Titel: Förvärv i botten så når du toppen? - En eventstudie om företagsuppköp i förhållande till konjunkturcykeln Seminariedatum: 2015-06-04 Ämne/kurs: FEKH89, Examensarbete i finansiering på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Julia Andersson, Elin Dahlström, Niklas Lindh och Oscar Siöström Handledare: Rikard Larsson Fem nyckelord: M&A, konjunktur, över-/underavkastning, marknadstTitle: Is it value creating to invest when no one else dares? - An event study about the M&A relation to the economic cycle Seminar date: 2015-06-04 Course: FEKH89, Degree Project in Finance, Undergraduate level, 15 ECTS-credits Authors: Julia Andersson, Elin Dahlström, Niklas Lindh and Oscar Siöström Supervisor: Rikard Larsson Five key words: M&A, economic cycles, abnormal return, m

Macaneta spit is located about 30km north of Maputo, Mozambique, with the Indian Ocean on the east side and Incomáti River on the west side of the spit, composing an interesting and vulnerable area from a hydrodynamic point of view. Few studies regarding coastal processes are done in the area and changes of the morphology could result in breaching of the spit and thereby affect both accessibility

Det här examensarbetet undersöker hur stor yta av Lunds tätort man kan frigöra från parkeringsplatser i tre olika framtida scenarier. Dessa scenarier utspelar sig ungefär år 2040 och handlar om tre varianter av bilpoolslösningar. Bilen tar fysiskt upp mycket yta i staden. Detta har bl.a. undersökts i tidigare examensarbeten, men med fokus på utvecklingen av andelen tätortsyta som låses av trafiklöThis master thesis examines how much of the urban area of the city of Lund, could be released from parking space in different future scenarios. These scenarios are based on three different options of car sharing and unfold around year 2040. Historically city planning has had various influences from different centuries with both economic and military ideals. But the 20th century and the introducti

Since 2010, Weibo is not only a tool for transmitting information, but also for conducting all kinds of charity activities to attract more public attention and give people more power to influence public welfare. The purpose of this thesis is to explore Chinese citizens’ knowledge of Weibo charities and their motivation for participating in Weibo charities by carrying out a case study of the Free L

Author: Amanda Petersson Title: “Hi I’m kind of depressed” - An Ethnographic Study of Adolescents’ Interaction Concerning Mental Illness on the Internet [Translated title] Supervisor: Gabriella Scaramuzzino Assessor: Torbjörn Hjort The aim of this study has been to examine how adolescents interact concerning mental illness on the Internet. I have spent time on one of the largest Internet forums t

This study aimed to investigate parents’ attitudes towards pedophilia, i.e. their knowledge about pedophilia, stigma of pedophiles and how the society should react to child sexual abuse. Twenty participants were conducted into the survey to answer questions. The study revealed that parents’ attitudes against pedophiles and child molesters were negative and that pedophiles elicited fear in partici

Sammanfattning Uppsatsens titel: Hur vardagskonsumtionen blev iögonfallande – en studie om premiumisering Seminariedatum: 2015-05-26 Kurs: FEKN90: Examensarbete på civilekonomprogrammet, 30 högskolepoäng Författare: Oskar Britting och Viktor Hansson Handledare: Annette Cerne Nyckelord: Premium, premiumisering, premiumlivsmedel, konsumentbeteende, personligt varumärke, kommodifiering, iögonfAbstract Title: How the Everyday Consumption Became Conspicuous – a Study About Premiumisation Seminar date: 2015-05-26 Course: FEKN90: Master Thesis in Science and Business Administration, 30 ECTS Authors: Oskar Britting and Viktor Hansson Supervisor: Annette Cerne Key words: Premium, premiumisation, premium foods, consumer behavior, personal branding, commodification, conspicuous consumpti

Informationssäkerhet är idag en stor angelägenhet för organisationer runt om i världen. I takt med att den tekniska utvecklingen går framåt skapas allt fler sätt där känslig information blir utsatt för externa hot. Det finns idag många studier kring informationssäkerhet där granskning sker gällande den mänskliga faktorn, som är en viktig komponent inom detta område. Den mänskliga faktorn innebär ä

