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Given the recent changes in how central banks use the tools they have at hand to control inflation and money supply this study aims to evaluate the effect that interest rate policy has had on IPO underpricing. More specifically, the effect that negative interest rate policies and quantitative easing has had on the size of the underpricing premium. To test these effects, we collected IPO data from

Globalization has intensified interdependencies between countries, generating both winners and losers from trade in Global Value Chains. While economic theory predicts a net welfare gain from international trade on the aggregate level of an economy, geographical differences on the regional level and the need for territorial redistribution policies have been neglected, causing political backlashes.

In this thesis we used a Vector Error Correction (VEC) model to analyse whether changes in credit growth have a significant effect on output in Iceland using monthly data for the period 1997-2017. Both our results from the error variance decompositions and the impulse response functions suggest that changes in credit and exports have a large impact on Icelandic output. We conclude that changes in

Purpose: The purpose of the thesis is to examine how gender relations are expressed by women within the IT occupation. Moreover, our objective is also to enhance our understanding of the meanings of campaigns for increased equality, by more specifically aiming to comprehend the meaning or meanings of the #MeToo campaign. Methodology: The study is based on a qualitative abductive research approach

Denna rapport undersöker vilka anledningar det finns till varför privatpersoner i Sverige väljer att inte använda tjänsten digital brevlåda. Studien använder Diffusion of Innovation och Technology Acceptance Model (TAM3) för att skapa en undersökningsmodell. Undersökningsmodellen används sedan för att lyfta fram vilka anledningar det finns till att privatpersoner i Sverige inte i större utsträckni

Som ett möjligt och allvarligt tillstånd i reaktion på en traumatisk händelse så innebär posttraumatiskt stressyndrom (PTSD) ofta funktionsnedsättningar, komorbiditet och nedsatta livsfunktioner. Utan behandling riskerar patienten framtida relationella och sociala problem samt svårigheter att delta i arbetslivet med omfattande behov av psykiatriska insatser och samhällsstöd. Barn och ungdomar utgöAs a possible and serious condition following a traumatic event, posttraumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) often entails disability, comorbidity and damaged life functions. Left untreated, patients are at risk of future relational, social and employment difficulties, entailing extensive psychiatric resources and social support. Children and adolescents represent a high-risk group as the condition can l

This paper investigates the political agency of comics creators with connection to Seriestaden Malmø in Sweden. Through analysis of interviews, it aims to produce a more nuanced understanding of how comics creators and graphic novelists use the media to communicate stories of intersectional complexity from lived experiences. It draws on critical feminist and anti- racist theory to understand the c

The relationship between employer and employee at the Swedish labor market is statutory in the Codetermination Act (1976:560), which declares that negotiations are to be concluded between the employers and affected trade unions before significant organizational changes are made. However, many organizations alternatively choose to terminate local collaboration agreements intended at increasing part

Syftet med studien var att utifrån en kvalitativ ansats undersöka högstadielärares motivation i deras dagliga arbete. I undersökningen har lärarna fått reflektera och berätta om sin självupplevda motivation, hur de upplever sina arbetsuppgifter och hur deras yrke påverkar dem personligen. Undersökningen har gett en djup bild av lärarnas egna upplevelser av sin arbetssituation. Genom semistrukturerThe purpose of this study was to examine motivation of high school teachers in their daily work. The teachers in the study have been given an opportunity to reflect and describe their work motivation, how they experience their work and how their profession affects them personally. The survey has given a deep picture of the teachers' own experiences of their work situation. Through semi-structu

Sjukvården lagrar en mängd data i sina informationssystem för att kunna bedriva sin verksamhet. Dataanalys är transformation av rådata till användbar information som kan användas för planering, ledning, mätning och lärande. Studien är en kvalitativ undersökning om hur sjukvården arbetar med dataanalys, vad som är viktigt att tänka på i arbetet, vilka utmaningar som finns och vad arbetet resulterar

För att drift av gasturbiner inte ska vara allt för dyrt läggs det mycket energi på smarta lösningar när det kommer till övervakning av gasturbiner. Syftet är att undvika oplanerade stopp genom att kunna ta välinformerade beslut för att kunna genomföra förebyggande underhåll på maskiner. Den här rapporten beskiver hur en övervakningsmetod som undersöker start- och stopprocessen av en gasturbin kan

This study investigated the link between mood which was induced with music and fa- cial expression, and divergent thinking. A total of 377 participants from two different univer- sities and one company in Germany were allocated to either the control group or to one of the two experimental groups “happy” or “sad”. Participants in the happy and sad group watched a power-point presentation including

Syftet med studien var att undersöka sambandet mellan självkänsla och facebookanvändning i form av frekvens, antal vänner samt motiv. Studien syftade även till att studera eventuella köns- och åldersskillnader i förhållande till självkänsla såväl som facebookanvändning. Undersökningen, som tog en deduktiv ansats, var utformad som en kvantitativ tvärsnittsstudie med webbenkät som datainsamlingsmeto

Advancement of technology with the aid of new application, wireless communication has grown rapidly in the past two decades. Recently, in the wireless communication industry, Narrowband- Internet of Things (NB-IoT) is being discussed by everyone, as the most important emerging technology of the day. Being a wireless technology, owing to the exodus of devices to be connected, with due consideration

Title: Identity Work of Social Entrepreneurs - The Way of Maintaining a Coherent Self-view Authors: Hannah Antonie Schmitz and Laura Crespi Van Assche Supervisor: Nadja Sörgärde Submission Date: 18th of May 2018 Keywords: Identity, Identity Work, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurial Identity Purpose: To understand how social entrepreneurs manage to maintain a coherent self-view by succe

This study aims to identify and quantify the impact of international tax competition on the competition between multinational enterprises and domestic firms in several European countries. To this end, this study identifies a competitive advantage that multinationals hold over domestic firms. A competitive advantage that is obtained by multinationals because these enterprises are able to use intern

This study engages with the informal e-waste sector, its financial, environmental and human health impacts as perceived by the e-waste workers. Although recovering resources from e-waste informally is useful to the financial needs of the workers, the rudimentary techniques employed are detrimental to the human-environment system. Surprisingly, not much is known about the perception of informal e-w

Governments and municipalities are now starting to open up their large amount of collected data and provide it as open government data. The opening of data is often simplified, and the complexity of the phenomena is generally not understood by municipalities. In line with this, the purpose of the thesis is to discuss how the factors that affect utilizations of open government data are being manage

As the world is becoming more digital, the use of data is rapidly increasing. To protect all EU citizens from privacy and data breaches, the regulations will become stricter. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will become effective on the 25th of May 2018. This will mean big structural changes for organizations, but it will also mean tougher requirements for gathering and maintaining pe

Bakgrund: Nästan varje dag diagnostiseras ett barn med cancer i Sverige. Barncancer drabbar inte bara barnet utan även resten av familjen. Sjuksköterskan spelar en central roll i omvårdnaden kring barnet och familjen och behöver kunna möta varje individs behov. Syfte: Att undersöka föräldrars upplevelse av information och kommunikation med sjuksköterskan när deras barn vårdas för cancer. Metod: En