A large share of Swedish elderly care is currently carried out by private providers. In 2019, 19% of the institutionalized residential care units (nursing homes) in Sweden were under private ownership. Regardless of the underlying motives for this privatization, one of the main aims is to create efficiency and quality improvement. Previously, the effects of privatization on the quality of Swedish

Fluvial floods can cause significant damages to inundated assets. The frequency and magnitude of fluvial floods are related to precipitation amounts, which are expected to change throughout the 21st century due to global warming. Alongside the hazard characteristics of fluvial flooding, flood damage potentials depend on flood exposure and flood vulnerability, which are also subject to change due t

This paper explores home bias and the performance of exchange traded funds (ETFs) and bonds under the context of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG). It analyzes investment strategies led by non-financial variables such as sustainable and responsible investment and how it affects the expected returns and risk and if the home bias phenomenon is weaker when following the said strategy. The

This study focused on examining what post-acceleration startup management practices (‘activities’) corporate accelerators conduct and how these activities contribute to strategic value creation for the parent company. It was found that the post-acceleration phase is separated into three levels of post-acceleration activities and their strategic value contributions. Firstly, the resource level aims

In this study we have explored managers’ perceptions of the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and the extent to which CSR can be evaluated and promoted through third-party certifications. To understand how such certifications affect companies and their corporate governance, we have explored the Icelandic Equal Pay Certification (EPC), an example of a CSR initiative. Using ten qu

På dagens arbetsmarknad är efterfrågan på systemutvecklare och programmerare mycket stor, men forskningen runt deras arbetsmiljö begränsad. Systemutvecklare och programmerare har med anledning av den höga efterfrågan och det begränsade urvalet stor valmöjlighet när det kommer till var de vill arbeta. Den här undersökningen skall kunna vara en grund för hur en arbetsgivare till systemutvecklare ochThe demand for system developers and programmers is very large in today’s labour market, however the research surrounding their work environment is very limited. System developers and programmers have, in regards to the high demand and limited selection from the workforce, many options to choose from regarding the choice of workplace. This study’s aim is to be a foundation of how an employer of sy

The Swedish tax-reduction on household services, in popular speech called ROT and RUT, has been widely used since its introduction more than 10 years ago. However, few studies have been performed on this reduction on a regional level. The aim of this paper is to investigate if the tax-reduction is used to the same extent in rural regions as in urban regions. A cross-sectional study has been perfor

Thesis Purpose: The purpose is to explore post-acquisition tensions in a B2B firm's corporate brand identity to better understand why tensions emerge, what effect those tensions have, and lastly, how these tensions may be dealt with, if at all. Methodology: A qualitative multiple case study based on four companies with a constructionist and inductive approach has been executed in this thesis.

Kollagenrika restprodukter kan användas i värdefulla livsmedels- och läkemedelsprodukter. Enzymatisk behandling tillåter kontrollerad och effektiv nedbrytning. I det här projektet har metoder utvecklats och testats för produktion av enzymer i bakterier. Kollagen är det vanligaste proteinet i däggdjur. Proteinet finns i ben, vävnader och senor och ger mekanisk stabilitet och styrka. Den kompakta sIn this thesis eight enzymes have been identified with documented ability to degrade collagen or its hydrolyzed products. Collagen can be found in skin, bones, and connective tissue. Hydrolyzed collagen peptides are utilized in food, disease treatment, skincare and training supplements. The studied enzymes are: Clostridium histolyticum collagenases ColG and ColH, Grimontia hollisae collagenase, Ba

Loot Boxes in video games are a controversial phenomenon that has gotten more and more attention from the gaming community and legislation bodies in recent years. The cause of this controversy is its apparent similarities to gambling and therefore the increased risks of problem gambling amongst gamers, which has in turn drawn the attention of governments around the world. The purpose of this study

This paper aims to investigate the price determinants of vaccines, using economic theory and multiple linear regression analysis. Due to uncertain returns of investment in research and development, the volatility of demand, and the winner-take-all element of patent races, supplying vaccines entails substantial risks. To stay in the market, firms need to be compensated for these risks. Expected cos

Authors: Petter Englund and Oscar Stenström Title: LVU - with a licence to care? A discourse analytic focus on custodians, children's perspective and social authorities [Translated title] Supervisor: Eva Palmblad Assessor: Anders Östnäs The focus of this paper was to study how the parents/caretakers and best interest of the child were portrayed and constructed in LVU (The Care of Young Person

Syftet med den föreliggande studien var att undersöka förhållandet mellan empati, välmående och psykologisk flexibilitet och om psykologisk flexibilitet medierar sambandet mellan empati och välmående. En ökad psykologisk flexibilitet kan ha flera positiva konsekvenser. Inom yrkeslivet, och speciellt inom relationella yrken, kan ökad psykologisk flexibilitet hjälpa anställda att hantera emotionella

Denna komparativa uppsats analyserar vilka likheter och skillnader det finns mellan Sverige och Danmark avseende uppsägning och avsked vid misskötsamhet på grund av alkohol. Vidare analyseras vilken vikt som fästs vid arbetsgivarens intresse vid intresseavvägningen. För att besvara frågeställningarna har rättsdogmatiskt- och komparativ metod använts. Det föreligger både skillnader och likheter melThis comparative essay analyses the similarities and differences between Sweden and Denmark in terms of termination and dismissal in the case of alcohol caused malpractice. Furthermore, this essay analyses how much emphasis that is put on the employer’s interest in the courts balancing of interests. In order to answer the questions traditional legal dogmatic method and comparative method has been

Spårbart dricksvatten avseende ursprung och kvalitet kan genom skanning av QR-kod vid egen kran bli verklighet i framtiden! Tänk om man via skanning av en QR-kod vid kranen i sitt hem skulle kunna avläsa dess kvalitet i realtid samt veta varifrån det kommer. Då skulle användarna själva kunna försäkra sig om att vattnet man dricker håller adekvat kvalitet. Dessutom skulle producent och användare eDue to climate change, chemical use and physical impact on natural waters, the vulnerability and load of drinking water distribution systems is likely to increase. Therefore traceable drinking water regarding origin and quality analysis through a QR code by the taps in people’s homes, might become necessary. The QR code could make up an easy communication channel for information exchange between u

Abstract Aim: Today there is a double-sided challenge for the transport sector. First, it needs to adapt and be able to respond to an increasing demand in mobility of goods. Second, pressure is increasing to adopt to low-emission mobility strategies. As the phenomenon of growing environmental awareness is increasing in general in Sweden, this study sets out to investigate if this is something tha

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the impact of M&A announcement on the acquirer shareholders' value in the Swedish market. We further aim to find the determinants behind these changes in the acquirer stock prices. The theory of this study is based on previous research in the area of M&A‟s and the related theories in the literature such as the Agency theory, The efficient ma

Gas flaring is a global issue but more especially for developing countries who are faced with various health and environmental challenges. This research paper focusses on the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, who are among the highest ranked for the amount of natural gas flared in the process of oil exploration and extraction. The study is aimed at reviewing the existing literatures, which will help

Digitalisering har förändrat hur människor arbetar och arbetsmiljö inkluderar numera digitala aspekter. Forskning och rapporter visar en problematik kring den digitala arbetsmiljön och medarbetares hälsa. Då den digitala arbetsmiljön präglas av ICT är det således något som vissa forskare anser att systemutvecklare bör ta hänsyn till. Syftet med studien är att genom kvalitativa intervjuer med respo