Purpose: The purpose of this study is to deepen the understanding of industrial networks in the context of Chinese indigenous innovation policies. More specifically, it is the intention to explore which relationships of Chinese ICT firms with various business and non-business actors can facilitate directly or indirectly its innovativeness. Attention is also paid to the impact of overall innovation

Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka om infrastruktur och humankapital direkt påverkar ekonomisk tillväxt samt om infrastrukturen därutöver även har en indirekt effekt genom att påverka humankapitalbildningen. Detta sätt att analysera infrastrukturens indirekta effekt på ekonomisk tillväxt skiljer sig från tidigare genomförda studier. Tillvägagångssättet för undersökningen är att genomföra två

The retail industry has gone through tremendous changes with the development of technology leading to a form of retailing which operates on its own grounds, online retailing. Online retailers have unique business models with different value propositions as opposed to the traditional brick and mortar retailers. Once a customer orders a product from the first touchpoint with the customer on the digi

Syftet med examensarbetet är att få en förståelse för hur arbetsmiljöplanen används ute i produktion och vad som kan förbättras med dess arbete. Frågeställningarna som besvaras i arbetet är följande: Vad är en arbetsmiljöplan? Hur används arbetsmiljöplanen i produktionen? Kan arbetet med arbetsmiljöplanen i produktionen förbättras? Arbetsmiljöplanen utgör ett dokument vilken upprättas vid byggn

The purpose of this paper is to predict the cost-effectiveness of a preventive health care project based on physical exercise that will take place at Medicon Village, Lund, in the fall of 2016. Data from the Health Survey for England is used to develop an empirical model with individual fixed effects that estimates the relationship between physical exercise and psychological well-being. The freque

Pension är något som berör alla, trots detta så väljer många individer att skjuta på de beslut och investeringar som rör pensionssparande. Pensionsval skapar ångest och oro hos många människor. Tyvärr underlättar inte de komplexa valmöjligheterna denna process. Denna uppsats undersöker därför om individers förståelse om finansiell information påverkar de beslut som tas. Uppsatsen har även valt attRetirement is something that affects everyone, but even so, many individuals tend to postpone the investments and decisions concerning retirement savings. Pension planning creates anxiety and concern for many individuals and complex choices do not facilitate this process. This thesis examines whether individuals' understanding of financial information is affecting the decisions they make. It a

Den stressrelaterade ohälsan hos arbetstagare, och framförallt bland tjänstemännen, har ökat i takt med att arbetsmarknaden har blivit allt mer digitaliserad och individualiserad. Det moderna arbetslivet har suddat ut gränserna mellan arbetstagarnas privatliv och arbete och möjligheterna att utföra arbete på olika platser är idag långtgående. Denna studie syftar till att reda ut vilket ansvar arbeThe stress-related illness among workers, and especially among officials, has increased as the labour marker has become more digitalized and individualized. The modern working life has blurred the boundaries between employees’ personal life and work and the opportunities to work in different places are today far reaching. This study aims to clarify the responsibilities of the employer regarding th

The archivist Martin Grass defines personal archives as that they do not have to adapt to guidelines when it comes to the culling or preservation of the material, the submitting of the material to an archive is not done directly after the material is created or collected and that they often concern broader subjects. In this thesis I study the creator of the personal archives and the driving forces

The research problem originates within the concept of co-creation where traditional roles of organisations and consumers start to shift. Thereby, the issue of who actually controls brand images arises. Consequently, it is unclear how consumers perceive brands that are no longer controlled or even created by organisations. This study investigates how consumer-dominant logic influences brand image a

This thesis explores the view of business related and historical records in 22 small and medium-sized companies in Sweden. According to Swedish law, small and medium-sized companies must keep business related records for a certain period of time. The keeping of records of historical value are on the other hand an activity based on free choices and does not answer under any law. The records of smal

The purpose of this report is to evaluate whether the personal safety is adequate in case of a fire at Gårdsåkra in Eslöv. The personal safety considered being adequate if it can be shown that evacuation is possible for everyone without the risk of serious injuries. Gårdsåkra is a unique building which contains 16 buildings that are connected with one glass-roof. The buildings houses apartments, n

Objective: Previous studies have revealed positive effects on subjective alertness, performance and general sleep patterns, with exposure to light conditions adapted to time of day according to the circadian system. This study aimed to investigate the impact of a dynamic LED light intervention on sleep quality of adolescent students. Methodology: Twenty eight seventh-grade subjects were recruited

Plenty of research has been made on strategic asset allocation, but the focus on foreign market exposure is sparse. This paper analyzes how the investor’s portfolio choice is affected when exposed to four foreign assets, one domestic asset, and the risk free interest rate. Two models are developed using dynamic programming for an investor with iso-elastic utility and lognormal asset returns. The p

I Sverige använder majoriteten av organisationer intranät som informationskanal och kommunikation inom organisationen. Undersökning visar att det existerar ett missnöje bland intranätsanvändare där en stor andel av slutanvändarna inte vet vad intranätet har för syfte och att det inte är anpassat efter deras behov. Genom att intervjua fyra kravanalytiker angående respektives arbetsmetod kommer stud

The technological level of a country is known to have a significant impact on the economic growth of the region. Technology specifically is what drives the progression of productivity. The concept of technology diffusion addresses the phenomenon of countries adopting and using new technology. This paper aims to address the issue of whether the Schengen Area has influenced the technology diffusion

Det är över 60 miljoner människor på flykt världen över. I Sverige och stora delar av Europa pågår en debatt kring de stora flyktingströmmarna och hur integrationen till samhället ska gå till. Många åsikter framförs men vad innebär egentligen flyktingmigrationen för orter och städer världen över? Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur den ekonomiska tillväxten i Sveriges kommuner påverkas aThere are over 60 million refugees around the world. In Sweden and in large parts of Europe there is an on-going debate regarding the large streams of refugees and how the integration with society will fall out. A lot of opinions are being brought up, but what does the refugee migration mean for towns and cities across the globe? The purpose of this essay is to investigate how the growths in Swede

The purpose of this thesis is to analytically examine and investigate if male and female have no meaning with regards to the County Administrative Courts descriptions and assessments in cases regarding the Care of Abusers (special provision) Act (LVM). It is to investigate if notions of gender are expressed in these LVM-cases, and if so, how are they expressed and how can we understand these expre

WAY-FINDING AND CROWD MANAGEMENT IN SHOPPING MALL EVACUATION-A modelling case study of Emporia Mall in Malmö Evacuation time can be reduced by successful crowd management techniques and efficient evacuation strategies. It is possible to use evacuation models for analysing egress strategies and evacuation procedures in shopping malls. Becoming more and more important with the passing of time, per