In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, marked by the rise of hybrid and remote work models, there is a need to explore innovative approaches to sustaining work motivation with less on-site presence. This study employed a multi-method approach to examine whether the motivational strategies managers found effective were aligned with team members' perceptions across in-office, hybrid

Background: E-commerce companies have grown considerably, leading to a changing role in logistics and supply chain management. Events such as the COVID-19 pandemic have significantly boosted the global e-commerce market, leading to traditional businesses adopting an online sales model. Therefore, optimising e-commerce operations has become a focus of study in recent years, where e-commerce has imp

Due to the world becoming increasingly more ambiguous and uncertain, some concepts may consequently become more relevant when evaluating ways to cope with this change. One such concept that has historical indications of being a significant factor in people’s ability to successfully cope with a changing environment is what is called the need for closure. Developed and researched by Arie W. Kruglans

Bakgrund: World Health Organisation [WHO] anser att helhetsinriktad abortvård ska inkluderas in basal hälsovård. WHO anser därför att länder ska lagstadga om tillgänglig, säker och rättvis abort på kvinnors egen begäran. Abortlagstiftningen varierar dock kraftigt mellan länderna i Europa och går i olika grad emot WHO:s rekommendationer, vilket påverkar kvinnors tillgång till abortvård. Restriktiva

Individuals transitioning from paid employment into self-employment has increased in industrialized countries, and currently, a large share of the labor force consists of self-employed individuals. Self-employed individuals play a vital role in the economy by creating jobs and by promoting new innovations. This paper aims to obtain a causal effect on job satisfaction of self-employed individuals u

Denna uppsats undersöker Europeiska domstolen för de mänskliga rättigheternas (Europadomstolen) praxis gällande rättigheter för trans- och intersexpersoner, inkluderat rätten till icke-diskriminering, mot bakgrund av Sandra Fredmans fyrdimensionella teori om reell jämlikhet (substantive equality). Även om domstolen historiskt sett har strävat efter att främja och skydda transpersoners rättigheter,This thesis examines the European Court of Human Rights’ jurisprudence on trans and intersex rights, including the right to non-discrimination, in the light of Sandra Fredman’s four-dimensional theoretical framework on substantive equality. While the Court historically has made some strives in promoting and protecting the rights of trans people, considerations of non-discrimination and equality ha

I den här uppsatsen tar jag utgångspunkt i publiken som aktivt tolkande agenter. Istället för att försöka ändra på publiken, undersöker jag i uppsatsen hur man, som scenkonstskapare, kan arbeta med ett verk för att ge utrymme för varje publikdeltagare och deras respektive tolkningar, som de är. Frågan jag diskuterar är: hur kan man, i ett scenkonstverk, arbeta medvetet med utrymmet för publikens a

This study aims to enhance understanding of the barriers and facilitators to creating and maintaining psychological safety in a hybrid work environment. It also explores whether these factors differ for hybrid teams compared to traditional settings. The research involved a literature review of existing barriers and facilitators, followed by qualitative, semi-structured interviews with members of t

Title: Mo(o)ving into a farmer-owned mentality Authors: Stina Antman & Fiona McVie Supervisor: Olof Hallonsten, Lund University, Sweden Course: BUSN49, Degree Project in Master’s Programme Managing People, Knowledge & Change, Business Administration, 15 ECTS Submission Date: May 20, 2024 Purpose: The purpose of this study aims to create a deeper understanding of how entry-level employees p

Överkonsumtion av kläder är ett aktivt miljöproblem. Klädindustrin står för tio procent av de globala koldioxidutsläppen och har en historik av att exploatera mark, sociala resurser och människors grundläggande behov av tillhörighet för att öka sin försäljning och uppmuntra överkonsumtion av kläder. Denna uppsats syfte var att fastställa de bakomliggande anledningarna bakom varför svenska kvinnor Overconsumption of clothing is an active environmental concern. The clothing industry is responsible for ten percent of global carbon emissions and has a history of exploiting land, social resources and people’s fundamental needs of belonging to increase their sales and encourage overconsumption. This study uses a literature review and a wardrobe study in order to determine the underlying factors

This study aims to investigate the market performance of defence stocks, with a focus on geopolitical risk. The recent developments related to geopolitical risk, the potential changes in the market sentiment towards defence firms in connection to these and the little examination of the relationship between defence stock market performance and geopolitical risk open the possibility for contributing

This thesis investigates the implementation of the digital euro, focusing on university students' trust and awareness in the Benelux region. The study addresses a gap in the existing literature by exploring perceptions among students in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. Through a quantitative survey of 390 respondents, the research examines if awareness of the digital euro predicts tru

This research investigates global adoption and suitability of phased evacuation strategies in multi-purpose residential buildings, blending a review of 33 codes and standards in 11 nations with simulation-based analysis of 30 phased evacuation scenarios. Findings from the review reveal a varied level of importance of phased evacuation worldwide, with Europe, particularly the United Kingdom, showin

This paper explores the relationship between geographical diversification and derivative hedging, as well as their impact on corporate value. We employed multivariate regression analysis using a sample of 211 publicly listed U.S. companies on the S&P 500 index from 2019 to 2023 to examine this relationship. Our focus is foreign exchange hedging and the interaction between hedging and firm

I en tid av fokus på diagnoser och ökande psykisk ohälsa är det intressant att se vilken plats salutogenesen har inom BUP. Syftet med studien var att undersöka hur behandlare verksamma inom BUP ser på det salutogena perspektivets plats på BUP vid bedömningar. Studien är en kvalitativ intervjustudie, där sex yrkesverksamma behandlare inom BUP har intervjuats. Data analyserades med reflexiv tematiskIn a time where a lot of focus is on diagnosis and increased psychiatric unhealthiness it is interesting to investigate the place of salutogenesis in BUP, the communal Swedish child psychiatry. The aim of this study was to explore how therapists within BUP perceive salutogenesis. The study is a qualitative interview study, containing six interviews. The data was analyzed with reflexive thematic an

This thesis investigates the news media’s portrayal of the amendment to the Swedish Criminal Code, also known as Brottsbalken in Swedish (BrB, 1962:700), in which the sentencing rules in regard to young offenders were changed. Prior to the new amendment, individuals younger than 21-years-old were entitled to an ‘ungdomsrabatt’ or ‘straffrabatt’ that applied during sentencing for all crimes. Under

Ecosocialist theorists increasingly call for nationalisation programmes to nationalise fossil fuel industry giants in order to orchestrate a just transition on a timetable compatible with pulling the emergency brake on climate collapse. Yet few such programmes exist. Synthesising utopian- and eco-socialist theoretical frameworks, this thesis uses class conflict informed participatory backcasting t

Antalet barnvräkningar har ökat stadigt år för år i Sverige. Detta trots att den svenska regeringen sedan långt tillbaka fastslagit en “nollvision” mot vräkningar av barn. FN:s barnrättskommitté har vid flertalet tillfällen rekommenderat Sverige att agera för att bättre följa sina internationella konventionsåtaganden, men de senaste åren av reformer och utredningar har inte haft någon effekt på anDespite efforts to turn the trend, the number of evictions of children have not decreased in Sweden. In fact, the number has steadily increased, despite the Swedish governments ”zero-vision” on child evictions. The CRC has on several occasions recommended Sweden to better conform with international law, but no clear improvement has been seen. This thesis investigates if the Swedish government has