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The international standard IEC 62264, also known as ISA95, deals with Enterprise-Control System integration and Manufacturing Operations Management. The standard contains, among other things, a description of what Manufacturing Operations means. The description states that The activities of manufacturing operations management are those activities of a manufacturing facility that coordinate the per

This thesis researches the Swedish conservative intellectual magazine Svensk Tidskrift and their view on Russia, between the years of 1915–1919. It further examines how the view changes over the years. The research also analyses the view on Russia in Svensk Tidskrift from a perspective of center-periphery. Sweden and Russia have a long relationship that goes way back to several centuries before, a

Utifrån Glasers definition av Grounded Theory sätts filmen The Interview (Columbia Pictures, 2014) i en politisk kontext. Digitala artiklar från Nordkorea samt USA som behandlar The Interview kodas och den öppna kodningen gör att en frågeställning skapas: Vilket synsätt har respektive land på filmen som ett politiskt fenomen? Den selektiva fasen kategoriserar de punkter som har störst verkan på po

Previous research on Donna Tartt’s debut novel The Secret History in regards to its intertextual relevance has helped in understanding the traditional campus novel, as well as redefined the classical murder mystery. However, little research has been made on its characters and its portrayal of the human experience. Additionally, plenty of research has been made into Nietzsche’s philosophical work T

Denna uppsats syftar till att analysera begreppet internationell jurisdiktion i relation till huruvida om CSDDD är förenligt med territorialitetsprincipen. Med utgångspunkt i att internationell jurisdiktion huvudsakligen vilar på folkrättsliga sedvanenormer, inleds framställningen med en genomgång av det traditionella jurisdiktions begreppet. Särskild uppmärksamhet ägnas åt den framväxande acceptaThis paper undertakes an examination of the concept of international law of jurisdiction to assess the extent to which the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) aligns with the principle of territoriality. Since international jurisdiction is based on customary principles, the paper explores the traditional concept of international jurisdiction. It highlights the growing recognit

Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att få kunskap om den individuella lönesättningen inom en offentlig verksamhet. Min avsikt är att undersöka och få förståelse för lärarnas upplevelser av den individuella lönesättningen inom en offentlig verksamhet. Uppsatsen undersöker den individuella lönesättningen ur ett kritiskt perspektiv och jag vill därmed få kunskap och förståelse om eventuella följder av dThe purpose of this paper is to gain knowledge of the individual salaries within the public sector. My intention is to explore and gain understanding teachers' experiences of the individual salaries within the public sector. The essay examines the individual salaries from a critical perspective, and I would thus gain knowledge of the possible consequences of this system. The thesis is a qualit

The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the relation between resilience as a discourse and governmentality. Drawing on theory by Foucault, a comparison and application of liberal governmentality will be made with contemporary resilience policy. The DFID, a global leader in resilience-building, will serve as a case to show in what ways power-relations are embedded within the organisation’s di

This study examines possible causal relationship between investments in research and development (R&D) and economic growth of the European Union (EU) regions using R&D per capita as a measure of innovation. Given the importance the EU policies have put on innovation in creating better economic outlook, questions whether investments in R&D are growth enhancing and efficient in promoting

UBER är ett globalt företag som växer snabbt. UBER har skapat en applikation som gör det möjligt att, via applikationen, beställa en taxiresa från en person som kör sin egen bil. Enligt UBER är det dock inget transportföretag, utan istället en teknologiplattform. Detta nya fenomen, där företag möjliggör tillgång till andra personers ägodelar, kallas för delningsekonomi. För att bli en UBER-förare UBER is a worldwide company growing rapidly. It has invented an application that makes it possible to request a ride from a driver which drives their own car. According to UBER, it is not a transport company but instead a technology platform. Moreover, this new phenomenon, whereby companies are enabling access for consumers to property owned by other consumers, is called sharing economy. In order

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate if there is a difference in the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth depending on whether the FDI comes from China or the Western world. This study investigates the effect of FDI on economic growth in 44 African countries from 2003 to 2017, based on panel data. According to growth theory, an increase in investments leads to an in

The purpose of this study is to examine whether an acquiring firm that operates as a contractor within the defence sector can expect to generate shareholder value from a merger and acquisition with a fellow defence sector competitor. Having selected thirty acquiring defence firms an event study utilizing the market model is performed to obtain the abnormal returns generated from a merger and acqui

Remarkable success of Japanese economy after WWII has been an intriguing topic for many researchers. In relation to the theory and previous research this study proposes a different explanatory model of Japanese growth after WWII. The model proposed here relies upon a contribution of two key features of the Japanese economy- subcontracting as a type of organizational form of conglomerates and indus

Syftet med uppsatsen är att med hjälp av historiska data från perioden december 1996 – december 2010 testa en portföljvalsmodell kallad The Permanent Portfolio (TPP) på den svenska marknaden. Modellen går ut på att placera tillgängligt kapital i fyra lika stora delar över fyra olika tillgångsslag. Dessa fyra tillgångslag är aktier, statsobligationer, guld och kontanter. I uppsatsen gestaltas dessa

Uppsatsen undersöker och analyserar Jeanette Wintersons roman Written on the Body utifrån queerteori. Winterson ifrågasätter och analysar i denna roman begreppen genus, sexualitet och deras förhållande till identitet och denna uppsats undersöker detta närmre genom en analys av romanen. Uppsatsens syfte är att redogöra och analysera romanens berättare, vars könstillhörighet är okänd, utifrån queert

I analyze the effect of a large exogenous trade shock on mortality in the United States between 2002 and 2012. Following the example of Autor, Dorn, and Hanson (2013), I construct a variable that captures the difference in exposure to import competition stemming from differences in initial manufacturing employment structures. I avoid endogeneity issues by instrumenting US commuting zones’ exposure