Entrepreneurial finance is of key importance for young firms and as in any other hierarchical structure, it is strongly linked with the agency dilemma. While the principal-agent dilemma has been well documented in large companies, there is a limited contribution focused on agency theory within start-ups and young firms. When considering new enterprises, the key actors do not fit quite so neatly in

Following the structural transformation process in the 1990s, the government of Saxony set its hopes on the microelectronic cluster in its region to foster regional development and international competition. It is uncertain whether the cluster of Silicon Saxony has managed to meet these expectations. By comparing the cluster to four other major microelectronic clusters in Europe, the study assesse

Höganäs AB is developing an axial flux machine, where an even airgap between the stator and rotor is a vital parameter when designing a well functioning machine. It is believed that the stator is the component that introduces the biggest variations to the airgap, and that is why the stator is the object of investigation for this thesis. The stator is made of metal powder and the steps in the manuf

Kemi är en viktig del i våra dagliga liv och den är fylld med många invecklade processer och mekanismer. Några av oss kanske kommer ihåg tumregeln ”lika löser lika” från kemiundervisningen. Detta påstående stämmer i de flesta sammanhangen inom kemin och kan i vissa fall leda till problem om vi till exempel hade haft smutsig tvätt och enbart hade använt vatten vid rengöringen. När vi använder vat4-Bromo-3-methylaniline was used as the starting block to synthesise a Tröger’s base analogue with the aim of fusing the final monomer into a nanotube. The intermediates were to be characterised using 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, infrared-, high resolution mass spectrometry, elemental analysis, and X-ray crystallography amongst other. At the end, 356 mg of N-((5R,6S,11R,12S)-8-amino-6,12-bis(methoxymethyl)-1,

Action Research, Participatory Action Research and participatory methods have faced a number of criticisms, including that they do not actually involve citizens or create social change, and that they are tokenistic. This thesis develops and tests a new participatory method that contributes to a democratic and emancipatory PAR that responds to these criticisms and the shortcomings of current method

Difficulty to empty the package is one of the main reason of food waste in yoghurt at consumer level with an estimated 5-10% of product residue being left on the packaging material. The phenomenon of product build up is explained by numerous hypothesis. However, these studies are empirical in nature. The purpose of this study is to develop a tool box to address the link between the physicochemical

Background: Sustained attention, which is essential for any cognitively planned activity, is very important for everyday life. White noise is typically thought of as a distractor for one’s attention that may be detrimental to cognitive performance. However, recent studies have some counterintuitive findings, indicating proper white noise can improve attention and cognitive performance. In addition

Several organizations claim menstruation and lack of proper sanitary protection to be one reason for lower school attendance in developing countries. These claims are stated to cause lower progression rates to secondary school among girls, and further increase the gender gap in enrollment to higher education. This study aims to examine the effects of menstruation on school attendance and to evalua

At the core of this thesis lies the conception that branding theories might bear insights for individuals who aim to establish their professional existence outside of the area for which their profession grants them credibility. One group of such professionals was found in self-employed social workers who offer employee assistance to private corporations. They operate outside of what is widely ackn

Events that can be described as high impact and low probability (HILP-events) have been proven difficult to deal with, for example background data often is sparse. Due to the construction of traffic tunnels these events need to be taken into consideration. A tool for doing this is risk analysis, and with this tool the events can be identified and handled with a quantitative or qualitative approach

Aim: The aim of the thesis is to examine whether the current operational due diligence process encapsulates the most significant factors to assess the risk of fraudulent behavior prior to investing in a hedge fund, and also to analyze how the due diligence should be performed if a hedge fund lack a long track-record. Methodology: A qualitative multi-method approach was used. Discussions concernin

Den här uppsatsen undersöker relationen mellan mikrokändisar och artister med artisten Billie Eilish, 17 som exempel för att undersöka detta. Vi undersöker vilken roll mikrokändisar har i byggandet av artisters image och gör det med en kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Den empiri som analysen utgår ifrån är en intervju med Eilish, tre Instagramkonton av mikrokändisar med relation till Eilish samt Eilish

This thesis focuses on the integration of management control system (MCS) and sustainability in companies. Some literatures showed a disconnection between the efficiency of sustainability as a success strategy and management control systems. To research this, we aim at answer two questions. What are the challenges that the companies were faced with when they tried to integrate MCS and sustainabili

Vad finns i ditt vattenglas? Att skriva en innehållsförteckning till ett glas vatten kan tyckas enkelt, det är ju bara vatten. Om vattnet analyseras i ett laboratorium syns det dock att det innehåller många olika ämnen. I den här studien visar det sig att det finns höga halter av vissa ämnen i ett analyserat vatten. Det behöver därför göras fler analyser för att vattnet ska kunna renas och bli ettClean drinking water is a crucial part of a healthy society. During the last decades, a lot of emissions from different sources have put the drinking water sources that are used today at risk of pollution. This study aims to investigate the groundwater chemistry and contamination situation in the aquifer of Bergaåsen in the municipality of Ljungby in Sweden. This is done through analysis of chemis

Homelessness in Europe, especially Ireland, has been a growing issue ever since the recession of 2008. In addition to struggling with finding safe spaces and everyday tasks such as access to food, showers and grooming, the homeless are met with stigma and stereotypes. This thesis aims to explore how the homeless are portrayed in the Irish Times. Twenty articles from October 2018 were chosen and an

The digital microscopes that CellaVision produces today use a mechanical auto focus when capturing cell images. This requires the camera objective to be vertically positioned with a precision of 0.4 µm in order for the objects in the images to be considered properly focused. Because of the small distances, the system is sensitive to vibrations and errors due to mechanical imperfections are hard to

This study examines the experiences of four women being a part of a separatist space for women and transgender people creating music digitally and working with music production. For the four informants, the separatist context has been perceived as a safe space. Through interviews we find out about the informants' different experiences. All four feel that they have been strengthened by having b