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Sustainability issues within the fashion market is frequently debated. Especially, whether fast fashion can be considered as sustainable. This bachelor thesis draws on the discussion about fast fashion and sustainability, and how different discourses is being reproduced within different media outlets. By comparing journalistic articles about fast fashion and sustainability from the news media outl

Denna uppsats är baserad på en översättning av kapitel 1-9 i första delen av romanen Future Popes of Ireland av den irländske författaren Darragh Martin. Efter en inledande källtextanalys baserad på modellen som beskrivs av Hellspong & Ledin i Vägar genom texten – Handbok i brukstextananalys (1997) följer ett kortare medierande avsnitt om överväganden inför översättningen, där valet av översät

På senare år har socialtjänsten i Sverige blivit måltavla för desinformationskampanjer, där särskilt den så kallade LVU-kampanjen har väckt starka reaktioner och spridit misstro mot myndigheten, framför allt bland utrikesfödda grupper. Denna uppsats undersöker hur socialarbetare upplever att dessa kampanjer påverkar deras arbete och relationen till klienter, samt hur de hanterar frågor om förtroen

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to elucidate the organisation Family First's campaign against the anti-smacking law in New Zeeland. This has been done through a qualitative content analysis of how Family First use arguments and rhetoric in their campaign, and what consequences Family First mean the anti-smacking law has had for the society, the parents and the children and how this con

The purpose of this study is to investigate if a CRE sale and lease back transaction generates a positive abnormal return on the lessee’s stock value, by using event study methodology. Furthermore, the probable relationship between the positive abnormal return and the transaction value, as well as the cash flow is investigated by using linear regression. A short term as well as a long term perspec

Lobbying within the EU is a welcome and frequently used way of constructing the policy process. The aim of this thesis is through a text analysis describe and understand the influence that interest groups have on especially the European Parliament but also the Commission. My objects of study are the three institutions of the European Union with an emphasis on the European Parliament. I use network

The energy industry in Europe has been exposed to major changes since the early 1990s. What effects this changing market scene has had on the companies active in the energy industry is an interesting research area. We aimed in this thesis to investigate what were the determinants behind firms engaging in M&A transactions, between the years 1995 and 2005, based on theories and hypotheses that a

This study explores the development of the Concerted European Response from adoption of the European Action Plan by the euro group, to the adoption of the Economic Recovery Plan by the European Council. The theoretical framework employed to assess this process is based on the works of the Copenhagen School on securitisation. However, In order to analyse the economic and financial crisis through a

Purpose: The purpose of our thesis is to test theories surrounding the drivers of M&A; of their occurrence, size and affect, and from that derive their applicability on the European internet gambling industry. Methodology: This thesis uses deductive methods in which it tests theories with hypotheses by quantitative measures. Financial data have been gathered of companies in the internet gambli

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Purpose: The purpose of our study is to further the understanding of the dynamics between organizational identity, culture and image, and the role of HR in this dynamic. Theoretical Model: Our own conceptual understanding of the Organizational Identity Dynamics Model as put forwards by Hatch and Schultz (2002) Empirical Foundation: Our empirical material was gathered through semi-structured interv

The aim with this study is to investigate the market reactions to announcements of special dividends and redemptions in Sweden and thus if these announcements can signal information. This study is an event study, where the event is the day of the announcement of a suggestion regarding issuance of special dividends or redemptions. The abnormal returns were estimated for two samples with the market

Purpose: To contribute to the understanding of the relationship between private labels and the retailer brand in grocery retailing. Methodology: We use structured interviews as a cross-sectional method for quantitative data collection. The existence of the relationship is tested through correlation analysis and regression analysis. Theoretical perspective: Perceived quality of private labels and o

The purpose of this thesis is to create a greater understanding of relationships and networks on regulated markets. This includes what the climate are like on such a market and how different aspects within relationships and networks are affected by regulations. By the use of a deductive approach, a qualitative study was performed. This was carried out by interviewing different actors on the Swedis

This thesis attempts to clarify the impact of cultural differences on customer expectations of service level. Furthermore, we want to determine whether or not expectations of service differ enough to be quantifiable between two countries, Sweden and the US, mostly regarded as similar in business practices. The conclusion showed that higher ratings on four of Hofstede’s five cultural indexes were a

Thesis purpose: The aim of this paper is to extend the knowledge of what influences the purchase decision of functional food in the store. By applying the M-R model in a new setting - the dairy department in grocery retailing in Sweden - and adding variables related to health attitudes, the aim is to contribute to existing research concerning in-store purchase decision making and store environment