Direct or indirect exchange of commercially sensitive information between competitors is prohibited by Article 101(1) TFEU. Such disclosures enable undertakings to collude, that is, to trade practical cooperation for the risks of competition. Collusion is detrimental for consumer welfare as it allows the colluding parties to raise prices, reduce output and to share markets and customers. Due to th

Sonification is a technique that allows people with visual impairment to listen to information that is normally available visually such as in graphs. Not all information is available for people with visual impairment and sonification is not a standard in all places where information is showed, so developing a sonification tool that provides an intuitive experience with easily interpreted data woul

The reputation of a company on employer review platforms can have a significant impact on its ability to attract talented workers. Companies use sentiment analysis to learn how their employer brand is perceived online. Furthermore, sentiment analysis can detect strengths and weaknesses in their employer brand, indicating which areas need improvement. The proposed methods for improving word embeddi

Inom ett flertal olika vetenskapliga fält och industrier har ett gemensamt problem uppstått under den senaste tiden, nämligen ett problem angående lagring av data. På grund av att teknologi utvecklas hastigt så får många vetenskapliga fält ny utrustning kapabel av att generera mer och mer data. Samma historia gäller för vetenskapliga fält som är starkt beroende av simulationer, som också ökar i stA common problem across scientific fields and industries is data storage. This thesis presents an open-source lossy data compression tool with its foundation in Machine Learning - Baler. Baler has been used to compress High Energy Physics (HEP) data, and initial compression tests on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) toy data have been performed. For HEP, a compression ratio of R = 1.6 has generat

Denna uppsats syftar till att bedöma kvaliteten på övergångsställen i olika stadsdelar av Helsingborg, baserat på riktlinjerna och föreskrifterna i VGU, HIN och ALM. Fem stadsdelar i Helsingborg - Råå, Planteringen, Söder, Centrum och Tågaborg - valdes ut för att representera en bred socioekonomisk och kulturell bakgrund. Målet var att identifiera eventuella skillnader i kvaliteten mellan stadsdelThis thesis aims to assess the quality of pedestrian crossings in different districts of Helsingborg, based on the guidelines and regulations in VGU, HIN, and ALM. Five districts in Helsingborg - Råå, Planteringen, Söder, Centrum, and Tågaborg - were selected to represent a wide socio-economic and cultural background. The goal was to identify any differences in the quality of the pedestrian crossi

Energikrisen har skapat osäkerhet för både energibolag och konsumenter. Kundnöjdhet och varumärkeslojalitet är avgörande för företags framgång. Syftet med denna kvalitativa studie är att undersöka fallorganisationen Öresundskrafts kommunikationsinsatser i syfte att upprätthålla varumärkeslojalitet och konsumenters attityder gentemot varumärket i en energikris. De huvudsakliga teoretiska ramverken The energy crisis has created uncertainty for both energy companies and consumers. Customer satisfaction and brand loyalty are crucial for business success. The purpose of this qualitative study is to examine the communication efforts of the case organization Öresundskraft in order to maintain brand loyalty and consumers' attitudes towards the brand during an energy crisis. The main theoretica

Under de senaste årtiondet har det skett en förändring där allt fler företag erbjuder möjligheten för medarbetare att arbeta digitalt, oberoende av arbetsplatsen. Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur kommunikationsstrategier används i digitala organisationer för att skapa och upprätthålla organisationskultur. För att undersöka frågeställningen har intervjuer av kommunikatörer hos fem svenIn recent years, more organizations have offered employees the opportunity to work remotely. This research aims to investigate how communication strategies are used in digital organizations to create and maintain organizational culture. To investigate the research question, interviews with communication specialists at five Swedish digital healthcare organizations and an analysis of internal strate

Incubators have emerged as crucial intermediaries for facilitating innovation for established companies. This thesis examines the process of transferring innovation from incubators back to established businesses. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with stakeholders representing both sides of the relationship: managers responsible for fostering and supporting innovative ventures within incub

Huvudsyftet med denna uppsats är att försöka vidareutveckla nuvarande litteratur och bidra till en mer djupgående förståelse kring ‘spear phishing’ och vilka faktorer som organisationer bör uppmärksamma gällande spear phishing. För att hitta nödvändigt material och få en djupare förståelse angående omfattningen av denna undersökning har en empiri bestående av kvalitativa data utfärdas. Insamlingen

