Policymakers are increasingly demanding that their investments in research and knowledge production should yield returns. The interest of evaluating the societal impact of research has grown rapidly as research funders request evidence that their investments lead to public benefits. This thesis is a study of how the Research Council of Norway has operationalized such demands into new evaluation pr

Förevarande uppsats analyserar utvecklingen av doktrinen om ’essential facilities’ i EU rättspraxis under Artikel 102 TFEU och vidare, i vilken utsträckning kan leveransvägran, särskilt doktrinen om ’essential facilities’ vara applicerbar på data och hur relaterar de fundamentala rättigheterna (näringsfrihet och rätt till egendom) till sådan tillämpning. Analysen av utvecklingen i rättspraxis, säThe thesis examines the development of essential facilities doctrine in EU case law under Article 102 TFEU and further, to what extent can refusal to supply, in particular the essential facilities doctrine, be applicable to data and how do fundamental rights (the freedom to conduct business and the right to property) relate to such extension. The analysis of the development of the case law, espe

This study examines the differing structures of night-time governance organisations observed in Western cities. The study notes that previous research lacks clarification as to the structural differences of night-time governance organisations and further lacks the inclusion of how stakeholders are addressed. Therefore, this study aims to clarify and identify how these different structures address

Prosocial behavior is important for building a harmonious society, while acting prosocially is also regarded as beneficial for mental wellbeing. To explore the potential underlying mechanism of promoting prosocial behavior, the present study investigates if psychological capital and empathy mediate a proposed relationship between perceived social support and prosocial behavior. The final sample co

This thesis investigates how corporate diversification strategies are justified and hones in on the theoretical disagreement between two prominent diversification justification models: Porter’s Essential Tests and The Parenting Advantage Framework. The models aim to provide the same utility, namely to ascertain whether a corporate diversification effort will create or destroy shareholder value, ho

This paper investigates the last two months of the Vietnam War, March and April 1975, from the CIA:s perspective. During the last two decades, the CIA have declassified many documents about the Vietnam war, thus making new source material available. The withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan and the subsequent Taliban conquest, has also sparked a renewed interest in the Vietnam war. Hence,

This thesis has the purpose to research how a global brand integrates sustainability as part of its corporate brand identity and how the brand communicates sustainability to the local market, using a standardized or localized communication approach. The theoretical perspective is to incorporate the Corporate Brand Identity Matrix & Integration for sustainability — implementation model to analy

Bakgrund: Oro är ett vanligt inslag under magnetresonanstomografiundersökningar. Det trånga utrymmet kombinerat med det höga ljudet och att behöva ligga stilla är bidragande faktorer till att patienter blir oroliga och kan känna sig klaustrofobiska. Syftet med litteraturstudien var att undersöka hur röntgensjuksköterskan kan lindra vuxna patienters oro i samband med magnetresonanstomografi med hjä

This master thesis aims to explore what is important to stay competitive working with web development in the future. It was done in collaboration with the division Knowit Experience in Linköping, which is part of the consultancy firm Knowit. The team involved in the study worked within all dimensions of web and app development and wanted to improve their front-end development process in terms of t

This paper studies the impact of corporate income taxation on leverage ratios (debts as a share of total assets) in the banking sector across 102 countries for the period 2012-2021, aiming to replicate the 2013 IMF paper ‘Taxation, Bank Leverage, and Financial Crises’ by Keen, De Mooij and Orihara. With a sample of 5,829 banks, a system GMM is used, together with a fixed effects model to compare t

The search for stronger materials in the automotive industry resulted in an increased used of Compacted graphite iron (CGI) instead of gray cast iron; however, the machinability of this material is more difficult, and different approaches such as composition modification, improved tooling and improved cutting conditions have been attempted. This thesis project is focused on the analysis of tool we

Mobiltelefonen har integrerats i dagens samhälle och används regelbundet av unga vuxna, även när de är i samvaro med andra. Denna mobilanvändning har kommit att utmana normerna för hur man bör uppföra sig i olika sociala situationer och har lett till att det inte är lika självklart för vad som är socialt acceptabelt. Syftet med denna kandidatuppsats är att utveckla en förståelse för hur, när och v

Den problemformulering som ligger till grund för denna uppsats kretsar kring den stereotypiska bild som ofta blir central när vi talar om personer med funktionshinder. Studiens problemformulering grundas även på den ledande roll som media har för individers uppfattning av verkligheten och etablering av normer. Syftet med studien har således varit att studera hur personer med funktionshinder framst

Det föreliggande arbetets övergripande syfte är att klarlägga läspraktiken Shared Readings möjligheter och begränsningar som litteraturarbete i svenskämnet i gymnasieskolan. Shared Reading är en läspraktik som kombinerar högläsning och samtal om texten under läsningen. En utbildad läsledare ansvarar för att underlätta samtalet, men samtalets fokus ligger på deltagarnas personliga respons på textenThe overarching aim of this study is to clarify the reading method Shared Reading’s potential and limitations as a method of teaching literature in the subject of Swedish in upper-secondary school. Shared Reading is a reading method that combines reading aloud and conversation about the text during reading. A trained facilitator is responsible for keeping the conversation alive, but the conversati

The purpose of this study has been to provide a comprehensive analysis of the socioeconomic situation of migrant women in the context of Peru, a country historically marked by internal migration rates. It has been found that migrant women are socially excluded in relation to three socioeconomic indicators (1) employment sector, (2) educational attainment and (3) healthcare coverage, predominan

I många svenska hem finns den bruna papperspåsen som matavfallet ska slängas i, men hur många gånger har du inte blivit trött på att den droppar och luktar illa? Ibland kan det kännas lättare att slänga matavfallet i restavfallet för att slippa dessa problem, men det är viktigt att matavfallet sorteras ut för miljöns skull. Därför utvecklas tekniker som kan göra det lättare för dig att sortera matFood waste has received increased attention due to its negative environmental and economic effects. In Sweden, households account for 71 % of the total amount of generated food waste. A large portion of this food waste is thrown in the residual waste instead of being source-separated, which indicates a need for improved options regarding food waste disposal. This study aimed to assess how in-sink

Thesis Purpose: The aim of this study is to gain a nuanced understanding of consumers’ perceived authenticity of incumbent and challenger brands in the cosmetics industry. To examine the phenomenon, four brands from two different sectors within the cosmetics industry are investigated. While Maybelline New York and Fenty Beauty represent the make-up market, Gillette Venus and Estrid cover the razor

Title: Utilization of Culture in Brand Building – A Study of the Morally Stigmatized Gambling Industry. Research question: How is culture utilized in branding to affect employees within the gambling industry? Purpose: This study aims to gain a new perspective on employer branding and internal branding, especially the utilization of culture in branding work within unethical fields. Methodology: