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The project was performed for FAS Converting Machinery AB (FAS) in Ystad with supervision from Industriell Elektroteknik och Automation at LTH. FAS is a company that makes machines for producing plastic bags on a roll. The problem given was to develop a sensor for detecting the perforations in the bags to ensure that the correct amount of bags was rolled up and that the tearing was in the right pl
I want to find out whether it is possible to draw any connection between payment behaviour and corporate reputation on a business-to-business level or whether it is rather trust that is effected and if so in both cases how and why. My qualitative research has an inductive approach and has been done by using an unstructured interview technique. I have used Chun’s definition of corporate reputation
The automotive industry is currently witnessing a standard battle between the emerging propulsion technologies and the internal combustion engine. Almost all efforts, whether they are initiated by governments or established players of the automotive industry, have been deployed on a small-scale basis. However, an ambitious attempt is currently being made by the venture-backed company Better Place,
With this thesis we want to prove that by using a single formula for picking stocks, Joel Greenblatt’s ‘’Magic Formula’’, it is possible to achieve returns higher than those achieved by a related index. To prove this, we will construct a portfolio, according to “The Magic Formula”, and backtest the portfolio in the Swedish stock market. The test period will be March 1999 to January 2010 and we wil
The performance measurement systems in place within Swedish universities are more developed as compared to Chinese universities. There is a greater need for accountability due to the relatively open Swedish Higher Education system while there is little to motivate Chinese Universities to account for their performance.
Performance measurement system, especially the Balanced Score Card (BSC) is gaining increasing popularity among various kinds of organizations, especially these years more and more non-profit organizations such as: schools, hospitals, labor unions, etc., are putting emphasis on the implementation of performance measure system to improve their practice. It was demonstrated that a great amount of ac
This paper seeks to examine the relationship between intellectual capital (IC) elements – human capital, market capital, process capital and renewal capital – and innovation system models (ISMs), on a national level, to determine if specific IC elements have a higher degree of influence in supporting economic competitiveness, and if both IC and ISM mutually influence and reinforce one another. Thr
Title: The Impact of a Code of Conduct: An Interpretative Case Study on the Implementation of CSR in Business Practice Seminar Date: June 4th 2010 Course: BUSM 18 – Degree Project Master Level in Managing People, Knowledge & Change Authors: Anna Pfeiffer & Marleen Prinsen Advisor: Stefan Sveningsson Thesis Purpose: The main purpose of this research is to critically examine Corporate Social
ABSTRACT Thesis title: The “new” doctor-nurse game in decentralization –A case study in southern Sweden. Course: BUSM18, Degree Project in Managing People, Knowledge & Change, 15 Credits. Seminar date: 03-06-2010 Author: Vasileios Georgakopoulos Supervisor: Sverre Spoelstra Key words: Decision making, decentralization, popular culture, critical thinking communication, teamwork, stress, E.R ser
We aim to reinforce the importance of more qualitative empirical studies researching the particularities of co-creation efforts, in the context of new, ambiguous mutations of work and organization generated by internet technologies. While answering our research question we will look into personal accounts referring to the individual’s experience of volunteering for Mozilla, and we will contribute
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to do a comparison of the perception of auditing standards by auditors from different countries. Methodology: This study is based on quantitative analysis by a questionnaire sent to auditors in China, Kosovo and Sweden. A sample of 55 respondents with 25 auditors from China, 16 auditors from Kosovo and 14 auditors from Sweden was collected in order to analyze
Samhällsutvecklingen leder till ett ökande informationsflöde, och ökande krav på beslut och åtgärder i olika situationer. Vuxna är bättre rustade än ungdomar att hantera sådana psykologiska stressituationer. Syftet med denna undersökning har varit att undersöka om det förelåg någon skillnad mellan två grupper gymnasieelever under sista året på naturvetenskapligt program. Interventionsgruppen, som
Onlinespel blir allt mer populära världen över och spel som spelas offline överges för dessa spel. Syftet med denna rapport är att beskriva varför just denna typ av spel fascinerar allt fler människor. Rapporten avser att besvara denna fråga genom att presentera en kvalitativ undersökning som vi genomfört utifrån spelarnas synvinkel. I undersökningen har analyserats vilket utbyte spelarna anser at
En rättfram jämförelse mellan ersättningsnivå i de Amerikanska och Svenska företagen visar att de Amerikanska vd:arna har en betydligt högre ersättningsnivå än den Svenska. Detta resultat består även om man justerar för olikheter mellan företagen i länderna så som storlek, prestanda, industrisammansättning och internationalisering. Om man även tar hänsyn till ersättningens sammansättning ändras re
The aims of this thesis are to explore the process of (dis) identification considering its influence in securing and enhancing self-identity in the agricultural organization context through patterns of working behaviors. This research underscores negative and positive aspects of professional discourses that influence interpretative manners among organizational members. This study takes hermeneutic
Purpose: This thesis aims to develop conceptual implications from interpretation of theories and case study on cross border M&As conducted by firms from emerging market with focus on the perspectives of motivation, integration and performance. Methodology: This thesis is developed through a descriptive case study on two related cases from emerging markets. Detailed implications are derived fro
If one were to study Management Consultancy, they could be spoilt for choices on what to research on. Bombarded by several images of imperviousness, merky business practices , shady deals, compromise, self service, competitive morality and many other forms of euphemisms, the researchers, would see these notions, appear loud and resplendent, especially when, ‘seen through’ client consultant relatio
Title: A Case Study of Motivators Behind The Use of Social Networking Sites Purpose: The purpose of this study is to gain in-depth understanding of the motivating factors behind the target groups engagement with company profiles within Social Networking sites. Furthermore the aim is to gain knowledge about what content is attractive on a company profile within a Social Networking site and the wome
Abstract: Title: Dreaming of a Red Lamborghini and Blue Sky: Towards Understanding Sustainability and Sustainable Consumption in Developing Countries. Date of the Seminar: 1st June, 2010 Course: BUS 808 -Master thesis in International Marketing and Brand Management. Authors: Bishaara Hameed, Igor Ackerberg, Sundus Ahad Khan Advisors: Sofia Ulver-Sneistrup Keywords: Sustainability Discourses, Susta
Purpose of the study: To construct a framework by investigating value creating processes within the New Economy. In terms of value the researchers are investigating the process from consumer activation to co-production, and to the last step of using co-production in order to co-create value. Theoretical framework: The main theories are Marketing Communications, Co-production and Co-creation. Addit