Med den pågående miljödebatten är det fler som vill göra miljöanpassade val i sin vardag och därmed kunna leva mer hållbart. Många hushåll i Sverige har ett eller flera husdjur och därmed utgör ett av dessa val vilket foder man ska köpa. För att öka kunskapen om hur stor miljöpåverkan som hund- och kattfoder genererar har detta examensarbete utförts. Studien undersöker miljöpåverkan ur ett livscyThis study investigates the environmental impact from dog food and cat food produced in Sweden. With over 2.5 million dogs and cats in Sweden the potential environmental effect from their food is relevant to investigate. The aim of this study is therefore to quantify the environmental impact of 1 kg dog and cat food sold by Granngården. This has been done with the life cycle assessment (LCA) metho

In times of political divisiveness, Corporate Political Advocacy (CPA) has emerged as a commonly used communication strategy whereby brands voice support for socio-political issues. Despite its increasing prominence, research of CPA in the field of strategic communication is scarce. Therefore, this qualitative study examines BrewDog, a company inclined to engage in conversations that hold strategi

Digitaliseringen och framväxten av Web 2.0 har förändrat dagens medielandskap och skapat nya förutsättningar för nyhetsmedier och dess intressenter. Till följd av det har mainstream och alternativ media större utrymme att nå och påverka en bredare publik. Detta skapar även en större möjlighet för intressenter och politiska aktörer att påverka över vad som publiceras i media. En politisk aktör som As a result of the digitalization and the digital era of Web 2.0, news media have undergone significant changes. Both mainstream and alternative media now have a greater opportunity to reach and influence a broader audience. Further, this allows stakeholders to exert more influence over news content, in which political actors and entities have the possibility to effectively communicate their polit

This study addresses how a lack of shared understanding of how PR contributes to organisational success creates a challenge in demonstrating the value of PR activities. The challenge lies in legitimising PR work, as its value is often viewed as difficult to measure and evaluate. To explore this issue, the study adopts a social constructionist approach and conducts qualitative interviews with PR pr

This paper studies the information contained in central bank speeches, focusing on predicting future monetary policy. Departing from previous papers which use mainly dictionary-based methods, we employ the deep transfer learning technique to process the text data. We find that central bank speeches can be used to predict policy rate change over the next three months (with an accuracy of 71.4%). In

In this thesis, the relationship between people and places is investigated through examining how migrants in Vienna create place attachment to food markets in the city. A place attachment is understood as the emotional bond that forms between an individual and a specific space, the theoretical foundation of this thesis lies within emotional geography, a sub-field of human geography which examines

This paper aims to analyze individuals’ perceptions of artificial intelligence (AI) and how they perceive the potential risks and benefits of AI. This study examines how information treatment effects change people’s attitudes toward AI. To analyze this, an experimental survey was conducted on April 27, 2023. A total of 120 respondents were obtained through the research platform Prolific and after

Byggsektorn är en bransch som blir mer och mer invecklad och avancerad, det blir fler företag, arbetsuppgifterna ökar och efterfrågan blir allt större. Detta ställer stora krav på huvudentreprenörer runt om i landet att fortsatt hålla hög kvalitet på sitt arbete trots den ökade arbetsbelastningen. När arbetsuppgifterna blir flera och höga krav ställs på kvalitén vill huvudentreprenörer helst köpa

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the significance of GIS in local, regional and national actors’ work with crisis preparedness and urban planning relative to natural hazards and resilience. Three interviews involving the City of Stockholm, the Stockholm County Administrative Board and The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency shed light on how GIS is used and the descriptive significance

In 2022 the Russian war against Ukraine left Germany without imports from their biggest energy supplier, forcing them to find new energy sources. One of the government’s measures was the investment in LNG, which impacts society and the environment. With a critical discourse analysis, this thesis analyzes how the government justifies their choice for LNG and how energy justice is considered within

Objective: Previous research using personality traits to predict life outcomes has typically utilized the Big Five factors and, occasionally, their facets. However, recent research suggests that using items (reflecting personality nuances) can account for greater predictive variance. The present study examines the predictive validity of the different levels of the personality trait hierarchy (fact