Recent studies have highlighted how building resilience to ‘shrinking’ episodes, as opposed to increasing growth rates, appears to be the missing piece of the puzzle when it comes to between-country income convergence. All economies seem to be able to grow, but few countries have been able to drastically improve their shrinking patterns, which has underpinned the divergence often argued in literat

Non-financial metrics have come to play a larger role in financial markets as years pass, impacting decisions made by businesses, investors and policy makers alike. A significant non-financial metric captured by the term ESG or Environmental, Social and Governance. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how ESG relates to risk at a firm-specific level. More specifically, we analyze this rela

Den bild som målas upp av den svenska skogen är ljus. Skogsbruket sägs vara både hållbart och klimatsmart. Vid första anblick verkar bilden också stämma. Eller? Skogen är om omdebatterat territorium. Börjar man skrapa på ytan märker man att mycket av bilden lämnas utanför. Dagens skogsbruk är långt ifrån så ljus som skogsindustrin, och till viss del politiken, vill få det att verka. En allt mer esThe Swedish forestry sector has been dominated by clear-cutting methods for many decades and wood production has been of great importance for the economic development. Forests and its social values have also formed an important basis for the country’s identity with its recreation opportunities. Societal demands on forests are however many and increasing with an escalating climate crisis and the ne

This paper will examine the Bosnian refugees social network, the first years of living in Sweden and the social network they have today. The study aims to compare the changes described in the Bosnian refugees' social networks in Sweden over time. We are striving to identify what differences the group describes but also what similarities can be distinguished. We have approached this study with

This thesis examines how people from the Swedish middle-class experience their role in the climate crisis through their sustainable consumption and lifestyle practices. Today, consumer-fixated solutions are among the most prominent among large institutions, corporations and political unions globally. Simultaneously, policy initiatives to encourage sustainable practices have not effectively corresp

Prediction of flood and evaluation of the impact of climate change in a catchment needs to be correctly estimated, which can be accomplished by hydrological modelling in HEC-HMS. In this paper, the objectives were to gain an understanding of the rainfall-runoff process and estimate the flood frequency curve in the Kävlinge River Basin. However, due to the complexity of a catchment, models should b

The purpose of this study was to illustrate how professionals within eldercare view domestic violence amongst elderly and how they view their own work regarding the subject. An emphasis was placed on capturing the professionals' thoughts and reflections about domestic violence amongst elderly as it provided a more profound understanding of the phenomenon and how it is worked with. We collected

I dagens urbana miljö belyses flera problem kopplade till persontransport, buller, trängsel och utsläpp är idag stora problem för invånarna i större städer. Samtidigt efterfrågar människor hållbarare sätt att leva. Utifrån människans krav på mobilitet och önskan efter hållbarare transporter i bland annat stadsmiljö har mikromobilitetsfordon och elsparkcyklar dykt upp. Uppsatsen har undersökt hur o

This bachelor thesis focuses on seven clinical social workers in child and adolescent psychiatry and their experiences of dealing with swift changes, unclear context and hazards associated with working during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The purpose was to examine how they reason out about their well-being and how they have handled the new context during this period. Their experiences were gathered thro

Studien undersöker om det finns ett samband mellan avkastning och omsättningshastighet på aktiemarknaden Stockholm Stock Exchange. Detta görs genom att först undersöka hur omsättningshastigheten har förändrats över tid i Sverige mellan åren 1983–2019. Därefter konstrueras portföljer innehållande aktier som sorteras på kvintiler efter storlek och omsättningshastighet, och ombalanserad månadsvis. Av

The purpose of the study was to explore wheter and what possible risks that were discussed by student health prior to the introduction of distance learning during Covid-19. Also the possible consequences that the distance learning has contributed to from the school counselors perspective. The study had a qualitative approach which included six semi-structured interviews with school counselors. The

The purpose of our study is to understand how social workers work with young men who have previously been involved in gang crime and what risk factors the social worker considers to be the basis for young men's previous involvement in gang crime. We also want to research the difficulties social workers experience while working with this group. The study was based on qualitative semi-structured

By utilizing the Dynamic Capabilities Framework (DCF) provided by Teece, this study explores how organizations leverage Dynamic Capabilities (DCs) to address rapid changes in times of change where uncertainty governs. By analyzing the activities that firms perform in relation to the sensing, seizing and transforming capabilities, this study enhances the understanding of how Business Models (BMs) a

Innovations with the goal of creating a more sustainable economy and industry has been a topic of study for many researchers over the recent decades. This comes to no surprise since large organizations flag for the problematic consumption and production patterns that could lead to environmental problems at a global scale. The research on these environmental innovations that has been done up until

How can established companies successfully manage disruptive innovations that change the basis of market demand? Since the publication of Clayton Christensen’s influential book on disruptive innovation, research on managing disruptive innovation has primarily focused on finding effective strategies for industry-leading companies (incumbents). However, there is a lack of research into what key fact

Countless studies within M&As have examined factors that can explain bidding firms' abnormal returns, although, behavioral factors have mostly been overlooked. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of investor sentiment on value creation around M&A deal announcements in the Nordic markets. We examine two, in principle, homogeneous samples of 421 and 359 acquisitions betwee

Byggsektorn och asfaltbranschen behöver ta ytterligare steg mot mer hållbar och klimatsmart produktion. Det behövs b.la. utvecklas nya fossilfria förnyelsebara asfaltsprodukter. Ett av de viktigaste områdena är att ersätta råoljan som används för att tillverka det bituminösa bindemedlet. Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka om man kan ersätta bitumen med den biobaserade produkten tallbecksolThe entire construction sector, as well as the asphalt industry, needs to head towards a more sustainable and climate-smart approach, step by step. New fossil-free products and renewable alternatives in the asphalt industry need to be developed, the greatest focus being on the binder in an attempt to expose the crude oil in the amount that is possible. The purpose of this study is to investigate w

Den kända Varbergscharnockiten från Hallandskusten är en granitisk, pyroxenförande bergart som har både magmatiska och metamorfa drag. Bergarten har deformerats och omkristalliserats under högmetamorfa förhållanden men har sannolikt redan sedan den ursprungliga kristallisationen varit pyroxenförande. Olikt andra granitiska bergarter är Varbergscharnockiten mörkt grågrön. Denna färg orsakas av fältThe well-known Varberg charnockite from the coast of Halland in southern Sweden is a granitic, pyroxene-bearing rock which has both magmatic and metamorphic features. The rock has been deformed and recrystallized at high temperature and pressure but has probably been pyroxene-bearing since the original crystallization. Unlike other granitic rocks the Varberg charnockite has a dark grey green colou

The current climate crisis together with growing global inequality requires a transformation of the economic systems. Sustainable Welfare is an emerging concept in which the welfare system seeks to meet everyone’s basic needs while staying within the planetary boundaries and decoupling the welfare-growth nexus. In this context, Universal Basic Income (UBI) is seen as one approach to support Sustai