Neoliberalism, as a loosely defined set of political beliefs, calls for more individual freedom and autonomy, resulting in increased responsibility for each person to address major societal issues. ‘Individualization’ is the process by which responsibility for addressing major environmental issues such as climate change is placed on individuals. In this thesis I investigate whether individualizati

Various research within the field of behavioral economics have proven payment mechanisms to be affecting consumer behavior, giving rise to the question what kind of impact different shopping methods may have. This paper investigates consumer behavior with two different approaches. The first approach is comparing self scanning consumers with consumers using traditional cashier check out, and the se

Today a majority of the world’s population is living in urban areas and this trend is expected to continue in the foreseeable future. Globalization plays a key role in the expansion of urban areas as well as urban-related social, economic and environmental problems. Accelerating pace of life together with the globalization of the economy and culture has brought with it homogenization of lives and

I dagens globaliserade värld kan en dissonans uppstå i konsumentens uppfattning av multinat-ionella varumärken när varumärkena upplevs härröra ur flera nationella ursprung som står för olika marknadskommunikativa värden. Denna studie ämnar undersöka hur denna dissonans kan överbryggas genom användandet av myter i varumärkens marknadskommunikation gentemot den gestaltade befolkningen. Genom detta pIn today's globalized society, a dissonance may occur in the consumer's perception of multi-national brands if the brands are perceived to be associated to a multitude of national origins that represents contradictory market values. This study intends to examine how this disso-nance may be coped with through the use of myths in the brand's marketing toward the por-trayed population. Th

Predictive analytics is a type of business analytics which enables predictions to be made, about occurrence of particular events in the future, based on data of the past. The predictive analytics is widely incorporated among the most successful organizations where it supports their decision-making process. The aim of our study is to examine the effects on decision making in organizations caused by

Syftet med studien är att utföra en sammanställning över forskning som drivits inom Attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) och skola. Tidigare forskning: ADHD uppmärksammas oftast hos en person mellan åldern tre till sex år (Alak & Daraghi, 2010). För ungefär hundra år sedan definierades diagnosen i den medicinska litteraturen bland annat att det berodde på bristande impulskontroll och

Begreppet autonomi används ofta för att beskriva var och ens rätt till självbestämmande. Samtidigt kan begreppet avse kognitiva förutsättningar för att kunna reflektera och agera i enlighet med sitt tänkande. Detta innebär att autonomibegreppet kan syfta på förmågan till autonomi. Denna otydlighet kring vad som avses med begreppet kan leda till godtycklighet vid bedömningar av andras autonomi, exeThe concept of autonomy is often used to describe everyone's right to selfdetermination. However, the concept is also used to describe substantial cognitive capacity to reflect and act in accordance with one’s conscious thought. This lack of clarity about what is meant by the term could lead to arbitrary assessments of other's degree of autonomy, for example within health care and social s

Syftet med uppsatsen är att utreda om det finns motsättningar mellan den aktiebolagsrättsliga vinstmaximeringsprincipen och de krav som ställs på vårdgivare utifrån lagstiftning som ska skydda patienters och vårdtagares intressen. Vidare är syftet att undersöka vilken utformning av lagstiftningen som är lämplig och diskutera detta ur ett rättsekonomiskt perspektiv. Vinster i välfärden är en kontrThe purpose of this paper is to investigate whether there are conflicts between the principle of profit maximization in company law and the demands placed on caregivers based on legislation that protects patients and care receivers' interests. Furthermore, the purpose is to examine the design of the legislation and discuss this from a law and economics perspective. Profits that originate from

This thesis addresses the issue of customer relationship building in new small retail ventures with a particular focus on individual consumers and application of such relationship marketing concepts as trust, satisfaction, loyalty and value. This research rests upon a qualitative single-case study of a new German retail venture and assumes an interpretivist approach. The main method of inquiry enc

Kazakhstan is looking to deepen its political and economic ties with the European Union. This can likely be accomplished by increasing trade between the two entities. And an effective way of boosting trade may be to harmonize and simplify trade procedures – otherwise known as trade facilitation. This paper investigates how the volume of Kazakhstan’s exports to the EU is likely to be affected by Ka

Uppsatsen är en empirisk undersökning av hur sju stycken utvalda tillgångars värde påverkas under finansiella kriser. De undersökta tillgångarna är; amerikanska statsobligationer, guld, silver, SEK, JPY, CHF och platina. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka om tillgångarna kan klassificeras som safe haven-tillgångar eller hedge-tillgångar gentemot aktiemarknaden. Perioden som undersöks sträcker s

The 21st century has developed so quickly digitally that information spreads so quickly through e-word-of-mouth. To effectively communicate, companies have to find a way to spread their own messages in a fast, unique way to entice their publics. In the fashion industry, instead of using their own websites and social media, which can be viewed as untrustworthy, many companies turn to partnerships w

This thesis investigates a methodology for quantification of model risk in option pricing. A set of different pricing models is specified and each model is assigned a probability weight based on the Akaike Information Criteria. It is then possible to obtain a price distribution of an exotic derivative from these probability weights. Two measures of model risk inspired by the regulatory standards o

E-handeln fortsätter att växa och beräknas utgöra tolv procent av den totala handeln år 2022 om det fortsätter att växa i samma takt. För att nå ut till kunder behöver företaget marknadsföra sin e-handel. Uppsatsen undersöker hur målen för e-handelns tre marknadsföringsfaser: pre-sale, online och after-sale uppfylls med användning av designaspekter. Aspekterna som valdes var sökmotorsoptimering, e

This is a study of high school students’ individual perception of education in the slum area of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya. A fieldwork in Kibera was carried out between February and March of 2015 consisting of individual interviews and focus groups conducted with high school students. The goal is to contribute with information and knowledge about secondary education in urban slum so that a deeper u

The purpose of this study is to conceptualize the practice of knowledge rhetoric in knowledge-intensive firms (KIFs). The methodology applied to this qualitative study is based on the principles of a social constructivist paradigm. Document analysis in turn, with a multi-leveled Key Words In Context (KWIC) technique, was applied in analyzing the source material. The source material consists of the

Användaridentifiering av Pekskärmsindata med RGB-D-kameror Pekskärmar blir en allt större del av vår tekniska vardag. Idag finns teknik för att göra pekskärmar större, mindre och med nya former jämfört med bara några år sedan. I ett sådant läge blir det naturligt att försöka eliminera alla svagheter hos tekniken. En sådan svaghet hos pekskärmar är att de inte kan skilja på olika simultana användaAn attempt was made to identify the users of a 78" curved touch screen based on images from three cameras placed around it. By assuming the existence of a robust facial detection algorithm, the work is limited to connecting each touch point to the most likely face. The cameras provide both color and depth information, allowing 3D logic to "see" that a touch point is connected to one

The purpose of this research is to examine how the family law secretay’s role is created by other professions regarding custody trials. The research will focus on the experiences of the family law secreties and their participation in custody trials along side of the legal disputes concerning; custody, residence and contact within families. The methods that has been used are; semistructual intervi