate. Research has not sufficiently explored the intersection of governmentality, DS, young women and the modern context they live in. Th

LL_SMMV39_eng_HT21_rev_210830 Reading list for Value Creation and Innovation in Tourism (SMMV39), 15 hp The reading list was approved by the Board of the Department of Service Management and Service Studies 2020-04-22, revised 2021-08-30. The reading list is valid from 2021-11-01. Alsos, Gry Agnete, Eide, Dorte & Madsen, Einar Lier. (eds.) (2014). Handbook of Research on Innovation in Tourism Indu

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/sites/ses.lu.se.en/files/2021-09/LL_SMMV39_eng_HT21_rev_210830.pdf - 2026-06-22

Depar tment o f Bus iness Admin is t ra t ion EHFE016, Digital monies for a sustainable future, 7.5 credits Digitala valutor för en hållbar framtid 7,5 hp Third Cycle/Forskarutbildningsnivå Details of approval The syllabus was approved by the Department Board on 2020-02-11 and was last revised on 2023-10-31 by the same. The revised syllabus applies from 2024-01-01. General information The course E

https://www.ehl.lu.se/sites/ehl.lu.se/files/2024-02/Course%20syllabus-EHFE016-DMSF.pdf - 2026-06-22

LL_SMMV39_eng_HT21_rev_210830 Reading list for Value Creation and Innovation in Tourism (SMMV39), 15 hp The reading list was approved by the Board of the Department of Service Management and Service Studies 2020-04-22, revised 2021-08-30. The reading list is valid from 2021-11-01. Alsos, Gry Agnete, Eide, Dorte & Madsen, Einar Lier. (eds.) (2014). Handbook of Research on Innovation in Tourism Indu

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/sites/ses.lu.se.en/files/2021-09/LL_SMMV39_eng_HT21_rev_210830_0.pdf - 2026-06-22

Title: Motivational factors of narcissistic millennials to participate in social commerce Seminar date: 31th May 2017 Course: BUSN39 Business Administration: Global Marketing Authors: Lisanne Gauw & Lisa Niesen Supervisor: Veronika Tarnovskaya Key Words: Social commerce, narcissism, social media, e-commerce, millennials, narcissistic traits, motivational factors, motivation theories Thesis pur

The aim of the study is to determine how diversification on the board of directors, in terms of gender, nationality, and age, affects the acquisition intensity of listed firms on the Swedish Large Cap. The theoretical framework is based on Social identity theory, Agency theory and similar previous studies on the impact of board diversity. The study is based on secondary data, is quantitative and

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 article argues that the body of foreign direct investment (FDI) literature in general and the ownership, location, and internalization (OLI) paradigm in particular would be enriched if finance-specific factors are explicitly incorporated as drivers of FDI. We suggest that financial strategies involving factors such as debt/equity swaps or equity listings in foreign equity markets affect the f

The internationalization of firms has led to boards becoming more international as well. In this study, we investigate the consequences of board internationalization. In particular, by drawing on research on language and board dynamics, we identify theory-based reasons why board internationalization could increase, or decrease, earnings management practices. We use agency theory, stressing how boa

The purpose of this study is to investigate the firm value effect of the relative voting power between the minority blockholders and the largest shareholder in firms, and the excess voting rights relative to capital rights for minority blockholders. The Holdings database was used to collect detailed ownership data on a sample of 266 listed Swedish firms corresponding to 1 781 firm-year while finan

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the role of Management Control Systems in Swedish organizations during the Covid-19 pandemic. For this, the use of MCS, the perceived effectiveness and the differences between organizations are observed. Methodology: This study is quantitative. A self-completion questionnaire is used to collect data. Descriptive statistics and statistical tests in S

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate if institutional ownership has an impact on a firm’s total payout ratio in Swedish firms. Methodology: The study uses fixed effects models with robust standard errors clustered by firm with year effects and provides several robustness checks by altering the dependent variable in our analysis. Theoretical perspectives: The theoretical framework

With activities engendering tremendous socio-ecological impacts, the fashion system is increasingly spotlighted as one of the most unsustainable industries. In this context, many actors in the fashion system, including brands and retailers, have implemented corporate sustainability strategies. Yet, sustainability can be understood and interpreted through different logics, which requires organizati