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Hot, hat och trakasserier mot politiker har under senare år uppmärksammats som ett växande samhällsproblem med konsekvenser för såväl enskilda politiker som för den demokratiska processen. Tidigare forskning visar att utsattheten kan leda till bland annat oro, självcensur och förändrade beteenden. Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur politiker i Sverige förklarar och tolkar erfarenheter av hot,
Purpose: Explore how different ownership logics influence the strategic investment decision-making (SIDM) process in investment companies by comparing institutional investors, private equity firms, and family-owned investment companies. Methodology: Qualitative and comparative research design based on interviews with respondents from eight investment companies. The empirical findings were analyse
As global population growth drives up food demand, approximately 40% of produced food is still wasted rather than consumed. This waste is largely driven by rigid aesthetic and quality requirements established by marketing standards, resellers, and consumer expectations. This study was conducted to investigate those systemic barriers and how it affects waste reduction within the organization that i
This bachelor thesis aims to examine how real observers relate to the constructions of implicit beholders in three photographs from Madonna´s 1992 photobook, Sex. Through the use of a mixed method study composed of picture analysis and a focus group study, implementing a theoretical framework consisting of Wolfgang Kemps theory of the implicit beholder, Susan Sontag´s theories about photography an
Projektet “Passage som Metod” undersöker hur befintliga strukturer kan transformeras för att stärka stadens offentliga rum. Med utgångspunkt i en ingående kartläggning av ett centralt kvarter i Landskrona identifierades en outnyttjad potential i samspelet mellan befintlig bebyggelse, vertikala relationer och stadsrummet. I den här rapporten presenteras processen från början, som till sist leder p
Entrepreneurial mental health has been linked to significant individual and venture-level outcomes, including reduced self-efficacy, impaired decision-making, and increased likelihood of exit. However, an underexplored dimension within entrepreneurship research concerns how early-stage entrepreneurs actively cope with psychological strain, and in particular how formal support structures such as in
Hur påverkar användningen av generativ AI det professionella omdömet hos revisorer? Studiens syfte är att undersöka hur användningen av generativ AI påverkar det professionella omdömet hos revisorer. Detta studeras genom att undersöka hur AI påverkar beslutsfattandet i revisionsprocessen samt hur revisorer balanserar tillit till teknologin med ett kritiskt förhållningssätt. Studiens teoretiska raHow does the use of generative AI affect the professional judgment of auditors? The purpose of the study is to investigate how the use of generative AI affects the professional judgment of auditors. This will be studied by examining how AI affects decision-making in the audit process and how auditors balance trust in the technology with a critical approach. The study's theoretical framework i
This thesis examines whether communist collectivization intensity in 1969 is associated with agricultural land inequality in Romania today. Using county-level data for all 41 Romanian județe, I document a positive association between the share of land in collective and state farms in 1969 and the share of utilized agricultural area in farms of 50 hectares or more in 2020. The association predates
Abstract Seminar date: 2026-06-04 Course: BUSN79 – Degree Project in Accounting and Finance Authors: Carl Ardbo and David Gadestam Ferrarro Advisor/Examiner: Reda Moursli & Diem Nguyen Key words: Dual-class shares; bank loan contracts; covenants; collateral; loan spreads Purpose: This thesis examines whether dual-class share structures are associated with differences in bank loan contrac
This study examines how geopolitical events impact the strategies of Swedish industrial MNEs in strategic sectors, and which ownership advantages underpin those strategies. It draws on nine semi-structured interviews, eight with senior representatives from four Swedish firms across defence and aerospace, oil, mining, and automotive, and one with a government trade institution representative. Dunni
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether firms react to covenant pressure pre-breach event by adjusting their operational and financial strategies. Methodology: The econometric approach of choice is a firm fixed effects panel regression on the sample of firm-year observations. The regressions use a treated form of interest coverage slack as the main explanatory variable, while
This study examines how organisational actors within a manufacturing firm recognise and navigate AI readiness factors during AI initiatives. Existing research identifies which readiness dimensions matter but offers limited understanding of how these dimensions are recognised and managed in practice. The study was conducted as a single case study of SKF Group, based on nine semi-structured intervie
Purpose: To examine whether bank versus non-bank financing in the U.S. syndicated loan market is associated with differences in firms’ investment behaviour after loan origination, with a main focus on CapEx, financial constraints and R&D as a complementary outcome. Methodology: Fixed-effects panel regression using U.S. syndicated loan data from DealScan matched with firm-level accounting data
Title: Navigating Customer Need Uncertainty in Early Stage SaaS Startups Seminar date: 4 June, 2026 Course: FEKH99, Bachelor Degree Project in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Business administration, Undergraduate level, 15 University Credit Points Authors: Adam Lisnell, Gustav Wickberg, James Nicolson Advisor/s: Joakim Winborg Key words: Knightian uncertainty, effectuation, customer v
This study examines whether environmental performance and Republican political alignment explain abnormal returns around the 2024 U.S. election, and whether political alignment moderates this relationship. The results show positive aggregate abnormal returns around the election. Firms with higher environmental performance experienced lower cumulative abnormal returns, suggesting that investors rea
This study explores how gender stereotypes shape employees’ and managers’ perceptions of managerial behaviour within a Swedish organisational context. Although Sweden is often regarded as highly gender equal, previous research shows that gendered expectations remain stable and may continue to influence how leadership is interpreted. Using a qualitative research design, six semi‑structured intervi
