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The purpose of this thesis is to provide insight into the recruitment and selection processes of high-tech companies in China and to advice returning Chinese overseas students on these recruitment and selection processes. We collected empirical data from respondents by using semi-structured interviews for the following qualitative analysis. Interview guide, selection of respondents, conduction of

The purpose of the thesis is to empirically investigate the relationship between intellectual capital and corporate performance. The estimated models will be used tp predict future corporate performance. Definitions of Intellectual Capital are presented as well as measurements of the concept, with focus on VAIC. Prior research investigating the relationship between intellectual capital and corpora

Issue of study: There is no clear framework for IPR negotiation to support the establishment of I-U collaboration by balancing their competing interests. For I-U collaborations within the same country, several sets of guidelines have been produced to emphasize IPR-issues in R&D collaborations. These have helped to increase awareness, but corporations and universities still report problems when

Sammanfattning För närvarande pågår en utredning angående apoteksmonopolets vara eller icke vara här i Sverige. Trenden inom EU har på sistone gått mot att avreglera fler och fler marknader, detta tillsammans med regeringens åsikt om att ökad konkurrens är bra för samhället har föranlett denna granskning av marknaden i fråga. Det är därför av intresse att närmare titta på konsekvenserna av den utr

Fundamental laws of nature used in field modelling using Computational Fluid Dynamics are discussed and explained. Extensions and models used to complement these basic laws of physics in fire specific scenarios are also discussed. The field model SOFIE, Simulation Of Fires In Enclosures, has been used and predictions of gas-temperature, gas-velocity and presence of combustion gases are compared to

The thesis investigates and analyzes the possibility for Max entering to China¡¯s fast food market. And the focal mode of the entry here would be franchising. The core conceptual framework of the thesis is based on Decision-Making Model for International Franchising of Mahmood A. Khan. While in order to make the framework fit the purpose of this study much better, Mahmood¡¯s model was developed an

Användandet av soft power i utrikespolitiken är en mycket diskuterad fråga, och i och med presidentskiftet 2009 kom dessa diskussioner att öka. Vi har här undersökt och jämfört George W. Bush och Barack Obamas användande av soft power i respektive utrikespolitik. Vårt fokus ligger på USA:s relationer med Latinamerika och mellanöstern och hur dessa har kommit att förändras. Resultatet visar en stor

Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att empiriskt studera den svenska demokratins förändring i och med EU-inträdet. Vårt studieobjekt är riksdagen som enligt svensk grundlag skall vara folkets främsta representant. För att kunna besvara vår huvudfråga har vi valt att utgå ifrån olika demokratiteorier. Vi nyttjar oss av Robert Dahls fem kriterier för en demokratisk process, Jack Livelys sju folkmaktsst

I en tid då den ekonomiska brottsligheten sprids allt mer är goda råd verkligen dyra. De som sysslar med ekonomisk brottslighet utvecklas hela tiden. Deras uppfinningsrikedom tycks aldrig sina. Det finns gott om olika sorters ekonomisk brottslighet, som alla skadar samhället och dess medborgare. Jag bjuder på ett smakprov av vad ''ekobrottssmörgåsbordet'' har att bjuda på. I Sverig

RESEARCH QUESTION: What are the main drivers and barriers affecting the Swedish energy industry and its institutional logic? PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to examine the drivers and barriers affecting the Swedish energy sector and its institutional logic. THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE:The theories used for this paper, give the reader an overview of the subject and include: Dominant Logic, Invest

Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to gain knowledge and visualize significant issues that a future leadership of the Øresund Region should take into consideration in order to promote regional development. Context: In 2000 Copenhagen in Denmark and Malmö in Sweden got connected by the 18km long Øresund Bridge. The bridge’s explicit purpose was not only to physically connect Denmark and Sweden

I denna uppsats behandlas frågan om vilket ansvar som kan inträda då part avbryter avtalsförhandling. Kan denne göras ersättningsskyldig för onödiga förhandlingskostnader? Denna situation benämns ofta i doktrinen som ansvar enligt rättsfiguren culpa in contrahendo, som i sin tur utgör en sammanfattande benämning på olika klandervärda beteenden vid avtals ingående. I denna uppsats har jag utgått fr

The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the current debate concerning the removal of the statutory audit for SMEs in Sweden. In order to fulfill the thesis purpose a qualitative research approach was used along with triangulation methods. As the basis of the thesis lies in the government report SOU 2008:32 and the official comments to this report, interviews were held with key persons which

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