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As climate change intensifies, coastal cities face increasing flooding risks that threaten housing markets and urban infrastructure. This thesis examines whether these risks are reflected in property prices in Malmö, Sweden – a city identified as highly vulnerable to future coastal flooding. Using a hedonic pricing model combining GIS data and detailed property sales data from 2024, we investigate
This study explores the integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) frameworks within public hospitals in Ghana, focusing on the institutional pressures influencing ESG adoption and their impact on healthcare professionals’ daily operations. It also considers the alignment of these practices with selected United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Addressing gaps in the li
Decarbonization within the maritime sector advances slowly, especially the adoption of zero- carbon technologies, despite increasing regulatory pressure and mounting climate change awareness. Ro-Pax ferry shipping, where vessels operate at high frequencies along designated routes with fixed schedules, functions as a key factor in regional European transport and produces significant greenhouse gas
Amidst a surge in global demand for materials driving the green transition, this thesis investigates how policymakers can best ensure sound environmental performance in the Swedish mining industry following unexpected mine closures. Current Swedish financial assurance mechanisms, intended to operationalize the Polluter Pays Principle, are hampered by unclear criteria and a focus on individual site
This study investigates the role of macroeconomic and financial market conditions at the time of entry and exit in shaping the performance of venture capital investments. Using a hand-collected dataset of 130 U.S.-based VC-backed deals from 2015 to 2024. The analysis links deal-level returns to contemporaneous macroeconomic indicators, including GDP growth, interest rates, NASDAQ returns, and IPO
Purpose: The study aims to examine whether health consciousness, as a cognitive heuristic, influences the impact of vegan labels, as external cues, on product attribute perceptions such as taste, health, and environmental friendliness, as well as on consumption intentions. As consumers face cognitive limitations when evaluating food products, this research aim to contribute to the understandin
The 21st century has been marked by repeated financial crises that have challenged the effectiveness of traditional portfolio management strategies. Events such as the 2008 financial crisis, the Eurozone debt crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic have exposed the vulnerabilities of conventional models, such as the widely used Markowitz (1952) mean-variance framework. Since this model balances risk and
This thesis explores how Black and African-diasporic community archives in Europe respond to the legacy of colonial erasure resulting in archival silences by utilising emerging archival practices to shape identity and collective memory, and build archival repositories for the future. Focusing on the digital platforms of three European community archives: Black Archives Sweden (BAS), the Black Cult
This thesis analyzes how managerial responsibilities and competencies are affected by the integration of AI within organizations. As AI technologies increasingly support or automate operational tasks, decision-making processes and strategic planning, the responsibilities of managers are evolving. The study aims to identify these evolving responsibilities, and the competencies required to effective
This study aims to highlight the discursive structures present in Sweden's integration policy document. It focuses on defining the concept of integration and how the subject is constructed in the policy document. The study critically examines how immigrants are constructed in relation to "Swedishness" and identifies which actors are responsible for promoting integration. The research
In recent years, there has been a growing awareness, demand, and regulation to adopt more sustainable practices within business operations. As a result, companies face increasing institutional pressures related to sustainability, which require them to adapt their businesses, comply, and remain competitive. This research contributes to the interpretation of sustainability in a business environment
Forskningsfråga: Hur förtrollar sociala medieplattformar såsom TikTok, unga konsumenter (Generation Z)? Vilket typ av konsumentengagemang skapar TikTok? Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur unga konsumenter förtrollas av TikTok som social medie och vilka faktorer som skapar konsumentengagemang, för att ta reda på vad som gör appen lockande och varför det leder till beroende. Metod: Research question: How do social media platforms like TikTok enchant young consumers (Generation Z)? What type of consumer engagement does TikTok create? Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate how young consumers are enchanted by TikTok as a social media platform and what factors create consumer engagement, this to find out what makes the app appealing and why it leads to addiction.
Meteoritnedslag har spelat en grundläggande roll som ytmodifierande processer på jorden och andra himlakroppar. De har haft stor betydelse för omstruktureringen av jordskorpan, bassängbildning samt bildan- det av magmatisk och hydrotermal aktivitet. Av de cirka 200 nedslagsstruktur som identifierats på jorden har de flesta bildats på land, medan betydligt färre exemplar finns bevarade från marina Impact cratering has played a fundamental role as a surface modifying process on Earth and other celes- tial bodies. It has significantly influenced crustal reshaping, basin formation and the development of magmatic ac- tivity and hydrothermal systems. Of the roughly 200 impact structures that have been identified on Earth, the ma- jority occurred on land, with significantly fewer known examples p
Examensarbetets titel: När det ideella möter vinst – En kvalitativ studie som undersöker attityder till strategiska samarbeten mellan icke-statliga organisationer och kommersiella företag Forskningsfråga: Hur påverkas intressenters attityder och uppfattningar av samarbeten mellan icke-statliga organisationer och kommersiella företag? Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur strategiskTitle: When Nonprofit Meets Profit – A qualitative study exploring attitudes towards strategic collaborations between non-governmental organizations and commercial companies Research Question: How are stakeholder’s attitudes and perceptions influenced by strategic collaborations between non-governmental organizations and commercial companies? Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine how
Staden är ett lappverk av fragment. Lager på lager av material som funnits och använts, förändrats och förvanskats, fortsatt existera och försvunnit. Lager på lager av historier, berättelser och minnen som formats av och format materialen och rummen. Allting ihoptrasslat; en dialog mellan det som varit, det som är och det som kan bli. I kuststaden Varberg har hamnområdet avvecklats och flyttats fThe city is a patchwork of fragments. Layer upon layer of materials that have existed and been used, altered and distorted, continued to exist and disappeared. Layer upon layer of stories, narratives, and memories shaped by, and shaping, the materials and spaces. Everything is entangled; a dialogue between what has been, what is, and what might be. In the coastal city of Varberg, the port area ha
This thesis explores how young Swedish consumers interpret retro branding by analyzing their engagement with advertisements through a semiotic lens. Using Pierce's triadic model and Hall's conceptual map, we examined the way young consumers interpret retro branding stimuli in the form of video advertisement. We showed two advertisements from the same brand, FILA, a retro campaign and a con
Abstract Title: The economic impact of posted workers in construction projects Author: Johanna Stenberg Supervisor: Radhlinah Aulin, Division of Construction Management Examiner: Rikard Sundling, Division of Construction Management Aim & goal: The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of the economic differences that incurr when employing posted workers compared to swedish la
