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The importance to cut costs and to be as efficient as possible has never been as important as it is today in order to stay competitive in the market. IKEA are currently facing increasing challenges with the production growth due to a high demand from the market and goals for 2020. This large growth will affect the bottom line of the supply chain, the suppliers. The necessary production growth also
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to establish a framework for the mechanisms that sup-port the institutionalization of cycling as a mode of transport. Our aim is to provide valuable insights on how to normalize cycling. Methodology: This research is conducted through a qualitative case study combining induc-tive and deductive reasoning. A preliminary theoretical framework was developed based
Analogue atomic spectral lines from different isotopes display a small shift in energy, commonly referred as the frequency isotope shift. One of the components of the isotope shift is the field shift, which depends on the extent and the shape of the nuclear charge density distribution. In this work, we investigate how sensitive field shifts are with respect to variations in the nuclear size and sh
The turbulent market environment experienced over the last decades has attracted the broad interest of institutional and retail investors towards non-directional and absolute return investment strategies. The scope of this paper mainly concerns the investigation of whether a pairs trading strategy based on the cointegration approach generates excess returns on the Swedish equity market or fails to
The purpose of this thesis is to estimate the parameters in a stochastic volatility model in order to hedge derivatives based on underlying assets under the real probabilities as opposed to the standard method of esti- mating them under the risk neutral probabilities. We choose a common and reasonable but not to complex model of stock prices and other traded nancial assets, the Heston model, as we
Bakgrund Hållbarhet är ett koncept som har fått uppmärksamhet och som har gått från att vara ett ”modeord” till något som är integrerat i de flesta företags strategi. Författarna är intresserade av hur affärsmöjligheter kan bli utvärderade från ett hållbarhetsperspektiv och hur hållbara produkter kan skapa ett marknadsvärde. Företaget, som är verksamma inom kemi industrin, är intresserade av att k
Why has FRONTEX evolved without introducing a mechanism for accountability? This case study answers this question by examining relevant treaties and regulations concerning FRONTEX's mandate, as well as previous scholarship in the area – and applying a top down approach to explain the evolution of FRONTEX's development. The study goes beyond focusing on FRONTEX's role as an intelligence
The objective for this master thesis has been to develop a mathematical model of the actuator parts of the fifth generation Haldex AWD system. The parts to be modeled are the DC-Machine and the pump. Also a model of the elasticity of the clutch has to be derived as well as a model for the hydraulic fluid. These models were then to be implemented in Matlab Simulink. The model was derived by means o
The purpose of this study is to investigate the influencing factors on underpricing in the UK and Germany. The focus hereby lies on the different institutional framework (common and civil law) and implied ownership structure of both countries. A quantitative analysis is conducted using multiple linear regression model and descriptive statistics. The dependent variable underpricing is regressed on
For Chinese economy, the relationship between ownership and company performance is an important theoretical and practical topic. My research question is how ownership affect company performance and what is the basis determinant. In the view of macro, it relates to whether the economy system need further reform or not and if the economy could remain a sustainable growth. In the view of micro, it re
The aim of this thesis is to analyze what effect different aspects of globalization have had on gender equality in welfare and work life during the period 1970-2012 using data for up to 171 countries. The KOF index of globalization is used as a proxy to include social, political and economic globalization. Furthermore, gender equality is measured by relative changes in health, education and workfo
SAMMANFATTNING Titel Är personlighet rätt medicin? – Varumärkespersonligheter och anseende på den svenska apoteksmarknaden. Seminariedatum 2014-06-05 Ämne/Kurs FEKH29 Företagsekonomi: Examensarbete i marknadsföring på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare Gustaf Anderson, Jonathan Norén och Victoria Waldau Handledare Clara Gustafsson Nyckelord Varumärkespersonligheter, marknadsföring, anABSTRACT Title Is personality the right medicine? – Brand personalities and repu- tation on the Swedish pharmacy market. Seminar date 2014-06-05 Course FEKH29 Business Administration: Degree Project in Marketing, Undergraduate Level, 15 University Credits Points (ECTS) Authors Gustaf Anderson, Jonathan Norén and Victoria Waldau, Advisor Clara Gustafsson Key words Brand Personalities, marketi
Syfte: Uppsatsens syfte är att öka den allmänna förståelsen för betydelsen av disruptiva tek-nologier, inom ramen för angiven målgrupp. Syftet uppnås specifikt via: a) En beskrivning och analys av hur företag hanterar och bör hantera sådana. b) Utvecklandet av en modell för identifiering och hantering av disruptiva teknologier. Metod: Föreliggande undersökning är en pilotstudie vars vetenskapsteor
Syfte: Syftet är att undersöka sambandet mellan CDS spreaden och bond spreaden, samt att jämföra dessa över tid. Detta genomförs genom att testa för ett kointegrationssamband samt Granger-kausalitet mellan CDS spreaden och bond spreaden för varje enhet som ingår i urvalet, och för olika perioder. Också deskriptiv statistik används. Metod: Kvantitativ metod: Augmented Dickey-Fuller test, KPSS, Engl
Many modern psychological theories still assume that humans know about themselves to a wide and accurate extent, in line with the early classical cognitive frameworks. Other competing frameworks, such as dynamic cognition, propose that intelligent behavior can arise from an interaction between the brain, body, and environment, without the need of manipulating explicitly represented knowledge-state
The danger that mass surveillance poses to concepts of ‘freedom’ and ‘democracy’ have long been a topic of fiction as well as of hard academic study. George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four is a work that some might disregard as mere post-apocalyptic whimsy but its arguably accurate recreation and prediction of the methods utilized by the totalitarian government to maintain absolute control over a po
This master’s thesis analyses the extent to which EU member states and EU bodies have responded coherently towards China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The master’s thesis uses a mixed method approach: it begins with a comparative study of the Dutch, German, Czech and Hungarian policy responses towards the BRI. These are: an analysis of the national policy stance, the foreign policy stance and an ana
Recently, major infrastructure projects have been started in Denmark and this research tries to answer how social aspects are investigated in planning and analysis work before the big projects are constructed. The research has interviewed representative from the Copenhagen Metro Company and Danish Road Directory to uncover the analysis work and how social aspects are included in their work. The re
Denna uppsats undersöker företags moraliska ansvar att respektera de mänskliga rättigheterna, skisserade i UNGP, som i praktiken genomförs genom en human rights due diligence-process. Den analyserar hur moderbolaget ska genomföra en sådan process i förhållande till sina dotterbolag. Uppsatsen beskriver sedan vilket juridiskt ansvar, enligt engelsk skadeståndsrätt och dess duty of care-begrepp, ett
