I en värld där städers fysiska strukturer ständigt producerar och reproducerar social orättvisa kan stadsplanering sägas spela en central roll. I Malmö sjösatte kommunen hösten 2010 ett femårigt stadsutvecklingsprojekt kallat ”Områdesprogrammet” vars syfte är att öka den sociala hållbarheten i fyra utvalda områden där problem med sociala klyftor och segregation anses vara som störst. Seved är ett

Kvinnor är och har alltid varit underrepresenterade inom IT-branschen, speciellt inom tekniska roller. Orsakerna till underrepresentationen och till att kvinnor tenderar att vara i mindre tekniska roller sägs vara såväl biologiska som sociala. I denna uppsats undersöker vi i vilka roller kvinnliga IT-konsulter befinner sig och vad anledningarna är till att de antingen sökt till eller placerats där

This thesis examines the relationship between financial development and economic growth. By reviewing previous theories and empirical studies about financial development and economic growth and financial development process in China, I assumed that there is a positive relationship between financial development and economic growth in China case. Then I use time series annual data from 1978 to 2009

Although income support work is performed in all municipalities and affects a large number of people, it is difficult to get a clear picture of how the work is done and what work methods that are used. This case study examines the work methods in income support and in relation to the organization of the welfare office. The aim of the study is to examine if work methods and organization are in any

Ett sätt att förstå fallet Facit är att man sätter det i ett historiskt sammanhang där teknik, forskning, ekonomi, politik och kultur samspelar. Facit AB var ett företag som fanns under 1900-talets industriella guldålder. Det strukturella perspektivet förklarar varför Facit i likhet med andra företag hamnade i en strukturkris i början av 1970-talet. Det evolutionära perspektivet betonar förändring

Syfte: Studien syftar i första hand till att analysera på vilket sätt ett krisdrabbat företag genomfört en strategisk turnaround. Som delsyfte med denna studie vill vi även belysa vilka faktorer som ligger bakom en sådan turnaround. Metod: Utifrån studiens explorativa syfte valde vi att genomföra en kvalitativ fallstudie med en abduktiv ansats. Teoretiska perspektiv: Det teoretiska ramverk som vi

Syfte: Att belysa de problem som finns vid värdeprövningen av goodwill. Tyngdpunkten ligger på problemen kring kassaflödesvärderingen av goodwill. Metod: Utifrån vår problemformulering har vi valt att använda oss av en kvalitativ metod. Vi har samlat in data från litteratur, intervjuer, regelverk samt artiklar och studier. Detta har vi bearbetat och analyserat för att komma fram till vår konklusio

The purpose of this study is to identify if a relationship exists between excess cash and stock returns analysed across periods of boom and bust. Our findings document an overall positive relationship between excess cash holdings and stock returns. In regards to the specific period this paper documents a negative relationship in boom times and a positive relationship in times of downturn. From the

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to compare the Nation Branding initiatives of Sweden and Germany in order to identify important factors while navigating their Nation Brand. A framework has been developed on the basis of existing theory which has been tested on the objects of the case study. The purpose was to demonstrate possible empirical correlations not described by the theory. Finally the pa

The thesis strives to use previous research as a basis to perform an up-to-date and relevant study about the CEF puzzle on the Stockholm stock exchange. Annual data for the whole population of Swedish CEFs will be studied over the time period 2006-2010. A multiple regression analysis will be executed in order to determine the impact of a number of explanatory variables on the CEF discounts. The re

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate to what extent Eurozone banks are exposed to interest rates risk caused by adverse changes in short-term and long-term interest rates. Moreover, we aim towards determining what characteristics of Eurozone banks that affect their interest rate exposure. A quantitative approach using multiple regression analysis and panel data has been used, with a sample

Title: mHealth –Key Success Factor of Implementation Seminar date: 1st of June 2011 Course: FEKP01 Authors: Kim Kastensson, Oscar Smith Advisor: Thomas Kalling Key words: healthcare, mHealth, mobile communication, value chain Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to understand and explain what the key success factors of an implementation of mHealth are. Methodology: We have used an abductive proc

The purpose of this thesis is to broaden the research field and contribute with a new perspective regarding insider trading and insiders’ ability to avoid negative abnormal return. An event study framework is applied to examine market efficiency on Swedish stock market. Market model is used as an equilibrium model for identifying abnormal returns. The theoretical framework is built on efficient ma

This thesis seeks to examine the relationship between authenticity and co-creation in regards to tourism experiences. In order to explore the relationship between the two phenomena, the visitor/host interaction facilitated through CouchSurfing, an international online hospitality network, is used. This thesis focuses on the analyses of tourist experiences, drawing from narratives provided by inter

Climate change is expected to bring about severe changes to the world’s ecosystems and to challenge mobility patterns on all geographical levels. For tourism these changes have worrying implications. This study deals with the link between tourism and climate change on the municipal level in Sweden. Viewing tourism and climate change as an issue for risk governance, the risk governance practices at

The objective of this research thesis was to enrich customer value theories with a place-related concept, using a case study of the Singapore Botanic Gardens. In conjunction with this, 2 research questions were created, namely, (i) In what ways do park visitors ascribe meaning of place?, and (ii) how can meaning of place contribute to the customer value conceptualization? Theories for review were