Abstract Title: Public-Private Partnerships on Two-sided Markets Seminar date: 26 May 2015 Course: FEKN90 Authors: Herman Jacobson and Rikard Frangeur Supervisor: Dr. Magnus Johansson Key words: Stakeholder Management, Private Public Partnership, Two-sided Market, Network Effects, Dominant Design Purpose: The purpose of this study is to deepen the understanding of how a private, stakeholder-orie

In the year 2013 one fourth of the Swedish population felt some kind of health problems caused by their work environment. Approximately 300 000 people that same year hade to report in sick in at least one day, which is 6 % of the employed population of Sweden. This study shows that the work environment has several ways to cause the workers’ health problems. Noise might cause hearing loss, poor li

De svenska reglerna om principalansvar trädde i kraft 1972, när en ny skadeståndslag antogs av Riksdagen. Innan denna tidpunkt hade regler om principalansvar utvecklats i rättspraxis, men omfattningen av detta ansvar hade varit väldigt begränsad. I de flesta fall hade en arbetsgivare inte kunnat hållas ansvarig för de skador som hans anställda vållat i tjänsten. När regler om principalansvar intoThe Swedish regulation of vicarious liability entered into force in 1972, when a new Liability for Damages Act was passed by the parliament. Prior to this point in time, a concept of vicarious liability had developed in Swedish case law, but the scope of such liability had been very limited. In most cases, an employer would not have been held responsible for tortious acts caused by his employees i

Nowadays, environmental concerns have created the need of evolution in combustion engines for trying to give a solution to the growing problem of pollution produced by the combustion of fossil fuels. This master thesis project has been motivated by the developing of dual fuel engines with natural gas as main energy source for being an alternative to traditional combustion engines. Dual fuel is sti

Havsbaserade vindkraftens påverkan på torsk Den globala uppvärmningen är ett faktum och efterfrågan på nya gröna hållbara energikällor ökar i världen. En förnybar energikälla som ständigt ökar är vindkraftverk som kan placeras till havs för att få maximal effekt, men konsekvenser av det är att dem bildar bl.a buller, elektromagnetiska fält och ändrade havsströmmar som kan skada djurlivet. SverigOffshore wind power is increasing globally and as well as in Sweden where there are plans to expand the use of this renewable energy. It requires a careful planning with many aspects to consider when to decide where to place the park and when it is going to be construct. One important aspect to consider is the effects of fishes, especially the important commercially and endangered cod. To decide t

Hur och varför ska man återvinna asfalt i Malmberget? Tätorterna Malmberget och Kiruna i nordligaste Sverige byggs upp och avvecklas samtidigt i samband med att mineralkoncernen LKAB fortsätter sin gruvverksamhet på båda orterna. Många asfalterade ytor kommer därför att tas bort samtidigt som nya behöver läggas eftersom nya områden med bostäder och verksamheter behöver byggas upp. Frågan om asfalThis thesis investigates how manufacturing of asphalt containing recycled materials can be conducted when the purpose is to use the recycled material in another road construction. The study show that manufacturing of asphalt containing recycled materials then can be conducted in three ways, through hot, less hot and cold manufacturing processes. The possible use of the final products is dependent

Title – “Sustainable Sustainability, how do we do it? A study in consumer behavior and the path towards a sustainable society” Seminar date – 2015-05-26 Course – FEKN90 Master Thesis in Science and Business Administration, 30 ECTS. Authors – Niklas Dahlberg and Jonathan Jansson Supervisor – Matts Kärreman Key Words – Sustainability, consumer behavior, consumer decision making, demand creation for

Denna studie syftar till att undersöka om räntan har någon påverkan på de svenska hushållens sparande. Hypotesen är att räntan inte har någon direkt effekt på sparandet men att den genom bostadspriser påverkar sparandet. Med data främst från Konjunkturinstitutets Konjunkturbarometer, som låter hushållen själva definiera och uppge sitt sparande, kan kortsiktiga förändringar i sparandet jämföras medThis paper aims for explaining short term changes in Swedish household's savings. The hypothesis is that the interest rate does not affect the saving directly but via housing prices. Data for statistical, time series, analysis is collected mainly from Konjunkturinstitutet where households have answered polls on savings and expectations on different economic indicators. The results find that th